Wish Kid

Wish Kid
Genre	Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Family
Directed by	Christopher J. Brough
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andy Heyward Robby London
Producer(s)	Chuck Patton
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	DiC Entertainment
Release
Original network	NBC (1991-1992)
Original release	September 14 – December 7, 1991

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 Entertainment, the series starred pre-teen movie star Macaulay Culkin.

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.

Episodes

episode#	Title	Air Date
1	Top Gun - Will Travel	September 14, 1991
2	A Matter of Principal	September 21, 1991
3	Haunted House For Sale	September 28, 1991
4	Captain Mayhem	October 5, 1991
5	Glove of Dreams	October 12, 1991
6	Love At First Wish	October 19, 1991
7	Lotto Trouble	October 26, 1991
8	Darryl's Dilemma	November 2, 1991
9	A Nick Off the Old Block	November 9, 1991
10	A Grand Ol' Time	November 16, 1991
11	Gross Encounters	November 23, 1991
12	Mom, Dad, You're Fired!	November 30, 1991
13	The Best of Enemies	December 7, 1991

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.

Broadcast history

• United States
  • NBC (1991-1992)
  • Toon Disney (1998-2002)

• Canada
  • YTV (1991-1995)

External links

• Wish Kid at IMDb
• Wish Kid at Mill Creek Entertainment