Wee Willie Winkie is one of the nursery rhyme characters to appear in Mother Goose: Rhymes To The Rescue.
Background[]
Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town,
Upstairs, downstairs, in his nightgown;
Rapping at the window, crying through the lock,
“Are the children all in bed?
For now it’s eight o’clock.”
Wee Willie Winkie is the town crier of Rhymeville. His job is to see that all the kids of Rhymeville are in bed by 8:00. He carries around his handy flashlight for seeing in the dark or even for defeating the hateful Ill Wills. Willie may be small, but he sure is a big help and a bright boy.
Willie is a slender brown haired boy in a white nightgown with magenta buttons, turquoise pajama bottoms, purple socks, and white bunny slippers.
Appearances[]
In the movie, Old MacDonald rides through town on Marshall the Horse, waving to Wee Willie Winkie as he acts out his rhyme. Willie even sings his rhyme as part of "The Nursery Rhyme Medley".
As soon as the Ill Wills take control of Rhymeville, Willie is to sleep all the time. When Old MacDonald and his gang realize that they need to believe in themselves, the Cow, the Dish, and the Spoon spread the word throughout Rhymeville, which wakes up Wee Willie Winkie and allows him to continue his rhyme.
But then, by order of their Commander, the Ill Wills capture Willie, the Crooked Man, Peter Piper, the Butcher, the Baker, the Candlestick Maker, and Little Bo Peep as well as imprison them in their paper fortress. Fortunately, Old Mac and his gang come to set them all free.
But before the Rhymesters can escape, the Ill Wills trap them refusing to let them continue their rhymes since the Wills hate rhymes and children. While Mother Goose goes after Commander Will, the Rhymesters take on the other Wills. Willie blinds the Ill Wills by shining his flashlight in their eyes.
As soon as all the Ill Wills are gone, Mother Goose decrees that she and her Rhymesters shall continue to do their rhymes. Willie is even seen at the celebration party in Old King Cole's castle; after the party, Willie and his friends return home to continue acting out their rhymes. In the end, Willie and the other Rhymesters wave goodbye to the viewers.
Video Games[]
Willie appears in the video game as one of the playable characters once he is freed from imprisonment at Rhymeville Town Square. His abilities are to run and shine his flashlight.
Trivia[]
- In the movie, Willie is imprisoned in the paper fortress; while in the video game, he is imprisoned in Rhymeville Town Square.
- Willie, Jack Horner, and Mary are the only three kid heroes to appear in the movie and video game.
- Since it's part of the rhyme, Willie is always seen in his nightclothes.