Barbara sings 'Son of a Preacher Man' in the 1969 pilot of The Engelbert Humperdinck Show. | Barbara Eden

A very happy 85th birthday to Barbara Eden. We all had dreams of a genie when Barbara played the dreamy "Jeannie" on "I Dream of Jeannie". For 5 years she was the beautiful genie in a bottle who drove astronaut "Tony Nelson" (played by Larry Hagman) crazy. | FOX 5 NY

From our friends at ET! Here is the full interview from July 11th! -Team Eden #BarbaraEden #IDreamofJeannie #HollywoodIcon #Legendary #ClassicTV | Barbara Eden

Tony (Larry Hagman) is tired of Jeannie (Barbara Eden) getting him into trouble and gives her a copy of ""The Arabian Nights"" to study in order to become a better genie. From Season 2 Episode 8 'How to Be a Genie in 10 Easy Lessons' - Tony complains that Jeannie is constantly getting him into trouble. She replies she's not had much practice at being a genie. Tony takes Roger's suggestion that Jeannie needs lessons in her craft and buys ""The Arabian Nights."" Although Tony hasn't read the book

Barbara recounts how she discovered an unexpected surprise the day the pilot of 'I Dream of Jeannie' was sold to NBC for broadcast. | Barbara Eden