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Season 1

Wishbone — Season 1

Mar 23, 1995
  • A Tail in Twain (1)

    1. A Tail in Twain (1)

    Mar 23, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • A Tail in Twain (2)

    2. A Tail in Twain (2)

    Mar 24, 1995

    Continuation of previous episode exploring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

    28m
  • Twisted Tail

    3. Twisted Tail

    Mar 25, 1995

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

    28m
  • Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!

    4. Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!

    Mar 25, 1995

    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

    28m
  • Homer Sweet Homer

    5. Homer Sweet Homer

    Mar 26, 1995

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

    28m
  • Bark That Bark

    6. Bark That Bark

    Mar 30, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • Cyranose

    7. Cyranose

    Mar 31, 1995

    Wishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.

    28m
  • The Slobbery Hound

    8. The Slobbery Hound

    Apr 01, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • Digging Up the Past

    9. Digging Up the Past

    Apr 02, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • Bone of Arc

    10. Bone of Arc

    Apr 03, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • The Impawssible Dream

    11. The Impawssible Dream

    Apr 05, 1995

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

    28m
  • Fleabitten Bargain

    12. Fleabitten Bargain

    Apr 05, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • Sniffing the Gauntlet

    13. Sniffing the Gauntlet

    Apr 06, 1995

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

    28m
  • The Hunchdog of Notre Dame

    14. The Hunchdog of Notre Dame

    Oct 26, 1995

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

    28m
  • Golden Retrieved

    15. Golden Retrieved

    Oct 27, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • A Tale of Two Sitters

    16. A Tale of Two Sitters

    Oct 30, 1995

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

    28m
  • Frankenbone

    17. Frankenbone

    Oct 31, 1995

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

    28m
  • Hot Diggety Dawg

    18. Hot Diggety Dawg

    Nov 01, 1995

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

    28m
  • One Thousand and One Tails

    19. One Thousand and One Tails

    Nov 02, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • Mixed Breeds

    20. Mixed Breeds

    Nov 03, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • The Canine Cure

    21. The Canine Cure

    Nov 04, 1995

    This time, Wishbone imagines The Imaginary Invalid by Molière.

    28m
  • The Pawloined Paper

    22. The Pawloined Paper

    Nov 05, 1995

    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

    28m
  • Bark to the Future

    23. Bark to the Future

    Nov 06, 1995

    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.

    28m
  • Paw Prints of Thieves

    24. Paw Prints of Thieves

    Mar 02, 1996

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

    28m
  • Furst Impressions

    25. Furst Impressions

    Mar 03, 1996

    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.

    28m
  • The Prince and The Pooch

    26. The Prince and The Pooch

    Mar 04, 1996

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

    28m
  • The Count's Account

    27. The Count's Account

    Mar 05, 1996

    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.

    28m
  • Salty Dog

    28. Salty Dog

    Mar 06, 1996

    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"".

    28m
  • Little Big Dog

    29. Little Big Dog

    Mar 07, 1996

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

    28m
  • A Dogged Expose

    30. A Dogged Expose

    Mar 08, 1996

    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.

    28m
  • Terrified Terrier

    31. Terrified Terrier

    Mar 09, 1996

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

    28m
  • Shakespaw

    32. Shakespaw

    Mar 10, 1996

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

    28m
  • Muttketeer!

    33. Muttketeer!

    Nov 02, 1996

    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.

    28m
  • Hercules Unleashed

    34. Hercules Unleashed

    Nov 03, 1996

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

    28m
  • ¡Viva Wishbone!

    35. ¡Viva Wishbone!

    Nov 04, 1996

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

    28m
  • The Entrepawneur

    36. The Entrepawneur

    Nov 05, 1996

    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

    28m
  • Pantin' at the Opera

    37. Pantin' at the Opera

    Nov 06, 1996

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

    28m
  • Dances With Dogs

    38. Dances With Dogs

    Nov 07, 1996

    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.

    28m
  • Rushin' to the Bone

    39. Rushin' to the Bone

    Nov 08, 1996

    Wishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.

    28m
  • Picks of the Litter

    40. Picks of the Litter

    Nov 09, 1996

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

    28m

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