All Thumbs

Summary
When Arthur catches Buster sucking his thumb, Buster worries that Arthur will tell the entire school. Can Arthur stay mum? Or is this secret just too juicy not to share?

Plot
Arthur comes to Buster's for a movie, but when he gets there, he sees Buster sucking his thumb.

-All Thumbs-

Arthur leaves, with Buster worried. He imagines Arthur coming to his house, where he tells his parents about Buster sucking his thumb, then his parents tell all the parents. He sends Arthur an email saying it wasn't a big deal. Arthur has a fantasy where people think he's weird for hanging out with Buster, who sucks his thumb.

The next day when Buster comes to see him, he runs. Later at the cafeteria, Arthur and Francine sit with Muffy, Sue Ellen, Brain, and Binky, who ask why Buster didn't sit with them. Buster tries to listen, but falls out of his seat. Later at class, Francine passed a note to Arthur during George's report. After school, Arthur tries to talk with Buster, who runs away. Muffy and Francine follow, and Francine hears.

Francine comes to Buster, and gives him something, which makes your thumbs taste bad. She proceeds to tell him that she sucks her thumb sometimes, too. Later, Buster comes and tells Arthur that he has stopped, and the two become best friends again.

Characters

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Francine Frensky
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Binky Barnes
 * The Brain
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * George Lundgren
 * Fern Walters
 * Maria Pappas
 * Jane Read
 * D.W. Read
 * David Read
 * Prunella Deegan (background)
 * Molly MacDonald (background)
 * Rattles (background)
 * Ladonna Compson (background)
 * Rafi (background)

Trivia

 * This episode is noteworthy because it contains the only scene in the English version of the series in which Maria's voice can be heard. During an imaginary scene where she discovers that Buster sucks his thumb, she can be heard gasping.

Episode connections

 * The plot is similar to the one in "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", as Binky tries to get George not to tell anyone about him holding his mom's hand.
 * Arthur's new Bionic Bunny digital watch looks like the one that Bionic Bunny himself had in "Molina's Mulligan".

Errors

 * During George's report, when the classroom is seen from a bird's-eye view, the 9 Story Entertainment logo can be seen in a white bar at the top of the screen.

Production notes

 * On the title card, Dietrich Smith's name is misspelled as 'Dietrick Smith'.

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