Genies are mythical Arabian creatures with supernatural abilities. The most famous version of the genie is in the fable of Aladdin.
Genies in Muppet/Henson productions include:
Picture | Production | Notes |
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The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) |
Although Lothar looks like a dragon, Cosmo Scam refers to him as a "genie." | |
Sesame Street (1973) |
Maria plays a genie in Episode 0536. | |
Sesame Street (1974) |
The Genie is a recurring character who first appeared in a Sesame Street News Flash sketch. | |
The Muppet Show (1980) |
Sweetums plays a genie in episode 518. | |
The Muppet Show (1980) |
Marty Feldman plays a genie in episode 518. | |
The Muppets (comic strip) (1983) |
A pig is seen as a genie in the August 7, 1983 strip.
Upon Piggy's wish, he officiates a wedding between Kermit and Piggy. | |
The Muppets (comic strip) (1984) |
Another pig is seen as a genie in the May 20, 1984 strip.
Fozzie attempts to make a wish, but the genie does not speak English. | |
The Muppets (comic strip) (1984) |
Fozzie finds another lamp in the August 7, 1985 strip. The genie turns out to be a woman who slaps Fozzie for all the rubbing. | |
Fraggle Rock (1985) |
The Mean Genie in episode 309 "Wembley and the Mean Genie" | |
Muppet Babies (1985) |
Baby Animal in "When You Wish Upon a Muppet." | |
Bert and the Magic Lamp (1989) |
Ernie finds a magic lamp that grants wishes for Bert. | |
Sesame Street (1989) |
Gina reads the story of The Genie in the Grouch Lamp to Irvine in Episode 2596. | |
Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories (1991) |
Seen in the short story Baby Gonzo Gets His Wish | |
Sesame Street (1994) |
Cheech Marin plays a genie in Episode 3259. | |
Brought to You by the Number 3 (1999) |
Elmo frees a genie from a magic lamp, who grants him three wishes (all relating to the number 3). | |
Plaza Sésamo (2001) |
Abelardo Montoya unleashes a Multimuppet genie that grants him a wish for a kite in Episodio 747. | |
Elmo's Magic Cookbook (2001) |
Jean the Genie helps to cook. | |
Jalan Sesama (c. 2008) |
Cinta Laura plays a genie in an episode of the Indonesian co-production of Sesame Street. | |
Abby's Flying Fairy School (2009) |
Gene the Genie refuses to go back in a bottle. | |
Muppet Babies (2018) (2020) |
Rizzo in "When You Wish Upon a Rizzo." |
See also[]
- Episode 114 of Fraggle Rock, where Junior Gorg sings a song about wishing to have a genie of his own.
- Arabian Nights, a made-for-TV movie that utilized Jim Henson's Creature Shop.