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The Best Episodes of Wishbone

Every episode of Wishbone ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Wishbone!

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Wishbone is a children's television show. The show's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier of the same name. Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional modern town of Oakdale, Texas. He

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Wishbone Season 2 Episode 7 - Moonbone
    9.2/10(17 votes)

    #1 - Moonbone

    S2:E7

    Would you believe a missing Super Bowl ring could be traced to Wishbone? Hard for him to notice, as he imagines himself as Franklin Blake in Wilkie Collins's The Moonstone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 10 - The Roamin' Nose
    9.2/10(15 votes)

    #2 - The Roamin' Nose

    S2:E10

    It's graduation time for the middle-school students, as they face the uncertain future in more ways than one. Wishbone sees a future with just as many question marks in Virgil's The Aeneid.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 2 - A Tail in Twain (2)
    9.1/10(27 votes)

    #3 - A Tail in Twain (2)

    S1:E2

    Part One continued.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 5 - Homer Sweet Homer
    9.1/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Homer Sweet Homer

    S1:E5

    Wishbone tells the story of Homer's ""The Odyssey.""

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 7 - Cyranose
    9.1/10(26 votes)

    #5 - Cyranose

    S1:E7

    Wishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 5 - Bone of Contention
    9.1/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Bone of Contention

    S2:E5

    Joe and David's friendship is tested when they both are interested in the same girl. Wishbone, as John Alden, and his best friend have to decide how valuable their friendship really is in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, ""The Courtship of Miles Standish.""

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 31 - Terrified Terrier
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #7 - Terrified Terrier

    S1:E31

    Now Wishbone feels wounded as he dreams of Stephen Crane's The Red Badge of Courage.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 37 - Pantin' at the Opera
    9.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Pantin' at the Opera

    S1:E37

    Wishbone tells the story of Gaston Leroux's ""The Phantom Of The Opera.""

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 1 - A Tail in Twain (1)
    8.9/10(37 votes)

    #9 - A Tail in Twain (1)

    S1:E1

    The kids have an end-of-summer adventure in Jackson Park and learn about the power of stories. Wishbone, as Tom Sawyer, has an adventure with Huck Finn in Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 3 - Twisted Tail
    8.9/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Twisted Tail

    S1:E3

    A crime wave hits Oakdale, making the kids selective in choosing friends and giving Wishbone a chance to dream of Oliver Twist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 15 - Golden Retrieved
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    #11 - Golden Retrieved

    S1:E15

    Wishbone is distressed with his owner Joe's infatuation with his new mountain bike, which causes Joe to pay less attention to Wishbone, and to act less caring and patient towards him. Then when Wishbone goes missing for a day, Joe realizes how much Wishbone means to him, and how his dog's company is so much more important than his new bike. Meanwhile, as Silas Marner, Wishbone learns the value of human warmth and companionship as opposed to acquired wealth.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 16 - A Tale of Two Sitters
    8.9/10(20 votes)

    #12 - A Tale of Two Sitters

    S1:E16

    Guilt by association haunts Wishbone in his dream of A Tale of Two Cities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 22 - The Pawloined Paper
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Pawloined Paper

    S1:E22

    Joe has a substitute teacher for his class, who he likes a lot. After a word puzzle he makes up about her gets snatched, courtesy of Curtis, Joe must get it back before anyone sees it. Meanwhile, Wishbone tears the living room upside down looking for his toy newspaper, which is right under his nose the whole time, just like where the stolen letter is hidden in today's story ""The Purloined Letter"" by Edgar Allen Poe

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 27 - The Count's Account
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #14 - The Count's Account

    S1:E27

    Damont gets David into trouble after he uses one of David's inventions. Meanwhile, Wishbone as Edmond Dantes seeks revenge against his enemies in Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 28 - Salty Dog
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #15 - Salty Dog

    S1:E28

    Samantha convinces Joe and David to help her look for a ""magic"" horseshoe that is rumored to be nailed somewhere inside an old rickety barn in a remote wooded area of Oakdale. Wishbone notes Sam's adventurous spirit and her eager determination to fulfill her quest, and compares her to Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's book ""Treasure Island"".

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 33 - Muttketeer!
    8.9/10(19 votes)

    #16 - Muttketeer!

    S1:E33

    Wishbone is always eager to make friends. He does so in the real world at the local school. And as D'Artagnan, Wishbone makes friends of the Three Musketeers.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 2 - Halloween Hound: The Legend of the Creepy Collars (2)
    8.9/10(49 votes)

    #17 - Halloween Hound: The Legend of the Creepy Collars (2)

    S2:E2

    Continuation of Part 1.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 19 - One Thousand and One Tails
    8.8/10(25 votes)

    #18 - One Thousand and One Tails

    S1:E19

    While greed threatens to grip the humans around him, Wishbone imagines himself as Ali Baba among forty thieves. The sheer power of 1001 Arabian Nights seems overwhelming.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 34 - Hercules Unleashed
    8.8/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Hercules Unleashed

    S1:E34

    While Samantha seeks the perfect gift for her father's birthday, Wishbone plays up Hercules, seeking the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 39 - Rushin' to the Bone
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Rushin' to the Bone

    S1:E39

    Wishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 40 - Picks of the Litter
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #21 - Picks of the Litter

    S1:E40

    The obligatory flashback episode (and the only best-of the series would ever see).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 6 - War of the Noses
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #22 - War of the Noses

    S2:E6

    A betrayed Wishbone lapses into the character Richard Shelton in Robert Louis Stevenson's The Black Arrow.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 6 - Bark That Bark
    8.7/10(20 votes)

    #23 - Bark That Bark

    S1:E6

    David overloads on responsibilities and doesn't understand the wisdom of asking for help. Wishbone explores the power of wisdom as it lies within two African-American folk tales.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 9 - Digging Up the Past
    8.7/10(24 votes)

    #24 - Digging Up the Past

    S1:E9

    Wishbone and Joe meet a charming elderly Oakdale resident who has returned after a long absense, and together they search for a ""time capsule"" in Joe's backyard. Meanwhile, Wishbone imagines himself as Rip van Winkle, who falls asleep in the forest and wakes up twenty years later to discover that a whole new nation (the USA) has been born.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 10 - Bone of Arc
    8.7/10(25 votes)

    #25 - Bone of Arc

    S1:E10

    Samantha becomes the heroine of the boys' soccer team, while Wishbone becomes her ally. Meanwhile, Joan of Arc leads the men of the French Army against the English in Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Wishbone is her friend, Louis de Conte.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Moonbone" is the best rated episode of "Wishbone". It scored 9.2/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/9/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Roamin' Nose".