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- In her interview with Today, Eden explained that while her genie costume bared her midriff, it could not expose her navel. She said this was not a problem initially until producer George Schlatter wanted to “premiere” her navel; this frightened the NBC executives, and they all gathered to discuss Eden’s anatomy.
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Nov 29, 2020 · The concept of I Dream of Jeannie, where a single woman moves in with a single man, was risqué for the time, but apparently not as shocking as showing a belly button on the television.
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Aug 16, 2023 · Always with a sunny smile and glint in her eye, the 91-year-old actress (who is sadly the last-surviving cast member) wowed the world as the vivacious Jeannie while in her signature belly button–baring outfit.
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- BARBARA EDEN DIDN’T LIKE THAT JEANNIE AND TONY NELSON GOT MARRIED. The palpable sexual tension between Hagman’s astronaut character and the mischievous genie who lived under the same roof for the first four seasons of the series was what kept the series exciting—the objectification of Eden’s character notwithstanding.
- THE FAMILIAR-SOUNDING JEANNIE THEME SONG DIDN’T EXIST UNTIL THE SECOND SEASON. You know the tune: Matthew Broderick did an unforgettable 12-second dance to it in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
- BARBARA EDEN WAS PREGNANT FOR THE FIRST SEVERAL EPISODES OF THE SERIES. Jeannie’s skimpy pink-and-red harem costume was an instant iconic look for the show, but aside from the fall 1965 pilot, titled “The Lady in the Bottle,” Eden was significantly covered up for the first 10 episodes of the series.
- LARRY HAGMAN FOUND OUT I DREAM OF JEANNIE WAS CANCELLED FROM A STUDIO GUARD. In this 2004 interview, Hagman—who passed away in 2012—revealed that he learned about Jeannie’s 1970 cancellation from probably the most “Hollywood” source imaginable: A guard on the studio lot.
Barbara Eden on the "Jeannie" belly button controversy - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG. FoundationINTERVIEWS. 274K subscribers. Subscribed. 256. 41K views 14 years ago. See her full interview at http...
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Jun 30, 2022 · Jeannie's iconic belly-baring outfit only appears in the first season's pilot episode. After that, her outfits covered much more of her body until season two. This costume decision wasn't out of modesty — Eden was pregnant with her first child while filming that season, and the costuming department had to add additional shawls to hide her ...
Barbara Eden, the star of "I Dream of Jeannie," says the decision to highlight her belly button on camera was accidental.
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Jul 11, 2024 · Barbara noted that the chatter about her showing her belly button on TV first began when a journalist visited her on the set of the show. “It became a thing. I’ve told people, I said, ‘Other...
