Part 3 of my conversation with guest Ric Dube as we dissect a swingin' episode of I Dream of Jeannie. I've also got the Bonehead of the Week and music from At the Drive-In, Shellac and Jawbox.
Show notes:
Recorded at More Lost Time world HQ
Watch the episode along with us at the CompCon YouTube channel
Season 2 of I Dream of Jeannie, episode aired in April 1967
Larry Hagman, R.I.P.
Did Americans really throw "mod parties"?
Pre-Summer of Love '67
Barbara Eden hasn't really done anything else
Young Dabney Coleman makes a cameo
Bill Daily plays the George Costanza-esque sidekick
Sitcom lies are so badly written
This show was a clear ripoff of Bewitched
Jay breaks out his Paul Lynde impression
Trying to create a new dance craze
Unrelated sight gag in the kitchen
Imagining a darker turn of events
Much of the episode was people dancing
Dube: Too much plot and not enough going on
The whole master-servant theme was odd
Dube goes off on Kate Hudson
Modern version would make the guy dumb and the woman smarter
Coming soon: We pitch remakes of old shows
Lassie reimagined
Bonehead of the Week
Music:
At the Drive-In - One-Armed Scissor
Shellac - Watch Song
Jawbox - 68
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The At the Drive-In song is on the album Relationship of Command on Grand Royal. Download it for free at Epitonic.
The Shellac song is on the album 1000 Hurts on Touch and Go. Download it for free at Epitonic.
The Jawbox song is on the album My Scrapbook of Fatal Accidents on DeSoto Records. Download it for free at Epitonic.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at his fine music blog Clicky Clicky. Voiceover work is courtesy of James Gralian.