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{{short description|Jack Russell Terrier dog actor}}
{{short description|Jack Russell Terrier dog actor}}
{{refimprove|date=December 2014}}
{{refimprove|date=December 2014}}
''Not to be confused with [[association football|the sport of the same name]].''
{{Infobox animal
{{Infobox animal
| name = Soccer
| name = Soccer
| image = Soccer as Wishbone Robin Hood.jpg
| image = Soccer as Wishbone Robin Hood.jpg
| image_size =
| image_size =
| caption = Soccer as Wishbone playing Robin Hood
| caption = Soccer as Wishbone playing [[Robin Hood]]
| birth_name =
| birth_name =
| othername = Wishbone
| othername = Wishbone
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| breed = [[Jack Russell Terrier]]
| breed = [[Jack Russell Terrier]]
| gender = Male
| gender = Male
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1988|5|17}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1988|5|17|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Connecticut]], United States
| birth_place = [[Connecticut]], United States
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|6|26|1988|5|17}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|6|26|1988|5|17|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [[Plano, Texas]], United States
| death_place = [[Plano, Texas]], United States
| resting_place = Plano, Texas, United States
| resting_place = Plano, Texas, United States
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| employer =
| employer =
| role = '''Wishbone''' on ''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]''
| role = '''Wishbone''' on ''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]''
| years_active = 1995–2001
| years_active = 1993–2001
| known =
| known =
| tricks = Back flip
| tricks = Back flip
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| website =
| website =
}}
}}
'''Soccer''' (May 17, 1988 – June 26, 2001) was a [[Jack Russell Terrier]] and [[animal actor]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-exchange-rick-duffield |title=The Exchange: Rick Duffield |last=Eskin |first=Blake |date=October 21, 2009 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=20 December 2018 |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> A veteran of many [[television]] commercials for such companies like [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Athletics and Mighty Dog Dog Food, he became famous portraying the talking dog ''Wishbone'' in the [[PBS Kids]] [[Wishbone (TV series)|television series of the same name]]. Chosen from more than 100 dogs who auditioned for the role, Soccer appeared in almost every episode of the show during its 1995–1998 run. He lived with his trainer, Jackie Martin Kaptan, on the [[Plano, Texas]], ranch where the ''Wishbone'' series was filmed and was buried there after his 2001 death. Soccer, as Wishbone, was considered by many to be one of the most beloved TV dogs of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Ken |title=The Encyclopedia of TV Pets |date=30 March 2002 |publisher=[[Rutledge Hill Press]] |location=Nashville, Tenn. |isbn=978-1-55853-981-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKS1-aBvXawC&pg=PT456 |last2=Clark |first2=Jim }}</ref> His sire Blencathra Badger was the first winner of the [[Parson Russell Terrier]] best of breed prize at [[Crufts]] in 1990.
'''Soccer''' (May 17, 1988 – June 26, 2001) was a [[Jack Russell Terrier]] and [[animal actor]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-exchange-rick-duffield |title=The Exchange: Rick Duffield |last=Eskin |first=Blake |date=October 21, 2009 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |access-date=20 December 2018 |publisher=[[Condé Nast]]}}</ref> A veteran of many [[television]] commercials for such companies as [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] Athletics and Mighty Dog Dog Food, he became famous portraying the talking dog ''Wishbone'' in the [[PBS Kids]] [[Wishbone (TV series)|television series of the same name]]. Chosen from more than 100 dogs who auditioned for the role, Soccer appeared in almost every episode of the show during its 1995–1998 run. He lived with his trainer, Jackie Martin Kaptan, on the [[Plano, Texas]] ranch where the ''Wishbone'' series was filmed and was buried there after his 2001 death. Soccer, as Wishbone, was considered by many to be one of the most beloved TV dogs of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Ken |title=The Encyclopedia of TV Pets |date=30 March 2002 |publisher=[[Rutledge Hill Press]] |location=Nashville, Tenn. |isbn=978-1-55853-981-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VKS1-aBvXawC&pg=PT456 |last2=Clark |first2=Jim }}</ref> His sire Blencathra Badger<ref> {{Cite web | website=Pedigree Database | title=Blencathra Badger | url=https://www.pedigreedatabase.com/parson_russell_terrier/dog.html?id=1573416-blencathra-badger?_v=20130426175252 | access-date=May 26, 2023}} </ref> was the first winner of the [[Parson Russell Terrier]] best of breed prize at [[Crufts]] in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web | title=The first Parson Russell to take BOB at the Crufts Dog Show 1991.|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/242674455754615/posts/7123655477656444/ | first=Paul | last=Ross | website=Facebook | access-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
*''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]'' (1995-1997)
*''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]'' (1995–1997)
*''[[Wishbone's Dog Days of the West]]'' (1998)
*''[[Wishbone's Dog Days of the West]]'' (1998)


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1212805}}
* {{IMDb name|1212805}}
* [https://texasarchive.org/2013_02023 Interview with Soccer on the set of Wishbone] at the [[Texas Archive of the Moving Image]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312073315/http://www.hitshopusa.com/dept/c1/Wishbone/c2/DVD/op/1/pagesize/10000/sort/name/ Wishbone on DVD]
* [http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/parson_russell_terrier/dog.html?id=2790713-willowall-soccer-blencathra-soccer?_v=20180822161223 Pedigree Database entry for Willowall Soccer (Blencathra Soccer)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160207062924/http://www.wwwishbone.com/ World Wide Wishbone] – Inactive

{{Animal actors}}


[[Category:1988 animal births]]
[[Category:1988 animal births]]
[[Category:2001 animal deaths]]
[[Category:2001 animal deaths]]
[[Category:Individual dogs in the United States]]
[[Category:Dog actors]]
[[Category:Dog actors]]


Latest revision as of 20:20, 25 September 2024

Soccer
Soccer as Wishbone playing Robin Hood
Other name(s)Wishbone
SpeciesDog
BreedJack Russell Terrier
SexMale
Born(1988-05-17)May 17, 1988
Connecticut, United States
DiedJune 26, 2001(2001-06-26) (aged 13)
Plano, Texas, United States
Resting placePlano, Texas, United States
OccupationAnimal actor
Notable roleWishbone on Wishbone
Years active1993–2001
TrainingBack flip
OwnerJackie Martin Kaptan
Named afterSoccer ball

Soccer (May 17, 1988 – June 26, 2001) was a Jack Russell Terrier and animal actor.[1] A veteran of many television commercials for such companies as Nike Athletics and Mighty Dog Dog Food, he became famous portraying the talking dog Wishbone in the PBS Kids television series of the same name. Chosen from more than 100 dogs who auditioned for the role, Soccer appeared in almost every episode of the show during its 1995–1998 run. He lived with his trainer, Jackie Martin Kaptan, on the Plano, Texas ranch where the Wishbone series was filmed and was buried there after his 2001 death. Soccer, as Wishbone, was considered by many to be one of the most beloved TV dogs of the 1990s.[2] His sire Blencathra Badger[3] was the first winner of the Parson Russell Terrier best of breed prize at Crufts in 1991.[4]

Filmography

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eskin, Blake (October 21, 2009). "The Exchange: Rick Duffield". The New Yorker. Condé Nast. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ Beck, Ken; Clark, Jim (30 March 2002). The Encyclopedia of TV Pets. Nashville, Tenn.: Rutledge Hill Press. ISBN 978-1-55853-981-5.
  3. ^ "Blencathra Badger". Pedigree Database. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Ross, Paul. "The first Parson Russell to take BOB at the Crufts Dog Show 1991". Facebook. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
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