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{{youmay|the | {{youmay|the movie|[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (book)|the book]] or [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (album)|the album]]}}{{Episode infobox | ||
{{Episode infobox | |||
|ep. name = Arthur's Perfect Christmas | |ep. name = Arthur's Perfect Christmas | ||
|image = | |image = ArthursPerfectChristmasTitle.jpg | ||
|airdate = | |airdate = November 23, 2000 | ||
|prod. code = S1}}'''''Arthur's Perfect Christmas''''' is an hour-long ''Arthur'' special that first aired on November 23, 2000. It has since been released on home videos.[[File:Arthurs_Perfect_Christmas_DVD.jpg|thumb|The cover art for the book, DVD, VHS and CD]][[File:Aandjill.jpg|thumb|Arthur buying the glass bird]] | |||
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'''''Arthur's Perfect Christmas''''' is an hour-long ''Arthur'' special that first aired on November 23, 2000. | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
In a 1-hour special, several families celebrate the holidays in their own ways. | |||
#[[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s idea of a perfect Christmas is a holiday feast, a traditional Christmas tree, lots of snow, and giving everyone the perfect presents. However, he finds each of these factors slowly disappearing. | |||
#[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] can't go to [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s party because she will be celebrating Hanukkah with her family, but Muffy just won't listen. | |||
#[[Buster Baxter|Buster]]'s [[Bitzi Baxter|mother]] gets stressed around the holidays ever since she and his [[Bo Baxter|father]] got divorced. Arthur and [[Alan Powers|Brain]] suggest he make a new holiday: [[Baxter Day]]. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The special opens with scenes of citizens of [[Elwood City]] busy preparing for Christmas, while Pachelbel's Canon is played in the background on piano. | The special opens with scenes of citizens of [[Elwood City]] busy preparing for Christmas, while Pachelbel's Canon is played in the background on piano. [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] then sings the first of many of the special's musical numbers, "Perfect Christmas," in which he lays out his list of the things he wants in the upcoming Christmas: | ||
#A large amount of snow | #A large amount of snow | ||
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#Everyone will love the presents he gets for them. | #Everyone will love the presents he gets for them. | ||
However, | However, things don't always work out quite as Arthur wanted it to. As the special progresses, a number of other storylines are revealed: | ||
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] wants a new toy called "[[Tina the Talking Tabby]]," for Christmas and Santa Claus is unable to find it at any store as soon as he gets the letter. So on Christmas Morning D.W. got a duck and pitched a big fit before taking a liking to the duck. | |||
As the special progresses, a number of other storylines are revealed | Uncle Fred is going on a trip to Florida, but his car just so happens to break down in Elwood City on the way there. So for the meantime, he and his dog, Rory, are staying at the Reads' for Christmas. | ||
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] wants a new toy called "[[Tina the Talking Tabby]]," for Christmas | |||
The timing of Francine's family's celebration of Hanukkah conflicts with that of Muffy's "holiday extravaganza," causing her to miss the party. When Muffy states that Hanukkah isn't as important as Christmas, Francine stops speaking to her and calling her. And ever since Buster's parents got divorced, Christmas has been a difficult time for him and his Mom. She wakes him up early on the days before Christmas and makes him pancakes, thinking that it's Christmas Day. Then he has to explain to her that it isn't Christmas yet. While Arthur, Buster, and their friends are at the party, they suggest he create his own holiday, Baxter Day. Buster is unsure, but he agrees to give it a try. | |||
Every Christmas, Binky volunteers at a homeless shelter with his Dad, and this year, he's trying to bake something special to bring. However, he's forgetting some things in the recipe, like not removing the shells of the pecans when he makes pecan pie. Meanwhile, Brain's family is celebrating Kwanzaa. | |||
George's family is revealed to be Swedish and they celebrate Saint Lucia Day. | |||
In the end, things don't work out quite as everybody may have hoped they would, but it seems to be for the better - well, maybe, assuming Arthur can ever get D.W. to stop her new toy, "[[Quackers]]", from singing "Quick, quack, quaddy-quack." | |||
==Trivia== | |||
*Muffy yells "How Rude!", a catchphrase that was said by Stephanie Tanner in {{w|Full House}}. | |||
*This is one of the VERY few times in the series where it features bathroom humor. | |||
*D.W. says near the end of this film, "Can I have a soda?" D.W. essentially said that in the episode [[Bleep!]] which most likely took place before this special aired. | |||
*This special aired right after [[Arthur (season 5)|Season 5]] had concluded. | |||
*This is the last episode to have cel animation. | |||
**This was the last time where Michael Yarmush voiced Arthur. | |||
==Goofs== | |||
*During the scene where Mr. Ratburn eats one of Binky's brownies, we see in the background a brown rabbit on the other side of Mr. Ratburn in his normal wear, but seconds later we see him in a red vest talking to Brain, but when Mr. Ratburn asks him if he put sugar in the brownies, the rabbit is white and is wearing a green shirt. | |||
*When Francine groaned, Her mouth doesn't move. | |||
*In Arthur's fantasy when his mom opens the gift, She pulled the top off, but when Arthur opened the gift to see if it was okay, he pulled the ribbon off to open it. | |||
*In school, Buster's eyes were fully opened, but after school, his eyes were half-opened/half-closed. But this is probably most likely due to the fact that he got more tired as the schoolday went on. | |||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
#[[Perfect Christmas]] ( | #[[Perfect Christmas]] (By Arthur & his family) | ||
# | #Jingle Bells | ||
# | #The First Noel | ||
# | #<span style="font-style: normal; ">Boogie Woogie Christmas (Rock & Rolling song)</span> | ||
# | #<span style="font-style: normal; ">Here We Come A-wassailing</span> | ||
# | #<span style="font-style: normal; ">O Little Town of Bethlehem</span> | ||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">Silent Night (By Fern)</span> | |||
= | #<span style="font-style: normal; ">Fum, Fum, Fum</span> | ||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">It's Kwanzaa Time!</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">What Child is This?</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">What`s the Use of Presents? (By Muffy)</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">Baxter Day (By Buster)</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">I'm Not Scared of Santa (By Binky)</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">We Three Kings</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">Chanukah, Oh Chanukah</span> | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">Sevivon</span> | |||
#Sankta Lucia (In Swedish) | |||
#<span style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-style: normal; ">Nu Är Det Jul Igen </span>''([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_language S]wedish for "Now It's Christmas Again")'' | |||
#Angels We Have Heard on High | |||
#<span style="font-style: normal; ">Boogie Woogie Christmas</span> | |||
#Chanukah Blessing (By Francine & her family) | |||
#Perfect Christmas (Finale with Nu Är Det Jul Igen) (By Arthur & the gang) | |||
#Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella | |||
#It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | |||
#O Tannenbaum | |||
#Joy to the World | |||
#Perfect Christmas Reprise | |||
#[[Baxter Day]]( Song by [[Buster Baxter]]) | |||
Many of these songs were not featured in the program itself, but are available on an [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (album)|officially released soundtrack album]]. | |||
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==Home Video release== | ==Home Video release== | ||
[[File:Arthur's Perfect Christmas 2012 DVD.jpg|thumb|200px|2012 DVD]][[File:Arthur's Perfect Christmas 2012 DVD Back.jpg|thumb|200px|The back of the box - 2012 DVD]] | [[File:Arthur's Perfect Christmas 2012 DVD.jpg|thumb|200px|2012 DVD]] | ||
The special has been released on DVD and on VHS prior to the format's demise. VHS copies are no longer in production. The original DVD and VHS releases were made available | [[File:Arthur's Perfect Christmas 2012 DVD Back.jpg|thumb|200px|The back of the box - 2012 DVD]] | ||
The special has been released on DVD and on VHS prior to the format's demise. VHS copies are no longer in production. The original DVD and VHS releases were made available in 2000. A [http://www.amazon.com/Arthur-Christmas-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B0081NAUJY/ref=sr_1_2?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1345013596&sr=1-2&keywords=Arthur%27s+Perfect+Christmas DVD re-release] carrying the PBSKids logo was released on October 9, 2012. This release includes printable coloring pages and activities on DVD-ROM, two "A Word from Marc Brown" segments, and the usual promos for PBSKids programming of this era. Closed-captioning and descriptive-video features are available on this release. The special may be viewed via the [http://www.amazon.com/Arthurs-Perfect-Christmas/dp/B0067XLZPI/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1345013596&sr=1-1&keywords=Arthur%27s+Perfect+Christmas Amazon Video] service and costs $1.99 to rent, $5.99 to purchase and may be streamed freely at any time by subscribers to Amazon's Prime service. | |||
==Funding== | ==Funding== | ||
*Corporation For Public Broadcasting | *Corporation For Public Broadcasting | ||
* | *Lego | ||
*Libby's Juicy Juice | *Libby's Juicy Juice | ||
*Public Television Viewers | *Public Television Viewers | ||
==See Also== | |||
==See | |||
*''[[Arthur's Christmas]]'' (book) | *''[[Arthur's Christmas]]'' (book) | ||
*''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (book)|Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]'' (book adaptation) | *''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (book)|Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]'' (book adaptation) | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{ | {{CollapsingGallery| | ||
===Preview Videos=== | |||
== | <gallery> | ||
Binky's Pecan Pie PBS KIDS GO! | |||
D.W.'s Letter to Santa PBS KIDS GO! | |||
Arthur's Perfect Present PBS KIDS GO! | |||
</gallery> | |||
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