Children's

The 7 Best Episodes of Wishbone

wishbone You remember Wishbone, right (the website is so 90s-tastic)? The Emmy award-winning series followed the adventures of Wishbone, a Jack Russell terrier who liked to recreate the adventures of heroes from classic literature. I religiously watched the pup reenact Don Quixote, Huck Finn (Wishbone in that straw hat, I can’t), and The Three Musketeers. That dog is largely responsible for introducing me to the classics in a way I could easily digest while also doing my homework. In a fit of nostalgia, I’ve gathered up some of the best episodes (according to me). Let’s shake a leg and wag another tale:  

The Count’s Account (The Count of Monte Cristo)

“Edmond Dantés was as faithful and obedient, as, well…a dog!”

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C77h5k9w55s[/youtube]

 

Cyranose (Cyrano de Bergerac) 

“I do not need my sword to teach you a lesson! I have…my words!”

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioWi5j1RxIs[/youtube]

A Dogged Exposé (Sherlock Holmes, A Scandal in Bohemia)

“Watson, really. You know how powerful my sense of hearing is.” Get it?

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eijAqqGYfH0[/youtube]

Furst Impressions (Pride and Prejudice) 

Wishbone as Darcy is about the cutest thing you’ll ever see.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYq0C6i9o88[/youtube]

Hercules Unleashed (Hercules and the Golden Apples)

Wishbone takes on Atlas and various other Greek myths. In a lion’s skin. Like you do.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0Yrr_QJL4M[/youtube]

One Thousand and One Tails (One Thousand and One Arabian Nights)

“I hear you can play INCREDIBLE games on the internet.”

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCDvaUImQ2Q[/youtube]

Pawloined Paper (The Purloined Letter)

“Poe’s detective was solving crimes with logical thinking nearly 50 years before Sherlock Holmes arrived in libraries!”

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHCBxTmA-lE[/youtube]

 

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