Wishbone: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Wishbone is a half-hour live-action children's television show that was produced from 1995 to 2001 and broadcast on PBS Kids. The show's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier. Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional town of Oakdale, Texas. He daydreams about being the lead character of stories from classic literature. He was known as "the little dog with a big imagination". Only the viewers and the characters in his daydreams can hear Wishbone speak. The characters from his daydreams see Wishbone as whichever famous character he is currently portraying and not as a dog. The show won four Daytime Emmies, a Peabody Award, and honors from the Television Critics Association. Wishbone's exterior shots were filmed on the backlot of Lyrick Studios's teen division Big Feats! Entertainment in Allen, Texas and its interior shots were filmed on a sound stage in a 50,000 square foot warehouse in Plano, Texas. Additional scenes were filmed in Grapevine, Texas.

Series details

• Title: Wishbone
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Children
• Premiere date: 1995-10-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-12-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: PBS Kids
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12445
• IMDb ID: tt0112225
• TVDB ID: 76132

Cast and credited roles

• Soccer the Dog — Wishbone
• Larry Brantley — Wishbone
• Jordan Wall — Joe Talbot
• Mary Chris Wall — Ellen Talbot
• Christie Abbott — Sam Kepler
• Angee Hughes — Wanda Gilmore
• Adam Springfield — David Barnes
• Joe Duffield — Damont Jones
• Mikaila Enriquez — Melina Finch

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1995-10-09; final listed air date 1995-12-01; episode order: 40.
• Season 2: premiered 1997-10-15; final listed air date 1997-12-04; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Wishbone on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.