There is a famous quote that says, 'And this above all, to thine own self be true.' It would have been nice for the makers of Wakko's Wish to take this into consideration. Now, having finally seen it, I must say that I was fairly disappointed that this stands as the brilliant show's swan song. And yet somehow, I managed to miss Wakko's Wish until very recently. I watched the show every day and even owned some of the videos. I have been hooked ever since the show was introduced to me as a child. Overall, decent if not great swansong to Animaniacs. This is a shame because the music was one of the many components that made the show so entertaining. While the incidental music was brilliant, I cannot say the same for the songs, they are forgettable at best and one or two of them don't seem to move the story forward.

While the plot has its moments there are other parts where it is disjointed, and although Wakko is supposed to be the main character according to the title Wakko doesn't get that much screen time disappointingly. However, Wakko's Wish isn't without problems. The writing is mostly good, some parts are clichéd but there are some entertaining and heartwarming parts, that I really appreciated and the film moves along quickly. King Salazar is pretty entertaining if rather unexceptional as a villain.

And the characters are at least likable, Pinky is still his funny, stupid and adorable self and Dot is cute here. The voice cast also do really well, Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulson, Jess Harnell and Tress MacNeille all do great jobs as does everybody else. Plus it is vibrantly animated, with some beautiful colours and above average character designs.

It is very cute and charming, with a touching ending and some off-the-wall humour to satisfy kids. In fact, it is decent, it is just lacking in that extra something that made the show so good.

Wakko's Wish is inferior to the show, but it is definitely not bad. I have loved the show Animaniacs for like forever, it is so cute, fun, witty and just something I really loved watching.

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