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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series produced by Creator/DICEntertainment that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Creator/MacaulayCulkin's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series produced by Creator/DICEntertainment that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Creator/MacaulayCulkin's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times times, it allowed him to wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.



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* BerserkButton: Frankie Dutweiler [[DoNotCallMePaul hates being called Francis]], and will beat up anyone who calls him that. In the episode where Nick wished Frankie would be his friend, one effect was the removal of this BerserkButton.

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* BerserkButton: Frankie Dutweiler [[DoNotCallMePaul hates being called Francis]], and will beat up anyone who calls him that.is dumb enough to. In the episode where Nick wished Frankie would be his friend, one effect was the removal of this BerserkButton.
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Creator/MacaulayCulkin's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series produced by Creator/DICEntertainment that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Creator/MacaulayCulkin's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.
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* FountainOfYouth: In "A Grand Ol' Time?", Nick wishes that his grandpa was young again and becomes a little younger than his grandson and starts playing tricks on the bully next door.
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* MakeAWish: It's said Nick got his wish-granting baseball glove when he wished upon a star.

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* MakeAWish: MagicMeteor: It's said Nick got his wish-granting baseball glove when he wished upon a star.



* SecretKeeper: Aside from Nick, only two people know about the glove: his best friend and his little sister, who's still a baby and can't talk yet. Nick's Grandfather is later let in the secret.

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* SecretKeeper: Aside from Nick, only two people know about the glove: his best friend and his little sister, who's still a baby and can't talk yet. Nick's Grandfather is later let in on the secret.
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* TheCassandra: Mrs. Opal
* CloserToEarth: Darryl
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: One episode involved Nick wishing that his parents was rich, and the wish altered his parents' lottery ticket so that it would have the winning number. Halfway through the episode Nick realizes that the wish would soon wear off, but his parents continue to lavish in their new wealth and ignore Nick's advice. Cue the wish wearing off, the lottery win being declared a mistake, and [[StatusQuoIsGod everything returning back to the way it was]].

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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: One episode involved Nick wishing that his parents was were rich, and the wish altered his parents' lottery ticket so that it would have the winning number. Halfway through the episode Nick realizes that the wish would soon wear off, but his parents continue to lavish in their new wealth and ignore Nick's advice. Cue the wish wearing off, the lottery win being declared a mistake, and [[StatusQuoIsGod everything returning back to the way it was]].
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* {{Meganekko}}: The Principal's assistant.
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* LimitedAnimation: As to be expected for an Early-90's DIC cartoon.
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* DisguisedInDrag: With Francis keeping him from seeing Sonny, Nick tries various stunts to sneak past him, including donning a dress and wig. It works too well, as Francis takes a liking to "Nikki" and pesters "her" for a date.


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* YankTheDogsChain: Just as Nick finally wins over Sonny for real and is about to get a kiss, he gets chased off by an enraged Francis.
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The whole series is available on DVD, so isn't hard to look for.

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* BullyTurnedBuddy: Nick's Dad is now friends with the former bully who used to pick on him back when they were kids. In one episode, it inspires nick into wishing Francis to be his friend.

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* BullyTurnedBuddy: Nick's Dad is now friends with the former bully who used to pick on him back when they were kids. In one episode, it inspires nick Nick into wishing Francis to be his friend.


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* MySisterIsOffLimits: A cousin variant. An episode had Nick gaining a crush on a girl named Sonny, who turns out to be Francis' cousin. The latter obviously wasn't amused.
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* BullyTurnedBuddy: Nick's Dad is now friends with the former bully who used to pick on him back when they were kids. In one episode, it inspires nick into wishing Francis to be his friend.
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* TakeThat: The prologue to "Gross Encounters" features one to ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'', [[DuelingShows the show that shared the same time slot]]. In it, Macaulay Culkin asks the audience if they're tired of ''Ninja Turtles'', tells them he is, and uses Nick's baseball glove to wish for something new.
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's Creator/MacaulayCulkin's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.
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* SecretKeeper: Aside from Nick, only two people know about the glove: his best friend and his little sister, who's still a baby and can't talk yet.

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* SecretKeeper: Aside from Nick, only two people know about the glove: his best friend and his little sister, who's still a baby and can't talk yet. Nick's Grandfather is later let in the secret.
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** Not knowing about the glove's power (Nick's best friend Darryl is the only one who does), Frankie started hitting it while preparing to do the same to Nick. Right before he hit the glove a third time, Frankie stated that, after he's done with Nick, Nick would wish he was miles away.

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** Not knowing about the glove's power (Nick's best friend Darryl is the only one who does), Frankie started hitting it while preparing to do the same to Nick. Right before he hit the glove a third time, Frankie stated that, after he's done with Nick, Nick would wish he was miles away. Frankie winds up hanging off the spiked crown of the Statue of Liberty.
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* MakeAWish: It's said Nick got his wish-granting baseball glove when he wished upon a star.


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* RuleOfThree: To trigger the glove's wish granting power, the user must punch it three times. Nick usually says his wish once for each time he hits the glove but it's revealed in at least two episodes that what really matters is the wish mentioned during the third time. Mrs. Opal must have figured the rule of three is somehow a part of how the glove works as she once tried to become Miss America by stating her wish three times with the glove on her head.
* SecretKeeper: Aside from Nick, only two people know about the glove: his best friend and his little sister, who's still a baby and can't talk yet.
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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted

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* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonPartedAFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted: One episode involved Nick wishing that his parents was rich, and the wish altered his parents' lottery ticket so that it would have the winning number. Halfway through the episode Nick realizes that the wish would soon wear off, but his parents continue to lavish in their new wealth and ignore Nick's advice. Cue the wish wearing off, the lottery win being declared a mistake, and [[StatusQuoIsGod everything returning back to the way it was]].
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel wear out after a certain amount of time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.
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** Not knowing about the glove's power, Frankie started hitting it while preparing to do the same to Nick. Right before he hit the glove a third time, Frankie stated that, after he's done with Nick, Nick would wish he was miles away.

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** Not knowing about the glove's power, power (Nick's best friend Darryl is the only one who does), Frankie started hitting it while preparing to do the same to Nick. Right before he hit the glove a third time, Frankie stated that, after he's done with Nick, Nick would wish he was miles away.
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about of time which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about amount of time time, which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.
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** BadassDecay: The same wish also turned Frankie into a wimp while it lasted.


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* WeaksauceWeakness: Nick's favorite superhero loses his powers if he smells pizza.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* BerserkButton: Frankie Dutweiler [[DoNotCallMePaul hates being called Francis]], and will beat up anyone who calls him that.

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Nick isn't the only victim of the trope.
** At a science fair, Francis destroyed Darryl's dinosaur egg so Darryl used Nick's glove to wish another one. He forgot to specify he didn't want a ''real'' dinosaur egg.
** Not knowing about the glove's power, Frankie started hitting it while preparing to do the same to Nick. Right before he hit the glove a third time, Frankie stated that, after he's done with Nick, Nick would wish he was miles away.
* BerserkButton: Frankie Dutweiler [[DoNotCallMePaul hates being called Francis]], and will beat up anyone who calls him that. In the episode where Nick wished Frankie would be his friend, one effect was the removal of this BerserkButton.


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* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: Nick once wished Frankie [[HeelFaceTurn would be his friend]]. Unfortunately, the wish eventually [[FaceHeelTurn wore off]].
* IHaveNoSon: Frankie's Dad had this reaction when Frankie became Nick and Darryl's friend.


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* NewYearsResolution: Darryl made one never to enter a wish from Nick's after a rather dangerous experience caused by the wish of the week.
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas [=McClary=] (Nick for short) owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about of time which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas "Nick" [=McClary=] (Nick for short) owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about of time which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.


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* InkSuitActor: Nick exactly resembles his voice actor, Macaulay Culkin.
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on {{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas [=McClary=] (Nick for short) owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about of time which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.

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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on {{NBC}}.Creator/{{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas [=McClary=] (Nick for short) owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about of time which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.
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''Wish Kid starring Macaulay Culkin'' (often referred to simply as ''Wish Kid'') was an animated television series that originally aired on {{NBC}}. The premise of the show was that Macaulay's character Nicholas [=McClary=] (Nick for short) owned a baseball glove that was hit by a small shooting star. When punched three times it allowed him wish for anything. However, the power was very limited as Nick could only wish for something once a week (a rather sly nod to its weekly Saturday airings). Also, the wishes would cancel after after a certain about of time which would serve as the conflicts Nick gets into, forcing him to solve it.
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!!The show provides examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor
* BerserkButton: Frankie Dutweiler [[DoNotCallMePaul hates being called Francis]], and will beat up anyone who calls him that.
* BlackAndNerdy: Darryl Singletary
* TheCassandra: Mrs. Opal
* CloserToEarth: Darryl
* DeanBitterman
* TheFaceless: Mrs. Opal's husband, Harry. Harry's face is almost always hidden under his newspaper. It's not seen even when it's not.
* AFoolAndHisNewMoneyAreSoonParted
* HairOfGold: Nick [=McClary=]
* LimitedSocialCircle: Darryl seems to be Nick's only friend.
* {{Meganekko}}: The Principal's assistant.
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