The Longest Eleven Minutes

Summary
The gang doesn't know what to do when the Internet goes out.

Plot
In school, Arthur gives a presentation on some great inventions throughout history: the wheel, the printing press, and the telephone. He asks, "I wonder which invention today we won't be able to live without."

The Longest Eleven Minutes

Arthur, Buster, Ladonna, and Muffy are in Arthur's living room using tablets, phones, and laptops. D.W. enters, wanting to play with Arthur, although he is busy. When the internet goes out, D.W. suggests they restart the router. After they try, the internet is still out. Arthur calls Brain, although he is not able to help.

Arthur, Buster, Ladonna, and Muffy go outside. Arthur notices Alberto, whose internet is also out, going to walk his dog. Ladonna hears music and they find David in the garage. She notices a radio and suggests that they listen to find out why the internet is out. Muffy finds a Polaroid camera, which shows a blank photograph.

Ladonna finds a box of encyclopedias and they move it to the backyard, where D.W. and Pal are playing. They are unable to find information about the internet, but instead learn about the instant camera, which has since developed its photographs. Buster notices a bluebird that is not in its tree. They team up to get it back to its mother in its nest; Ladonna builds a new nest and puts it in the tree, which the bird's mother notices and roosts in.

David tells them that the internet has went back on. Arthur and Buster notice that it the internet has only been out for 11 minutes; Arthur says that he was not worried about it, while the others disagree.

Characters

 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Buster Baxter
 * Arthur Read
 * Ladonna Compson
 * Brain
 * Alberto Molina
 * David Read
 * D.W. Read
 * Amigo (cameo)
 * Pal (cameo)
 * Jane Read (mentioned)
 * Kate Read (mentioned)

Trivia

 * In real time, there are nine minutes between the kids shouting “No!” and Mr. Read telling them that the internet is back on.
 * Ladonna is right that birds will not abandon their young if humans touch them. However, fully feathered young birds (fledglings) should still be left where they are since they no longer need the nest.
 * Moral:  There is a lot of things you could do besides going on the internet.
 * Irony:
 * Phones have mobile data, so, Muffy could have used mobile data.
 * However its possible Muffy doesn't want to get a
 * Arthur, Buster and Ladonna could have used if they need Wifi
 * However When using Mobile hotspot Muffy's phone would turn off Wi-Fi, So its possible they wanted everyone to have WiFi.
 * However since Muffy is rich she could have gotten a second phone.
 * It's Possible Muffy's Dad didn't let her get any money.
 * Then again, Muffy has a Credit Card.
 * However, Its possible that Muffy's Dad took her credit card away.
 * Timeline: Virtual Goose 5.0 from "Best of the Nest" returns. Arthur plays "Just Plain Goose" once again.

Episode connections

 * D.W. begins singing "Crazy Bus" from "Play it Again, D.W.," before Arthur shouts "No!"
 * The caveman imagination sequence appears to be a continuation of a similar scene from "Arthur and the Whole Truth."

Cultural references

 * Buster mentions.
 * Arthur uses the abbreviation "IRL," meaning "in real life."
 * Muffy mentions filters and uses a hashtag which is what trendy teenagers and youtubers use.
 * Boogle is a parody of Google.
 * The Caveman sequences is a parody of the Flintstones.
 * The Kids being addicted to phone(s) and laptop(s) and them not handing losing the internet is simliar to Anti Social

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur Celebrates Community