Wakko's Wish
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Wakko's Wish VHS cover
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| Directed by |
Liz Holzman Rusty Mills Tom Ruegger |
| Produced by | Liz Holzman Rusty Mills Tom Ruegger |
| Written by | Charles M. Howell IV Earl Kress Tom Ruegger Randy Rogel Kevin Hopps Nick DuBois |
| Story by | Tom Ruegger |
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Jess Harnell Rob Paulsen Tress MacNeille Maurice LaMarche Sherri Stoner Nathan Ruegger Nancy Cartwright Frank Welker John Mariano Bernadette Peters Julie Brown Paxton Whitehead Ben Stein Jeff Bennett Paul Rugg Jean MacCurdy |
| Narrated by | Tom Bodett |
| Music by |
Richard Stone Steven Bernstein Julie Bernstein Gordon Goodwin Tim Kelly |
| Edited by | John Carnochan Tim Hill |
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| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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80 Minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish, usually referred to as Wakko's Wish, is a 1999 animated musical comedy film created exclusively on video. The film is based on the Warner Bros. 1993–98 animated series Animaniacs, and serves as the series finale. It relocates all of the Animaniacs characters to a quasi-medieval fairy tale world and portrays their race to find the wishing star that will grant them a wish. While the film was released during the Christmas season, the holiday is not a factor in its plot, though the events do take place during winter.
Wakko's Wish was first released on VHS on December 21, 1999 by Warner Home Video and Warner Bros. Family Entertainment. It contained 10 original songs and starred Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell and Tress MacNeille reprising their roles as Animaniacs characters Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
In the town of Acme Falls within the kingdom of Warnerstock, all the people live happily together. However, upon the death of the king, Sir William the Good, Warnerstock enters a state of civil war. Taking advantage of the situation, the neighboring kingdom of Ticktockia, led by King Salazar, the Pushy, takes over Warnerstock, and makes all its people poor and miserable due to overtaxing. Three orphans, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Warner, are particularly troubled, as Dot needs an operation. Wakko finds work in another town to pay for it, but Plotz takes his pay – a half penny – from him, lying that it is for taxes.
Wakko, saddened about Dot's illness and finding no other choice, wishes upon a star. A fairy (who calls himself a "desire fulfillment facilitator" or "Pip") falls from the star and explains that Wakko had just chosen the only wishing star in the sky. The star itself [which Rita and Runt witness] falls shortly after in the mountains and the fairy tells Wakko whoever touches the star first gets one wish. The following morning, the siblings tell the whole town about the star in their excitement, and all rush towards the glow in the mountains. King Salazar finds out about the star, orders Taxman Plotz to stop the Warners from reaching the star alive, and orders his troops to secure it.
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