The final episode of I Dream of Jeannie, which originally aired on May 26, 1970, opens with the bumbling Major Healey in the NASA parking lot. Up pops "Cousin Arvel," a wise con artist. Of Course, Roger falls for the con artist's trick, and buys a "priceless ring" from him for thirty-five dollars. (Roger later finds out it's a Cracker Jack ring). Meanwhile, Jeannie walks by on the way to visiting her husband. "Cousin Arvel" from Texas (at left.. played by Gabriel Dell) see's Jeannie's ID Card and asks if she's any relation to Major Antony Nelson. Jeannie tells him she's his wife, and Arvel starts his plot.
Arvel excitedly tells Jeannie about his great Chili recipe, and presuades Jeannie to invest $1,000 in it. And to top it off, he tells Jeannie that Tony has agreed to endorse his great new product. Jeannie's thrilled! Won't her master be happy when he sees his "darling face" on millions of chili cans! Jeannie immediately blinks up a test can and is pleased with the results! On the can is a picture of Tony in his astronauts outfit holding up a peace sign. The label reads "Cousin Tony's Texas Chili." By now, Jeannie is so excited that she blinks up boxes and boxes of Cousin Tony's Texas Chili! Before she has a chance to show them to Tony, she takes them to all the supermarkets in town, and even to the NASA kitchen!
Of course, this is TV, and there has to be more to the plot.. Astronauts aren't allowed to endorse products, and Tony knows this! Unfortunately, Mrs. Bellows happens to be eating at NASA that day, and finds a can with Tony's face plastered on it. Knowing astrunauts can't endorse products, Mrs. Bellows immediately shows her husband. Dr. Bellows can't believe his eyes! After all, Tony just moments before said himself that astronauts can't endorse products! Tony says it must be someone's idea of a joke. Tony and Roger quickly get all the cans out of the cafeteria.
When Tony gets home, he finds out Jeannie's behind this. If General Schaffer found out about this, he'd be ruined! Roger and Tony immediately go around to all the supermarkets and buy out their entire supplies of Cousin Tony's Texas Chili. If they get it all before anyone at NASA finds it, he'll be safe!
However, Amanda Bellows isn't about to be made a fool! She goes through Tony's desk and finds a bottle of the chili. While Jeannie and Arvel are at NASA to collect the money for the chili, Jeannie finds they're all out of Chili already! She helpfully blinks in a whole new case of it! General Schaffer finds out about the chili. He asks Jeannie, Tony, Roger, and Arvel into his office for Tony to explain. Luckily, before they can get the cans out, Jeannie blinks away the cans. Jeannie's done it again, and Tony's safe!
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