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Best Episodes of Pardon My Genie
Series 1, Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.0
1st May 1972
Hal and the genie help organize a jumble sale.
Worst Episodes of Pardon My Genie
The Apprentice's Sorcerer
S1 Ep1
2.3
10th Apr 1972
Shop assistant Hal Adden, his dog and an important woman customer undergo transformations and Mr Cobbledick's spirits are dampened.
Pardon My Genie Episode Guide
The Apprentice's Sorcerer
S1 Ep1
2.3
10th Apr 1972
Shop assistant Hal Adden, his dog and an important woman customer undergo transformations and Mr Cobbledick's spirits are dampened.
Series 1, Episode 2
S1 Ep2
6.0
17th Apr 1972
Mr Cobbledick is teaching Hal to drive but the genie decides to take a hand.
Series 1, Episode 3
S1 Ep3
6.0
24th Apr 1972
Burglars have broken into Mr Cobbledick's shop and Hal and the genie ensure that it won't happen again.
Series 1, Episode 4
S1 Ep4
7.0
1st May 1972
Hal and the genie help organize a jumble sale.
Series 1, Episode 5
S1 Ep5
8th May 1972
Mr Cobbledick is asked to sing at the social club's annual conference.
Series 1, Episode 7
S1 Ep7
22nd May 1972
Mr Cobbledick takes a fishing holiday.
Series 1, Episode 8
S1 Ep8
29th May 1972
Patricia's bossy aunt, Henrietta is visiting and the Genie is selected to keep her entertained.
Series 1, Episode 9
S1 Ep9
5th Jun 1972
Mr Cobbledick faces competition when a cut-price DIY shop opens across the road from his store.
Series 1, Episode 10
S1 Ep10
12th Jun 1972
The Genie gets in the way of preparations for a fancy-dress party.
Series 1, Episode 11
S1 Ep11
19th Jun 1972
Mr Cobbledick takes in Hal as a lodger. The Genie is acting as host to another genie - a youngster aged seven hundred called Ringo.
Series 1, Episode 12
S1 Ep12
26th Jun 1972
Mr Cobbledick joins a keep-fit class.
Series 1, Episode 13
S1 Ep13
3rd Jul 1972
Hal decides the Genie has to go but the Genie finds himself a job at Mr Cobbledick's favourite restaurant. Last programme of the series.
Pardon My Genie was a children's comedy series produced by British ITV contractor Thames Television, and written by Bob Block who later created Rentaghost.
The premise was that a magic genie appeared in present-day Britain, summoned by a young apprentice named Hal Adden, a pun that goes some way towards characterising the series. Various comical misunderstandings arise, primarily aimed at youngsters. Arthur White replaced Paddick for the second run of thirteen episodes. Throughout both series, Hal was played by Ellis Jones, with Roy Barraclough as his long-suffering boss, Mr Cobbledick.
The first series of 13 episodes was released on DVD on 22 September 2009. The second series of 13 episodes was released on 1 July 2013.
The best rated episodes of Pardon My Genie are:
Series 1, Episode 4 S1E4 rated 7.0
The lowest rated episodes of Pardon My Genie are:
The Apprentice's Sorcerer S1E1 rated 2.3
The first episode of Pardon My Genie aired on April 10, 1972.
The last episode of Pardon My Genie aired on May 05, 1973.
