The Genie (Robin Williams)’s Timeline and Summary

The Genie (Robin Williams)’s Timeline and Summary

  • The Genie is an immortal being who seems to have the ability to see through all time and space.
  • The Genie's trapped inside his lamp in the Cave of Wonders for 10,000 years before he's freed by Aladdin. Now he's got to grant his new master three wishes.
  • The Genie is tricked into helping Aladdin escape from the Cave of Wonders. D'oh.
  • The Genie explains that he's a prisoner in the lamp. He can't get out unless his master wishes him free. Aladdin says he'll use his last wish to do just that.
  • Then, the Genie grants Aladdin's first wish—to make the poor boy into a prince.
  • The Genie leads a grand parade through the streets of Agrabah to introduce Aladdin to Princess Jasmine.
  • When Jasmine turns her nose up as Aladdin posing as "Prince Ali," the Genie gives Aladdin further romantic advice and tells him that the best course of action would be just to tell the truth. Good luck with that, Genie.
  • When Aladdin is captured and almost drowns, the Genie uses up Aladdin's second wish to save him from drowning. Aww. Best beds.
  • Now, Aladdin's down to one wish, but he refuses to use it to free the Genie. Somehow, the Genie isn't surprised. Humans can be so disappointing.
  • The next time someone rubs his lamp, the Genie pops out to see that Jafar is now his master.
  • The villain commands the Genie to make him sultan of Agrabah. That's no good.
  • Then, the Genie must make Jafar the most powerful sorcerer in all the world.
  • The Genie can't help Aladdin in his final battle with Jafar, but he does try to talk Jafar out of his last wish: Jafar wishes to be an all-powerful genie.
  • Still, the Genie's gotta do it.
  • Luckily, Jafar ends up trapped inside a new lamp, and all is well.
  • The Genie tells Aladdin to use his last wish to be a prince again, but Aladdin uses it to free the Genie. Huzzah.
  • In the final moments of the movie, the Genie shoots off to see the world. Freedom is awesome.