An astronaut's life gets whimsically upended by a devoted, two-thousand-year-old genie and her wholesome magic.
Campy, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a measured pace.
Streaming on The Roku Channel (free) and Tubi (free).
No surprises for a TV-G: no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine for any age. Rated TV-G.
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While on a mission, American astronaut Captain Tony Nelson is forced to make an emergency landing that will forever change his life. On a deserted South Pacific island, Captain Nelson happens upon a bottle containing a beautiful two-thousand-year-old female genie named Jeannie. Rescuing her from the bottle nets Tony the requisite three wishes, and then some, when Jeannie pledges total devotion to her new "master".
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