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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(19 votes)

    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
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  2. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 2 - A Tail in Twain (2)
    9.1/10(31 votes)

    S1:E2

    Continuation of previous episode exploring The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 5 - Bone of Contention
    9.1/10(20 votes)

    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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  4. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 1 - A Tail in Twain (1)
    9.0/10(46 votes)

    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
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  5. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 37 - Pantin' at the Opera
    9.0/10(25 votes)

    S1:E37

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

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 5 - Homer Sweet Homer
    8.9/10(42 votes)

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 7 - Cyranose
    8.9/10(28 votes)

    S1:E7

    Wishbone is Cyrano de Bergerac, serenading Roxanne with poetry.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 16 - A Tale of Two Sitters
    8.9/10(22 votes)

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 27 - The Count's Account
    8.9/10(22 votes)

    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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  10. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 28 - Salty Dog
    8.9/10(22 votes)

    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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  11. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 2 - Halloween Hound: The Legend of the Creepy Collars (2)
    8.9/10(45 votes)

    S2:E2

    Continuation of previous episode exploring The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 15 - Golden Retrieved
    8.8/10(23 votes)

    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.

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  13. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 31 - Terrified Terrier
    8.8/10(17 votes)

    S1:E31

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

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 33 - Muttketeer!
    8.8/10(22 votes)

    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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  15. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 10 - The Roamin' Nose
    8.8/10(18 votes)

    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
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  16. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 4 - Rosie, Oh, Rosie, Oh!
    8.7/10(35 votes)

    S1:E4

    Wishbone, not wearing his collar, gets taken to the pound where he meets a beautiful female dog named Rosie. The inside story is that of ""romeo and Juliet"" by William Shakespeare

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 9 - Digging Up the Past
    8.7/10(27 votes)

    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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  18. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 34 - Hercules Unleashed
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    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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  19. Wishbone Season 2 Episode 1 - Halloween Hound: The Legend of the Creepy Collars (1)
    8.7/10(44 votes)

    S2:E1

    Joe and his two best friends, David and Samantha, form a team to go on a Halloween scavenger hunt. Damont also competes in the game, but he tries to win by cheating. Meanwhile, Wishbone imagines himself as Ichabod Crane in Washington Irving's ""The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"".

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 3 - Twisted Tail
    8.6/10(37 votes)

    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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  21. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 10 - Bone of Arc
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    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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  22. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 11 - The Impawssible Dream
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    S1:E11

    Wishbone, while watching Joe pursue his impossible dream of making the book of world records, thinks of Don Quixote.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 19 - One Thousand and One Tails
    8.6/10(28 votes)

    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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  24. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 22 - The Pawloined Paper
    8.6/10(24 votes)

    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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  25. Wishbone Season 1 Episode 39 - Rushin' to the Bone
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    S1:E39

    Wishbone dramatizes Gogol's The Inspector General.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Moonbone" is the best rated episode of "Wishbone". It scored 9.2/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/9/1997. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Tail in Twain (2)".