Wunschpunsch
{{Short description|Children's animated series}}
{{Primary sources|date=July 2009}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name = Wounchpounch (French)
Der Wunschpunsch (German)
| image = Wunschpunsch poster.jpg
| caption = German DVD cover featuring the main characters of the show, Jacob (left) and Mauricio (right).
| runtime = 25 minutes
| genre = Fantasy
Comedy
Slapstick
| creator =
| developer = Natalie Altmann
Sophie Decroistte
| writer = Joël Bassaget
Sylvie Chanteux
Jean Cheville
Fréderique Lenior
Lasar Maravédie
Laurent O'Helix
Claire Paoletti
Olivier Vanelle
Hélène Skantzikas
| inspired_by = {{Based on|The Night of Wishes|Michael Ende}}
| composer = {{Plainlist|
- Haim Saban
- Shuki Levy
- (as Michel Dax)
- Deddy Tzur
}}
| starring = Kathleen Fee
Holly Gauthier-Frankel
Susan Glover
Vlasta Vrána
Mark Gamacho
Robert Hidgen
Harry Hill
Rick Jones
Pier Kohl
Pierre Lenoir
Pauline Little
Ricky Mabe
Joanna Noyes
Michael Rudder
| director = Philippe Amador
| company = Saban International Paris
CinéGroupe
Ventura Film Distributors B.V
ARD Degeto
| country = France
Canada
| language = English
French
German
| network = Fox Kids (international)
TF1 (France)
Télévision de Radio-Canada (Canada)
Kika (Germany)
| first_aired = {{Start date|2000|10|14}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2002|3|16}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 52
| budget = $13 million{{Cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2000/02/01/27975-20000201/|title=What's developing in kids production}}
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Jacqueline Tordjman
Jacques Pettigrew
Ralf Fronz
| producer = Bruno Bianchi
Hubert Gariépy
}}
Wunschpunsch ({{langx|fr|Wounchpounch}}, {{langx|de|Der Wunschpunsch lit. "Wish Punch"}}) is a children's animated series, co-produced by Saban International Paris, CinéGroupe and TF1, with the participation of Ventura Film Distributors B.V. and ARD/Degeto, and with the collaboration from Radio-Canada. The series is inspired by the 1989 German novel The Night of Wishes by Michael Ende. The series aired on Radio-Canada in Canada from October 14, 2000 to March 16, 2002, in France on TF1, in the Netherlands on Disney Channel, in Europe and MENA on Fox Kids (later Jetix) and Jetix Play,{{cite web |url=http://www.port.ro/jetix_play/pls/tv/tv.channel?i_ch=10181&i_date=2010-12-04&i_where=1 |title=PORT.ro - Jetix Play |website=www.port.ro |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205225621/http://www.port.ro/jetix_play/pls/tv/tv.channel?i_ch=10181&i_date=2010-12-04&i_where=1 |archive-date=5 December 2010 |url-status=dead}} and in Germany on ARD and KiKa.
Plot
In every episode, an eccentric old wizard named Bubonic and his aunt, a witch named Tyrannia, must wreak havoc on the city in which they live or suffer a severe punishment from their supervisor, Maledictus T. Maggot. To be able to do so, they use an ancient magical parchment that, once utilized to activate a spell, said spell must be reversed within the next seven hours; otherwise, its effects will become permanent and irreversible. To make sure the spells are reversed, Bubonic's and Tyrannia's pets, Mauricio di Mauro and Jacob Scribble, must seek out Aunt Noah, an old turtle at the local zoo and head of the Animal Council, for a riddle on how to reverse the spell, which they usually manage to do in the nick of time.
One of the episodes, Night of Wishes, is particularly inspired by the book. In that episode, the animals foil the spell by dropping a bell sound into the potion cauldron and Maledictus Maggot punishes Bubonic and Tyrannia for the foiled spell by attaching their homes, forcing them to live together. Unlike the other known punishments that never last enough to be seen in later episodes, this one seems to be permanent and has lasted at least five years (the animals recall that it has been five years since it happened). Bubonic and Tyrannia are so clumsy that some of their spells bring trouble to themselves, and when the spells are undone, they feel a temporary relief that quickly ends when Maggot shows up to punish them for their failure.
Characters
- Mauricio di Mauro: A chubby cat with a large appetite. He likes to brag about his lineage, which goes back to medieval/Venetian times. He is Bubonic's pet. He is eager and happy-go-lucky, but he's much smarter than he seems. He carries around with him a small red pocket watch, which he uses to keep track of how long he and Jacob have left until each spell is permanent. He is voiced by Rick Jones.
- Jacob Scribble: Tyrannia's pet, a stocky old raven frequently complaining about his rheumatism. He can be uptight, sarcastic, arrogant and proud, but he's good at heart and he genuinely loves and cares for Mauricio. Although he has a main love interest named Ravenia, he is a womaniser despite his plain appearance and, like his book counterpart, has multiple wives. He is talented at many things, such as cello playing, skiing and ice skating. He is voiced by Harry Hill.
- Bubonic Preposteror: An old cranky wizard. He likes to keep things traditional, refraining himself from using modern technology. He fits into the stereotypical view of an old medieval wizard living in a derelict tower. His hobbies include playing his cello and gardening, but as expected from an evil wizard, his garden is full of dangerous flesh eating plants and his cello playing is horrible. He is voiced by Rick Jones.
- Tyrannia Vampirella: Bubonic's aunt. Despite being older than her nephew, Tyrannia embraces modern technology and fashion, to the point of calling Bubonic an old fashioned relic. Much to Bubonic's annoyance, she also likes loud music. She wears a different outfit (and sometimes hairstyle/color) in every episode. She is voiced by Kathleen Fee.
- Maledictus T. Maggot: The supervisor of the two wizards, a very powerful wizard himself and the main antagonist of the series. Maggot looks like a combination between a humanoid bug and amphibian. At the start of almost every episode he appears before the wizards and reminds them they need to cast an evil curse on the city or the consequences will be nasty. Naturally, due to the interference of two protagonists (Mauricio and Jacob), their curse fails, causing Maggot to punish the wizards, usually turning them into something related to the curse of the episode. Despite the fact that he's evil and grumpy, he is happily married. He is voiced by Vlasta Vrána.
- Auntie Noah: A wise old tortoise living in the Megalopolis Zoo. She assists Mauricio and Jacob by giving advice on how to break the curse, always in the form of a riddle. She has some magical abilities of her own, such as in "Life With Maggot" when she visits Mauricio and Jacob in a dream. Although she is not from the original novel, she is inspired by other turtles and tortoises from Ende's works such as Morla from The Neverending Story and Cassiopeia from Momo. She is voiced by Joanna Noyes.
- The Cozy family: The neighbors of the wizards. Mauricio is on good terms with their son Kip. They are also seen in most episodes to show the effects of the wizards' newest curse.
- Mayor Plaga: The overweight mayor of Megalopolis, a typical self-centered politician. He isn't very competent but he cares about his city.
- Chief Hydrant: The local firefighter who has a bitter rivalry with the Mayor.
- Barbara Blabber: The local news reporter who is full of herself. Bubonic is attracted to her.
- The animal council: A lioness, goat, pig and monkey who are Auntie Noah's subordinates.
- Meathead: Bubonic's pet carnivorous plant.
- Oak Foot: Chief Hydrant's pet dog. He sometimes helps Mauricio and Jacob on their missions.
- Mrs. Maggot: Maggot's wife. She loves and cares for her husband, and although she's not evil like him, she gently bosses him around. In the final episode she temporarily replaced him as Tyrannia and Bubonic's supervisor due to him getting sick.
Episodes
=Series overview=
{{Series overview
| color1 = #e6e735
| link1 = #Season 1 (2000)
| episodes1 = 26
| start1 = October 14, 2000
| end1 = April 7, 2001
| color2 = #6D30CF
| link2 = #Season 2 (2001)
| episodes2 = 26
| start2 = September 22, 2001
| end2 = March 16, 2002
}}
=Season 1 (2000-2001)=
{{Episode table |background=e6e735 |overall=6 |season=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Plant Panic
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make the plants grow and turn evil.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|14}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Double Trouble
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make any mirror create a double of a person who looks at it.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|21}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Worst Noel
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic ruin Christmas by making the toys received by the children alive and evil.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|10|28}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Terrible Toddlers
| ShortSummary = Inspired by an idea from their boss Maggot, Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into children.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|04}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Colorless Chaos
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn the city black and white.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|11}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Off the Walls
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make paintings alive.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|18}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Prehistorical Populace
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into cavemen.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|11|25}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Big Feet
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic accidentally enlarge everyone's feet.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|02}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = The King's Aunt
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn the city back to the Middle Ages. However, Bubonic sabotages the spell in order to make himself a king and turn Tyrannia into his slave.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|09}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Appliance Alliance
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make electrical appliances come to life and do what they want.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|16}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Invasion of the Giant Insects
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make insects huge and menacing.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|23}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Wishful Thinking
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make anyone's wish come true, but the wish usually turns against the person. This is the first episode where Tyrannia and Bubonic try to get rid of Maggot from their lives and did not receive their punishment at the end.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2000|12|30}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = The Beastie Brew
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into animals.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|01|06}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Once Upon a Potion
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make fairy tale characters come to life.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|01|13}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Car Wars
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into cars.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|01|20}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = The Wild Wild Pets
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn domestic pets into wild animals, including Mauricio who was half blasted by the magic, except for Jacob since ravens are not domestic pets.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|01|27}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = Wacky Weather
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make the weather change constantly and unexpectedly.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|02|03}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Lost Spell
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone's things get lost.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|02|10}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 19
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Poubelle and Back
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make garbage double and return to the place of the person who threw it away.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|02|17}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 20
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Sand Witch
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn the city into a desert.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|02|24}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 21
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = Bubonic Plague
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into themselves (men are turned into Bubonic and women are turned into Tyrannia). Things become more complicated when Jacob accidentally gets turned into a chicken.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|03|03}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 22
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Ghost Town
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn the city into a ghost town, causing spirits to roam around freely. Whenever a ghost successfully scares someone, it multiplies into two.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|03|10}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 23
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = You Must Be Joking
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into practical jokers.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|03|17}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 24
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = By a Hair's Breadth
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone's hair grow everywhere on their body except the head.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|03|24}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 25
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| Title = Goin' Garbanzo
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone's heads into fruit, vegetables and plants. Tyrannia and Meathead accidentally merge with each other when they fall into the cauldron during the spellcasting.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|03|31}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 26
| EpisodeNumber2 = 26
| Title = Night of Wishes
| ShortSummary = This episode, based on the main book, recalls how Mauricio and Jacob first met, and Tyrannia and Bubonic's first spell which polluted the city.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|04|07}}
| LineColor = #e6e735
}}
}}
=Season 2 (2001-2002)=
{{Episode table |background=6D30CF |overall=6 |season=6 |title=30 |airdate=20 |episodes=
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 27
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Life with Maggot
| ShortSummary = Maggot takes Mauricio and Jacob away from Tyrannia and Bubonic to his house. Mauricio and Jacob seem to have a great time with Mrs. Maggot. Meanwhile, in order to have pets around, Tyrannia and Bubonic separate other pets from their owners.
Note: The English Dub of this episode has 2 shots missing, as some recordings online of the Russian Dub that use the English Audio left the removed shots (which are present in this) mute.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|09|22}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 28
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Let's Break a Deal
| ShortSummary = Bubonic meets a mysterious wizard who gives him great powers. Bubonic then uses his new advanced powers to turn the city upside down.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|09|29}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 29
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Slowly But Surely
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone very slow. Only those who are awake when the spell was cast don't get affected by it.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|06}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 30
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Gloom With a View
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone very depressed.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|13}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 31
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Mayor For a Day
| ShortSummary = In order to not have an amusement park in their yard, Tyrannia decides to switch Bubonic's body with the Mayor's. It works, but everything goes out of control when Bubonic and the Mayor decide to stay in each other's bodies permanently and Mauricio and Jacob have switched bodies too.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|20}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 32
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Good For Nothing
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone useless in anything they're good at.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|10|27}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 33
| EpisodeNumber2 = 7
| Title = Fancy Footwork
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone's shoes dance without stopping.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|03}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 34
| EpisodeNumber2 = 8
| Title = Shadow of a Doubt
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into shadows whenever they are exposed to sunlight.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|10}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 35
| EpisodeNumber2 = 9
| Title = Nice Wizards
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic plan to dispel Maggot's evil attitude and turn it into a nice one. Mauricio and Jacob decide to sabotage the spell to also affect their owners. It works, but Tyrannia and Bubonic's niceness goes out of control when they get everyone into trouble while helping.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|17}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 36
| EpisodeNumber2 = 10
| Title = Inspector Maggot
| ShortSummary = In order to get rid of Maggot from their lives, Tyrannia and Bubonic make him the inspector of everyone in the city.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|11|24}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 37
| EpisodeNumber2 = 11
| Title = Vanity Spell
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make all adults in the city extremely self-centered and to not pay attention to children.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|01}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 38
| EpisodeNumber2 = 12
| Title = Drop Me a Line
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make lines endless.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|08}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 39
| EpisodeNumber2 = 13
| Title = Money Can't Buy Happiness
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make money multiply, causing everyone to become greedy.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|15}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 40
| EpisodeNumber2 = 14
| Title = Happy Valentine
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic ruin Valentine's Day by making everyone's lover turn against that person after reading a Valentine card.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|22}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 41
| EpisodeNumber2 = 15
| Title = Simply Irresistible
| ShortSummary = Bubonic reluctantly agrees to help Tyrannia become irresistible to the men in the city. However, when Maggot also becomes attracted to her, everything goes out of control.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|12|29}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 42
| EpisodeNumber2 = 16
| Title = Ty-me Travel
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic, along with Mauricio and Jacob, go back in time – to the Middle Ages – to prevent Maggot's parents from meeting to prevent him from being born and getting involved in their lives. However, they forget to create a way back to the 21st century, causing them to be trapped in the past (much to Jacob's dismay, since birds like him were often cooked and eaten in Middle Ages).
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|01|05}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 43
| EpisodeNumber2 = 17
| Title = The Great Escape
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make walls permeable, which ruins everyone's privacy.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|01|12}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 44
| EpisodeNumber2 = 18
| Title = Two Cute
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic glue people who are arguing together. Maurizio and Jacob have a fallout and are glued to each other too.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|01|19}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 45
| EpisodeNumber2 = 19
| Title = Quiz the Wizard
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn the city into game shows.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|01|26}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 46
| EpisodeNumber2 = 20
| Title = Achoo!
| ShortSummary = When Tyrannia comes down with a bad cold, she and Bubonic make everyone excluding Mauricio and Jacob sneeze constantly, as if they caught her cold.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|02|02}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 47
| EpisodeNumber2 = 21
| Title = The Big Shrinking Spell
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make everyone shrink when they get wet.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|02|09}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 48
| EpisodeNumber2 = 22
| Title = Abominable Behavior
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make snowmen alive and malicious.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|02|16}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 49
| EpisodeNumber2 = 23
| Title = The Pinocchio Syndrome
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into liars. A sabotage made by Mauricio results in everyone's noses get longer whenever they lie, exposing them.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|02|23}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 50
| EpisodeNumber2 = 24
| Title = Perchance to Dream - Not
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone's dreams into nightmares, which later become real during the day. As in Slowly But Surely, only those who are awake when the spell is cast are unaffected, including the wizards and Jacob.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|03|02}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 51
| EpisodeNumber2 = 25
| Title = It's a Dog's Life
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic turn everyone into dogs.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|03|09}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 52
| EpisodeNumber2 = 26
| Title = The War of the Sex
| ShortSummary = Tyrannia and Bubonic make the city's men and women turn against each other. Maggot is sick and his wife temporarily takes his place as Tyrannia and Bubonic's supervisor.
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2002|03|16}}
| LineColor = #6D30CF
}}
}}
Development and broadcast
The show was first confirmed to be in development in August 1996 under the book's title of Night of the Wishes, when Saban Entertainment and the German ARD network agreed to a three-year, $50 million co-production and library program licensing agreement. The other show to be produced in the agreement was Jim Button.{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/mag/issue1.5/articles/newsmag1.5.html|title=August Issue News Section|website=www.awn.com|access-date=29 November 2018}}
In February 2000, the series began development under the name Wunschpunsch, being produced by the French Saban International Paris and the Canadian CinéGroupe, and was pre-sold to Radio-Canada and TF1 in the same month.{{Cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2000/02/01/27975-20000201/|title=What's developing in kids production}} By October 2000, the show was confirmed to air on Fox Kids networks around Europe and the Middle East{{Cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2000/10/01/30128-20001001/|title=Kidscreen » Archive}} and later premiered in France near the end of the year.
The series premiered on Radio-Canada in French on September 8, 2001.{{cite web |url=http://radio-canada.ca:80/hci2/TVF/Horaires/010908I.htm |title=RADIO-CANADA : Horaire Samedi 8 septembre 2001 |website=radio-canada.ca:80 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010903134101/http://radio-canada.ca:80/hci2/TVF/Horaires/010908I.htm |archive-date=3 September 2001 |url-status=dead}} Followed on with a German broadcast on KiKA on November 9, 2001, airing every weekday,{{Cite web|url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/6535/287769|title=Der satanarchälolügenialkohöllische Wunschpunsch / Premiere von DerWunschpunsch von Michael Ende im KI.KA|date=2 October 2001 }} and on ARD November 18, 2001, where a new episode aired every Sunday.{{Cite web|url=https://www.presseportal.de/pm/6694/298183|title=Das Erste: "Der Wunschpunsch": Der Zauber beginnt am 18. November2001 / 52 Folgen der aufwendigen Zeichentrickserie im Kinderprogrammdes Ersten|date=7 November 2001 }}
Reruns of the series aired in the Netherlands in 2011–2012 on Disney Channel,{{Cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/geertje202/status/192404927593725953 |number=192404927593725953 |title=Haha leuk programma kijken van vroeger |access-date=2023-03-07 |user=Geertje202 |language=nl}}{{Cite tweet |url=https://twitter.com/pellewesselink/status/214862592747905026 |number=214862592747905026 |title=#wunschpunsch kijken met @martdevosje |access-date=2023-03-07 |user=pellewesselink |language=nl}} and between July 2016 and February 2017 on Unis, in Canada.
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