The I Dream of Jeannie theme song didn’t exist until Season 2 of the show. There were a few opening options for the first season. First, there was the that showed how Jeannie and Tony met; then, the background story became a shorter black-and-white animated sequence. Finally, they added colors and the jingle we all love.

Although fitting into the bottle looked easy for Jeannie, it actually required a bit of strength. The bottle set was built on a sound stage, and Barbara had to climb an eight-foot ladder to reach the top.

Barbara Eden shares that she still gets questions about her signature belly button–bearing outfit. The 91-year-old actress explained that a reporter wrote about it, and looking for Jeannie’s belly button became a whole thing. Although she wasn’t allowed to keep the original costume, she had a replica made for herself.

Apart from The Lady in the Bottle, Jeannie was covered up for the first 10 episodes as Eden was pregnant in real life. The producers decided to keep her on the show and used technology to hide her pregnancy. The actress joked that she looked like a walking tent and had her son during a hiatus of the show.

In I Dream of Jeannie’s first season, one of the scenes featured a real lion. Eden thought it would be a good idea if she and Hagman got to know the guest star beforehand. “You have to stand very still and let the lion smell you,” Eden explained to Hagman. However, Hagman skipped the bonding part, and when the scene started, the lion started roaring when he saw Hagman. Eventually, he and a couple of crew members bolted off the set.

Jeannie’s bottle was actually a special 1964 Christmas present. Sidney Sheldon, the sitcom creator, had received one as a gift and got his inspiration for the I Dream of Jeannie bottle design. 12 bottles were painted and used while filming the show.

When transforming into Jeannie, Barbara Eden had to wear a clip-on ponytail. The hairstylist would push her bangs out to the front and braid the rest of her hair to put on the ponytail. The process would take about three hours each time to complete the look.

Seth Rogen recently said the last good high school movie was Superbad. The statement triggered a heated debate online. It’s true that Superbad became one of the highest-earning comedy films since the 1990s, but people within the high school movie industry felt offended by the statement. How did the 40-year-old comedian, actor, and filmmaker respond? Scroll down if you want to find out.

Seth Rogen on His Statement

Comedian Seth Rogen said he had no idea one simple statement would have such a negative backlash. But, as a fellow actor from Superbad, Jonah Hill, said, people hardly forget. So, a response was due, and Rogen gave it.

The star made it clear his comment was nothing but a joke. In fact, there have been many good comedies since the early 2000s, with Rogen making some of them. But what he found really intriguing was that many teenage stars he had spoken to liked Superbad the most.

That’s precisely what prompted his making such a statement. And now, let’s pay attention to what response his statement had online.

Not Everyone Agrees With Seth Rogen

Many people took over the Internet, slamming down Rogen for his statement. Some wrote that Project X was a much better movie than Superbad, and it wasn’t the only better comedy, too. Some online users cited the titles of several severely underrated movies to have more compelling storylines than Seth Rogen’s “high school favorite.”

Of course, not everyone was on the disagreeing side, and a lot of people defended Rogen for his statement. Some wrote that even though there might be better comedies, high school movies with intriguing stories haven’t been made since Superbad.

In addition, some online users took the chance to notice that all movie genres are getting worse. One can only hope that the tendency of making remakes of everything will stop sometime soon so we can watch quality movies again, commented some.