October 14, 2000 – March 16, 2002
Wunschpunsch (French: Wounchpounch, German: Der Wunschpunsch) 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 show aired in France on TF1, in Netherlands on Disney Channel, in Europe and MENA on Fox Kids (later Jetix) and Jetix Play, and in Germany on ARD and KiKa.
Storyline
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.
TV Show Intro
Sound Effects Used
- Auvidis Tempo, Cris D'Un Bébé
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, ELEPHANT - INDIAN ELEPHANT TRUMPETING, NO BACKGROUND
- Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01
- Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BONE BITE
- Sound Ideas, BLINK, CARTOON - XYLO EYE BLINKS
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - HOYT'S BOING
- Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - TROMBOING
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ACCENT - XYLOPHONE TRILL, LONG, MUSIC, PERCUSSION
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, MONSTER - PREHISTORIC CREATURE SCREECHES, CREATURE
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, STRETCH - GUITAR BEND: SHORT PULL
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, WHISTLE - FALL WHISTLE, MEDIUM 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, ZIP - QUICK ZIP IN 01
- Sound Ideas, COUNTRY, AMBIENCE - MORNING TIME, BIRDS (Used for ambience in the zoo.)
- Sound Ideas, CROWD, CHILDREN - SMALL GROUP OF CHILDREN LAUGHING 05 (Heard once in "Terrible Toddlers".)
- Sound Ideas, CROWD, CHILDREN - SMALL GROUP OF CHILDREN LAUGHING 06 (Debut, Heard once in "Terrible Toddlers".)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL DISAPPEARANCE 01
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRONIC - MAGICAL DISAPPEARANCE 02
- Sound Ideas, FARM ANIMALS - COCK CROWS 01
- Sound Ideas, HEAD SHAKE, CARTOON - XYLO HEAD SHAKE
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - EXTERIOR: WHINNY, ANIMAL 02
- Sound Ideas, HORSE - EXTERIOR: WHINNY, ANIMAL 05
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
- Sound Ideas, RUN, CARTOON - TEMPLE BLOCK GALLOP, SHORT
- Sound Ideas, SCREAM - FEMALE, MEDIUM, HUMAN, HORROR 01
- Sound Ideas, SHEEP - BABY CALLING, ANIMAL 03 (Heard once in "The Beastie Brew".)
- Sound Ideas, SIREN, FRENCH - FRENCH YODEL HORN, FOREIGN 01
- Sound Ideas, STRETCH, CARTOON - RUBBER STRETCH, SHORT 02
- Sound Ideas, Submarine, Alarm - Dive Klaxon Horn
- Sound Ideas, TAKE, CARTOON - SILLY SPRINGY TAKE
- Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG