Wish Kid

Wish Kid
"YO BABY, WISHING'S WHAT I LIKE!"
Genre: Adventure Animation Action Running Time: 22 minutes Country: United States Release Date: September 14th-December 7th, 1991 Network(s): NBC Distributed by: DHX Media Starring: Macaulay Culkin Quinn Culkin Paul Da La Rosa Paul Haddad Marilyn Lightstone Judy Marshak Andrew Sabiston Stuart Stone James Rankin Seasons: 1 Episodes: 13

Wish Kid was a 1991 TV series produced by DIC Entertainment and starring then child-star Macaulay Culkin, which aired for thirteen episodes on NBC from September 14th to December 7.

Plot

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.

Bad Qualities

1. As with a number of DIC-produced shows from this time period, the animation is cheaply done with poorly drawn backgrounds and character designs, and even suffers from poor lip-syncing or time-delay.
2. The show's sole purpose is to cash-in on Macaulay Culkin's popularity at the time.
3. Cliched characters:
   • Nicholas McClary is just your typical happy-go-lucky Gary-Stu who has absolutely no flaws whatsoever.
   • Darryl Singletary is the best friend who's like Nicholas and is pretty much his only friend.
   • Frankie Duttweiler is the Bully.
   • The parents just exist to be parents.
   • Nicholas' sister is the cute baby sister.
4. The power of the baseball glove is very weak for what it is, as Nick can only wish on it once a week, and each of these wishes always wears off in under an hour. Not to mention many of the wishes Nick wishes for are cliched and generic, like being a principal or a superhero.
5. Bland voice acting, even from Macaulay Culkin himself, as he just sounds so uninterested.

Good Qualities

1. The intro and both opening themes are good, with the intro having far better animation than the show itself.
2. The concept of a magical item that can summon wishes was a neat idea, but flawed in how it worked.

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