Episode 12 of 13 of the 1st series from this kids TV series from 1996. In this episode (titled Triple Threat), Otto and Conrad get the idea to duplicate the opal after coming across identical twins one day. But when both make a duplicate opal, it becomes hard to work out just who has the real opal and who hasn't!
Stars Alexandra Milman, Anna Galvin, Rhys Muldoon, Glenn Meldrum, Mark Mitchell, Fletcher Humphrys, Monica Maughan and Kylie Belling.
Stars Alexandra Milman, Anna Galvin, Rhys Muldoon, Glenn Meldrum, Mark Mitchell, Fletcher Humphrys, Monica Maughan and Kylie Belling.
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00:00I've served a lot of masters throughout history, now I wanna go back home where I can be free.
00:13Then you come along, with the opal in your hand, now your every wish is my command.
00:22Genie, genie, from down under, make my wish come true.
00:31Genie, genie, from down under, I wish you'd do what I want you to.
00:39Genie from down under.
00:51Morning, Penelope. I know it is, I wished for one.
01:04Here's your toast, light brown on the inside, white on the outside, buttered to the edges, just the way you like it.
01:13I'm very lucky to have a magic opal, and I do try not to take things for granted.
01:18And what sort of exotic look would Manzel care for today?
01:22Oh, I don't know, it's so hard to decide how I feel.
01:25I can imagine, you must be exhausted.
01:27I wish you'd show me some alternatives.
01:30When one has a magic opal, one doesn't need to be bothered doing all those tedious things that average people have to do.
01:37That's it, it's now, it's you.
01:41It's ridiculous. I let my genie take care of the mundane side of my existence.
01:48Does Manzel feel she's getting un petit lazy these days?
01:52Lazy? Moi? Don't be ridiculous.
01:56If you were any lazier, you'd be getting us to do your breathing for you.
02:02That's it, that's the one.
02:06Now, I wish you'd clean my teeth.
02:10You see, I've got so much more time to concentrate on the important.
02:19Did you get your own breakfast this morning? You are a dear.
02:22See, it was nothing.
02:24Good morning. Oh, what a beautiful day for the garden.
02:29Mummy, you don't think you're becoming a little obsessed with the garden?
02:32You'd better be careful, otherwise you might turn into Australian.
02:35Oh, really, darling?
02:37She'll be right, mate. No worries.
02:42You know it's Mother's Day next Sunday?
02:44Is it?
02:45Wouldn't your mother be impressed if you gave her breakfast in bed?
02:50Yes, I'm sure she would.
02:53It's ours, Conrad. By rights, that opal is ours.
02:57If we had it, you'd have nothing but good luck.
03:02Hello.
03:05I don't suppose this is where we sign on for the tour?
03:08Ah, it certainly is, but of course this is the busy time of the year for us.
03:12I knew we should have signed up earlier.
03:14Oh, you should have.
03:15There's only six of us. You probably haven't got room for us all.
03:18I'll tell you what I'll do.
03:19I'll just make an inquiry with my tireless booking clerk to see if there are any cancellations.
03:23Trish? Trish?
03:26Trish!
03:28Any cancellations for the forthcoming Outback experience?
03:32How can there be any cancellations when there are no bookings?
03:37You are very, very lucky people, aren't you?
03:40As it happens, I can fit the six of you on the next tour.
03:43I'll sign you up. She is the tourist liaison officer.
03:46Sign them up, Trish, for an experience they will never forget.
03:49Well, they've certainly come to the right place.
03:51Otto!
03:55I've got an idea. I know how to get the opal off Penelope.
03:57I was looking at those two twins. They gave me an idea.
04:01Two opals. Get an identical opal, swap it with hers.
04:04She will not know the difference.
04:06Stupid idea, Conrad. It'll never work.
04:08Come on, think about it. It'll work.
04:10Just leave the thinking to me.
04:12Deep look at opals.
04:16Hello. I'm Rodney, Lord Accrington's smide.
04:19I'm trying to get to Townsdown.
04:22Ah, well, you've come to the right place, Your Highness.
04:24It just so happens I have one first-class seat available on the next tour.
04:28Oh, capital!
04:32What's the difference between first-class and second-class?
04:36You get a cushioning first.
04:40Hi, Di. You look like you're enjoying yourself.
04:42I really feel like I'm getting in touch with the earth.
04:44Yes, I can see that.
04:47I wish we had some visitors.
05:03Just up, mate. Townsdown.
05:07Not bad, only four chucks this time.
05:09I'll back it, Trish.
05:13Lucky I went first-class, eh?
05:15No worries, mate. Look after our satisfied customer, Conrad.
05:18Eager, Your Worship.
05:19I'm not a worshipper, Highness or Her Majesty.
05:21I'm a human being, and I'm exhausted.
05:23I don't believe it.
05:25Hello, Diana.
05:26Bubbles, what on earth are you doing here?
05:30I was just passing by, so I thought I might drop in.
05:37Oh, dear.
05:38Oh, sir, come quickly!
05:41So I just couldn't stop thinking about you,
05:43because you know how I feel about you, Diana.
05:46Then it suddenly occurred to me,
05:48I was sitting around with a bunch of other chaps,
05:50being completely and utterly...
05:51Open.
05:52Well, open, yes, open. Oh, open.
05:55About our feelings, trying to get in contact with my inner chap,
05:59and then it struck me, actions speak louder than words.
06:03So...
06:04I've come all the way to Australia, Diana,
06:06to tell you that I'm prepared to meet you halfway.
06:09Halfway would be India, Bubbles.
06:14I don't know about any of you, but this to me is hell on earth.
06:19I don't think they're happy, all right.
06:21That man is a monster.
06:25Don't worry about it, Trish. They love me.
06:28Besides, they've already paid for it.
06:31Besides, they've already paid for it.
06:34You can say that again.
06:37Besides, they've already paid for it.
06:43You get it?
06:45Sleep tight, Miss Penelope.
06:47And don't forget, Mother's Day the day after tomorrow.
06:49I hope you've got your mother a nice present.
06:51Of course I have, Moxie. Don't worry.
06:54Good girl.
06:55Good night.
06:56Good night.
07:02What did you get for your mum?
07:04Well, I haven't actually got it yet, but there's no rush.
07:07I'll think of something, and then you can get it for me.
07:10Now, I wish to fall into a deep sleep immediately
07:13and wake up at exactly 8.45am, not a second before or after.
07:17And I wish to dream about being on a desert island.
07:25I'm a stink-baby, Trish.
07:28I didn't think being a kid could be this boring, Dad.
07:32Oh, some days you get to magic up a medieval castle.
07:36Wow.
07:37A volcano.
07:38Wow.
07:39Or even a giant squid in somebody's underpants.
07:42At the moment, we're just going through a bit of a dull patch.
07:58Come on, come on, come on.
08:10Hey, are you awake?
08:13Ben?
08:22Ben?
08:23Hello?
08:27Ben?
08:58Ben!
08:59You've woken?
09:01We're disturbing him, Baz. He's obviously very busy.
09:13Well, I suppose you must be wondering why I was in Penelope's room then.
09:27Okay, I just want to explain to you...
09:29We were just trying to explain...
09:31I know, you must be wondering.
09:32You're a bastard.
09:33You must be wondering too, you know.
09:34Me not.
09:35Playing practical jokes on Miss Penelope at this hour of night.
09:38Now, off you go. Out.
09:39I was just talking to Bruce and Baz.
09:41Oh, come along.
09:43I reckon I might get a bit of shut-eye.
09:53Catch a few zeds, hit that snooze button.
09:56I know what you mean.
09:57You're going to bed.
10:07Dr. Earp, lend me a hand. Your Bruce is sick, ma'am.
10:10Where did you two come from?
10:12Now, shh.
10:13Lord Accrington-Smith's resting in there.
10:15I wish he was up and about again.
10:19No, please don't put me back on the bus.
10:21I'm allergic to autos. I promise I'll be good.
10:26Fuck!
10:37There's no bus.
10:38It's all right, Your Lordship. Everything's going to be fine.
10:41Now, let me tuck you in.
10:43There's no bus.
10:44I'll just fuck it up.
10:52Conway!
10:53I'm a genius.
10:54Look.
10:55The opal!
10:56But how did you...
10:57I almost had it, but you took it off me.
10:59Well, I took it off her.
11:01Remember what Otto wants, Otto gets.
11:05At last, the Loch Leicester opal is back where it belongs.
11:10When our ancestor, Hansel and Leicester, owned this, he was rich.
11:14This is our lucky charm.
11:17Mark my words, our luck is going to change.
11:25I don't believe it. They're late.
11:30Bruce, Bath, I wish you were here right now.
11:35Mother's Day tomorrow.
11:37I hate the way these things sneak up on you.
11:40Now, a ladyship's favourite cake is chocolate.
11:42Would you like a taste?
11:43No, thanks.
11:44I wish I had a decent oven to cook it in.
11:48Well...
11:49Never.
11:54I wish I had a degree in physics to work the thing.
12:02It must have come with the oven.
12:04A degree in physics.
12:05Whatever will they call it?
12:07I don't know.
12:08I don't know.
12:09I don't know.
12:10I don't know.
12:11I don't know.
12:12I don't know.
12:13I don't know.
12:14I don't know.
12:15I don't know.
12:16But a degree in physics.
12:17Whatever will they think of next?
12:23Right, I'll just get dressed by myself.
12:26Morning, Bath.
12:27G'day.
12:28What am I going to do about Bobbles?
12:31He's come all this way to spend the day with me.
12:33He wants to share his deeper thoughts with me.
12:37You won't need a whole day to do that.
12:40Bruce, why aren't you obeying me?
12:43You're supposed to obey my every command.
12:45Why haven't you been granting any of my wishes?
12:48I haven't heard you make any wishes.
12:51Maybe the opal doesn't work any more.
12:56Are you saying that the magic's just run out?
13:01I wish you'd bring me my tea and toast.
13:06Sorry, ma'am.
13:08You're going to have to help yourself.
13:12This is one of your tricks, isn't it?
13:16Sir, how much magic's in that opal?
13:19Absolutely none.
13:24The magic's really gone. I'll have to do everything myself.
13:28That's about the size we need.
13:31It's a great day for the Fond Masters, comrade.
13:37Everything's going to be on the up and up.
13:44I've never had two flats before.
13:47You're very brave wearing that.
13:49Opals are supposed to be bad luck, aren't they?
13:51Bad luck? What are you talking about?
13:53A friend of mine told me about it.
13:55He said it was a good luck charm.
13:58Opals are supposed to be bad luck, aren't they?
14:00Bad luck? What are you talking about?
14:02A friend of mine had an opal. He was killed by a falling meteorite.
14:05Could happen to anyone.
14:07After he'd been hit by a bus.
14:09Honestly and truly, you hang around with a pack of losers.
14:13This just happens to be my very lucky opal.
14:20Bubbles, I know we planned to spend the day together,
14:23but maybe a couple of days, Diana.
14:25I'll tell you how much I'm dreading getting back on that beastly bus.
14:29Help us, Lord Atkinson's wife. Please help us.
14:32We're having a terrible trip and we need a spokesman.
14:38Diana, I'm afraid I won't be able to spend the day with you.
14:41These people need me.
14:44Sometimes a chap has to do what a chap has to do.
14:56Oh, my God.
15:00Are you going to make a Mother's Day card for tomorrow?
15:03Yes, it's going to be very special.
15:08I haven't been a ladyship's cake.
15:10I wish I could rely on that self-raising flower.
15:14Oh, Dr Clare.
15:17A wonderful, wonderful silence.
15:19I thought I told you to check the spares.
15:21I thought you were going to check the spares.
15:23If I'd checked the spares, they both wouldn't have been flat, would they?
15:26So it must have been you who didn't check them.
15:28Anyway, no matter.
15:30Any minute now, our luck is going to change.
15:34I can feel it.
15:36Excuse me.
15:38My fellow travellers and I would like to give you some feedback
15:41regarding the von Meister Outback experience.
15:43You're right, mate. Keep your compliments. No worries.
15:46It's enough for us just to see the smiles on your dials.
15:48Right, comrade? That's right.
15:50With the catering, the accommodation, the transport,
15:53the lack of air conditioning in the bus,
15:55the lack of suspension underneath the bus,
15:57and as for your personal habits, we find them quite disgusting.
15:59Your body odour makes us feel sick,
16:01and your language and general attitude leave a lot to be desired.
16:05You lot take the cake for sheer whinging.
16:09I can assure you there is nothing wrong with my attitude.
16:13Now, apart from what you said, has anyone got any genuine compliance?
16:18Eh?
16:19I don't think last night was long enough.
16:21The nights are much shorter than they are in England.
16:24You just don't get your money's worth as far as sleep goes.
16:27Right.
16:28And your food is hardly fit for human consumption.
16:31I mean, it's worse than what we get home in England.
16:34Oh, I've had a gutful of it. I'm jacking you lot.
16:37Trish, come here!
16:39Now, Trish is in charge of the whinge and om department,
16:42the hasty-faced department.
16:44Talk to her. Shut up and do it.
16:47You saying?
16:53How's it going, Pen?
16:54I've been trying to make a Mother's Day card,
16:56but I just can't seem to get it right.
16:58What's the big deal about Mother's Day?
17:00Oh, it's just important.
17:02You're supposed to do nice things so your mummy knows you love her.
17:05Well, I love your mum lots.
17:07So does Daddy. Don't you, Dad?
17:11Well...
17:13We could give you a hand.
17:16I don't have the magic powers anymore.
17:18Oh, we could still help you without it being magic, right?
17:20Right.
17:22Oh, this feels so useless without music.
17:25Come on, Pen, we can make a card that'll really impress your mum.
17:28What do you reckon?
17:32We'll make her a real Aussie Mother's Day card, she'll love it.
17:35I've been thinking about the opal
17:37and how much I've come to depend on it.
17:40How about your hand, Bruce?
17:43The final test.
17:48You can hold it.
17:51So the magic really is gold.
17:54Look, Pen, magic's a really tricky business.
17:56It takes a long time to get used to it.
18:06There we are.
18:09You don't have to think about it anymore.
18:12It's all in the past.
18:15We want Otto! We want Otto!
18:17This isn't solving anything.
18:19Let's just talk like civilised people.
18:21Excuse me? I'm a lord and I'm British.
18:23How much more civilised can you get?
18:25I'm Otto's representative.
18:27Anything you want to say to him, you can say to me.
18:29We want to kill him!
18:31He's in there.
18:32In you go, lads.
18:36Stay put!
18:39A chap can run,
18:41but he can't hide from justice.
18:48Perhaps he's hiding behind a bush.
18:50There's no bush that fat.
19:01Look, there's one of them!
19:05Come here, you!
19:07Come here!
19:21Otto!
19:22Shh! They'll hear you!
19:26Mongrels.
19:27You've given me everything, but it's not enough.
19:29They want more.
19:30Look what I found.
19:32Just a look at that.
19:36Yeah, it's a phony.
19:38It must have been the one I left with Penelope.
19:40What?
19:41Well, how was I supposed to know Mossop was going to spring me and get the real opal?
19:44But it's OK, because you got the real one off Mossop!
19:47Mossop?
19:49I got this one off Penelope.
19:50When you took the opal off Penelope, did you replace it with a phony one?
19:53Coarse idea. What do you think I am, stupid?
19:55Well, I thought you said it was a bad idea.
19:57I said it was a bad idea for you.
19:59It was a good idea for me.
20:01Why don't we take these two opals and ask Mossop if she wants to swap?
20:04You know, two for one. What do you think?
20:06Another stupid idea. It'll never work.
20:11I've got the cart for you. It's great.
20:13What do you think?
20:15It's fantastic, isn't it?
20:16Penelope might fish in it.
20:19It's, um, very bizarre.
20:23Does that mean she likes it, Dad?
20:27I don't think so.
20:28Look, thank you very much.
20:30But even if I didn't like it, I couldn't give it to Mummy.
20:33It has to be something I've made.
20:37What are you going to give her, then?
20:41I don't know.
20:50Penelope.
20:51Hello, Mummy.
20:53Happy Mother's Day.
20:54Oh.
20:55I'm sorry I haven't got you a present, but I...
20:58I'm just hopeless.
21:00Penelope.
21:01No, I am.
21:02I should have had one for you.
21:04You're the best Mum in the world, and I do love you so much.
21:07Oh, Penelope.
21:09This is the nicest Mother's Day present you've ever given me.
21:19Oh, it's you, Mr Moisture. Please come in.
21:22Missy Mossop, how are you?
21:24How are you?
21:25Might I say you're looking particularly well this morning.
21:28What do you want?
21:29Well, you know that opal I found in the corridor yesterday?
21:31Oh, yes, I meant to give that back to Miss Penelope.
21:34Oh, so you still got it?
21:35Yes, right here.
21:37Isn't that amazing?
21:38It's incredible.
21:39What is?
21:40Well, I was walking through the paddock and I found this.
21:43Well, cut off my legs and call me Shorty.
21:45You never told me that.
21:47But look what I found in the shed last night.
21:49There's...
21:50I'll be...
21:51Well, I'll be butted on both sides.
21:53There's a million of them.
21:54What is going on here?
21:56I'm right now.
21:57Is it?
22:05How dare you all behave like this in my dining room?
22:09I wish you two would just get out of here.
22:12Is that so, eh?
22:14You always see this kind of drop on you, is it?
22:19This way, chaps.
22:23This is the path of the oppressed tourists of the world.
22:25I wish you two should nick off back to Pommie Land.
22:30You come to say goodbye, we're going back to England.
22:32Bye-bye, Mossum.
22:33Bye, Diana.
22:34Bye-bye, Penelope.
22:36All right, lads.
22:37Let's move out.
22:38Yeah.
22:39Yeah.
22:44But we'll be heading off too.
22:45Always great to see you.
22:46Come on, mate.
22:47See you.
22:51Penelope.
22:53Where ever did you find this picture?
22:56Oh, it's nothing.
22:57I knew you wouldn't like it.
22:58I tried.
22:59It's the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen.
23:01Likewise.
23:02That's why I hung it up.
23:03Does that mean she likes it, then?
23:05Oh, yes.
23:06It's quite superb.
23:08In a naive, earthy kind of way.
23:10It's a great work of art.
23:15Well, I certainly won't take the opal for granted now.
23:19Besides, I don't have the real one.
23:24Now I have nothing.
23:26But look at the picture they made for Mummy.
23:28You can achieve something with nothing.
23:31But you can achieve a lot more with a genie in a magic opal.
23:35If you know the opal's magic.
23:46I'm the genie.
23:47You're the master.
23:48That's right.
23:49I'm the master.
23:50You're my genie.
23:52You belong to me.
23:53Yes.
23:54I've served a lot of masters throughout history.
23:59Now I want to go back home where I can be free.
24:03Then you come along with the opal in your hand.
24:07Now your every wish is my command.
24:11That's right.
24:12Genie, genie from down under.
24:17Make my wish come true.
24:19Three more.
24:21Genie, genie from down under.
24:25I wish you'd do what I want you to.
24:28Yeah, all right.
24:34Genie from down under.