Genius Genie

Penelope and Lili bounce by Mr. Jack as he whacks dust out of a carpet when Mrs. Hoo makes a crash landing in the willow tree and her blouse gets hooked on a branch. Genie comes up with all kinds of ways to get Mrs. Hoo down safely.

A drop of jam splotches on Penelope's doll when Mrs. Cottontail discovers her kitchen sink's clogged. Genie gets filthy trying to figure out what's wrong, so after Penelope suggests the perfect way to unclog the sink, it's bath time for Genie and the doll.

The kids and Daddy Deary are decorating their Christmas tree when a star ornament falls off and slips through a crack in the floor. Daddy Deary's relieved when Leo thinks of using a magnet to get the star up and back on the tree.

Leo and Lili find a lucky four leaf clover just as Mr. Jack stumbles on his balcony and gets stuck in the Venetian blinds. The kids learn how the blinds work which allows them to free him, and they give him the four leaf clover so it never happens again.

Penelope and her mother are walking home when the basket handle breaks and everything tumbles to the ground. Genie's got funny solutions to pick everything up but it's only when Penelope thinks of using her skipping rope that everything gets sorted out.

While pushing Penelope on the swing, Mrs. Cottontail gets a splinter in her finger. So Genie makes Mrs. Cottontail's finger super huge, which causes lots more problems. But this gives Penelope an idea how they can see the splinter and gently pull it out.

Mr. Jack stumbles out of his apartment with his tail stuck in his zipper. To help, Genie makes his tail disappear, but Mr. Jack wants it back. Everything gets sorted when Penelope uses scissors to snip a bit of fur and free Mr. Jack's tail.

Penelope's mother makes breakfast, until the spout on the milk carton tears and pouring milk becomes impossible. Genie makes a cow appear and the problem gets worse from then on. Penelope finds the solution by opening the spout from the other side.

Mrs. Hoo is munching on crackers as she reads a book until a gust of wind flips the pages and she loses her place. Genie tries ridiculous solutions until Penelope finds crumbs among the pages that like a bookmark, show the last page Mrs. Hoo was reading.

Mrs. Hoo settles down to drink a bottle of juice, but the short straw falls into the bottle. Genie tries to help, but all his solutions leave Mrs. Hoo thirstier than ever. Lili found the solution by providing Mrs. Hoo with a glass to pour the juice into.

Lili and Leo are practising tying knots as Mr. John uses an electric trimmer to clip a hedge. When his extension cord keeps coming unplugged. Lili and Leo solve the problem by tying a knot in the extension cord so it won't ever come unplugged.

Mrs. Hoo's apartment is being invaded by ants. While Genie's ideas don't work, they do give Lili and Leo the idea to track the ants to find out how and why they're coming in, and they put an end to Mrs. Hoo's ant invasion.

Penelope and Leo are playing with Legos as Mr. John and Mr. Jack head to the pond to sit under a beach umbrella. When the umbrella won't stay up, Genie makes the sun disappear but sunny days return when Penelope uses a piece of Lego to keep it up.

Mr. John is learning the violin but his practising bothers Mr. Jack. It's not until Lili and Penelope ask if Mr. Jack's ever wanted to play a musical instrument that the problem is solved and the two squirrels head inside to practise together.

Mrs. Hoo's Christmas tree is so big her garland doesn't fit. When Leo and Lili see a bowl of popcorn they suggest Mrs. Hoo make a popcorn garland that will fit the tree, but when they offer to help they find Genie's eaten all the popcorn.

It's hot so Mr. John opens his balcony doors hoping a breeze will cool his apartment, but the doors keep slamming shut. None of Genie's solutions are suitable until Penelope and Lili suggest using books as doorstops to keep the doors open.

When Mrs. Hoo sees the children flying a kite, she gives it a try but sends the kite straight into the willow tree. When the kids remind Mrs. Hoo that she can fly, the kite is quickly retrieved and everyone gets a turn.

Penelope meets an angry Mr. John waiting impatientely for Mr. Jack. Genie gets Mr. John doing plenty of things but when Penelope sees Mr. John's stack of books, she suggests reading as he waits is a good way to pass the time.

On his daily walk with Mr. Jack, Mr. John sprains his ankle and can't walk. Genie gets very creative with solutions to help Mr. John but it's not until Leo makes a makeshift crutch out of a fallen branch that the two squirrels can make their way home.

Daddy Deary's telescope is pointing at a super big moon, but clouds blow in and block it from view. With the moon out of view, the kids find something else that's equally special for everyone to look at: fireflies.

When Daddy Deary tries to cook a casserole in the oven, he finds the oven isn't getting hot. Genie's solutions risk starting a fire. And that gives Lili and Leo the idea to cook the casserole over a campfire so they can enjoy a lovely dinner outdoors.

While fishing, Mr. John and Mr. Jack's boat springs a leak. Fearing the boat will sink, Lili and Penelope remind Mr. John and Mr. Jack about their sandwich bags, which they stuff into the hole to stop the leak.

How to spread hard butter on bread is the problem when Penelope and her mother try making a picnic lunch. As Penelope watches Genie's attempts to help she realizes that if they heat the knife in hot water it'll make the butter spread like butter should.

Daddy Deary plans to teach Leo how to fish, but when he gets tangled in line, Daddy Deary thinks he's just a big failure. Genie tries to help but when Leo learns how long fishing line is, a real solution is found and they get fishing together.