I remember watching this show after school, along with Gilligan's Island and The Brady Bunch, all top shows from a bygone era. Who would have thought that Larry Hagman would become JR more than a decade later?
One scene left me bewildered big time. One character made a snide and sarcastic comment "Made in Japan" about some shoddy product in an episode, and cue the audience laugh track. Why make fun of something Made in Japan?? Then it was several years later I realized. Back in the 60s Japan had a reputation (believe it or not) for shoddy goods, e.g. electronic goods. I think a reboot of I dream of Jeannie would have a different take and it's hard to imagine such a line would draw a laugh.
One scene left me bewildered big time. One character made a snide and sarcastic comment "Made in Japan" about some shoddy product in an episode, and cue the audience laugh track. Why make fun of something Made in Japan?? Then it was several years later I realized. Back in the 60s Japan had a reputation (believe it or not) for shoddy goods, e.g. electronic goods. I think a reboot of I dream of Jeannie would have a different take and it's hard to imagine such a line would draw a laugh.