Yeah, good old Wilson. In reality he was a blood-stained volleyball, but the companionship-starved Tom Hanks was able to project so much personality and emotion upon him that it makes his final character arc quite heart-breaking. Dear Wilson.
On the plus side, in real life things appear to have ended quite happily for Wilson. Having retired from show business, the volleyball in question was apparently purchased for $18,400 on an online auction (according to these Movie Trivia playing cards I have). Well, who wouldn't want to give that loveable little volleyball a home?
And I do remember seeing the Power Puff Girls episode with Patches several years ago. It scared the bejeezers out of me at the time.
