Weenie
the Genie - Good-natured but magically inept
genie featured on Sid & Marty Krofft's Saturday morning
live-action fantasy LIDSVILLE/ABC/1971-73. Weenie lives in
a mysterious world of living hats called Lidsville.
Unfortunately, she is the captive of an evil sorcerer named
Horatio J. Hoo Doo who holds a magic ring that gives him power
over her. Luckily, one day a boy named Mark - while
attending a Six Flags over Texas in his world - falls through a magic hat
owned by Merlo the Magician and ends up in Lidsville. Upon
arrival,
Mark is imprisoned
in a dungeon by Hoo Doo for being a spy for the Good Hats. Eventually
with the help of Weenie the Genie,
Mark steals the magic ring that controls Weenie the
Genie and escapes Hoo Doo's clutches. A grateful
Weenie - along with a gang of friendly hats - promises
to help Mark find a way out of Lidsville and back to his own
home of Jackson City, Texas.
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| Hoo Doo the Magician |
Mark and Friends |
TRIVIA
NOTE: The LIDSVILLE series ran only 17
episodes. After its ABC run, re-runs of the show appeared on
NBC from 1973-74.
LIDSVILLE/ABC/1971-73
|
Cast Credits |
|
Billie Hayes |
as |
Weenie, the Genie |
|
Butch Patrick |
as |
Mark |
|
Charles Nelson Reilly
|
as |
Hoo Doo the Magician |
|
Van Snowden |
as |
Tonsolini the Opera Hat |
|
Sharon Baird |
as |
Raunchy Hat |
|
Joy Campbell |
as |
Nurse / Beanie / Various |
|
Angelo Rossitto |
as |
Various |
|
Lennie Weinrib |
as |
Various voices |
|
Joan Gerber |
as |
Various voices |
|
Walker Edmiston |
as |
Various voices |
|
Jerry Maren |
as |
Rah Rah the Football Helmet |
