The Big Blow-Up

The Big Blow-Up is the second half of the 8th episode of Season 2. It first aired on November 10, 1997 with Arthur vs. the Piano.

Summary
Francine and the Brain have an argument over soccer practice that carries into class and through the next soccer match. They may not make the playoffs if the argument continues. Arthur uses D.W.'s idea of writing an early letter to Santa to resolve things between Francine and the Brain with fake apology letters.

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur Saves The Day
 * Arthur's Music Jamboree

VHS:
 * Arthur Saves The Day

Trivia

 * Although the episode aired in November, the episode takes place in May.

Comments

 * Soccer Numbers: Francine #11 Fern #17 Binky #1
 * This is certainly one of the more "subversive" episodes... Good luck trying to solve a problem the way Arthur does and having it actually work.
 * I wonder if Arthur and Buster tried to forge Francine and Brain's handwriting?
 * George's "Indubitably" reminds me of a commerical a while back of something being "Indubitably delicious" which I think had a moose in it. Can't remember much more than that though.
 * I think the commercial with "indubitably delicious" was a Dairy Queen commercial for a kid's meal. I know it featured a cartoon moose.
 * That's some league that Lakewood is in if they can go unbeaten for a season, and be out of the playoffs if they lose three games. Either that, or it was a short season. In which case, the fact that they went unbeaten for so long shouldn't be the big deal it's made out to be.
 * Chalk up another two cases of "Beat up on poor Mr. Haney"...
 * One last point: Binky sure has endurance. In order to have gotten up to 347,826 bounces of the ball on his head, he'd have had to have done it for some time.
 * Binky would have been bouncing the ball on his head a little over 4 days if this is true.

Quotes

 * Arthur: Mr, Ratburn, I didn't get a-
 * Mr. Ratburn: Time's up.
 * Arthur:........EST-TAY. (Stands up & To Buster) Francine & The Brain better make up soon, or I'll never pass math.