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Prince of Wags, The

Synopsis
Children’s series featuring a Jack Russell terrier of the same name. The dog lives with his owner Joe Talbot in Oakdale, Texas, a fictional modern day neighbourhood, but he daydreams about being the star of stories from classic literature, drawing parallels between the stories and the events in the lives of Joe and his friends. It portrays the thoughts of a live Jack Russell terrier in appropriate costume projected as sound with’real’ people talking. In THE PRINCE OF WAGS Wishbone is enjoying his new role as the school basketball team’s mascot. Meanwhile, Joe and Damont have to work together to win a game in a story reminiscent of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1
Series
Wishbone
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
22 Mar 2003 (Channel: Five)
Duration
26 mins

Credits

Director
Rick Duffield
Writer
Laurie Barth; Melanie Munnell; Raymond Ricord
Cast
Sean HenniganKing Henry IV
Soccer the DogWishbone (Prince Henry (Hal))
Lynn MathisSir John Falstaff
Ashley WoodHenry Percy (Hotspur)
Jordon WallJoe
Kevin PageEarl of Westmoreland
Larry BrantleyVoice of Wishbone

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
Henry IV Part 1
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
animals; children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Episode 43 in Season 2 in US transmission. The transmission date for the PBS showing has not been ascertained. First shown on UK terrestrial television on Five 22 March 2003. The BUFVC off-air recording is taken from this transmission.

Production Company

Name

Big Feats!Entertainment

Archive

Name

Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service

Email
services@bufvc.ac.uk
Web
http://bufvc.ac.uk/tvandradio/offair External site opens in new window
Phone
020 7393 1514
Fax
020 7393 1555
Address
For Learning on Screen Members only
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web
http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(20) 707-8572
Fax
(20) 707-237’1
Address
Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Distributor

Name

PBS

Web
http://www.pbs.org External site opens in new window

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