Binky Barnes, Wingman

Summary
During Bug Week, Binky becomes obsessed with catching a particular big blue butterfly.

Plot
The show begins with Arthur playing football with Binky in front of his house. He says that everyone has a favorite pastime, and that reading is his. All of a sudden, Binky calls "Hey, Arthur, your delivery's here" and a truckload of books is dumped onto the lawn. Then Arthur remarks that sometimes, a person's favorite things can get out of hand; it shows how Buster is obsessed with eating so he eats the "ultimate chocolate sundae", but gets a big stomach-ache as a result.

Major Characters

 * Binky Barnes
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * Nigel Ratburn

Minor Characters

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Francine Frensky
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Alan Powers
 * George Lundgren
 * Kate Read

Background Characters

 * Jane Read
 * Francis Haney
 * Ms. Tingley
 * Mr. Marco
 * Leah MacGrady
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Fern Walters

Trivia

 * Binky releases his butterfly collection at the end of this episode, although he is shown to have an interest in butterflies again in later episodes.

Cultural references

 * Arthur references  when he says that Binky and the butterfly are like and Moby Dick.

Errors

 * At the beginning of the episode, Buster sees a large poster of a bee being carried past the window of the room of the school he is in. Yet when he looks out the window, the poster appears to be going into the school in the opposite direction.
 * Once the poster is carried through the main door, it appears as if Mr. Haney and Miss Tingley (the two carriers) actually come into the music room immediately after entering, when they actually should have ended up in the hallway.

Production notes

 * The events of this story were retold in the song "Fly, Butterfly, Fly!," Track 7 of the album Arthur's Really Rockin' Music Mix.