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Starring Valerie Bertinelli, Robert Carradine, Leonard Nimoy, and James Earl Jones

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"Being bottled up for thousands of years has made me extremely short tempered!"

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Aladdin is a very mystical fairy tale, and the producers knew what they were doing when they hired a rising director named Tim Burton to take on this project. Burton's style shines through in this great adaptation. The sets perfectly cover on the magical and mystical qualities of the unique setting that is so crucial to this tale. In addition, the costumes are colorful and imaginative and the story is told sweetly. At times the script can seem rather corny, but the sets and Burton atmosphere certainly makes up for it. All of the actors turn in very worthy performances, most notably Bertinelli's giggly princess and Jones's short-tempered Genie. I really liked this episode, while it may not be the best one ever, it's certainly fun to watch.  The atmosphere and sets alone are well worth the price of the video.

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QUOTES:

GENIE: Who am I?  You ask who am I?  I am the Genie of the Lamp, and being bottled up for thousands of years has made me extremely short-tempered!  So I ask you, how do you wish to die?

ALADDIN: I don’t wish to die!

GENIE: Good answer. 

ALADDIN: I'm in love, and I want to get married.
MOTHER: Praise be, my son's become a man. Who is the lucky maid?
ALADDIN: The most beautiful girl in the world, the Princess Sabrina, daughter of the Sultan.
MOTHER: Oh son, dear son, she's royalty, you're..... not.

MOTHER: No, no, no. I don't want it around the house, get rid of it.
ALADDIN: But mom, it's a real magic lamp with a real genie inside.
MOTHER: Genie? Looks like a nightmare to me.
ALADDIN: Please, can't I keep it? I'll take care of it.

 

ALADDIN: Listen, you know exactly where it is, why don’t you go?  I’ll wait here, I promise.

MAGICIAN: You idiot!  I’m your uncle.  Now go!

ALADDIN: Yeah, but aren’t there rodents and bats and stuff down there?  I really hate those!

 

ALADDIN: Have it done tomorrow.

GENIE: Tomorrow?  Monday?

ALADDIN: Uh, yes, that's right.

GENIE: Why, I should take your miserable little head and crush it in my hand like an insect, and spread it on the sand it does not deserve to return to!

ALADDIN: What did I say?

GENIE: Monday!  It is a day of rest for all genies!  We neither work nor sleep nor play, we simply rest!

ALADDIN: Tuesday would be fine.

 

GENIE: I was born from the thundering wind that blew from the mouth of the great white bear, who came from the fiery yellow sun, who is the eye of the all-powerful being, whose name I am forbidden to speak.  And you are?

 

 

 

 

 

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Episode 23 (5-1)
Air Date: July 14, 1986

CAST:

James Earl Jones...........Genie of the Lamp/Ring
Robert Carradine..................................Aladdin
Valerie Bertenelli......................Princess Sabrina
Leonard Nimoy...........................Evil Magician
Rae Allen...............................Aladdin's Mother
Ray Sharkey.................................Grand Vizier
Joseph Maher..........................................Sultan
Jay Abramowitz......................................Habibe
Martha Velez................................Lady Servant
Bonnie Jefferies.......................Green Woman #1
Sandy Lenz..............................Green Woman #2
Marcia Gobel..........................Green Woman #3
John Salazar............................................Servant

Directed by Tim Burton

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