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This is the first of three episodes to be based on a Dickens novel. It's followed by "[[Recap/WishboneS1E16ATaleOfTwoSitters A Tale of Two Sitters]]," which adapts ''Literature/ATaleOfTwoCities'', and "[[Recap/WishboneS2E04GroomedForGreatness Groomed for Greatness]]," which adapts ''Literature/GreatExpectations''.
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* FooledByTheSound: {{Invoked}}. David records a (rather half-assed, by Wishbone's own admission) bark from Wishbone and edits it with his computer to sound like a much larger dog, to act as a burglar alarm for Ms. Gilmore's house after a wave of burglaries around town. [[spoiler:It not only scares the hell out of the burglar but is loud enough to be heard from Joe's house next door, letting them get a look at him and identify him.]]
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* FooledByTheSound: {{Invoked}}. David records a (rather half-assed, by Wishbone's own admission) bark from Wishbone and edits it with his computer to sound like a much larger dog, to act as a burglar alarm for Ms. Gilmore's Wanda's house after a wave of burglaries around town. [[spoiler:It It not only scares the hell out of the burglar but is loud enough to be heard from Joe's house next door, letting them get a look at him and identify him.]]
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** Deconstructed at first, and then played straight. Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach on learning that he's a thief and stole Joe's things. He gets a black eye for his troubles because he's smaller and younger]]. Joe tells him YouAreNotAlone and you need to take on a bully with friends. [[spoiler:The three of them and Wishbone work together to infiltrate Zach's hideout and get evidence that he was stealing from all around town. By the time Wishbone makes it out of there, the cops are ready to arrest Zach for petty theft]].
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** Deconstructed at first, and then played straight. Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach Zach on learning that he's a thief and stole Joe's things. He gets a black eye for his troubles because he's smaller and younger]].younger. Joe tells him YouAreNotAlone and you need to take on a bully with friends. [[spoiler:The The three of them and Wishbone work together to infiltrate Zach's hideout and get evidence that he was stealing from all around town. By the time Wishbone makes it out of there, the cops are ready to arrest Zach for petty theft]].theft.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach after he was inspired by Joe's story about fighting bullies like Damont. He gets a black eye as a result and fails to stop Zach from stealing Wanda's last flamingo. It gets lampshaded when Joe tells Max that you shouldn't take on a bully and a thief alone, and that you need friends to help.]]
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach Zach after he was inspired by Joe's story about fighting bullies like Damont. He gets a black eye as a result and fails to stop Zach from stealing Wanda's last flamingo. It gets lampshaded when Joe tells Max that you shouldn't take on a bully and a thief alone, and that you need friends to help.]]
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** The Artful Dodger is played by Joe Duffield, who would later be cast as Damont. Incidentally, Damont is actually mentioned in this episode, but [[TheGhost he doesn't appear onscreen until several episodes later]].
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** The Artful Dodger is played by Joe Duffield, who would later be cast as Damont. Incidentally, Damont is actually mentioned in this episode, but [[TheGhost he doesn't appear onscreen until several episodes later]].until]] "[[Recap/WishboneS1E11TheImpawssibleDream The Impawssible Dream]]."
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One tie-in book was released -- ''Wishbone Classics'' #5: ''Oliver Twist'', featuring a less compressed adaptation of the original story with comments by Wishbone rather than the modern-day segments.
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* CompressedAdaptation: The ''Oliver Twist'' adaptation is perhaps the most compressed as a lot more time was spent on the contemporary story than usual. The Artful Dodger becomes a CompositeCharacter of every underworld character in the novel. Nope, not even Fagin gets mentioned. It ends with Mr. Brownlow taking in Oliver, with this portrayed as HappilyEverAfter.
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* CompressedAdaptation: The ''Oliver Twist'' adaptation is perhaps the most compressed in the series as a lot more time was spent on the contemporary story than usual. The Artful Dodger becomes a CompositeCharacter of every underworld character in the novel. Nope, not even Fagin gets mentioned. It ends with Mr. Brownlow taking in Oliver, with this portrayed as HappilyEverAfter.
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** In the same episode, Oliver Twist is about to be wrongly arrested for theft. Then one witness speaks up at the trial, saying that it wasn't him but another boy that served as the pickpocket and left Oliver to take the fall. He says that Oliver is innocent, seeking no compensation but instead wanting to prevent a wrongful conviction.
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** In the same episode, book adaptation, Oliver Twist is about to be wrongly arrested for theft. Then one witness speaks up at the trial, saying that it wasn't him but another boy that served as the pickpocket and left Oliver to take the fall. He says that Oliver is innocent, seeking no compensation but instead wanting to prevent a wrongful conviction.
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** This episode spends way less time on the book adaptation and way more time on the contemporary story. Later episodes would give equal focus to both stories.
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** This episode Compared to later episodes, this one spends way less time on the book adaptation and way more time on the contemporary story. Later episodes would give equal focus to both stories.story.
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* FooledByTheSound: {{Invoked}}. David records a (rather half-assed, by Wishbone's own admission) bark from Wishbone and edits it with his computer to sound like a much larger dog, to act as a burglar alarm for Ms. Gilmore's house after a wave of burglaries around town. [[spoiler:It not only scares the hell out of the burglar but is loud enough to be heard from Joe's house next door, letting them get a look at him and identify him.]]
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Joe, Sam, and David befriend a troubled orphan named Max, who is the new kid at their school. Wishbone is reminded of ''Literature/OliverTwist'' by Creator/CharlesDickens.
Although aired third, this was actually the first episode to be produced, so EarlyInstallmentWeirdness abounds.
!!Tropes
* BigEater: Max, which is initially PlayedForLaughs, but [[CerebusRetcon it's later revealed that he's an underfed orphan who doesn't get enough food at the group home]].
* {{Bowdlerize}}: They ended the ''Oliver Twist'' adaptation right at the point where Mr. Brownlow takes in Oliver, implying Oliver was HappilyAdopted. In the actual book, it's ''much'' more complicated than that.
* CompressedAdaptation: The ''Oliver Twist'' adaptation is perhaps the most compressed as a lot more time was spent on the contemporary story than usual. The Artful Dodger becomes a CompositeCharacter of every underworld character in the novel. Nope, not even Fagin gets mentioned. It ends with Mr. Brownlow taking in Oliver, with this portrayed as HappilyEverAfter.
* DiabolicalDogCatcher: Referenced when Wishbone says that Wanda has "the heart of a dog catcher."
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** This episode spends way less time on the book adaptation and way more time on the contemporary story. Later episodes would give equal focus to both stories.
** The Artful Dodger is played by Joe Duffield, who would later be cast as Damont. Incidentally, Damont is actually mentioned in this episode, but [[TheGhost he doesn't appear onscreen until several episodes later]].
* {{Expy}}: Max is clearly based on Oliver as a hungry orphan growing up in an institution where he is mistreated. Zach is clearly the Artful Dodger, being a FalseFriend to Max whose crimes are blamed on the latter.
* FosterKid: Max lives in a group home, where he's apparently not treated very well. Possibly, Zach is from the same group home, although the episode is vague on that point.
* HeroicBystander:
** Deconstructed at first, and then played straight. Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach on learning that he's a thief and stole Joe's things. He gets a black eye for his troubles because he's smaller and younger]]. Joe tells him YouAreNotAlone and you need to take on a bully with friends. [[spoiler:The three of them and Wishbone work together to infiltrate Zach's hideout and get evidence that he was stealing from all around town. By the time Wishbone makes it out of there, the cops are ready to arrest Zach for petty theft]].
** In the same episode, Oliver Twist is about to be wrongly arrested for theft. Then one witness speaks up at the trial, saying that it wasn't him but another boy that served as the pickpocket and left Oliver to take the fall. He says that Oliver is innocent, seeking no compensation but instead wanting to prevent a wrongful conviction.
* ObviouslyEvil: Zach is an obvious delinquent from his first appearance. It's not much of a mystery who is behind the recent rash of thefts in Oakdale. [[EvilDetectingDog Wishbone calls him a "criminal type" after seeing him for all of two seconds.]]
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: A mild case with Sam, who seems to have this attitude about the ballroom dance lessons that led to the SheCleansUpNicely moment below and the moment itself.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Sam gets a bit of this. She comes over to David's house after ballroom dance lessons dressed neatly in a white dress, short gloves and with her hair down. The boys are momentarily stunned and Joe tries to compliment her, but she quickly cuts him off.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach after he was inspired by Joe's story about fighting bullies like Damont. He gets a black eye as a result and fails to stop Zach from stealing Wanda's last flamingo. It gets lampshaded when Joe tells Max that you shouldn't take on a bully and a thief alone, and that you need friends to help.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Zach is this to Max, which is equated to the Artful Dodger's relationship with Oliver.
* UnwillinglyGirlyTomboy: Sam's father has forced her to take a dance class because he thinks she needs to work on her "social graces." When Joe and David start to compliment her on how pretty she looks in her dress, she shuts them up.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Max telling Zach about Joe's valuables leads to the latter getting robbed. Max seems to realize this and tries to take on Zach alone, getting a black eye in the process.
* YouAreNotAlone: When Max tries to take on Zach, a bully and a thief, he gets a black eye in the process. He tells Joe just as Zach steals Wanda's last flamingo, explaining that he was inspired by Joe's story of taking on Damont. Joe believes Max but is horrified on seeing him hurt and says, "You can't take on a bully alone." He, David, Sam, and Wishbone, with Max's help, find Zach's stash of stolen items and bust him.
Although aired third, this was actually the first episode to be produced, so EarlyInstallmentWeirdness abounds.
!!Tropes
* BigEater: Max, which is initially PlayedForLaughs, but [[CerebusRetcon it's later revealed that he's an underfed orphan who doesn't get enough food at the group home]].
* {{Bowdlerize}}: They ended the ''Oliver Twist'' adaptation right at the point where Mr. Brownlow takes in Oliver, implying Oliver was HappilyAdopted. In the actual book, it's ''much'' more complicated than that.
* CompressedAdaptation: The ''Oliver Twist'' adaptation is perhaps the most compressed as a lot more time was spent on the contemporary story than usual. The Artful Dodger becomes a CompositeCharacter of every underworld character in the novel. Nope, not even Fagin gets mentioned. It ends with Mr. Brownlow taking in Oliver, with this portrayed as HappilyEverAfter.
* DiabolicalDogCatcher: Referenced when Wishbone says that Wanda has "the heart of a dog catcher."
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness:
** This episode spends way less time on the book adaptation and way more time on the contemporary story. Later episodes would give equal focus to both stories.
** The Artful Dodger is played by Joe Duffield, who would later be cast as Damont. Incidentally, Damont is actually mentioned in this episode, but [[TheGhost he doesn't appear onscreen until several episodes later]].
* {{Expy}}: Max is clearly based on Oliver as a hungry orphan growing up in an institution where he is mistreated. Zach is clearly the Artful Dodger, being a FalseFriend to Max whose crimes are blamed on the latter.
* FosterKid: Max lives in a group home, where he's apparently not treated very well. Possibly, Zach is from the same group home, although the episode is vague on that point.
* HeroicBystander:
** Deconstructed at first, and then played straight. Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach on learning that he's a thief and stole Joe's things. He gets a black eye for his troubles because he's smaller and younger]]. Joe tells him YouAreNotAlone and you need to take on a bully with friends. [[spoiler:The three of them and Wishbone work together to infiltrate Zach's hideout and get evidence that he was stealing from all around town. By the time Wishbone makes it out of there, the cops are ready to arrest Zach for petty theft]].
** In the same episode, Oliver Twist is about to be wrongly arrested for theft. Then one witness speaks up at the trial, saying that it wasn't him but another boy that served as the pickpocket and left Oliver to take the fall. He says that Oliver is innocent, seeking no compensation but instead wanting to prevent a wrongful conviction.
* ObviouslyEvil: Zach is an obvious delinquent from his first appearance. It's not much of a mystery who is behind the recent rash of thefts in Oakdale. [[EvilDetectingDog Wishbone calls him a "criminal type" after seeing him for all of two seconds.]]
* RealWomenDontWearDresses: A mild case with Sam, who seems to have this attitude about the ballroom dance lessons that led to the SheCleansUpNicely moment below and the moment itself.
* SheCleansUpNicely: Sam gets a bit of this. She comes over to David's house after ballroom dance lessons dressed neatly in a white dress, short gloves and with her hair down. The boys are momentarily stunned and Joe tries to compliment her, but she quickly cuts him off.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Max tries to take on [[spoiler:Zach after he was inspired by Joe's story about fighting bullies like Damont. He gets a black eye as a result and fails to stop Zach from stealing Wanda's last flamingo. It gets lampshaded when Joe tells Max that you shouldn't take on a bully and a thief alone, and that you need friends to help.]]
* ToxicFriendInfluence: Zach is this to Max, which is equated to the Artful Dodger's relationship with Oliver.
* UnwillinglyGirlyTomboy: Sam's father has forced her to take a dance class because he thinks she needs to work on her "social graces." When Joe and David start to compliment her on how pretty she looks in her dress, she shuts them up.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Max telling Zach about Joe's valuables leads to the latter getting robbed. Max seems to realize this and tries to take on Zach alone, getting a black eye in the process.
* YouAreNotAlone: When Max tries to take on Zach, a bully and a thief, he gets a black eye in the process. He tells Joe just as Zach steals Wanda's last flamingo, explaining that he was inspired by Joe's story of taking on Damont. Joe believes Max but is horrified on seeing him hurt and says, "You can't take on a bully alone." He, David, Sam, and Wishbone, with Max's help, find Zach's stash of stolen items and bust him.
