The Genie From Down Under

1996 - 1998

Wishing and Hoping

Episode 1

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.

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

Episode 2

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.

Where it's at

Episode 3

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.

Good Cop, Bad Genie

Episode 4

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.

Customs

Episode 5

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.

Larceny

Episode 6

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.

The Eternal Quadrangle

Episode 7

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.

Nobody's Perfect

7th August 1996

Episode 8

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.

The Triple Agent

14th August 1996

Episode 9

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.

A Tale of Two Cities

21st August 1996

Episode 10

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

School Daze

28th August 1996

Episode 11

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.

Triple Treat

4th September 1996

Episode 12

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

It's Still Magic

11th September 1996

Episode 13

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...

Top Cast

Rhys Muldoon•Ian McFadyen•Monica Maughan

Comedy Drama Family

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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Rhys Muldoon

Ian McFadyen

Monica Maughan

Mark Mitchell

Glenn Meldrum

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Anna Galvin

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Kylie Belling

Trish Emu

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