Maryoku Yummy

***Maryoku Yummy*** is an American animated television series based on the 2001 greeting card character of the same name. The show was created by Jeffrey Conrad of American Greetings in a deal with DQ Entertainment and aired for one season on The Hub from October 11 to November 15, 2010.

## Plot

The show is set in the whimsical world of Nozomu, which is populated by the Yummy, and small creatures called wishes, the latter of which are sent from children to become granted by Wish Sitters. A trio of Wish Sitters, Maryoku, Ooka, and Fij Fij, assist their wishes to become true. So far, the only wish not granted, but lives with in Nozomu with the Yummy, is a yellow and blue wish by the name of Fudan, who unlike the other wishes has the ability to speak.

## Characters

### Main

* **Maryoku** - The main protagonist. She is a scarlet-pink yummy with yellow spiral antennae and tail. She makes sure all wishes are loved, encouraged, and cared for and is always there to help anyone, especially her friends.
* **Ooka** - Maryoku's best friend. She is a blue-green yummy with green antennae. She would rather take the day off than work, which usually gets her in trouble. However, she does know how to have fun.
* **Fij Fij** - Maryoku's other best friend. He is a yellow yummy with a pink nose. He is extremely shy and very cautious. Luckily, Maryoku is there to bring him out of shell. He also seems to have a crush on Maryoku.
* **Hadagi** - The leader of another Wish-Sitting team. She is a purple yummy with yellow star antennae. Hadagi is sometimes bossy and jealous at times. She can also get very competitive, but she can also be friendly at times.
* **Bob** - The Yummies' wish deliverer, who is yellow and wears a wish hat. He can deliver wishes to Nozomu very fast. He also provides a sense of humor while on his job.
* **Shika** - The Yummies' chief officer, who is blue with a green hat. He knows all about the rules, and often gets cranky when someone doesn't obey them.
* **Nonki** - Nozomu's resident inventor, who is teal and wears a construction hat. He is really smart and can fix almost anything. He's the taller one who barely says a word but says "yup" or "nope" when he does.
* **Yuzu** - Nonki's best friend, and a yellow and white yummy with green leaf antennae. He also likes to invent, but sometimes messes up. He's also the shorter one who usually speaks.

### Supporting

* **Omoshi** - Nozomu's resident chef, who is green with a chef's hat. He tends to make up his own recipes rather than use a recipe book.
* **Tapo Tapo** - The leader of the Yummies who is blue with yellow spiral antennae. He is very wise and always helps out the Yummies when they're stuck.
* **Fudan** - A yellow and blue ungranted wish who lives with Tapo Tapo. He is Maryoku's favorite wish.
* **Enro** - The Yummies' fitness teacher and coach, who is orange and yellow and wears a whistle that makes various different sounds rather than a whistle sound when she blows it. She teaches the wishes to exercise and usually helps Maryoku when she can't get a wish to listen.
* **Zuno** - The Yummies' wish doctor, who is red and wears a doctor's mirror. According to Maryoku, she can help anyone feel better whenever they are sick before you can say "Yurble Burble".
* **Mabui** - Shika's assistant who is pink and with yellow eggshell antennae. Her can make Shika dance just by singing.
* **Jeppy** - Omashi's assistant who is orange with a yellow-striped tail. He talks with a French accent.
* **Oolong** - Hadagi's assistant who is orange with a yellow star tail. He can't speak, but he can still communicate through body language and facial expressions. He is also the biggest and strongest, but caring, Yummy.
* **Baburu** - A blue member of Hadagi's wish-sitting team. She lives in a bubble and has a good sense of humor. She is also sarcastic and often acts as a voice of reason for Hadagi when Maryoku isn't around.
* **Bishu** - Tapo Tapo's flying assistant who is purple with pink antennae. She watches over the community and is always willing to know what's up to date.
* **Inu** - Fij Fij's pet, a small dog-like Yummy who is blue and white. He is very playful and friendly to everybody and likes to fetch Shika's hat.
* **Wishy Wish** - A retired character and wish who is purple with a little blue flower on his head. He knows all about celebrations such as holidays and parties.
* **Wishy Woo** - Another retired character and a wish who is green with a filling of pastel pink on her whole body. She loves a good joke, and for her there's nothing like a day with the giggles.