Remember that one where Joan of Arc awkwardly burned at the stake?
It was awesome and starred an adorable Jack Russell terrier named Wishbone who would act out tales of classic literature. Each episode would start in the real world, with Wishbone's young owner and friends (Wishbone would talk, but the kids couldn't hear him), and then you'd cut between Wishbone's re-telling of a story like Tom Sawyer or Oliver Twist, which had a parallel with the real-life storyline.
What made Wishbone particularly awesome was that its writers didn't shy away from using really hard literature or dark books to base their episodes on. Here, some that you'd be surprised to find used on a kids' TV show:
Romeo & Juliet in the episode "Rosie, Oh! Rosie, Oh!"
Wishbone mistakenly ends up in the pound where he falls in love with another dog. Their love is doomed! Meanwhile, Wishbone plays an actor playing Romeo, so it's not like they really die.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame in the episode "The Hunchdog of Notre Dame"
In the real world, an awkward boy gets passed over when picking teams for Rollerblade hockey. Meanwhile, Wishbone plays Quasimodo, and nobly rescues Esmerelda from the gallows (dude). But they kind of gloss over the whole "they end up dead anyhow" part. But, dude: GALLOWS! On TV. For kids! How is this not terrifying?
Joan of Arc in the episode "Bone of Arc"
Samantha volunteers to join the boys' soccer team, which reminds Wishbone of...the heroic Joan of Arc. And there's totally this awkward burning at the stake scene. DARK SHIT.
