Arthur Changes Gears

Summary
Arthur finally saves enough money to buy the bike of his dreams, then discovers that the new bike is much too nice to actually ride.

Plot
Arthur is saving up for a new bike by doing chores to earn money. A few days later, he finally saves enough money and with Buster and David, he goes to buy his new bike. He shows it to Francine and the Brain, then takes it home. He then gets worried that his new bike will be stolen. One night, he is visited by the Ghost of Bicycles Past and is shown that his new bike will be a pile of pieces by the time he's old (although Prunella recognized him as the Ghost of Lunch Tomorrow). Arthur then wakes up realizing that his bike can be useful and races his friends, ending the episode.

Major

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Francine Frensky
 * Binky Barnes

Minor

 * Pal
 * D.W. Read
 * David Read
 * Brain
 * Prunella Deegan

Cameo

 * Jane Read

Trivia

 * This is one of the rare times, on the TV series, someone calls Arthur by his full name.
 * This is one of the 3 episodes that focus on bikes. The other 2 being D.W. Rides Again and Binky vs. Binky.
 * In the beginning, D.W. parodies "The Twilight Zi

Episode Connections

 * The Ghost of Lunch Tomorrow (Who is really just Binky in Arthur's imagination) returns in this episode as the Ghost of Bikes Never Ridden. His first appearance was in "Prunella Gets It Twice", and she even recognizes him from those events in Arthur's dream.

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur: Season 10
 * The Good Sport (2011)

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