"Master?" "It is almost 3:00 in the morning." "You must get some sleep." "Well, I have to finish these reports, Jeannie." "Oh, very well then." "I will stay here and keep you company." "Oh, look, master." "There is a new movie about Cleopatra opening at the Rialto tomorrow." " May we go?" " Oh, I'm sorry, Jeannie." "I'm getting ready for an Apollo Earth-orbit flight." "I'm afraid I can't take you." "Why don't you go alone." "Oh, no, master." "I will wait until you are free." "I love stories about kings and queens." "They are so exciting." "Yes, sure." "Oh, gosh." "I wish you would go to bed." "No, it's all right." "I'm just gonna- I'm just gonna" "Just gonna rest my eyes here for a minute." "Hi, Doug." "Mike." " There you are." " Well, it'll never get off the ground." " Hi, Roge." " Did you take your physical?" " Yeah, yeah, yeah." " How did you do?" "Great, great." "Good." " Dr. Bellows wants to see you." " What for?" "I don't know." "Said to drop by his office." "Did you take your examination?" " Yeah." " Well, how did you make out?" "All right, I guess." "Well, all I know is he wants you to drop by." " I guess I better get cleaned up, huh?" " Yeah." "Come in." " Morning, Dr. Bellows." " Good morning, major." "Nothing like isometric exercises for keeping up body tone." "Oh, yes, of course." "Major Healey said you wanted to see me, sir." "Oh, yes." "Sit down, Major Nelson." "You were scheduled to go on the Apollo Earth-orbit mission this week." "Yes, sir." "I've been working on Project Rainbow and" "Did you say-?" "Did you say "were scheduled"?" "I'm afraid you're not gonna be able to go." "But I've been training for that mission for six months." "I'm aware of that." "Perhaps you've been overtraining, major." "Is there anything wrong with my reflexes" "Oh, no, it's not your reflexes." "It's your eyes." " My eyes?" " Your right eye, specifically." "You're suffering from eyestrain." "Have you been doing an unusual amount of reading or paperwork?" "Well, just the usual reports regarding the mission but I'm sure any eyestrain is just temporary." "I'm sure it is, major but meanwhile, you're grounded." " Sir, you can't ground me, I'm" " I'm sorry, major." "I understand your disappointment, but as chief medical officer it's my responsibility to evaluate the fitness of all personnel." "You failed the eye test." "However, I'm gonna give you another eye examination in the morning so that we can determine the best treatment." "I see." "Well, that's very kind." "Afterward, why don't you take a month off and go fishing somewhere." "Thank you, sir." "I hope you don't mind if I appeal this to General Peterson." "And I've never felt better in my life, general." "Now, Dr. Bellows will tell you that, with the exception of this slight eyestrain in my right eye, I'm in perfect health." "Yesterday, I passed my physical." "I checked out 100 percent." "I don't believe anybody knows more about Project Rainbow than I do." "And, well, after all, we're not gonna be reading eye charts up there, are we?" "So if you would give the green light I can go ahead with my pre-flight briefing." "I'm sorry to go over your head on this, Dr. Bellows but General Peterson understands a little bit more about these kind of things than you do." "Isn't that right, sir?" "That's right, Tony." "You're grounded." "It's not fair, Roger." "It's just not fair." "They give me so much paperwork I can't see straight." "Then when I can't see straight, they don't let me go up on the mission." "I know it's rough, Tony, but if they grounded you, it's for your own good." "It'll give you a chance to relax your eyes." "There's absolutely nothing wrong with my eyes." "I missed two lousy letters on the bottom of the line." "They carry on like I was going blind or something." "Will you calm down." "How can I calm down when somebody's taking my place?" " Here." " Two letters." "Gee, that's too bad." "Wait a minute." "Wait a minute." "Could you get Dr. Bellows to give you that test again?" "Yeah, he's giving me another check-over, but what's the point?" "The point is, tomorrow you can pass." " How?" " How?" "Jeannie." " Jeannie?" " Beverley." " Oh, I'm sorry." "No, just forget it." " Forget it?" "You" "Listen, the last time she tried to help me, I almost got court-martialed." "No, forget it." "The space program and Jeannie just don't mix." "Yeah, but Jeannie can" "What's a genie for if she can't help when you're in trouble?" "Yeah, that's what I used to think, but it doesn't work out that way." "Every time she tries to help me, I'm in real trouble." "I mean real trouble." "I don't want you to mention this to her, and I mean it." "Promise." "All right." "Well, I still think you're not seeing this too clearly." "Not seeing- " Not seeing this too clearly. " That's a joke." "Well, I'll see you later." "Hello, Jeannie." "Oh, hello, master." " You are home early." " Yes, yes." " Is something wrong?" " No, no, no, everything's fine." "Just fine." "Matter of fact, I have a surprise for you." "I'm gonna take you to dinner and I thought we'd go to that movie, the thing about Cleopatra." "Oh, master." "What about your mission?" " Oh, they cancelled that." " Oh, why did they cancel it?" "Technical difficulties, you know." "Is that all?" "Tell me what is wrong, and I will take care of it." "No, no, just forget it." "Oh, but, master, I know how much this mission means to you." "You've been working on it for months." "We will go to the movies some other time." "No, really." "Really, I don't need any help, Jeannie." "We're gonna go to the movies tonight, and then you can think about what we'll do for the next four weeks." " The next four weeks?" " Yeah." "Yeah, they've given me a vacation." "Isn't that wonderful?" "Major Healey." "Jeannie." "Jeannie, I wish you wouldn't do that." "Oh, I am sorry, Major Healey but I came here, because I am worried." "You're worried?" "You wanna feel a tom-tom?" "Something has upset Major Nelson." " Who told you that?" " Oh, no one told me but I was not born yesterday, Major Healey." "I'll say." "He's not going on his mission and won't talk about it." "Well, if he's not gonna talk about it, I'm not gonna talk about it." "So there is something wrong." "I didn't say that." "Now, look, you be a nice little genie and run on home, and we can talk about this some other time, right?" "But, Major Healey, why are they giving Major Nelson four weeks' vacation?" "Well, why not?" "Please tell me." "I'm sorry, my lips are sealed." "Major Healey." "Forget it." "I promised Tony I wouldn't tell you." "He has bad eyes!" "Oh, boy, you certainly know how to scare a guy." " Major Nelson has beautiful eyes." " Yeah, well, to you maybe but he's failed his eye test, and he's being grounded." "No wonder he was so unhappy." "But why did he not tell me?" "Maybe it's because you didn't set him on fire." "He did not wish to worry me." "I don't think that's the reason." "Jeannie, if I were you, I'd just stay out of this." "Well, of course I will not stay out of it." "But he is my master." "I love helping him." "I don't think he loves being helped." "Jeannie, will you do me a favour?" " What?" " Don't tell him I told you." "I'm getting too old to make new friends." "Very well, I will say nothing." " Yeah, well" " Thank you, Major Healey." " Drop in any time." " Bye-bye." "Bring your own matches." "Hi, Jeannie." "How are-?" "Where have you been?" "I just went out to get a breath of fresh air." "I worry about you when you're- When you're not around." "Oh, do you, master?" "Yeah." "Well, I know it's silly, but, I mean, what could happen to a genie?" "Nothing, as long as her master's happy." "Are you happy, master?" "Oh, yes." "Yes, I'm very happy." "Oh, I feel just wonderful." "Why don't you go and get ready, and we'll get the early show tonight." "I'm due at Dr. Bellows office for a little examination tomorrow morning, huh?" "Oh, do not worry." "I'm sure everything will be just fine." "Oh, sure." "Sure." "Have a wonderful day, master." "Thank you, Jeannie." "I won't be gone long." "What would you like to do today, go to another movie?" "Oh, well, no, master." "Too many movies are bad for my eyes." "Oh, well, what do you say I pick you up?" "We'll go to the beach." "How would you like that?" "Well, that would be wonderful, but what about your work?" "Oh, they'll find somebody else to do that." "He has beautiful eyes." "He can see better than anybody else in the world." "" P-L-D-P-B-T-L-D-P-B-L."" " Good morning, Major Nelson." " Morning, Dr. Bellows." " Roll up your sleeve, please." " All right, sir." " How are we feeling this morning?" " Well, we're feeling just fine." "Did you know my vision cleared up?" " Has it?" "Why, that's remarkable." " Yeah." " The eyestrain just went away like that." " Did it?" "Yeah, I got a good night's sleep last night." "Amazing what a good night's sleep will do for you." "I was really worried I wasn't gonna be able to make Project Rainbow." "And now you're not worried?" "No, sir." "I'm not worried at all." "I think you'll find I have 20I20 vision." "Good." "Blood pressure normal." "I think you'll find everything normal, sir." "Nothing to worry about." "All right, major shall we read the eye chart again?" "Yes, sir." " Sit down, major." " Yes." "Would you like me to start at the top or the bottom?" "Why don't you start at the bottom." "We'll try a different chart." "Oh, excuse me a minute, major." "I'll be right back." "Oh, Miss Gordon will you get Major Nelson's file and bring it in here." "Of course, Dr. Bellows." "Where is it?" ""Q-P-O-" No." ""O-P-Q-" "O-P-" What is it?" "What-?" ""O-P-" "O-P-"" " Fine, I'll get it right away." " Thank you." "All right, major, shall we start?" "Don't you think you should wear a robe, sir?" "A robe?" "What for?" "Aren't you afraid you'll catch cold?" "Why would I be afraid of catching cold?" "Oh, I don't know." "There's no reason, really." "Oh, come in." "Thank you, Miss Gordon." " Will there be anything else, doctor?" " No, that will be fine." "Doctor, if you'd like me to wait, I" "Of course I don't want you to wait." "You're gonna read that eye chart again." "Nice seeing you again, major." "Oh, well, it's certainly been nice seeing you." "Now, major, shall we go on?" "Sir, should she-?" "Should she walk around like that?" "Walk around like what?" "Well, you saw her." "She was wearing, you know, underthings." " Well, I should hope so." " Hope so?" "Major Nelson, can we get on with the examination?" "Yes." "Oh, yes, yes." "Would you read the bottom line of the chart, please?" "" P-R-I-V-A-T-E."" "Major, I'm afraid your eyes are worse." "You didn't get a single letter right." "Are you joking, sir?" "I could see it right there." "But it doesn't say P-R-I-V" " That spells " private. "" " Yes, sir." "It's on a door to a room, and there's a" "There's a conference going on in the room." "I can see through the wall." "Did you say you could see through the wall?" "Did I say I could see through the wall?" "I heard you." "You said you could see through the walls into the room and that there was a conference going on." "Isn't that what you said?" "Yes." "Yes." "Maybe that's why you're in your underwear." " My underwear?" " Yes." "You can see through my uniform?" "Yes, sir." "What colour shorts am I wearing?" "Blue, with your monogram." "Remarkable." "You have x-ray eyes." "Who's in that conference?" "General Peterson, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rogers and Colonel Sackheim." "Don't go away, major." "Jeannie." "Jeannie!" "How is it going, master?" "I'll tell you how it's going." "You should ask." "It's gone." "I'm finished, washed up." "Oh, but I was only trying to help you, master." "Don't say it." "Just, please, don't say it." "Who told you about my eyes anyway?" "I promised Major Healey that I would not tell." "I'll kill him." "I swear, I'll" " I'll kill him." "I thought that if you had x-ray eyes, they would let you go on your mission." "Mission?" "They won't let me outside of this room." "General Peterson, Mr. Harris, Mr. Rogers and Colonel Sackheim." " Dr. Bellows" " He was right." "Do you realize we're in the middle of a private conference?" "Yes, sir." "That's why I came in." "Major Nelson saw it from the examination room." "Dr. Bellows, I said we're in the middle of a private conference." "General, may I see you for a moment please." "Oh, excuse us, gentlemen." "Major Nelson has x-ray eyes." " He has x-ray eyes." " Yes, sir." "He saw you through the walls." "Gentlemen, if you'll excuse me for a moment there's something I have to take care of." "General, this time you're in for a big surprise." "All right, doctor." "If you had stayed out of this, I'd have had a chance." " Now, will you please stop helping me." " I will do anything you ask." "All right, then change my eyes back the way they were." "I am not sure I can do that." "What do you mean you're not sure?" "Well, I have never done this before." "Must they be exactly the way they were?" "Exactly?" "My mission was scrubbed because I missed two little letters on that chart, just two." "Yes, they must be exactly." "I will try, master." "How is that?" "What do you mean?" "Dr. Bellows?" "Dr. Bellows, I" "General Peterson, sir." " That's the man with the x-ray eyes?" " Just wait, general." "It's remarkable." " Major, read the chart." " The chart?" "Oh, the chart, yes." "Chart." " Doctor?" " General, I tell you this man can see through the walls." "He can even see me in my underwear." "My father begged me to go into banking and I wouldn't listen to him." " Major." " Yes?" "Tell him, what am I wearing?" "You're wearing" " Oh, you're wearing your blue uniform, sir." "Blue uniform." " What about my blue shorts?" " Yes, what about your blue shorts?" "Doctor, I'm going back to my conference now." "I don't wanna be disturbed again." " Any questions?" " No, general." "Oh, I got them, sir." "Here  " M-O-O-R-" " R-N-"" " Why me?" ""O-I-T-A." I've got it right here, sir." "Doctor?" "Doctor, don't leave me." "Doctor, please." "I'm terribly sorry." "Oh, I'm very sorry, sir." "Let me help you." "This section over here, senator, is our medical department." "This is where our astronauts take their pre-flight examinations." "These are some of the offices of the men around here." "As you can see, right over the corridor" "Excuse me." " Who is that?" " That was one of our astronauts, sir." " And" " One of our astronauts?" "Excuse me, sir." "Coffee machine." ""Anthony Nelson. "" "Tony, what happened to you?" "I'll tell you what happened." "I got a big mouth for a friend." "I got a big mouth for a friend." "I ask you not to tell Jeannie." "Well, what did she do to you?" "What did she do to me?" "She helped me, that's what she did." " How are you feeling, master?" " I'll tell you how I'm feeling." "I'm the only astronaut in the program that needs a Seeing Eye dog." "Would you like to have a Seeing Eye" "No." "I want my 20I20 vision back." "Can't you fix him up?" "Well, I must say it is rather nice to have him like this." "This way, he cannot look at other girls." " Yeah." "Jeannie, please." " Yes, master, 20I20 vision." " Swell." " What is she do-?" "What is she doing?" "I am working on your 20I20 vision, master." "It is not easy." "Perhaps if you went to an eye doctor." " Please." "20I20 vision." "Are you feeling better, master?" "Is that better, master?" "Can you see me now, Tony?" "Oh, master." "Master." "Master." "I am so excited that I am going to play golf with you." "No, I'm playing the golf." "You're gonna caddy, remember?" "Oh, I do not care, as long as I'm with you." "I've been good all week." "Your eyes are fine now." "Oh, yeah." "Got my 20I20 vision back, thank you very much." "I am sorry that I wasn't able to fix them in time for you to go up on your mission." "That's all right." "There will be other missions." "I had no idea that perfect eyes were so important to an astronaut." "Oh, yes." "Perfect vision, perfect reflexes, perfect hearing" "Perfect hearing?" "Now you have perfect hearing, master." "Master, I just gave you perfect hearing." "Master?" "I just gave you perfect hearing." " Master." "Oh, no." " Jeannie, you're kidding." " I did it again?" " You've gotta be kidding." "Jeannie."