TV series

Wishbone

Name: Wishbone
Released: 1995
Cast: Soccer the Dog, Larry Brantley, Mary Chris Wall, Christie Abbott, Adam Springfield

1995–1997· 2 seasons· 28 min episodesTV-Y7★ 8.2Ended

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

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Episodes

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E1 A Tail in Twain (1)Next upMar 23, 1995 · 28 min
Synopsis
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 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
E2 A Tail in Twain (2)Mar 24, 1995 · 28 min
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Continuation of previous episode exploring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
E3 Twisted TailMar 25, 1995 · 28 min
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A crime wave hits Oakdale, making the kids selective in choosing friends and giving Wishbone a chance to dream of Oliver Twist.
E4 Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!Mar 25, 1995 · 28 min
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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 Shakespeare
E5 Homer Sweet HomerMar 26, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone tells the story of Homer's ""The Odyssey.""
E6 Bark That BarkMar 30, 1995 · 28 min
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David 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.
E7 CyranoseMar 31, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.
E8 The Slobbery HoundApr 1, 1995 · 28 min
Synopsis
Wishbone 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.
E9 Digging Up the PastApr 2, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone 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.
E10 Bone of ArcApr 3, 1995 · 28 min
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Samantha 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.
Guest stars: Elena Hurst (Amanda), Jeanne Simpson (Joan), Sean Hennigan (King), Cliff Stephens (Stranger), Alex Morris (Nathan Barnes), Jonathan Brent (Soldier), Christopher Carlos (Officer), Maria Arita (Ruth Barnes)
E11 The Impawssible DreamApr 5, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone, while watching Joe pursue his impossible dream of making the book of world records, thinks of Don Quixote.
E12 Fleabitten BargainApr 5, 1995 · 28 min
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Joe 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.
E13 Sniffing the GauntletApr 6, 1995 · 28 min
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Keeping oneself in the right frame of mind, Wishbone draws into Rebecca's world in Ivanhoe.
E14 The Hunchdog of Notre DameOct 26, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone is the Hunchback of Notre Dame, standing for and defending Esmerelda.
E15 Golden RetrievedOct 27, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone 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.
E16 A Tale of Two SittersOct 30, 1995 · 28 min
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Guilt by association haunts Wishbone in his dream of A Tale of Two Cities.
E17 FrankenboneOct 31, 1995 · 28 min
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David claims that through his experiments he has discovered the secret of life. Wishbone compares the mysterious experiment to the Mary Shelly horror, ""Frankenstein.
E18 Hot Diggety DawgNov 1, 1995 · 28 min
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Wishbone digs for Wanda, turning the day into the pages of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.
E19 One Thousand and One TailsNov 2, 1995 · 28 min
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While 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.
E20 Mixed BreedsNov 3, 1995 · 28 min
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Secrets abound in all people. Wanda and Mr. Pruitt find that out themselves, as does Wishbone in his visions of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
E21 The Canine CureNov 4, 1995 · 28 min
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This time, Wishbone imagines The Imaginary Invalid by MoliÃ¨re.
E22 The Pawloined PaperNov 5, 1995 · 28 min
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Joe 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
Guest stars: John Walpole (Janitor)
E23 Bark to the FutureNov 6, 1995 · 28 min
Synopsis
Joe 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.
Guest stars: Lisa-Gabrielle Greene (Weena), Chamblee Ferguson (Guest #1), Bob Eric Hart (Guest #2), Rene Moreno (Mr. Delgado), Rodger Boyce (Pushy Man), Elena Hurst (Amanda), Justin Reese (Nathaniel Bobelesky), Michael Hulsey (Pizza Boy)
E24 Paw Prints of ThievesMar 2, 1996 · 28 min
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When Joe gets under the crosshairs for what appears to be a good deed, Wishbone imagines himself as Robin Hood.
E25 Furst ImpressionsMar 3, 1996 · 28 min
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While 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.
E26 The Prince and The PoochMar 4, 1996 · 28 min
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It's another tale in Twain for Wishbone, playing both The Prince and the Pauper.
E27 The Count's AccountMar 5, 1996 · 28 min
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Damont 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.
E28 Salty DogMar 6, 1996 · 28 min
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Samantha 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"".
E29 Little Big DogMar 7, 1996 · 28 min
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In David and Goliath, Wishbone has more bravery than the David we know from this series.
E30 A Dogged ExposeMar 8, 1996 · 28 min
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Wishbone 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.
E31 Terrified TerrierMar 9, 1996 · 28 min
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Now Wishbone feels wounded as he dreams of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.
E32 ShakespawMar 10, 1996 · 28 min
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David runs into no end of problems while staging a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.
E33 Muttketeer!Nov 2, 1996 · 28 min
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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.
Guest stars: John Walpole (Mr. Brassfield)
E34 Hercules UnleashedNov 3, 1996 · 28 min
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While Samantha seeks the perfect gift for her father's birthday, Wishbone plays up Hercules, seeking the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.
E35 ¡Viva Wishbone!Nov 4, 1996 · 28 min
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The power of love, for Wishbone, plays itself out in Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Guest stars: Jensen Ackles (Michael Duss)
E36 The EntrepawneurNov 5, 1996 · 28 min
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Based 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
E37 Pantin' at the OperaNov 6, 1996 · 28 min
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Wishbone tells the story of Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom Of The Opera.""
E38 Dances With DogsNov 7, 1996 · 28 min
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Lee 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.
E39 Rushin' to the BoneNov 8, 1996 · 28 min
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Wishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.
E40 Picks of the LitterNov 9, 1996 · 28 min
Synopsis
The obligatory flashback episode (and the only best-of the series would ever see).