"Wishbone" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

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 | Dog Actor | Talking Dog | Television | Teen

Awards:

9 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Soccer the Dog	...	Wishbone (29 episodes, 1995-1998)
Larry Brantley	...	Wishbone / ... (20 episodes, 1995-1998)
Mary Chris Wall	...	Ellen Talbot (19 episodes, 1995-1998)
Christie Abbott	...	Samantha Kepler (19 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)
Jordan Wall	...	Joe Talbot (18 episodes, 1995-1998)
Brent Anderson	...	Townsman / ... (17 episodes, 1995-1998)
Adam Springfield	...	David Barnes (15 episodes, 1995)
Angee Hughes	...	Wanda Gilmore (12 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:

A rotating cast of Dallas theatre/stage actors filled the various fantasy roles.

Quotes:

Wishbone: [in an announcer-type voice] Okay, let's review: we've got one robot running amok, one dog in pursuit of that robot, and two dumbstruck nature-lovers! Hey, let's continue!
[runs off]

Movie Connections:

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

An Excellent Educational Children's Show

I remember watching this when I was younger and loving it. I first came across it when I was flicking through the channels and seeing a talking dog. At that age, I was obsessed with dogs and a talking one was even better. That's when I became hooked.

Wishbone is the story of a very imaginative Jack Russel terrier named . . . Wishbone who lives with his owners, Joe and his mother Karen Talbot. Wishbone loves literature and in each episode, he imagines himself in a classic novel/play/myth while there is a modern day version of it is going on in real life.

The good part about this show was that when I came home from school every day is was on at like 4:30 pm. Also, I always wondered why Joe's father was never around. It's good to see a single parent house hold on a children's show. And, recently, I found out that my favorite "Daily Show" correspondent Mo Rocca (love of my life) was a writer on this show and that Amy Acker (now Fred on "Angel", I love that show) worked on here. Pretty interesting.

If you have young kids between the ages 6-12, I definatly recommend this show. They won't be disappointed.