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|next episode = [[D.W.'s Deer Friend]] | |next episode = [[D.W.'s Deer Friend]] | ||
|writers = [[Sheilarae Carpentier Lau]] | |writers = [[Sheilarae Carpentier Lau]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Gary Scott]]<br>[[Nelson Dewey]]|number = 10B|titlecard = Arthur's Mystery Envelope Title Card.png|us = October 31, 1997<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980130120515/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Oct97/VL971031.html</ref>}} | |storyboarders = [[Gary Scott]]<br>[[Nelson Dewey]]|number = 10B|titlecard = Arthur's Mystery Envelope Title Card.png|us = October 31, 1997<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19980130120515/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Oct97/VL971031.html</ref>}}{{EpisodeHeader|2|book2=[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (book)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]|10|2}} | ||
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==Summary== | ==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? | 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== | ==Plot== | ||
[[Francis Haney|Mr. Haney]] gives an envelope to [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] to give to his [[Jane Read|mom]]. The episode begins with Arthur's friends wondering what's in the envelope, since Mr. Haney said nothing about what was in it. The kids all assume it is something bad, and Francine suggests that Arthur must be in trouble, though Buster says this may not be the case. Then Francine and Buster have a tug-of-war with the envelope until Binky grabs it and says, "I bet you failed Ratburn's big history tests." Then Francine assumes that Arthur will have to go to summer school. Then we see Arthur in his desk with stacks of textbooks with Mr. Ratburn enjoying an ice cream as he watches a tornado outside his window. In his fantasy, Francine has Pal | [[Francis Haney|Mr. Haney]] gives an envelope to [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] to give to his [[Jane Read|mom]]. The episode begins with Arthur's friends wondering what's in the envelope, since Mr. Haney said nothing about what was in it. The kids all assume it is something bad, and Francine suggests that Arthur must be in trouble, though Buster says this may not be the case. Then Francine and Buster have a tug-of-war with the envelope until Binky grabs it and says, "I bet you failed Ratburn's big history tests." Then Francine assumes that Arthur will have to go to summer school. Then we see Arthur in his desk with stacks of textbooks with Mr. Ratburn enjoying an ice cream as he watches a tornado outside his window. In his fantasy, Francine has Pal and all the kids are hanging out doing their normal summer activities while Buster swims up and says that those who don't pass their history tests are doomed to repeat it. The fantasy ends with Arthur's school crashing into the ground below. | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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Desperate to relieve his anxiety, Arthur decides to just give his Mom the envelope. He finds her in the den going through tax documents and explains to her that he didn't give her the envelope because he was afraid he was in trouble and that she'd be mad. Jane, however, is not the least bit mad and finally takes a look at the envelope, which she is happy to finally receive because she had been unable to reach Mr. Haney the entire day. It is revealed that the envelope was full of Mr. Haney's tax documents, and had nothing to do with Arthur at all. Mom asks Arthur if he really thought the whole thing was about him, and he laughs it off saying he didn't, relieved that the air is finally clear. Mom explains that she needs to know if Arthur's ever got anything bothering him so that she and Dad can help him whenever he needs them. Happy that everything is okay, Arthur goes back to bed, only to have D.W. pester him and ask what sort of "punishment" he faced, which he just brushes off as he heads upstairs. | Desperate to relieve his anxiety, Arthur decides to just give his Mom the envelope. He finds her in the den going through tax documents and explains to her that he didn't give her the envelope because he was afraid he was in trouble and that she'd be mad. Jane, however, is not the least bit mad and finally takes a look at the envelope, which she is happy to finally receive because she had been unable to reach Mr. Haney the entire day. It is revealed that the envelope was full of Mr. Haney's tax documents, and had nothing to do with Arthur at all. Mom asks Arthur if he really thought the whole thing was about him, and he laughs it off saying he didn't, relieved that the air is finally clear. Mom explains that she needs to know if Arthur's ever got anything bothering him so that she and Dad can help him whenever he needs them. Happy that everything is okay, Arthur goes back to bed, only to have D.W. pester him and ask what sort of "punishment" he faced, which he just brushes off as he heads upstairs. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | |||
*[[D.W. Read]] | |||
*[[Jane Read]] | |||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | |||
*[[Rattles]] | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
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*[[Francis Haney]] | *[[Francis Haney]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | ||
===Cameo=== | |||
*[[Alex]] | |||
*[[George Lundgren]] | |||
*[[Alex]] | |||
*[[George Lundgren]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The song the two kittens are humming to is ''[[Row, Row, Row Your Boat]].'' | *The song the two kittens are humming to is ''[[Row, Row, Row Your Boat]].'' | ||
*In Arthur's first fantasy scene, Buster is seen again with his bathing cap first seen in ''[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]''. | *In Arthur's first fantasy scene, Buster is seen again with his bathing cap first seen in ''[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]''. | ||
*This is the first episode written by Sheilarae Carpentier Lau | *This is the first episode written by Sheilarae Carpentier Lau | ||
*This is also the first episode when Gary Scott and Nelson Dewey are storyboard | *This is also the first episode when Gary Scott and Nelson Dewey are storyboard writers | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===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}}". | *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}}". | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*When Jane Read picks up the letters from the kitchen table, her sleeves turn yellow during the closeup. | |||
*When Jane picks up the letters from the kitchen table, her sleeves turn yellow | |||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
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*[[Arthur Cracks the Case]] | *[[Arthur Cracks the Case]] | ||
*[[Arthur's Travel Adventures]] | *[[Arthur's Travel Adventures]] | ||
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*[[Arthur Cracks the Case]] | *[[Arthur Cracks the Case]] | ||
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