"I Dream of Genie" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
George Hanley is offered one wish by a genie summoned from a lamp (dressed in modern clothing, except for his curl-toed slippers). Rather than make a rash wish, he carefully considers the three most popular options. He wonders what it would be like to wish for love. While having a beautiful actress for a wife sounds like a dream come true, he begins to...
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"I Dream of Genie" is an episode of the American television anthology series The Twilight Zone.
George Hanley is offered one wish by a genie summoned from a lamp (dressed in modern clothing, except for his curl-toed slippers). Rather than make a rash wish, he carefully considers the three most popular options. He wonders what it would be like to wish for love. While having a beautiful actress for a wife sounds like a dream come true, he begins to imagine his wife so obsessed with her acting career, and wearing makeup at all times, and living a starlet's life that it drives him crazy.
Hanley next decides whether or not great wealth is a proper wish. The ennui that comes with excessive amounts of money is soon recalled, and Hanley chooses not to make this wish. His final thoughts are on wishing for great power, but he then imagines becoming the President of the United States, and being paralyzed by indecision when faced with a global crisis.
Realizing that he's not really cut out for...
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