The Genie from Down Under

The Genie from Down Under53%

TV 1996-06-19 30m Comedy Drama Family
★ 4.8 / 10 · 4 votes
Ratings
Combined
53.4 %
3 sources
IMDb
7.2 /10
272 votes
Trakt
36 %
9 votes
TMDB
48 %
4 votes

When Penelope discovers an old trunk in the attic of her home, her curiosity leads her to check its contents. She finds a beautiful, but dusty, opal pendant and is delighted with her find - not realising how much it will affect her life.

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Status
Ended
Runtime
30m
Seasons
2
Episodes
26
Network
ABC TV
Country
Australia
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Created by
Patricia Edgar Esben Storm
Cast
Alexandra Milman Alexandra Milman Penelope Townes Rhys Muldoon Rhys Muldoon Bruce Glenn Meldrum Glenn Meldrum Baz Anna Galvin Anna Galvin Lady Diana Townes Monica Maughan Monica Maughan Miss Mossop Mark Mitchell Mark Mitchell Otto von Meister Fletcher Humphrys Fletcher Humphrys Conrad von Meister Ian McFadyen Ian McFadyen Lord Roderick 'Bubbles' Ackington-Smyth Kylie Belling Kylie Belling Trish Emu Ben Thomas Ben Thomas Thomas Richard Young Richard Young Sebastian Simon Grey Simon Grey Montgomery St. Ives
Season 1 1996 · 13 eps
  1. 1 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… Jun 19, 1996
  2. 2 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… Jun 26, 1996
  3. 3 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. Jul 3, 1996
  4. 4 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 Penelo… Jul 10, 1996
  5. 5 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 m… Jul 17, 1996
  6. 6 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… Jul 24, 1996
  7. 7 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 mothe… Jul 31, 1996
  8. 8 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… Aug 7, 1996
  9. 9 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. Aug 14, 1996
  10. 10 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 Aug 21, 1996
  11. 11 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… Aug 28, 1996
  12. 12 Triple Treat Otto and Conrad send two fake opals into circulation causing trouble for all involved. Sep 4, 1996
  13. 13 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... Sep 11, 1996
Season 2 1998 · 13 eps
  1. 1 I Do. You Do! Who Do? Bruce has to tell Diana he is a genie, it will clear his mind so he can propose. However, Diana has the opal. So when Bruce asks the question, she wishes the moment will last for… Jul 23, 1998
  2. 2 The Photo Opportunity While Diana has forgotten about Bruce's proposal, love is blossoming. Determined to see if the love is real, Penelope makes Bruce human for a day with surprising consequences. Now… Jul 30, 1998
  3. 3 The Cold Shoulder Conrad has trained a parrot to get the opal and he becomes controller. But Penelope is desperate to get her opal back and forms a pact with Bruce. Aug 6, 1998
  4. 4 Chase the Sun After a bad wish of Penelope's, the master of the past is called to right things. But the past and future may have been changed in the attempt Aug 13, 1998
  5. 5 Peace in Our Time When Pen wishes for everyone to tell the truth, surprising secrets come out. But when Bubbles gets the opal, his wish makes everyone lose their clothes and only Penelope can put t… Aug 20, 1998
  6. 6 Lord of the Nail Files A school trip to Australia is something none of the English girls want but Penelope wishes to look her best at all times. Now, the perfect Penelope is the loved one of teacher Mi… Sep 3, 1998
  7. 7 Baby Talk Diana and Nigel are planning to elope and Penelope has become a baby again so noone can understand her wishes. Miss Mossop and Bruce decide to ruin the wedding plans. Sep 10, 1998
  8. 8 My Better Half Diana and Nigel are still going to get married, which when put as ""Your mother won't be marrying Bruce"" doesn't sound too bad. But when Bruce discovers Nigel is a fraud he must … Sep 17, 1998
  9. 9 Stock and Bonding Pen would really love a boyfriend and the gorgeous Montgomery St. Ives is her type. So, without Bruce's help Pen gets the guy and shows off to Sophie and Marcia. Unfortunately h… Sep 24, 1998
  10. 10 The Opal is Boomerang When the indigenous Yapindchit people claim the opal is theres a vicious battle ensues between Pen, the aboriginals, Otto and Darlene. The case ends up going to court under Judge … Oct 1, 1998
  11. 11 The Heart of Country & Western When Diana enters the family into a C&W concert, Pen is overcome with stage fright. Meanwhile she needs the opal and Mossop has it. Oct 8, 1998
  12. 12 Otto Rules OK Otto has become King of England. No, it's not a joke - he has the opal.Diana, Darlene and Mossop have been imprisoned and Bubbles has formed a Robin Hood style rebellion while Pe… Oct 15, 1998
  13. 13 The Last Wish Penelope realises that she cannot stop Bruce and Diana's love so the three of them must figure out what they are going to do. Oct 22, 1998
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