Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish (1999)

Wakko's Wish When wishing on a falling star it is best to wish for the star to not crash into your house.Luckily, for the orphan in this animated holiday special, his lucky star landed in the mountains.Informed by a fairy that the first to touch the fallen star receives a wish, Wakko (Jess Harnell) informs his brother Yakko (Rob Paulsen) and ailing sister Dot (Tress MacNeille), who then blab to Acme Falls about it.Needles to say, the race for the wishing star is on as the Warner siblings, the townsfolk and the King's (Paxton Whitehead) tax collector (Frank Welker) vie for their wish.A cheeky jab at holiday gluttony courtesy of Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs, Wakko's Wish seamlessly applies the series' offbeat brand of lovable lunacy, shameless lampooning and catchy musical numbers to the beloved holiday season.Regardless, whomever touches the star first will wish their body didn't just combust. Green Light vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

Wakko's Wish is the full length gift to us from Animaniacs. 75% of the jokes try to hard. The good thing is that there are some pretty good musical numbers in the beginning of the film, but even they diminish in quality throughout the film. They made Pinky a lot stupider than he was during the show, and made Brain a lot less tolerant towards him. And as with any musical, everyone from the show is singing, but we could have went without some of the solos, particularly from Aunt Slappy's little nephew, who mumbles all his singing lines. I guess that was supposed to be cute but for the most part, it sucks. With all that said, this is still pretty funny. The 25% of the jokes and stunts that kick tale are pretty good. I wouldn't recommend more than one viewing though. Go watch the show instead.

"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.

This is the best movie I have ever seen in a long time! I myself wondered if the Animaniacs could occupy a 90 minute movie, well the answer is, absolutely! Their antics are fresh and new, not simply a long and drawn out episode. The lyrics are original and creative, and add an exciting touch to these lovable characters! This is a must see for anyone! A+++++!!!!