Episode
I Dream of Jeannie: Blackmail Order Bride
Overview
Reporter Charlie Farnum tries to get a hot scoop on the life of Major Tony Nelson. He goes as far as to rig up a camera and a tape recorder in Tony's house. However, Tony and Jeannie find out about Farnum's scheme and thwart it. Farnum then resorts to blackmail when he convinces his wife and kids to lie about Tony's past and claim that they are the wife and kids he abandoned years ago.
Details
- Series
- I Dream of Jeannie
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1969-05-12
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Blackmail Order Bride is Episode 26 in Season 4 of I Dream of Jeannie. It aired on 1969-05-12. The runtime is 25 min.
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