Editing Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)

|ep. name = Arthur's Mystery Envelope

|image = Arthur's Mysetery Envelope.jpg

|prod. code = 21002

|prev. episode = [[D.W. Goes to Washington]]

|next episode = [[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]

|writers = [[Sheilarae Carpentier Lau]]

==Summary==

When Mr. Haney gives Arthur a sealed envelope to take home to his mother, Arthur fears disaster. But what if his mom never actually gets the envelope?

==Plot==

Arthur is worried about the contents of the envelope thinking that it's about him, so he tries to come up with a way to give it to her without her opening it. Francine suggests running it through the wash and letting her find it there, while Brain suggests dropping it into a storm sewer, where the many water passageways of the world would send it all the way to China. Arthur disagrees with all of these bizarre ideas and decides to handle it himself. At home, he is feeding Pal, but is so wrapped up over the envelope that he repeatedly fails to give Pal any food or water, much to Pal's annoyance. Arthur then leaves the envelope out in the open on the kitchen table, just in time for D.W. to barge in asking what it is. Arthur pretends it's nothing and tells her to leave, causing D.W. to get in his face until he admits that it's just an envelope the principal wanted him to give Mom. D.W. immediately declares that Arthur's in trouble and tells their Mom who comes home from work, but she is too distracted to acknowledge the envelope. She finally feeds Pal and while D.W. continues to egg on Arthur, Jane sifts through the mail while talking on the phone, absentmindedly throwing most of the mail into the garbage along with the envelope. Arthur is relieved that he is in the clear.

At dinner, Arthur is still distracted and D.W. continues to annoy him over it. That night while watching T.V. with Dad, Arthur decides to go to bed early and tries hard to sleep, even though he still feels guilty about not giving the envelope to Mom. That night, he has a nightmare that the envelope is violently shaking in the garbage, so Arthur pulls it out and discovers it has grown even larger, and tries stuffing it under the sink to no avail. It continues to grow and Arthur tries hiding it in the shower, where it continues to grow rapidly. Arthur panics and urges his Mom, who woke up to check on him to get out of the house, just before the envelope rips through it and towers into the night sky. It then opens up to reveal D.W., who yells "Didn't you tell Mom yet?!" Arthur wakes up to find D.W. at the foot of his bed asking the same question, eager to see if he gets in trouble or not.

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===Cultural references===

*The scene where Arthur visions himself in summer school and sees his friends outside fly by during a tornado is a reference to "{{W|The Wizard of Oz}}".

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