May 26, 1970 –

The final episodes of I Dream of Jeannie, My Master The Chili King aired on this date.
During several interviews, Sidney Sheldon admitted that he used the comedy movie, The Brass Bottle, a film about a man, portrayed by Tony Randall, that unleashed a male genie, that was portrayed by Burl Ives, but causes more problems for its master than it solves – as a working model for the show. In the movie, Tony Randall’s girlfriend was played by Barbara Eden.
