In this version, the title character is rescued on the beaches of southern California by a high school student, Corey Anders.

[1][4] Portrayed as a 16-year-old, Jeannie is shown as training the "junior genie" Babu,[1][2][6] who frequently causes trouble due to his inexperience with magic.

[9] Other supporting characters include Corey's mom Mrs. Anders, a frenemy named S. Melvin Farthinggale, the Master of all Genies known as the Great Hadji, and Debbie.

[1][3][9] S. Melvin is portrayed as a "snobbish snoop", who frequently sneaks around the Anders' home due to his suspicions about Jeannie and Babu.

[1][5] While I Dream of Jeannie was a family show, it focused on '60s-style relationships (especially in its first season), the NASA moon project and broad slapstick.

The humor used for the animated Jeannie, more focused toward teenagers and children, is of the Archie comics nature, with themes of dating, school events and friendship.

Like the original series, Jeannie is emotionally attached to her assumed boyfriend and becomes jealous in the face of competition, a staple of teen-age comics and sitcoms.

Unlike the original series, Jeannie is depicted as younger and with red hair instead of blonde;[7][10] she activates her magic by shaking her ponytail rather than blinking her eyes.

[6] Jeannie was a Hanna-Barbera production, with the company's founders William Hanna and Joseph Barbera serving as the show's executive producers.

Hanna-Barbera had a long association with Columbia and Screen Gems as they distributed their earlier shows, including The Flintstones and The Jetsons.

[14] Bob Hastings voiced Henry Glopp, who was the animated counterpart of Bill Daily's Major Roger Healey character from the live-action TV series, while Joe Besser portrayed the comic foil Babu.

[16] Sherry Alberoni, Julie Bennett, Don Messick, and Ginny Tyler provide additional voice-acting for the series.