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Episode 1 | The Ousting Of Major Happy |
Episode 2 | Nights In Arabia |
Episode 3 | Ivan The Horrible |
Episode 4 | Black Hearted Belle |
Episode 5 | Bobby Jobsworth and The Temple Of Doom |
Episode 6 | Hi-Hat |
Episode 7 | Bell, Book and Candle |
Episode 8 | Max The Miller |
Episode 9 | Nikdit The Thief |
Episode 10 | Happy Ending |
UK Air Date | Fri 30/01/1987, 4.20pm |
Repeat Screening | Thurs 13/07/1989, 4.25pm |
Copyright Year | MCMLXXXVI (1986) |
VTR Date | 01/10/1986 |
Fremantle Archive Ref | 35292 (series ref) |
Runtime | 00:19:57:07 |
Consecutive Episode Number | 22 |
IMDB Link | Episode page |
T. Bag (Tallulah Bag) | Elizabeth Estensen |
T. Shirt | John Hasler |
Debbie | Jennie Stallwood |
Omar Caraffe | Bernard Bresslaw |
The Genie | John Levitt |
Make Up | Ann Briggs |
Costume Designer | Raymond Childe |
Graphic Designer | Alex Forbes |
Stage Manager | Bobby Webber |
Production Assistant | Joanna Stewart |
Songs By | Terry Trower |
Written By | Lee Pressman |
Grant Cathro | |
Designer | John Plant |
Producers | Charles Warren |
Leon Thau | |
Director | Leon Thau |
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Debbie's Quest Begins
(Debbie arrives in the desert on her quest to find the missing golden bells. T-Shirt sees this in T-Bag’s saucer, he warns T-Bag and she raises the temperature in the desert to an unbearable level).You're talking
Omar: Who's a clever little boy then heh? Who's a clever little boy. What a pity you won't talk to your Uncle Omar Sinbad, ain't it a pity. heh?Added: 04/04/2020
Acme Bird Company
T-Shirt: Who's a clever boy then? (He uses his magic to change costume). Yu-hoo.Added: 04/04/2017
I've won, I've won
T-Bag: T-Shirt, I’ve won I’ve won now that I have this gold bell I’ve won. Mind you if I hadn’t imprisoned that stupid genie in the bottle he would have gone and granted the dreadful Deborah three wishes. I’ve wooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!Updated: 04/04/2015
First wish, second wish, third wish
The Genie: Your second wish has been carried out, o Mistress.Added: 08/12/2013
"The Dismembered Hand"
When T-Shirt is in the T-Room and releases the Genie from the bottle, inbetween the Genie disappearing and T-Bag reappearing there is a dismembered hand at the right-bottom side of the screen.
The Genie: I'll bid you good day, and be on my way. Bye!
T-Bag: Hello I've got the bell and all's well.
This is very tricky to spot as it is only visible for a few frames (blink and you'll miss it). The hand does not belong to Elizabeth Estensen (T-Bag) as it has no nail varnish so is most likely to be one of the cast.
"Bottled Magic"
When T-Bag tricks the Genie into the bottle she magics herself back to the T-Room and leaves the bottle on the table. In the next scene when she magics herself to get the bell from Omar and T-Shirt reappears in the T-Room the bottle has gone, the cup and saucer are also separated. The next scene in the T-Room when T-Shirt walks back in the bottle is back and the cup and saucer are together.
"Busy Budgies"
Watch the birdcage carefully during this episode, where whenever there is a locked-camera disappearing/reappearing effect (characters disappearing/appearing, the bird(s) can't keep still, so whereas the actors seem not to move, one minute the bird's tail is in the air, the next it's sitting normally!
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