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* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: It's not explained why Stapleton [[spoiler:tied up and gagged Beryl in their rental, leaving her struggling and banging her bound feet against the floor for help. That's because she wasn't his sister but his ''wife'' and he was using her as a HoneyTrap on Henry. Beryl did fall for Henry for real and refused to take part in being an accessory to his murder when Stapleton killed another man, mistaking him for Henry]].
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* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: AdaptationExplanationExtrication: It's not explained why Stapleton [[spoiler:tied up and gagged Beryl in their rental, leaving her struggling and banging her bound feet against the floor for help. That's because she wasn't his sister but his ''wife'' and he was using her as a HoneyTrap on Henry. Beryl did fall for Henry for real and refused to take part in being an accessory to his murder when Stapleton killed another man, mistaking him for Henry]].
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** Dr. Watson is depicted as he's usually perceived by the public, as a slow-witted bumbling old man rather than a competent doctor who simply can't keep up with Holmes' deductive prowess.
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** Dr. Watson is depicted as he's usually perceived by the public, as a slow-witted bumbling old man rather than a competent doctor who simply can't keep up with Holmes' deductive prowess. This likely stems from Nigel Bruce's portrayal of Watson in the Creator/BasilRathbone films.
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** Dr. Watson is depicted as he's usually perceived by the public, as a slow-witted bumbling old man rather than a competent doctor who simply can't keep up with Holmes' deductive prowess.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original novel, [[spoiler:Stapleton died while trying to escape through the mire. In the ''Wishbone'' adaptation, it's not stated definitively what happened to him, but it's implied that he was merely sent to jail.]].
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original novel, [[spoiler:Stapleton died while trying to escape through the mire. In the ''Wishbone'' adaptation, it's not stated definitively what happened to him, but it's implied that he was merely sent to jail.]].]]
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Downplayed, in that Watson draws his revolver out of his jacket pocket at Holmes' instruction, but it's a gray area whether we actually see him firing it: the next shot in an extremely foggy one, to the point where we can't see actors or anyone on-screen, but we do hear gunshots and see the small spurts of flame you might expect from a revolver fired at night. Next shot, we can see the actors again, and Holmes is asking Watson if he's hurt.
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* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Downplayed, in that Watson draws his revolver out of his jacket pocket at Holmes' instruction, but it's a gray area whether we actually see him firing it: the next shot in is an extremely foggy one, to the point where we can't see actors or anyone on-screen, but we do hear gunshots and see the small spurts of flame you might expect from a revolver fired at night. Next shot, we can see the actors again, and Holmes is asking Watson if he's hurt.
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** Stapleton also gets this. He had the sense in the books to be plausibly away from [[spoiler:the murders so as to have an alibi. His attempt to flee when he is busted gets him killed in the moors because no one knows where he went]]. Here, he [[spoiler:reveals himself with a PsychoticSmirk and shows that the Hound is by his side before letting it give chase to Henry. Watson and Holmes had already figured out that Stapleton was the Hound's master and a potential heir to the Baskerville fortune, but Stapleton did not help his case]].
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** Stapleton also gets this. He had the sense in the books book to be plausibly away from [[spoiler:the murders so as to have an alibi. His attempt to flee when he is busted gets him killed in the moors because no one knows where he went]]. Here, he [[spoiler:reveals himself with a PsychoticSmirk and shows that the Hound is by his side before letting it give chase to Henry. Watson and Holmes had already figured out that Stapleton was the Hound's master and a potential heir to the Baskerville fortune, but Stapleton did not help his case]].
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* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: In the ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' adaptation, it's not explained why Stapleton [[spoiler:tied up and gagged Beryl in their rental, leaving her struggling and banging her bound feet against the floor for help. That's because she wasn't his sister but his ''wife'' and he was using her as a HoneyTrap on Henry. Beryl did fall for Henry for real and refused to take part in being an accessory to his murder when Stapleton killed another man, mistaking him for Henry]].
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* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: In the ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' adaptation, it's It's not explained why Stapleton [[spoiler:tied up and gagged Beryl in their rental, leaving her struggling and banging her bound feet against the floor for help. That's because she wasn't his sister but his ''wife'' and he was using her as a HoneyTrap on Henry. Beryl did fall for Henry for real and refused to take part in being an accessory to his murder when Stapleton killed another man, mistaking him for Henry]].
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* EvilDetectingDog: Wishbone can always sense when something isn't right; this is exemplified in "The Slobbery Hound", where part of the reason he gets in trouble when a stray bloodhound terrorizes the neighborhood is that he's chasing the dog and is right behind it.
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* EvilDetectingDog: Wishbone can always sense when something isn't right; this right. That is exemplified in "The Slobbery Hound", this episode, where part of the reason he gets in trouble when a stray bloodhound terrorizes the neighborhood is that he's chasing the dog and is right behind it.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' novel, [[spoiler:Stapleton fled through the moors when Watson and Holmes busted him, shooting his hound. We find out that Holmes successfully caught him and put him in jail in the Wishbone adaptation]].
* ThisBearWasFramed: An "animal framed for the actions of another animal" variant -- the titular Jack Russell is blamed for a variety of incidents that were clearly caused by a dog given the paw prints and teeth marks found at the scenes, not to mention the garbage cans being knocked over. When the main trio investigates though, they discover that Wishbone couldn't have caused the problems because A) the paw prints and teeth marks were way too big to have come from Wishbone and B) he's too short to knock over the trashcans, not to mention that when they're full, they're too heavy for him to push. Ultimately they find the dog (a giant bloodhound, as befits a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'') responsible and use the evidence they collected to clear Wishbone.
* ThisBearWasFramed: An "animal framed for the actions of another animal" variant -- the titular Jack Russell is blamed for a variety of incidents that were clearly caused by a dog given the paw prints and teeth marks found at the scenes, not to mention the garbage cans being knocked over. When the main trio investigates though, they discover that Wishbone couldn't have caused the problems because A) the paw prints and teeth marks were way too big to have come from Wishbone and B) he's too short to knock over the trashcans, not to mention that when they're full, they're too heavy for him to push. Ultimately they find the dog (a giant bloodhound, as befits a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'') responsible and use the evidence they collected to clear Wishbone.
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* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' novel, [[spoiler:Stapleton fled died while trying to escape through the moors when Watson and Holmes busted mire. In the ''Wishbone'' adaptation, it's not stated definitively what happened to him, shooting his hound. We find out but it's implied that Holmes successfully caught him and put him in jail in the Wishbone adaptation]].
he was merely sent to jail.]].
* ThisBearWasFramed: An "animal framed for the actions of another animal" variant -- the titular Jack Russell is blamed for a variety of incidents that were clearly caused by a dog given the paw prints and teeth marks found at the scenes, not to mention the garbage cans being knocked over. When the main trio investigates though, they discover that Wishbone couldn't have caused the problems because A) the paw prints and teeth marks were way too big to have come from Wishbone and B) he's too short to knock over the trashcans, not to mention that when they're full, they're too heavy for him to push. Ultimately they find the dog (a giant bloodhound, as befits a WholePlotReference to''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'') ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'') responsible and use the evidence they collected to clear Wishbone.
* ThisBearWasFramed: An "animal framed for the actions of another animal" variant -- the titular Jack Russell is blamed for a variety of incidents that were clearly caused by a dog given the paw prints and teeth marks found at the scenes, not to mention the garbage cans being knocked over. When the main trio investigates though, they discover that Wishbone couldn't have caused the problems because A) the paw prints and teeth marks were way too big to have come from Wishbone and B) he's too short to knock over the trashcans, not to mention that when they're full, they're too heavy for him to push. Ultimately they find the dog (a giant bloodhound, as befits a WholePlotReference to
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There's a destructive dog on the loose in the neighborhood, and his canine crimes keep getting blamed on Wishbone. As the kids investigate to discover the real culprit, Wishbone imagines himself as Franchise/SherlockHolmes in ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'' by Creator/ArthurConanDoyle.
This is the first of two episodes in which Wishbone plays Sherlock Holmes. The second is "[[Recap/WishboneS1E30ADoggedExpose A Dogged Exposé]]," which adapts "[[Literature/SherlockHolmes A Scandal in Bohemia]]."
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalDumbass:
** Henry in the ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' book had the sense to not walk around the moor at night, since that was how Charles Baskerville died. He only does so when Sherlock asks him to, saying they have a plan to deal with the hound, and even then escapes by the skin of his teeth. Here, Watson reveals that Stapleton invited Henry for a late supper, making Holmes realize that Henry would have to cross the moor. Henry apparently didn't see any danger, even though Beryl was mysterious absent.
** Stapleton also gets this. He had the sense in the books to be plausibly away from [[spoiler:the murders so as to have an alibi. His attempt to flee when he is busted gets him killed in the moors because no one knows where he went]]. Here, he [[spoiler:reveals himself with a PsychoticSmirk and shows that the Hound is by his side before letting it give chase to Henry. Watson and Holmes had already figured out that Stapleton was the Hound's master and a potential heir to the Baskerville fortune, but Stapleton did not help his case]].
* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: In the ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' adaptation, it's not explained why Stapleton [[spoiler:tied up and gagged Beryl in their rental, leaving her struggling and banging her bound feet against the floor for help. That's because she wasn't his sister but his ''wife'' and he was using her as a HoneyTrap on Henry. Beryl did fall for Henry for real and refused to take part in being an accessory to his murder when Stapleton killed another man, mistaking him for Henry]].
* ClearMyName: Wishbone is blamed for the damages caused by a stray bloodhound and is determined to catch him.
* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: All the neighbors think that Wishbone is the dog who has been wreaking havoc around town.
* TheCorpseStopsHere: Granted, there are no literal corpses in the real-world story, but nevertheless, Wishbone is believed guilty due to the fact that he keeps turning up in the vicinity of the doggie destruction.
* DogWalksYou: In the end, Wishbone does this to bring Joe and the others to the culprit dog.
* DoubleTake: "Oh, Wanda's got a new lawn decoration. THAT'S NO LAWN DECORATION, IT'S HIM!"
* EvilDetectingDog: Wishbone can always sense when something isn't right; this is exemplified in "The Slobbery Hound", where part of the reason he gets in trouble when a stray bloodhound terrorizes the neighborhood is that he's chasing the dog and is right behind it.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Downplayed, in that Watson draws his revolver out of his jacket pocket at Holmes' instruction, but it's a gray area whether we actually see him firing it: the next shot in an extremely foggy one, to the point where we can't see actors or anyone on-screen, but we do hear gunshots and see the small spurts of flame you might expect from a revolver fired at night. Next shot, we can see the actors again, and Holmes is asking Watson if he's hurt.
* GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty: It's not enough that Joe, Sam, and David find evidence that definitively proves Wishbone couldn't have caused all that damage. He's not cleared until they find the dog that actually did it all.
* KidDetective: Joe, Sam, and David turn detective to solve the mystery and clear Wishbone's name.
* PoliceAreUseless: The dog catcher writes up a citation for the damage Wishbone is accused of, even though a cursory glance at the paw prints and bite marks point to a dog much bigger than him.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' novel, [[spoiler:Stapleton fled through the moors when Watson and Holmes busted him, shooting his hound. We find out that Holmes successfully caught him and put him in jail in the Wishbone adaptation]].
* ThisBearWasFramed: An "animal framed for the actions of another animal" variant -- the titular Jack Russell is blamed for a variety of incidents that were clearly caused by a dog given the paw prints and teeth marks found at the scenes, not to mention the garbage cans being knocked over. When the main trio investigates though, they discover that Wishbone couldn't have caused the problems because A) the paw prints and teeth marks were way too big to have come from Wishbone and B) he's too short to knock over the trashcans, not to mention that when they're full, they're too heavy for him to push. Ultimately they find the dog (a giant bloodhound, as befits a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'') responsible and use the evidence they collected to clear Wishbone.
This is the first of two episodes in which Wishbone plays Sherlock Holmes. The second is "[[Recap/WishboneS1E30ADoggedExpose A Dogged Exposé]]," which adapts "[[Literature/SherlockHolmes A Scandal in Bohemia]]."
!!Tropes
* AdaptationalDumbass:
** Henry in the ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' book had the sense to not walk around the moor at night, since that was how Charles Baskerville died. He only does so when Sherlock asks him to, saying they have a plan to deal with the hound, and even then escapes by the skin of his teeth. Here, Watson reveals that Stapleton invited Henry for a late supper, making Holmes realize that Henry would have to cross the moor. Henry apparently didn't see any danger, even though Beryl was mysterious absent.
** Stapleton also gets this. He had the sense in the books to be plausibly away from [[spoiler:the murders so as to have an alibi. His attempt to flee when he is busted gets him killed in the moors because no one knows where he went]]. Here, he [[spoiler:reveals himself with a PsychoticSmirk and shows that the Hound is by his side before letting it give chase to Henry. Watson and Holmes had already figured out that Stapleton was the Hound's master and a potential heir to the Baskerville fortune, but Stapleton did not help his case]].
* AdaptationalExplanationExtrication: In the ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' adaptation, it's not explained why Stapleton [[spoiler:tied up and gagged Beryl in their rental, leaving her struggling and banging her bound feet against the floor for help. That's because she wasn't his sister but his ''wife'' and he was using her as a HoneyTrap on Henry. Beryl did fall for Henry for real and refused to take part in being an accessory to his murder when Stapleton killed another man, mistaking him for Henry]].
* ClearMyName: Wishbone is blamed for the damages caused by a stray bloodhound and is determined to catch him.
* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: All the neighbors think that Wishbone is the dog who has been wreaking havoc around town.
* TheCorpseStopsHere: Granted, there are no literal corpses in the real-world story, but nevertheless, Wishbone is believed guilty due to the fact that he keeps turning up in the vicinity of the doggie destruction.
* DogWalksYou: In the end, Wishbone does this to bring Joe and the others to the culprit dog.
* DoubleTake: "Oh, Wanda's got a new lawn decoration. THAT'S NO LAWN DECORATION, IT'S HIM!"
* EvilDetectingDog: Wishbone can always sense when something isn't right; this is exemplified in "The Slobbery Hound", where part of the reason he gets in trouble when a stray bloodhound terrorizes the neighborhood is that he's chasing the dog and is right behind it.
* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Downplayed, in that Watson draws his revolver out of his jacket pocket at Holmes' instruction, but it's a gray area whether we actually see him firing it: the next shot in an extremely foggy one, to the point where we can't see actors or anyone on-screen, but we do hear gunshots and see the small spurts of flame you might expect from a revolver fired at night. Next shot, we can see the actors again, and Holmes is asking Watson if he's hurt.
* GuiltyUntilSomeoneElseIsGuilty: It's not enough that Joe, Sam, and David find evidence that definitively proves Wishbone couldn't have caused all that damage. He's not cleared until they find the dog that actually did it all.
* KidDetective: Joe, Sam, and David turn detective to solve the mystery and clear Wishbone's name.
* PoliceAreUseless: The dog catcher writes up a citation for the damage Wishbone is accused of, even though a cursory glance at the paw prints and bite marks point to a dog much bigger than him.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: In the original ''Hound of the Baskervilles'' novel, [[spoiler:Stapleton fled through the moors when Watson and Holmes busted him, shooting his hound. We find out that Holmes successfully caught him and put him in jail in the Wishbone adaptation]].
* ThisBearWasFramed: An "animal framed for the actions of another animal" variant -- the titular Jack Russell is blamed for a variety of incidents that were clearly caused by a dog given the paw prints and teeth marks found at the scenes, not to mention the garbage cans being knocked over. When the main trio investigates though, they discover that Wishbone couldn't have caused the problems because A) the paw prints and teeth marks were way too big to have come from Wishbone and B) he's too short to knock over the trashcans, not to mention that when they're full, they're too heavy for him to push. Ultimately they find the dog (a giant bloodhound, as befits a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'') responsible and use the evidence they collected to clear Wishbone.
