Created by Sidney Sheldon, the slapstick television series I Dream of Jeannie premiered on this day in 1965. The comedy centers on United States astronaut Major Anthony Nelson (Larry Hagman), who finds his life suddenly become complicated when he stumbles on to a bottle containing a beautiful female genie (Barbara Eden). The series ran for five seasons on NBC television and also starred Bill Daily as Major Roger Healey, Hayden Rorke as Dr. Alfred Bellows, Emmaline Henry as Amanda Bellows, Barton MacLane as General Martin Peterson, and Vinton Hayworth as General Winfield Schaeffer.