Barbara Eden on being cast on "I Dream of Jeannie" - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG

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[@jaredjlinden]

Class never goes out of style, and Barbara has it in spades.

[@YeOldeTowneCryer]

Barbara is such a delightful lady. Likable, lovable Barbara.

[@fromthesidelines]

Sidney Sheldon had seen Barbara in "The Brass Bottle", one of the influences which guided him to create the series [in fact, he later said that the genie he had in mind wasn't "big and fat, like Burl Ives, but a young beautiful woman who came out of a bottle and said, 'What can I do for you, Master?'"]; at the time, he was considering beauty contest winners like "Miss Greece" (Corinna Tsopei) and "Miss Israel" (Gila Golan) to play "Jeannie". In any case, he also asked Barbara to audition...

[@kduideo]

I have all the shows on DVD

[@hifisumz]

she is correctly casted again in these after movies!