Genies

Tag Area: Fictional Collective
Playlet

The Jest of Hahalaba

Against the advice of his alchemist, Sir Arthur calls up the Spirit of Laughter on New Year’s Eve and asks to see the coming year’s issues of the Times. —Michael Main
Sir Arthur Strangways: Only a trifle. I wish to see a file of the Times.
Hahalaba:For what year?
19th-century, hand-drawn map showing Dunsany Castle and its surrounds.
  • Fantasy
  • Weird Fiction
  • Comedy
  • Definite Time Travel
Feature Film

The Boy and the Pirates

Young Jimmy Warren asks a genie to send him from present-day Massachusetts to the time of Blackbeard, and the genie obliges! But now, in order to avoid becoming a genie himself, Jimmy must trick the pirate into returning to Massachusetts. —Michael Main
This is a funny lookin’ bottle—yeah, neat. But I bet if I took it home, Pop would say, “It’s just another piece of junk.” Nobody let’s me do anything I want to. I wish I was far away from here; I wish I was on a pirate ship.
Along with many pirate scenes, a young, sword-wielding boy and his girl companion march toward a bearded pirate.
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: Children
  • Definite Time Travel
TV Episode

You Wish (s01e07)

Genie without a Cause

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.
Closing title card Episode 7 of You Wish, with an ad for abc dot com and Sabrina riding a bicycle across the moon.
  • Fantasy
  • Comedy
  • Audience: Families
  • Debatable Time Travel
TV Episode

You Wish (s01e09)

All in the Family Room

Slighted by his sister, Travis uses Genie’s time travel portal to run away to a pirate ship. —based on ShareTV
On a pirate ship in pirate drab, John Ales (as the Genie) and Nathan Lawrence (as Travis) stare each other down.
  • Fantasy
  • Comedy
  • Audience: Families
  • Definite Time Travel
TV Episode

You Wish (s01e13)

Gift of the Travi

When Genie gives each of the kids a Christmas wish, Mickey wishes for a white Christmas in LA, and Travis wishes that it would be Christmas every day. Yeah, like that ever works out. —Michael Main
I wish every day was Christmas.
An exhausted Santa Claus waves his hands in frustration.
  • Fantasy
  • Comedy
  • Audience: Families
  • Definite Time Travel
Animated Feature Film

Monster High, Movie #10

Monster High: Freaky Fusion

The animated gang of teen monsters travel centuries into the past to the first day ever at Monster High, but when they return they have each merged with another in the group creating freaky hybrid monsters all around. I’m not sure, but I’m betting that Mattel used this DVD release as an opportunity to also sell freaky hybrid fashion dolls. —Michael Main
It’s 1814: They’ve never seen fashion styles like ours before.
Green-skinned Frankie Stein and two of her fellow-students pose in front of a time portal.
  • Fantasy
  • Audience: Children
  • Definite Time Travel