Wishbone

Wishbone

1995 2 Seasons ⭐ 8.1
Action & Adventure Comedy Kids Sci-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.

Seasons

1. A Tail in Twain (1)

1995-03-23

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 Adventu…

2. A Tail in Twain (2)

1995-03-24

Part One continued.

3. Twisted Tail

1995-03-25

A crime wave hits Oakdale, making the kids selective in choosing friends and giving Wishbone a chance to dream of Oliver Twist.

4. Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!

1995-03-25

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 Shakespea…

5. Homer Sweet Homer

1995-03-26

Wishbone tells the story of Homer's ""The Odyssey.""

6. Bark That Bark

1995-03-30

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.

7. Cyranose

1995-03-31

Wishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.

8. The Slobbery Hound

1995-04-01

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…

9. Digging Up the Past

1995-04-02

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, Wis…

10. Bone of Arc

1995-04-03

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…

11. The Impawssible Dream

1995-04-05

Wishbone, while watching Joe pursue his impossible dream of making the book of world records, thinks of Don Quixote.

12. Fleabitten Bargain

1995-04-05

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 immed…

13. Sniffing the Gauntlet

1995-04-06

Keeping oneself in the right frame of mind, Wishbone draws into Rebecca's world in Ivanhoe.

14. The Hunchdog of Notre Dame

1995-10-26

Wishbone is the Hunchback of Notre Dame, standing for and defending Esmerelda.

15. Golden Retrieved

1995-10-27

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 …

16. A Tale of Two Sitters

1995-10-30

Guilt by association haunts Wishbone in his dream of A Tale of Two Cities.

17. Frankenbone

1995-10-31

David claims that through his experiments he has discovered the secret of life. Wishbone compares the mysterious experiment to the Mary Shelly horror, ""Frankenstein.

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18. Hot Diggety Dawg

1995-11-01

Wishbone digs for Wanda, turning the day into the pages of Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth.

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19. One Thousand and One Tails

1995-11-02

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.

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20. Mixed Breeds

1995-11-03

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.

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21. The Canine Cure

1995-11-04

This time, Wishbone imagines The Imaginary Invalid by Molière.

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22. The Pawloined Paper

1995-11-05

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 se…

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23. Bark to the Future

1995-11-06

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 …

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24. Paw Prints of Thieves

1996-03-02

When Joe gets under the crosshairs for what appears to be a good deed, Wishbone imagines himself as Robin Hood.

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25. Furst Impressions

1996-03-03

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.

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26. The Prince and The Pooch

1996-03-04

It's another tale in Twain for Wishbone, playing both The Prince and the Pauper.

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27. The Count's Account

1996-03-05 • ⭐ 10.0

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 Mon…

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28. Salty Dog

1996-03-06

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. …

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29. Little Big Dog

1996-03-07

In David and Goliath, Wishbone has more bravery than the David we know from this series.

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30. A Dogged Expose

1996-03-08

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.

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31. Terrified Terrier

1996-03-09

Now Wishbone feels wounded as he dreams of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.

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32. Shakespaw

1996-03-10

David runs into no end of problems while staging a production of Shakespeare's The Tempest.

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33. Muttketeer!

1996-11-02

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.

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34. Hercules Unleashed

1996-11-03

While Samantha seeks the perfect gift for her father's birthday, Wishbone plays up Hercules, seeking the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.

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35. !Viva Wishbone!

1996-11-04

The power of love, for Wishbone, plays itself out in Our Lady of Guadalupe.

36. The Entrepawneur

1996-11-05

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"" situatio…

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37. Pantin' at the Opera

1996-11-06 • ⭐ 10.0

Wishbone tells the story of Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom Of The Opera.""

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38. Dances With Dogs

1996-11-07

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.

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39. Rushin' to the Bone

1996-11-08

Wishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.

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40. Picks of the Litter

1996-11-09

The obligatory flashback episode (and the only best-of the series would ever see).

Top Cast

Soccer the Dog
Soccer the Dog
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Larry Brantley
Mary Chris Wall
Mary Chris Wall
Christie Abbott
Christie Abbott
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Adam Springfield
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Shelley Duvall
Shelley Duvall
Amy Acker
Amy Acker
Melissa Archer
Melissa Archer
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Jordan Wall

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