Wish Kid: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wish Kid was a Saturday morning animated series created to play off the success of pre-teen movie star Macaulay Culkin. This show opened with Macaulay in a live-action appearance in which he explained the show's premise. Nick McClary (Culkin) owned a magic baseball glove which, if punched three times, granted his every wish he desired. The only catch was that the glove could be used just once per week. Stories revolved around Nick's wishes and the trouble that usually followed. Nick's best friend was Darryl, the only one in on the glove's secrets and usually became involved in the adventures. Nick was frequently harassed by Frankie Dutweiler, the neighborhood bully; other characters included neighbor Mrs. Opal, Nick's Mom and Dad and his baby sister, Katie.

Series details

• Title: Wish Kid
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Children, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 1991-09-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 1991-12-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 21457
• IMDb ID: tt0101237
• TVDB ID: 76250

Cast and credited roles

• Macaulay Culkin — Nick McClary
• Quinn Culkin — Katie McClary
• Stuart Stone — Darryl Singletary
• Tara Strong — Additional Voices
• Harvey Atkin — Additional Voices
• Paul De La Rosa — Additional Voices
• Paul Haddad — Additional Voices
• Susan Roman — Additional Voices

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1991-09-14; final listed air date 1991-12-07; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wish Kid on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.