Wishbone: Hunchdog of Notre Dame/The Impawssible Dream |  | Actor: Wishbone
Studio: Lyons / Hit Ent.
Category: DVD
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 18673
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 56 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 045986091390
EAN: 0045986091390
ASIN: B0009E33BU
Release Date: April 26, 2005
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Wishbone forever October 27, 2007
T. Gross (Rochester, NY)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Was like having this wonderful show back for my viewing pleasure. My duaghter loves it.
Wishbone videos May 14, 2007
Sharon J. Deubreau (Willowick, OH United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I watched WIshbone when it was "Fresh" 10 - 12 years ago. I have a few of the videos and the kids (9 & 6) love him as well. I was glad to see that I could expand the collection a bit since the kids enjoy his stories. Heck--- I still enjoy them.
The creativity they use to parallel what is going on with Joe and his friends to the literary classics is great. The books these are based on are _The Hunchback of Notre Dame_ with Wishbone as Quasimodo and _Don Quixote_, where Wishbone is the ever-faithful Sancho Panza. The stories are easy for the kids to follow, and at the end they show how the show was made---how they created the special effects and so on.
Will these videos entice the kids to read these classics as they get a bit older, only time will tell, but it has given them a base of reference.
The downside is it has been harder to find Wishbone videos since he has been off the air for a while. Too bad.
WONDERFUL!! April 4, 2007
Vegan Mom (California)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Wishbone show was such a wonerful way to introduce kids to classic books. The way the storyline of the cute dog and his family are woven in with the classic story is so very clever. Seeing the shows has sparked interest in my kids to open the books and read them. When she was 4 until the show ended, this was my daughter's very favorite show. It was one that I was actually happy to have her watch.
I was so very sorry when this show went off the air. However, I am thrilled to now be able to purchase some of these wonderful shows. I highly recommend this for the entire family.
One of the best television shows of all time! June 4, 2006
M. Johnson (Cape Cod, MA USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
"Wishbone" is the name of a terrier that lives with his human family, a boy named Joe and Joe's widowed mother, Ellen, who is a librarian. This excellent series follows the adventures of Wishbone, Joe, and Ellen in their daily lives and illustrates the relevance of classic literature to pre-teens. As Joe faces a challenge at school or with a friend, Wishbone "dreams" of a similar situation faced by a character in a great novel, and often points the way to the solving of Joe's dilemma. This wonderful series destroys the ridiculous theory all-too-prevalent in academia that today's children can't relate to works of fiction that may be centuries old. In each 30-minute episode, "Wishbone" introduces works of Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Homer, and many others, in ways both imaginative and humorous. Children will be fascinated, and I am sure many who viewed this series went on to read the books presented here. I am glad this series is being released on DVD. Every single episode is blessed with great scripts, and high production values; and Wishbone's period costumes must be seen to be believed!! Highly recommended!
Wishbone is terrific! February 21, 2006
Jo Anne Lambert (S. Mantoloking, NJ United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I loved this show when it aired on public broadcasting and miss it. What's NOT to like? A classic novel told with the cutest darn dog in the lead. This show needs to come back on the air, but in the meantime, these DVD's are terrific and fun.
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