Genie in the House

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Genie in the House
Format	Children's, Comedy
Created by	Phil Ox, Isabelle Dubernet, Eric Fuhrer and Steven Bawol
Starring	Adam Morris Vicky Longley Katie Sheridan Jordan Metcalfe Angus Kennedy Victoria Gay
Country of origin	UK
No. of episodes	52 Episodes - Series 1 26 Episodes - Series 2
Production
Executive producer(s)	Phil Ox and Steven Bawol
Running time	30 mins
Broadcast
Original channel	Nickelodeon, Canal J
Original run	May 29, 2006 – Present
External links
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Genie in the House is a British sitcom that is on Nickelodeon about a widowed Dad (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a dusty old lamp while exploring the loft of their new home. A quick rub of the lamp releases 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 into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers.

The show is based on an original idea, the collective work of Phil Ox, Steven Bawol, Isabelle Dubernet and Eric Fuhrer, and is a French/English co-production, produced in English by Moi j'aime la television, a French company. At one point, You Wish! was considered as a working title, and was used for the pilot show, but it was discovered that there had been an American sitcom, You Wish, with the same name, so Genie in the House was chosen instead.

The show's theme song was written especially for the show, with music by Jean de Aguiar and lyrics by Kevin Eldon. It is sung by Vicky Longley and Katie Sheridan.

Series 1 was recorded at Elstree Film & Television Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire and was first aired on 29 May 2006. It is currently being repeated on Nickelodeon in the UK. Series 2 started recording at the BBC Elstree Centre in Borehamwood on June 29, 2007, for broadcast in October 2007. The show has been sold, sometimes in dubbed form, to France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Ukraine, India and Australia.

1 Main Cast
- 1.1 Others
2 Characters
3 Growth and Episode Guide

[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

Ellen Lister as Melissa Fox
Jessica Ashworth as Shona
Katy Bartrop as Miss Mayer
Harry Lloyd as Nev
Kayleigh Batchelor as one of The Rejects
Lyneah Johnson as one of The Rejects
Danielle Mitchell as one of The Rejects
Eleanor Wild as one of The Rejects
Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis as Mr. Osterman
Matthew Leitch as Mamoun
Olivia Caffrey as Nanette
David McMullen as Frank
Georgia Slowe as Bonnie Swift
Alexander Wilson as Len
Tom Underwood as The Mummy
Deborah Alobah as Djamola
Susan Kyd as Jamilla
Elizabeth Conboy as Lady Isabella
Joshua Bowman as Hunk

[edit] Characters

Adil the Genie

Adil was born in the sixth century in the suburbs of Balamkadaar,a fictional place. He is 15 years old in human years, but in Genie years he is 1500 years old. His father was a genie (to be found today in a bottle of pop at the bottom of the Nile) and his mother was bande d'enculé it's also a french serie, sales rossbiff de merde the time, Adil is always at the root of whatever is going on, and his costume, red pantaloons, red waistcoat and red turban, rarely changes. When he does swap his genie costume for a dress, high heels and a wig, Adil turns out to be probably the least convincing female impersonator ever.

Philip Norton

Philip has his hands full. 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. Add an over-eager genie to the mix and it's no wonder that Philip sometimes feels a little bit put upon. However, given the chaos of living with world's worst genie, Philip seems to be coping rather well.

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 finds out there is a genie in the house, life could 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. Don't think that Philip isn't keen on Adil though! He likes him a lot! It means he isn't the only man in the house anymore and has someone he can watch sport with on the TV! He's encouraged Adil to become a rugby fan, an F1 fan, a fan of the Olympic Games... in fact he's made him a fan of every single sport you can watch! But if Adil does break the rule and grant his daughters their wishes, he is severely punished, the most effective punishment is being locked up in the lamp for an entire weekend!

Philip has forbidden his daughters to use Adil's services and extends that ban to himself. But you never know what might happen in the future and it's extremely likely that one day, he just might crack...

Adam Morris, who as Wayne Morris was the hapless Robin in Maid Marian and her Merry Men, is a well-known actor, with a string of fine performances, both stage and screen, under his belt. He obviously enjoys his role as Philip Norton, the slightly bemused and bewildered father of the house. Adam gets to play many characters, as he usually bears the brunt of Adil's wishtakes, including a caveman, hippy, a nine-year-old and an ancient Philip, a garden gnome, a James Bond type secret agent, a stunt man (ouch!) and even Philip's own daughter!

Sophie Norton

Passionate about what makes the world tick, Sophie's favourite lessons are physics, chemistry, history and geography and she would love to go to university and to study as many subjects and languages as possible! Days off, weekends and holidays are full of activities, sports, and educational visits of all kinds. Romance? Nope, she doesn't get it. A boy could be interested in her for weeks but she'd never know it and she is always stunned when Emma 'kindly' points it out.

Sophie thinks Adil is great. He never, ever stops asking questions and Sophie just loves to answer as many as she can. Wishes? She's been caught out two or three times and decided that, if she's going to risk breaking her father's rules, she'd better take the utmost care.

Emma Norton

School bores Emma silly. Tests, homework, the long hours, they're not for Emma. She manages to get by at school without too much difficulty, but without any brilliance either. She loves reading, though, but much prefers a good story to boring facts and figures in textbooks. Her days off, her weekends and holidays are organised around going to see a film with her friends, spending hours lying on the grass watching the clouds, dancing or moving the furniture around in her room...

She loves her friends and her favourite topic of conversation is boys. She's a heartbreaker and makes a real impression at school. 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. If she wasn't frightened of her father's punishments, she would be making wishes all day! It doesn't matter to her that, with Adil, there's always a risk of something going wrong. That's actually some of the fun of it: not knowing what's going to happen next!

She forgets loads of things, never puts anything away and has a great deal of difficulty in finishing what she's started. But for her that's not a fault, existence is not an exact science. She lives for fashion, friends and parties. Her dream is to work with a top designer and one day have her name on the label of the clothes that everyone who is anyone has to have!

Max Baxter

Philip's boss, Max Baxter is 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. This doesn't necessarily mean Max doesn't have his inspired moments. His Max Baxter Egg and Soldier Holder is still talked about over water-coolers across the nation and, yes, Philip may still maintain it was his design, the Little Dipper, but Max is having nothing of it and will take the credit with absolutely no problem whatsoever!

Angus Kennedy plays Max, Philip's boss. He mostly escapes Adil's misswishes, although he did onece fall in love with Emma's Lindy Lou doll which Adil had brought to life. Max also got to be Adil's master for a while, and wished to be president of the world.

Caroline Smart - Series 1 Only

Philip's helping hand around the house and with the girls. Although, technically she lived next door, she managed to persuade Philip years ago to give her a key to the house so she could come and go as necessary. Caroline recently moved to France, and no longer features in the show.

[edit] Growth and Episode Guide

Genie in the House has changed very rapidly since its debut on 29 May 2006 and first three or four episodes.

Debut: To begin with, the episodes were not highly popular, and instead the show was treated as a regular program. The first episode, "The Clones", featured a small amount of sound effects, background music and laugh track, and dialogue was spoken less clearly. The character's facial expressions rarely varied, and words spoken However, the special effects were admired (such as the clones of Sophie and Emma, (both as themselves and dressed as clowns), the large gaping hole in the Norton's kitchen wall, and the green monster that is accidentally conjured). The character Caroline was first introduced in "Cave Dad", and was highly disliked by viewers and criticised for her jumpy speech and "damp, housewife-like" posture. On genieinthehouse.com, she was voted as the worst character in the show, and is now thought of as a "filler" character. However, as episodes continued, the plots became more comedic, and viewers increased by the week. The episode "Puppy Love" was popular, and soon Genie in the House was accepted as decent.

Rise in Popularity: As episodes went on, Genie in the House was treated as very good. The episode "Girlband" is now the highest-rated episode, and voted the greatest on www.genieinthehouse.com. Episodes after ascended in audio, special effects and sets, rather than the constant use of the living room and kitchen, frequent Egyptian musical scores and four different background laughs. "Cuckoo in the Lamp" was very high-rated, and beyond that episode, almost every one was very popular.

Peak: From the episode "Maxed Out", the first episode of the second half of Season One which aired 3 June, 2007, Genie in the House became extremely popular and was soon named the No. 1 comedy in the United Kingdom on Nickelodeon, surpassing shows such as Drake and Josh and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. The episodes onwards, such as "Game On", "For Your Spies Only" and "Emma TV", featured far more complex sets (S.O.P.H.I.E. Base, Emma TV Studio, castle, etc.) than simple rooms, more complex musical scores, highly expensive special effects (such as the futuristic background in "No Time Like the Future", the animated Tyrannosaurus Rex at the end, the DVD-control effects in "Control Freak") and more. These episodes are still among some of the most popular, and as weeks have passed, they developed into the community.

Comeback: Season Two began on November 5, 2007, which so happened to be Bonfire Night in the United Kingdom. "The Blob" skyrocketed to the top, surpassing the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Boat Smarts/Good Ol' Whatshisname". The next four episodes, "I Feel Like Singing", "Return of Abdab", "Genie Swap" and "Soap Opera" were just as popular, and though "Genie Swap" was quite criticised, Season Two was blooming well. The following week saw a decline. "Eau de Sophie" which had a much smaller amount of views, has been quite low-rated. The next scheduled episode, "Super Max" was postponed for another two weeks. In its place, "Genie Swap" was instead broadcast. A very low amount of viewers tuned in after the postpone was decided. However, luckily, the episode "Juice Wars" which aired the next day rose the ratings once more, featuring an entirely new set (The Juice Bar) and the first fursuit costume ever featured on a show. The lovable character Fuzzy very much satisfied fans. The final two, "My Chair Lady" and "Junior Genie" rose even higher. "Super Max" eventually aired at the end of the following week. Season Two's second set began April 13, 2007.

This is a list of episodes of Genie in the House, including details of Series 1, first broadcast in 2006, and Series 2, to be broadcast from October, 2007, when details are available.

[edit] Series 1 (with date first broadcast)

"The Clones" - 29 May, 2006

Sophie and Emma have a very important Party to go to, but their father wants them to do chores instead. They wish the housework would be finished, but Adil's attempt at cleaning the kitchen goes wrong. Philip discovers the girls' subterfuge, and punishes the girls by not letting them go out. Emma persuades Sophie to try magic one more time, and they wish for doubles to their place at home while they party. Adil obliges. The clones are eager to do the housework, and Philip is very pleased, if rather bemused, by the girls' apparent change of heart. But, of course, the girls get found out.

Written by Isabelle Dubernet and Eric Fuhrer. Directed by Phil Ox.

This episode was originally recorded in October, 2004, as a pilot for the series. Apart from obvious differences such as a different set, there were other detailed changes, including alterations to Adil's costume and make-up, between the pilot and the episode as remounted for the series.

"My New Best Friend" - 30 May, 2006

Sophie pretends to be ill but Emma knows she is trying to get a day off school so she Shophie explains she is been bullied at school and philip doesn't no what to do when its her geography teacher that's bullying her. So she turns to Adil for help (probobly not the best idea she ever had) and Adil makes her teacher be her a new best friend and she won't leave Sophie alone. Meanwhile Emma wants some interesting fish so she asks Adil to make them expert swimmers but Adil says the wish wrong and turns them into expert singers. Adil gets very attached to the fish and names them dough ray and me. Things turn to the worst for Sophie when her teacher wants to go on a date with philip. Luckily Shophie comes up with a solution and gets Adil to redo the wish and gets her teacher to be best friends with Emma's fish

"Cave Dad" - 31 May, 2006

Max, Philip's boss, is bringing a very important client for dinner, but Philip is stuck for an idea for a revolutionary new soda can design. Emma is doing her homework, and wonders if the Norton family have any famous ancestors. Her father tells her about Isambard Conquest Norton, the famous designer and engineer, so Emma decides to wish for Isambard to be brought back to life to help her with her homework. Unfortunately, Adil brings back the wrong Norton ancestor, a cave man. And to make things worse, Philip gets knocked out, so the caveman has to take his place at the very important dinner.

Written by Lee Pressman Directed by Steven Bawol.

"Say Cheese" - 1 June, 2006

Philip has got his laptop out, and is showing Caroline and Emma an image of himself in front of the Mona Lisa, but instead of printing off some copies he manages to delete the picture completely. Unfortunately, Sophie has also mistakenly just deleted the only other copy of the picture from the camera. Emma persuades Sophie that they could recreate the, with Adil's help, so their father won't find out about Sophie's error. Adil "magics up" the Mona Lisa, and the wall on which it hangs, in the hope of persuading an unsuspecting Philip to pose in front of it. The disappearance of the Mona Lisa from the Louvre causes consternation in Paris, of course, but the girls aren't too concerned, until they need to hide the painting from Caroline. Adil hides the painting where no-one will ever need to look, in the waste disposal, and the painting gets destroyed.

Ever resourceful, the girls decide to bring back Leonardo Da Vinci to paint another version of the Mona Lisa. He requires paying, and his services do not come cheap, although he eventually settles for payment in Cheese Puffs, which he thinks are delicious, and Philip's Hawaiian shirt. The painting is recreated, and returned to the Louvre, after Philip has had his photograph taken in front of it. The new painting, however, is not quite the same as the old.

With Joseph Long as Leonardo Da Vinci, Carl Proctor, the show's casting director, as the News Reporter and Arnold Widdowson, one of the series' regular writers, as the Police Inspector. Written by Grant Cathro. Directed by Jean-Francois Didelot.

"Puppy Love" - 2 June, 2006

Philip tries to get the girls to look after Uncle Max's new dog, but Emma is planning on taking Sophie on a blind date. Adil, who has been told to watch the dog, misunderstands Emma instructions on how to treat the dog, and turns the dog not into a 'good boy', but into an ordinary boy, and Sophie thinks the dog turned boy is her blind date. She also thinks he's cute.

Philip and Max are appearing on the Shopping Channel, promoting the new Max Baxter Hand Spa. They have instructed Adil to phone in and order twenty five of them to get things going. Unfortunately, he takes advantage of the channel's 'special offer', and buys the entire stock.

Sophie is rather taken by her new 'boyfriend', who likes his tummy being tickled, but isn't allowed on the sofa. He also likes to go walkies, as long as there are lamp posts on the way. Emma realises what Adil has done, but she can't bring herself to tell Sophie. Meanwhile, it's discovered that the Hand Spas turn everyone's hands green, and they have to be recalled. Except that since he bought up the entire stock, Adil has saved fortuitously saved Max from ruin.

Sophie eventually realises that a boyfriend who chases squirrels in the park isn't really her type, and ends their 'relationship.' Adil turns Nev back into a dog, but not necessarily the right dog.

With Harry Lloyd as Nev. Written by Grant Cathro. Directed by Phil Ox.

"Teacher Adil" - 5 June, 2006

Sophie is struggling with her prize acceptance speech, but neither Adil or her father seem interested in helping. Emma is grumpy because she has a boring history lesson with the boring Mr. Hull. Adil gives Emma his version of the story of the French Revolution, which is far more interesting than Mr. Hull's boring version, and Emma rashly wishes that Adil were her teacher and not Mr. Hull. Sophie wishes that her father would listen to every word she utters.

At school, Emma is surprised and embarrassed to find that she has a new teacher, while Sophie is embarrassed to find that her father has followed her to school to act on her every word, and she has to take him home to get Adil to reverse the wish. But Adil is back at school, and enthralling Emma's class with his story of the French Revolution, although he has to make his escape when the headmaster finds out he's not a qualified teacher. Emma and Adil return home, only to find a livid Mr. Hull is now the genie, and Adil is no longer "a brilliantly talented genie." Only the dull Mr. Hull can sort things out.

With Hannah Tointon as Annabelle Scott, Philip Fox as Mr. Preston, Richard Freeman as Mr. Hull. Written by Arnold Widdowson. Directed by Phil Ox.

"Girlband" - 6 June, 2006

Emma discovers that there's a talent competition, and asks Sophie to form a girlband with her, convinced they'll win the competition. Sophie, though, is too nervous to get up on stage, and Adil suggests that Emma wishes that Sophie was more confident. Of course, things don't go quite right, and Sophie becomes overconfident. Too confident, in fact, and decides to enter the competition on her own. She also acquires a bodyguard and entourage.

Emma has to find a new partner, and she, Caroline and Adil, hold auditions, but Adil gets carried away and turns them all away. Emma is forced to use the protesting Adil, in a dress and wig, as he is the only person who knows the routine and the song.

Sophie goes onstage to perform, but Adil's confidence wish wears off just as Sophie is about to sing, and she runs from the stage. Adil, meanwhile, has lost his confidence, and Emma has to go on stage alone. Sophie joins her sister, and Adil manages to overcome his stage fright, and joins in. Unfortunately, Adil is revealed as a boy, and they're disqualified. To cap it all, the girls Adil rejected at the audition, who got together to form their own band, win the competition.

Written by Bennett Arron. Directed by Phil Ox.

"Daddy Cool" - 7 June, 2006

Philip is stressed because he's behind with a design for a novelty teapot for a client of Max's. The girls are pestering their dad to let them hold a party, and Adil is driving him nuts by carrying out noisy alterations to the interior of his lamp. The girls wish their father was a little more chilled, and Philip turns into a hippie. The girls are pleased because the party gets the go ahead, and all the guests are impressed with the new laid back Philip.

Unfortunately, the new Philip can't be bothered with work, so Max's client makes Max fire him, and he can't be bothered to pay the bills, either. The mortgage company forecloses on them, and all the furniture is repossessed. And even worse, he lends Adil his Power Hammer, causing Adil to injure every one of his fingers, rendering him unable to do any magic.

Max's client, Mr. Osterman returns to the house to look for his organiser, which he has lost, and spots Adil's lamp. Mr. Osterman thinks it's Philips design for the novelty tea pot, and falls in love with it. Philip gets reinstated, with a large bonus, so the money problems are over, and Adil recovers to reverse the wish.

With Johnnie Lyne Pirkis as Mr. Osterman. Written by Grant Cathro. Directed by Emmanuelle Dubergey.

"Cuckoo in the Lamp" - 8 June, 2006

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.

"Kidding Around" - 9 June, 2006

Sophie is trying to teach Adil to unwish a wish. After an altercation with Philip, Sophie wishes she could see her father when he was nine years old, so Adil obliges, and Philip starts behaving as though he were nine years old.

Max arrives, with a Philip designed reading lamp stuck to his head, and the pressure is on to get Adil to unwish Sophie's wish. Unfortunately, Adil doesn't get it quite right, the grown-up Philip now appears in the body of a nine year old, and has to be kept from Max, who is desperate to get the reading lamp off his head and needs Philip to sort it out.

Adil tries to sort out the wish, and turns the young Philip into a very old Philip, which doesn't help matters at all.

With Oliver Morris, Adam Morris's son, as Young Philip. Written by Grant Cathro. Directed by Emmanuelle Dubergey.

"Rock Me Amadeus" - 12 June, 2006

Emma is annoyed because Annabelle Scott has impressed the boys in the Music Class by writing a song, and Emma resolves to do better. Adil is happy because his new flying carpet has arrived, after a wait of seven hundred and twelve years, but Philip tells him to get it out of the house. Before he can do so, though, the rug carries Philip out of the window and away on a white knuckle ride.

Emma struggles with her song, and wishes for help. Unfortunately, rather than bring heartthrob Billy Blaze into the room, as Emma had expected, Adil wishes up Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to help her. 'Wolfie' immediately falls for Sophie, and wants her as his muse. He is inspired to write, and Emma impresses the Music teacher when she passes Mozart's music off as her own. She rashly promises another song for the next day, as does Annabelle Scott. Mozart, whose advances have been spurned by Sophie, is heartbroken and refuses to write, until Sophie is forced to be nice to him. Emma takes Mozart's new composition to school, but, while everyone is distracted watching a person flying past the window on a magic carpet, Annabelle steals Emma's tape and passes it off as her own. Emma is mortified, until the music teacher expels Annabelle from the Music Class for copying Mozart's work.

Sophie manages to convince a vain Mozart to return to his own time to compose his great music, and Adil finally brings Philip's magic carpet ride to an end. Everything gets back to normal.

With Ben Lloyd-Hughes (misspelt as Llyod-Hugues) as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Hannah Tointon as Annabelle Scott. Written by Arnold Widdowson. Directed by Steven Bawol.

"Maxed Out" - 3 June, 2006

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.

"Gnome Sweet Gnome" - 14 June, 2006

Emma wants to buy an expensive pair of shoes, and decides not to get a job like Sophie has done, she will have a yard sale instead. Philip has been to the Garden Centre, and is smitten by Nanette, who works there. He has bought a garden gnome, not because he likes gnomes, he doesn't, but just to talk to Nanette. Unfortunately, Philip left his wallet behind at the Garden Centre, and Nanette phones to say that she'll bring it to his house. Philip wants to impress her by putting the gnome in the front garden, but, unknown to him, Sophie smashes the gnome. Adil must replace it, but Sophie's wish seems not to work. Adil gets the wish wrong, and Philip begins to turn into a garden gnome instead.

Nanette duly arrives, and Philip sets out to impress her. Sophie has convinced him that he should wear a hat to cover up his developing gnome ears, although a long white beard is harder to disguise. Adil tries to keep Nanette entertained while Philip attempts to disguise his transformation, but to no avail, and Philip is fully transformed into a garden gnome.

Emma's yard sale isn't going well, and she decides she needs more things to sell. Of course, one of them happens to be the garden gnome she finds in the kitchen. Having got fed up with waiting for Philip, Nanette decides to leave, and spots the gnome on Emma's stall. Nanette turns out to something of a garden gnome enthusiast, and buys Philip for thirty pounds. The girls rush to buy him back, but Nanette is revealed as a gnome nutter, who talks to her gnome collection and even knits them clothes. The wish wears off, Philip transforms back into his real self just in time, and realises, also just in time, that Nanette is not for him.

With Olivia Caffrey as Nanette. Written by Lee Pressman. Directed by Emmanuelle Dubergey

"Do You Want to Dance?" - 9 October 2006

Emma has been practising her classical dancing. Philip performs 'The Hustle', but she is not impressed. Adil performs his Balamkadaar Sand Dance, and no-one is impressed. Sophie has borrowed Dolly, her friend Harold's pet spider, and discovers that Adil is terrified of spiders, and hides whenever he sees one.

At dance class, Miss Swift tells Emma and another pupil, Frank, that, because they are the best dancers in class, she has entered them for a TV talent competition. Philip arrives to collect Emma, and meets Miss Swift for the first time. He is enamoured with her, and she with him, so Philip decides to take dancing lessons at Miss Swift's class. Worried that her father will humiliate her, Emma gets Adil to turn Philip's dancing shoes into shoes that can dance of their own accord. At dance class everyone, including Philip, is surprised at how well he can dance, and Miss Swift decides that Philip should be her new dance partner. Meanwhile, Sophie tries to cure Adil of his fear of spiders.

Emma receives a phone call from her dancing partner, Frank, who tells her that they have been bumped from the TV competition in favour of Miss Swift and her new dancing partner, Philip. Neither Emma nor Philip are impressed by Miss Swift's ruthless pursuit of stardom, and Philip declines to dance with her. Miss Swift decides to have Frank as her dance partner. Philip and Emma decide to enter the competition as well, after Emma realises that the Dancing Shoes could win it for them. Unfortunately, the Dancing Shoes turn out to be as scared of spiders as Adil is, and run away, forcing Philip to perform in ordinary shoes. Needless to say, Emma and Philip's performance of 'The Hustle' wins the show. And Adil gets cured of his arachnophobia.

With David McMullen (misspelt as McMullan) as Frank, and Georgia Slowe as Bonnie Swift. Danny Bayne doubles for Adam Morris's legs in some of the dance sequences - he, as Danny B, has since gone on to better things, winning the TV talent show Grease is the Word, an interesting example of life imitating Genie in the House. Written by Grant Cathro. Directed by Emmanuelle Dubergey. Vicky Longley is credited with choreographing the dance sequences.

Control Freak - 10 October, 2006

It is Philip's birthday, but everyone seems to have forgotten. Philip tries dropping hints, but no-one notices, until he tells them. The girls are not impressed, pointing out that he told them not to make a fuss, which Philip seems not to remember. Max, though, has given him tickets for the big match, and off he sets. The girls have a couple of hours to set up the surprise party they had planned for him, when they intend to give him their surprise present, the family's home movies transferred to DVD. They decide to watch the DVD, just to make sure it's okay, but the batteries in the DVD remote are dead, and there are no replacements. The girls are forced to wish for the remote to work, and, of course, Adil messes things up, so that the remote now controls everything it is pointed at, including, or especially, people.

Philip, finding that Max has given him tickets for the wrong day, returns, and discovers the surprise party plans, but the girls use the remote to keep him from finding out about it. They also use it to make sure the preparations for the party are finished as quickly as possible. Max and Caroline turn up for the party, and Adil takes them upstairs to teach them the Balamkadaar Sand Movement Extravaganza.

The remote begins to malfunction, and Philip gets ejected from the house. He eventually manages to get back home, though, and the party is a big success.

Written by Bennett Arron. Directed by Phil Ox.

"Living Doll" - 11 October, 2006

Philip has told the girls to get rid of their old toys, and Emma rediscovers her favourite dolls, Lindy Lou and Len. Meanwhile, Max has arrives to stay, he has left his wife after a row over Max's ridiculous new wig, and the Nortons have to start organising their life round their new 'guest.' Emma wishes her life was like Lindy Lou's, so that she wouldn't have to do mundane things like take her old toys to the charity shop, and, Adil has to comply. Sophie thinks that Adil has changed Emma into the Lindy Lou doll, and wishes that the doll were brought to life, and so the Lindy Lou doll becomes a real life girl. And Emma returns home in a Lindy Lou outfit, livid with Adil. To make matters worse, Max falls for Lindy Lou.

Adil turns the Len doll into a real person. Max realises he has made a mistake, and decides to return to his wife. Lindy Lou falls for Len, and everything is resolved.

With Kristal Archer as Lindy Lou. Written by Lee Pressman. Directed by Phil Ox.

"Game On" - 12 October, 2006

Emma is playing a computer game rather than doing her chores. The game is set in Ancient Egypt, and Adil is scared of Mummies, so he doesn't want to watch. Emma rashly wishes that the Mummy, who she cannot beat, wasn't in the game, so Adil obliges. Unfortunately, he wishes the Mummy out of the game and into the Norton House. Thankfully, the Mummy thinks that Adil is his master, because Adil looks like one of the characters in the game, and Emma tells Adil to get the Mummy to do her chores so that she can carry on with her game. Everything goes well, until Caroline arrives. Emma tells her that the Mummy is really Philip, who has fallen off a roof, and rushes to get Adil to sort things out, but Adil isn't interested in Emma's problem, he has discovered that being waited on by a Mummy servant has its attractions. Until, that is, Emma lets slip that Adil isn't really his master, and the Mummy starts chasing him again.

Adil sends the Mummy back into the game, but the wish goes wrong, and the Norton living room is transformed into the game. And what's worse, Emma controls Adil with the computer's joystick. But then Emma breaks the joystick, and Adil is left to fight the Mummy on his own. Meanwhile, Sophie has designed a new type of pen, and shows it to her father for his approval, but he thinks he can do better, and produces a huge model of Sophie's design. This turns out to be very lucky for Adil, who, in a surprising plot twist, uses the mock-up monster pen to overcome the Mummy and end the game.

Written by Lee Pressman. Directed by Steven Bawol.

"Out of Our Minds" - 16 October, 2006

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, they must practise the love scene from Romeo and Juliet.

For Your Spies Only - 17 October, 2006

Emma and Adil have been to the cinema to see a James Bond film. After an argument with Sophie, Emma wishes that her life was more like the film she'd seen. Adil, of course, must fulfill the wish. Emma becomes, not surprisingly, M, and Philip becomes a James Bond-type agent. Max becomes the Q character, providing Philip with some secret weapons: A clown's water-squirting flower and a whoopee cushion.

Emma, realising what has happened, needs to find Adil to get him to undo the wish, but Sophie, the baddie and complete with stuffed white cat, has kidnapped Adil and is torturing him by tickling his feet. He is unable to make wishes. Caroline turns out to be a double agent, and kidnaps Philip. Emma must locate Sophie's secret headquarters and free Adil to undo her wish before Sophie can finish her secret weapon which will make everyone in the world love Maths.

Written by Bennett Arron. Directed by Steven Bawol.

"Election Selection" - 18 October, 2006

When the school library reduces its opening hours, Sophie decides that something must be done about it and Philip suggests she stand for school president. Emma, snubbed as an airhead by Sophie's campaign team, resolves to stand against her. Sophie, of course, stands on a serious platform, while Emma thinks that no homework and better school dinners are more important. The students agree with Emma, and Sophie, fearing that she could lose the election, uses a little magic to improve her chances. Emma finds out, and enlists Adil's help to even things out.

Meanwhile, Philip, needing a partner to practice with for the neighbourhood table tennis championships, which he has won five years in a row, teaches Adil's to play. Unfortunately, Adil turns out to be a better player, prompting Philip to decided to withdraw from the competition. Adil, though, has an idea...

Joining the regular cast for this episode are Jack Blumenau as Ricky, Gregory Foreman as Josh, and Michael Morgan as Alex, members of Sophie's campaign team. Jack Blumenau will appear again later in the series, as Harold in Emma TV.

Written by Lee Pressman, Directed By Steven Bawol.

"No Time Like the Future" - 19 October, 2006

Philip invents a sandwich maker that cuts the crusts off the sandwiches. Emma isn't impressed, though, she's more interested in the last ever episode of her favourite programme, Barbie On The Beach. She's got everything ready in front of the television, and can't wait for the programme to begin. Actually, she's got two and a half hours to wait.

Sophie is preparing for a meeting of the Debating Club. Her clothes, of course, must co-ordinate with her subjects, green for envy, and blue for depression. But Sophie thinks Emma has borrowed her blue headband, so sets out, with a reluctant Emma's help, to find it. While searching in the loft they discover Adil, who has come up to the loft to relax. Adil finds a jigsaw, and sets about completing it. Emma gets bored with searching, and unfortunately wishes it was time for her favourite programme to begin. Adil complies, he did, after all, pass his time travel exam. Or was he late for his time travel exam?

The girls return downstairs, and notice changes to the living room. Most of the objects have descriptive labels on them, and there are rope barriers everywhere. The house has moved four hundred years into the future. The microchip in Philip's sandwich maker has mutated to become the Android Emperor - "All hail the Android Emperor" - and robots rule the Earth. All humans are in zoos. And the Norton House has become a museum, in honour of the man who invented the sandwich maker, complete with an Android Philip and an android tour guide who show visiting robots around the house.

Fearing they will be put in a zoo, the girls and the real Philip pretend to be androids, but they're soon discovered and are forced to hide in the loft, where they find Adil, who has only just finished his jigsaw. The girls wish to be taken back to the past, and Adil obliges. Unfortunately, he sends further back in time than he should have done...

With Dallas Campbell as Android Phil and Leah Fletcher as the Android Tour Guide. Written by Bennett Arron. Directed by Jean-Francois Didelot.

"Me Me Me" - 23 October, 2006

Sophie is fed up with being ignored, so she wishes that people would notice her. Unfortunately, Adil overhears, and he must obey. Suddenly, everyone is paying Sophie attention, and she quickly begins to enjoy her new-found fame. Emma, though, soon gets fed up with being known as Sophie's brother, Amy, and decides to tell everyone a few home truths about the now famous Sophie Norton. And Sophie soon gets fed up with being famous, and wishes she was invisible. Adil, of course, fulfils her wish.

Meanwhile, Adil discovers the wonderment of Philip's paper shredder, to the detriment of the paperwork on Philip's desk.

With Philip Fox as Mr. Preston. Written by Bennett Arron. Directed By Emmanuelle Bebergev.

"I Love Adil" - 24 October, 2006

Emma has entered a fashion contest, and she has a special dress to design. Annabelle Scott has also entered the competition, and Emma is determined that Annabelle Scott should not win. Adil finds he has a secret admirer who sends him chocolate bunnies, and then a mobile phone. Suddenly deeply in love, Adil lets the girls text the secret admirer to arrange a meeting, and the secret admirer turns out to be Annabelle Scott. But Annabell Scott really has no feelings for Adil, she has other plans.

Meanwhile, Philip is bored with his job, and wonders what it would be like to be a stunt man. Sophie wishes her father would cheer up, so Adil decides to let Philip find out what the job is really like.

With Hannah Tointon as Annabelle Scott.

Written by Grant Cathro. Directed by Emmanuelle Dubergey.

"Mummy Dearest" - 25 October, 2006

It's Adil's 1500th birthday, the equivalent of 15 human years. Things have already started to go wrong, though, after the girls wished that their father had a magnetic personality, and Philip finds that anything metal is attracted to him, literally. But there's worse to come, for Adil's mother, Jamilla, has decided to attend the birthday celebrations. And even worse, Adil has told his mother that he is a very successful genie to a very rich sultan and his two daughters. The Nortons agree to big Adil up, so that Adil's mother doesn't find out that Adil isn't quite the wonder genie he had told her.

A genie's 1500th birthday is traditionally the time he gets married, and Adil's mother has brought his new bride, Dooma. But things don't go quite according to plan, because Sophie and Emma think Adil doesn't want to get married, even though Adil is besotted with Dooma, so the girls hatch a plan. They decide to pretend that Adil was already betrothed to Princess Sophie, and therefore couldn't marry Dooma. Meanwhile, Dooma tells Adil that she is love with another genie, and cannot marry Adil. Everything gets sorted, Adil's mother finds out that Adil is not the world's best genie, and Adil decides that he's too young to marry, anyway.

With Guest Stars, Sue Kyd as Jamilla, Adil's mother, and Fiona Wade as Dooma. Written by Lee Pressman. Directed by Phil Ox.

Witch Way" - 26 October, 2006

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.

"Emma TV" - 30 October, 2006

Sophie attends a Homework party at Harold's house. Emma, having decided that the words 'homework' and 'party' should never go together, watches television instead. Unfortunately, she thinks she can do better than the interviewer she sees on TV, and mistakenly wishes that she was a television presenter, and Adil obliges. Emma finds she is the 'star' of Emma TV. The Norton living room becomes a television studio, complete with lights, cameras and audience. Her father is the show's director, and Uncle Max is the producer. However, Emma soon find out that being the star of a live television show isn't as easy as it looks, and she's soon floundering. Max replaces Emma with Adil, and he is an instant hit.

Meanwhile, Sophie discovers that the homework party at Harold's house isn't exactly a party, as no-one else is invited. During a break, Sophie spots Emma on television, and returns home to help sort out the disaster. Emma tries to unwish her wish, but Adil is becoming bigheaded, and refuses to speak to her. The girls get bundled from the house. They decide that the only way they can get to speak to Adil is to impersonate the Cheesy Girls, guests on his show. They sing a poignant song, and Adil's conscience is stirred.

With Jack Blumenau as Harold, Nicholas Penfold as Billy Blaze, and Marie-Francoise Wolf as the TV Presenter. Director Steven Bawol appears as the Floor Manager! Written by Arnold Widdowson. Directed by Steven Bawol.

Behind the Scenes - 2 June, 2007

Adil takes us behind the scenes at 'his' show, to meet the actors and actresses and find out all the backstage gossip.

[edit] Series 2

(Some plots to be confirmed)

"The Blob" - 5 November, 2007

For her school biology project Sophie is growing a sample of bacteria. Emma thinks its just a blob of mouldy yoghurt and wipes it away, before realising what she's done. In an effort to recreate the blob, Emma asks Adil to wish up a new one. But the new blob has a mind of its own. It wants to play, and it's hungry, too. As the blob eats everything in sight that's pink, it begins to grow, and grow and grow.

"I Feel Like Singing" - 6 November, 2007

Sophie and Clive are watching a romantic High School Musical type DVD. Sophie hopes that it might encourage Clive to be a bit more romantic towards her. But as usual, Clive's shyness gets the better of him. Sophie gets more than she bargained for when, in a fit of frustration, she wishes that her life could be more like a musical, with disastrous results.

"Return of Abdab" - 7 November, 2007

Evil Abdab (who once tried to steal Adil's lamp) has returned from Genie Jail as a reformed character. Sophie and Adil meet him working in the local supermarket. He explains to them both how he has changed.later when abdab gets fired by his manager adil and sophie invite him to the house.meanwhile emma is starving so goes to the fridge to find a letter saying she won a trolly load of goodies from the supermarket(where abdab works). Philip recivies a text from max telling him to go to the airport. Adil and Sophie return home with abdab and make him a nice meal. Sophie ricivies a call from her dad and tells him abdab is staying nut Philip has suspicions and tells her to ring genie hotline so she dose so but its abdab who she is talking to but he says he is a nice genie. Abdab is in the kitchen making a drink for Adil and sophie (who still thinks abdab is good) finds him pouring a potion in to the drink. He ties her to a chair and explains his evil plan to steal Adil's magic (because abdab has been striped of his powers) then locks her in the pantry. Emma is in the supermrket about to walk away with her food but get stopped by the manager but when emma shows him the letter that was on her fridge there is no wrighting on it and gets sent home. A tired Philips car stops so he calles max saying he can't get him from the airport but max says he's at home and dident send him the text philip gets supitions and goes home. Emma and Philip meet at home to find the front door locked they go through the back door and find Sophie in the pantry and untie her then run into the living room to save Adil and they were just in time then emma wishes abdab could be taken as far away as possible.

"Genie Swap" - 8 November, 2007

A letter arrives for Adil reminding him that every one hundred and one years, every genie in the world has to swap masters for a day. Phillip is horrified at the idea until Adil's replacement, Aisha, arrives. She's exotic, she's stunningly gorgeous, and Phillip immediately starts acting like a lovesick schoolboy. Unfortunately, Emma has invited her teacher, Miss Spinelli, round to the house, and promised her a hot date with dad. Emma may be useless at maths, but even she works out that two women plus one man equals trouble.

"Soap Opera" - 9 November, 2007

The problem with soap operas is that they sometimes don't seem like real life. So what happens when they do suddenly become real? Emma finds out when the characters in her favourite Soap Opera, Malibu Medical Hospital, end up in her kitchen. With Adil away on a picnic with Philip and Sophie, how will Emma explain what's going on to her new visitors? And, even worse, what can she do when she finds out that her family are now locked in their own television programme?

"Eau de Sophie" - 12 November, 2007

In order to smell perfect for her date with her new boyfriend, Emma wishes up a valuable perfume. But as her wishes always do, it backfires and Adil wishes up a perfume that stinks. When Sophie accidentally uses it on herself, she finds that the magic of the perfume actually reverses the sense of smell and any man that takes a whiff of Sophie believes it is the most fantastic smell in the world! It isn't long before each and every male visitor cannot get away from the now sensational aroma, and things get bad when Clive comes for a visit. Meanwhile, Emma tricks her father into thinking it's her birthday.

"Juice Wars" - 13 November, 2007

It's another typical day at the Juice Crush. To start, it's amazingly busy, and Sophie and Emma's boss is uptight. But then, Emma's rival comes from the front door; no, not Annabell Scott, but the boastful Melissa Fox, and is keen to run them out of business. At home, Adil is facing a problem. A big orange problem, Fuzzy, a great big orange monster imaginary friend who is keen on visiting his creator, Sophie, who wishes to cheer up. But things get worse. Melissa opens up a rival juice bar and steals the sisters' customers, and soon things get very competitive, especially when Fuzzy comes to play.

"Super Max" - 28 November, 2007 - When Sophie accidentally damages the Super Hero fancy dress outfit Emma had sown for Max, she wishes that it was once again as good as new. Adil however makes it better than new and gives the wearer of the costume Super powers. When Max discovers that he is now a genuine super hero he sets off to save the planet from an incoming meteor - and make some money on the side. This time the girls not only have to keep their wish a secret from dad, but from the whole world!

(This episode was postponed from its original airdate: November 14, 2007)

"My Chair Lady" - 15 November, 2007) - Sophie is fed up with Phillip being grumpy all the time and decides to fix him up with his perfect woman. To help nudge him in the right direction, she gets Adil to magic up a love potion. But somehow Phillip manages to look in the wrong direction and fall for a chair instead. To make matters worse, it's a chair Emma has just sold on the internet and the new owner, a fiery French antiques' dealer, is coming to pick it up.

"Junior Genie:" (16 November, 2007) - It's the evening of the Parent Pupil Quiz Night, and Emma, Sophie and Phillip are off to school to battle it out with Melissa Fox and her family in the grand final. An unexpected visitor from Balamabakadar - Adil's kid brother, Junior - arrives, and decides he likes the Norton's home so much he never wants to leave. When Peggy discovers not one, but two genies in the house, she believes she has finally got herself the scoop of the century.

"Double Trouble" - December 2007

A new boy band are filming at Juice Crush, and Emma is determined to get herself a part in the video. The girls are shocked to discover that the band's obnoxious lead singer, Kurt St Moritz, is Adil's double. They're even more shocked when Emma's careless wish causes both him and Phillip to find themselves lost in the jungles of Borneo. With Kurt gone there's only one person who can stand in for the missing singer - step forward pop sensation... Adil.

"Princess Emma" (Airdate unknown)

When Emma is given too many chores to do, she decides life is unfair and wishes to become a Princess. Suddenly everyone does as she says - Max becomes her own private butler, the teachers at school all bow to her, and she even has a handsome Prince lined up... or so she thinks. Meanwhile, Adil and Phillip are on a hot-air balloon trip that takes a turn for the worse when Adil tries to help out.

"Girls Wil Be Boys" (Airdate unknown)

Emma wants to join a band but finds out that they are only looking for boys. She tells Adil that she wishes there was a way she could change from a girl to a boy. Adil makes a transforming potion and Emma auditions for the band - and is given the part. As Emma fancies one of the band members, she finds a way of using her 'boy' self to persuade the band member to go out with her. All goes well until Emma has to be at the same place at the same time as both boy and girl!

"Genie Flu" (Airdate unknown)

Adil wakes up one day feeling a little under the weather, but this is no ordinary illness.

"Good Morning, Miss Norton" (Airdate unknown)

Emma wishes to run the school for the day.

"Drama Queen" (Airdate unknown)

Sophie's play is taken over by Emma who wishes the director agreed with everything she says.

"Back to the Eighties" (Airdate unknown)

Max and Philip wish to be sent back in time to remember the old eighties.

"Forget About It" (Airdate unknown)

This plot has not yet been revealed.

"Genie of the Year" (Airdate unknown)

It is the Genie of the Year, and three genies are chosen to perform, for some reason, Adil is one of them!

"Bamboozled" (Airdate unknown)

This plot has not yet been revealed.

"Trilogy 1, 2 and 3" (Airdate unknown)

Adil's friend, the legendary Ali Baba turns up at the Norton household to invite Adil to his wedding to the Princess of Balamkadaar, Saphire. Ali tricks Adil into going into his lamp, and he seals it. He flies back to Balamkadaar, while Emma tries to follow him to warn Adil that Ali is dangerous. It all gets more complicated when Adil becomes Ali's master and it is revealed that "Ali" is actually a major thief in disguise. He wishes Adil to destruct the Emma and Sophie when they find out about his plan to kill the king and princess of Balamkadaar, to make him become king. Adil sacrifices himself instead of destroying girls, and becomes a camel. The girls escape and are rushung to save the king, princess and Adil.

Note: This later aired on nick as a TV movie, Return to Balamkadaar.

"Car Wash:" (Airdate unknown)

Sophie and Emma want to make some extra money, so Philip suggest they wash his car for money. The girls hate washing Philip's car, when their next door neighbour, Peggy, says she'll pay to have her car washed, Sophie comes up with a plan: she asks Adil to shrink the car down to the size of a toy, so they can wash them in the sink. Max says the girls can wash his car, but Adil accsidentially shirnks Max's car down while Philip isinside!

"Mr. Write" (Airdate unknown)

Sophie needs to write a funny essay which she has to read out to the whole class. Afraid that she will die of embaressment she seeks help from a computer software called Mr. Write but Mr. Write turns out to be to life like.

"You've Been Framed" (Airdate unknown)

Sophie can not believe that Emma gets 97% in her art test. To prove that she to has talent,she attempts to draw a portrait of dad but all goes wrong as Sophie can't seem to get it right. She then wishes her drawing was more life like and out comes dad from the living room and into the canvas!