We watched Bewitched because Samantha was a modern 70's woman who had her own brain and fought for her rights. I was raised in a family where there was never a division between the genders, and the television shows we watched were always the progressive ones that tried to highlight the women characters.
Jeannie was a mans character. Poof! A hot buxom babe in a harem girl costume. Fucking yeah!
But not in my house, lmao.
edit: BTW JenniDahling, I thought you were in your 20's. Hard to swallow that you saw tv 30+ yrs ago.