Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
Released straight to home video December 21, 1999
Released straight to home video December 21, 1999
Produced and Directed by Liz Holzman, Rusty Mills, and Tom Ruegger
Story by Tom Ruegger
Written by Tom Ruegger, Kevin Hopps, Nick DuBois, Charles M. Howell IV, Earl Kress, and Randy Rogel
Sequence Directors: Russell Calabrese, Nelson Recinos, Kirk Tingblad, Greg Reyna, Charles Visser
Starring the Voice Talents of:
Rob Paulsen as Yakko, Pinky, Otto Scratchansniff
Jess Harnell as Wakko
Tress MacNeille as Dot, Hello Nurse, Mindy’s Mom, Marita
Maurice LaMarche as Brain, Squit
Sherri Stoner as Slappy Squirrel
Nathan Ruegger as Skippy Squirrel
Nancy Cartwright as Mindy
Frank Welker as Buttons, Constable Ralph, Baron Von Plotz, Runt, Flavio
Chick Vennera as Pesto
John Mariano as Bobby
Bernadette Peters as Rita
Paxton Whitehead as King Salazar
Ben Stein as Desire Fulfillment Facilitator
Jeff Glen Bennett as Captain of the Guard
Paul Rugg as Mr. Director
Julie Brown as Minerva Mink
Tom Bodett as The Narrator
Storyboards: Barry Caldwell, Curtis Cim, Karen Ciraulo, Rob Davies, Sandra Frame, Mary Hanley, Diane Kredensor, Michael Labash, Enrique May, Eric McConnell, Norma Rivera-Klingler, Rhoy Shishido, Jason So, Neal Sternecky, Kirk Tingblad, Keith Tucker, Charles Visser
B.G. Key Design: Eric Astadan, Ed Haney, David O’Day, Hugh Pettibone, Steve Smith, David West, Anita Ziobro
Character Design: Rogerio Nogueira, Ralph Sosa, Dave Warren
B.G. Paint: Greg Battes, Michael Chen, Greg Dubuque, Natasha Liberman, Jim Mondares, Junn Roca
Prop Design: Darryl Bowen, Alexandra Kube, Bruce Largent, Ric Quiroz
Slug/Sheet Timing: Russell Calabrese, Jeffrey Gatrall, Jeff Hall, Herb Moore, Nelson Recinos, Greg Reyna, Kunio Shimamura, Kirk Tingblad
Opening Title Animation:
Storyboard: Sandra Frame
Snowflake Design: Jeffrey Gatrall, Dave Warren
Backgrounds: Greg Battes, Greg Dubuque, Jim Mondares, Junn Roca
Layout: Dave West
CGI Animation: Chris Duncan, Rusty Mills
Compositing: Chris Duncan
Musical Director: Richard Stone
Music by Richard Stone, Steve Bernstein, Julie Bernstein, Gordon L. Goodwin, and Timothy Kelly
Music Coordination: Doug Frank, Brad Rosenberger, Keith Zajic
Orchestra Conductors: Richard Stone, Steve Bernstein
Singing Conductor: Julie Bernstein
Chorus Members: Julie Bernstein, Steve Bernstein, Bobbi Page, Rob Paulsen
Music Scoring Mixers: Bobby Fernandez, Rick Winquest
Orchestration: Ron Goldstein, Liz Kinnon, Lisa Maxwell
Music Preparation: Eric Stonerook Music
Orchestra Contractors: Patti Zimmitti, Debbi Datz-Pyle
Animation Services: TMS-Kyokuichi Corporation
Animation Production Supervisor: Keiko Oyamada
Animation Director: Yuichiro Yano
Key Animators: Yoshinobi Michihata, Sawako Miyamoto, Takeshi Baba, Shin Itagaki, Keiko Nakaji, Yuko Matuo, Kwon Jung, Nobuo Tomizawa, Hisao Yokobori, Shojiro Nishimi, Yutaka Oka, Takashi Kawaguchi, Masaya Yasutome, Sunggi Park, Kenji Hachizaki, Kouichi Suenaga, Hiroaki Noguchi, Kenichi Ohki, Emiko Shimura, Yuri Takasaki, Jungsook Park
Animation Checker: Hiroko Yasutome
Assistant Animators: Miyuki Gotou, Yuko Iwaoka, Hatsuko Nunomura, Miharu Nagano, Shinobu Mouri, Kouichiro Ueda, Keiko Yanagida, Byungchul Shin, Kiyoko Makita, Hiromi Funatu, Terumi Yoshida, Morihiko Yano, Okihito Hirose, Hiromi Furuya, Ritsuko Tanaka, Kumiko Hirama, Kazuko Hirai, Keiko Yozawa, Sayaka Ueno, Akihiko Uda, Mineko Ueda, Miyoko Shikibu, Ikuo Yoshino, Noriko Hara, Chizuko Iwasa, Keiko Tomizawa, Kumiko Tanihira, Mai Nakazato, Katsunori Adachi, Kyoko Sato, Masako Terada, Yuko Sobu, Natsuko Watanabe, Yoko Hayashi, Yuko Hirasawa, Koji Ogiwara, Masashi Itotagawa, Natsuko Iimori, Mayumi Omura, Miiko Adachi, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Yukari Yamaura, Shingo Nishiyama, Chiharu Haraguchi, Koji Endo, Yukie Takahashi
Background Design Supervisor: Makoto Shiraishi
Background Paint: Shinko Ueno, Kazuo Ebisawa, Naoto Hoshino, Tadashi Kudo, Masaru Ohta, Izumi Uno, Naoko Osakabe, Chikako Shibata, Noriko Wada, Hiroshi Ohno, Fumie Nuibe, Saori Iwatani, Masato Ito, Ayako Satoh, Masatoshi Kemmochi, Asayo Ohtsuka, Kazuyo Izawa, Kumiko Ohno, Sadahiko Tanaka, Ikue Kokubun, Satoshi Shibata, Mariko Iwanaga, Kinya Tsubota
Ink and Paint Supervisor: Tomoko Yamamoto
Color Key: Eriko Ishikawa, Sayuri Nagashima
B.G. Scanner: Jin Nishiyama, Akinori Nakakohara, Atsuko Itoh, Manabu Kobayashi
Digital Ink and Paint: Mari Hitokurai, Kei Sato, Yukiko Kakita, Megumi Ishidou, Akiko Nasu, Aiko Yamagami, Miyoko Tono, Naoko Yokobayashi, Yuki Matsuura, Yoshimi Nishiwaki, Keisuke Sugai, Yuki Murata, Hiroko Shimazu, Akiko Shimizu, Rieko Akamatsu, Yuhko Yorita, Kiyomi Inoue, Yukie Shimada, Rumi Ishiguro, Kanako Takahashi, Yumiko Takahashi, Michiko Saito, Naomi Tazawa, Kiyo Koike, Yohko Tomizawa, Noriko Oikawa, Kaori Sakairi
Digital Composite: Yukihiko Ichikawa, Kouichi Yanai, Yoshihiro Kasahara, Yukiko Kawai, Junko Miyakawa
TMS Production Supervisor: Koji Takeuchi
TMS Production Management: Teruhisa Yamaji, George Ohama
Assistant Director: Mayumi Shoji
“The Wishing Star” Lyrics and Music by Randy Rogel
“Never Give Up Hope” Lyrics by Tom Ruegger, Kevin Hopps, and Nick DuBois; Music by Julie Bernstein
“Train Bringing Wakko” Lyrics by Tom Ruegger, Music by Julie Bernstein
“I’ve Got a Ha’Penny” Lyrics by Tom Ruegger, Music by Julie Bernstein
“So Much for Wakko’s Ha’Penny” Sung by Bernadette Peters
“Twinkle, Twinkle” Revised Lyrics by Tom Ruegger, Arranged by Julie Bernstein
“Never Give Up Hope” (Reprise) Lyrics by Tom Ruegger, Music by Julie Bernstein
“Hungarian Rhapsody” Music by Franz Liszt, Lyrics by Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger
“The Wishing Star” (Reprise) Lyrics and Music by Randy Rogel
“If I Could Have My Wish Then I’d Be Happy” Lyrics and Music by Randy Rogel
“Pique Dame” Composed by Franz Von Suppé (1819-1895)