Arthur Plays the Blues (episode)

Summary
Arthur's piano teacher retires, mentioning that he will get along great with her replacement. But when Arthur meets the famous — and very strict — Dr. Fugue, he begins to doubt whether to keep up.

Plot
Arthur gets a strict new piano teacher, Dr. Fugue. When Arthur fails to practice sufficiently, Dr. Fugue fires Arthur. Wanting to be rehired, Arthur begins practicing the piece he was supposed to practice.

Major

 * Arthur Read
 * Frederique Fugue

Minor

 * Mrs. Cardigan
 * D.W. Read
 * Jane Read
 * David Read
 * Binky Barnes
 * Buster Baxter
 * Kenny
 * Bruno's Music worker

Cameo

 * Kate Read
 * Francine Frensky
 * Tosca
 * Ethel

Mentioned

 * Liberace
 * Yo-Yo Ma
 * Timmy and Tommy Tibble

Trivia

 * This is the first episode to be written by Catherine Lieuwen.
 * The piece given to Arthur to learn throughout the episode is Bach's ​Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779.

Cultural references

 * Near the end of this episode, Dr. Fugue mentions that he has a few minutes before Soul Train.
 * When Arthur is flipping through TV channels, he sees parodies of Casablanca and The Phantom of the Opera.

Episode connections

 * The events of this episode are later referenced in "The Best Day Ever."

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur's Music Jamboree
 * Arthur's Music Medley (DVD)
 * Arthur's Teacher Trouble (DVD)