of jeannie" is an escape for many people. >> i could eat a horse. >> you know, she's this entity who's trying to do the best she can in the world that she's come into. >> ask me anything as thy slave, master. >> yes, she said "master," but of course she's the powerful one. she's magic. when you have magic, you can do a lot of things. >> what are you reading, jeannie? >> i'm reading a scroll. the emancipation of modern woman. what does it mean? >> jeannie, oh, you don't have to worry about things like that. >> but you have this character who is the absolute epitome of male fantasy. >> i want to understand your way of life so that i can please you. >> well, you please me very much. as a matter of fact, you're perfect. >> there's an episode called "the americanization of jeannie" where she dips a toe into the waters of female liberation.