Monday, April 07, 2008

I Dream of Jeannie: Jeannie and the Kidnap Caper (1966) (TV)

Synopsis [spoilers]: Tony thinks he has become too dependent on Jeannie and thus too lazy. He forbids her to obey any of his requests from then on. She is obliged to comply. Next thing he knows, he is kidnapped by Chinese agents who want information about the secret project he is working on; Jeannie can't do a thing. She can, however, watch what is happening to him, and so she keeps Roger updated about him; Roger in turn keeps Dr. Bellows updated, but Dr. Bellows does not believe a word Roger's saying, attributing it all to Roger's precarious mental state. Bellows exposes the situation as he sees it to General Peterson, who is very reluctant to believe that Tony and Roger are insane. At the Chinese agents's hideout, Tony is threatened with torture and is given a truth serum. He reveals all the secrets but speaks in Arab, and no one can understand him. When they are planning to move him out of the country, Jeannie devises a way out of her forced passivity: since her bound to the promise she made is only valid while Tony is her master, she asks Roger to hold the bottle and say the words which will make Roger her new master. He does so, and Jeannie is free to help Tony, which she does pronto; Roger is then convinced to give Jeannie back to Tony. Back to headquarters, Tony explains to General Peterson that he and Roger were rehearsing for a play; the General accepts the explanation and sends Dr. Bellows to forced vacation.

Saw it dubbed in Portuguese.

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