genie in a lamp theme
A lamp-dwelling being who must fulfill the (typically three) wishes of anyone who summons them is featured.
Notes
This is not to be confused with the jinn from Islamic mythology.
Examples
A woman who was granted three wishes on paper by a genie had trouble getting them fulfilled owing to a series of administrative hurdles in "The Twilight Zone" story "Wish Bank" (tz1985e1x04b).
6 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ftt1982e5x01 | choice | This is the original genie-containing lamp-story. |
| tz1959e2x02 | major | There was a variation of this theme using a wine bottle instead of a lamp. |
| tz1959e4x12 | major | George bought a lamp and found that it contained a genie. |
| tz1985e1x04b | major | An office bound genie granted Janice her obligatory three wishes. |
| ahh2x17 | minor | In his closing remarks, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to have encountered an angry genie inside the oversized bottle out of which he'd recently escaped. |
| ahp3x37 | minor | In his monologue, Alfred Hitchcock feigned to have conjured up a genie in the image of Alfred Hitchcock by rubbing the picture tube. |