From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

Aladdin was the title character in the popular fairy tale "Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp", often adapted into pantomime. Jo Grant played Aladdin in the UNIT staff Christmas panto in the 1970s, with Mike Yates as Widow Twankey and the Doctor as the wicked sorcerer. (NA: Timewyrm: Revelation, No Future)

Minor references

Jo likened Omega's palace to Aladdin's magic cave, while the Doctor made a similar analogy of the singularity to Aladdin's magic lamp. (DW: The Three Doctors)

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Aladdin was a Human folk tale, originating from the Arabian region on Earth, and included in the classic collection Arabian Nights. It takes its name from its main character, a young man who becomes master of a powerful djinni.

While exploring the city of Stratos over Ardana and encountering a large handleless door, Dr. Bart Faulwell jokingly suggested it could be "like an Aladdin door," which would open by speaking a secret phrase. (CoE eBook: Signs from Heaven)

This reference is inaccurate, however, as it was another of the Arabian Nights stories, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, in which the thieves' den was unlocked with the words, "Open Sesame."

External links

• Aladdin article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Ali Baba article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

From Muppet Wiki

Ernie is Aladdin in The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982.

Aladdin, from a "Sesame Street News Flash" sketch.

Aladdin is the title character in one of the most famous stories from One Thousand and One Nights. Despite its Middle Eastern origins, the story is classified by many as a fairy tale. The character and story have been depicted or spoofed by the Muppets on several occasions.

Appearances

• In a Sesame Street News Flash sketch from Season 8 of Sesame Street, Aladdin's magic lamp is electrical, as opposed to the oil lamp traditionally used in the story. When Aladdin asks the Genie for help turning the light on, the Genie shoots back that he isn't an electrician, so Kermit suggests that Aladdin screw in a light bulb, plug the lamp into an electrical outlet, and turn on the switch. In addition to his magic lamp, Aladdin has a magic toaster and a magic hot-comb. In this appearance, Aladdin was performed by Frank Oz, and used the Anything Muppet pattern Large Lavender Live Hand.

• When The Muppet Show featured a sketch with Aladdin in episode 518, the character was played by Gonzo.

• David Alan Grier guest starred as Aladdin in a 2002 episode of Sesame Street.

• In The Sesame Street Storytime Calendar 1982, the month of January parodied this story with Ernie playing the role of Aladdin and Big Bird portraying the Genie.

• Aladdin and the Genie appear in Elmo's Lift-and-Peek Around the Corner Book.

• In the TV movie Arabian Nights, with effects by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Jason Scott Lee played Aladdin.

Connections

• Howard Ashman wrote several songs for Aladdin (1992)

• Jason Alexander played Abis Mal in The Return of Jafar (1994) and the Aladdin TV series. He also played the role of Captian Al-Butross in the Aladdin TV series.

• John Barrowman played Aladdin in a 2007 West-End London Christmas Pantomime.

• Tim Burton directed the Faerie Tale Theatre adaptation of Aladdin (1986)

• Dan Castellaneta played the Genie in The Return of Jafar (1994) and the Aladdin TV series

• Tim Curry played the roles of Amok Mon-Ra and Caliph Kapok in the Aladdin TV series

• Michael Dorn played the role of Brisbane in the Aladdin TV series

• Jonathan Freeman played Jafar in Aladdin (1992) and The Return of Jafar (1994)

• Gilbert Gottfried played Iago in Aladdin (1992) and its spinoffs

• James Earl Jones played the genie in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode

• Alan Menken wrote the music for the songs and the score for Aladdin (1992)

• Leonard Nimoy played the evil vizier in the Faerie Tale Theatre episode

• Lea Salonga is the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (1992)

• Frank Welker played Abu in Aladdin (1992) and its spinoffs

• Robin Williams played the Genie in Aladdin (1992) and Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996)

External links

• Tough Pigs: Breaking News Anthology

From Marvel Database

This is the Aladdin disambiguation page. A = Appearances · I = Images · G = Gallery · F = Fan Art · Q = Quotes

Aladdin (Earth-616) From Black Panther

Aladdin (Earth-93060) Ally of Amber Hunt