I think the ending shows his wish is to avoid making tough choices. Now he gets to spend eternity letting other people make them without feeling inferior, like he did in the office.
I actually liked the ending! Hanley was the happiest helping others so that was why he willingly wished for to be a genie himself. I'm sure that he worded it so the other genie would be a mortal man and be free to do what he desires. The best part is that Attila his dog got immortality and be with Hanley.
Also, remember the caveat he added to the deal, you get three wishes but then you HAVE to pass the lamp onto someone else so they can also benefit. He's made it so that not only can he help people, but he will ALWAYS have people to help.
I cannot WAIT to see Twilight-Tober Zone's take on "On Thursday We Leave for Home," my favorite of the hour-longs. The last three eps (on No Time Like the Past, The Parallel, and this) only serve to remind me just why I so rarely rewatch Season 4 episodes.
I wasn’t as hard on this episode as I was on The Bard. The ending to this one at least wasn’t the worst. But I am very curious what you all think of The Bard when we get to it. Because if you think the main character in I Dream of Genie was unlikable…just you wait! XD
I typed a lot for this one; The setup actually has a clever variation, he only gets one wish so he has to think it through. Thus, he has fantasies about what some wishes would be like and that’s what takes up most of the time. That’s clever but each scenario goes on too long and each goes exactly like how you would expect. Despite being labeled as a comedy episode, these parts are too dry to be fun. The extra time should mean more fantasties, not just 3 boring ones. If it was 22 minutes it could have been a rapid fire series of gags that get weirder with how the wishes go wrong. As it is, we see a typical version of this play out 3 times, and each being a fantasy doesn’t add much. The genie is fun and the ending is decent though. Overall, good idea, average execution. Not one of the worst, not even the worst of the season, but a wasted idea.
I actually like this one the guy didn't mind giving and really didn't want anything in return even if others saw his actions as such he just really liked giving what better way than to grant any wish
I remember seeing this on a few years ago, the ending was the only thing I really remembered about it. I definitely don't remember it being an hour long. So little happens it doesn't feel like it could fill an hour
It's episodes like these that make me glad that the all future incarnations of the show featured more than one story per episode. Twilight Zone stories are supposed to be short. Heck, even the movie had separate stories for a reason.
Not my favorite, but it has some cute moments. My animal loving sister loved that his dog is always present in each wish and becomes a genie dog with him.
I have to say I appreciate the inclusion of an Irish Wolfhound in this episode. They’re an amazing giant breed, but not many people know about them, and you don’t see or hear about them a lot. I also have to wonder what this episode would be like if the actors were switched and Jack Albertsons played the main character. I feel like that would make the episode, perhaps not great, but at least more watchable.
When it comes to one-hour comedy episodes, I'm really waiting for your review of "The Bard." I'm sure it isn't everyone's thing, but I'm very fond of it.
Most TZ episodes should be only ~25 minutes and some of those could have been improved by shortening them even further. Some of the 80s reboot of TZ had the right idea by making it hour long shows but what they did was split the show for however long they needed to get the story across. This was brilliant because sometimes, a segment only needed to be 10 or 12 minutes and so they did three segments or one segment was slightly longer than the ~25 minutes required so the second segment was slightly shorter. I worked out well.
I have been watching these hour long episodes day by day as you have been uploading reviews of them. Honestly, the majority of them so far have been tough to get through. I'll watch about two-thirds of one, then just come here the next day to see what the "twist" is. I Dream of Genie was certainly painful and a major missed opportunity. Like you said, with it all being in his head, it's just a bunch of wasted time with nothing at stake.
I love this episode. The dog Attila is super cool as well. I've watched this one a fair many times. Funny most people in the comments like this episode.
I'd wish for good health. You can have all the money in the world, but it's not much good if your health is bad. My 3 wishes: Good health, love, and money.
When I first saw this, I thought the 1st dream was a wish, this on probably would've worked better if the dreams were wishes, and the genie didn't limit to 1 wish. As for the ending, I think he decided to become a genie because he thought it was the best way to be happy, by making other people happy, probably not the smartest way to go about it though.
Well, the lamp ended up in an alley trashcan. And a homeless man found the lamp. I think Hanley wanted it that way to help people in need. He did tell the man to return the lamp to where he found it after he used his wishes so that other poor people would find it.
For some clarification, she actually says "I am under age to drink." You kind of reacted to it like she's only 17 or younger but drinking age is 21, even back then, so she could still be a legal adult between 18 to 20 years old. Honestly I can't believe she's any younger than 20. Also given her accent and differences in drinking ages in other countries I'm pretty sure she'd be use to drinking as a child. I think we're the only country in the world that sets the drinking age 3 years higher than is required to join the military.
From what I remember of watching this episode (it's been a long time) I liked it. Seeing Hanley cycle through the course of the ramifications of his wishes was interesting. Plus, I mean of course you're gonna wonder about wishing for those things even if the Genie tells you not to. And the ending was nice, I've never seen someone wish to become a genie before (besides Jafar from Aladdin)
A better wish would be for confidence. Here's the ending I would write. He steps into his boss's office and immediately asks out the secretary. She says yes, since, while the other guys were fawning over her, none of them showed the courage to actually ask. He stands up to the people dictating his life making sure that he doesn't get pushed around anymore. Whether or not the date went well, or he got the respect every human being deserves are left ambiguous, but it doesn't matter because his major flaw, even in his fantasies was a lack of confidence.
See I think this is a good ending that's foreshadowed poorly. The entire episode shows that he'd be miserable if he wished for anything selfish like wealth or power. What he wants, deep down, is a modest existence where he can assist others and to live with his dog. Thus, he decides that he'll take over the job of the genie, who has become jaded and tired of his role. Now our protagonist gets everything he wants. This would have been better had the relationship with the genie been more of a focus, where he could show the protagonist the results of selfish wishes.
I think that might have worked if they had more interactions with the Genie. Like shorten all of the day dreams or even had them be visions of the Genie showing him why he shouldn't wish for those things (just remember for all the good there's also a bad) and maybe have the climax be a scene between the two where the guy asks the Genie what sort of thing would he wish for then? After hearing the Genie's plight, he brings up how he wouldn't mind all that. Or it could be instead of warning him, the Genie tries to entice him with money, fame, and power but he just sees how it could go wrong for him. We then get a scene before the end how he actually says he doesn't want any that. He wants to serve others and travel the world with his dog. Could then be his wish is a bad ending if by serving others he becomes a Genie himself forced to serve, or it could come up in their conversation he'd gladly switch places with the Genie and get to see them both happy like having the Genie enter the office and get greeted warmly like he's always been there and maybe the girl at the end gets the lamp in her presents and she discovers our lead is happy as a genie now with his dog. Maybe even have some clising narration how we always want what the other has.
I'm thinking that the genie was hoping for Hanley to wish to be a genie. He seemed bored after doing it for centuries. Why do you think he advised him not to wish for love or money? Because he's seen it happen too many times.
I'm beginning to think that Walter doesn't like to associate The Twilight Zone with comedy. He hates all the humor-centric shows except for the one with Buster Keaton -- and only seemed to give that one a pass because of how legendary Keaton is.
Now, hold on here. He did give "A Nice Place to Visit" from season 1 a positive review and that could be considered a dark comedy. So maybe it's just light comedy that this show fails miserably at.
At least the dog was cute, especially when he had his own Genie costume. 3:32 Just in case you want to see one of the best Twilight Zone moments again.
Like "The Mind and the Matter" and "Once Upon a Time", another case of the show just turning over the episode as vehicle to a guest star comic's shtick. In this case, Howard Morris, just after the Sid Caesar days, when we still saw Morris' face, instead of hearing his voice in just about every classic cartoon. Is this actually a WORSE S4 comedy episode than "The Bard'?...We shall later see.
She is under the age to drink which could be under 21. Doesn't mean she's a minor that's younger than 18 years. At least I didn't understand it that way.
The 1965 sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie” stole its title and concept from this episode! Although to be fair this episode stole its title from a line from the 1854 Stephen Foster song “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair.”
Me: Oh, boy, a new Twilight Tober Zone episode. I can’t wait to see it. What episode is he reviewing? (Sees the title) AGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!! Seriously, though this is my least favorite episode of all time. Do you wanna know why ask yourself what makes the Twilight Zone so great because it’s a vehicle of interesting ideas. It takes an allegory and really does everything I can with it. This story, however, is just such a generic Genie story and not just that but stretched to an hour. It was torturous to get through the whole thing with little to nothing interesting happening. The only thing it has going forward is the production value and its ending, which is actually a pretty sweet and unexpected ending, but besides that, it is my opinion the worst episode of The Twilight Zone because it is the show at its worst. So I guess on that end, it’s kind of interesting that it does show the flaws of the show and also makes you value its strength all the more. Besides that definitely skip this one. It is nothing but pain and boredom. I wish this one away to the very pit of the Twilight Zone.
I actually like the ending: For the first time in his existence, George will be needed - and he now can do what, deep down, he wanted all along. A happy ending ... in the Twilight Zone. Now, admittedly, limiting George to a single wish is kinda silly, which was only used to fuel the fantasy sequences to pad the episode (and Jack Albertson is not exactly your traditional genie). And in some cases, it's pointless since the genie already said that two of the wishes that led to his fantasy dreamscapes would not work out well because they never work out well. We learned THAT in The Man in the Bottle! The worst part is simple: Howard Morris is capable of so much better. His mocking of the powers of the Presidency is actually kinda funny, but alien invaders?! THAT came out of left field, literally! Beyond that, he's just another of Serling's shlubs who never got a break until something magical turns his life around. He's just plain boring - another incarnation of Mr Bevis. Morris HAD the talent to make George interesting - he just wasn't able to pull it off here. Patricia Barry probably was the best character(s) in the episode, and she was allowed to stretch more than anyone else. Okay, the dogs are also kinda cute. But in the end, it's another hour-long that took too long to tell a simple story that TZ did better in another episode.
There are creepy scenes, including one where George has a romantic conversation with a supposed younger age girl. The scenes in the office were creepy but not so much with George and the woman talking underneath a piano. There is no way she is underage. She's clearly acting/pretending to be younger than she is because she thinks George is some film producer that will get her on screen. I'm sure that was clarified in the episode. She even huffed and puffed when she found out he was a nobody and we heard her real accent.
That whole office birthday scene was so cringe inducing and inappropriate. What woman has EVER wanted to unwrap lingerie in her work office?! And in front of 7 men all mentally undressing her...*shudder* For the most part, I liked the ending, it worked for George, he was helping other people and getting to live a stress free life with his dog.
I agree. If Roger and Ann were dating each other, then he should've given her that lingerie at her home. Not in front of the workers! And yes, co-workers can date each other.
@@Merit2397 I see your point. If Hanley was easily tricked into buying the lamp in the first place, then he could've easily been tricked into wishing to become a genie. The other genie looked the part of a smooth talking con man.
Who portrayed a homeless man no never uttered a single word and froze with fear when he watched George P. Hanley and his adorable dog appear from a genie lamp?
This Twilight Zone episode gives a new & different spin on the genie story, but new & different does always mean good! This episode is so bad, it is not worth a rewatch
This episode really reminds me of Bedazzled a bit and our protagonist may be a jerk but he knows this and each one of those dreams he has is him seeing those positives and negative’s. And he keeps getting the same results. He was not going to do well. He should’ve got a Lawyer or got something simple like free Dog food and care for life.
I love Howard Morris in everything else he did, so a TZ episode with him in the starring role should have been comedy gold on par with, say, the wonderful Ernest T. Bass episodes from the Andy Griffith Show. The fact that it’s not is very disappointing. I don’t think he had good enough material to work with, honestly. Walter Mitty he ain’t.
In most Genie stories, the wisher is tricked into becoming the Genie. It was an interesting spin to see George ask for it willingly.
Really? I thought the wisher always used their last wish to make it so they never rubbed the lamp at all, is the common trope.
I remember in Disney's Aladdin, the original animated movie, Jafar was tricked into wishing to be a genie!
He could have asked to become a genie whose lamp is always found by people in need/etc.
@@BlueGriffin20 That's true. He told the bewildered homeless man that he must return the lamp to the alley trashcan after using his three wishes.
I agree. I liked the ending.
He gets to spend eternity with his dog, who also gets a genie costume. Endings don't get happier than that.
Exactly. Sounds great to me.
That was what was heartwarming to me! Attila was Hanley's best friend! What better way than for her to spend eternity with her master!
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If you get a lamp with ever possible comfort and can meet other genies it can be considered paradise.
@@Raximus3000 Well, if you've gotta live for eternity, whether you've got companionship is a big part of whether it's a gift or a curse.
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Exactly, immortality is lonely only if you live in a world of mortals.
I think the ending shows his wish is to avoid making tough choices. Now he gets to spend eternity letting other people make them without feeling inferior, like he did in the office.
Well, his doggo seems to be a genie with him now, so, at the very least, he made the doggo immortal.
I actually liked the ending! Hanley was the happiest helping others so that was why he willingly wished for to be a genie himself. I'm sure that he worded it so the other genie would be a mortal man and be free to do what he desires. The best part is that Attila his dog got immortality and be with Hanley.
HES SO CUTE WITH THE LIL TURBAN
Now *there* is an underrated wish: getting to be with your dog forever. Their lives are so tragically brief.
Also, remember the caveat he added to the deal, you get three wishes but then you HAVE to pass the lamp onto someone else so they can also benefit. He's made it so that not only can he help people, but he will ALWAYS have people to help.
He is doubtfully any more conceded than any other person in their daydreams
I cannot WAIT to see Twilight-Tober Zone's take on "On Thursday We Leave for Home," my favorite of the hour-longs. The last three eps (on No Time Like the Past, The Parallel, and this) only serve to remind me just why I so rarely rewatch Season 4 episodes.
Least he brought his dog with him.
I wasn’t as hard on this episode as I was on The Bard. The ending to this one at least wasn’t the worst.
But I am very curious what you all think of The Bard when we get to it. Because if you think the main character in I Dream of Genie was unlikable…just you wait! XD
Yes it does not work in the hour format but I think that the ending is quite unique
This is defiantly my least favorite episode and the only time that I can think at least where the twist doesn't work.
*Insert Aladdin song here*
Arabian niiiiiiights!
I typed a lot for this one; The setup actually has a clever variation, he only gets one wish so he has to think it through. Thus, he has fantasies about what some wishes would be like and that’s what takes up most of the time. That’s clever but each scenario goes on too long and each goes exactly like how you would expect. Despite being labeled as a comedy episode, these parts are too dry to be fun. The extra time should mean more fantasties, not just 3 boring ones. If it was 22 minutes it could have been a rapid fire series of gags that get weirder with how the wishes go wrong. As it is, we see a typical version of this play out 3 times, and each being a fantasy doesn’t add much. The genie is fun and the ending is decent though. Overall, good idea, average execution. Not one of the worst, not even the worst of the season, but a wasted idea.
Fun fact, Bob Hastings played Archie in old radio plays, Howard Morris was Jughead on the tv cartoons..
I actually like this one the guy didn't mind giving and really didn't want anything in return even if others saw his actions as such he just really liked giving what better way than to grant any wish
It's all about,"What wish should I make!?"
I remember seeing this on a few years ago, the ending was the only thing I really remembered about it. I definitely don't remember it being an hour long. So little happens it doesn't feel like it could fill an hour
It's episodes like these that make me glad that the all future incarnations of the show featured more than one story per episode. Twilight Zone stories are supposed to be short. Heck, even the movie had separate stories for a reason.
Not my favorite, but it has some cute moments. My animal loving sister loved that his dog is always present in each wish and becomes a genie dog with him.
I have to say I appreciate the inclusion of an Irish Wolfhound in this episode. They’re an amazing giant breed, but not many people know about them, and you don’t see or hear about them a lot.
I also have to wonder what this episode would be like if the actors were switched and Jack Albertsons played the main character. I feel like that would make the episode, perhaps not great, but at least more watchable.
When it comes to one-hour comedy episodes, I'm really waiting for your review of "The Bard."
I'm sure it isn't everyone's thing, but I'm very fond of it.
"Scheduled for execution after falling asleep while on guard duty in the army"...? JESUS...
Maybe something awful had happened that they didn't mention all because the solider fell asleep on guard duty.
Even though her character is supposed to be in her 20s, judging by her birthday party, Patricia Berry was actually 40 at the of this episode.
Most TZ episodes should be only ~25 minutes and some of those could have been improved by shortening them even further. Some of the 80s reboot of TZ had the right idea by making it hour long shows but what they did was split the show for however long they needed to get the story across. This was brilliant because sometimes, a segment only needed to be 10 or 12 minutes and so they did three segments or one segment was slightly longer than the ~25 minutes required so the second segment was slightly shorter. I worked out well.
I have been watching these hour long episodes day by day as you have been uploading reviews of them. Honestly, the majority of them so far have been tough to get through. I'll watch about two-thirds of one, then just come here the next day to see what the "twist" is. I Dream of Genie was certainly painful and a major missed opportunity. Like you said, with it all being in his head, it's just a bunch of wasted time with nothing at stake.
I love this episode. The dog Attila is super cool as well. I've watched this one a fair many times. Funny most people in the comments like this episode.
Same with me as both a dog lover and Twilight Zone fan
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George wished he was in Mayberry and the genie turned him into Ernest T. Bass.
The genie then gets demoted to grampa joe
Could have been worse. The genie could have turned him into Mushmouse.
You've never had a friend like this in the Twilight Zone!
I'd wish for good health.
You can have all the money in the world, but it's not much good if your health is bad.
My 3 wishes: Good health, love, and money.
When I first saw this, I thought the 1st dream was a wish, this on probably would've worked better if the dreams were wishes, and the genie didn't limit to 1 wish. As for the ending, I think he decided to become a genie because he thought it was the best way to be happy, by making other people happy, probably not the smartest way to go about it though.
Well, the lamp ended up in an alley trashcan. And a homeless man found the lamp. I think Hanley wanted it that way to help people in need. He did tell the man to return the lamp to where he found it after he used his wishes so that other poor people would find it.
Gotta say twight tober is pretty comfy & relaxing
For some clarification, she actually says "I am under age to drink." You kind of reacted to it like she's only 17 or younger but drinking age is 21, even back then, so she could still be a legal adult between 18 to 20 years old. Honestly I can't believe she's any younger than 20. Also given her accent and differences in drinking ages in other countries I'm pretty sure she'd be use to drinking as a child. I think we're the only country in the world that sets the drinking age 3 years higher than is required to join the military.
I did really like this one. Usually these lighter episodes are a bit of more of a miss for me, but this one I really enjoyed it all the way through.
"Hocus Pocus and Frisbee" was definitely a lighter episode.
3:28 totally reminded me of bedazzled when Frasier was a drug lord 😂😂😂😂😂
I like this one. Especially the ending with how George is made happy by helping others
5:29 Holy Office Girl Syndrome, Batman!
From what I remember of watching this episode (it's been a long time) I liked it. Seeing Hanley cycle through the course of the ramifications of his wishes was interesting. Plus, I mean of course you're gonna wonder about wishing for those things even if the Genie tells you not to. And the ending was nice, I've never seen someone wish to become a genie before (besides Jafar from Aladdin)
I wonder why the Grandpa Joe genie was only in one scene. Maybe the actor was busy.
A better wish would be for confidence. Here's the ending I would write. He steps into his boss's office and immediately asks out the secretary. She says yes, since, while the other guys were fawning over her, none of them showed the courage to actually ask. He stands up to the people dictating his life making sure that he doesn't get pushed around anymore. Whether or not the date went well, or he got the respect every human being deserves are left ambiguous, but it doesn't matter because his major flaw, even in his fantasies was a lack of confidence.
@@jonathanstern5537 yes. That would've been a superior ending, and the 🧞♀️ genie would've been happy, seeing him motmre confident.
Incredible cosmic power....itty bitty little living space
This episode focuses more on the Dream aspect then the Genie 🧞♂️ part of the title
Do you think Genies can turn you into something more powerful than them?
The episode itself was pretty meh.
BUT THAT DOG IN THE TURBAN GUYS.
Well, as Joe E. Brown said, " Nobody's perfect. " A definite ho-hum on this episode for me.
My interpretation is that he wished for unlimited wishes so he got turned into a genie. Rookie mistake you have to wish for more genies
I kind of wish he would have wished he would be dreamy since he desired attention then becomes stuck going between people's literal dreams.
Maybe he wish to be a genie that has vacations. He can take day off and lives however he wants.
Of the twelve credited actors in this episode, seven of them also appeared on The Andy Griffith Show.
I dream to NEVER see or hear again about this episode.
Unlimited cosmic power ..... Itty bitty living spaces
I love this The Twilight Zone episode!
Run clever boy, run from this episode! It sounds like the best of modern Doctor Who!
Wow! Ernest T Bass.
See I think this is a good ending that's foreshadowed poorly. The entire episode shows that he'd be miserable if he wished for anything selfish like wealth or power. What he wants, deep down, is a modest existence where he can assist others and to live with his dog. Thus, he decides that he'll take over the job of the genie, who has become jaded and tired of his role. Now our protagonist gets everything he wants. This would have been better had the relationship with the genie been more of a focus, where he could show the protagonist the results of selfish wishes.
I think that might have worked if they had more interactions with the Genie. Like shorten all of the day dreams or even had them be visions of the Genie showing him why he shouldn't wish for those things (just remember for all the good there's also a bad) and maybe have the climax be a scene between the two where the guy asks the Genie what sort of thing would he wish for then? After hearing the Genie's plight, he brings up how he wouldn't mind all that. Or it could be instead of warning him, the Genie tries to entice him with money, fame, and power but he just sees how it could go wrong for him. We then get a scene before the end how he actually says he doesn't want any that. He wants to serve others and travel the world with his dog. Could then be his wish is a bad ending if by serving others he becomes a Genie himself forced to serve, or it could come up in their conversation he'd gladly switch places with the Genie and get to see them both happy like having the Genie enter the office and get greeted warmly like he's always been there and maybe the girl at the end gets the lamp in her presents and she discovers our lead is happy as a genie now with his dog. Maybe even have some clising narration how we always want what the other has.
"I'm Hitla.....I'm in a bunka.....It's the end of the woooooouuuuurrlllll....!!"
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@@VidWatcher01 "Waaaaaaaar ! ... Not, Wooooooorld !"
Eeehhhh i could kinda hear Gordon, my Ki energy shifted to my ears on that one!
At first I thought the early shade was unwarranted…but I get it after the review.
Especially that ending…
~_~
Is that James Milhollin as the store salesman? He was the store manager in "The After Hours."
I do like the initial idea and the ending as well. But yeah, this is definitely one of the episodes that suffered the most from the hour long format.
I watched this one and I love the twist bc I never thought George would wish that 😮 bc usually they ask for the usual things
I'm thinking that the genie was hoping for Hanley to wish to be a genie. He seemed bored after doing it for centuries. Why do you think he advised him not to wish for love or money? Because he's seen it happen too many times.
@@melissacooper8724 idk bc ppl say those things to a genie all the time ig
You ain't never had a fiend like Amos Slade.
Great Video.
I'm beginning to think that Walter doesn't like to associate The Twilight Zone with comedy. He hates all the humor-centric shows except for the one with Buster Keaton -- and only seemed to give that one a pass because of how legendary Keaton is.
That's because comedy was one of the show's weakpoints.
Now, hold on here. He did give "A Nice Place to Visit" from season 1 a positive review and that could be considered a dark comedy. So maybe it's just light comedy that this show fails miserably at.
Is that dog in a turban!?
This seems like a different take on The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.
So… what’s worse?
Cavender is Coming or I Dream of Genie
Cavender Is Coming!
If you think this is bad wait until you get a load of The Bard.
Oof, The Incredible World of Horace Ford isn’t great either
I remember The Bard. I thought that Moomer was an obnoxious loudmouth!
But I think that the ending was quite unique
Unique doesn't mean good.
Notification gang represent
This episode probs inspired Disney’s “Aladddin”
At least the dog was cute, especially when he had his own Genie costume.
3:32 Just in case you want to see one of the best Twilight Zone moments again.
Do you think the dog also acquired magic abilities like her master?
Doo-do. Do-do-da-doo-do
Like "The Mind and the Matter" and "Once Upon a Time", another case of the show just turning over the episode as vehicle to a guest star comic's shtick. In this case, Howard Morris, just after the Sid Caesar days, when we still saw Morris' face, instead of hearing his voice in just about every classic cartoon.
Is this actually a WORSE S4 comedy episode than "The Bard'?...We shall later see.
another time Bat-may crossover with Twilight-Tober Zone
Actually, I liked this episode! It reminded me of the movie "Bedazzled" with Brendan Fraser.
She is under the age to drink which could be under 21. Doesn't mean she's a minor that's younger than 18 years. At least I didn't understand it that way.
Funny when I see Bob Hastings I just think Lt. Carpenter from McHale's Navy.
The 1965 sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie” stole its title and concept from this episode! Although to be fair this episode stole its title from a line from the 1854 Stephen Foster song “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair.”
Say no to grandpa Joe!
How and where can I see this episode really want to see it
Me: Oh, boy, a new Twilight Tober Zone episode. I can’t wait to see it. What episode is he reviewing?
(Sees the title)
AGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!
Seriously, though this is my least favorite episode of all time. Do you wanna know why ask yourself what makes the Twilight Zone so great because it’s a vehicle of interesting ideas. It takes an allegory and really does everything I can with it. This story, however, is just such a generic Genie story and not just that but stretched to an hour. It was torturous to get through the whole thing with little to nothing interesting happening. The only thing it has going forward is the production value and its ending, which is actually a pretty sweet and unexpected ending, but besides that, it is my opinion the worst episode of The Twilight Zone because it is the show at its worst. So I guess on that end, it’s kind of interesting that it does show the flaws of the show and also makes you value its strength all the more. Besides that definitely skip this one. It is nothing but pain and boredom. I wish this one away to the very pit of the Twilight Zone.
I actually like the ending: For the first time in his existence, George will be needed - and he now can do what, deep down, he wanted all along. A happy ending ... in the Twilight Zone.
Now, admittedly, limiting George to a single wish is kinda silly, which was only used to fuel the fantasy sequences to pad the episode (and Jack Albertson is not exactly your traditional genie). And in some cases, it's pointless since the genie already said that two of the wishes that led to his fantasy dreamscapes would not work out well because they never work out well. We learned THAT in The Man in the Bottle! The worst part is simple: Howard Morris is capable of so much better. His mocking of the powers of the Presidency is actually kinda funny, but alien invaders?! THAT came out of left field, literally! Beyond that, he's just another of Serling's shlubs who never got a break until something magical turns his life around. He's just plain boring - another incarnation of Mr Bevis. Morris HAD the talent to make George interesting - he just wasn't able to pull it off here.
Patricia Barry probably was the best character(s) in the episode, and she was allowed to stretch more than anyone else. Okay, the dogs are also kinda cute. But in the end, it's another hour-long that took too long to tell a simple story that TZ did better in another episode.
Thanks, but I’ll stick to _The Man In The Bottle._
Definitely superior
There are creepy scenes, including one where George has a romantic conversation with a supposed younger age girl.
The scenes in the office were creepy but not so much with George and the woman talking underneath a piano. There is no way she is underage. She's clearly acting/pretending to be younger than she is because she thinks George is some film producer that will get her on screen. I'm sure that was clarified in the episode. She even huffed and puffed when she found out he was a nobody and we heard her real accent.
That whole office birthday scene was so cringe inducing and inappropriate. What woman has EVER wanted to unwrap lingerie in her work office?! And in front of 7 men all mentally undressing her...*shudder*
For the most part, I liked the ending, it worked for George, he was helping other people and getting to live a stress free life with his dog.
I agree. If Roger and Ann were dating each other, then he should've given her that lingerie at her home. Not in front of the workers! And yes, co-workers can date each other.
True, but I prefer Walter's interpretation better. George dose seen to have a Jafar complex.
@@Merit2397 I see your point. If Hanley was easily tricked into buying the lamp in the first place, then he could've easily been tricked into wishing to become a genie. The other genie looked the part of a smooth talking con man.
@@melissacooper8724 Pretty much.
One of the upbeat TZ episodes
At least this episode had some dogs.
a shame this didn't pan out
Who portrayed a homeless man no never uttered a single word and froze with fear when he watched George P. Hanley and his adorable dog appear from a genie lamp?
That actor was awesome in the Andy Griffith show he Still every episode he was in.
I had no idea that this is the same actor who played Ernest T. Bass on The Andy Griffith Show!
This Twilight Zone episode gives a new & different spin on the genie story, but new & different does always mean good! This episode is so bad, it is not worth a rewatch
No one could play a "flighty" female character better than Patricia Barry. So it makes sense that they brought her back for this role.
The scene in the office when she opens her gift from the guys is as Mad Men as it gets.
I think I was confusing this with the other genie episode.
Howard Morris as a bland character is shocking!
This episode really reminds me of Bedazzled a bit and our protagonist may be a jerk but he knows this and each one of those dreams he has is him seeing those positives and negative’s.
And he keeps getting the same results. He was not going to do well.
He should’ve got a Lawyer or got something simple like free Dog food and care for life.
Well that make sense (I dream of genie) that's the name of the episode of the twilight zone
She isn't underage she is under the age to drink which depending on the state could have been 21
Yo is that Ernst T Bass?
I love Howard Morris in everything else he did, so a TZ episode with him in the starring role should have been comedy gold on par with, say, the wonderful Ernest T. Bass episodes from the Andy Griffith Show. The fact that it’s not is very disappointing. I don’t think he had good enough material to work with, honestly. Walter Mitty he ain’t.
I think you’re being a tad harsh on this one
Roger was the real hero