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
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
Archive
- Name
Learning on Screen Off-Air Recording Back-up Service
- 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
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Prince of Wags, The". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36766 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)