BEWITCHED vs. I DREAM OF JEANNIE

M_E - I would also pick Bewitched, but primarily because of Elizabeth Montgomery and Agnes Moorehead. And that doesn't even get into the extraordinary talents of all those guest star aunts and uncles

Updated On: 10/24/04 at 09:53 AM

Agnes Moorehead, YES!

Who would've thought that a BRILLIANT character actress like her would wind up on BEWITCHED?

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bg2,

I DREAM OF JEANNIE "ripped off" BEWITCHED?

Hmmm, let's see--

1) Both were about women with supernatural powers;

2) The men they lived with disapproved of her using those powers;

3) They both had "twin" relatives;

4) Both were orginally filmed in Black & White and then switched to Color;

5) Paul Lynde guest starred on both shows;

6) Both had their credits displayed in animation;

7) Both had theme songs with no lyrics.

Well, bg2, I never thought about this before, but I DO think you're on to something. Please keep us informed. . . :)

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To further the comparisons (and bring them current), there is a big screen version of Bewitched filming right now, and one of Jeannie is in pre-production (to be directed by the person who directed Bend it Like Beckham.)

"Bewitched" Lyrics

Bewitched, Bewitched,
You've got me in your spell!
Bewitched, Bewitched,
You know your craft so well!
Before I knew what I was doing,
I looked in your eyes,
And that brand of woo that you've been brewing
Took me by surprise.

You witch, you witch,
One thing is for sure:
That stuff you pitch
Just hasn't got a cure.
My heart was under lock and key,
But somehow it got unhitched.
I never thought that I could be had
But now I'm caught and I'm kinda glad
To be
Bewitched!

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I vote for Bewitched.

But, thought you might find the following interesting:

Were there any lyrics to the IDOJ theme song?

Yes, the song was written with lyrics. However, they were never used with the show.
Written by Buddy Kaye (music by Hugo Montenegro), the song was as follows:

"Jeannie, fresh as a daisy!
Just love how she obeys me, does things that just amaze me so.
She smiles. Presto! The rain goes.
She blinks. Up come the rainbows!
Cars stop, even the train goes slow...When she goes by!
She paints sunshine on every rafter, sprinkles the air with laughter. We're close as a quarter after three.
There's no one like Jeannie.
I'll introduce 'er to you, but it's no use, sir, 'cause my Jeannie's in love with me!"

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I knew about the Bewitched lyrics, but not the Jeannie ones - who says BWW can't be educational?!

Addy and PalJoey,

I BOW to your SUPERIOR knowledge of theme song lyrics to 1960s sitcoms.

How are you two even AWARE that both theme songs had lyrics?

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The posts of this morning presage a very good BWW.COM day. Too bad I've got to leave for work.

Have fun friends and let me know about that date with Robbie Williams. :)

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Addy..I hear Robbie is....gay,gay,gay.

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I think Bewitched was pretty much ripped off from ther Veronica Lake movie "I Married a Witch".

I prefered Betwitched because Jeannie was just so freakin' stupid. No matter how hot you look, stupidity is an automatic 2 point deduction.

Jon,

As usual, you ARE ABSOLUTELY correct.

BEWITCHED was "inspired by" I MARRIED A WITCH.

See:

http://rinkworks.com/movies/m/i.married.a.witch.1942.shtml

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