Happy Anniversary

Summary
While they're on their way to celebrate Arthur's parents' 10th wedding anniversary, the Reads' van breaks down, stranding the whole family. Arthur and D.W. end up 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're 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

Minor

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

Cameo

 * Rattles
 * Prunella Deegan
 * Alex
 * Francine Frensky
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * George Lundgren
 * Fern Walters
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Kate Read

Cultural references
Errors
 * 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 Millenium Falcon, a spaceship from Star Wars.
 * Right before the Read family car comes to a complete stop, D.W's leggings 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 Arthur as a whole.

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur: Season 10

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