And so, the show became a surprise hit. Every episode ended with Jeannie fixing a problem (a snowstorm in July, a missing moose crossing sign, a broken poutine machine) and whispering, “Sorry, Major… I mean, Tony… I mean, Gary.”
The cast and crew were losing their minds. But the clip went viral on CTV’s social media: “Jeannie Meets the Leafs” (she’d turned the hockey team into dancing palm trees). i dream of jeannie ctv
Turns out, CTV was rebooting I Dream of Jeannie as a meta-comedy: Genie in the Great White North . Jeannie, ripped from the 1960s, now had to navigate modern Canadian problems. Tony wasn’t an astronaut; he was a flustered producer at CTV headquarters in Toronto. And her magic? It kept freezing mid-spell, producing maple syrup instead of fireballs. And so, the show became a surprise hit
“Major Nelson?” she whispered, clutching her pink genie costume. “Why are you wearing a puffy winter coat… indoors?” Turns out, CTV was rebooting I Dream of