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The Genie from Down Under

  • 1996-1998
  • 2 seasons
  • Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Drama

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 realising how much this small gem will affect her future life (and that of her mother as well).

Season 2 Episode Guide

13 Episodes 1998

Episode 1

I Do. You Do! Who Do?

Bruce is trying to get the courage to ask Diana to marry him, but first he must tell her he is a genie. Diana has been wearing the opal and believes it is her good luck charm, especially when Bruce gets around to popping the question. But, when she wishes the moment would last forever she is put into a trance. Eventually freed from the trance, Diana can't remember a thing - including Bruce's proposal.

Episode 2

The Photo Opportunity

22 mins

Despite forgetting Bruce's proposal, love blooms between Lady Diana and the genie. Penelope doesn't believe the attraction is genuine and is sure Bruce is using his magic on Diana. She wishes he was human for a day - with amazing consequences. While Bruce battles with life as a human, Penelope uses Baz as her genie and wishes for dinner with Prince Umberto.

Episode 3

The Cold Shoulder

22 mins

Mossop advises Diana to 'seize the day'. She must learn to talk about her feelings, particularly how she feels about Bruce. Conrad decides it is time to show Otto that he isn't stupid and he trains a parrot to grab the opal. Successful, he suddenly finds himself as the one with the opal's powers. Conrad wants brains as well as good looks so he turns to Bubbles for advice.

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Episode 4

Chase the Sun

When Penelope gets a bad examination result, she wishes for the school to be destroyed that night, without realising Diana has a meeting there. Before she has a chance to change her wish the genies disappear and arrive back with Murray, the 'Master from the Past'. Bruce meets Diana and likes what he sees, but she is confused when he doesn't recognise her. She doesn't realise they haven't actually met yet. Trying to change her wish and save the school, Penelope and the 'Master from the Past' must chase the sun to make sure they don't change the past and affect the future.

Episode 5

Peace in Our Time

Diana is heartbroken. She believes Bruce has been kissing her friends, because of something that Penelope said. Penelope wishes that everyone would be honest with each other and gets more than she bargained for. When she tells Diana that Bruce hasn't been kissing her friends, Diana takes the opal and gives it to Bubbles. Bubbles believes he has to spread the message of honesty far and wide and becomes Baba Bubbles - the guru with followers across the world. When he wishes for the world to lose all their possessions, everyone loses their clothes as well. Amid all the chaos, Penelope gets the opal back.

Episode 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 Miss Chatterley. Only, Otto has been frightened off by the teacher and now there is no food. To make things worse, Marcia has the opal and her father Nigel is madly in love with Diana. A fight for survival begins in the Australian outback.

Episode 7

Baby Talk

Safely back home in England, Lady Diana accepts Nigel's marriage proposal. Penelope is unable to help with the wedding plans after a wish backfires and she becomes a baby again. She still has the opal but no-one can understand her wishes. Mossop helps Bruce thwart Nigel's plans to elope, but have they succeeded in calling off the wedding?

Episode 8

My Better Half

22 mins

Lady Diana and Nigel go ahead with their marriage plans and Penelope is delighted because her mother isn't marrying the genie. To keep up with her school work and have time to help with the wedding plans, Penelope wishes for a double, causing great confusion for everyone. When Bruce discovers that Nigel is just after Lady Diana's money he has to prove to Penelope that the marriage must be stopped.

Episode 9

Stock and Bonding

Penelope wants a boyfriend and she wants Marcia and Sophie to know she has one. She sets her sights on Montgomery St Ives and is determined to win him without the genies help. Mossop leaves to 'find' herself, becoming a leather clad bikie, Mad Moss, the tourists' friend. Penelope has to turn to Bruce for help when she discovers that Montgomery is a cad. Working together for a change, Marcia, Sophie and Penelope learn that revenge can be sweet.

Episode 10

The Opal Is a Boomerang

Mr Repo turns up at an exhibition of the Towne's private collection of artifacts, which has been collected over the centuries. He has a warrant to seize the opal, claiming it belongs to the indigenous Yapinchdit people and not Penelope Townes. Mr Repo claims Sir Claude stole the opal and everything else on display. Otto wants the opal in the name of his ancestor, and his Aboriginal tour leader Darlene says it originally belonged to her people. A wish to sort the whole mess out sees the case of the opal's ownership before Judge Smythe, Bubbles' father. It is the nations of the world versus Penelope Townes. The outcome is not what anyone wants.

Episode 11

The Heart of Country and Western

Penelope is overcome with stage fright when Diana enters the family in the Townesville Country and Western Music Festival. Penelope fears she will faint on the spot. Otto and Conrad see this as a great opportunity to finally get the opal. Mossop finds the opal and makes wishes without realising its power. To avoid embarrassment on stage at the festival, Penelope must get the opal back and make a wish.

Episode 12

Otto Rules OK

22 mins

Diana becomes an environmentalist and accepts an invitation to join Otto, who claims he is now a greenie. But it is just a plot to get the opal, and it works. Overwhelmed with his new power Otto makes himself King of England and throws Mossop, Diana and Darlene into the dungeons. Bubbles forms the 'Merry Chaps in Green' in the Forest to end King Otto's reign.

Episode 13

The Last Wish

22 mins

Bruce and Diana are pining for each other. Penelope realises that she can't stop true love, even if it does mean losing her genies. To ensure her mother's happiness, she hands the opal to her mother, allowing Bruce to reveal his true identity to Diana. He proposes and Diana and Bruce can finally plan to be married. But how can Diana have a husband who is a slave? Diana must free the genies.

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