I Dream of Jeannie

My Master, the Great Rembrandt (1x26)

Air date: Mar 19, 1966

For NASA charity auction, Tony paints a copy of Rembrandt's famous 1658 self portrait. He uses his own signature to denote it was a copy and not the authentic article. Jeannie sees her master's work and decides he's quite a painter. Unbenownst to Tony, however, she blinks the original article (that was hanging in the Louvre in Paris) in place of the faux painting. Two art experts buy the painting for $300,000, and that's where the real problems start. Seems they're suspicious about the painting Tony had donated, since the Rembrant self-portrait bears quite a resemblance to the real thing! Of course, Tony is unable to explain what he believes happened, and Dr. Bellows gives him 24 hours to come up with a plausable explanation or face felony theft, forgery and grand larceny charges. While Dr. Bellows invites a world-renowned art expert to inspect the Rembrant painting, Tony demands that Jeannie fix the mess her mischief got him into. Jeannie decides to pose as the elderly art expert, who