The Genie Family
| The Genie Family | |
|---|---|
Title card | |
| ハクション大魔王 | |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Tatsuo Yoshida |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Opening theme | "Hakushon Daimaō no Uta" by Yuri Shimazaki |
| Ending theme | "Akubi musume" by Mitsuko Horie |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 52 (104 segments) |
| Production | |
| Producer | Kenji Yoshida |
| Production company | Tatsunoko Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Release | 5 October 1969 – 27 September 1970 |
| Related | |
| Genie Family 2020 | |
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The Genie Family (ハクション大魔王, Hakushon Daimaō) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production. It aired from October 5, 1969 to September 27, 1970, with a total of 52 episodes on Fuji Television and its affiliates. It tells the story of a boy who finds a bottle with a mysterious power - each time its user sneezes or yawns, a genie will come up and must grant the user's wish. A 1992 Saban Entertainment English dub called Bob In A Bottle was shown internationally and has later spanned into two other spin-off series featuring the show's characters and a sequel titled Genie Family 2020.