D.W.'s New Best Friend

Summary
D.W. meets a cool 13-year-old girl.

Major

 * D.W. Read
 * Hana
 * Bud Compson
 * Jane Read

Minor

 * James MacDonald
 * Katinka Mink

Cameo

 * Arthur Read
 * Tufton Sinclair
 * Marc Brown
 * 3rd Grade Male Rat
 * Kate Read
 * Cheikh
 * Amanda Hulser
 * Sarah
 * Pal
 * Teenage babysitter
 * Sean

Songs

 * "You're Wrong"

Trivia

 * This episode's existence was known as early as Spring 2020, when clips from this episode were used in a digital video short about washing hands.
 * When James screams, he has Arthur's voice actor from Season 18 and Season 19, William Healy.
 * This episode also marks the first time James has spoken since the Season 18 episode "D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose."
 * Running gag: D.W. saying "fierce."

Episode connections

 * Tween Queen magazines can be seen at the store.
 * Bud says that "you can't have more than one best friend." This plot premise was done previously in "Besties."
 * The Princess Platoon from "The Princess Problem" is brought up again.
 * D.W.'s Princess Ladybug puppet was seen earlier in "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur."
 * The new billboard advertisement covering up the Katinka Mink billboard is for Kale Smoothy, which has been seen in other episodes, including "An Arthur Thanksgiving."
 * This episode's title is similar to "Muffy's New Best Friend."
 * The smiling sun seen during D.W.'s song was previously seen in "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday."