Episode 13, and the last ever episode of this kids TV series (titled The Last Wish, funnily enough). In the final episode, Penelope has to face a hard decision when she realizes that Bruce and her mother Diana really love each other. However, there is a bigger problem as no genie can marry a mortal. What can she do?
Starring Alexandra Milman, Anna Galvin, Sandy Winton, Glenn Meldrum, Monica Maughan, Mark Mitchell, Fletcher Humphrys, Ian McFadyen, Jacinta Stapleton, Petra Yared and Bobbi Henry.
Starring Alexandra Milman, Anna Galvin, Sandy Winton, Glenn Meldrum, Monica Maughan, Mark Mitchell, Fletcher Humphrys, Ian McFadyen, Jacinta Stapleton, Petra Yared and Bobbi Henry.
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00:00I've always thought there was something naturally cheerful about me.
00:06It's a sort of English spirit thing.
00:08I just seem to make everyone around me tremendously happy.
00:11It's a gift.
00:13Oh, hey, Mossy, let me help.
00:15Oh, how very kind, Miss Penelope.
00:17There you go.
00:18And to think some people call you lazy.
00:21How little they know, eh, Mossy?
00:24Oh, come on, why the long faces?
00:30Cheer up, chaps, it's a beautiful day, even if it is Australia.
00:34What's there to be cheerful about?
00:36Oh, please, you're genies.
00:38You've got magic coming out of your ears.
00:40Well, magic isn't everything.
00:42Really? What is?
00:48Love.
00:54Don't even think about it.
00:55You're not in love with Mummy and she's not in love with you.
00:58I don't know where you get these silly ideas.
01:00She told me.
01:01She told you she's in love with you?
01:05Well, you can't believe everything she says.
01:07E.T. should get married.
01:08I'd love to have a real mum and she'd be the best.
01:11I wish you'd put a cork in it.
01:14WHIP CRACKS
01:22Mummy, I'm here to cheer you up like I always do.
01:27You'll love this, it's so funny.
01:29Otto phoned just a minute ago.
01:31He's coming here with some Japanese tourists
01:33who want to get married in the outback.
01:35Isn't that hysterical?
01:36I wish I was getting married.
01:38No, you don't, Mummy.
01:39Many marriages end in divorce these days.
01:41People run off with people who aren't what they seem,
01:44like, say, Bruce.
01:46He never tells me anything about himself.
01:49Well, I don't know.
01:50Australians, half the time they go around making grunting noises.
01:54I tell him everything about me
01:55and he never tells me anything about himself.
01:57Well, exactly.
01:58He's very boring, there's probably nothing to tell.
02:01Why can't he talk to me about himself?
02:04Amnesia?
02:06I can't tell her I'm a genie cos she's not my master.
02:10So she thinks I'm holding out on her.
02:12And that's the way it's going to stay.
02:15You just want Mummy to have the opal so she can set you free.
02:19Well, only if she wanted to.
02:22Well, forget it, you'll never make her happy.
02:25Yes, he would.
02:26And if she was my mum, I'd want her to be happy.
02:30I'm perfectly capable of making Mummy happy myself.
02:33I don't need Bruce.
02:35No, I wish you'd just go and help Otto pitch his tent.
02:38I need to think.
02:39Well, that'll take a while.
02:40See you in a couple of years.
02:57Sorry, Uncle.
02:58Give me that!
03:03OK, everybody, off the bus.
03:05That's it, off the bus.
03:06Come on, Abbey couples.
03:07Get off the bus and check out your nuptial campsite.
03:11We're still on the bus.
03:12Get out of the bus!
03:15Out of bus!
03:16Come on!
03:19Listen, while my associate, Conrad Sand, is erecting the tents,
03:24get out of the bus and take a squiz at the Australian desert.
03:29Cop an eyeful.
03:31It's a fantastic photo opportunity.
03:34Each snap will only cost you five Australian dollars.
03:40I know.
03:41How can he do it for the price?
03:44After that, Darlene here will go through the entire ceremony for tomorrow.
03:51The very Reverend Otto von Meister wants your von Meister Outback wedding experience
03:56to be a beautiful memory that will live forever, if not longer.
04:05Well done.
04:07Thank you very much.
04:08Thank you.
04:16Good work, Conrad Sand.
04:18Uh, yeah.
04:23Darlene, get them off the bus.
04:26Then go through the procedure for the ceremony of marriage.
04:29They'll follow your lead, OK?
04:31There you go.
04:34Listen now, Conrad, you've got to make sure Darlene signs that certificate.
04:39What do you want to marry her for?
04:41She owns half a company.
04:42What's hers will become mine.
04:45Oh, right, that's why you did that marriage celebrants course
04:48at Burning Parish Correspondence School.
04:52Always thinking, Conrad.
04:54My brain is a giant thinking...
04:59thing.
05:01You're an inspiration, Uncle Otto.
05:03I've been reading a book, and it's called Honesty's the Best Policy,
05:06and this bloke reckons if you ask for something straight out,
05:10they'll be so shocked, they'll give it to you.
05:13So I'm going to ask Penn for the apple.
05:18You do that.
05:29Oh, come on, why the long face?
05:32I mean, the person who cheers you up is here again.
05:34I'm sure these will pick you up.
05:36They remind me of the roses Bruce once gave me.
05:40What about a holiday? We've got plenty of money.
05:43Why don't we fly to Mauritius for a few weeks?
05:46No, that's where I always wanted to go on my honeymoon.
05:50Why don't we do something else? A game of chess?
05:53I love that game.
05:55With Bruce.
05:59Oh, Bruce.
06:03Oh, I don't want you seeing me when I'm like this.
06:06You look beautiful.
06:14Thank you, Bruce.
06:16I look happy, Penn.
06:18I'll make a nice pot of tea.
06:22Why can't you just give the apple?
06:24Why can't you just make us all happy?
06:27I know you think I've got this sacred that I'm not telling you about.
06:33Well, I have.
06:39It's just... I can't.
06:41Don't you trust me?
06:43Excuse me, Bruce.
06:47I will give Mummy the apple
06:49if you promise never to ask for your freedom.
06:54Deal.
06:57Mummy?
07:00I want you to have this.
07:05Oh, that's very nice, Penelope.
07:07But it'll never go with my colouring.
07:09Mummy, listen.
07:11You've rubbed the apple in your hand.
07:13Your every wish is our command.
07:15Oh.
07:17Did you rehearse that together?
07:21Baz and I are genies.
07:23Really?
07:25And this apple is magic.
07:27Whoever has it is our master and can wish for anything.
07:31Golly.
07:33Is it April Fool's Day?
07:35It's true, Mummy. Make a wish.
07:39All right, if you insist.
07:45This should do the trick.
07:47Maybe 27 cups of tea in one day
07:50is too many.
07:57So...
07:59will you marry me?
08:01Of course.
08:08So...
08:10can I kiss you?
08:12No.
08:15So...
08:17can I wish for anything I want?
08:21More or less.
08:23Hmm.
08:25Poor Mummy.
08:27She's so vulnerable and fragile.
08:29I hope she can handle the magic.
08:35G'day, Pen.
08:37Baz.
08:39Look, I'm gonna be up front with you
08:41and I'm gonna tell you exactly what's on my mind.
08:43All right, then.
08:45Uh...
08:47I've been thinking about this for a long time.
08:49Really?
08:51So this probably won't come as a shock to you.
08:53I suppose not.
08:55I want you.
08:57I want you to give me the apple.
09:01Now, I'm just being honest.
09:03Conrad, I want you to pour honey over your head
09:05and stick it in an anthill for a month or two.
09:09Just being honest.
09:11Right.
09:13So that'll be a no, then?
09:15Pen?
09:23You're going to be the most beautiful bride ever.
09:26Oh, thank you, Mossy.
09:28You've done a wonderful job.
09:30It was nothing, my lady.
09:32I'll just go and work on the bouquet.
09:34Mummy.
09:36Mummy, can I have a word with you about the genies?
09:38Oh, it's sad.
09:40They're like slaves, aren't they?
09:42Well, yes, but very happy ones.
09:45Congratulations, diety.
09:47When I heard that...
09:49You got the apple.
09:51When I heard that you were getting married,
09:53I just... I just burst into fears.
09:55You weren't the only one.
09:57I would consider it a great honour
09:59if you would allow me to perform the wedding service for you.
10:02At a special discount fee, of course.
10:04Mate's rates.
10:06Now, look, there's no pressure.
10:08But if I lose face in front of my tour group
10:11by you knocking me back,
10:13I will have to commit...
10:15hurry-curry.
10:17Will it make you happy?
10:19It'll make me so happy I could cry.
10:34He won't have it on the day.
10:39Come on.
10:47Dad, when do you think she'll set us free?
10:53Well, maybe we shouldn't expect too much, mate.
10:56I mean, Diana's only human.
11:00Hey?
11:03Hey.
11:08Darling, I'm worried about this slavery business.
11:11Don't worry about Bruce and Bear's mummy.
11:13I mean, if they weren't slaves, where would they be?
11:16Unemployed? On the scrap heap?
11:18No, I think they secretly know how lucky they are to have jobs.
11:22Now, I've decided to invite Marcia and Sophie to the wedding.
11:26What about Bubbles?
11:28Oh, poor Bubbles. I wish she could see how happy I am.
11:32Hello.
11:34Bubbles! I just flew in from England.
11:36I have the strangest feeling you've been thinking about marriage.
11:40Oh, yes, in fact, I have been.
11:42Terrific. So have I.
11:44To Bruce?
11:46No, silly.
11:48I don't want to marry Bruce.
11:50I want to marry you.
11:52No, no, I marry Bruce.
11:56Oh.
11:58Oh.
12:00I see.
12:02Luckily, I'm equipped to take this on the chin.
12:04I joined the Chat with Weak Chin support group.
12:07No, no, that's enough.
12:10Would so care to freshen up?
12:12Thank you, Martha.
12:15Tell me, is it possible for me to set you free?
12:18Yes, it is. It's easy.
12:20Oh, I'm so confused.
12:22I wish Bruce were here to explain.
12:24Well, being the master, you're the only one who can set us free.
12:28Not that I'm asking for it.
12:31Well, then there's really no choice.
12:33I have to free you.
12:35Yes! No!
12:37Baz can't grow up in slavery.
12:39Freedom's a fundamental right.
12:41I know what I have to do and I'm going to...
12:43Mummy, please. I have a word outside with Penelope.
12:46Wait a minute.
12:54What about Townes Hall?
12:56Townes Townes?
12:59Mossop's wages, my school fees,
13:01your clothes, all came from wishes.
13:04If you have to marry Bruce, fine.
13:07But let's hold on to the airport, no?
13:10I mean, Mummy, they've been slaves for 5,000 years.
13:13What's the rush?
13:32I'm going to set you free.
13:34Are you serious?
13:36Straight after the wedding.
13:38Just in case we need some magic on the wedding day.
13:41But... Mummy!
13:43Now, let's look at your dress.
13:45We have a million things to do before tomorrow.
13:47Mummy!
13:52I do. I do.
13:54I do!
13:56I do? I do!
13:58Oh!
14:01Hello.
14:05G'day.
14:11Nervous?
14:13Oh, nah. Nah.
14:16I think you'll make a great husband.
14:21Well, thanks, Pen.
14:23I appreciate it.
14:25Even if you weren't such a great genie.
14:27A genie's only as good as their master.
14:31No hard feelings?
14:33No hard feelings.
14:36I suppose it's goodbye to a genie and hello to a father.
14:41Hello, daughter.
14:47Oh!
14:50I'm so excited!
14:52I hope I catch the bouquet.
14:55It's not the groom, is it?
14:58Unfortunately, no.
15:01I just wanted to know that I won't be objecting to the wedding.
15:06I've spoken to the chaps with weak chins
15:09and I'm determined to put my nose to the grindstone
15:12and face the whole thing with a stiff upper lip.
15:21I hope he doesn't do anything rash at the wedding.
15:24I hope his face doesn't come up in a rash.
15:27With all those things he's doing to it.
15:41Oh, dear. There's no-one here.
15:44Marcia, Sophie! So glad you could make it.
15:47Where is everybody?
15:49Mummy wanted a small, intimate ceremony.
15:53What's wrong, Mr Smile?
15:55I'm perfectly fine, thank you.
15:57You look as if you're in pain.
15:59My nose is feeling a touch tender,
16:01my chin is a trifle weary
16:03and my upper lip is somewhat limp.
16:14OK, Conrad, let her rip.
16:19Don't round him up.
16:21No worries, mate.
16:25Come on, gents, get out here.
16:27Conrad Tarantino is on the job.
16:29Looking good, Bruce.
16:31Come on, fellas. Keep it coming.
16:33Don't be scared. Cheer up, guys.
16:35It's your wedding, not your funeral.
16:39OK, blokes, you line up in position.
16:41Get the line. That's the way.
16:45OK.
16:47Here come the cheerleaders.
16:49Come on, then.
16:51Come on!
16:55Come on.
16:59You look so beautiful.
17:03Come on, guys, keep your eyes on the prize.
17:05Come on, ladies, don't keep those gents waiting.
17:09Come on!
17:25Scrubbed up all right, eh?
17:29Good afternoon, everybody.
17:31Konnichiwa.
17:33Dearly beloved.
17:35We are gathered together
17:37in the shadow of Uluru,
17:39the heart of Australia.
17:41Took me four hours to paint that.
17:43That's only fitting.
17:45We're going to be spicing some hearts today.
17:47Before I get to the guts
17:49of this sacred ritual,
17:51I've got to ask,
17:53are any of those people getting itched?
17:59Poor Bubbles.
18:01I wish he could be happy without me.
18:05Babaloo!
18:09Babaloo!
18:11Where are you?
18:13I thought we were getting married today.
18:15We are?
18:17This is my fiancée.
18:19Poor Bubbles,
18:21you dark horse, you.
18:23We all know why we're here,
18:25so let's cut to the chase.
18:27Blokes, I want you to grab your sheila's hand like this.
18:33You blokes,
18:35take these sheilas to be
18:37your lawfully wedded wives.
18:39Everybody repeat after me.
18:41I do.
18:43I do.
18:45I do.
18:47Now aid living, pal.
18:49This is a sacred ceremony, all right?
18:51Try to keep up.
18:53Dear sheilas,
18:55take these blokes to be your lawfully wedded husbands.
18:57Everybody after their lane.
18:59I do.
19:01I do.
19:03I do too.
19:05Then by the power invested in me
19:07by Bernie Parrott,
19:09I pronounce you husband and wife.
19:13Come on, men.
19:15What?
19:33It was beautiful, wasn't it?
19:35Hey, Penn, give us a smile.
19:37Who's your boyfriend?
19:39Say cheese.
19:41Happy couple smiling?
19:43That's it, mate.
19:45Say sushi.
19:47I can't wait for you to meet the chaps.
19:49We do everything together.
19:51Okay, everybody.
19:53To make it all official,
19:55you have to sign one of these wedding certificates.
19:57Otto and Darlene will now demonstrate.
20:09What?
20:11We're legally married, too.
20:13Look, all I'm saying is
20:15if you ever want to divorce me,
20:17you've got to give me everything
20:19because what's yours is mine.
20:21So what's mine is yours?
20:23You'd better believe it.
20:25Well, then what's yours is mine.
20:27What?
20:29Because I've got some big plans.
20:31I'm thinking maybe I should get my bus driver's licence.
20:33Oh, gosh, I've always wanted to drive that thing.
20:35Oh, but us?
20:37Well, maybe we could expand, you know,
20:39like more buses
20:41or even a fleet.
20:43Then we're going to have to borrow the capital, of course.
20:45Or maybe we could just
20:47float it on the stock exchange.
20:49Oh, yeah, and
20:51this uniform,
20:53I think we should burn it.
20:55And you have to wear a clean one every day.
20:57You never know, you might even scrub up all right.
20:59And I might even keep you.
21:09You sure I can't come, Dad?
21:13Not on the honeymoon, Baz.
21:15It's not the thing, mate.
21:17So, Mummy, are you really going to, um,
21:19you know...
21:21As soon as we drive off, I'm going to set my husband free.
21:23Oh, well, that's OK, because I don't care about the opal anymore.
21:25Really, I'm happier without it.
21:27I told you
21:29you'd scrub up all right.
21:31Look, but you're going to have to bath every...
21:33Stop picking your nose.
21:35Oh, come on, love, that's in humour.
21:37G'day, Ben.
21:39Listen, um, we're just not interested
21:41in that opal anymore, so you can relax about it.
21:43Yeah, I wouldn't, I wouldn't
21:45spit, I wouldn't water that opal
21:47if it was on fire.
21:49Yeah, uh,
21:51I was thinking, you know, after all that's happened between us,
21:53that, uh,
21:55you know, we could just be really good friends.
21:57Oh, yes, that'd be really,
21:59really wonderful. Yeah?
22:01Yes.
22:03My lady! My lady,
22:05what about the bouquet?
22:07You forgot to throw it yesterday.
22:09Oh, yes.
22:11Oh, it's so beautiful.
22:15Oh!
22:17My opal!
22:19Oh!
22:33Oh!
22:35My opal!
22:37I wish Mummy to forget all about
22:39this genie business.
22:41Penelope!
22:43Bye, Penelope.
22:45Are you sure you don't want us to leave you a number?
22:47I'll find her if I need you.
22:51Don't you worry about Miss Penelope.
22:53I'll keep an eye on her.
22:55You two enjoy yourselves, like I would
22:57if I ever had a holiday.
23:03No hard feelings?
23:09Yeah, no hard feelings.
23:17See you!
23:19Bye-bye!
23:21Bye-bye!
23:31So, I have made everybody happy after all.
23:33Mummy's got a husband,
23:35and I've got a genie and a father.
23:37And I've got a mum and a sister.
23:39Yes, a little brother.
23:41Oh, well, I suppose that's what happens
23:43when you mix a little love with a bit of magic.
23:47Yeah.