Jean AKA Jeannie AKA Jeanie is a film, book, and magazine reviewer for a national magazine. Most of Jean’s work is done through email, which means he doesn't have to go into the office.
On a trip to find a gift for his girlfriend, Jean found an empty Genie Bottle. Upon picking up this bottle, Jean became the bottle’s new genie-powered occupant. Not only was Jean turned into a genie, but the bottle turned him into what he believed a genie of the bottle should look like. Which, due to his fascination with a classic 60s TV show, turned him into a busty blonde woman.
Neil called way back in chapter 1 read it. Cause he said how Jean would act if he was the Master instead of being the Genie. But he appears to be doing pretty good for himself though.
It seems that genie Natalie is pretty top-heavy compared to regular transformation Natalie.
I guess becoming a genie added some overall improvements. Now I just wonder if Natalie ever went around transforming other people in this version of the timeline?
No, Natalie not Jeanie, she would not go around like Jeanie just arbitrarily transforming guys into girls and then forgetting what she did and not turn them back into men. So it would be no to both Natalie turning men into women or forgetting to turn them back into men.
Ye are forgetting that djinns can’t change their core form, and these forms of djinns core form is a reflection of what they think a djinn should look like, so this is less of a Jean situation and more like a Ghosts Busters “don’t think of Marshmallows situation”
Disadvantage: Top Heavy. -2 to Dexterity checks to maintain balance. -1 to Intelligence of nearby males. (Paraphrased loosely from the spoof parody game “Macho Women with Guns”)
So… either Jeanie told her younger self about the bottle, or Jean figured it out (maybe at the last second?) when he and Neil found it, and he somehow got Neil to pick it up.
Then, by the look of things, Jean used two wishes: one to have Natalie “improved” (though who knows… she might have been genie-fied like that) and a second to have her make Jean buff — or maybe just independently wealthy so he could spend time on his vanity, rather than on a job.
Time to *poof* yourself (and Neil!) back in time (again), Jeanie!
I am going with either Jeanie told her teen self about the Genie Bottle and what it will do or maybe it just slipped out of her mouth by accident and then Jeanie didn’t correct her screw up when it happened or maybe she thought it would be OK, which it isn’t and it not going to be OK, with her going back to fix thing again.
Well, I hope someone picked up that Phone.
Because I called it.
Jeanie broke the first rule of time travel, and spoke of the future most likely as the excuse as to why Jeanie wasn’t going to do it.
As an Aside, Jeanie showed no real creative thinking, She could have just gotten her younger self blackout drunk then claimed that they did it when young Jean woke up.
Remember folks… rape is always funny when it happens to a man. Don’t like this strip? Well, it’s obviously your fault for not being able to take a joke.
That is a distinct possibility of Jean trying to bang Jeanie too and yes, I see Jean trying to catch Jeanie by surprise too. But, Jeanie only hope is the Neil that still in the bottle. Like he is still technically still her Master and not Jean even now.
I think Jeanie isn’t caught by surprise. Nor is she “okay” with this future, based on her last-panel expression. And even if she’s somehow caught by surprise (though I doubt Natalie would *quickly* go along with a wish… even if she might have to go along with it) I don’t know that genie power can overcome genie power… especially Jeanie’s current level.
(Plus, Jean has to be careful… if he’s used 2 wishes, he doesn’t want to use his last one.)
Does Jean know that this is his Genie self from another time line and if he does, this is going to get real messy real quick?
We know that Jeanie is mostly all women now even if it female genie women. Will this finally decouple any idea or desire in Jeanie hart to go back to being guy or even wanting to have anything to do with guy now?
Technically, Neil didn’t know about time travel being involved until Jeanie told him, in the past. Beforehand, he thought that Jeanie was poofing them to a current location in the present.
Neil ABSOLUTELY needs to see this. What his “friend” would have made of him, had their roles been reversed. Also, extra ammunition in his position as Jeanie’s master.
I dunno.. to cut Jean a break I suspect, when dealing with infinite possibilities and timelines there’s little doubt that the worst qualities of a person can be found. How hard it must be for such an observer to be friends with anyone… such a person has to be literally made of ultimate forgiveness… (has re: zero flashbacks)
But there is no evidence yet that Jean is forcing her . I mean he must have found found the lamp long ago . Maybe Natalia accepts that and they have become a couple or so .
@Bakor true. I mean ‘forced’ might not apply to genies.. it is their nature and desire to serve a master (if they accept their genie nature) … but a master could take advantage of that nature horribly. A genies mind is known to be.. expanded and able to tolerate situations that would appall humans. (Confinement for thousands of years for example)
Being in a relationship with Jean might not seem so bad given the (unknown) alternatives …
I hate being the one to defend Jean here, but do keep in mind that this is a version of Jean that got rejected on prom night (whereas our Jean remembers scoring)
Jean has a fragile enough ego that this could be him compensating for that night, it doesn’t make any of what he’s doing okay, but it’s enough to conclude that, if Neil had opened the bottle in the normal timeline, then Jean probably wouldn’t be this bad (he’d definitely still try, but it wouldn’t be forced)
@Paradox: I think you may have that reversed. This Jean may be a version that scored on prom night. The rejected Jean was turning records at WKRP just a few pages ago.
@Mike: The Jean at WKRP was rejected publicly, this version of Jean was rejected privately by Jeanie, but was allowed to TELL everyone that he scored (so he has the reputation, but he knows that he’s a fraud)
I knew Jean could be kinda sleazy but I never thought he’d actually go through with the whole “have sex with your best friend after you’ve turned him into a hot girl” thing. I geuinely thought he would bottle (that was totally inadvertant) it if the oppotunity arose. I’m only hoping Jeanie is as disgusted by this as we are and takes appropriate measures.
Two other things, first is Jean rather more “buff” than usual, and second the expression the Jenatte’s face in panel 2.
As creepy as this is when you think about it, this is still perfectly in character for what we know about pre-genie Jean. And let’s face it, a lot of us would probably do the same if we had a hot magic genie.
“You have three wishes, master. Ask, and I shall obey.”
“Oh my God, you’re hot! My first wish is for you to have sex with me!”
“*Disgusted sigh* As you command, so I have no choice but to comply. Master. *Reluctantly begins to disrobe.*”
If this is a scenario that you’re comfortable with… Well, I just hope you keep it in the realm of fantasy.
I agree, though, this is pretty in-character for pre-genie Jean. He’d happily jump into the above scenario, and it would never even cross his mind that the genie in question might prefer not to do the horizontal tango.
I hope that Genie Jean, upon seeing a version of himself that’s been repeatedly raping his best friend… well, asking for bit of self-reflection might be a bit much, but I do hope she at least gets angry.
Going out on a limb, here. This is not the WKRP Jean that Jeanie dissed; this is base line Jean run amok with power. A couple of possibilities can come from this, and it depends on what the timeline considers as the owner of Jeanie’s original bottle.
If this is an alternate timeline bottle, then Jean can only command Genie-Neil (hereafter referred to as Jenatte). The extent of her powers of Jeanie are questionable since Jeanie may have far more power (of course, the entire Blue Djinn scenario may have involved Jenatte and they may be equals).
If this is the same bottle then Neil no longer owns it and Jean can command both Jenatte and Jeanie, which would be very bad for the world at large since his narcissism and ego could run unchecked (until Haji and the Genie Council gets involved).
The former scenario is possible, and Jeanie can easily escape, but the latter is more likely, and Jean just might get his sexy harem orgy started. Jeanie would be forced to comply but since Jean does not know that base line Neil is in the bottle. Jeanie can poof up a savior (buffed up like when she had that allergy) and Jean’s nose just might meet fists of steel. Neil ends up with the bottle and both genies.
What a twist. Finally, the action moved on. I just want to see a stormy session of intimate massage with copious ejaculation, as well as oral and classic threesomes too. It would be interesting to see (at least next week for sure). It would be even more interesting to look at these two concubines for him.
I can’t help but wonder if Jean has used all three of his wishes by this time. If I remember correctly, a genie is required to stay with a master/mistress until all three wishes have been granted, but they are then free to find a new master/mistress if they want to. By the look on Natalie’s face I would say she hates being forced into the relationship she is now in with Jean even though he was his best friend when they were both guys and may want to move on.
We should know the answer to this in a few more strips I imagine.
Jean was transformed by the bottle to become Jeanie because it didn’t have a genie linked to it. Back on page 9 ( https://jeaniebottle.com/archives/comic/06232009 ), Jeanie poofed Neil into the bottle, where he spent the night (with Jeanie sleeping on him) without being turned into a genie (although he did get turned into Natalie and deposited on stage when Jeanie woke up and found he had morning wood), so it’s unlikely that spending time in a genie’s bottle would transform him.
so then did anything change the future this time? or does Jean really have to “youknowhat” in order for things to not be effed up? (what a horrible decision)
I don’t think that Jean has to actually “do it”, but Teen-Jean has to believe that he did. Getting him drunk enough that he doesn’t remember, and then convincing him afterward that they had a wild night should be enough.
@Mega, we know that Jean originally didn’t want to be either a Genie or a female also. My guess is that Jeanie revealed too much of the future to Jean either on purpose or by accidentally saying something about the future to Jean that he should not have known about. Like she his future self after both Neil and he find that genie bottle. I am betting that Jean decided that rather than be geniefied himself, that he rather that Neil will become the one that get geniefied instead of himself becoming the genie.
If this is what happened, then Jeanie got her work cut out for herself when it come to undoing this mess. We just have to see what happens now in the future episodes of Jeanie Bottle.
The ultimate solution is for Jean and Neil travel back to the point where Jean originally poofed back in time to get a burger and go “NO STOP”, before explaining everything and hopefully preventing all of this at all and thus erasing (or otherwise sealing) those timelines.
The Jeannie and Neil we’ve been following would cease to exist, however, and the entire story would end up nullified. But the burger joint might still be open since no future money would end up being spent there. So that’s a good thing.
Given that Jeanie and Neil still exist currently, even though the timeline is changed, suggests that going back and stopping the time travel altogether wouldn’t erase the Jeanie and Neil from this story arc
Neil called way back in chapter 1 read it. Cause he said how Jean would act if he was the Master instead of being the Genie. But he appears to be doing pretty good for himself though.
I believe you’re thinking of Page 75:
https://jeaniebottle.com/archives/comic/jeanie-bottle-75
Thats right a great Neil call back moment.
Jean, get your hands off of Neil. This will not end well. Jeanie this is what you get for not doing it in high school with yourself.
no amount of Ice Water will fix THIS!!!!
Oh, I’m hoping he gets the very justified punishment he deserves.
It seems that genie Natalie is pretty top-heavy compared to regular transformation Natalie.
I guess becoming a genie added some overall improvements. Now I just wonder if Natalie ever went around transforming other people in this version of the timeline?
No, Natalie not Jeanie, she would not go around like Jeanie just arbitrarily transforming guys into girls and then forgetting what she did and not turn them back into men. So it would be no to both Natalie turning men into women or forgetting to turn them back into men.
Ye are forgetting that djinns can’t change their core form, and these forms of djinns core form is a reflection of what they think a djinn should look like, so this is less of a Jean situation and more like a Ghosts Busters “don’t think of Marshmallows situation”
The increased bust size is probably at Jean’s insistence. Very few women would consider that an “improvement”.
Yeah, “larger than average” is good (e.g. Jeanie’s default size), but “physically awkward” would only be good for the novelty value.
Disadvantage: Top Heavy. -2 to Dexterity checks to maintain balance. -1 to Intelligence of nearby males. (Paraphrased loosely from the spoof parody game “Macho Women with Guns”)
or maybe the changes was a masters wish
So… either Jeanie told her younger self about the bottle, or Jean figured it out (maybe at the last second?) when he and Neil found it, and he somehow got Neil to pick it up.
Then, by the look of things, Jean used two wishes: one to have Natalie “improved” (though who knows… she might have been genie-fied like that) and a second to have her make Jean buff — or maybe just independently wealthy so he could spend time on his vanity, rather than on a job.
Time to *poof* yourself (and Neil!) back in time (again), Jeanie!
I am going with either Jeanie told her teen self about the Genie Bottle and what it will do or maybe it just slipped out of her mouth by accident and then Jeanie didn’t correct her screw up when it happened or maybe she thought it would be OK, which it isn’t and it not going to be OK, with her going back to fix thing again.
Well, I hope someone picked up that Phone.
Because I called it.
Jeanie broke the first rule of time travel, and spoke of the future most likely as the excuse as to why Jeanie wasn’t going to do it.
As an Aside, Jeanie showed no real creative thinking, She could have just gotten her younger self blackout drunk then claimed that they did it when young Jean woke up.
But will Jeanie realize that Neil did not do to her what Jean did to “Neil”?
No, of course not.
Remember folks… rape is always funny when it happens to a man. Don’t like this strip? Well, it’s obviously your fault for not being able to take a joke.
Who said this situation is supposed to be funny?
Rape happens to men … and it’s not funny then.
As Robert notes – it’s not supposed to be funny.
Watch out, Jeanie. Your male self has lecherous ideas. Will Jean make a wish that catches his female self by surprise?
That is a distinct possibility of Jean trying to bang Jeanie too and yes, I see Jean trying to catch Jeanie by surprise too. But, Jeanie only hope is the Neil that still in the bottle. Like he is still technically still her Master and not Jean even now.
I think Jeanie isn’t caught by surprise. Nor is she “okay” with this future, based on her last-panel expression. And even if she’s somehow caught by surprise (though I doubt Natalie would *quickly* go along with a wish… even if she might have to go along with it) I don’t know that genie power can overcome genie power… especially Jeanie’s current level.
(Plus, Jean has to be careful… if he’s used 2 wishes, he doesn’t want to use his last one.)
Isn’t the ‘three wish’ rule not applicable to this comic? I think it’s just whoever owns the bottle gets unlimited wishes.
@Contact_Lost: It was established early on by Guano that there is a three-wish rule then you find a new Master, unless you choose to stay.
There is a 3 wish rule
But if both the genie AND the master choose it, the genie can stay with the current master, but is no longer obligated to grant any wishes
I do have few question and they are:
Does Jean know that this is his Genie self from another time line and if he does, this is going to get real messy real quick?
We know that Jeanie is mostly all women now even if it female genie women. Will this finally decouple any idea or desire in Jeanie hart to go back to being guy or even wanting to have anything to do with guy now?
Maybe sexy harem party is a movie they intend to watch? Favourite positions might be slang for sitting on the couch? … Aye yai yai my head …
Well- at least in this time line Jean is quite happy. He should have a happy time line somewhere … right?
Really should have just accepted the normal burger …
Oh yeah. This did all start over a freakin’ hamburger, didn’t it? lol
But it was a Kimble burger! A Burger Neil was willing to time travel for. 😀
Wasn’t that a Kibble burger? Kimble was chasing a one-armed man at this point.
A man! With a mechanical! Arm!
Technically, Neil didn’t know about time travel being involved until Jeanie told him, in the past. Beforehand, he thought that Jeanie was poofing them to a current location in the present.
Natalie Genie seems uncomfortable.
You think? (insert sarcasm here)
I just think she’s uncomfortable with
them knowing that he’s fully embarrassed being stuck as a woman.
You are getting a little handsy there, Jean!
Neil ABSOLUTELY needs to see this. What his “friend” would have made of him, had their roles been reversed. Also, extra ammunition in his position as Jeanie’s master.
I dunno.. to cut Jean a break I suspect, when dealing with infinite possibilities and timelines there’s little doubt that the worst qualities of a person can be found. How hard it must be for such an observer to be friends with anyone… such a person has to be literally made of ultimate forgiveness… (has re: zero flashbacks)
But there is no evidence yet that Jean is forcing her . I mean he must have found found the lamp long ago . Maybe Natalia accepts that and they have become a couple or so .
@Bakor true. I mean ‘forced’ might not apply to genies.. it is their nature and desire to serve a master (if they accept their genie nature) … but a master could take advantage of that nature horribly. A genies mind is known to be.. expanded and able to tolerate situations that would appall humans. (Confinement for thousands of years for example)
Being in a relationship with Jean might not seem so bad given the (unknown) alternatives …
@Bakor
A wish cannot affect the free will of a human or make him/her fall in love. What about the will of the genie herself?
@Guardingdark
If she has no choice, that is being forced.
I hate being the one to defend Jean here, but do keep in mind that this is a version of Jean that got rejected on prom night (whereas our Jean remembers scoring)
Jean has a fragile enough ego that this could be him compensating for that night, it doesn’t make any of what he’s doing okay, but it’s enough to conclude that, if Neil had opened the bottle in the normal timeline, then Jean probably wouldn’t be this bad (he’d definitely still try, but it wouldn’t be forced)
@Paradox: I think you may have that reversed. This Jean may be a version that scored on prom night. The rejected Jean was turning records at WKRP just a few pages ago.
@Mike: The Jean at WKRP was rejected publicly, this version of Jean was rejected privately by Jeanie, but was allowed to TELL everyone that he scored (so he has the reputation, but he knows that he’s a fraud)
Just want to say that is a really nice painting in the background. I wonder if it’s Jean’s tastes or If Nat had to poof it up.
Yeah, there’s a bunch of nice art on the walls in this place.
The painting is called “Free as The Wind” by Megan Duncanson. It’s (obviously) modern abstract art. Prints are readily available.
Not sure about the multicolored one behind Jeanie in Panel 1.
Woah!
I knew Jean could be kinda sleazy but I never thought he’d actually go through with the whole “have sex with your best friend after you’ve turned him into a hot girl” thing. I geuinely thought he would bottle (that was totally inadvertant) it if the oppotunity arose. I’m only hoping Jeanie is as disgusted by this as we are and takes appropriate measures.
Two other things, first is Jean rather more “buff” than usual, and second the expression the Jenatte’s face in panel 2.
As creepy as this is when you think about it, this is still perfectly in character for what we know about pre-genie Jean. And let’s face it, a lot of us would probably do the same if we had a hot magic genie.
Not really, no. Jean was sleazy, but this has implications of coercion.
Go check out Page 75 to see exactly what Jean himself thought he’d do if Neil had become the hot female genie instead of him.
https://jeaniebottle.com/archives/comic/jeanie-bottle-75
Speak for yourself. I would hope most here wouldn’t force themselves on people.
“You have three wishes, master. Ask, and I shall obey.”
“Oh my God, you’re hot! My first wish is for you to have sex with me!”
“*Disgusted sigh* As you command, so I have no choice but to comply. Master. *Reluctantly begins to disrobe.*”
If this is a scenario that you’re comfortable with… Well, I just hope you keep it in the realm of fantasy.
I agree, though, this is pretty in-character for pre-genie Jean. He’d happily jump into the above scenario, and it would never even cross his mind that the genie in question might prefer not to do the horizontal tango.
I hope that Genie Jean, upon seeing a version of himself that’s been repeatedly raping his best friend… well, asking for bit of self-reflection might be a bit much, but I do hope she at least gets angry.
Going out on a limb, here. This is not the WKRP Jean that Jeanie dissed; this is base line Jean run amok with power. A couple of possibilities can come from this, and it depends on what the timeline considers as the owner of Jeanie’s original bottle.
If this is an alternate timeline bottle, then Jean can only command Genie-Neil (hereafter referred to as Jenatte). The extent of her powers of Jeanie are questionable since Jeanie may have far more power (of course, the entire Blue Djinn scenario may have involved Jenatte and they may be equals).
If this is the same bottle then Neil no longer owns it and Jean can command both Jenatte and Jeanie, which would be very bad for the world at large since his narcissism and ego could run unchecked (until Haji and the Genie Council gets involved).
The former scenario is possible, and Jeanie can easily escape, but the latter is more likely, and Jean just might get his sexy harem orgy started. Jeanie would be forced to comply but since Jean does not know that base line Neil is in the bottle. Jeanie can poof up a savior (buffed up like when she had that allergy) and Jean’s nose just might meet fists of steel. Neil ends up with the bottle and both genies.
> This is not the WKRP Jean that Jeanie dissed; this is base line Jean run amok with power.
Not quite. It’s Jean after being told by Jeanie to lie about scoring on prom night.
A subtle difference, but it might explain the change.
What a twist. Finally, the action moved on. I just want to see a stormy session of intimate massage with copious ejaculation, as well as oral and classic threesomes too. It would be interesting to see (at least next week for sure). It would be even more interesting to look at these two concubines for him.
I can’t help but wonder if Jean has used all three of his wishes by this time. If I remember correctly, a genie is required to stay with a master/mistress until all three wishes have been granted, but they are then free to find a new master/mistress if they want to. By the look on Natalie’s face I would say she hates being forced into the relationship she is now in with Jean even though he was his best friend when they were both guys and may want to move on.
We should know the answer to this in a few more strips I imagine.
Unless one of the wishes was “I wish you to become my devoted love slave.”
I think a devoted love slave’s reaction would be something other than oh crap!
If she didn’t want to get it on with her younger (male) self, it’d be so much worse getting it on with her older (male) self.
It’s Biff Tannen all over again!
Jeanie can always send her old self to the Harem Club-on stage.
So how do we get Neil out of that bottle?
How long can a human live in the bottle is my question. I hope they don’t forget him like last time …
hopefully if not left in bottle too long the person doesn’t become a genie themselves
@paul that is the most optimistic outcome …
Jean was transformed by the bottle to become Jeanie because it didn’t have a genie linked to it. Back on page 9 ( https://jeaniebottle.com/archives/comic/06232009 ), Jeanie poofed Neil into the bottle, where he spent the night (with Jeanie sleeping on him) without being turned into a genie (although he did get turned into Natalie and deposited on stage when Jeanie woke up and found he had morning wood), so it’s unlikely that spending time in a genie’s bottle would transform him.
so then did anything change the future this time? or does Jean really have to “youknowhat” in order for things to not be effed up? (what a horrible decision)
I don’t think that Jean has to actually “do it”, but Teen-Jean has to believe that he did. Getting him drunk enough that he doesn’t remember, and then convincing him afterward that they had a wild night should be enough.
@Mega, we know that Jean originally didn’t want to be either a Genie or a female also. My guess is that Jeanie revealed too much of the future to Jean either on purpose or by accidentally saying something about the future to Jean that he should not have known about. Like she his future self after both Neil and he find that genie bottle. I am betting that Jean decided that rather than be geniefied himself, that he rather that Neil will become the one that get geniefied instead of himself becoming the genie.
If this is what happened, then Jeanie got her work cut out for herself when it come to undoing this mess. We just have to see what happens now in the future episodes of Jeanie Bottle.
The ultimate solution is for Jean and Neil travel back to the point where Jean originally poofed back in time to get a burger and go “NO STOP”, before explaining everything and hopefully preventing all of this at all and thus erasing (or otherwise sealing) those timelines.
The Jeannie and Neil we’ve been following would cease to exist, however, and the entire story would end up nullified. But the burger joint might still be open since no future money would end up being spent there. So that’s a good thing.
Given that Jeanie and Neil still exist currently, even though the timeline is changed, suggests that going back and stopping the time travel altogether wouldn’t erase the Jeanie and Neil from this story arc
can’t escape this situation with himself can he