Bottle History

Schematics First Season Bottle Discounts

The truth about the 1st Season Golden Vines Bottle
Bottle #1
Promo Photo
Bottle #2
Screen Capture from pilot episode
Bottle #3
Screen Capture from pilot episode
Bottle #4
Unknown source
Above, you see 4 photographs, all of which depict what we have come to refer to as the First Season Golden Vines bottle.  For some time there has been much debate over which genie bottle artists create an "accurate" re-creation of this mysterious bottle.  I am here to tell you that they all do, and none of them do.  Because different versions of the bottle were used in the show, there will NEVER be an ACCURATE replica of this bottle.

As evidenced by the photographs, it is apparent that more than one bottle design was used for the 1st season bottle.  I will walk you though my step by step analysis of the differences.  You may click on any of the above photographs to view an enlarged version.


Bottle #1 was used for promotional photographs.  It was apparently taken before the pilot was shot, based on the style of Mr. Hagman's hair.  Obviously this was taken BEFORE he was given his "military" hair cut.

Item 1 - there is no gold line around the stopper just below the tear drops.  This may have been intentional, or just a coincidence of making the bottle appear aged.  The point of the stopper isn't clearly visible, so we can't tell if the peak of the stopper was painted entirely gold, or just the tip and then lined to the bottom (as is the 2nd season bottle).

Item 2 - there are no gold tear drops or dots in the band around the neck of the bottle.  Again, this may have been intentional, or just a coincidence of making the bottle appear aged.

Item 3 - It is not entirely clear in this photograph if this bottle was given a "green wash" to make it appear to have been in the ocean for centuries, however, there is a slight blemish around Larry's left index finger which may indicate a green wash was used, or it's just smudge from his finger.

Overall - Most of the leaves and vines have been chipped off, most likely to make the bottle appear old.  They are much smaller and have a wider spacing than those of the other bottles.  They also have a hash mark design inside the leaves.  Based on the spacing, I would speculate that there were only 4 vines with leaves on this bottle.

The lower tear drops have apparently been chipped up to "age" the bottle, but much of the "green wash" effect we see in other bottles is absent or not as prevalent on this bottle.


This bottle was taken from a screen capture of the pilot episode.  I captured it myself, it was the scene where Tony realized someone was in his house, and looks over to his bag and sees the uncorked bottle and realizes it's Jeannie.

Item 1 - The rim leaves are clearly visible on this bottle, however, the gold line under them isn't.

Item 2 - The neck leaves are also clearly visible on this bottle, and you will note the direction of the leaves.  They go around the bottle in pairs, with the upper leaves pointing up, and the lower leaves pointing down.

Item 3 - Here we clearly see the middle tear drops have been filled in with gold on this version of the bottle.

Item 4 - There are clearly 3 vines and leaves visible on 1 side of the bottle.  This would indicate that a total of 6 vines were painted on it.

Item 5 - The "green wash" is more evident and covers more of this bottle than the previous one.  There is less paint chipping on this bottle as well.

Overall - You may notice there are no intricate designs inside the leaves.  On most bottles, the artist paints little "hash" marks on the leaves to give them a more detailed appearance.  There are none on this bottle, not even in the 4 large leaves that go around the bottle's rim.


Bottle #3, also taken from a screen capture of the pilot episode, is from the scene where the bottle magically spins around and lands on the bar.  It has shown a slightly different design combination.

Item 1 - The rim leaves are most obscured with green wash, however, there are no "hash marks" visible in them.  The gold line under the rim leaves is clearly visible and exhibits excessive "green wash".

Item 2 - The neck leaves are of a completely different design than bottle 2.  Here the vine is more of a wave design and the leaves all point to the right, as if they were lying down.

Item 3 - The tear drops are very hard to make out.  I can't tell if they were filled in with gold or not, the green wash is obscuring most of them.

Item 4 - The middle vines and leaves appear to have reverted back to a 4 vines pattern as only two vines are visible on a single side of the bottle.  Again, they are greatly obscured by the green wash, and again, they do not exhibit any hash marks in the leaves.  They do appear to have some paint chipping.

Item 5 - Again, extensive green wash has obscured some of the leaves and the gold line around the top of the lower tear drops.  The tear drops show only a very small amount of paint chipping and green wash effect.

Overall - The leaf designs are a more rounded design than the previous bottle which has a more narrow and pointed tip to the leaf.


This bottle photograph was obtained from a website called Profiles in History, a place that deals in authentic historical items.  The bottle was pictured along side Jeannie's original costume, and claims to be an original bottle painted from the first season of I Dream of Jeannie.

Item 1 - the stopper has the "lined" effect on the spike, however, it is not lined on the tops of the ridges, but rather in the spaces between the ridges.  All the tear drops appear to be there, as well as the line under them.  They have green wash on them for an aged appearance.

Item 2 - The rim leaves are very pronounced and hard to miss.  They appear to have a "humped" look to them, and based on the number of leaves visible, I would speculate there are only 4 leaves around the rim.

Item 3 - The neck leaves again appear to all point in the same direction (to the right), however, the vine appears to be a more of a straight line than a wavy line as in the previous bottle.

Item 4 - The middle tear drops are clearly defined on this bottle, as are the gold lines that go above and below them.  Very little is obscured by a green wash on them.

Item 5 - The middle leaves are of varying shapes and sizes, and all appear to exhibit the hash marks.  However, the vines on this bottle appear to be a straighter design than the curved vines of the previous bottles.  Again, based on the number of vines visible, I would say this bottle also has 6 vines with leaves on it.

Item 6 - Minimal green wash has been given to this bottle compared to the previous two.  It is visible, but not overly so that it obscures the design patterns or the gold color.

Item 7 - chipping is again evident on this bottle, most likely to give it an aged appearance.

Overall - This is a much "cleaner" looking bottle because the designs are not obscured by the aging effect of a green wash spray.  The website where this picture was obtained claims the bottle was possibly used in the pilot episode or in the first 10 - 12 black and white episodes.  I find that hard to believe given the two previous examples that were screen captured from the pilot. 


So as you can see, there is no doubt that more than one golden vines bottle was used during the first season.  There is also no doubt that the designs on the bottle were not set in stone or identically replicated with much success.

What does all this mean for replica collectors?   It means you need to decide which version of the bottle you like the best, and then try to find an artist who can give you a reproduction of that design.

If you come across someone claiming to be the only one to re-create this bottle correctly, they are not lying, just mistaken.  No one could ever make that claim and be entirely correct or entirely incorrect.  The decision lies with those who are purchasing the bottle.  If YOU feel it is a good reproduction ... then there is no one who can dispute you.

You may visit my Screen Captures page to view more screen shots of the Golden Vines bottle with both of the first season clear stoppers.  That's right I said BOTH.  Most are unaware that there were 2 different clear glass stoppers used during the first season.