You Wish (s01e07)

Genie without a Cause

by Jeff Sherman, directed by Jeff McCracken

Release: 7 November 1997
Format: TV Episode
Genres: Fantasy, Comedy
Audience: Families
Content: Debatable Time Travel
Original Language: English

In the third part of ABC’s Friday night crossover, Sabrina’s cat Salem transports the You Wish gang to the 1950s Travis has a James Dean-ish drag race, Genie inspires a young Bob Dylan, and Salem tries to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Felix the Cat.

— Michael Main

I hope this is the one where she stomps on the grapes.

DEBUT

You Wish (s01e07), “Genie without a Cause” (ABC-TV, USA, 7 November 1997) \pt. 3 of the 1997 TGIF Crossover].

VARIANTS

1 English variant

TAGS(SPOILERS!)

Time Periods

Circa AD 1950 to 1959
Circa AD 1970 to 1999: 1997

Time Travel Methods

Magic Time Travel

Themes

True Histories: the true history of Bob Zimmerman

Real-World Tags

Bob Dylan: Genie sets young Bob Dylan on his future path.

Fictional Tags

Felix the Cat: Salem tries to get a Hollywood Walk of Fame star for Felix.
Genies
Sabrina Spellman: Sabrina shows up in person.

Groupings

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV series): This is a crossover with Sabrina.
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (franchise)
TGIF Crossover Time Warp (multiple TV series)
You Wish (TV series): (s01e07) 7 November 1997

TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From near Hollywood, 1997 ⋙ to the 1950s. Round trip. Note: While Grandpa is reminiscing about the simplicity of the 50s, Salam the cat shifts everyone to that time period.