6.4 /10 1 Votes
6/10 TV Composer(s) Clark Gassman First episode date 14 September 1991 Number of episodes 13 Number of seasons 1 | 6.8/10 IMDb Written by Jeffrey Scott Country of origin United States Final episode date 7 December 1991 Network NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genre Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Family Directed by Chuck Patton
Christopher Brough
(Live Action Segments) Starring Macaulay Culkin
Quinn Culkin
Paul De La Rosa
Paul Haddad
Marilyn Lightstone
Judy Marshak
Andrew Sabiston
Stuart Stone
James Rankin Cast Macaulay Culkin, Quinn Culkin, Tara Strong, Harvey Atkin, Marilyn Lightstone Similar The Adventures of Super, Madeline, The Wacky World of Tex Avery, Sabrina: The Animated, Archie's Weird Mysteries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wish kid intro
Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin (often referred to simply as Wish Kid) is an American animated television series that originally aired on Saturday mornings from September 14, 1991, through July 1992 on NBC, although a few repeats aired from 1998, through 2002 on Toon Disney after that. Produced by DiC Animation City, Inc., the series starred pre-teen movie star Macaulay Culkin.
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Synopsis
Nicholas "Nick" McClary (modeled after and voiced by Culkin) owned a baseball glove that had been struck by a miniature shooting star, an event that inexplicably enabled it to magically grant wishes, if punched three times. It was however limited to use only once every week, and each wish would expire relatively shortly after it was cast, often at the most inopportune time possible. Each story — introduced in a live-action prologue by Culkin — revolved around Nick's wishes and the trouble that always seemed to follow. It was up to Nick and others involved to resolve the situation and make things right.
Darryl Singletary was Nick's best friend and the only one in on the secret; he always managed to get tangled up in Nick's adventures. Francis "Frankie" Dutweiler was the neighborhood bully who often antagonized Nick and Darryl. Other characters included Mel and Adrienne McClary, Nick's parents who were a reporter/photographer and real estate agent, respectively; Nick's younger sister, Katie (voiced by Quinn Culkin, Macauley's real life sister), his pet dog, Slobber, and nosy neighbor Mrs. Opal.
Production credits
Home video release
A series of videos with Wish Kid episodes was released through 1991 by Buena Vista Home Video, +ON Video and Anchor Bay Entertainment, and the prologue with Macaulay Culkin was deleted. 4 episodes were released in a single DVD compilation, however this DVD is now out of print since 2008.
On February 17, 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment will release Wish Kid- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.
Syndication
The original theme song Chantilly Lace is replaced by an instrumental theme due to the song being copyrighted.