The Genie from Down Under Season 1 Episodes

Episode 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 have anything she wants. Bruce however has other ideas. With: Randall Berger as Mr Hemingway, Natalie Playford as Mrs. Hemingway, Bob Hornery as Minister, Judith Stewart as Stuffy Matron, Chris Krishna Pillay as Caterer, Allan Ferguson as Organist.

Episode 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 Russian 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. With: Kylie Belling as Trish Emu, Kristof Kaczmarek as Boris.

Episode 3

Where It's At

22 mins

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. With: Kylie Belling as Trish Emu, Kristof Kaczmarek as Boris.

Episode 4

Good Cop, Bad Genie

22 mins

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. With: Emily Milburn as Marcia, Jacinta Stapleton as Sophie, Ian McFadyen as Bubbles; Lewis Fiander as Inspector Grave, Tasos Petousis as Michael, Caitlin McDougall as Sarah, Ian SMith as Race Judge, Kylie Belling as Trish Emu.

Episode 5

Customs

22 mins

Penelope, Miss Mossop and Lady Diana are arrested by an officer and caught with 20 million pounds when they are returned to England. The genies provided them with all the money. They were arrested because that amount of money was stolen from the Royal Mint.

Episode 6

Larceny

22 mins

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. With:Ian McFadyen as Bubbles, Gerald Lepkowski as Jeweller.

Episode 7

The Eternal Quadrangle

22 mins

Penelope is furious when Lady Diana's wish for a holiday in Australia is granted and they once again find themselves at Townes Downs. To punish Lady Diana and Bruce, Penelope wishes her mother and Otto would fall madly in love. With: Kylie Belling as Trish Emu, Ian McFadyen as Bubbles, Emily Milburn as Marcia, Jacinta Stapleton as Sophie; Stephen Scully as Reverend Walter, Tammy McCarthy as Petra, Jason Khoo as Eskimo #1, Sammy Chen as Eskimo #2.

Episode 8

Nobody's Perfect

22 mins

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. With: Emily Milburn as Marcia, Ian McFadyen as Bubbles; Magda Szubanski as Doris, Anna Lee as Marcia's Mother, Sally-Anne Upton as Hairdresser, Mark Neal as Director's Assistant, Matt Hayden as Cameraman, Andrew Bayly as Sound Recordist, Nicholas Crawford-Smith as Grip/Gaffer, Jasper Bagg as Boom.

Episode 9

The Triple Agent

22 mins

Conrad is certain that Bruce is weird, so he tries to capture him. Meanwhile, everyone gets the feeling that Conrad is the one that's strange.

Episode 10

A Tale of Two Cities

22 mins

Conrad realises that Bruce and Baz are genies and decides to work on Baz by taking him to an amusement park. When Conrad steals the opal, Baz helps Penelope to get it back. Her first wish is for Conrad to forget the whole incident. With: Kylie Belling as Trish Emu, Ian McFadyen as Bubbles, Reg Evans as Army Tourist #1, George Fairfax as Army Tourist #2.

Episode 11

School Daze

22 mins

Penelope wishes that she would be in England in time for Marcia's birthday party. When Penelope arrives in England, she finds out that she has a catch-up exam. Not worrying about the exam, Penelope heads off to Marcia's birthday party convinced that the opal will help her pass the exam.

Episode 12

Triple Threat

When Penelope Townes discovers a long-forgotten old trunk in the attic of her decaying mansion home, her curiosity leads her to check its contents. In it, she finds a beautiful, but dusty, opal pendant and is delighted with her find - little realizing how much this small gem will affect her future life (and that of her mother as well).

Episode 13

It's Still Magic

22 mins

Bruce gets the opal back to the cave and is about to free himself and Baz but Penelope convinces him not to leave his human friends in the lurch. Later, when Bruce and Diana kiss, it's some other form of magic entirely. With: Kylie Belling as Trish Emu, Ian McFadyen as Bubbles, Emily Milburn as Marcia, Jacinta Stapleton as Sophie; Sue Ann Post as Woman Tourist, Christine Stephen Daly as Woman Tourist #2, Patrick Sheridan as Passer By, Daryl Pellizer as Hobo, Allon Baron as Reporter.