Super Wish
Super Wish is a Canadian animated children's television series, which premiered on YTV in 2022.[1] Created by Adrian Thatcher and Vanessa Esteves for the Nelvana studio, the series centres on Jesse, a young boy who is sucked into an alternate dimension with his friends after accidentally "wishing" that his birthday party would disappear, and has to figure out how to get back home while travelling through a fantasy land where they discover a different international birthday-related tradition in each episode.[2]
The series stars Tristan Mammitzsch as Jesse, with supporting and guest voices including Delia Lisette Chambers, Alyzia Inès Fabregui, Lucas Nguyen, Sugar Lyn Beard, Bryn McAuley, Thor Bishopric, Mark Ricci, Teale Bishopric, Lucinda Davis, Cory Doran, Neil Robles, Jorja Cadence, Ian Ho, Michael Hanrahan, Julius Cho, Kintaro Akiyama, Jonathan Tan, David Berni, Krystal Meadows, Bianca Alongi, Elliot Couillard and Kwaku Adu-Poku.
Cast[edit]
- Tristan Mammitzsch as Jesse Cameron
- Delia Lisette Chambers as Winnie
- Alyzia Inès Febregui as Sadie
- Lucas Nguyen as Zander
- Sugar Lyn Beard as Ronny-Bobby Candle 4
- Bryn McAuley as Maylin
- Corey Duran as Balloonicus
Episodes[edit]
- The Big 1-0/Enter the Hee-Roar
- Gift Grove/Simon Says Relax
- Welcome to the Jingle/The Button and the Coin
- Keep It Up/Go Go Gropopogo
- Three's a Crowd/Copycat
- Taste Buddies/Imagination Caboose
- The Floor is Definitely Not Lava/Pinatatown
- Den for Over 10s/MochiZuna
- The First Birthday Cake/100's and 1000s
- Sticky Situation/Bring in the Clowns
- Call of the Waxkeeper/Hats Off
- Hide and Spell/Pabitin for the Win
- Legend of Cake-Bun Bottoms
- Pinata Trouble/Abracadabra
- Square Cat Winnie/Card Tricked
- Christmas in Decemburg/A Birthdae Carol
- Princess Party/Unhappy Land of Birthdays
- Wishwharf/The Amazing Maze
- 24 Carrot Gold/Pass the Parcel
- Under the Rainbow/Don't Cave
- Mega Mini Mayhem/Wrap it Up
- La Mordida/The Party's Over
- Which Digit Did It/Ultimate Musical Chairs
- Slumber Blunder/Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Balloon
- Gummy Grunder Down Under/Fools of the Game
- The Ballooniverse Pageant/The Way Back Home
Accolades[edit]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Status | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Screen Awards | 2023 | Visual Effects | Andy Powell, Raymond Pang "The Floor Is Definitely Not Lava" |
Nominated | [3] |
| Sound in an Animated Program or Series | Ryan Araki, Evan Turner, Neil Parfitt, Andrew McDonnell, Richard Spence-Thomas "Taste Buddies/Imagination Caboose" |
Nominated | |||
| Original Music, Animation | Neil Parfitt | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Cory Doran | Pending | [4] | |
| Editing in an Animated Program or Series | Jamie Ebata, Kirk Hudson "The Ballooniverse Pageant / The Way Back Home" |
Pending | |||
| Sound in an Animated Program or Series | Ryan Araki, Evan Turner, Neil Parfitt, Andrew McDonnell, Richard Spence-Thomas "The Ballooniverse Pageant / The Way Back Home" |
Pending | |||
| Original Music, Animation | Neil Parfitt "The Ballooniverse Pageant / The Way Back Home" |
Pending | |||
| Canadian Screen Music Awards | 2023 | Best Original Score for an Animated Series or Special | Neil Parfitt "The Legend of Cake-Bun Bottom" |
Nominated | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ Ramin Zahed, "A ‘Super Wish’ Come True: Adrian Thatcher & Vanessa Esteves on Their New Redknot Show". Animation Magazine, April 4, 2022.
- ^ Alexandra Whyte, "Nelvana makes a wish with its new show". Kidscreen, February 4, 2021.
- ^ Jamie Lang, "Canadian Screen Awards 2023: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew, February 23, 2023.
- ^ Jamie Lang, "Canadian Screen Awards 2024: All The Animation, VFX, And Video Game Nominees". Cartoon Brew, March 13, 2024.
- ^ Howard Druckman, "Peter Chapman earns five nominations in 2023 Canadian Screen Music Awards". Words & Music, September 19, 2023.
External links[edit]
- Super Wish at IMDb
