Ginger Zee doesn’t need to wait around for Halloween to shake up her style and channel a look made famous by a ’60s sitcom icon.
The chief meteorologist showed off her new style on social media, revealing that her hairstylist transformed her hair into the iconic I Dream of Jeannie ponytail for a morning broadcast. The throwback hairstyle quickly brought out her playful side, as she joked that the look made her “insufferable” because she couldn’t resist recreating Jeannie’s signature nose twitch, head nod, and blink whenever she used her magical powers.
The clip was set to the sitcom’s iconic theme song, pushing Zee even further into character and showing off her on-set personality that continues to keep viewers both informed and entertained.
The video finds the 45-year-old in a navy dress with white, red and gold detailing, as she crosses her arms in front of her chest, just like Barbara Eden would do when playing the powerful genie.
“Well @msmerylin you can’t give me the “I dream of Jeannie” pony and NOT expect me to nod my way through a Wednesday,” she jokingly captioned the clip.
“Maybe you could make Bertha disappear,” NBC‘s meteorologist Al Roker commented, referencing Tropical Storm Bertha impacting the northern Gulf Coast.
Fans couldn’t help but compliment Zee, with one noting, “I dream of Jeannie has been modernized to I dream of Ginger….the magic is in the nod 😂” Another chimed in, “The pony gets a nod of approval all around!!! So so cute.”
The post even got the seal of approval from ’70s icon Charo, known for appearance on variety shows like The Love Boat and The Carol Burnett Show.
I Dream of Jeannie, the beloved fantasy sitcom, premiered in Sep. 15, 1965, and ran for 5 seasons, focusing on astronaut Tony Nelson, who discovered a beautiful genie after his spacecraft lands in a deserted island. Upon freeing her from the bottle, she becomes devoted to him and uses her magical powers to help him, oftentimes complicating everyday life, despite the best of intentions, leading to a series of comedic mishaps that keep audiences laughing.
Eden, now 94, starred as Jeannie, with Larry Hagman as Tony Nelson, whose chemistry, along with the whimsical storylines, made the series one of television’s most recognizable sitcoms of the era.
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