Operation: D.W.!

Summary
After a series of ear infections, D.W.'s been having some problems hearing. It turns out that she needs to have an operation to remove some fluid in her ears. At first she isn't scared because she doesn't think it's a big deal. When Arthur says that she's being brave, she begins to wonder if she really is so brave at all.

Plot
The episode opens up at the preschool, where D.W. can't hear the teacher say that it's time for storytime. Later at her house she can only hear Mary Moo Cow if she turns it up really loudly. D.W. goes to the ear doctor where the doctor says she has fluid in her ears and she has to get an operation to remove it. Arthur starts being nice to D.W. because she is being so brave about it. But D.W. doesn't know if she's brave enough. She gets her checkup the day before the surgery and learns a little more about the hospital. On the day of the surgery she doesn't know if she's brave enough. But she realizes it's ok to be scared and goes through with the operation. After she gets put to sleep she has a dream that she is a superhero with big ears. When she wakes up, she realizes she was brave enough after all.

Trivia

 * Arthur's lucky pencil from the episode "Arthur's Lucky Pencil" appears again. However, unlike in "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked," where it is a small pencil in a plastic bag with its shavings, it is a full size pencil.

Goofs

 * In the flashback when D.W. comes home, she smiles and says "Boo!" to Arthur. However she is a newborn baby. Newborn babies cannot smile or even speak baby talk.

Home Video
DVD:
 * D.W., Bossy Boots (DVD)
 * Arthur: Season 10