Genie in the House
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| Genie In The House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Children's, Comedy |
| Creator(s) | Phil Ox, Isabelle Dubernet, Eric Fuhrer and Steven Bowol |
| Starring | Adam Morris Vicky Longley Katie Sheridan Jordan Metcalfe Angus Kennedy Victoria Gay |
| Country of origin | UK |
| No. of episodes | 26 Episodes (Series 1) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Phil Ox and Steven Bowol |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Nickelodeon, Canal J |
| Original run | May 29, 2006 – present |
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| IMDb profile | |
Genie in the House is a British sitcom about a widowed Dad (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who move into a new house, but when they went to the attic they found a dusty old lamp. A quick rub of the lamp and out popped Adil, a trainee genie from Balamkadaar who has been confined to life in the lamp for 1000 years. Philip has banned any use of magic in the house and yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves in to trouble using Adil's wish granting powers. The show is filmed at Elstree Film & Television Studios in Hertfordshire and was first aired on 29 May 2006. It is currently showing repeats on Nickelodeon in the UK. Series 2 was shot at some point in 2006.
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[edit] Main cast
- Adam Morris as Philip Norton
- Vicky Longley as Emma Norton
- Katie Sheridan as Sophie Norton
- Jordan Metcalfe as Adil the Genie
- Angus Kennedy as Max Baxter
- Victoria Gay as Caroline Smart
[edit] Others
- Jessica Ashworth as Shona
- Katy Bartrop as Miss Mayer
- James Bellamy as Harold
- Jay Benedict as Mr. Soderburg
- Joseph Long as Leonardo de Vinci
- Nicola Mycroft as Monica
- Philip Fox as Mr. Preston
- Hannah Tointon as Annabel
- Nicholas Kahn as Abdab
- Martin Delaney as Habib
- Jamie Honeybourne as Hubert Molesworthy
- Oliver Morris as Young Philip
- Richard Freeman as Mr. Hull
- Robbie Jarvis as Billy
- Ella Kenion as Miss Quaver
- Ben Lloyd-Hughes as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Krystal Archer as Lindy Lou
- Jack Blumenau as Harrold
[edit] Characters
- Adil the Genie
Adil was born in the sixth century in the suburbs of Balamkadaar.
His father was a genie (to be found today in a bottle of pop at the bottom of the Nile) and his mother was a teacher of the Dance of the Seven Veils. Like all kids, Adil went to school, only his was a Genie School, the world famous School for Genie Arts and Sciences. Adil climbed into a lamp for a dare, strictly forbidden for first year students, and got himself stuck.
Unfortunately the forty thieves chose that very night to break in and steal it. Then began a journey that lasted 17 centuries before arriving in the hands of Sophie and Emma.
- Philip Norton
Emma and Sophie's dad. He's a talented and successful designer but, having to constantly meet the deadlines set by his boss, Max, and bring up two teenage girls is pretty much a full-time occupation. Adil is categorically forbidden to grant Emma and Sophie wishes for two reasons:
- It's a very bad habit to get what you want simply by clicking your fingers.
- If anyone found out there was a genie in the house, life would become very difficult.
If the girls break this rule, he has no hesitation in using the full range of traditional punishments. He'll ground his daughters, he'll withhold their pocket money or forbid them from staying at their aunt's house in the country, or all of the above. But if Adil does break the rule and grant his daughters their wishes, he is severely punished. The most effective punishment being to lock him up in the lamp for the entire weekend!
- Sophie Norton
She is passionate about what makes the world tick, she's fascinated in everything from the anatomy of a red ant to the conquest of space!. But that doesn't stop her making wishes, and (almost) everytime Adil gets them wrong and has to enlist the help of Emma to fix them. Her favourite lessons are physics, chemistry, history and geography and would love to go to university and to study as many subjects and languages as possible!.
And then there's......
- Emma Norton
The complete opposite of Sophie. She hates school, tests and homework. But she does manage to get by without too much difficulty but without any brilliance. She loves reading, but much prefers a good story over boring facts and figures in text-books. She gets on well with Adil, she loves to hear his stories of Louis XV and she doesn't care if he's making it up or not. He makes her dream and that's more important than anything else. She also forgets loads of things, she never puts anything away and has a great deal of difficulty in finishing what she's started.
- Max Baxter
Philip's boss, Max baxter a legend in his own lunchtime. Philip is, of course, an incredibly talented designer, but, it goes without saying that, without the supreme marketing skills and never-say-die attitude of Max, he would go nowhere fast. He has already invented the Max baxter Egg and Soldier Holder, but Philip insists that it is his idea. Max is having nothing of it and will take the credit with absolutely no problem whatsoever!
- Caroline Smart
Philip's helping hand around the house and with the girls. Although, technically she lives next door, she managed to persuade Philip years ago to give her a key to the house so she can come and go as necessary.
[edit] Episode guide
[edit] Series 1
- Maxed Out
Adil is scolded by Philip for using his powers, so when Uncle Max accidentally lets him out of the lamp, he’s only too pleased to have a new master. But Max realizes what’s happened and wishes to be president of the world. Sophie and Emma decide he’s going too far, and an exhausted Adil agrees; they must find a way to trick Max into putting Adil back in the lamp.
- Cave Dad
Philip is trying to invent a better soda can to impress a businessman who's coming to dinner with Max. For her homework, Emma wants to know if the family have any illustrious ancestors and Philip mentions a famous inventor; she wishes she could meet him but Adil goes a bit too far and the ancestor turns out to be a caveman. When their American dinner guest arrives, Sophie and Emma have to persuade him the caveman is Philip.
- Puppy Love
Adil inadvertently changes the puppy into a “good boy” and Sophie thinks he’s her blind date. Meanwhile, Max and Philip appear on a shopping channel to present their latest invention, a hand spa. But when Emma delegates Adil to buy hand spas over the phone instead of 25, he orders 25,000. To add to her problems, Sophie is falling for the adorable "Rascal" and Emma must find a way to tell her he’s really the puppy.
- The Clones
Emma and Sophie have to get ready for the party of the century but their father wants them to clean the kitchen first. They wish the washing up could just be done, and Adil obliges. But when Philip finds out they’ve used the genie’s powers, he punishes them by not letting them go out. This time, they wish for doubles to fool their father while they go to the party, and Adil has no choice but to grant them their wish.
- New Best Friend
Emma wishes her goldfish could do tricks to impress her teacher and Adil grants her wish, except he gets it wrong as usual and the goldfish become singers instead of swimmers. Meanwhile, Sophie feels she is being victimized by her geography teacher and wishes the teacher would like her lots and lots and lots… Thanks to Adil, she does, but now the teacher wants to be her best friend. Sophie must enlist Emma’s help to persuade the teacher not to like her.
- Rock Me Amadeus
Emma is jealous because her archrival at school has impressed the boys in music class by writing a song. She decides she can do better but wishes she had some help. Adil obliges by bringing her the greatest musician of all time, Mozart, who promptly falls for Sophie and demands she become his muse. Meanwhile, a flying carpet has arrived for Adil and Philip breaks his own rule and takes it for a ride.
- Cuckoo
When Emma rubs the magic lamp, a new genie appears. He says his name is Abdab and he claims to be the rightful resident of the lamp; he reveals that Adil never graduated from genie school, which is why he so often gets his spells wrong. While Emma is happy to have her wishes fulfilled correctly at last, Sophie is doubtful, and tries to help poor Adil get rid of the usurper.
- Say Cheese
After Sophie accidentally deletes a photo of her father taken in front of the Mona Lisa, Emma decides to recreate it with Adil's help by bringing the world’s most famous painting from the Louvre. When Adil inadvertently destroys it, they have no choice but to wish for its creator too, and try to persuade him to paint a new one. Luckily Leonardo da Vinci, the great artist and inventor, also happens to be Philip’s hero.
- Control Freak
Philip thinks his daughters have forgotten his birthday but while he goes to a football match, Sophie, Emma and Adil prepare a surprise party. When they wish the remote control would work properly, Adil fixes it so it does – on everything. Philip returns unexpectedly, and they use the remote control to pause him, fast forward the preparations and rewind their mistakes. But things get very confused when they press the wrong button.
- Gnome Sweet Gnome
Emma wants money for a new pair of shoes, but she doesn’t want to have to work like Sophie delivering pizzas, so she decides to have a yard sale. Meanwhile, Philip has a developed a crush on the woman at the garden centre. When she comes to the house to return his wallet, Adil accidentally turns Philip into a garden gnome. Looking for things to sell, Emma finds the gnome that looks a lot like her father…
- Daddy Cool
Philip is behind on a job for Max and he’s losing his patience. His daughters wish he was a bit more mellow, so he’ll let them have a party that evening, but Adil goes a bit too far and turns Philip into a hippy. Their new cool dad doesn’t want the party to stop but he still has to come up with a design for Max’s German client, who is anything but nonchalant.
- Girl Band
Emma is desperate to enter a talent contest and persuades Sophie to be her partner. But Sophie is shy and when Emma wishes she had more confidence, Adil grants her wish. Sophie becomes so confident, she decides to enter the competition on her own, leaving Emma to find a new partner. Adil makes sure it’s him. When Sophie takes the stage, though, the spell wears off, and Adil has trouble with his wig.
- Spies
Emma thinks she’s a superspy after seeing a Bond film with Adil and when she wishes life was more like it was in the film, Adil has no choice but to make her daydream come true. Sophie is transformed into an evil supervillain who kidnaps Adil and torture-tickles him to force Emma to hand over her diamond ear-rings. Caroline, who is working for Sophie, kidnaps Philip and Emma, with the help of Max, must go on a mission to rescue them.
- Election
Upset because the school is cutting down on library hours, Sophie decides to stand for election to the school council. Snubbed by Sophie and her hunky team of advisers, Emma decides she wants to be elected too. Meanwhile, Philip regrets teaching Adil to play table tennis. Adil is so good that Philip suggests he enter the annual local tournament in his place. Adil must find a way to give Philip his morale back. And when Sophie resorts to magic to win votes, Emma decides to use magic too – to win her revenge.
- No Time Like The Future
Philip has invented a toaster that cuts the crust off toast. When Emma wishes it were already six o’clock and time for her favourite TV show, Adil obligingly sends the house into the future – centuries in the future. Philip’s toaster has mutated into an entire android population that has taken over the world, locking humans in zoos and revering Philip as the Great Creator. Sophie, Emma and their dad desperately need Adil’s help to get back, but where is he? In the future, there’s no trace of the hapless genie.
- Kidding Around
Sophie is trying to teach Adil how to un-wish a wish but the hapless genie inadvertently turns Philip into nine-year-old Philip in older Philip’s body. When Max arrives to see her dad, Sophie must quickly find a way to turn Philip back into his normal self. But every time Adil tries, it goes wrong. First it’s Philip in nine-year-old Philip's body and then, when Adil tries to fix his mistake, he makes him a hundred years old. Meanwhile, Caroline has a blind date and asks Emma to be her style coach.
- Me Me Me
Sophie has created a lovely floral display, but nobody is interested, so she wishes people would take more notice of her. Soon everybody is paying her attention; her face is on the cover of all the newspapers and photographers are waiting outside the front door. Jealous Emma decides to tell the media a few things they didn’t know about her popular sister. Sophie has had enough, but when Adil tries to reverse the spell, she becomes invisible.
- Mummy Dearest
It’s Adil’s 1,500th birthday and Sophie and Emma have arranged a surprise party. When the first guest arrives, it’s Adil’s mother! Djamilla announces she’s arranged a marriage for son with her neighbour’s daughter Duma. To save him from this fate, Sophie pretends to be engaged to Adil. Meanwhile, Philip, Emma and Sophie conspire to convince Djamilla her son is a great genie. The trouble is, Adil has given Philip a magnetic personality — literally. Everything metal sticks to him.
- Teacher
Sophie wishes her father wasn’t so preoccupied with his work and would listen to what she says, and Emma wishes her history teacher was a bit less boring. Adil has no choice but to grant his teenage masters their desires. Philip annoyingly obeys Sophie’s every word and Emma’s new history teacher is none other than Adil. The error-prone genie has traded places with him, and now dull Mr. Hull is the one with the magical powers.
- Do You Want To Dance?
Emma is chosen to represent her dance class in a TV contest. But Philip is smitten by her dance teacher and decides to participate too. Emma wishes her dad could dance at least, and Adil conjures up a pair of magic shoes. Thanks to the shoes, Philip dances so well that the teacher decides to drop Emma and enter the contest with him. Meanwhile, Sophie has a new pet tarantula. When she discovers Adil is arachnophobic she decides to try aversion therapy, but that means tricking him into touching the spider.
- Out of our Minds
Emma wishes her dad could know what it was like to be her, and Philip wishes Emma could understand what life is like for him. Adil obliges, and father and daughter swap bodies. Emma, who looks and talks like Philip, has to deliver a presentation to a client with Uncle Max, and Philip, who has turned into Emma, has a rehearsal for the school play with a boy Emma has a crush on. Embarrassingly, the must practise the love scene from Romeo and Juliet.
- Emma TV
When Emma wishes she could be like the presenter of pop show on TV, Adil must realise her wish. The Norton household is transformed into a TV studio, Philip is the director, Uncle Max is the cigar-chomping producer, and Adil becomes a presenter. Stardom soon goes to his head, however, and Sophie and Emma have to imitate a pop duo to get on the show and trick Adil into bringing everything back to normal.
- Witch Way
To help Sophie get her homework finished so they can go to a party, Emma wishes her sister could meet the great Medieval feminist Lady Isabella. Sophie and Adil end up back in the 13th century and discover Isabella is too busy doing housework to be a feminist. Believing her to be a wealthy princess, the Duke of Ellington, Isabella’s macho cousin, wants to marry Sophie. Meanwhile, Emma must help another tyrant - her father – to clean up on her own.
- Game On
Emma is playing a video game set in ancient Egypt, and Adil is helping her. But when she wishes the mummy that’s blocking her way wasn’t in the game, it turns up in their house instead, ready to do battle with the hapless genie. Meanwhile, Sophie shows Philip a design for a fountain pen she has done for a school project and Philip decides to help by making a much bigger version.
- Living Doll
Sophie and Emma are emptying their cupboard to give all their old toys to charity, and when Emma wishes she could be like her Lindy Lou doll, Adil gets the wish wrong and brings the doll to life. Meanwhile, Uncle Max shows up wearing a toupee and carrying a suitcase. He announces to Philip that he has left his wife. When he sees the cute airhead Lindy Lou sunbathing in the garden, he thinks his bachelor dreams have come true.
- I Love Adil
Sophie wishes her dad would cheer up and when Adil asks what would make him happy, Philip says he would like a more exciting job. Thanks to Adil, that’s what he gets – as a stunt man. Meanwhile, Emma is preparing Adil for a date with his secret admirer, but the object of Adil’s affection turns out to be Emma’s, worst enemy, Annabel Scott. Emma doesn’t trust her, but Adil is smitten. When she finds out that Adil is a genie, however, Annabel reveals her true colours.
