Our conversation takes some real twists and turns as Wishbone looks for a lab rat running amok in the school while imagining himself as d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas. Content warning: we state that in the actual book a main character man rapes a woman, though we do not discuss this scene and it is not in the adaptation.

Returning guest Mike joins us to discuss how JT (fka Joe Talbot) treats his friends when his idol freshman basketball hotshot Grady Ray invites him to join his crew. Wishbone takes us through a different young man's inner turmoil and feelings about war in The Red Badge of Courage, by Stephen Crane. Content warning: the book is set during battles in the American Civil War and our discussion covers the actors depicting people who died in battle.

Someone is secretly photographic Oakdale kids and humiliating them in a photocopied scandal sheet distributed around town. Does Lady Whistledown have it in for all-around all-star Samantha Kepler? Meanwhile, in A Scandal in Bohemia, by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is bested by someone—a woman.

Sam doggedly leads Wishbone and the boys into an old barn to find a relic from a famous local author. Will she face any consequences when the barn nearly burns down with the kids inside? Her adventure is nearly as dangerous as Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson. 

While recording an episode full of digressions about middle school, we delved into a handful of the many 90s American movies about kids and animals. This is an outtake from S1E25 Furst Impressions. We'll be back with a full-length episode in your feed next week!

A blizzard rolls through Oakdale leaving anger and disappointment in its wake, but its human creators weren't caught red-handed. Revenge is top of mind for David when he's framed as the culprit, just as it was for The Count of Monte Cristo in the novel by by Alexandre Dumas (père). 

Joe attempts to wrangle David's younger sister's T-ball team as a new assistant coach and things do not go well for him (though the girls have a great time). Wishbone stars as two characters in The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain. 2x Wishbone = 2x fun = 2x adorable outfits = 2000x as awesome.

The kids are up in arms over rumors around a middle school dance, and Joe is afraid his friendship with Sam and David might not survive a big fight. We also discuss the utterly American phenomenon of middle school dances at great length. And move over Colin Firth—the hottest Darcy in town is Wishbone in Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen.