Wishbone (1995)

Genre

sitcom

Country

United States

Length

2 seasons, 50 episodes

Rated

TV-Y7

Rating

8.1 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Jack Russell Terrier named Wishbone imagines himself as the hero of classic novels. Each episode mixes his everyday life with his fantasy adventures from books like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The show introduces young viewers to famous literature while keeping the original stories serious and undiluted.

educationalwhimsicallightheartedliterarynostalgicplayfulfamily-friendlyadventurous

What happens

Wishbone is an American live-action children's television series that aired from 1995 to 1997 and originally broadcast on PBS. It is about a Jack Russell Terrier dog named Wishbone who daydreams about being the lead character of stories from classic literature. The show was produced by Big Feats! Entertainment, a division of Lyrick Studios, which also produced Barney & Friends for PBS. Unlike Barney, Wishbone was targeted towards an older demographic ages 6 to 11 years old. The adapted stories were notable for staying faithful to the source material, and not toning down their subject matter like murder, execution, suicide, and the effects of slavery. Though the series was meant for children, thousands of letters were received from college students and parents saying how much they enjoyed the show. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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