Wishbone: Death of a Working Dog Reviving a Mobit

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Dec 4, 202437:12Society & Culture

This week marks 8 years since the finale of the beloved series "Wishbone". In the 1990s, PBS introduced young audiences to a canine star like none other: a Jack Russell terrier who imagined himself as characters from cla...

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