D.W. All Wet (episode)

D.W. All Wet is the first half of the 3rd episode of Season 1. It first aired on September 16, 1996 with "Buster's Dino Dilemma."

Summary
On a preschool class field trip to the aquarium, D.W. sees an octopus and is afraid of it. The next day, the weather is hot, so the Read family goes to the beach. D.W. is afraid that the lake is full of octopuses, but learns to deal with her fear.

Plot
The episode starts with the Read Family, along with Buster, at Bear Lake. Mr.Read carries D.W., who is screaming and yelling at him to put her down. Arthur tells Buster that D.W. has been acting strange and weird after her school trip to the aquarium. The prologue ends with D.W. screaming and crying.

D.W,along with her other classmates from school,are sitting at a bench, being entertained by seals at the aquarium.The host says that they will be taking a washroom break and then will see the sea monsters inside the aquarium.Inside the girls bathroom,the girls are taking long inside the stall where the toilet flushes by itself.Then,the host announces that they are reading to see the sea monsters.Everyone runs out with excitement.

As the group,watches the sea creatures, they get scared.All except D.W.But when an Giant Octopus shows, D.W. backs away,screaming with fear. While everyone is amazed.Back at the Read's house,D.W. tells a made-up story of how she attacked the Octopus that she saw back in the aquarium to Arthur and her Mom.Mrs.Read says that it's getting dark and that it is almost time for bed. Arthur teases D.W. saying that she got scared when she saw the Octopus. She denies it,but is startled by Pal licking her leg, who jumps up and panics.

The scene changes to D.W.,who is taking a bath in the bathroom.The door opens,that frightens D.W,and when she was not looking,Arthur scares her with a plastic toy spider, hanging by a string on a stick,yelling that it's an Octopus. D.W. screams, running out of the tub, naked, except for well-placed bubble suds, and hides in her parent's closet. Her parents get Arthur in trouble and tell him to go to his room. D.W dreams Arthur is being attacked by the Octopus.

The next morning, the temperature rises up. So Arthur and Buster play soccer in the house, but are busted by the Read parents and the air conditioner explodes. They said they can't take it anymore and they had enough. D.W. says there in really big trouble, but Mr.Read said they can't take the heat. So they decided to pack their things and head off to Bear Lake to D.W.'s surprise.

D.W. refuses to go because she doesn't want to go in the water since she's afraid that octopuses swim there. Arthur tells her that Octopuses live in Oceans,not Lakes.But D.W. says she is not going.But she is there anyways.Mr.Read says that he doesn't see any Octopuses.She looks and she sees everyone turning into Octopuses,especially Kate,but is just her imagination.Mr.Read says she can just stay on shore.

Arthur and Buster head to the water,and they enjoyed it.Buster says that he forgot to wear his bathing cap,for his ears.But the lifeguard gave him his bathing cap. Embarrassed,Buster dives in while Francine and Muffy join them.But Buster lost his breath and he jumps to breathe to the kids surprise.

Mrs.Read finds D.W.,hiding in a tent,saying that there are no Octopuses on the beach,and D.W. says she is bored.Mrs.Read says that Buster and Arthur have 10 minutes to play with D.W.They play a game to save the princess,who is D.W.,They are both embarrassed. 10 minutes passed and they went back to the water.

D.W. asks her Dad if they can stay on the beach,but he says it would be easier it she went in the water.But she doesn't want to.Francine finds Buster bathing cap and pretend to have an Octopus attack by Arthur.D.W. freaks out and the lifeguard gives D.W. a ride to Arthur and his friends,The lifeguard says there are no Octopuses here,which D.W. now feels happy.The kids get busted by the lifeguard who says it's dangerous to yell for help unless they really mean it and demands Buster to put on his bathing cap.

In the last scene,D.W. rides on Arthur's back and it is already getting dark.Mrs.Read tells them to go but D.W. doesn't want to leave because she is having fun.But it is almost dark so they had to leave.D.W. tells her mom how her day went and she falls asleep in her mother's arms and as they left,the scene ends with the view of the beach in the evening.

Trivia

 * This episode marks the appearance of all of the kids at the Elwood City Preschool who happen to be D.W.'s friends.
 * This episode also marks the appearance of the Bear Lake Lifeguard, who will make future reappearances in future episodes.

Discrepancies from the book

 * In this episode, D.W.'s refusal to swim in the lake is due to her fear of octopuses. In the book, the whole story took place at the beach and D.W. refused to get wet.
 * Arthur's friends including Buster, Francine, and Muffy, plus Molly and other Lakewood Elementary School students are seen in this episode. Neither one of Arthur's friends nor any other students from Lakewood Elementary School appeared in the book, since it focused on D.W.

Goofs

 * If it was hot, D.W. was suppose to wear summer clothes. Though, At night, She was wearing her nightgown.
 * The master bedroom at the Reads' house had a dormer window in this episode, but was removed in subsequent episodes for unknown reasons.

Home Video
DVD: VHS:
 * Arthur Saves The Day
 * Arthur Saves The Day