Wishbone

1995 - 1997

A Tail in Twain (1)

23rd March 1995

Episode 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 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

A Tail in Twain (2)

24th March 1995

Episode 2

Part One continued.

Twisted Tail

25th March 1995

Episode 3

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

Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!

25th March 1995

Episode 4

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

Homer Sweet Homer

26th March 1995

Episode 5

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

Bark That Bark

30th March 1995

Episode 6

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.

Cyranose

31st March 1995

Episode 7

Wishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.

The Slobbery Hound

Episode 8

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.

Digging Up the Past

Episode 9

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.

Bone of Arc

Episode 10

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.

The Impawssible Dream

Episode 11

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

Fleabitten Bargain

Episode 12

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.

Sniffing the Gauntlet

Episode 13

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

The Hunchdog of Notre Dame

26th October 1995

Episode 14

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

Golden Retrieved

27th October 1995

Episode 15

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.

A Tale of Two Sitters

30th October 1995

Episode 16

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

Frankenbone

31st October 1995

Episode 17

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

Hot Diggety Dawg

1st November 1995

Episode 18

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

One Thousand and One Tails

2nd November 1995

Episode 19

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.

Mixed Breeds

3rd November 1995

Episode 20

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.

The Canine Cure

4th November 1995

Episode 21

This time, Wishbone imagines The Imaginary Invalid by MoliÃ¨re.

The Pawloined Paper

5th November 1995

Episode 22

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

Bark to the Future

6th November 1995

Episode 23

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.

Paw Prints of Thieves

Episode 24

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

Furst Impressions

Episode 25

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.

The Prince and The Pooch

Episode 26

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

The Count's Account

Episode 27

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.

Salty Dog

Episode 28

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"".

Little Big Dog

Episode 29

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

A Dogged Expose

Episode 30

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.

Terrified Terrier

Episode 31

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

Shakespaw

10th March 1996

Episode 32

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

Muttketeer!

2nd November 1996

Episode 33

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.

Hercules Unleashed

3rd November 1996

Episode 34

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

!Viva Wishbone!

4th November 1996

Episode 35

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

The Entrepawneur

5th November 1996

Episode 36

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

Pantin' at the Opera

6th November 1996

Episode 37

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

Dances With Dogs

7th November 1996

Episode 38

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.

Rushin' to the Bone

8th November 1996

Episode 39

Wishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.

Picks of the Litter

9th November 1996

Episode 40

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

Top Cast

Larry Brantley•Mary Chris Wall•Christie Abbott

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.

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Larry Brantley

Wishbone

Mary Chris Wall Image

Mary Chris Wall

Ellen Talbot

Christie Abbott Image

Christie Abbott

Sam Kepler

Adam Springfield

David Barnes

Julio Cesar Cedillo Image

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Travis del Rio

Shelley Duvall Image

Shelley Duvall

Renee Lassiter

Amy Acker Image

Amy Acker

Catherine Morland

Melissa Archer Image

Melissa Archer

Sarah Johnson

Jordan Wall

Joe Talbot

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Betty A. Buckley

Producer

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