Series
Wishbone
Action & AdventureComedyKidsSci-Fi & Fantasy
Wishbone is a children's television show. The show's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier of the same name. Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional modern town of Oakdale, Texas. He daydreams about being the lead character of stories from classic literature He was known as "the little dog with a big imagination". Only the viewers and the characters in his daydreams can hear Wishbone speak. The characters from his daydreams see Wishbone as whatever famous character he is currently portraying and not as a dog.
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Seasons & episodes
1A Tail in Twain (1)23 Mar 1995 · 28mThe kids have an end-of-summer adventure in Jackson Park and learn about the power of stories. Wishbone, as Tom Sawyer, has an adventure with Huck Finn in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
2A Tail in Twain (2)24 Mar 1995 · 28mContinuation of previous episode exploring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
3Twisted Tail25 Mar 1995 · 28mA crime wave hits Oakdale, making the kids selective in choosing friends and giving Wishbone a chance to dream of Oliver Twist.
4Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!25 Mar 1995 · 28mWishbone, not wearing his collar, gets taken to the pound where he meets a beautiful female dog named Rosie.
The inside story is that of ""romeo and Juliet"" by William Shakespeare
5Homer Sweet Homer26 Mar 1995 · 28mWishbone tells the story of Homer's ""The Odyssey.""
6Bark That Bark30 Mar 1995 · 28mDavid overloads on responsibilities and doesn't understand the wisdom of asking for help. Wishbone explores the power of wisdom as it lies within two African-American folk tales.
7Cyranose31 Mar 1995 · 28mWishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.
8The Slobbery Hound1 Apr 1995 · 28mWishbone searches for a wandering dog who is wreaking havoc with garbage cans and items in people's yards and porches. Wishbone imagines himself as Sherlock Holmes in ""The Hound of the Baskervilles"", where he works to track down a murderer who uses a giant hound to commit his crimes.
9Digging Up the Past2 Apr 1995 · 28mWishbone and Joe meet a charming elderly Oakdale resident who has returned after a long absense, and together they search for a ""time capsule"" in Joe's backyard. Meanwhile, Wishbone imagines himself as Rip van Winkle, who falls asleep in the forest and wakes up twenty years later to discover that a whole new nation (the USA) has been born.
10Bone of Arc3 Apr 1995 · 28mSamantha becomes the heroine of the boys' soccer team, while Wishbone becomes her ally. Meanwhile, Joan of Arc leads the men of the French Army against the English in Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Wishbone is her friend, Louis de Conte.
11The Impawssible Dream5 Apr 1995 · 28mWishbone, while watching Joe pursue his impossible dream of making the book of world records, thinks of Don Quixote.
12Fleabitten Bargain5 Apr 1995 · 28mJoe is dazzled by a virtual-reality machine demonstrated by a cunning salesman at a town fair. Meanwhile, Wishbone, as Faust, learns that making big sacrifices just to gain immediate satisfaction is not necessarily the wisest choice in the long run.
13Sniffing the Gauntlet6 Apr 1995 · 28mKeeping oneself in the right frame of mind, Wishbone draws into Rebecca's world in Ivanhoe.
14The Hunchdog of Notre Dame26 Oct 1995 · 28mWishbone is the Hunchback of Notre Dame, standing for and defending Esmerelda.
15Golden Retrieved27 Oct 1995 · 28mWishbone is distressed with his owner Joe's infatuation with his new mountain bike, which causes Joe to pay less attention to Wishbone, and to act less caring and patient towards him. Then when Wishbone goes missing for a day, Joe realizes how much Wishbone means to him, and how his dog's company is so much more important than his new bike. Meanwhile, as Silas Marner, Wishbone learns the value of human warmth and companionship as opposed to acquired wealth.
16A Tale of Two Sitters30 Oct 1995 · 28mGuilt by association haunts Wishbone in his dream of A Tale of Two Cities.
17Frankenbone31 Oct 1995 · 28mDavid claims that through his experiments he has discovered the secret of life. Wishbone compares the mysterious experiment to the Mary Shelly horror, ""Frankenstein.- 18Hot Diggety Dawg1 Nov 1995 · 28mWishbone digs for Wanda, turning the day into the pages of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.
- 19One Thousand and One Tails2 Nov 1995 · 28mWhile greed threatens to grip the humans around him, Wishbone imagines himself as Ali Baba among forty thieves. The sheer power of 1001 Arabian Nights seems overwhelming.
- 20Mixed Breeds3 Nov 1995 · 28mSecrets abound in all people. Wanda and Mr. Pruitt find that out themselves, as does Wishbone in his visions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
- 21The Canine Cure4 Nov 1995 · 28mThis time, Wishbone imagines The Imaginary Invalid by Molière.
- 22The Pawloined Paper5 Nov 1995 · 28mJoe has a substitute teacher for his class, who he likes a lot. After a word puzzle he makes up about her gets snatched, courtesy of Curtis, Joe must get it back before anyone sees it. Meanwhile, Wishbone tears the living room upside down looking for his toy newspaper, which is right under his nose the whole time, just like where the stolen letter is hidden in today's story ""The Purloined Letter"" by Edgar Allen Poe
- 23Bark to the Future6 Nov 1995 · 28mJoe learns that his own intellect can never be replaced by modern technology. Meanwhile, Wishbone, as The Time Traveler, finds that in the year 802,701 the lazy Eloi have allowed their intellect to be replaced by technology in H.G. Wells' The Time Machine.
- 24Paw Prints of Thieves2 Mar 1996 · 28mWhen Joe gets under the crosshairs for what appears to be a good deed, Wishbone imagines himself as Robin Hood.
- 25Furst Impressions3 Mar 1996 · 28mWhile Sam, David, and Joe agonize over finding a date for the pending dance, Wishbone goes over the story of ""Pride and Prejudice"" by Jane Austin.
- 26The Prince and The Pooch4 Mar 1996 · 28mIt's another tale in Twain for Wishbone, playing both The Prince and the Pauper.
- 27The Count's Account5 Mar 1996 · 28m · ★ 10.0Damont gets David into trouble after he uses one of David's inventions. Meanwhile, Wishbone as Edmond Dantes seeks revenge against his enemies in Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo.
- 28Salty Dog6 Mar 1996 · 28mSamantha convinces Joe and David to help her look for a ""magic"" horseshoe that is rumored to be nailed somewhere inside an old rickety barn in a remote wooded area of Oakdale. Wishbone notes Sam's adventurous spirit and her eager determination to fulfill her quest, and compares her to Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's book ""Treasure Island"".
- 29Little Big Dog7 Mar 1996 · 28mIn David and Goliath, Wishbone has more bravery than the David we know from this series.
- 30A Dogged Expose8 Mar 1996 · 28mWishbone is Sherlock Holmes, deftly trying to stop a mastermind from the pages of A Scandal in Bohemia while Samantha is unwillingly tangled in a scandal at Oakdale.
- 31Terrified Terrier9 Mar 1996 · 28mNow Wishbone feels wounded as he dreams of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.
- 32Shakespaw10 Mar 1996 · 28mDavid runs into no end of problems while staging a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- 33Muttketeer!2 Nov 1996 · 28mWishbone is always eager to make friends. He does so in the real world at the local school. And as D'Artagnan, Wishbone makes friends of the Three Musketeers.
- 34Hercules Unleashed3 Nov 1996 · 28mWhile Samantha seeks the perfect gift for her father's birthday, Wishbone plays up Hercules, seeking the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.
- 35!Viva Wishbone!4 Nov 1996 · 28mThe power of love, for Wishbone, plays itself out in Our Lady of Guadalupe.
36The Entrepawneur5 Nov 1996 · 28mBased on a portion of the epic poem ""Metamorphoses,"" by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, this episode focuses on the story of King Midas.
Meanwhile, Joe is in a ""touchy"" situation with his friends David and Samantha when he hires them to help run his summer grocery delivery business. See more at RECAP- 37Pantin' at the Opera6 Nov 1996 · 28m · ★ 10.0Wishbone tells the story of Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom Of The Opera.""
- 38Dances With Dogs7 Nov 1996 · 28mLee Natonabah, a Native-American friend of Joe's, speaks about Navajo culture and story-telling, while Wishbone imagines himself as a young brave in a story that Lee tells.
- 39Rushin' to the Bone8 Nov 1996 · 28mWishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.
- 40Picks of the Litter9 Nov 1996 · 28mThe obligatory flashback episode (and the only best-of the series would ever see).
Details
- Created by
- Rick Duffield
- First aired
- 10 Sept 1995
- Last aired
- 12 Mar 1997
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- PBS Kids
- Episodes
- 50
- Votes
- 40 on TMDB
Cast
Soccer the DogWishbone- LLarry BrantleyWishbone (voice)
Mary Chris WallEllen Talbot
Christie AbbottSam Kepler- AAdam SpringfieldDavid Barnes
Julio Cesar CedilloTravis del Rio
Shelley DuvallRenee Lassiter
Amy AckerCatherine Morland
Melissa ArcherSarah Johnson- JJordan WallJoe Talbot
