Happy Anniversary

Summary
''While they are on their way to celebrate the tenth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Read, the Reads' van breaks down, stranding the entire family. Arthur and D.W. get locked in a diner storeroom, where they hear the inspiring radio tale of Crooning Cowboy Kid Carter and his little-sister sidekick.''

Plot
Mr. Ratburn shows a film about perspective and then assigns the class an essay about it. Arthur and Buster are disappointed to have homework on the weekend of the big Bionic Bunny / Dark Bunny special in which all will be revealed, but vow to complete it before the start of the special. Arthur, however, struggles with the assignment.

Jane and David Read are celebrating their tenth anniversary at a fancy restaurant. They're dropping Arthur off for Buster's sleepover and D.W. at Grandma Thora's. Then Grandpa Dave calls and David answers the phone; it turns out that Grandpa Dave was having car problems, so Grandpa Dave was late for the annual Fireman's Ball.

The family gets lost on a highway. Then car troubles leave everyone stranded. Things seemingly go from bad to worse when Arthur and D.W. get locked in a storage room in an old diner. They are disappointed, and a bit scared, but find inspiration in an old radio drama called "Kid Carter and his Sidekick Mistral."

Major

 * Buster Baxter
 * Arthur Read
 * David Read
 * Jane Read
 * D.W. Read
 * Jay

Minor

 * Nigel Ratburn
 * Timmy and Tommy Tibble
 * The Brain
 * Thora Read
 * Dave

Cameo

 * Rattles
 * Prunella Deegan
 * Alex
 * Maria Pappas
 * Francine Frensky
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * George Lundgren
 * Fern Walters
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Kate Read
 * Ms. Albright
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog
 * 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
 * Mary
 * 3rd Grade Male Cat
 * Wilbur Rabbit

Trivia

 * D.W. mispronounces Bionic Bunny's name twice.

Episode connections

 * Buster mentions saving a cat, which he did in Buster Baxter, Cat Saver.

Cultural references

 * In the beginning of the episode, the video shown in class may be a parody of the film .
 * Buster's Formaggio Falcon may be a parody of the, a spaceship from .

Errors

 * Right before the Read family car comes to a complete stop, D.W.'s pantyhose turns the same color as her skin.

Production notes

 * This episode officially marks the 10th anniversary of Arthur on PBS TV stations and the 30th anniversary of Marc Brown writing and illustrating the Arthur books.
 * Michael Yarmush, the original voice of Arthur, has a role in this episode as the waiter at the Ten Spot Diner.
 * During the interstitial, Buster reads ten selected responses from fans telling him why they like the ''Arthur TV series.

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur: Season 10

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