"Wishbone" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

User Rating:

8.8/10   

Writers:

Vincent Brown (writer) (1996)
Susan B. Chick (written by)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

9 October 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family

Plot:

An intelligent and witty dog imagines himself in the role of characters from classic books and gets involved in similar real-life adventures.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Talking Dog | Teen | Talking Animal | Television

Awards:

8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Soccer the Dog	...	Wishbone (29 episodes, 1995-1998)
Bear the Dog	...	Wishbone (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Phoebe the Dog	...	Wishbone (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Slugger the Dog	...	Wishbone (19 episodes, 1995-1996)
Larry Brantley	...	Wishbone / ... (18 episodes, 1995-1998)
Mary Chris Wall	...	Ellen Talbot (17 episodes, 1995-1998)
Christie Abbott	...	Samantha Kepler (17 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brent Anderson	...	Townsman / ... (17 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jordan Wall	...	Joe Talbot (16 episodes, 1995-1998)
Adam Springfield	...	David Barnes (13 episodes, 1995)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated (video rating) | USA:TV-G (1995-1996) | USA:TV-Y (1997-) | USA:TV-Y7 (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Big Feats! Entertainment (a division of Lyrick studios)

Trivia:

Every episode was shot on two interior soundstages, and one exterior backlot. There was a "contemporary" set, and a "fantasy" set built for each episode.

Quotes:

Wishbone: Y'know, every so often, even heroes need help!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Wishbone's Dog Days of the West (1998) (TV)

Thank You Wishbone

I became hooked on this show in thrid grade instantly, after I saw a poster of the dog in my library. The first reason I watched it was because it's star is a dog, and I was and still am obsessed with dogs.

I watched it every afternoon while I did my homework, and I knew more and more literature classics. I would know the plot of a book by heart, even some books that even my parents hadn't read!!

Instead of plodding around with Barbies and hairbows like most girls my age were, I spent my time I at the library, thirsty to read the full versions of the books acted out on the show. Today, I have a high adult reading level, and an even bigger curiosity for more books.

Wishbone taught me a lot! It whetted my interest in reading. Before I watched the show, the most advanced book I had was a dumbed down version of the Prince And The Pauper. But imagine me, as a fourth grader, reading Pride And Predjudice and understanding it completely. Or reading Faust, and crying cause I understanded. And the greatest thing about Wishbone was it didn't hold back. Disney movies often take a story, and soften it up for the younger audience. Wishbone, however, did the book to the fullest and most accurate extent it could in it's 30 min time slot. A good example is a Tale Of Two Cities. A guy volunteers to give his life so the woman he adores can spend her life with the convicted person she loves! I cried when I saw this, but that's not a bad thing. It made me go out and read the book. Disney, as I would imagine, would have probably made everything end in a nice package, with the angry french revolution mob forgiving everybody, and then it would end in a big musical spectacular. Oh, oh! And they would add a talking poodle for comic relief. See my point?

I'll cease to end this rant. And I also wanna sincerely thank the show for getting me to read The Phantom Of The Opera! My well worn copy of the book is my favorite tome!

And to top it off, the show does a behind the scenes clip at the end of eacxh episode, encouraging kids to gain interest in theatre, special FX, directing, etc. And it encouraged children to go read and find a new world of excitment, instead of playing some crappy ass video game!

I love you Wishbone!