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Her costume in that pic has been modified.

In the original, the network (NBC) required her costume to be modified so as not to show her navel.

from classictvbeauties.com No. 1 Barbara Eden:

Jeannie's unseen navel created as much publicity for Barbara as the unique concept show. She said "It wasn't an issue until the media made it an issue." Regardless, the NBC censors were adament that Jeannie's navel would always remained covered.

Hagman told the authors of "What Were They Thinking: The 100 Dumbest Events in Television History," "I was told that the lady in charge of standards and practices was a retired nun and she had probably never seen a navel before." He added, "Everybody kept waiting for that navel to pop out."

The craziness heightened when the producers of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh In" asked Barbara if she wanted to "premerie" her navel on their show. The NBC censors went ballistic and refused to allow Barbara to appear on "Laugh In." The irony is "Laugh In" featured bikini-clad dancers Goldie Hawn and Teresa Graves.

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There was a time in America ...

Remember when Lucy & Ricky, Rob & Laura, etc., even though married, had to sleep in twin bed?

There was a time in America ...

I am glad that it has changed. I mean it was a bit unrealistic to have married couples sleeping in separate beds. However, we have gone too far now. If they didn’t start off so ridiculous, we might not be where we are today.

“Remember when Lucy & Ricky, Rob & Laura, etc., even though married, had to sleep in twin bed?”

If I am not mistaken, back in the day, a toilet bowl was an item not to be shown on TV.