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1 form y separately published work icon The Genie from Down Under Philip Dalkin , Louise Fox , Christine Madafferi , Steve J. Spears , Esben Storm , Jeremy Swan , Mandy Hampson , ( dir. Brendan Maher et. al. )agent Australia United Kingdom (UK) : Australian Children's Television Foundation British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Australian Broadcasting Corporation , 1996-1998 Z1845856 1996-1998 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy humour

A young English girl, Penelope Townes, finds an opal pendant in her attic and, in playing with it, releases two Australian genies (father Bruce and son Baz). When Penelope inherits a property in Australia, the genies are delighted to be able to return home. But they are still under Penelope's control and subject to her whims–a situation complicated by Penelope's neighbour, Otto von Meister, insisting that the opal is really his by rights and by Bruce falling in love with Penelope's mother, Lady Diana.
1 form y separately published work icon Lift Off Chris Anastassiades , Josephine Barcelon , Garth Boomer , Ray Boseley , Shane Brennan , Anne Brooksbank , Tony Cavanaugh , Cameron Clarke , Elizabeth Coleman , Bruce Currie , Terry Denton , Roger Dunn , Bob Ellis , Sue Giles , Barbara Gliddon , Jutta Goetze , Robert Greenberg , Mac Gudgeon , Glenda Hambly , Mandy Hampson , Jennifer Hill , Sue Hore , Graham Hartley , John Hepworth , P. J. Hogan , Sally Irwin , Paul Jennings , Anthony Lucas , Neil Luxmoore , Christine Madafferi , Rick Maier , Maureen McCarthy , Narelle McRobbie , Stephen Measday , John Misto , Jocelyn Moorhouse , Paul Nichola , Jeff Peck , Rod Quantock , Ian Pidd , Penny Robenstone Harris , Pamela Rushby , Jan Sardi , Leon Saunders , Moya Sayer-Jones , Steve J. Spears , Peter Viska , Judy Zavos , Jo Wilkie , Julian Wigley , Tony Watts , Mark Trounce , Jeremy Parker , Ross Noble , Anne Joliffe , John Harding , Maurice Giacomini , Sue Edgar , Mark A. Eady , Nancy Black , ( dir. Mario Andreacchio et. al. )agent Melbourne : Australian Children's Television Foundation , 1992-1996 Z1855640 1992-1996 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy science fiction

A mixture of live-action, puppetry, animation, and documentary, Lift Off centred on a group of children who lived in the same neighbourhood and whose imaginations made their environment a world of fun and excitement. However, the program also explored issues such as pain, loneliness, jealousy, and anger. The program was aimed at three-year-old to eight-year-old viewers (as defined by Harvard University developmental psychologist Howard Gardner), and was linked to school curricula through the Curriculum Corporation of Australia.
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