I Dream of Jeannie (TV Series) Djinn and Water (1965) User Reviews

J. Carrol Naish in one of his last roles

[kevinolzak · 6/10 · 5 November 2016]

"Djinn and Water" guest stars veteran character player J. Carrol Naish in one of his final roles, only a half dozen credits to go prior to his 1973 death. While Tony is working on an experiment to remove salt from sea water, Jeannie blinks up her great grandfather Bilejik (Naish), who knows the secret but desires to negotiate before revealing anything. Jeannie warns her master that he's the black sheep of the family, before taking the Nelson car for a spin around the block, Dr. Bellows watching as it seemingly drives with no one behind the wheel. Bilejik would prefer to barter rather than part with his secret, but his honest great granddaughter manages to convince him. It works like a charm, but the seeds used come from daisies along the Nile that became extinct during Christ's time.

Water Salt Without Qualms

[DKosty123 · 7/10 · 15 November 2014]

Tony Nelson is in his attic lab working on inventions, when he talks with

Jeannie and mentions her great grandpa could take salt out of ocean water. On finding this out he asks her to conjure him up so he can get the formula.

Turns out great grandpa is a bit dishonest and used the seeds of an extinct plant to do the process. Dr. Bellows catches an invisible Jeannie driving Tony's Pontiac GTO convertible. This is the second car of Tony Nelson's in the series as the first show he had a Pontiac Bonneville convertible.

This is an early illusion for Tony to explain to Bellows, though the fast change of car models is never explained. Might have been an accidental switch at the studio?