Wakko's Wish (1999) (V)

Directors:

Liz Holzman
Rusty Mills

Writers:

Nick Dubois (written by)
Kevin Hopps (written by)

Release Date:

21 December 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Musical

Plot:

The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest. |

Plot Keywords:

King | Tax Collector | Wish Fulfillment | Furries | Furry

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Rob Paulsen	...	Yakko Warner / Dr. Otto Scratchensniff / Pinky Mouse (voice)
Jess Harnell	...	Wakko Warner (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Dot Warner / Hello Nurse / Mindy's Mother (voice)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Brain Mouse / Squit Pigeon (voice)
Sherri Stoner	...	Slappy Squirrel (voice)
Nathan Ruegger	...	Skippy Squirrel (voice)
Nancy Cartwright	...	Mindy (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Baron Thaddeus von Plotz III / Ralph the Security Guard / Runt (voice)
Chick Vennera	...	Pesto (voice)
John Mariano	...	Bobby (voice)
Bernadette Peters	...	Rita (voice)
Paxton Whitehead	...	King Salazar (voice)
Ben Stein	...	Desire Fulfillment Coordinator (voice)
Jeff Bennett	...	Captain of the Guard / Baloney (voice) (as Jeff Glen Bennett)
Paul Rugg	...	Mr. Director (voice)

Also Known As:

Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (USA) (complete title)
The Warners and the Wishing Star (USA) (working title)
Wakko and the Wishing Star (USA) (working title)
Wakko's Wacko Wish (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-G | USA:Unrated

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

The song that the townspeople sing when Wakko's train returns is a parody of "The Wells Fargo Wagon" from 'Meredith Wilson''s The Music Man (1962).

Goofs:

Continuity: During the Snow Chase Scene, a cannonball can be seen being shot through the front end and exiting through the back corner of Dr. Scratchensniff's buggy. However, Baron von Plotz and Ralph's buggy are chasing them from behind shooting cannons at them, making it impossible for the cannonball to enter the Dr.'s buggy from the front end.

Quotes:

Yakko Warner, Wakko Warner: [singing Jingle Bells] Sailing through the slush/In a wind-blown wagon sled/Down the road we mush/Dot is still in bed!
Dot Warner: [singing] I'm getting really bored/I've read this magazine/If we don't get there soon/I think I'm gonna scream!
Yakko Warner, Wakko Warner, Dot Warner: [sings the chorus] Oh, wishing star, from afar/Dot is getting worse/Be a sport and grant our wish or we'll sing another verse!

Movie Connections:

References Rain Man (1988)

Charming and witty

"Animaniacs" was a cartoon that always struck me as good but highly inconsistent. At any given time there were at least two dozen characters on the show. Each of them starred in their own segments. Some of them worked, some of them didn't. And some of them fell flat.

This problem is finally eliminated in "Wakko's Wish". All of the characters, good (the Warners, Pinky and the Brain), bad (the Goodfeathers, the Hip Hippos), and pointless (Chicken Boo) are involved in this one major story. The story is a tad sentimental for an "Animaniacs" movie but they have a lot of fun parodying the expected cliches as they go along. Check it out, it's a lot of fun. And it's got "Tiny Toons: Summer Vacation" beat by miles.