The Voice of ‘Wishbone’ Shares Update on Effort to Bring Back the Iconic PBS Series

Larry Brantley knows Wishbone fans haven’t forgotten their favorite literary dog. Now, he’s hoping another generation will get a better opportunity to watch.

Speaking with TV Insider at ’90s Con in Hartford, the voice of the beloved PBS character discussed the show’s enduring following and shared that making its episodes available in high definition is something he’s working toward.

“The show isn’t available anywhere. You can get old standard-definition versions on YouTube,” Brantley said. “I hope at some point all the episodes become available in high definition. That’s something we’re working on for the future.”

Brantley didn’t name a potential streaming home or offer a timetable. However, his comments suggest that giving the series a more accessible future remains a priority, even as its original viewers introduce their children to the show.

He also pointed to another project helping keep the show’s legacy alive: the documentary What’s the Story, Wishbone?, featuring Brantley and those who helped make the series.

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“We did a documentary film last year called What’s the Story, Wishbone?, all about making the show,” he explained. “I co-produced it with Betty Buckley, our original producer, and Joey Stewart, my first assistant director on the show.”

“It’s giving another generation an opportunity to see what the show is about,” he added.

That ongoing interest wasn’t something Brantley could easily measure while recording the character’s voice. Without social media providing immediate reactions, the team didn’t initially understand how much their work was connecting with viewers.

“When we did Wishbone in the ’90s, we were a PBS show. There was no social media or anything like that,” he recalled. “We had no idea when we were making it that it would turn into what it became.”

Meeting audiences eventually offered a clearer picture.

“It wasn’t until we started going on tour and meeting people that we realized, ‘I think people might actually be watching the show,’” Brantley said.

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Those viewers are still showing up decades later. At ’90s Con, Brantley said his first day kept him busy without a break as attendees stopped by to meet the man behind a familiar childhood voice.

“I got to meet people, and to hear something like, ‘You were the voice of my childhood,’ I take that seriously,” he shared. “That’s crazy to hear.”

Fans will have to wait for more details about the effort to make the episodes available in HD. In the meantime, Brantley is getting plenty of reminders that the audience is still there.

“I’m looking forward to more of it today,” he said.