I Dream: Of Jeannie

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"Completely alone, sir. Just talking to myself. Space pressure, you know." I Dream of Jeannie

He dreamed up the idea while nursing a hangover at a retreat in Palm Springs. "I thought, 'What if a man found a bottle with a female genie—but instead of being grateful, she was a terrible housekeeper?'" Sheldon later recalled. He pitched it to NBC as a modern Master of the World meets The Odd Couple . I Dream of Jeannie