Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?

Summary
Tryouts for the Young Person's Orchestra are coming to town, and everyone thinks Binky is a shoo-in. So why is he suddenly refusing to play his clarinet in band practice?

Plot
Binky and his friends were in music class practicing for the Young Person's Orchestra, Binky refuses to play his instrument, his music teacher typed a referral note, sending Binky to the principal's office. He gets frustrated and throws his clarinet in the trash can, saying that music stinks.

Major

 * Arthur Read
 * Binky Barnes
 * Francine Frensky
 * Buster Baxter
 * The Brain
 * Muffy Crosswire
 * Ms. Krasny
 * Rattles
 * Molly MacDonald

Minor

 * Francis Haney
 * Slink (doesn't speak)
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong (doesn't speak)
 * Fern Walters (doesn't speak)
 * Mr. Barnes
 * Mrs. Barnes (doesn't speak)
 * George Lundgren

Cameo

 * Jenna Morgan
 * 3rd Grade Male Rat
 * 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
 * Maria Pappas
 * Alex
 * 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)

Mentioned

 * Ed Crosswire

Cultural references

 * The episode's title is a reference to the Great Depression-era song ""
 * Bionic Bunny's weakness to special sound is similar to Superman's weakness to kryptonite in that they both lose their powers when exposed to it.
 * Francine mentioned.
 * Binky tries to play the aria "La donna è mobile" from the opera Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi in his room on his broken clarinet.

Episode connections

 * Bionic Bunny was watching The Love Ducks on the television in his apartment.

Errors

 * At the end when Binky walks into the "sunset," Slink is colored like Molly.

Home Video
DVD:
 * Arthur's Music Jamboree
 * Arthur's Music Medley (DVD)