Tired
of being out-foxed by Mark (Butch Patrick), Hoo-Doo (Charles Nelson Reilly)
sets a new trap for the boy. Masquerading as an elderly woman, he captures Mark
and then switches Weenie’s (Billie Hayes) powers to Mark.
Now
a subservient genie, Mark is tied to the magic ring, and considers Hoo-Doo his
master. Hoo-Doo is happy because he now has a “slave with a brain.”
Stripped
of her powers, Weenie must find a way not only to regain them, but to free Mark
from enslavement.
Compared
to last week’s cross-over (not to mention cross-dressing…), “Turn In Your
Turban, You’re Through” is a pretty conventional episode of Sid and Marty
Krofft’s Lidsville (1971-1973).
Hoo-Doo is once again up to no good, and the insecure Weenie must find
the resources within himself to defeat the villain and rescue his friend.
The
most interesting aspect about the episode is the fact that Weenie is jealous, at
least a little, that Mark makes a better genie than he does. He has to do the right thing, and overcome
his fears, to succeed.
Mark, meanwhile,
is a real evil genie, doing the will of Hoo-Doo without hesitation. And,
of course, Hoo-Doo’s first job for Mark: collect taxes!
Next
week: “Alias, the Imperial Wizard.”
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