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In the 1990s, a Dog Taught Kids About Shakespeare and Homer. A New Documentary Tells the Tale of 'Wishbone'—From His Backflips to His Historical Hats

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Loved this show growing up. Will have to watch this documentary when it comes out.
In the 1990s, a Dog Taught Kids About Shakespeare and Homer. A New Documentary Tells the Tale of 'Wishbone'—From His Backflips to His Historical Hats
Smithsonian Magazine
In the 1990s, a Dog Taught Kids About Shakespeare and Homer. A New Documentary Tells the Tale of 'Wishbone'—From His Backflips to His Historical Hats
The film reunites the human cast and crew who saw the potential of a Jack Russell terrier to bring classic literature to life on PBS
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Frostymagnum Apr 18, 2026 +412
Ayyyy wishbone!! Still remember his 3 musketeers episode
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pnutbrutal Apr 18, 2026 +78
The Odyssey one sticks out for me. As a dog obsessed person this was my favorite show as a kid.
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AlternativeRun5727 Apr 18, 2026 +20
I remember there was a wishbone odyssey PC game. Amazing that this has just opened up so much nostalgia for something I haven’t thought about in 30 years.
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bigcat93 6 days ago +12
I had the book and game! Actually managed to beat the game once I realized you had to read the book lol
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Starrr_Pirate 6 days ago +11
That's simultaneously meta, wholesome, and hilarious, lol.
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hybridginger Apr 18, 2026 +97
I had the stuffed wishbone for this episode specifically! He came with a collar bag with three little mice in it 😆
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missmeowwww Apr 18, 2026 +23
I was obsessed with wishbone as a kid. I would lay on the floor with our big goofy chocolate lab and watch as a kid. Such a great show!
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RobotGetsBored Apr 18, 2026 +21
Great Expectations episode is the one that jumps out for me. I remember them showing how they filmed the fire and made sure the dog was safe. Showed the camera tricks. Very cool!
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princesspeeved Apr 18, 2026 +9
The Frankenstein one scared me as a kid, but I still loved it. Oliver Twist and Joan of Arc were good ones too.
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bitches_be Apr 18, 2026 +7
I loved the King Midas episodes
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vishnj Apr 18, 2026 +6
For whatever reason, I think if this show from time to time. I really used to love it.
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Money_Tennis1172 6 days ago +7
The Time Machine and Journey to Center of the Earth, best episodes. And Mary Shellys Frankenstein. He was the best.
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xnoxgodsx Apr 18, 2026 +5
Yes! Straight nostalgia
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DereHunter 6 days ago +4
I remember the episode on Troy and another episode where the kid learned about percentage. I remember he was do scared of it, and I still haven't learned it at the time and it made me terrified by it lmao
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tehawesomedragon 6 days ago +2
The Hercules episode is always the first one I remember.
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robby_synclair 6 days ago +2
They were all so good but Don Quixote was my favorite.
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Captain_Aceveda Apr 18, 2026 +240
🎵"What's the the story Wishbone, is it in a book?"🎵
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lhp220 Apr 18, 2026 +51
Such big imagination for such a little pup!
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NectarineCheap1541 6 days ago +15
Shake a leg now, Wishbone!
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DashingMustashing Apr 18, 2026 +16
Omg just triggered a memory I havent though about in 20 years. Man I loved that little dog
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Kevin-W Apr 19, 2026 +11
“Come on, Wishbone!”
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Master_of_Fail Apr 18, 2026 +468
Name an actor with better range. Just an absolute pro. 
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ContinuumGuy Apr 18, 2026 +84
Not even Streep has such range.
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kitx07 Apr 18, 2026 +35
If she does the voice in the remake I wouldnt be upset
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Mythic514 Apr 18, 2026 +11
She really can do anything.
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ContinuumGuy Apr 19, 2026 +15
Amaze Amaze Amaze
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Juno_Malone Apr 18, 2026 +6
I dunno, I heard he's a bit of a diva on set
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[deleted] Apr 18, 2026 +2
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Abba_Fiskbullar Apr 18, 2026 +2
Same dogs.
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suprswimmer Apr 18, 2026 +137
I had forgotten about Wishbone until recently when I saw an ad for the documentary. Decided to show my kids an episode and my kids absolutely *loved* it!
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WasteOfPhrase Apr 18, 2026 +47
Show them reading between the lions!
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Madame_Arcati Apr 18, 2026 +11
and WordGirl! I think she came right after them.
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embarrassedalien Apr 18, 2026 +11
The puppets on that show are really impressive
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soilentgleem 6 days ago +11
Maybe it's just the nostalgia talking, but I feel like PBS had absolutely fantastic children's programming when we were growing up in the 90s.
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suprswimmer 6 days ago +3
They did. My kids like what they have now, but I definitely have a bias towards the older stuff.
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max5015 6 days ago +6
Where did you find the show?
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cheapweednapplesauce 6 days ago +4
I find them on YouTube.
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Kind-Shallot3603 6 days ago +4
It's all on the internet archive as well as youtube
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bretshitmanshart 6 days ago +7
When Covid hit my kid's school completely dropped the ball. I found Wishbone on YouTube and told her Wishbone was her teacher now. Also had her watch Square One
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123nightmode Apr 18, 2026 +108
I'll never forget calling the fundraising drive number on PBS as an 8 year old and demanding to know why they were interrupting my favorite show (Wishbone). The nice lady explained that they had no control over it and I asked her if she knew how the episode would end (sadly, she did not). My favorite part was every episode ended with a segment on how they pulled off special effects, such as making a big crowd out of a small group of people.
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StarWarsPlusDrWho Apr 18, 2026 +37
We’ll never again have the old days of PBS fundraising with phone bankers live in the studio and it makes me sad. I was a volunteer on one of those phone banks for my local station exactly one time when I was in high school, and at one point some guy dialed my line simply to ask me if I could tell the guy sitting next to me to stop making weird faces. The guy sitting next to me had no idea what the caller was talking about (and honestly, I wasn’t sure either.) Point is, you could literally call the people on the tv screen and just say whatever to them during PBS pledge breaks, and I think that was lovely.
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PhenomsServant Apr 18, 2026 +8
I felt the same way whenever Pokemon got preempted by that Jerry Lewis telethon on Labor Day. 
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badabingbangbam 6 days ago +6
I remember the Rip Van Winkle episode they showed how they made him move in slow motion and they sped it up to slow it down and my kid brain was like🫨
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Letthepumpkincumflow Apr 18, 2026 +79
I watched that dog mow down confederate soldiers
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Obvious-Science-7119 Apr 18, 2026 +30
Ain't no rules sayin a dog can't be a soldier.
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ContinuumGuy Apr 19, 2026 +6
I mean... given how long the history of dogs being used in war...
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Boristheblaze Apr 18, 2026 +62
I was always a sickly child growing up so I'd miss a lot of school and my local PBS channel was the best thing and I recall learning so much from wishbone and Arthur,the magic school bus and such amongst others and believe me, it taught me so much more than school had to offer.
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Ok-Coconut-5965 Apr 18, 2026 +58
RIP Wishbone
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Madame_Arcati Apr 18, 2026 +100
In memory of Soccer (aka Wishbone May 16, 1988 - June 26 2001), >...Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the virtues of Man without his Vices... from Lord Byron, Epitaph to a Dog
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goldblum_in_a_tux Apr 18, 2026 +16
technically that section is from the intro to the poem, written by byron's friend. immortal words all the same
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WatchOutRadioactiveM Apr 18, 2026 +10
Determined or not, that dog must be long dead...
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Ok-Coconut-5965 Apr 18, 2026 +16
Note: Wishbone died on the way back to his home planet
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princesspeeved Apr 18, 2026 +14
Wishbone lives forever in our hearts!
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sleepymeowth052 Apr 18, 2026 +7
that's kind of a downer...
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ChrisTosi Apr 18, 2026 +5
Hang in there baby
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sandglider Apr 18, 2026 +36
Mo Rocca was one of the writers and did a touching tribute to Wishbone on his podcast a few years ago. I highly recommend https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wishbone-death-of-a-working-dog/id1449045549?i=1000582377291
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Madame_Arcati Apr 18, 2026 +7
Oh, thank you. I still have my Wishbone backpack, lol. I love that show.
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blond_nirvana 6 days ago +7
I came here to post this, too. Mobituaries is a great podcast.
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DarkLordKohan Apr 18, 2026 +38
In the 90s I won a contest where I received a Wishbone themed assortment of items. A backpack with notebooks, pencils, a wishbone journal, a stuffy and the biggest item was a polaroid camera and like ten packs of film. I loved that camera so much.
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Daisy998 6 days ago +8
I watched Wishbone every weekday and had no idea there was merch! 😱
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legless_chair Apr 18, 2026 +32
I still say ‘what’s the story wishbone’ to people on a weekly basis
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SpookySchatzi Apr 19, 2026 +9
I wish I knew you IRL.
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[deleted] Apr 18, 2026 +298
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Excellent-Bear4221 Apr 18, 2026 +90
And it f****** *worked*
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tullbabes Apr 18, 2026 +31
“How does the dog read?” “The same way you do, Dave. Either an open heart and ready mind.” Bravo! Hilarious from start to finish.
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jeskimo Apr 18, 2026 +3
God damn it Dave! Are you even listening??
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kittiekillbunnie Apr 18, 2026 +41
Damn near feel out of my chair laughing so hard.
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DavidManque 6 days ago +40
This is a 10+ year old piece from the defunct website The Toast, written by Abbey Fenbert. Very lame to copy-paste it with no attribution.
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AtOurGates 6 days ago +3
I’m only shocked it didn’t run in McSweeneys. It definitely gives McSweeneys.
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SquareShells Apr 18, 2026 +18
Amazing work
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4r4r4real Apr 18, 2026 +60
Pasta that's over a decade old https://imgur.com/gallery/roUO9
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nyc_ifyouare 6 days ago +12
sort of sad that this was a relief because I was worried it was AI
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TheTresStateArea Apr 18, 2026 +31
It's old, but it reheats well.
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drislands 6 days ago +3
And the copy-paste ruined the line endings for the bracketed text, AND lost the italics -_-
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princesspeeved Apr 18, 2026 +10
Dogstoyevsky 🤣
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HilariousScreenname Apr 18, 2026 +5
I need a reenactment of this with Wishbone as the Visionary.
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Hi-Tech_Luddite Apr 18, 2026 +5
Absolutely amazing
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sdwoodchuck Apr 19, 2026 +2
>When Joe’s life reminds him of a masterpiece, as it so often does, our canine Virgil guides the audience on a journey into that book. "Wait, Virgil? I thought the dog's name was Wishbone. Are there two dogs now?"
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TheDeadlySpaceman Apr 18, 2026 +28
I was listening to a Conan O’Brien interview with someone who was a writer on this show, they were talking about how stupid expensive it was because every episode required brand-new sets, costumes, locations, talent, etc. Even on Quantum Leap they were at least constrained by the lifespan of Sam Beckett, they never needed castles or colonial towns or old west stuff.
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Greedy_Switch_6991 Apr 18, 2026 +28
The producers were willing to spend big bucks on it because they thought they could recoup the investment via merchandising. It was the company behind Barney that made the show, and they thought Wishbone could be a similar juggernaut on shelves. Alsa, the products flopped, and production ended prematurely. Since it was the company behind Barney, Wishbone is also currently owned by Mattel. They announced a movie years ago, but no idea why they never bothered to reboot the show. There are lots of ways to make it on a lower budget nowadays.
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bretshitmanshart 6 days ago +5
Animated is the easiest way to do it but having a real dog was very appealing.
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Greedy_Switch_6991 6 days ago +2
They can animate the story segments and leave everything else live action, perhaps.
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jurassicbarkpark 6 days ago +3
The premise of The Pagemaster where he's stuck traveling through books but it's Wishbone and all live-action could be a really great kids' movie!
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Annieone23 Apr 18, 2026 +5
Wait he could only leap to times within his own lifespan... I never realized that...
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Cutter9792 Apr 18, 2026 +26
The episode that's a recreation of The Time Machine fucked me up as a child. Particularly the Morlocks. I was five, though.
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ContinuumGuy Apr 19, 2026 +15
I always liked how they didn't sugarcoat or bowdlerize the stories too much. They might skip some stuff, obviously, but they rarely if ever turned a sad ending to a happy one or something like that.
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BlueCX17 Apr 19, 2026 +12
I know back when they still remembered kids could handle things like that! I mean, it's the same for the Goosebumps books. RL Stine frequently wrote endings where the kid either stayed a werewolf or a critter or some other kind of weird thing like that. And it's why Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark was so popular amongst kids because they liked the spooks and the scares even when parents started freaking out that they were too extreme!
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theartfulcodger Apr 18, 2026 +21
When I worked on the feature film *Marmaduke*, one of the dog trainers was Jackie Kaptan, the owner / trainer of "Wishbone", who at that time had aready been deceased for a decade, and was interred on her ranch. One of my jobs was to set up various stuffed-animal stand-ins for the crowd scenes (dog park, dog rave) so lighting and camera could set up the shot. When all was ready, I'd remove the stand-ins and the various trained dogs would be brought in and placed to do their stuff. The collection of prop stuffies I was given was rather motley, most of them from charity shops and Goodwill. But one of them was a nice, clean little stuffed "Wishbone" toy, complete with collar, "Wishbone" dogtag and a Robin Hood hat. At the end of second unit filming, I got Jackie to autograph the leather collar from her and Soccer, aka "Wishbone". I've been retired for five years now, and it's still one of my favourite mementoes.
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zowietremendously Apr 18, 2026 +41
I'm old enough to have watched Wishbone when it originally aired. I have long since wanted a cast reunion. But unfortunately Soccer, the dog who played Wishbone died in 2001. And if they were to fo it without the dog, or with a stand in dog, I would know it's an impostor.
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Queasy-Warthog-3642 Apr 18, 2026 +34
No no no Soccer lives on a farm where they let them chase chickens all day long and eat snacks whenever they want! That's what happens when dogs retire!!
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Hi-Tech_Luddite Apr 18, 2026 +29
Picturing an old terrier with glasses lifting his gaze from a copy of Dantes Inferno to wag his tail at you before returning to his book.
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Historical-Shock4365 Apr 18, 2026 +38
Narrator : But it wasn’t all funny hats and Shakespeare, when the cameras stopped rolling Wishbone would drink and do heavy drugs*
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Bravardi_B Apr 18, 2026 +21
“He had puppies he had never even met before in nearly every literary classics he visited”
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calmlikeasexbobomb Apr 18, 2026 +19
I waited tables with the voice actor for Wishbone, before he got the gig of course. We used to do impressions to keep our sanity during shifts, mostly bad Scottish accents. Larry was the best of out of the three of us. Always knew he’d make it.
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lzgrimes Apr 18, 2026 +12
I actually got to meet the dog one time. For a hot minute in the 90's PBS had a retail stores in a few locations, I worked at one in San Diego and we had several "celebrities" visit; Wishbone, Rick Steves, Jacques Pepin. Good times until they went bankrupt.
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oedipus_wr3x Apr 18, 2026 +6
I got the Kratt Brothers’ autographs at a signing in the St. Louis PBS Store. It was all downhill for malls after that.
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s_lerner 6 days ago +3
It makes me so happy to see your comment! I remember how special getting a chance to meet Wishbone at Horton Plaza was. RIP to both Soccer and Horton Plaza. 
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lzgrimes 6 days ago +3
Ahh yes, Horton plaza, my preferred parking was on 🌽
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ohbuggerit Apr 18, 2026 +13
"Wishbone has been dead for 25 years" was not a piece of information I was prepared to deal with today
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norskgut Apr 19, 2026 +5
But he lives on in the stories.
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Zekumi 6 days ago +3
He’s waiting to greet us millennials on the rainbow bridge.
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DROOPY1824 Apr 18, 2026 +11
I wore out my library’s VHS copy of the Rumpelstiltskin episode. Excited to see this.
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PlayedUOonBaja Apr 18, 2026 +19
Hope this leads to a new DVD or BluRay release. Really hard to find this show on physical media.
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JuniorCaptain Apr 18, 2026 +7
This is my hope as well. There are a few episodes that deserve to be shared in high quality.
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Ok_Vacation_3286 Apr 18, 2026 +10
LOVELOVELOVE Wishbone! ❤️❤️❤️
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Influent_Pond Apr 18, 2026 +7
Sleepy Hallow episode!!!
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remeard Apr 19, 2026 +9
They had a book series as well, I don't remember a damn thing about the content of the books but in the bottom right hand corner you could flip the pages and it'd be a flipbook of Wishbone playing with a ball or something else equally cute.
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BlackBricklyBear Apr 19, 2026 +6
Who even remembers flipbooks anymore? I'm glad you do. I imagine that kids who haven't seen videos on modern devices would be the only ones impressed by flipbooks nowadays.
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PM_ME_UR_BONE_CHARMS 6 days ago +3
Kids still enjoy flipbooks! Since Dog Man got a movie and all, we dug out my old Captain Underpants books and my nephews got a real kick out of the Flip O Rama sections
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BlackBricklyBear 6 days ago +2
I'm also glad that your nephews enjoy flipbooks. What exactly did they like about your old *Captain Underpants* flipbooks that modern videos/cartoons on screens don't provide?
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PM_ME_UR_BONE_CHARMS 6 days ago +4
If I were to guess, a tactile experience they were totally in comtrol of? Especially that it meant they could control the "animation", and by having this control they were discovering its mechanics. Modern devices like phones/tablets/streaming existing doesn't change that kids are kids with developing bodies that seek out sensorial experiences and developing minds that question things. Left to decide for themselves then yeah it isn't too surprising if they gravitate to the dopamine machines. A lot of times they just need some encouragement or guidance to find and do non-screen activities, and they enjoy them. Of course this is based on anecdotal experience from me. I know ipad kids are a thing but most of the parents I know make effort to avoid this so I can't speak much to more extreme cases. The most ipaddy kids I know would still rather play with us or other kids if the choice is there, unless they're tired or hungry
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weisswurstseeadler Apr 18, 2026 +7
On a general note - how is actually educational children-friendly content doing in the streaming age? When I grew up in the 90s I watched tons of the (German) public broadcast, as they had very good content for kids. I know there are things like paw-patrol and content for kids, but no idea if it's particularly educational content the streaming providers have or produce.
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Annieone23 Apr 18, 2026 +10
We just had our firstborn and I've been having a mini breakdown realizing this stuff just seemingly doesn't exist. Maybe for infants and toddlers once could argue we are better off with stuff like Ms Rachel etc but for young kids and pre-teens? Idk where are the math blaster games, the eye witness books, and Carmen San Diego geography quiz shows?
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weisswurstseeadler Apr 18, 2026 +6
Yeah we also had a children channel no ads stops at 8pm and had only curated quality content for kids
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PM_ME_UR_BONE_CHARMS 6 days ago +4
If you just had a baby and haven't otherwise delved into navigating the world for kids (like preschool, elementary, middle school aged) in a while you just don't actually know what's out there, because why would you?? I felt the same worries (plus everything felt extra anxiety inducing in the early post partum days lol). The streaming era of television means nothing is served right up to you like children-dedicated programming on a children-directed channel. It means you choose what you consume. So you can seek out things like children's media you grew up on to show to your kids. And you might not find it automatically but there are still modern programming for children that isn't all baby shark and coco melon. I heard about shows like Tumble Leaf (cute chill stop motion animated show) and Waffles and Mochi (very adorable educational show about different foods) from the parenting sublistnook here. Daniel Tiger was created to carry on the Mr Rogers legacy for a new generation. I checked out CBC Gem and there's this cute show starring a real kitten and puppy like our Wishbone (I think it is called Mittens and Pants?) You have Numberbots and Storybots and Brainbots across different kinds of media (my kid enjoys listening to Brainbots on his Yoto). There's this Youtube channel with an animated brain that teaches about stuff from body functions to mummification (lmao). Scratch Garden has a lot of amazing songs covering concepts for kids from days of the week to different kinds of family to colour theory. There's another one I forget the name of that does catchy as f*** songs about organs (we are the luuuungs!) Gabby's Dollhouse was co-created by Traci Paige, who helped create Blue's Clues, because she had studied the ways television negatively affected kids and wanted to create something that used its influence for good (a large part of this was having the character on screen engage with the viewer and ask them questions). Danny Go was started as the... Danny... wanted to raise funds to support his child's medical condition and Danny's friends were down to help and now I have even seen his vids used at school as like, zumba for kids. Reading this feels like we watch TV maybe too much lol. But the world is still full of people who care about quality programming for children! In my area the school divisions have free programs for early literacy skills that run the summer before a child enters Kindergarten. And the libraries always hold events like storytimes for infants, toddlers, and families, plus things like Lego building nights, ukelele lesson groups, crafts... and they loan out DVDs of things like old television series too. And even places like Lowe's and Home Depot hold monthly workshops for kids to do little projects (like a pencil organizer and um I saw one for a go kart) for free! We have all the agency and convenience in the world ro curate our own entertainment. This holds true for the media we expose our children too as well. For sure Youtube is a brain rot cesspool with a fascism mongering algorithm. It just means the kids don't have a channel you can trust to play nice wholesome things like Treehouse TV. But there is good stuff out there. And I can't hype libraries enough. I have seen new/modern Eyewitness books at the bookstore. But the library definitely has some copies of the classics, too! Ultimately I do want to reassure you because I know what that despair about the world feels like. There is good in the world and good for your kids in the world, even if it looks different from what you grew up with ❤️
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DoonFoosher 6 days ago +2
I’m late to this thread but just want to say I appreciate your comment immensely. My wife and I have talked about this here and there with our little one and this gives me SO much hope for when we eventually get to screen time and more educational entertainment
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Zekumi 6 days ago +2
There’s no reason you can’t resurrect the stuff you remember liking from your own adolescence. That’s what we’ll be doing with ours—No tablet, just a VCR and fatback TV.
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BigFootisNephilim Apr 18, 2026 +4
Watched it every day!
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ImaginationWeekly Apr 18, 2026 +5
I haven’t researched it yet, but I wonder if there are cast members now who speak on their time in Wishbone. I’d like some of that
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ContinuumGuy Apr 18, 2026 +4
I think I read somewhere that Amy Acker's first acting gigs were on Wishbone.
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JoshSidekick Apr 18, 2026 +5
I swear to god this better be a happier documentary than the Milo and Otis behind the scenes stuff.
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lhp220 Apr 18, 2026 +4
GREATEST SHOW OF ALL TIME
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Ha-Charade-You-Are Apr 18, 2026 +4
No one ever remembers this show when I ask about it. I watched it all the time still have my wishbone plush
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abcbri Apr 18, 2026 +3
The plush! I had one too.
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thatisnotmyknob Apr 18, 2026 +3
He better still be alive.
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NectarineCheap1541 Apr 18, 2026 +10
He's been at a very nice farm for decades, chasing rabbits and getting a lot of belly rubs
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thatisnotmyknob Apr 18, 2026 +6
PHEW.
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SelectAirline7459 Apr 18, 2026 +2
Well, he passed away in 2001, so he’s getting scritches not on earth but certainly at the place where good boys go.
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sincerelythebats_ Apr 18, 2026 +4
It’s so weird that an absolutely epic historical figure can be forever switched out in my brain for a fat, angry yellow dad whenever I see his name. */s (but only kinda)
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Mr-Margaret Apr 18, 2026 +3
Probably should’ve watched more Wishbone…
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sincerelythebats_ Apr 18, 2026 +3
Oh I did lol, hence how I know that actual Homer wrote The Illiad and The Odyssey, it’s just that tv really did wire my brain weird (or it’s just me, also entirely possible!) 😀
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BlueCoatEngineer Apr 18, 2026 +3
My uncle claimed that his similarly vintaged Jack Russel was a litter mate of the dog from wishbone. I have no idea if this is true or something he made up to tell my cousins, but holy c*** that dog was smart and an a******.
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NinjaSilver2811 Apr 18, 2026 +4
Bring back talking dog movies/shows. They were everywhere in the 90s.
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YesIshipKyloRen Apr 18, 2026 +4
What’s the story Wishbone
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IsabellaGalavant Apr 18, 2026 +3
*What's the story, Wishbone?* I'm not crying you're crying!
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BrookUntface Apr 18, 2026 +3
I was in the Fanclub and still have some of the swag I got. I just sent this to my mom, we will be watching it together. Wishbone was an absolute joy.
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toodleroo Apr 19, 2026 +4
My mom's company in Dallas did a lot of work with the producers of the show. Supplied many props and set details. Edit: [the fleur de lis on Wishbone's breast plate](https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/5fc620a7-806f-4c1c-a030-697b519c68fc/diph4q5-4c98ff90-a7db-415f-b4cb-20984230a134.png/v1/fill/w_1024,h_1382,q_80,strp/wishbone___polygram_video_trade_publication_ad_by_the_toy_chest_diph4q5-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTM4MiIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzVmYzYyMGE3LTgwNmYtNGMxYy1hMDMwLTY5N2I1MTljNjhmY1wvZGlwaDRxNS00Yzk4ZmY5MC1hN2RiLTQxNWYtYjRjYi0yMDk4NDIzMGExMzQucG5nIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.gPxCKefcsr6Uudm7Mhsu2li4BMYWYD-yx6bPe9x6iXI) came from us.
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SlobZombie13 Apr 18, 2026 +7
Selling nostalgia to Millennials is just printing money
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Dassman88 Apr 18, 2026 +3
As I was reading the title of this post, I was bracing for it to turn into an expose’ about how wishbone was terribly abused behind scenes
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JJdoom Apr 18, 2026 +3
the music supervisor for this show was my audio engineering teacher in community college. hilarious guy
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southpaw85 Apr 18, 2026 +3
I watched the series with my kids about a year ago and they didn’t understand why there weren’t more episodes of such a great show.
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bettinafairchild Apr 18, 2026 +3
Be sure to watch the episode featuring a young Jensen Ackles. 
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Fictional_Apologist Apr 18, 2026 +3
That dog is the singular reason behind the three hundred books I have crammed into my apartment.
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xnoxgodsx Apr 18, 2026 +2
As a kid, I never missed a show!
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Igotdaruns Apr 18, 2026 +2
I watched this when I was 17 still because it was entertaining even then.
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Low-Regret-539 Apr 18, 2026 +2
LOVED Wishbone. Even named my dog after him.
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Legal-Afternoon8087 Apr 18, 2026 +2
My kids loved Wishbone, but I enjoyed watching him, too! I couldn’t say that about all their favorite shows…
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curien Apr 18, 2026 +2
Yeah, I was an older teen who took care of my Pre-K sibling a lot. So many shows were boring as hell, but I was always up for Wishbone!
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abcbri Apr 18, 2026 +2
I loved this show. And then later, there were books of the stories too. We watched the Romeo and Juliet episode in my class after we covered the play.
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Jcrompy Apr 18, 2026 +2
I reallllllllly wanted to show some of these to my class but they’re hard to find!
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lalalalibrarian 6 days ago +2
They're on Youtube but the image quality of most of them is dogshit that even Soccer himself wouldn't produce. I'd be delighted if there would be enough interest shown to get it streaming somewhere, PBS Kids if nowhere else
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ColoOddball Apr 18, 2026 +2
Genuinely had no idea Wishbone lived in Texas.
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magus-21 Apr 18, 2026 +2
Man I was teased so hard for liking Wishbone in middle school. In the grand scheme of things it wasn't exactly the most traumatic kind of bullying I could've gotten, but it was still probably the thing that reminded me that I liked different things than my friends did.
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CzarDale Apr 18, 2026 +2
Working midnight to 8am. I would watch Wishbone every week after I got home from work and before going to bed. It was a good simple telling of classic stories. Acted out by Wishbone.
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mongooser Apr 19, 2026 +2
Obsessed with wishbone! I’ll never need to read the red badge of courage because of him ❤️
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Kevin-W Apr 19, 2026 +2
The theme song was so catchy
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ProtonCanon Apr 19, 2026 +2
I absolutely ADORED this show as a kid. Can't wait to watch this.
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strolpol 6 days ago +2
I really developed a love for the show because it introduced me to so many stories I definitely never would have come across on my own. Everyone is gonna get Romeo and Juliet thrown at them at some point in their cultural education but there’s no way a kid in the Midwest corn wastes was gonna be exposed to Don Quixote or Cyrano or Faust. I was already devouring books thanks to the free Pizza Hut trips and Wishbone just made me realize how varied story structures could be.
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Mundane-Manner4237 6 days ago +2
My wife and I have a stuffed animal toy Wishbone to this day.  He has on his Sherlock Holmes cape and hat.
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Gratzsner 6 days ago +2
One of my favorite shows as a kid
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sceneryJames Apr 19, 2026 +2
Hope this reveals Wishbone was super problematic on set, eating cat faces in his trailer, biting the child actors. /s Can’t wait.
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NEOK53 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Crazy, I was talking to my wife about Wishbone just a couple days ago and we couldn’t remember the name of the show/dog. I remember it came on right after getting home from school every day.
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Kendannon Apr 18, 2026 +1
I was grown when i came across this show and still loved it. Talk about wholesome and edifying.
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NegotiationNo9162 Apr 18, 2026 +1
I used to love that show! I also bought the books too. I was in love with all the kids shows on pbs
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CrissBliss Apr 18, 2026 +1
Loved Wishbone!
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Radiobamboo Apr 18, 2026 +1
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7EvZdyc-Q](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC7EvZdyc-Q)
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DetectiveMoosePI Apr 18, 2026 +1
When I was a kid I begged for my family to adopt a Jack Russell because of this show
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spidersting Apr 18, 2026 +1
I'd love a movie or a remake, but you know they would ruin it by having him talk to humans and they'd animate his lips moving.
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NoStructure7083 Apr 18, 2026 +1
I remember one of the stories was about people being sent to the wrong family or some such
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Thaknobodi87 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Forgot about this little dude.
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NectarineCheap1541 Apr 18, 2026 +1
This is the bright spot I needed today!! What wonderful news
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Einsteinbomb Apr 18, 2026 +1
I love Soccer! Got to meet him personally in Austin decades ago!
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armhat Apr 18, 2026 +1
Ivanhoe episode ripped.
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Battlescarred98 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Wonder what the actor is up to these days
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glutenfreekoalatears Apr 18, 2026 +1
I was a teacher and would watch this after work. LOVED IT!
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Greedy_Bandicoot493 Apr 18, 2026 +1
I f****** LOVED wishbone.
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Turbo__Sanwich Apr 18, 2026 +1
Man! I love wishbone. Still sing the theme. I was saddened though, to learn the show was a marketing plow to sell salad dressing
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MrMeeeeSeeeeks Apr 18, 2026 +1
This better not be some sad documentary about how Wishbone had cancer and the studio forced him to perform for years while in constant pain & fear.
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KillianSeraphim Apr 18, 2026 +1
The biggest reason I wanted a Jack Russel Terrier growing up.
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No_Development_9537 Apr 18, 2026 +1
Looooooved wishbone. Had several plushes, an action figure, and a pillow case with him on it as a kid! I credit my teachers, reading as a bedtime routine, lots of Summer library trips, and Wishbone with my love of reading. Even taught fourth grade myself after college and shared his episode about King Midas when we learned about Greek allusions. I think about this show and dog somewhat regularly. 😂
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ZombaeKat Apr 18, 2026 +1
I was just singing the theme song a 40 mins ago and now I see this post :D
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dillinwithit Apr 18, 2026 +1
This dog was a national treasure. Gimmy some ‘uh this and reading rainbow all day 🤘
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justbunnies Apr 19, 2026 +1
My sister and I grew up loving books because of that little guy. My mom became obsessed with Jack Russel terriers. They are such fun dogs.
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tacomeatface Apr 19, 2026 +1
Loved this show! And had the books lol
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bettyp00p Apr 19, 2026 +1
I loved this show as a kid!!!!
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InevitableAvocado352 6 days ago +1
Oh man loved this show as a kid!
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this_dudeagain 6 days ago +1
Don't forget rimshot.
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ApprehensiveStrut 6 days ago +1
Love him!
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_kraftdinner 6 days ago +1
Loved wishbone. Does anyone else remember there being a telephone number you could call that could talk to wishbone? I used to call it all the time and now I wish I remembered more about the phone calls. 😂
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marklovesbb 6 days ago +1
Also loved the computer games. The Odyssey one was so fun. There’s emulators online now too.
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Spare-Dimension-4963 6 days ago +1
Ahh I remember this, I loved wishbone as a kid tooooooooo! Also I remember one day at the playground I fell and slid into something giving myself one black eye. I was super sad cause it hurt and it was scary but eventually my mom cheered me up cause she said I looked like wishbone!!!! And like any child that age I already loved dramatic play! So I was pretty stoked.
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TikvahT 6 days ago +1
I cannot wait for this omg. Wishbone was a childhood highlight 😭
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dc912 6 days ago +1
I watched Wishbone when I got home from school in the 90s just because it was on. I still remember so many of the episodes and the dog’s adaptions of literary classics.
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spookyboofy 6 days ago +1
Named my first dog wishbone
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Grand-Engineer4764 6 days ago +1
“The perfect actor doesn’t exi—“
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FlashingAppleby 6 days ago +1
The Joan of Arc episode was always my personal favorite.
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randomnighmare 6 days ago +1
I loved Wishbone. That and History Detectives were my two favorite shows during the time.
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