Rosie, Oh, Rosie Oh!

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 ROSIE, OH, ROSIE, OH! Wishbone, not wearing his collar, gets taken to the pound where he meets a beautiful dog called Rosie. He is reminded of Shakespeare’s play, with himself and Rosie in the leading roles. When Rosie is adopted by another family, Wishbone’s romance comes to an end. The play is followed by scenes of casting and rehearsals for the show, including comments from actors Jeanne Simpson (Juliet) and Christopher Carlos (Sampson).
Series: Wishbone
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 25 Mar 1995 (Channel: PBS)
Duration: 30 mins

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Production type: Other
Plays: Romeo and Juliet
Subjects: Drama
Keywords: animals; children’s television; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; Casting (roles)

History: Episode 4 in series 1 in the US transmission.
First shown on UK terrestrial television on Five 31 July 2005. The BUFVC off-air recording is taken from this transmission.
Reviews: For an assessment of the programme in terms of ‘forbidden love between dog and human’ see Richard Burt Unspeakable ShaXXXPeares: Queer Theory and American Kiddie Culture (London, Macmillan, 1998) p237-8.

Shakespeare, "Rosie, Oh, Rosie Oh!". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36767 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)

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