Wishbone 1995
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.
Episodes
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S1·E1 A Tail in Twain (1)The 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…
S1·E2 A Tail in Twain (2)Continuation of previous episode exploring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
S1·E3 Twisted TailA crime wave hits Oakdale, making the kids selective in choosing friends and giving Wishbone a chance to dream of Oliver Twist.
S1·E4 Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!Wishbone, 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…
S1·E5 Homer Sweet HomerWishbone tells the story of Homer's ""The Odyssey.""
S1·E6 Bark That BarkDavid 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…
S1·E7 CyranoseWishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.
S1·E8 The Slobbery HoundWishbone 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…
S1·E9 Digging Up the PastWishbone 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. …
S1·E10 Bone of ArcSamantha 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…
S1·E11 The Impawssible DreamWishbone, while watching Joe pursue his impossible dream of making the book of world records, thinks of Don Quixote.
S1·E12 Fleabitten BargainJoe 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…
S1·E13 Sniffing the GauntletKeeping oneself in the right frame of mind, Wishbone draws into Rebecca's world in Ivanhoe.
S1·E14 The Hunchdog of Notre DameWishbone is the Hunchback of Notre Dame, standing for and defending Esmerelda.
S1·E15 Golden RetrievedWishbone 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…
S1·E16 A Tale of Two SittersGuilt by association haunts Wishbone in his dream of A Tale of Two Cities.
S1·E17 FrankenboneDavid claims that through his experiments he has discovered the secret of life. Wishbone compares the mysterious experiment to the Mary Shelly horror, ""Frankenstein.18S1·E18 Hot Diggety DawgWishbone digs for Wanda, turning the day into the pages of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.19S1·E19 One Thousand and One TailsWhile 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…20S1·E20 Mixed BreedsSecrets abound in all people. Wanda and Mr. Pruitt find that out themselves, as does Wishbone in his visions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.21S1·E21 The Canine CureThis time, Wishbone imagines The Imaginary Invalid by Molière.22S1·E22 The Pawloined PaperJoe 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…23S1·E23 Bark to the FutureJoe 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…24S1·E24 Paw Prints of ThievesWhen Joe gets under the crosshairs for what appears to be a good deed, Wishbone imagines himself as Robin Hood.25S1·E25 Furst ImpressionsWhile 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.26S1·E26 The Prince and The PoochIt's another tale in Twain for Wishbone, playing both The Prince and the Pauper.27S1·E27 The Count's AccountDamont 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…28S1·E28 Salty DogSamantha 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…29S1·E29 Little Big DogIn David and Goliath, Wishbone has more bravery than the David we know from this series.30S1·E30 A Dogged ExposeWishbone 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.31S1·E31 Terrified TerrierNow Wishbone feels wounded as he dreams of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.32S1·E32 ShakespawDavid runs into no end of problems while staging a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.33S1·E33 Muttketeer!Wishbone 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.34S1·E34 Hercules UnleashedWhile Samantha seeks the perfect gift for her father's birthday, Wishbone plays up Hercules, seeking the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.35S1·E35 ¡Viva Wishbone!The power of love, for Wishbone, plays itself out in Our Lady of Guadalupe.
S1·E36 The EntrepawneurBased 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…37S1·E37 Pantin' at the OperaWishbone tells the story of Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom Of The Opera.""38S1·E38 Dances With DogsLee 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…39S1·E39 Rushin' to the BoneWishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.40S1·E40 Picks of the LitterThe obligatory flashback episode (and the only best-of the series would ever see).Cast
L
Larry Brantley
Wishbone (voice)
A
Adam Springfield
David Barnes
J
Jordan Wall
Joe Talbot
L
Lisa-Gabrielle Greene
Weena
B
Bob Eric Hart
Guest #2
R
Rene Moreno
Mr. Delgado
J
Justin Reese
Nathaniel Bobelesky
M
Michael Hulsey
Pizza Boy
V
Vincent McGill
Customer
Crew
- Creator
- Rick Duffield
- Producers
- Betty A. Buckley
Details
- First air date
- Sep 10, 1995
- Last air date
- Mar 12, 1997
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 50
- Episode runtime
- 28 min
- Network
- PBS Kids
- Status
- Ended
- Studios
- Big Feats! Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
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