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February 28, 2001

Wishbone

Children's programming for television has long been a staple for that industry. Starting with reruns of old western movies, advancing to animated programs up to the current offerings, programs that hold our children's viewing span are varied. Some better than others, but as today's FamSite shows, all can be both entertaining and educational.

The site is called Wishbone, and it is the online presence of one of the most popular dogs on television. This Public Broadcasting System's program uses Wishbone to introduce children to reading and enjoying classic literature and to do it with quality and worthwhile programs. In each half-hour episode, Wishbone the dog's escapades with the children and families of the fictional town of Oakdale, U.S.A., trigger a series of daydreams in which Wishbone the dog imagines himself as a character in signature scenes from classic works of literature. The modern-day scenes parallel the storylines from classic literature, emphasizing the timeless and universal themes explored in these classic tales. One time he will befriend Joan of Arc, the next he will be D'Atagnan, and even turn up as both the Prince and the Pauper. This site has listings of all the episodes, online activities, schedules, and background information on the program.

This is a wonderful site that introduces young children to not only the joy of reading, but the fun as well. Enjoy this site and be sure to pass it on to a friend.

http://www.pbs.org/wishbone/

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Written by mayor at February 28, 2001 12:00 PM

Comments on “Wishbone”

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  1. JESS on July 19, 2004 05:19 PM

    I wanted to know if you would put wishbone back on pbs because I'm sure everybobd liked the show like the kids who have no cable.


    THANK YOU

  2. julie on January 5, 2006 09:22 AM

    Wishbone is probably the best tv show for children from the ages of 2 - whatever. I am an adult and enjoyed the series, that I purchased all of the VHS and even collected some of the Wishbone stuffed animals dressed in his costume. I am now a grandmother of a little girl and boy and I am introducing Wishbone to them. I so do wish that you would either remake the series or start a new one with out little friend. Thank you

  3. kelly Splawn on January 12, 2006 03:12 PM

    Please put Wishbone back on PBS. It is one of the better shows that you have to offer to children. Thank you.

  4. CANDEE on January 29, 2006 01:24 AM

    Paw-lease put Wishbone back on PBS !!!!!
    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY WISHBONE.
    I'll give you a gingersnap if you put him back on TV!

  5. Julie on February 23, 2006 08:35 PM

    I love the little dog and the wishbone series. I wish it would come back. Infact When I was a little girl, I disliked reading and thought that books were uncool. Then I saw this show and loved the little dog and started to read the books he showed. I loved the books, and would like to thank PBS for putting the show on I just wish it was back on. Hopefully, they will sell the DVD's soon.
    Thanks wishbone and thanks joe, sam and the entire group of people which made the show.

  6. Donna on March 9, 2006 10:26 PM

    My 23 yr old son loved the wishbone series when he was a young boy. I enjoyed watching it with him myself. I now have an 8 yr old son who has discovered the wishbone books. He loves them!!! Please, please, please air the series again. Thanks!

  7. Graca on March 23, 2006 12:08 PM

    If Wishbone cannot return to the airwaves, please release a DVD set (individual episodes are too pricy and confusing).

  8. kacey on April 8, 2006 10:30 PM

    I realy love wishbone. My whole family would sit down and watch it with me and it realy incouraged me to read more books.That little dog is great and im asking you from the bottom of my heart to air the show again.Everybody loves him and just think you would make millions if you put him back on telivision.Thanks. P.S wishbone rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Bonnie on April 8, 2006 10:55 PM

    I agree with all of the parents who say that wishbone is educatoinal. All of my kids and every kid I have ever know has learned something from wishbone. I think putting him back on tv would be the rignt thing to do.

  10. nicole on April 9, 2006 11:35 AM

    Wishbone is such an insperational dog. He made growing up worth while and I think that the kids now deserve to feel the same way. So please put wishbone back on tv.

  11. janna on April 9, 2006 01:43 PM

    First of all i'd like to thank the people who came up with the great idea of this show. Wishbone means so much to my family and I. It would be a blessing if you put him back on tv.ay. So please put wishbone back on tv.

  12. paige on April 9, 2006 01:49 PM

    Evreyone loves wishbone and i'm dieing too see him agin. Please put him back on tv.

  13. Angele on May 12, 2006 10:19 AM

    Wishbone!! How I miss thee! It HAS to be aired again -- I'm in college now and my love of literature is in great part due to that show. If it can't be aired on TV again (which it should be!), please release complete season DVDs!!!

  14. Melody on May 12, 2006 05:25 PM

    Wishbone is amazing! I am 15 now and I still love him! I really hope a set of all the episodes would come out on DVD soon!

  15. ZACK DOLLEN on May 24, 2006 05:01 PM

    I wish that you would put out a dvd set of all of wishbone's episodes. I am dieing to see him again. I 14 and I still like him. please take my favor. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. zack dollen on May 24, 2006 05:03 PM

    PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. kellie on May 24, 2006 05:09 PM

    Could you please put out a wishbone dvd set with all of his episodes on it that would be a miricle and it would make lots of money for the company.I NEED WISHBONE!!!!!!!!!!

  18. Rachael on May 30, 2006 10:45 AM

    If you won't bring Wishbone back (although that would be GREAT!), please make a box set of all the episodes so we can have our Wishbone!

  19. Jessica on June 1, 2006 09:38 AM

    I'm going to reiterate what everyone seems to be interested in- a DVD collection of all the Wishbone episodes! Wishbone taught me more than any other show I watched as a kid and I would love to share it with my little cousins!

  20. Wayne on June 9, 2006 05:40 AM

    Wishbone is definately the best show of the centuary. (or 1 of them) I would be delighted if a box set of dvd episodes would be released, but bringing the show back would be even better!!

  21. Rachel on June 16, 2006 09:21 PM

    I love Wishbone! I only saw a few of the shows, but every one was great! I love the books. The show should definitely be put back on air. Why not? I also agree that they should be in a DVD box set or something. JRTs and reading are two of my favorite things, so Wishbone is, in my eyes, perfect. Wishbone rocks!

  22. rose on July 7, 2006 05:55 PM

    Please put out a set of dvds inclueing all of the wishbone tv series episodes.That would be great all of my friends love wishbone and we are all around 15 and 16 I woud get every one I knew to buy the set. Just think you would make millions and it would mean so much to me.

  23. kristen on September 2, 2006 09:09 PM

    wishbone was the best show on pbs and im not the omly one that would be very exited if it went back on air

  24. Julie Paavola on September 10, 2006 09:47 PM

    My husband, children and I are huge fans and former followers of the Wishbone series. Can we purchase the episodes that aired on PBS? Whether or not we can, why does'nt PBS bring the series back to life and if you need a time slot, take away that wretched Barney or Arthur for that matter. They both have deteriorated over time. Wishbone, on the other hand, is classic literature rolled up in a darling, daring pooch. How can anyone resist?
    Pretty please!!!!

  25. Julie Paavola on September 10, 2006 09:49 PM

    My husband, children and I are huge fans and former followers of the Wishbone series. Can we purchase the episodes that aired on PBS? Whether or not we can, why does'nt PBS bring the series back to life and if you need a time slot, take away that wretched Barney or Arthur for that matter. They both have deteriorated over time. Wishbone, on the other hand, is classic literature rolled up in a darling, daring pooch. How can anyone resist?
    Pretty please!!!!

  26. Michelle on September 26, 2006 10:21 AM

    I have just printed out a letter to Lyrick Studios requesting that they bring Wishbone back either to televison or to a full DVD series. I also have emailed my public television station and requested that they air it again for this generation of kids. I hope that you all will take this a bit farther and write to Lyric Studios and make the request too. Here is their address:
    Lyric Studios
    830 South Greenville Avenue
    Allen, TX 75002

  27. Angie on October 14, 2006 09:25 AM

    I loved Wishbone when I was little, and would always wait for hours by the tv so my brother wouldn't try to turn the channel so I could watch him everyday. I wish to death he was back on tv! I love dogs and would really love to see him again.

  28. Jordan on October 29, 2006 07:32 PM

    I truly think that every child should experience wishbone. It is an inspirational show and teaches a bit of history to children. What could be better than that. PLEASE put Wish Bone back on.

  29. janice on November 5, 2006 07:27 PM

    my husband (52) and i (45) love wishbone... call us big kids! this is good clean t.v. viewing with wonderful history lessons. please put the series back on!

  30. Rachel Brock on November 12, 2006 10:06 AM

    Please put wishbone back on the TV. My cousin used to watch it and loved it and now I still love it and want to share it with my kids. Please let me know where I could buy all the DVD's of Wishbone that were ever put out.Thank U!

  31. Gayle on November 14, 2006 10:07 PM

    In elementary school, I always loved to watch my Wishbone. I'd always go home, grab a snack, and sit down, waiting for my show to come on. By 3rd grade, I knew all I needed to know about classics. In 2nd grade I tried reading Romeo and Juliet and the Count of Monte Cristo. Now in high school, I can relate to a Wishbone episode almost everyday in my English classes. My teachers laugh at me, but the show really helped. I always say, "Everything I need to know about literary classics, I learned from Wishbone." I whole heartedly agree that the series should be put on DVDs and aired again. If it was put on air, within a year, the series would sell with tremendous ease.

  32. Anthony on December 21, 2006 07:55 PM

    I love wishbone and im 20 years old.....i wish my newborn family could enjoy him.

  33. Sarah on February 3, 2007 03:05 PM

    I used to watch wishbone everyday when I was younger. My mom and I would sit on the couch and watch the show together. She called wishbone her "substitute dog', since our dog had died when I was about three or four years old. When my younger brother was born, we introduced the show to him, too. Both of us grew up watching wishbone. Now, whenever I read classic literature such as the Odyssey, Romeo and Juliet, the Count of Monte Cristo, and many other books, I think of Wishbone. The memory of these episodes holds a special place in me and my family's heart, and I have been searching for a complete collection of episodes from Wishbone for years. I was extremely dissapointed that PBS cancelled the show, and I miss it now, even though i am 16 years old and I have not seen it since it stopped being aired on television. So, please, i ask you to sell a full colection of Wishbone episodes on DVD or VHS so other children can have the oppurtunity to watch Wishbone and learn to appreciate literature the way I have. Thank you for reading this.
    -Sarah

  34. Jolene on February 19, 2007 12:52 PM

    I am a 19 year old college student, and ever since I can remember I have loved to read. It wasnt until Wishbone aired though that my reading selection expanded beyond that which was provided to me in the classrooms. Wishbone inspired me to read a children's version of Huckleberry Finn when I was in 3rd grade, this was but one of the many stories that Wishbone inspired me to read. I was highly disappointed to see Wishbone go off the air, as it had truely made an impact upon me. It has been through my own observations that many adults have not read many of the classics pieces of literature that I had read by the age of 13. This was all in due part to a small dog that connected to such a huge audience in a very unique way. I can only hope that a box set of the Wishbone seasons on DVD is released. That way, when I have children, I can introduce them to the wonderful world of Wishbone, and hopefully inspire another generation of literature lovers.

  35. dude on February 22, 2007 06:37 PM

    WISHBONE WAS HORRIBLE
    i would never let my young one watch that stuff.
    "whats the story wishbone"???????? NOTHING THATS WHAT
    BOOO YAAA MOFUKAAAASS

  36. sandra on February 23, 2007 05:50 PM

    Please put wishbone back on the air..It was one of the best shows provided for children and included educational themes as well

  37. Rhonda on March 4, 2007 07:25 PM

    I hear a rumor that Wishbone will be "coming soon" to our PBS station (unc-tv). I hope this is the case, as our whole family enjoyed and missed the series. We would buy them if they were available on DVD.

  38. Meg on March 12, 2007 08:02 AM

    Please Please put wishbone back on PBS. I live in a house with 4 channels, and PBS or now MPBN, is the only half kids channel. My cousin and I loved the show, and we miss it so much. Now I am trying to find all the dvd's of the series, so I can watch it all the time. Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please Please put it back on. Thank you.

  39. Sherrie on March 17, 2007 07:48 PM

    I recently introduced a classic literature unit to my fourth grade class using a Wishbone video. The class was mesmerized and pleaded for more. I'm certain that a re=release of the Wishbone series would be well-received by the typical intermediate level student and many former fans judging by the other posts on this site. Every school library needs an affordable complete collection of all episodes! It would also be a great PR tool to encourage donations during the next public television fundraiser!

  40. Matthew Wilson on April 1, 2007 09:19 AM

    As an educator, I found it increasingly harder to get kids interested in the classic stories. Wishbone allowed kids to get an overview of these stories with a cute little dog as the main character. I would love to see Wishbone back on PBS, and I would also like a complete collection for myself on DVD. Please, for the sake of the kids, put Wishbone back on.

  41. Jennifer on June 10, 2007 12:59 AM

    hi my name is Jennifer and just sometime ago i was serching threw the channels truying to find somthing good to watch and i fond wishbone its on tv 8:00 am every sunday on my tv programing schedule i dont now if its difrent on your tv but i just happent abont it so i hope this helps you guys

  42. Tiffany on June 11, 2007 08:54 AM

    I forgot to mention in my last comment the new wishbone website. www.wwwishbone.com

  43. Jennifer on June 26, 2007 07:18 PM

    wishbone is on my tv on sundays 8am the pacific northwest

  44. Tori on November 11, 2007 11:57 AM

    Wishbone ws definetly my favorite show as a kid. (even before I knew how to read I was book obsessed) Recently, I've become a fan (or phan) of Phantom of the Opera. I remember vividly watching an episode with Wishbone as Raoul de Chagny along side a particularly frightening Erik (the Phantom). I won't usually give a second look to things that portray Erik as a monster but since this was such a dominating force in my childhood I was hoping someone would know where I could find this episode. I believe it's called Pantin' At The Opera.

  45. Sarah on November 30, 2007 09:43 AM

    I wish Wishbone would be aired on PBS once again, or at least released to DVD. I am seventeen years old and I can remember Wishbone being my favorite TV show from '95 to '01. As the older sister to my four (soon to be five) siblings ranging in age from 1 to 11, I would love for them to know Wishbone as I did.

  46. Guy on March 1, 2008 09:39 PM

    As I'm going through my old VHS collection I found that I still had most of the Wishbone episodes that we loved as a family back in the 90s. Now my youngest child is at an age to appreciate it and I can't find the DVD's, VHS, or any other video of Wishbone available anywhere. I'm glad I have the tapes that I have but I would be happy to purchase the entire series on DVD if it were available!

  47. Alisha Martinez on May 14, 2008 09:35 AM

    PLEASE put Wishbone back on TV. It is one of best shows ever and I would love to see it again. Please!!!!!!!

  48. serena nistler on August 24, 2008 11:23 AM

    I just saw a series of wishbone on ebay. check it out . just type in wishbone and dvd.


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