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Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Genies and Grecians and Geeks, Oh My

Season 5, Episode 4, Aired Oct 19, 1998

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Salmoneus and Autolycus obtained a Sultan's lamp and released Jinni the genie, who gave them three wishes to share. Autolycus asked to be invisible. Instead Jinni made him intangible, so he couldn't grab anything. Salmoneus, meanwhile couldn't decide whether to ask for more sensitivity or more ruthless energy, so Jinni gave him both in the form of two clones -- Cry Baby Sal and Tough Guy Sal. Forfeiting their third wish, they were returned to normal and imprisoned inside Jinni's lamp. But they escaped, and Autolycus used the third wish to give the lonely genie a roomful of clones.moreless

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Salmoneus and Autolycus wind up in possession of a Sultan's lamp, and release a genie who grants them three wishes. But they soon learn to be careful what they wish for, and meanwhile, the Sultan wants his lamp back. An average comedy...moreless

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By Jay-Spacedust, Feb 11, 2008

After the excellent first three episodes of this season, we are back in Greece and back in more humorous territory.

Kevin Sorbo does not appear at all in this story, and with that in mind and the pairing of Salmoneus and Autolycus, it has a distinct feel of a latter fourth season episode.

I was very disappointed to read that this is Salmoneus' last appearance in the series. He's a really funny and likeable character, and I always enjoy when he pops up. In the early episodes, after Hercules first met him in the second regular episode, 'Eye of the Beholder', he made regular appearances, but as the seasons have passed, these appearances have become less regular.

Robert Trebor and Bruce Campbell work well together, and their pairing (already seen the previous season in 'Men In Pink') is probably the best thing about this episode.
The genie is an interesting character, although I didn't feel she was perfectly cast.

The story itself isn't bad, and starts off with some potential, but as with many 'Hercules' and 'Xena' comedies of the period, it does get a bit silly later on, with lots of running around and misunderstandings, and little real plot.
It is a reasonable episode, but I feel would have fared better tucked further down the season.moreless
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- The paintings that Salmoneus is trying to sell the Sultan at the beginning of the episode, are those from the fourth season's 'If I Had A Hammer'.
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QUOTES (2)
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- Salmoneus: wrestling with Autolycus for the Lamp) I saw it first! Autolycus: In case you forgot, I'm the King of Thieves! Which means it doesn't matter who saw it first, 'cause it all comes back to me! Salmoneus: Says you, buddy!
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- Autolycus: (after Tough Sal decks a guard) Oh Sal! I didn't know you had it in you! Tough Sal: Fugedaboudit!
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NOTES (3)
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- Although he is credited, Kevin Sorbo does not appear in this episode.
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- Although this is not the last appearance of Robert Trebor (he still has one more on Hercules and one more on Xena), it is the last appearance of Salmoneus on either series. The character's fate is not left completely unmentioned, since in season six it's said that he has been sent to prison for tax evasion!
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- Disclaimer: No cool, blue bongs that resemble Aladdin's lamp were harmed during the production of this motion picture.
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- Salmoneus: Autolycus, this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. This is a paraphrase of one of the most famous lines in the movie Casablanca. Humphrey Bogart's character Rick says to Claude Rains' character, "Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."
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- Jinni: (to Autolycus) I gave you what you asked for, Mr Wizard. Donald Jeffry Herbert, better known as "Mr Wizard", was the host of two science shows aimed at children.
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- Autolycus: You've had it Sultan, we're gonna rock your casbah! "Rock the Casbah" was the 1982 hit song by The Clash.
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- Autolycus: (decking one of the Sultan's guards) Let's get this straight, I'm the Sultan of Swat! Actually, the "Sultan of Swat" is Babe Ruth, named for his homerun hitting prowess.
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