Wishbone - Impawssible Dream

 (4 customer reviews)

I grew up watching Wishbone films on the Public Broadcasting Station, which aired the programs between 1995-2001. Unfortunately, I am now unable to find these episodes on most media markets (a few episodes may be found on YouTube).

I enjoyed Wishbone because each episode gave a basic view of the plot of a classic work of literature. This episode, "The Impawssible Dream" gives a small portion of the plot in Don Quixote written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. While this 28 minute Wishbone episode does not cover nearly all of the massive novel, it helps to instill in the childhood viewer a love of literature. Ex: When I was nine years old watching the Wishbone episode on "The Three Musketeers," I learned how to pronounce the names of the French characters such as d'Artagnan and Cardinal de Richelieu.

Now, this episode is not one of my favorites. However, each episode does have a moral. In Don Quixote, Don Quixote and his companion Sancho Panza...Read more

I love Wishbone so much. I watched it all the time as a kid. I only wish that more episodes were available on DVD.
I bought this episode because I just finished reading Don Quixote, and thought it was a cute follow-up.

The Wishbone series is excellent. My children loved them and now my granddaughter does. The only drawback at all is that more of the episodes are unavailable on DVD. Definitely recommend the Wishbone series.