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== [[Film]] ==
* The [[Trope Namer]] is the Genie of the Lamp from ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', Genie for short. In the original film, sequels and spinoff TV series, Genie is a [[Large Ham]], anachronistic show-stealer who references being in a movie at one point (reading the script to Aladdin). His only serious moments in the first film are related to his desires to be free. The series and ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves'' go into more [[Character Development]], where we learn about the source of his powers and when he chooses to stay in Agrabah after seeing the world, helping "Al" as a friend and not as a master. By the time of ''King of Thieves'', most people, including Aladdin, just respond to Genie's pop culture references with either nonchalance or rubbing their foreheads, as seen in the Code Red scene.
* In the 2019 Guy Ritchie ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]'' remake, Will Smith's take on the genie is more cynical and down-to-Earth. He is still is a ham, as shown in "Friend Like Me" and "Prince Ali," and outright breaks the fourth wall by rewinding the movie to see how Aladdin tricked him out of a wish. Genie says that he and Aladdin aren't friends, but still protects him from being brainwashed by Jafar, and saves his life by using a backdated wish contract while Aladdin is tied to a chair and drowning in the ocean. While he apologizes to Aladdin for using one of his wishes as soon as "Prince Ali" is out of danger, Aladdin doesn't care; he thanks the Genie for saving him. And later, when Aladdin is hesitating about using his last wish to free the Genie, Genie tells him that Jasmine loves Aladdin for who he is, not because he's a prince, and no magic can replicate that. {{spoiler|The Genie loses all of his powers when he gets his freedom, becoming an ordinary human, and he couldn't be happier.}}
* Stan Lee is revealed to be a [[Cold Ham]] version of this in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2|Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2]]''.
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