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      A Wish for Wings That Work: An Opus Christmas Story is a children's book by Berkeley Breathed that was published in 1991. It was made into an animated television special that same year. The book and special feature characters from Breathed's comic strips Bloom County and Outland.


      Plot


      The story centers on Opus the Penguin (a main character in all three of Breathed's comic strips and, at the time, appearing in Outland). Opus is downhearted because, as a penguin, he cannot fly. He orders a machine and assembles it, but when it comes time to test the machine by jumping off a three-mile-high cliff, Opus decides to do something less dangerous; he goes home to make anchovy Christmas cookies. He does not give up on his dream, though, and makes a Christmas wish to Santa Claus for "wings that will go!". On Christmas Eve, Santa is making his usual delivery when he loses his reindeer and crashes into a lake. Opus jumps in and uses his natural swimming skills to pull Santa out. To thank Opus for his daring rescue, a group of ducks pick him up and take him flying through the air.


      TV special



      On December 18, 1991, an animated special based on the book aired on CBS. It was directed by Skip Jones and was produced by Peggy Regan for Steven Spielberg's Amblin Television for Universal Cartoon Studios. It was released on DVD November 6, 2007.

      Voices
      Michael Bell – Opus
      Joe Alaskey – Truffles, The Ducks
      John Byner – Bill
      Tress MacNeille – The Chicken
      Alexaundria Simmons – Ronald-Ann
      Andrew Hill Newman – Santa Claus
      Frank Welker – Additional Voices
      Sudy Nim (Robin Williams)– The Kiwi
      Dustin Hoffman (uncredited) – Milquetoast the Cross-Dressing Cockroach


      = Critical reception

      =
      Lisa Horowitz of Variety gave the special a positive review, saying that it "crams a lot of action and intelligence into its half-hour". She also praised the animation and vocal performances.
      Breathed, who was credited as the writer and executive producer of the special, was disappointed with the overall results. Asked in 2003 in The Washington Post where a copy of the special could be found on VHS or DVD, Breathed replied:

      Hopefully in the rubbish pail. We can do better than that and we will with an eventual Opus film... but I'm glad you enjoyed it. I presume your family was on speed when they watched it. I would imagine it helps.
      In a 2007 interview, Breathed said that the reason he disliked the special was simply "unspectacular ratings", and that his humor "wasn't meant for television, even if it was done right". He also blamed his own lack of writing experience, as he wrote the script, and that the director was "way over his head". Breathed said he had wanted Sterling Holloway to provide the voice for Opus. Four years later, Breathed said the director inserted numerous inappropriate jokes into the special's background scenes.


      References




      External links


      Berkeley Breathed's website
      The Washington Post interview, mentions the TV Special
      A Wish for Wings That Work at IMDb

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    A Wish for Wings That Work: Directed by Skip Jones. With Michael Bell, Joe Alaskey, John Byner, Tress MacNeille. Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.

    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - IMDb

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    A Wish for Wings That Work: Directed by Skip Jones. With Michael Bell, Joe Alaskey, John Byner, Tress MacNeille. Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.

    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - IMDb

    Based on Berke Breathed's popular cartoon Bloom County, A Wish for Wings that Work is sure to amuse and enthrall every audience, from youngest to oldest. Wings is the story of Opus the penguin, whose greatest wish is to fly.

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    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - * George the Kiwi: ALBATROSS. Just be glad your wife didn't leave you for an albatross. * Ronald-Anne: Good, George, confront your feelings.

    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - Quotes - IMDb

    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - * Opus: I'll be flying on Christmas Morning... I'll be flying on Christmas Day.

    A Wish for Wings That Work (Fernsehfilm 1991) - IMDb

    A Wish for Wings That Work: Regie: Skip Jones Mit Michael Bell, Joe Alaskey, John Byner, Tress MacNeille Opus the Penguin struggles to achieve his seemingly impossible dream to be able to fly.

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    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - Cameo - Dustin Hoffman: The voice of Milquetoast the Cross-Dressing Cockroach. One of Hoffman's most famous films was Tootsie (1982), in which he played a struggling actor who resorts to cross-dressing to earn a major role.

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    A Wish for Wings That Work (TV Movie 1991) - * Opus: We're going down because penguins can't fly.