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  • PBS
  • Oct 15, 1997
  • PBS
  • Oct 15, 1997

Summary Wishbone is about a little dog (a Jack Russell Terrier) with a BIG imagination. A very popular and award winning show in the mid-1990's, it encouraged children to read by alternating the main storyline of the show with a classic novel/play/short story with a parallel premise.

  • PBS
  • Oct 15, 1997
  • PBS
  • Oct 15, 1997
Wishbone
Season 2
Season Premiere: Oct 15, 1997
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Summary Wishbone is about a little dog (a Jack Russell Terrier) with a BIG imagination. A very popular and award winning show in the mid-1990's, it encouraged children to read by alternating the main storyline of the show with a classic novel/play/short story with a parallel premise.

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 15, 1997
Halloween Hound: The Legend of Creepy Collars: Part 1
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' dominates as Halloween comes to Oakdale. Wishbone imagines himself as Ichabod Crane while Joe and his two schoolmates participate in Oakdale's scavenger hunt.
Episode 2 • Oct 15, 1997
Halloween Hound: The Legend of Creepy Collars: Part 2
Wishbone and the gang participate in Oakdale's first annual Halloween scavenger hunt, complete with a haunted house.
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 1997
The Prince of Wags
Joe is elected captain of the basketball team. Wishbone, as Prince Hal, in Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Part I" must learn to be a leader as well.
Episode 4 • Oct 30, 1997
Groomed for Greatness
Wishbone is chosen to be the model for a dog statue built in Jackson Park, but the 'famous' artist, Wanda's cousin, is a snob. 'Great Expectations' is the book of the day, with Wishbone as Pip.
Episode 5 • Oct 23, 1997
A Bone of Contention
Episode 6 • Nov 6, 1997
War of the Noses
Episode 7 • Nov 13, 1997
Moonbone
The full moon is out and Wishbone goes 'loony', burying everything in sight. Sam is accused of stealing a ring. And Wishbone alternatively sees himself as Franklin Blake in 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins.
Episode 8 • Nov 20, 1997
Barking at Buddha
Episode 9 • Nov 27, 1997
Pup Fiction
Based on Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. Wishbone tries to discover who's been sending Wanda letters with mysterious meanings.
Episode 10 • Dec 4, 1997
The Roamin' Nose
Wishbone plays Aeneas, a hero of Troy, in Virgil's 'Aeneid'. There is a gas leak in the neighborhood and the area is forced to evacuate. They spend the time reminiscing about high school and getting to know each other better.

Top Cast

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Larry Brantley

Wishbone, Larry Brinkley

Jordan Wall

Joe Talbot

Christie Abbott

Sam Kepler

Adam Springfield

David Barnes

Mary Chris Wall

Ellen Talbot

Angee Hughes

Wanda Gilmore

Soccer the Dog

Wishbone

Sean Hennigan

Baskerville Spirit, Beralde, Danglars

Cliff Stephens

Man, Anchises, Billy Bones

Kevin Page

Antonio, Bobchinski, Cardinal Richeleu

Joe Duffield

Damont Jones, Artful Dodger

Joe Nemmers

Brom Bones, Athos, Christian, Claude, Defense Attorney, Dr. Jekyll, Ferdinand, Fernand, Groom #1, Hlestakov, Isreal Hands, King Richard, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wickham, Poins, Prince Turnus

Brent Anderson

Townsman, Bartender, Cleante, Doc Robinson, Dunston Cass, Eliab, Godfrey Norton, Jupiter, Mr. Bingley, Parrot, Porthos, Servant, Sir Brian de Bois Guilbert, Sydney Carton, Union Soldier #1

Christopher Carlos

Crazy Joe, Aramis, Ben Gunn, Bishop, Capulet #1, Carrasco, Man, Officer, Policeman, Salean, Thief #1, Wilson

Lynn Mathis

Bacchus, Chief Inspector, Falstaff, Fat Master, Guard, Judge, Lord Piggleby, Morrel, Old Stranger, Poseidon, Preacher, Prometheus, Squire Trelawney

Jeanne Simpson

Carlotta, Caroline Bingley, Joan of Arc, Juliet, Kalypso, Maid, Maid Marian, Maria, Miranda, Rebecca, Toinette

Julio Cesar Cedillo

Travis del Rio, Thief #2

Dee Hennigan

Dolly Winthrop, Eleanor Tilney, Elizabeth Bennett, English Woman, Gretchen, Juno, Lady #2, Mercedes, Queen, Rosanna Spearman, Serving Woman

Billy Eugene Jones

Barber, Cabman, Cardinal's Guard #2, Copreus, Count de Chagny, Ellis Duckworth, Guard, Kasim, Mercury, Pew, Strolling Immortal

Randy Moore

Judge Thatcher, Abbe Faria, Alonso, Don Quixote, Dr. Mortimer, Jacques, Jesse, Professor Waldman, Silenus

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