The Trouble with Trophies

Summary
Muffy wants Fern to admit she wants a trophy after George wins a class award for most improved student.

Plot
The episode opens in Mr. Ratburn's class where George won a Thinky award. Later, at the cafeteria, Fern told Muffy she doesn't care about winning trophies and that they are pieces of metal and leaves. At her mansion, Muffy suggests that Fern can have a trophy.

At the Sugar Bowl, Fern was working on a story about Annabelle Fauteuil when Muffy and George presented her a Socky award with Buster on the tuba, but Fern doesn't want one. Then Binky shows up and gets the Socky for having good socks.

At the tree house, Muffy, Buster, and George chose to play Poet Tree. Fern lost the game, but Binky won a feather-like trophy. But then, Binky started rhyming again, much to his horror.

At home, Fern was continuing her story when Muffy rang the doorbell and Fern was given the Meanie award. Fern felt upset. Then, she had an idea for how to end her Annabelle Fauteuil story.

Meanwhile, Muffy was boxing her trophies when Fern arrived. Muffy admitted to Fern being right, and also said her World's Best Daughter trophy was meaningless. Fern says it's not and gives her the Annabelle Fauteuil story which was dedicated to her, and the episode finishes.

Major Roles

 * Fern Walters
 * George Lundgren
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Buster Baxter
 * Binky Barnes

Minor Roles

 * Arthur Read
 * Jane Read
 * D.W. Read
 * David Read
 * Thora Read
 * Nigel Ratburn

Background

 * Alan Powers
 * Francine Frensky
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * Alex
 * Maria Pappas
 * Otis
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog
 * Kenny
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
 * Pal
 * Liam (goof)

Trivia

 * In the intro, Arthur wins a "Marc Brown Certificate for Existence" in his imagination scene, a reference to the fact that Marc Brown created Arthur.
 * Running Gag: Muffy trying to get Fern to win a trophy, but Binky ends up winning it instead.
 * George wins yet another award, keeping up the tradition of his inexplicable winning streaks through the series.
 * This is the last episode Cookie Jar Entertainment did.
 * This is the last episode that is made by hand-drawn animation.
 * This is the last episode to feature the Fern Writing title card. This is also the last time the classic titles are used at all.
 * This is the last episode where Dallas Jokic voices Arthur.

Cultural References

 * Grandman Thora gives Arthur a Granny award, which is a parody of a Grammy Award, the most prestigious music award that can be given to a singer or musician.
 * D.W. gave Arthur the Nose Bell Award, which is a parody of the Nobel Prize.

Errors

 * At the Lakewood Elementary School cafeteria, Liam is shown there, even though he doesn't go to Lakewood.
 * George wins the trophy, however in "What's in a Name?", a previously aired episode of Season 15, George has already won the award. This episode most likely occurs before the events of the said episode.

Episode Connections

 * Binky gets caught in a rhyming state again, similar to what happened in "Rhyme For Your Life".
 * Muffy was wearing the same outfit and hairdo from "Elwood City Turns 100!"

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