The Genie From Down Under

Season 21996

The Genie From Down Under is an Australian children's comedy television series. It was a co-production between the ACTF, the BBC and the ABC from 1995 to 1998. It was released on video in the 1990s, and is available for order via the ACTF website or Purchase on iTunes.

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13 Episodes

E01 Wishing and Hoping

When upper class English girl Penelope Townes finds a magic opal which contains two Australian genies, Bruce and his son Baz, she thinks all her problems are over and that she can have anything she wants. Bruce, however, has other ideas.

June 19, 1996

E02 It's My Opal...(and I'll cry if I want to)

Tour operator, Otto von Meister and his nephew, Conrad arrive at Townes Downs with a load of tourists. When he learns about the opal, Otto recalls that it belonged to their family years before and he and Conrad are desperate to get it back.

June 26, 1996

E03 Where it's at

Bruce wants to become human but to do this he must take the opal to the cave where it was mined over a hundred years before. He sets out to trick Penelope into visiting the cave.

July 3, 1996

E04 Good Cop, Bad Genie

Penelope is desperate to win the Cross Country and she does, without any help from the genies. Penelope wishes that Conrad could see her success. He does, but not quite how Penelope would have liked.

July 10, 1996

E05 Customs

Penelope, Lady Diana and Miss Mossop are arrested by a Customs Officer when they return to England with 20 million pounds provided by the genies. That exact amount has just gone missing from the Royal Mint.

July 17, 1996

E06 Larceny

Bruce helps Otto and Conrad get the opal because he thinks they will help him return to Australia. Instead the Von Meisters sell it for 25,000 pounds. It's now up to the genies to sort the mess out.

July 24, 1996

E07 The Eternal Quadrangle

Penelope is furious when Lady Diana's wish for a holiday in Australia is granted and they are once again at Townes Downs. To punish Lady Diana and Bruce, Penelope wishes her mother and Otto would fall madly in love.

July 31, 1996

E08 Nobody's Perfect

In an effort to stop Bruce continually misinterpreting her wishes, Penelope writes down her perfect wish. All goes well, Penelope is perfect, Lady Diana is rich and Marcia is ugly. However the genies have the last laugh.

August 7, 1996

E09 The Triple Agent

Conrad realises something is strange about Bruce and is determined to figure it out, with Baz's supposed help. But everyone else begins thinking Conrad is the odd one out.

August 14, 1996

E10 A Tale of Two Cities

Now that Conrad knows Bruce's secret, he decides to work on Baz to pump the information from him and the first thing he does is steal the opal

August 21, 1996

E11 School Daze

Returning to England for Marcia's party, Penelope discovers she has to take a catch up exam. Ready to win (with the opal), she attends the party, unaware of what surprises lie ins tore.

August 28, 1996

E12 Triple Treat

Otto and Conrad send two fake opals into circulation causing trouble for all involved.

September 4, 1996

E13 It's Still Magic

Bruce decides it's time for he and Baz to be free. First, Penelope tries to convince him not to and then Diana's love comes into play and the suspense is fatal...

September 11, 1996

The Genie From Down Under

E01 Wishing and Hoping

E02 It's My Opal...(and I'll cry if I want to)

E03 Where it's at

E04 Good Cop, Bad Genie

E05 Customs

E06 Larceny

E07 The Eternal Quadrangle

E08 Nobody's Perfect

E09 The Triple Agent

E10 A Tale of Two Cities

E11 School Daze

E12 Triple Treat

E13 It's Still Magic

Eek! The Cat

BTS: Burn the Stage

Spice Up Our Love

Strong Girl Nam-soon

The Rebel

Doraemon (Chinese dubbing)

Radd

Tu mourras moins bête

180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us

Şaka Bi' Yana

Garrison's Gorillas

Willa's Wild Life

Engine

Rick Stein's India

My Husband's Woman

Twenty Five Twenty One

E01 Wishing and Hoping

E02 It's My Opal...(and I'll cry if I want to)

E03 Where it's at

E04 Good Cop, Bad Genie

E05 Customs

E06 Larceny

E07 The Eternal Quadrangle

E08 Nobody's Perfect

E09 The Triple Agent

E10 A Tale of Two Cities

E11 School Daze

E12 Triple Treat

E13 It's Still Magic