You Wish (TV series)
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| You Wish | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy sitcom |
| Created by | Michael Jacobs |
| Written by | Richard Childs Michael Craven Michael Jacobs Susan Estelle Jansen Heather MacGillivray Linda Mathious Andrew Nicholls Daniel Paige Sue Paige Steve Pepoon Jeffrey C. Sherman David Silverman Stephen Sustarsic Darrell Vickers |
| Directed by | Jeff McCracken David Trainer |
| Starring | John Ales Harley Jane Kozak Jerry Van Dyke Alex McKenna Nathan Lawrence |
| Composer(s) | Ray Colcord |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael Jacobs |
| Producer(s) | Mitchell Bank Jeffrey C. Sherman |
| Editor(s) | Marco Zappia |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
| Running time | 22-24 min |
| Production company(s) | Touchstone Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 26, 1997 – June 23, 1998 |
| Status | Ended |
You Wish is an American fantasy sitcom that premiered on September 26, 1997. It started as part of ABC's TGIF programming on Friday nights for the fall of 1997, along with Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, and Teen Angel.
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Synopsis
Just as Sabrina, the Teenage Witch was considered a 1990s version of Bewitched, You Wish was a 1990s version of I Dream of Jeannie. In this situation, a genie lives with a family, instead of a single man.
In the show's pilot episode, Gillian Apple (Harley Jane Kozak) and her two children, Mickey Apple (Alex McKenna) and Travis Apple (Nathan Lawrence) visit a rug shop where they meet the owner, Madman Mustafa (John Rhys-Davies). There they buy a rug, where they unexpectedly release a genie (John Ales), who has been imprisoned for 2,000 years. The genie's name is simply "Genie", although in the first episode Gillian refers to him as "Steve from Canoga Park," an alias he later uses. Jerry Van Dyke was introduced to the show in the third episode as Genie's Grandpa Max.
Crossovers
Although the series made a total of 13 episodes, it was taken off after the seventh episode, "Genie Without a Cause." This episode, which aired on November 7, 1997, was part of a night-long TGIF retro crossover, which started with Sabrina. Sabrina invented a time ball, which Salem swallowed and caused the time period to be the 1960s. Salem then crossed over to Boy Meets World, turning it into the 1940s, then this series to the 1950s and then to Teen Angel to the 1970s.
Cancellation
After the series was withdrawn from the TGIF lineup, reruns of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (mainly from the previous season) took the show's spot. The remaining 5 unaired episodes of the series were shown in May and June 1998; these episodes were aired after the season finales of Sabrina and Boy Meets World.
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Pilot | September 26, 1997 |
| 1-2 | "Jillions of Gillians" | October 3, 1997 |
| 1-3 | "The Big Ride" | October 10, 1997 |
| 1-4 | "Mind Games" | October 17, 1997 |
| 1-5 | "A Real Don Juan" | October 24, 1997 |
| 1-6 | "Halloween" | October 31, 1997 |
| 1-7 | "Genie Without a Cause" | November 7, 1997 |
| 1-8 | "Future Shock" | May 22, 1998 |
| 1-9 | "All in the Family Room" | May 29, 1998 |
| 1-10 | "Welcome to the Dollhouse" | June 5, 1998 |
| 1-11 | "The Bad Influence" | June 12, 1998 |
| 1-12 | "Bride and Prejudice" | June 23, 1998 |
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