Wednesday Trivia Question

What was the first book adapted for the series WISHBONE?

You remember WISHBONE, don’t you? He’s the little dog with the big imagination, a Jack Russell Terrier who lived a cozy suburban life yet always yearned for a more novel existence. The PBS Kids program debuted in 1995 and ran for two seasons and fifty episodes. Along the way, Wishbone became the star of dozens of fantastic adaptations of literary classics, from Shakespeare to Dickens and, in his various adventures, Wishbone acted as a canine Robin Hood, a furry Musketeer and a tail-waggin’ Sherlock Holmes, among other famous fictional characters. The show’s very first episode was a two-parter that adapted a famous work of American fiction published in the 19th century (a classic that was recently included on the list of books ranked on PBS’ THE GREAT AMERICAN READ).

Hey, It’s Photo Friday!

What’s the story, Wishbone?

One of the neat things about working in a public broadcasting station is that so many people have plush toys of our PBS Kids characters. The folks in our Kids & Education Department have a ton of them. This little guy is everyone’s favorite cultured canine – Wishbone, from the 1990s series of the same name. The bookish barker was a Jack Russell Terrier who brought classic tales to life with an amiable attitude and a well-read wit. Anyone who grew up watching Wishbone’s tails – er, tales will no doubt have fond memories of this adorable doggie.

Sounds Familiar

“Oliver Twist was an orphan, which meant he was sort of like a stray with no collar and no ID tag.” – Wishbone (Larry Brantley), explaining the Charles Dickens classic on WISHBONE

Wednesday Trivia Question

What’s the name of Wishbone’s teen-aged owner?

Sounds Familiar

“What’s the story, Wishbone? What’s this you’re dreaming up? Such big imagination on such a little pup!” – Wishbone Theme Song

Hey, It’s Photo Friday!

This week, a little something I picked up at a PBS convention sometime back in the 1990s. It’s a Wishbone notebook. If memory serves, the notebook was a promotional item given out by Big Feats Entertainment in advance of the series premiere.

The little dog with the big imagination on the front cover.

The inside cover where Wishbone gazes thoughtfully over his library.