Heartwarming / I Dream of Jeannie

• In "The Moving Finger," Jeannie schemes to become a Hollywood actress in order to impress Tony, who seems to be starting a budding romance with a starlet named Rita Mitchell. At Jeannie's screentest, it is revealed that Jeannie cannot be filmed. Humiliated and cheated, Jeannie breaks down crying, being reminded yet again how she will never be good enough for Tony. Meanwhile, Tony sneaks in and explains he broke his date with Rita to see Jeannie's test. Upon hearing this, Jeannie lights up and says, "I cannot believe it...I have taken thee away from the greatest star in Hollywood!."

• A big part of one arc involves Jeannie not knowing what her actual birthday is because she's lived for so long. Before things really hit the fan, Tony sticks a candle in a glazed donut on his desk and lights it. Then he says "Jeannie? Happy birthday, no matter when it is." Even in this desperate moment, Jeannie looks genuinely touched and blows out the candle.
• In "How Do You Beat Superman?", General Peterson figures out that Tony is having girl trouble and advises him.
• In one of the Hawaiian-set episodes, Jeannie brings back King Kamehameha. The king is disappointed by 20th century life and thinks that his people have forgotten him. To prove him wrong, Jeannie shows him the Kamehameha day parade, assuring him that his work was not for nothing and that his people still remember him fondly.
• A small one: in one episode Jeannie has her powers removed for a week so that she can prove herself to be just as good a housekeeper as Mrs. Bellows. Needless to say, it doesn't go well, and she ends up destroying Tony's dinner and many of his clothes. Nevertheless, instead of being angry with her, he comes home the next day with a gift and a dozen roses to make her feel better (she's not there by that time, but the gesture was certainly sweet).
  • Even though it caused more trouble, Mrs. Bellows helping Jeannie out of what she assumed to be a bad situation is heartwarming in itself.
• Tony disobeys orders to return to NASA base to fly to Baghdad to reunite with Jeannie. He makes it clear to her that he loves her and was crazy to drive her away. She happily accepts and returns to NASA with him and Roger. Then we get the line everyone was waiting to hear for five years:
  Tony: General, colonel, I'd like you introduce you to... my fiancée.
  • The look on Jeannie's face as he says that line is indescribable.
  • Extra heartwarming is the colonel originally saw that Roger and Tony had flown to Baghdad and was ready to punish them, but Dr. Bellows insisted it was a mistake and that they'd be back soon. When Tony arrives and uses Jeannie's magic to get them to NASA in time, Dr. Bellows is extremely proud of his officers.
    Dr. Bellows: I knew you wouldn't let me down, Major!
  • Both Dr. Bellows and the colonel are thrilled that Tony has a fiancée and Jeannie makes friends with them very quickly.
• In S 1 E 12: Tony admits he had been worried about Jeannie when she'd been out all night with Roger, and they have their first kiss.