Abdab

Abdab as he appears in "Cuckoo in the Lamp"

Old Fruit (by Adil)

First class slave of the lamp (by himself)

That trouble-making home-wrecker (by Phillip)

Abdab is a recurring antagonist in Genie in the House. He is a malevolent lamp thief, who attempted to steal Adil's lamp. Then, he later returned to the Norton house to steal Adil's magic. He is loathed by the genie community and by the Norton family. He is portrayed by Nicholas Khan.

## Biography

Little is known about Abdab's life outside of his encounters with the Nortons. However, he has been a notorious lamp thief for centuries, having claimed such a plethora of lamps throughout his life that he has a whole album dedicated to photos of every single one.

He has claimed to have met Cleopatra, suggesting that he used to be a law-abiding genie, who served either the Egyptian Queen herself, or somebody close to her in ancient times. It is unknown why he turned to evil.

After attempting to steal Adil's lamp under the guise of being its rightful owner, Abdab was caught by the Genie Police, and sent to Genie Jail. It is unclear whether he was set free early due to good behaviour, or whether he escaped and merely made the former up to convince Sophie that he had changed his ways.

During his time in Genie Jail, Abdab had his magic powers revoked. After leaving prison, he then went to work at Green Leaves Supermarket, where he sold Balamkadaar Bites on a stand near the entrance. Despite previously being deemed employee of the month, he was soon fired, due to Adil eating all of the Balamkadaar Bites. He also claims that in this time, he had nowhere to live, and no food, causing him to swoon into Adil and Sophie's arms.

After pretending to turn over a new leaf and attempting to steal Adil's magic using the Ancient Bloodstone of Balamkadaar, his schemes are uncovered by Adil. He was then shrunk down, transported into Hernando the hamster's exercise ball and sent into space.

What happened to Abdab after this point is uncertain. However, "Genie's Palm Tree" newspaper later claims that his escape plan has been foiled, either indicating that he was brought back to Genie Jail a second time, or his attempt to get back to Earth failed. It is unclear which.

## Appearance

Abdab is a tall and muscular genie, with dark brown eyes, short brown hair and dark stubble. He wears a purple turban - the centre of which is adorned with the Ancient Bloodstone of Balamkadaar, and a large blue feather. His pantaloons are also dark purple, as well as his sleeveless shirt. His neck is adorned with a gold choker-esque ring, which match his golden, curly-toed slippers. His cummerbund is bright blue. The gemstones on shirt alternate between purple and blue, and are lined with gold.

His prison uniform is never shown, and his outfit doesn't change when he works at Green Leaves Supermarket, other than the fact that he wears a name badge on his shirt.

## Personality

Abdad is very devious at heart. He finds it easy to manipulate people and lie to their faces without being fazed, such as when he convinces Emma that he is willing to become friends with Adil, or when he pretends to Adil and Sophie that he's changed his ways. However, though he does pretend to have a sweet side to him, his inner self is far more malicious and conniving. Straight after he acts sweet and loving towards Emma, he threatens Adil and forces him to get out of the Norton's home.

As well as being two-faced, Abdab is also shown to be incredibly arrogant, especially when it comes to his magical abilities, where he claims to be one of the most elite and top genies in the world. He does also consider himself to be smart and attractive, such as calling himself 'adorable' and laughing manically when he pretends to be a phone operator from the Genie Hotline.

When it comes to his schemes, Abdab isn't afraid to use brute force. He squares threateningly up to Adil after being sussed out, isn't afraid to kill Adil using a rolling pin, and even ties Sophie up in the pantry, laughing hysterically at the sound of her screams.

Though he is sneaky and malicious, it never takes long for the Norton family to suss him out, and put a stop to his plans.

## Trivia

* 'Abdab' is British slang for intense terror or fear
* He is the second genie seen in the show
* 'Abdab' was the original name of the band 'Pink Floyd'
* In the opening credits of ‘Return of Abdab’, Nicholas Khan’s name is misspelt as Nicholas ‘Kahn’