<Li> I Still Dream of Jeannie </Li> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> Jeannie </Td> </Tr> <P> I Dream of Jeannie is an American fantasy sitcom starring Barbara Eden as a 2,000 - year - old genie and Larry Hagman as an astronaut who becomes her master, with whom she falls in love and eventually marries . Produced by Screen Gems, the show originally aired from September 18, 1965 to May 26, 1970 with new episodes, and through September 1970 with season repeats, on NBC . The show ran for five seasons and produced 139 episodes . </P> <P> In the pilot episode, "The Lady in the Bottle", astronaut Captain Tony Nelson, United States Air Force, is on a space flight when his one - man capsule Stardust One comes down far from the planned recovery area, near a deserted island in the South Pacific . On the beach, Tony notices a strange bottle that rolls by itself . When he rubs it after removing the stopper, smoke starts shooting out and a Persian - speaking female genie materializes and kisses Tony on the lips, shocking him . </P>

Who played the genie on i dream of jeannie