I Dream of Jeannie (1965) s02e22 Episode Script

There Goes the Best Genie I Ever Had

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[RINGING.]
Yeah, Tony Nelson, here.
Oh, Tony, you still asleep? Yeah, my alarm clock didn't go off.
ROGER: Oh, what happened? Well, Jeannie smashed it last night.
Why would she want to do a thing like that? Because I came in a little after midnight, and she thought it was late.
Well, listen, forget about Jeannie.
I just had a phone call that's going to make your whole day and your evening.
Yeah? Remember those two gals we had a date with last month? You mean Miss Atom Bomb and Miss Galaxy? Yeah.
Well, I just had a phone call from them, and they want to go out with us tonight.
How about that? Uh, well, I I can't go out with them, Roge.
You remember the last time I tried to date them? You remember what she turned them into? Yeah.
Boy, she's pretty hard to handle, isn't she? She's impossible.
I I mean, it's getting so I can't call my life my own.
I'm almost sorry I picked up that bottle on the beach.
That's too bad.
I guess I'll have to find somebody else then.
Look, I'll, uh I'll see you at the base, okay? Uh, yeah, yeah.
[JEANNIE SINGING IN FOREIGN DIALECT.]
Good morning, master.
How are you feeling this morning? Uh, to tell the truth, I'm not Here is your breakfast.
All of your favorite dishes.
Oh.
Well, uh, Jeannie, thanks a lot Look I don't Miss Atom Bomb and Miss Galaxy are in town.
I'm not gonna get involved.
Honestly, you don't have to I have pressed your dinner jacket, and you and Major Healey are going to take them out tonight.
And I am going to stay in my bottle, so that I will not accidentally cause you any trouble.
Hm.
I do not want anything to spoil this evening for you.
Wh Uh, what made you change your mind? Oh, I have not changed my mind.
All I want is for you to be happy.
That is all I have ever wanted.
Oh.
They are such beautiful girls.
Oh.
You will have a wonderful time tonight.
Well, I will get back into my bottle.
Enjoy your breakfast, master.
I will see you tomorrow.
Hold it.
Hold it? Yeah, I want to discuss this.
[CHUCKLES.]
Oh, well.
Discuss what, master? Oh, uh, breakfast in bed.
Uh Uh, you wanting me to go out with Miss Atom Bomb.
Uh, you staying in your bottle and not bothering me all day.
And being so terribly nice about everything.
That's what I want to discuss.
Oh, well, of course, master.
Why? Uh, why? Uh, when you start repeating everything I say, I know that I'm in trouble.
Now, what's going on? Uh, going on? Jeannie.
[GIGGLING.]
Well, I mean I mean, well Well, what could be going on? I don't know.
That's what I want to find out.
Find out? Let's see.
Now, I, um I know it's not my birthday.
And it's certainly not your birthday No.
But it's some kind of a special day, isn't it? [CHUCKLING.]
Well, it A very little day.
Uh-huh.
Now, look Oh, well, it It is, uh Haji's Day.
[LAUGHING.]
Oh.
I see.
Now we're getting somewhere.
Where are we getting? The Ha-Haji is the, uh, master of all the genies.
Oh, I see.
I see.
And on Haji's birthday, you act especially nice.
[GASPS.]
You guessed it, master.
Have a wonderful time.
I will see you tomorrow.
Yeah Hold it.
Why do I keep feeling like there's something more? Oh.
I cannot imagine, master.
[CHUCKLES.]
But there is.
Well yes, but it It It is such a tiny little thing, I did not even want to bother you with it.
[LAUGHS.]
Bother me.
[LAUGHS.]
Well this will amuse you.
Yeah, amuse me.
Go ahead.
Well each year on Haji's birthday all the masters who are unhappy with their genies are able to send them away for good.
[BOTH LAUGHING.]
Oh, is that not ridiculous? [.]
[.]
Jeannie, let me get something straight.
If I send you away, you have to go? Well, I know it is ridiculous, but But I can? [LAUGHS.]
Well, I I-I know you would not even dream of doing such a thing.
No.
No, of course not.
Yeah, what time do I have to let you know? You have until midnight.
Midnight.
Oh, but do not even think about it, master.
I'll be good.
I will grant your every wish.
And I will stay in my bottle and not get you into any trouble.
You may go out with all the beautiful girls you want to Okay.
and there is no Okay.
You mean it is all right? No.
I mean, I want to think about it.
Oh, you wish to think about it? I mean, uh, how often does Haji have a birthday? Do you mean, you can get rid of Jeannie if you want to [SNAPS.]
just like that? Yeah [SNAPS.]
just like that.
I only have until midnight.
Oh, she wasn't going to tell me, you know.
I had to drag it out.
Oh, if she hadn't been so nice to me, I wouldn't have gotten suspicious.
Hm.
Well, uh, what are you, uh What are you gonna do? I don't know.
I think I'm gonna have to send her away.
Well, why would you want to do a thing like that? Roger, I don't want to do that, but I don't have any choice.
Ever since I've met her, I've been in trouble.
Boy, am I gonna miss her.
So am I.
Well, she can't help being the way she is.
Oh, I know that.
She's a She's a warm-hearted beautiful, impetuous, troublemaker.
That's what she is: A troublemaker.
Hello, master.
Hi, Jeannie.
How many times have I told you not to pop in in public places? Oh, nobody is looking.
Yeah.
JEANNIE: Good morning, Major Healey.
ROGER: Good morning, Jea Jeannie.
Get a chair.
Get a chair.
Get a chair, get a chair I got a chair.
Get a chair.
Get a chair.
I am sorry to bother you, master, but you left your briefcase at home, and I thought you might need it.
Well, thank you, Jeannie.
You shouldn't have troubled.
Oh, nothing is too much trouble for you, master.
Anytime, anyplace.
There aren't too many genies who feel that way.
And my only wish is to make you happy.
I know you do, Jeannie.
And And you've been wonderful, and we've had a great year.
But I've come to a decision, and I think I I-I-I had better go home and see if you left anything else.
Oh, Jeannie Jea Boy, oh, boy.
How could you do it? Do what? Make her leave? Well, Roger, I can't let her go on running my life.
Well, when does she ever run your life? Wha What kind of a memory do you have? Do you remember the time, uh when she, uh She thought I looked tired, and I needed a rest? She made every day Sunday.
I remember I I I walked into the living room one day and I Do you Do you know what kind of chaos this could create? I only know that you have been working too hard, and it is not good for you.
Now Jeannie It is no use talking about it, master.
This is for your own good.
It is going to remain Sunday until you have rested.
Hm.
It will give you a chance to do all those things you enjoy.
I'm not gonna enjoy anything, and I'm not gonna let you do this.
I'm gonna put my foot down [ELEPHANT TRUMPETS.]
[ROARS.]
Jeannie! Try it on.
No.
Jeannie, will you stop fooling around.
I'm telling you for the last time Jeannie! Jea Ohh! [SPITS.]
Jeannie! You remember that? Yeah, I'd forgotten that.
It was pretty funny.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
Yeah, Dr.
Bellows almost caught me.
That wasn't very funny.
Master? Oh, Jeannie, what are you doing here? Well, I Oh, I'm s I'm sorry.
What are you doing, anyway? What are you? Oh! Yeah.
Say, what have you done to yourself? Well, I I thought you might prefer me with dark hair.
No, I like you just the way you were.
Oh, did you, master? Yeah.
Thank you! I will go tell Haji.
Uh, no, that's not what I had in mind.
Oh boy, it's pitiful.
She'd do anything to please you.
Well, do you think I'm gonna enjoy sending her away? It's just, I I can't take a chance on keeping her.
Well, if you send her back to the Haji, you'll never see her again, ever.
Yeah, that's right.
Why don't you give her another chance anyway? She said she wouldn't get you into any more trouble.
Well, it's not only me.
You remember the things she's done to you? Hey, she's never done anything to me.
Roger, do you remember the time I got hit on the head and got amnesia? Oh, yeah.
And I I forgot who Jeannie was.
And I fell in love with her? Yeah.
She wanted to marry you.
Yeah, and you threatened to tell me that she was a genie.
Yeah, she was mad.
Whew, boy.
Yeah, remember what happened when she lost her temper.
Yeah.
Woo.
[SQUAWKING.]
Yeah.
Get away.
Get away from here.
Get away.
[YELLS INDISTINCTLY.]
Oh, boy.
I got sunburn, frostbite, and a case of the bends all in the same day.
Yeah.
And that was just one of Jeannie's average days.
Yeah.
Oh.
Jeannie.
Well, now that you're here, I'd Oh.
Now, you look lovely.
[GIGGLES.]
Oh, thank you, master.
I was hoping that it would please you.
It pleases me.
Yes.
Well, I, uh I know it's not midnight yet, but, uh I feel I ought to tell you anyhow.
Jeannie, I'm afraid I'm gonna have to send you back.
She's, uh, really hard to pin down, isn't she? Well, don't worry.
She'll go back.
This time I have the Haji on my side.
Oh, good evening, master.
Hello, Jeannie.
Glad you're here.
I want to talk to you.
I've I've come to a decision Whoa.
Oh, Jeannie, what do you think you're doing? Oh.
I want you to be comfortable, master.
[LAUGHS.]
Listen Ah Uh [COUGHING, SNEEZING.]
[WHEEZING.]
Those feathers [STAMMERS.]
This time, you're not going to get away with this.
[HARP MUSIC PLAYING.]
[COUGHS.]
Oh, I I Uh, good evening.
Uh Oh, very nice.
Ver Very nice.
Jeannie, this is not gonna work this time.
[COUGHING.]
[WHEEZING.]
What? Jeannie, I don't smoke.
And I certainly wouldn't smoke a hookah if I did.
[COUGHING.]
I am sorry, master.
Do you know what I have decided to do? What? I have decided to bring you all the treasures of the world.
We are going to start with the buried gold of the Incas.
Hey No.
The rubies of the rajahs? No.
The diamonds of the? No.
Well, where would you like to start? I'd like to start with getting rid of all of this.
Oh, but I thought you'd enjoy Now.
Ah.
[COUGHS.]
Oh, uh This one too, huh.
I'm terribly sorry, miss.
It was very nice.
Oh, that's better.
[CHUCKLING.]
Oh, Jeannie, I am feeling Now the hammock.
Oh.
Yeah.
Thank you.
[SCREAMS.]
Oh! Oh.
Master, I am sorry.
It's all right.
Forget it.
It's It's okay.
Oh, I do not know what to do.
I I cannot seem to please you.
No.
You You please me very much.
Do I? Yes, yes.
If, uh If I ever wanted a genie in the whole wide world, you'd be the genie I'd want.
Oh, thank you, mas But I don't want a genie.
Oh, not even a genie who will not give you any trouble.
Who Whose every thought is to make you very happy and comfortable? [SCOFFS.]
Comfortable? Y You remember the What happened the last time you tried to make me comfortable? Huh? [SCREAMS.]
Ah Oh! [YELLS INDISTINCTLY.]
Jeannie! [CREATURES ROARING.]
I can't hold on any [CROAKS.]
[SCREAMS.]
And ever since I found you, my whole life has been like that.
I I I go from disaster to disaster.
Well, all that's gonna change.
As of midnight tonight, I'm gonna be free as a Jeannie? Jeannie! All right, Jeannie, I see you in there.
You might as well start packing.
As of midnight tonight, you're going back to the Haji.
TONY: Come out, Jeannie.
[SIGHS.]
Would you please come out? Oh.
Now, don't be blue.
Oh, I'm sorry, master.
You are gonna be nice and sensible about this, aren't you? No, master.
That's a good girl.
Ye Oh, yes you are.
But it is so unfair.
I make one teeny little mistake Yeah, but you keep doing them over and over again.
I I'm sorry.
I can't have you interfering in my life any longer.
I? Interfere in your life? Oh, master.
Someone has been telling you terrible tales.
I would never do that.
Would you? Of course not.
Oh, if there's anything I cannot stand, it-it It It's an interfering genie.
[SIGHS.]
Yes, that's exactly the way I feel about it, Jeannie.
Good! Then there is no problem.
I will be right back, mas Uh-uh Oh, I'm not through yet.
You are not through yet? No, no.
I know you don't mean to interfere.
Oh, no.
But you do.
Oh.
When have I ever interfered in your life? Uh Do Do you remember the night I had a date with an old friend of mine? Uh Charlie Charlie Suzie.
There we were Good evening, master.
You did not tell me you were going out tonight.
Oh, didn't I? Mm.
Well, it must've slipped my mind.
Oh.
You are all dressed up.
[GASPS.]
I am ready.
Where are we going tonight, master? Uh, we are not going anywhere.
I have a date tonight with an old friend of mine from Chicago.
Jeannie, what do you think you're doing? You have been working much too hard lately, master.
It would be better if you stayed home and rested.
Well, I I'll decide that.
Now, I'm going out And, uh This jealousy of yours is ridiculous.
Oh, well, I am not jealous, master.
Who is this girlfriend? She's Uh, he's a very old school chum of mine from Ohio.
Uh yes.
We went to school together, and Well, he's in town now, and he's sick, and, well, I'm gonna go and visit the poor guy.
Ah, what is her name? Suzie Charlie Suzie.
Oh, master.
Thou art not dealing with a stupid genie.
You will stay home tonight.
No, I'm not.
I promised I'd visit him, and visit him I'm going to.
Now, give me my clothes.
No, master.
All right.
Then I'll go and get dressed myself.
You can make me late, but you can't keep me here.
This is not a jail, you know.
[SNICKERS.]
Jeannie.
Jeannie, let me out of here! Now, that wasn't very nice, was it? Well, I I-I thought it would amuse you.
Did you? Yes.
Well, it didn't.
You know why it didn't? Because you You made me break my date.
Ah.
But I let you keep it the next night, do you remember? Oh, yes, I remember.
You see? And everything turned out fine.
I will go tell Haji that you No.
No? Do you remember what happened when you let me keep the date? Well not exactly.
Well, let me refresh your memory.
I was there with Joan There.
Isn't that better? Well Well, yes, it certainly is.
It looks much more comfortable.
Here.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
[SOFT MUSIC PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS.]
To us.
I'll drink to that.
[COUGHS.]
[CHUCKLES.]
Jea Jeannie.
Jeannie! I thought she looked better that way.
I think you see what I mean, Jeannie.
It, uh It won't work.
It just won't work.
Your mind is made up then? Yes.
Yes, it is.
[SIGHS.]
Well, I I will miss you, master.
I'll miss you too.
I am yours until midnight.
I-I would like to do something for you.
Oh, no.
Nothing, thank you.
Oh, please.
It will make me so happy.
No, really.
I want you to look nice for Miss Galaxy.
Oh.
Well, thank you very much, Jeannie.
Oh.
Thank you very much.
Would you like me to build you a wonderful restaurant to take her to? No, no.
That won't be necessary, Jeannie.
Uh, Tokyo House will be fine.
Well, I I-I guess there's nothing else I can do for you.
Well I better be getting along.
Will you be here when I get back? If you return before midnight.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
Uh, Jeannie Yes? I, uh I just wanted to thank you for everything.
Oh.
Would you kiss me goodbye? Oh, sure.
[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES.]
[SIGHS.]
Goodbye, master.
[TRADITIONAL JAPANESE MUSIC PLAYING [INDISTINCT CHATTER.]
Mm.
Delicious.
Thank you.
Arigatou.
[CLEARS THROAT.]
A little more hot sake? Yes.
If there's anything I love, it's a generous astronaut.
Did you hear that? MISS ATOM BOMB: Tony what's it like to go into orbit? Tony what's it like to go into orbit? Oh, yes Yes Uh, Roger, what time is it? Ro Uh, what time is it? I got 9:30.
What's the matter with you? You keep asking me what time is it.
I think my watch has stopped.
That's right.
Nine-thirty.
Don't worry.
I don't have to be back until February.
[LAUGHING.]
Oh, yes.
You know Tony, I've been thinking a lot about you lately.
Uh, why Why don't we do that.
I don't think you've heard a word I've said.
Oh, I'm sorry, Ann.
If you've got a problem, maybe I could help you with it.
The only person who could help me is me.
More hot sake? How could you let me do that? I must have missed part of the conversation.
How could I let you do what? Fine friend you turned out to be.
Well I must have been out of my mind.
I can't go on without her.
You mean you've changed your mind? Yeah.
I'm gonna stop her.
I wish I knew what everybody was talking about? It can't be 9:30 Uh, pardon me.
Could you tell me what time it is, please? Mm.
It's, uh, one minute past midnight.
[SIGHS.]
Here's to the best genie a master ever had.
Yeah.
Jeannie? Haji, I want to talk to you.
You can't have Jeannie back.
There's, um, been some kind of a mistake.
Something went wrong with my watch.
Now, it's up to me to decide if I want to send her back.
And I've decided I do not want to send her back.
Are you listening? All right, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll fight you for her.
But I warn you, I'm trained in unarmed combat.
Thanks, Jeannie.
[LAUGHING.]
Jeannie.
Jeannie.
You escaped! No, master.
How did you get away from the Haji? I did not go to Haji.
Yeah But you But you said that at midnight, you had to Yes, master.
Midnight, Haji's time.
Midnight, Haji's time.
Well, I, uh I set your watches back.
You set our watches back? Well, I did not think you wanted me to go, really.
And And And anyway, it It is too late now.
Oh ye Too late Too late, yes.
Uh Uh, that is, until next year.
Yes.
Do you mind very much? Well, I guess I could put up with you for another year.
Oh, I am glad.
Yeah, but you remember, you're gonna keep your promises.
You're gonna stay in your bottle and not interfere in my life.
Oh, that is right, master.
Welcome home.
Oh.
Thank you, master.
[BOTH LAUGH.]
Okay, now, back in the bottle.
Oh, where are you going? Oh, well, I'm going back to The Tokyo House.
I have a date, remember? And you are going back there? Yeah, sure.
Good night.
Jeannie! Wait.
Jeannie, what do you think you're doing? It is past midnight, master, and you should be in bed.
You have a hard day tomorrow, and you should be fresh.
Sleep well.
Well Oh.
I will see you in the morning.
Jeannie, now, you cut this out.
Jeannie! [.]

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