The Tattletale Frog

Summary
When Bud is blamed for an accident D.W. causes, she has to decide whether to let her friend take the fall.

Plot
Bud continuously wins against D.W., so she suggests a game called Throw the Hat, in which she accidentally breaks Dad's Froggy. So D.W. tries to hide it, and found a hiding place in the cabinet. When D.W. got back to her room, Bud suggests getting his hat down. D.W. tries, but with no success. D.W. and Bud try to get a ladder upstairs, but they were caught by Dad. He tried to scold D.W., but was interrupted by somewhere. Then D.W. sees Mom and tries to distract her, but Mom caught her. D.W. showed her the mess and manages to cover it up. But then she felt guilty and confessed. Later, she called Bud to tell her she's staying home for a week. Bud understands and they play rock-paper-scissors with D.W. winning as the episode ends.

Major characters

 * Bud Compson
 * D.W. Read

Minor characters

 * Nadine Flumberghast
 * Arthur Read
 * David Read
 * Jane Read
 * Kate Read
 * George Washington (D.W.)
 * Swamp Frog (The Tattletale Frog)

Background characters

 * Buster Baxter
 * Bionic Bunny

Mentioned characters

 * Mrs. Compson
 * Jane's great-grandmother
 * Jane's great-grandfather

Trivia

 * This is the first episode where Bud is seen without his hat.

Cultural references

 * The title may be a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "".

Episode connections

 * This episode is similar to Crime and Consequences, where George accidentally breaks the Woodworking project and Binky gets blamed.

Production notes

 * This episode was first announced in May 2014 when a fan emailed 9 Story Entertainment asking for season 18 episode titles, and received 4 of them..