whizziwig centres on the adventures of a boy called ben and his best friend steve who befriends a small pink alien approximately the size of a rugby ball. whizziwig has the ability to grant wishes to anyone who uttered the words "i wish..", however wishes had to be made for someone else and would last a maximum of 24 hours. a recurring theme is ben and steve trying to deceive their friend into granting their intentional wishes only for the alien to become wise to the scheme.