Wish Kid

Wish Kid is an animated television series that aired on Saturday mornings from September 14, 1991, through December 7, 1991 on NBC starring Macaulay Culkin.^[1] It was produced by DIC Animation City and Italian company Reteitalia S.p.A., in association with Spanish network Telecinco.

Wish Kid
Title card
Genre	Comedy Fantasy Family
Created by	Andy Heyward
Written by	Jeffrey Scott
Directed by	Chuck Patton Christopher Brough (live action segments)
Starring	Macaulay Culkin Quinn Culkin Chris Beshy Paul Haddad Marilyn Lightstone Judy Marshak Andrew Sabiston Stuart Stone James Rankin
Composer	Clark Gassman
Country of origin	United States Italy
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer	Andy Heyward
Producers	Chuck Patton Christopher Brough (live action Segments)
Editors	Gregory K. Bowron Richard Bruce Elliot Allan Gelbart
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	DIC Animation City Reteitalia S.p.A.
Original release
Network	NBC (U.S.) Telecinco (Spain)
Release	September 14 (1991-09-14) – December 7, 1991 (1991-12-07)

A second season was planned for 1993 to air on The Family Channel, but this was later cancelled.^[2][3]

Synopsis

Nicholas "Nick" McClary (modeled after and voiced by Culkin), a 10-year-old boy 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, Macaulay's real life sister), his pet dog, Slobber, and nosy neighbor, Mrs. Opal.

Voice cast

• Macaulay Culkin - Nicholas "Nick" McClary
• Quinn Culkin - Katie McClary
• Paul De La Rosa
• Paul Haddad
• Marilyn Lightstone
• Judy Marshak
• Andrew Sabiston
• Stuart Stone - Darryl Singletary
• James Rankin
• Harvey Atkin
• Tara Strong
• Joe Matheson
• Benji Plener
• Catherine Gallant
• Susan Roman
• Greg Swanson

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 media

DIC Video, BMG Kidz and Buena Vista Home Video originally released single episode VHS releases of the series during the 1990s.

In October 2003, Sterling Entertainment released a VHS/DVD titled "Be Careful What You Wish For", containing 3 episodes (4 on the DVD). The DVD was re-released by NCircle Entertainment in February 2008.

In February 2015, Mill Creek Entertainment released Wish Kid - The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1.^[4] However, there were some problems with some of the episodes. Like in "Mom, Dad, You're Fired", the audio was cut at some point. This problem has not been fixed as of yet.

Syndication

After the show's initial airing, the show's theme song, which parodied Chantilly Lace, was replaced with a recomposed instrumental version due to copyright issues.