Rickey the Wicked

Rickey the Wicked is an American animated television series created by Brad Bird and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The series chronicles the adventures of a teenage witch named Rickey and his friends in the fictional village of Darkville as they go against evil and fight Rickey's dad and his henchmen.

The series was originally envisioned by Bird in the late 1980s initially created to be a Disney series. However, after meeting Jean MacCurdy, he later considered on making the show for Warner Bros. and being aired on CBS. The show first premiered on CBS on February 8, 1992 and finished its run on May 15, 1998, with a total of eight seasons and 144 episodes. Rickey the Wicked was praised by critics and received high ratings during its original run, becoming popular among both younger and older audiences.

A revival was announced in 2020 and is scheduled to be released on HBO MAX in 2024 as well as simulcasting on Cartoon Network.

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The Diablos
Rickey Diablo (Rickey the Wicked) (voiced by Candi Milo) - Rickey is a 16 year old teenager who is a witch but disguises himself as a human to fit into the regular Human population of Darkville after moving their with his family from Adelaide for survival reasons. He is a slender teenager with a slightly brown tone when in his witch form but a caucasian teenager with blonde as a human.

Wade Diablo (voiced by Charlie Adler) - Wade is the 45 year old witch who is the father of Rickey.

Grandma Diablo (voiced by June Foray) - The 70 year old grandma witch to Rickey.

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Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City
Main article: Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City

In 2002, a feature film, titled Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City was released with the movie featuring Rickey and his friends on a quest to find his real, biological mother and stop his dad from taking over the world. The film was produced by Silver Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures in association with Warner Bros. Animation. It ended up being a box office success grossing $243.2 million against it's $60 million budget.

Rickey the Wicked 2
In 2019, it was announced by Warner Bros. that along with the revival being released in 2024, a sequel to Rickey the Wicked Witch of the City would be released in 2023, with both using stylized CGI rather than the traditional animation used in the original film.

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