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{{Episode infobox | {{Episode infobox | ||
|ep. name = Arthur's Faraway Friend | |ep. name = Arthur's Faraway Friend | ||
|image = Arthur's Faraway Friend.JPG | |image = Arthur's Faraway Friend.JPG | ||
|season = [[Season 2|2]] | |season = [[Season 2|2]] | ||
|us = April 7, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010316024816/http://www.ket.org/visions/apr98/VL980407.html</ref> | |us = April 7, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010316024816/http://www.ket.org/visions/apr98/VL980407.html</ref> | ||
|can = September 8, 1998<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 1997, page 3</ref> | |can = September 8, 1998<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 1997, page 3</ref> | ||
|uk = July 27, 1999<ref>[[ | |uk = July 27, 1999<ref>[[:File:Series 3, 12 air date proof.png]]</ref> | ||
|prev. episode = [[Buster Hits the Books]] | |prev. episode = [[Buster Hits the Books]] | ||
|next episode = [[Arthur and the Square Dance]] | |next episode = [[Arthur and the Square Dance]] | ||
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|storyboarders = [[Brian Anderson]]|number = 12A|titlecard = Arthur's Faraway Friend Title Card.png}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|12|2}} | |storyboarders = [[Brian Anderson]]|number = 12A|titlecard = Arthur's Faraway Friend Title Card.png}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|12|2}} | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
When Arthur hears that Buster will be away with his dad for | When Arthur hears that Buster will be away with his dad for several months, he fears it may be the end of their friendship. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The episode starts off with a fantasy sequence. Arthur as Robin Hood scales the wall of a castle in the middle of a forest. He climbs through a barred window into a jail cell. [[Pal]]'s being held captive. Robin Hood Arthur scoops up his pal, Pal then makes his escape. | The episode starts off with a fantasy sequence. Arthur as Robin Hood scales the wall of a castle in the middle of a forest. He climbs through a barred window into a jail cell. [[Pal]]'s being held captive. Robin Hood Arthur scoops up his pal, Pal then makes his escape. | ||
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The boys soon start to imagine themselves as Robin Hood and Friar Tuck, fighting off brigands from all over the place, including a few riding on hang-gliders and a few riding in on a dinosaur. | The boys soon start to imagine themselves as Robin Hood and Friar Tuck, fighting off brigands from all over the place, including a few riding on hang-gliders and a few riding in on a dinosaur. | ||
However, Arthur is soon snapped back to reality at school, when Buster | However, Arthur is soon snapped back to reality at school, when Buster tells him that he's going to stay with his dad for a while. Arthur is shocked at first, but then comes up with an idea to keep Buster from leaving: Digging a pit underneath Arthur's house. Buster rejects that idea, saying that he actually ''does ''want to be with his father. This sends Arthur into a somewhat deep depression. | ||
At the park, he explains his feelings about Buster leaving to Sue Ellen, who in turn tells Arthur to | At the park, he explains his feelings about Buster leaving to Sue Ellen, who in turn, tells Arthur to consider Buster's feelings---he's losing ''all'' of his friends, and going to new places, which is very difficult for him. Arthur takes this into consideration and decides to go around Elwood City with Buster as he says goodbye to everything and everyone. | ||
The day | The day soon arrives, and Arthur and Buster share one last goodbye before Buster rides off with his mom. For the first few days, Arthur struggles to forget about Buster not being around anymore. That is, until one day, when Buster sends a few souvenirs, along with the pages for the next chapter of his and Arthur's book to the Read house. | ||
Arthur soon imagines himself and Buster going on more adventures as Robin Hood and Friar Tuck. Later on, when his parents say that Buster will be back before he knows it, Arthur says that even though he misses Buster, he's not in any hurry to have Buster come back, since he's having a lot of fun. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
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*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
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*[[Paige Turner]] | *[[Paige Turner]] | ||
*[[Pal]] | *[[Pal]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In Arthur and Buster's fantasy, [[Binky Barnes]] is always portrayed as the enemy. | *In Arthur and Buster's fantasy, [[Binky Barnes]] is always portrayed as the enemy. | ||
*When Buster waves good-bye to [[Binky Barnes|Binky]], Binky is colored slightly darker than he usually is, or he is a different person. | |||
*In the previous episode [[Buster Hits the Books]] Arthur was the faster reader, but in this story, Buster is the faster one. | *In the previous episode [[Buster Hits the Books]] Arthur was the faster reader, but in this story, Buster is the faster one. | ||
*The pictures Buster sends to Arthur can be seen as a slideshow in the episode, [[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]. | *The pictures Buster sends to Arthur can be seen as a slideshow in the episode, [[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]. | ||
*This marks the last major appearance of Buster in Season 2, considering the fact he makes | *This marks the last major appearance of Buster in Season 2, considering the fact he makes cameo appearances in other Season 2 episodes such as [[Arthur and the Square Dance]], [[Arthur the Unfunny]], and [[Arthur the Loser]] but doesn't appear much. He will start making major appearances again in the Season 3 premiere [[Buster's Back]]. | ||
*In Arthur and Buster's own Robin Hood story, the two riding the dinosaur are Binky and a white Rattles. | *In Arthur and Buster's own Robin Hood story, the two riding the dinosaur are Binky and a white Rattles. | ||
*When Arthur is playing hockey, Buster appears in a cloak it is a reference to Star Wars, when Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke Skywalker to use the Force. | *When Arthur is playing hockey, Buster appears in a cloak it is a reference to Star Wars, when Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke Skywalker to use the Force. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*When Buster | *When Buster said good bye to Binky, Binky's skin turned dark brown. | ||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
'''DVD | '''DVD''': | ||
*[[Arthur's Best Friends]] | *[[Arthur's Best Friends]] | ||
'''VHS''': | |||
'''VHS | |||
*[[Arthur's Best Friends]] | *[[Arthur's Best Friends]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Arthur episodes]] | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | ||