D.W.'s Snow Mystery

"D.W.'s Snow Mystery" is the first half of the 22nd episode of season 1. It originally aired on February 17, 1997.

Summary
D.W. has been keeping a snowball in the freezer from the day she recalls as the best day of her life, but when she looks for the snowball in their freezer, it is nowhere to be found. Buster, as a detective, investigates, listening to biased accounts of those present the day the snowball disappeared. They argue and accuse each other but everyone, except D.W., lets the incident go as the first snowfall of the year appears.

Trivia and Goofs:

 * This episode is the first episode that talks about D.W.'s snowball. This started one of the longest running gags throughout the series' run.
 * When Grandma Thora and Jane are listening to the different characters' interpretations of the event when Grandma Thora and Ms. MacGrady came in to visit, the close-up shots of Grandma Thora feature the front door. She is actually standing in the doorway of the kitchen.
 * The numerous stories told in this episode is a likely reference to the film Rashomon, in which different people told their version of the same tale. And like in the episode they made themselves look good while making the others look bad.
 * When Arthur started talking at the very beginning of the episode, his mouth hardly even.moved.
 * Buster's teeth disappeared when he, Arthur and Francine were disappointed that their toothpick statue was ruined.

Home Video
VHS: Arthur Cracks the Case DVD: Arthur Cracks the Case