Wakko's Wish

Wakko's Wish is a direct-to-video movie of the TV show, Animaniacs. Animniacs is about some out of control cartoon character named Yakko Wakko and Dot and their friends (I totally recommend the show). So without further ado it is time for my review of Wakko's Wish.

In the town of Acme Falls (in the country of Warnerstock) everyone is happy. But one day the king of the county is over throw by a man named Salazar (Paxton Whitehead) and everyone in Acme Falls is miserable because the tax collector Baron Von Plotz (Frank Welker) is taxing them a lot. In Acme Falls there are three orphans, The Warner Brothers (and The Warner Sister). Their names are Yakko (Rob Paulsen) Wakko (Jess Harnel) and Dot (Tress MacNeille). It seems that Dot is sick and needs an operation so Wakko goes out into the world and comes back one year later. When he gets back Wakko says he has a half a penny and the towns people sing the song, "He's Got a Hay-Penny". Wakko decides to use the hay-penny to pay for Dot's operation. But then the tax collector taxes him and takes it away and everyone is miserable. That night after Yakko and Dot go to sleep Wakko is still awake. Wakko makes a wish on a star (while singing) and a rumbling fairy named Pip (Ben Stein) tells him that he chose The Wishing Star and the star lands very far away. Pip tells Wakko he has to find it to make the wish. So Pip leaves and Wakko tells his siblings about the star and the next day they go out to find it. They sing the song "The Wishing Star" in which they tell the citizens of Acme Falls about the star and they all want the star. So it's a race to get the star. This is probably the best song in the movie because it's so big and extravagant. In fact I'm surprised that the crews voices didn't give out during the song (and it's sung to the tune of Hungarian Rhapsody which is pretty cool).

"TO THE WISHING STAR"

Two evil mice named Pinky (also Rob Paulsen) and The Brain (Maurice LaMarche) use a flying machine to get there. On the way to The Wishing Star a little girl named Mindy (Nancy Cartwright) and Mindy's dog named Buttons (also Frank Welker) follow Slappy (Sherri Stoner) and Skippy (Nathan Ruegger) Squirrel to the wishing star and some pigeons make there way to the star as well. They all finally make it to the star (after an avalanche). (Sorry I couldn't say more about the second half of the movie. It just felt unnecessary to go into extreme detail about getting to the star.)



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But King Salazar traps them all. Luckily The Warner Kids lie to Salazar by telling them they know secrets about the star. So Salazar invites them to his castle. But when they wont tell Salazar the secrets that they don't know he sends them into The Tunnel of Your Worst Nightmares. So they tell him fake information but in classic Looney Toons style they trick Salazar and make him angrier. So he has them executed  but Dot uses her extreme cuteness on the guard Captain and he let's them go. The Warners make their way to The Wishing Star but Dot gets hit by a cannon and dies...no wait it's a fake out death, never mind.Yeah I kind of new it was a fake out death for two reason: first of all Dot is one of the main characters and second the death is so over the top (but regardless it's still a sad scene). Anyway Wakko makes his wish for two Hay-Pennys and pays for Dot's operation (which turns out to just be plastic surgery). It also Turns out that The Warners are the heirs to the throne which means they rule the kingdom and everyone elses wish comes true (I won't go into to much detail about that). The End.




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With great animation colorful characters and memorable songs, this is a great movie. It helps to watch the show first that way you know the characters better and some jokes are funnier once you  have watched the show. Speaking of the show, I do have to say it's nothing like the show...in a good way. Because if it was, I don't think I could survive one solid hour of super duper nonsensical insanity. However there are a lot of reprise songs in this movie but I didn't mind that much. Also I found the villain to be a bit weak. It's a Great movie from a great show (again I totally recommend the show).

CAPTAIN MAC "THE DOUBLE PIRATE"