Persian Realm

First Episode of the Popular Sitcome of the 1960's "I Dream of Jeannie" Starring Larry Hagman (Future J.R. in Dallas) and Barbara Eden was an Emblematic Showcase for Iranian-American Friendly ties. (Source: persianrealm.com) 

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I DREAM OF A PERSIAN JEANNIE

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First Episode of the Popular Sitcome of the 1960's "I Dream of Jeannie" Starring Larry Hagman (Future J.R. in Dallas) and Barbara Eden was an Emblematic Showcase for Iranian-American Friendly ties. Here is the First Episode which contains dialogue in Persian. Read More about these Series in my Article

I Dream Of Jeannie: The Lady In The Bottle

Plot: When the rocket launch for a space mission goes awry, its astronaut, Captain Anthony Nelson, finds himself stranded on a desert island. There, he finds a beautiful antique bottle lying there on the sand. When Tony opens the bottle, he is shocked to find a beautiful, 2,000-year-old genie named Jeannie, who is now calling him her new Master and willing to grant him anything he wishes.

Persian Anachronisms in Dialogue:

Jeannie has entire dialogues in Persian/Farsi in this very first Episode that clearly suggests that Production was familiar with the Iranian language ( distinct from Arabic most commonly associated to the Middle East characters in Hollywood movies)

"Sheklat mesleh Seemayekh Khalif Hast " aka "You look like the Caliph"
 

"Seemorg" aka "Phoenix"

"Sardar aghar Khatereh Tora Azar Dadam, mano bebakhsh" aka "Master if I made you angry please forgive me"
 

"Yah Shaheh Paryan"  aka  "Oh my goodness ( not sure about translation)"


"Kashti" aka "Boat"

"Az Ma Khoshnood Ast ? ..." aka " Are you angry ?"

Note:

I Dream of Jeannie Complete First Season available on DVD at Amazon.com

Recommended Reading:

I Dream of (A Persian) Jeannie by Darius Kadivar (payvand)

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