Wakko's Wish - Nostalgia Critic

The creator of Animaniacs Tom Ruegger joins the Nostalgia Critic in talking over their one and only movie! Time to take a look at Wakko's Wish.

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[ChannelAwesome]

Merry Christmas everyone!
What characters helped you get through something?

[phantomstrider]

My character is Sonic the Hedgehog. Helped me since I was a child to always try to be a calm, free spirit with a good heart regardless of how anxious/angry I was feeling. To this day, he helps me find my energy and enthusiasm on runs or marathons. He's even helped me recover my passion in the 4th-5th hour of filming. Have a pleasant Xmas Critic and your team. Well wishes to this community.

[thomasorzel]

Well honestly a character that got me through a lot was you. Nostalgia Critic. 15 years I just moved away from all my family and friends and had a lot of alone time and that's when I discovered this channel. Having someone my age share in all things I loved made life a little easier and have laughter in time of sadness. So thanks Doug.

[kingmagnus]

“She’s dead… AND IT’S YOUR FAULT, MAN!”

Still lingers in my mind to this day.

[SpenserValdez]

The character that felt real to me was Samurai Jack. Him wanting to go back to the past really stuck with me. I love how his good deeds impact people’s lives throughout the series. The biggest impact he had on me was during the 5th season when he said, “ It always seems bad at first but then I find a way”. I use that quote whenever I go through a stressful time. It was also my senior quote during high school.

[williamwong]

When I watched Puss in Boots The Last Wish I said that the writing and joke deliveries really reminded me of Animaniacs. Now I realised that Wakko’s Wish was actually the main inspiration for it in the first place.

[sarahbuchholz]

I don't know about childhood but in my late teens I started watching Doctor Who. The Doctor for me has always been a way to put a spot light on the good of humanity even though the bad we see everyday and in the show. We have our flaws, we can be better and we sometimes are better. It's that small spark that helps me to see the beauty behind all this chaos and sadness we go through.

[kaylaadjekum]

Michelangelo from the 1987 Ninja Turtles series left a Huge impression on me because He has such a great personality, more relaxed, a positive attitude knowing how the world can be cruel to the Turtles, His ability to make friends with anyone, being more optimistic than his 3 brothers and simply just being a Fun loving character

[cruzcamel]

Man, that blooper scene has got to be the hardest I’ve ever heard Doug laugh! It’s surprisingly pretty infectious.

[Mashu-twyf]

A character that really stuck with me was Wander from Wander over Yonder. His undying optimism and need to help people good or bad was always a great inspiration to me. To an extent he also reflects this childlike sense of wonder and amazement that many people seem to lose track of when growing up some time in there lives. In the world it is really easy to become sad and depressed whether that be through circumstances or other things like family members and friends. Wander taught me that there is always something to smile about even in dark times.

[damie_an]

SpongeBob left a big impression on me at a young age. he was somebody who, while stuck in a dead end fast food joint and often mocked by the world around him, still stood tall and looked on the bright side of life, his cheerful self never fading away. I always try to never let my good side fade away as well. both him and his show formed who I am today, both as a person and as a creator(?)

[andrewlassen]

My character is invader Zim. He was not only an outcast on the planet, but from his own people. A defect, but he never let it hold him back. Even if he didn't like the job he was doing he still did it. Teaching confidence and rolling with the punches really gets you farther than you think in life. Plus the dark surreal humor really got me through my darkest days even into adulthood.

[alwaysplotting]

Sailor Moon actually left a major impression on me growing up. Seeing her save the universe was good but watching her struggle in her civilian life, growing alongside her friends, making mistakes, and failing spectacularly at the simplest things gave me hope that I'd grow out of my own awkward teen phase.

[WowCow]

As someone who went through a lot of hardship growing up The Muppets were always there for me. I think the reason i loved them so much is because their lives were as chaotic and unpredictable as my own.

[Plasmabolt]

The cast of Avatar: The Last Airbender were extremely impactful on me growing up. The showed me it's ok to make mistakes and how to overcome them.

[angelagokool]

Interestingly enough, it was Animaniacs. Since the show had premiered when I was in high school and when my sister was in grade school, I remember being excited to come home and see it, because I had hated high school so much and needed something to look forward to, and that meant watching the show with her and forgetting my troubles. Even when I had started college, and my sister had reached her preteen years, we were still watching it. It's just a great memory to have.

[RobertBurns]

For me, the character that shaped me is Muriel from Courage The Cowardly Dog. She always stayed positive even at the worst of times and that was something I really needed as a kid. She was someone I could look to and say “Hey, I can be happy too”❤️

[ThisAdamGuy]

For me, that character was Beast Boy from Teen Titans. At first I just liked him because he had the superpower I always wished I could have, but as I got older I realized that I was adopting his every day attitudes as well. He was the jokester, the guy who always had a one liner no matter how dark and discouraging things got. Even if he ended up as the butt of his own joke, he always rolled with it because delivering the joke was more important than making himself look good. That's who I wanted (and still want) to be, the friend who can lighten the mood and bring a smile to everyone's faces even in the worst of times, and just make things a little bit better.

[BrodyW]

Optimus Prime from Transformers Prime left a really big impact on me. The kindness and sympathy he showed to every character even his worst enemy really made me look up to him and aspire to be like him. He taught me how even the worst people still have the ability to do good and it really always resided with me. I won't forget some of the real life lessons I learned from him.

[LoreofMars]

Raven from Teen Titans felt so real to me. Watching her slowly open up and come to let people into her life gave me the strength to let others into my life as well. She showed me that I could find people that would stand by my side (this was also my introduction to the found family trope that I incorporate in my own stories).
The Trigon Arc will forever stick with me. Raven grew so much over the series, openly admitting how much her friends meant to her and doing whatever she could to protect them stuck with me as a kid. Watching her come back to finally stand up to her father was the perfect conclusion to everything she’d been through.
I also admired how cool and collected she could be but also have moments of vulnerability. Those moments felt so human and relatable.
She was definitely a comfort character for me growing up.