Post #625438 by Bruddah Bear on Fri, Feb 17, 2012 2:55 PM

On 2012-02-16 17:35, JOHN-O wrote:
I know we like to tout "Gilligan's Island" as the 1960's Tiki-style sitcom.

I always considered "I Dream of Jeannie" to be its Exotica-style counterpart i.e. the iconic Martin Denny cover.

OK, I know that Barbara Eden was way too kooky, too blonde, and too fresh-scrubbed to be a true Exotica girl but consider this...

A 1960's sitcom featuring a provocatively (and exotically) dressed woman... living with a man who is not her husband... who she refers to as "Master"... and fulfills his every wish ??

Wasn't that the ultimate mid-century White Male fantasy ?? :)

I think Jeannie was pretty exotic, that costume fueled many a young man's fantasies of far off places and exotic women, I'm sure. The whole blonde, bubbly, and wholesome thing with Barbara Eden presents a bit of a problem with her Exotica cred, that is until you consider Jeannie's evil twin... Sultry, smoldering, vampish... Ooooooooh yeeeeeaaaaaaah! :lol:

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Now, of course, none of these images will ensconce her solidly into the Exotica girl category, but I think they make the case a little firmer than just blonde Jeannie on her lonesome.

Bear

[edit - removed images to get thread back on topic]

[ Edited by: Brudda Bear 2012-02-17 16:24 ]