Wish Kid

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:

• Be Careful What You Wish For
• Berserk Button: Frankie Dutweiler hates being called Francis, and will beat up anyone who calls him that.
• Black and Nerdy: Darryl Singletary
• The Cassandra: Mrs. Opal
• Closer to Earth: Darryl
• Dean Bitterman
• The Faceless: Mrs. Opal's husband, Harry. Harry's face is almost always hidden under his newspaper. It's not seen even when it's not.
• A Fool and His New Money Are Soon Parted
• Hair of Gold: Nick McClary
• Limited Social Circle: Darryl seems to be Nick's only friend.
• Meganekko: The Principal's assistant.