Genie In The House
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Genie in the House is a British situation comedy broadcast on Nickelodeon
about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a dusty old golden 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, yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers. The mother is never mentioned, except on Adil's birthday when Philip mentions being a widower.
The show is based on an original idea — the collective work of Phil Ox (a french producer and Director), Steven Bawol (an American director who said he wanted to make England the 'New America'), Isabelle Dubernet and Eric Fuhrer — and is a French/English co-production, produced in English by French company Moi j'aime la television. 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, the actresses who play Emma and Sophie in the show.
Series 1 was recorded at Elstree Film and 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 29 June 2007, for broadcast in October 2007. The show has been sold, sometimes in dubbed form, to Turkey
, France
, Belgium
, Italy
, Spain
, Portugal
, Russia
, Ukraine
, India
, The Netherlands, Australia
and Germany
. Filming for the third and final series took place at Twickenham Film Studios
, London
and began in June 2008 ending with a 3 part story 'The Legend of The Dragon', filmed on location in Paris and the surrounding countryside.
Adil is proud to be a genie and is always ready to serve his new master and mistresses. But he does have a problem. Unfortunately, he often skipped his classes and never finished the academic year. Because of this, he has not quite got the hang of magic, and does not always — actually, almost never — get things right, and most wishes are granted more or less 'approximately'.
Adil is played by Jordan Metcalfe
. It's a role very different from his previous most notable television work, as Timon in Maddigan's Quest, and stage work, the title role in Neil Bartlett's acclaimed stage production of Oliver Twist. Jordan seems to be on-screen most of the time, Adil is always at the root of whatever is going on, and his costume (red pantaloon
s, red waistcoat
and red turban
) rarely changes.
Adil is categorically forbidden to grant Emma and Sophie wishes for two reasons:
If the girls break this rule, he has no hesitation in using the full range of traditional punishments. He'll ground his daughters, withhold their pocket money or forbid them from staying at their aunt's house in the country, or all of the above.
Despite his dislike of magic, Philip seems to like Adil as a person! The genie's presence means that Philip is no longer the only man in the house, and gives him someone to watch sport with on the TV and play Tennis by also having fun at the same time. He has encouraged Adil to become a football fan, an F1 fan, a fan of the Olympic Games... in fact he has 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 (which was actually played by his son) and an 100-year-old Philip, a garden gnome, a James Bond
type secret agent, a stunt man, and his own daughter.
, 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. She is not particularly interested in romance, often being oblivious to the attentions of boys until Emma 'kindly' points out her crush on her boyfriend Clive.
Sophie thinks Adil is great but at times clueless. He never, ever stops asking questions and Sophie just loves to answer as many as she can. although she doesn't like it, On several occasions, she has defied her father by making wishes, and has decided that, if she's going to risk breaking her father's rules, she must take the utmost care.
She loves her friends and her favourite topic of conversation is boys. She at times gets on well with Adil especially since he has been like a brother to them since he joined them, she loves to hear his wacky stories, whether they are true or not. If she wasn't frightened of her father's punishments, she would be making wishes all day although she knows The risk of Adil's botching magic but even though she realises the risks they do not phase her; indeed, she seems to derive some fun out of the ridiculous situations which ensue their lives which makes sense since because it all works out in the end most of the time.
She forgets many things, never puts anything away and has great difficulty in finishing what she's started; however, she does not see this a fault, since 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 fashionable clothes.
CD's. He's harmless really and is very fond of the girls and sometimes is called on to mind them when Phillip is away. He is married to Majorie who we never see and as far as we know he doesn't have any children, though a couple of his nieces and nephews called Sam and Lousie. Max appears in most of the episodes.
s), 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.
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 the most popular.
in the United Kingdom. "The Blob" skyrocketed to the top, surpassing the SpongeBob SquarePants
episode "Boat Smarts/Good Ol' Whatshisname" ratings-wise. 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, Series 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 postponement 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 new character Owen. The lovable character Fuzzy very much satisfied fans. A new character Clive was introduced as Sophie's love interest in this series. The final two, "My Chair Lady" and "Junior Genie" rose even higher. "Super Max" eventually aired at the end of the following week. The rest of series 2 was aired in April 2007. Series 3 was filmed between the end of June and the end of Sept 2008 at Twickenham Film Studios
in south west London. This was to be the final series of 26 episodes. The character Clive featured more in this series as Sophie's continued love interest. Advances in the special effects meant this series contained some ambitious episodes. Giant children "Pony Tale", Pirates "Yo Ho Adil", High School Musical tribute "Fame School", Star Wars Tributes "Max Actor", a couple of two part episodes and the series was ended with a three part special "Legend of the Dragon" that saw the cast and crew finally out of the studio and onto the streets of Paris with flying Dragons and Gargoyles and real locations. This Story saw the TV series brought to an end after 72 episodes. The first batch of episodes for series 3 were aired in November 2008 with the remaining episodes held back to April and May 2009 including the now feature length "Legend of the Dragon".
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Nickelodeon UK
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about a widowed father (Philip) with two teenage daughters (Emma and Sophie) who find a dusty old golden 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, yet the girls and Adil the Genie find ways to get themselves into trouble using Adil's wish granting powers. The mother is never mentioned, except on Adil's birthday when Philip mentions being a widower.
The show is based on an original idea — the collective work of Phil Ox (a french producer and Director), Steven Bawol (an American director who said he wanted to make England the 'New America'), Isabelle Dubernet and Eric Fuhrer — and is a French/English co-production, produced in English by French company Moi j'aime la television. 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, the actresses who play Emma and Sophie in the show.
Series 1 was recorded at Elstree Film and Television Studios
Elstree Studios
"Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, England, since film production begun in 1927.-Name:...
in Borehamwood
Borehamwood
-Film industry:Since the 1920s, the town has been home to several film studios and many shots of its streets are included in final cuts of 20th century British films. This earned it the nickname of the "British Hollywood"...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
and was first aired on 29 May 2006. It is currently being repeated on Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK
Nickelodeon is a children's television channel available on Sky, Virgin Media, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV and UPC Ireland in the United Kingdom and Ireland, including on demand on BT Vision. The channel was launched on 1 September 1993...
in the UK
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. Series 2 started recording at the BBC Elstree Centre
Elstree Studios
"Elstree Studios" refers to any of several film studios that were based in the towns of Borehamwood and Elstree in Hertfordshire, England, since film production begun in 1927.-Name:...
in Borehamwood on 29 June 2007, for broadcast in October 2007. The show has been sold, sometimes in dubbed form, to Turkey
Turkey
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, France
France
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, Belgium
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, Italy
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, Spain
Spain
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, Portugal
Portugal
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, Russia
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, Ukraine
Ukraine
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, India
India
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, The Netherlands, Australia
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and Germany
Germany
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. Filming for the third and final series took place at Twickenham Film Studios
Twickenham Film Studios
Twickenham Film Studios is a film studio located in St Margarets, London, England used by many motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Dr. Ralph Jupp on the site of a former ice-rink. At the time of its original construction, it was the largest film studio in the...
, London
London
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and began in June 2008 ending with a 3 part story 'The Legend of The Dragon', filmed on location in Paris and the surrounding countryside.
Main cast
- Adam MorrisWayne Morris (actor)Wayne Morris is a stage and screen actor whose most notable roles have been Robin Hood in the television comedy series Maid Marian and Her Merry Men, and, more recently, Philip Norton in Genie in the House...
as Philip Norton - Vicky LongleyVicky LongleyVicky Longley is a British actress and singer. She stars as Emma Norton in the children's comedy Genie in the House, screened in the UK and The Netherlands on Nickelodeon, and in France on Canal J, and is currently studying performing arts at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts.- Background...
as Emma Norton - Katie Sheridan as Sophie Norton
- Jordan MetcalfeJordan MetcalfeJordan Metcalfe is an English actor. He has a younger sister and a younger brother. He currently stars as Adil the Genie in the children's comedy Genie in the House, screened in the UK and the Netherlands on Nickelodeon, in Germany on Nick Germany, in France on Canal J and Spain on Antena 3...
as Adil the Genie - Angus KennedyAngus KennedyAngus Kennedy is an actor in television and theatre.Angus trained at the Guildford School of Acting and has worked in all fields of the Acting profession, such as Repertory at Watford, Farnham, Leatherhead, Huddersfield, Basingstoke, plus London's West End in Number One at the Queens Theatre London...
as Max Baxter (credited as a guest star) - Victoria Gay as Caroline Smart (series 1, credited as a guest star)
Also starring
- Ellen Lister as Melissa Fox (series 2)
- Philip FoxPhilip FoxPhilip Fox was an American astronomer and an officer in the U.S. Army. He was the first director of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, the first planetarium in the western hemisphere.-Biography:...
as Mr Preston - Nicholas Khan as Abdab (series 1-2)
- Hannah TointonHannah TointonHannah Marie Tointon is an English actress. She is best known for playing Katy Fox in the long running Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, and Tara in British sitcom The Inbetweeners.-Early life:...
as Anabell Scott (Series 1) - Arabella WeirArabella WeirArabella Weir is a British comedian, actress and writer.The daughter of former British ambassador Sir Michael Weir, she is best known for her roles in The Fast Show and for writing several books including the international best seller Does My Bum Look Big In This? Arabella Weir (born 6 December...
as Peggy (series 2) - Theo Fraiser Steele as Owen (Series 2-4)
- Darren John as Clive (Series 2-4)
- Jack BlumenauJack BlumenauJack Blumenau is a British actor, renowned for his work portraying children and little people or borrowers.-Biography:...
as Harold (series 1) - Shamus Iqbal as Alex Delaney
- Glyn AngellGlyn Angell-History:Angell was a member of the award-winning Chichester Festival Youth Theatre for two weeks before he landed two roles: one opposite Simon Callow in Chimes at Midnight at the Chichester Festival Theatre, the second in the BBC educational series Zig Zag...
as Elmer Norton (series 3)
Others
- Naomi Heffernan as Sophie's PA
- Peter Peralta as Ali Baba
- Richard Freeman as Mr Hull
- Leyla Pellegrini as Aisha
- Nathan GuyNathan GuyNathan Guy is a New Zealand politician, and currently serves as a member of Parliament representing the National Party.-Background:...
as Prince Otto - Jessica AshworthJessica AshworthJessica Ashworth is a British actress.She attended the Angels Theatre School in Godalming. Her theatrical agency is Wings Agency. She portrayed Sarah Jane Smith from Doctor Who as a child. Ashworth has a recurring role in British sit-com Genie in the House...
as Shona - Katy Bartrop as Miss Mayer
- Harry LloydHarry LloydHarry Lloyd is an English actor. He played Will Scarlet in the first two seasons of the BBC drama Robin Hood which began in 2006...
as Nev - Pixie LottPixie LottVictoria Louise "Pixie" Lott is an English singer-songwriter, dancer and actress. Her debut single "Mama Do" was released in June 2009 and went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart. Her second single "Boys and Girls", also topped the UK charts in September 2009. Her debut album Turn It...
as a dancer - 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 LeitchMatthew LeitchMatthew Leitch is a British actor perhaps best known for his portrayal of Floyd Talbert in the award winning HBO mini-series, Band of Brothers.-Biography:...
as Mamoun - Olivia Caffrey as Nanette
- David McMullen as Frank McCartney
- Georgia SloweGeorgia SloweGeorgia Slowe is an English actress.-Background:Georgia grew up in a Jewish home as the daughter of parents, Michael and Zsuzsi. Her Hungarian-born mother, Zsuzsi, was hidden in a cellar during the Second World War after her mother Litzy was murdered by Hungarian Nazi soldiers. Her father had been...
as Bonnie Swift - Kristal Archer as Lindy Lou
- Alexander WilsonAlexander WilsonAlexander Wilson was a Scottish-American poet, ornithologist, naturalist, and illustrator.Wilson was born in Paisley, Scotland, the son of an illiterate distiller. In 1779 he was apprenticed as a weaver. His main interest at this time was in writing poetry...
as Len - Tom UnderwoodTom UnderwoodThomas Gerald Underwood was a pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies , St...
as The Mummy - Deborah Alobah as Djamola
- Susan Kyd as Jamilla
- Elizabeth Conboy as Lady Isabella
- Glyn AngellGlyn Angell-History:Angell was a member of the award-winning Chichester Festival Youth Theatre for two weeks before he landed two roles: one opposite Simon Callow in Chimes at Midnight at the Chichester Festival Theatre, the second in the BBC educational series Zig Zag...
as Hunk - Joshua BowmanJoshua BowmanJoshua Tobias Bowman is an English actor. In 2011 he was selected as one of the Stars of Tomorrow by Screen International. He stars as a series regular in the ABC series, Revenge.-Background:...
as Royal Hunk - Jermaine Lynch as School Friend
- Eric KolelasEric Kolelas- Background :Born and raised in France, to a bilingual family, Kolelas moved to the United Kingdom as a teenager where he studied at Manshead School in Dunstable....
as Prince Otto's Courtier - Mako as Mr Ying Note: He is apparently able to speak fluent Japanese
Adil the Genie
Adil was born in the fourth century in the suburbs of the city of Balamkadaar. He has the outward appearance of being 15 years old, but has actually lived for 1500 years. 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 children, Adil went to school, only his was a Genie School, the world famous School for Genie Arts and Sciences. Adil was not a perfect student. One day he 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 burgle the school and steal the lamp. Forgotten for a hundred years or so in Ali Baba's cave, the lamp eventually passed from hand to hand, before ending up in the attic of the Norton family's new home.Adil is proud to be a genie and is always ready to serve his new master and mistresses. But he does have a problem. Unfortunately, he often skipped his classes and never finished the academic year. Because of this, he has not quite got the hang of magic, and does not always — actually, almost never — get things right, and most wishes are granted more or less 'approximately'.
Adil is played by Jordan Metcalfe
Jordan Metcalfe
Jordan Metcalfe is an English actor. He has a younger sister and a younger brother. He currently stars as Adil the Genie in the children's comedy Genie in the House, screened in the UK and the Netherlands on Nickelodeon, in Germany on Nick Germany, in France on Canal J and Spain on Antena 3...
. It's a role very different from his previous most notable television work, as Timon in Maddigan's Quest, and stage work, the title role in Neil Bartlett's acclaimed stage production of Oliver Twist. Jordan seems to be on-screen most of the time, Adil is always at the root of whatever is going on, and his costume (red pantaloon
Pantaloon
Pantaloon or Pantaloons may refer to:*Pantaloons, a style of trousers*Pantaloon Retail India, a large retailer in India*The Pantaloons, an English touring theatre company*Pantaloon, a character in the Harlequinade-See also:...
s, red waistcoat
Waistcoat
A waistcoat or vest is a sleeveless upper-body garment worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear, and as the third piece of the three-piece male business suit.-Characteristics and use:...
and red turban
Turban
In English, Turban refers to several types of headwear popularly worn in the Middle East, North Africa, Punjab, Jamaica and Southwest Asia. A commonly used synonym is Pagri, the Indian word for turban.-Styles:...
) rarely changes.
Philip Norton
Philip has his hands full. Though he is a talented and successful designer, he constantly has to meet the deadlines set by his boss, Max, as well as bringing up two teenage girls. 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, withhold their pocket money or forbid them from staying at their aunt's house in the country, or all of the above.
Despite his dislike of magic, Philip seems to like Adil as a person! The genie's presence means that Philip is no longer the only man in the house, and gives him someone to watch sport with on the TV and play Tennis by also having fun at the same time. He has encouraged Adil to become a football fan, an F1 fan, a fan of the Olympic Games... in fact he has 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
Maid Marian and her Merry Men
Maid Marian and her Merry Men is a British children's sitcom created and written by Tony Robinson and directed by David Bell. It began in 1989 on BBC One and ran for four series, with the last episode shown in 1994...
, 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 (which was actually played by his son) and an 100-year-old Philip, a garden gnome, a James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
type secret agent, a stunt man, and his own daughter.
Sophie Norton
Older of the sisters. Passionate about what makes the world tick, Sophie's favourite lessons are physicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and geography
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
and she would love to go to university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
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. She is not particularly interested in romance, often being oblivious to the attentions of boys until Emma 'kindly' points out her crush on her boyfriend Clive.
Sophie thinks Adil is great but at times clueless. He never, ever stops asking questions and Sophie just loves to answer as many as she can. although she doesn't like it, On several occasions, she has defied her father by making wishes, and has decided that, if she's going to risk breaking her father's rules, she must take the utmost care.
Emma Norton
Younger of the two sisters by a year, Emma finds schoolwork intensely boring unlike her sister. She manages to get by at school without too much difficulty, but without any brilliance either. She does appear to enjoy reading, 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 painting, shopping, designing,singing(although she is no good), watching TV, going to parties, dating dancing or moving the furniture around in her room...She loves her friends and her favourite topic of conversation is boys. She at times gets on well with Adil especially since he has been like a brother to them since he joined them, she loves to hear his wacky stories, whether they are true or not. If she wasn't frightened of her father's punishments, she would be making wishes all day although she knows The risk of Adil's botching magic but even though she realises the risks they do not phase her; indeed, she seems to derive some fun out of the ridiculous situations which ensue their lives which makes sense since because it all works out in the end most of the time.
She forgets many things, never puts anything away and has great difficulty in finishing what she's started; however, she does not see this a fault, since 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 fashionable clothes.
Max "Uncle Max" Baxter
"Uncle Max" is an old school chum of Phillips (Back to the 80's) who now runs Max Baxter Industries and employs Phillip as its designer. He is in an out of the family home constantly and thinks that Adil is some strange Foreign exchange student. He is a classic buffoon. Selfish, self important, childish. A flash dresser he has a taste for clashing ties and his idea of casual clothing is a nice golfing jumper. He is accused by the girls in "Living Doll" of eating constantly, drinking like a fish, and listening to Phil CollinsPhil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist....
CD's. He's harmless really and is very fond of the girls and sometimes is called on to mind them when Phillip is away. He is married to Majorie who we never see and as far as we know he doesn't have any children, though a couple of his nieces and nephews called Sam and Lousie. Max appears in most of the episodes.
Caroline Smart
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. Her character was introduced as a possible love interest for Philip, but it was felt that this was more of a hindrance than a help to his character. Caroline was not brought back for the remaining three series and her character is referred to as having recently moved to France and married. It is possibly that the actress who played her did not renew her contract.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. Though the characters' facial expressions rarely varied, the special effects were admired (such as the clones of Sophie and Emma, (both as themselves and dressed as clownClown
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s), 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 worth watching. The episode "Girlband" is now the highest-rated episode, and voted the greatest on www.genieinthehouse.com. Episodes after became more ambitious 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 KingdomUnited Kingdom
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on Nickelodeon, surpassing shows such as Drake and Josh and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide
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. 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
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at the end, the DVD-control effects in "Control Freak", and more. These episodes are still among the most popular.
Comeback
Series Two began on 5 November 2007, which so happened to be Guy Fawkes NightGuy Fawkes Night
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in the United Kingdom. "The Blob" skyrocketed to the top, surpassing the SpongeBob SquarePants
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episode "Boat Smarts/Good Ol' Whatshisname" ratings-wise. 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, Series 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 postponement 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 new character Owen. The lovable character Fuzzy very much satisfied fans. A new character Clive was introduced as Sophie's love interest in this series. The final two, "My Chair Lady" and "Junior Genie" rose even higher. "Super Max" eventually aired at the end of the following week. The rest of series 2 was aired in April 2007. Series 3 was filmed between the end of June and the end of Sept 2008 at Twickenham Film Studios
Twickenham Film Studios
Twickenham Film Studios is a film studio located in St Margarets, London, England used by many motion picture and television companies. It was established in 1913 by Dr. Ralph Jupp on the site of a former ice-rink. At the time of its original construction, it was the largest film studio in the...
in south west London. This was to be the final series of 26 episodes. The character Clive featured more in this series as Sophie's continued love interest. Advances in the special effects meant this series contained some ambitious episodes. Giant children "Pony Tale", Pirates "Yo Ho Adil", High School Musical tribute "Fame School", Star Wars Tributes "Max Actor", a couple of two part episodes and the series was ended with a three part special "Legend of the Dragon" that saw the cast and crew finally out of the studio and onto the streets of Paris with flying Dragons and Gargoyles and real locations. This Story saw the TV series brought to an end after 72 episodes. The first batch of episodes for series 3 were aired in November 2008 with the remaining episodes held back to April and May 2009 including the now feature length "Legend of the Dragon".
Cancellation
In 2009 there were plans for a Genie in the House feature film, the first of which was scheduled for shooting in the late summer 2010. Due to declining ratings and poor reception for the show's third series, the show was cancelled. The film, however, is still going ahead, shooting having started in May 2011.The Songs
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