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|ep. name = Arthur Makes a Movie | |ep. name = Arthur Makes a Movie | ||
|image = 2x04a.png | |image = 2x04a.png | ||
|season = [[ | |season = [[Arthur (season 2)|2]] | ||
| | |airdate = October 13, 1997 | ||
|prev. episode = [[Buster and the Daredevils]] | |prev. episode = [[Buster and the Daredevils]] | ||
|next episode = [[Go to Your Room, D.W.]] | |next episode = [[Go to Your Room, D.W.]] | ||
|prod. code = 20401 | |||
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | |writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Robert Yap]] | |storyboarders = [[Robert Yap]]|number = 4A|titlecard = Arthur Makes a Movie Title Card.png}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|2}} | ||
|number = 4A | |||
|titlecard = Arthur Makes a Movie Title Card.png | |||
}} | |||
{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|2}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
The gang gets together to make a movie that stars Arthur and puts Muffy in the director's chair. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Arthur goes to the movies with his family and is watching a promo for the latest | Arthur goes to the movies with his family and is watching a promo for the latest James Hound movie. Unfortunately, Arthur and his friends are too young to watch a James Hound movie as the movie is rated PG-13 and they're only 8 years old. Arthur is instead forced to watch a movie of [[D.W. Read|D.W.'s]] choosing: ''Kitty Come Home''. | ||
Arthur and his friends later discuss the James Hound movie. Upset that they can't see the real one, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] said they just have to wait until they are older, but then [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] said that James Hound will also get older and by the time they will be old enough to see the movie, "he'll be ancient". | Arthur and his friends later discuss the James Hound movie. Upset that they can't see the real one, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] said they just have to wait until they are older, but then [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] said that James Hound will also get older and by the time they will be old enough to see the movie, "he'll be ancient". | ||
[[Alan Powers|Brain]] said that they will get a new actor to play as him and Buster said that he won't be as good as the one right now. Then they decide to make their own James Hound movie with [[Muffy | [[Alan Powers|Brain]] said that they will get a new actor to play as him and Buster said that he won't be as good as the one right now. Then they decide to make their own James Hound movie with [[Muffy|Muffy's]] new video camera. | ||
They first decide to make the scene where Hound rides his motor bike and squirts dust at two villains so that he can escape. Arthur plays the role of James Hound and Buster and Brain play the villains chasing him. | They first decide to make the scene where Hound rides his motor bike and squirts dust at two villains so that he can escape. Arthur plays the role of James Hound and Buster and Brain play the villains chasing him. | ||
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Francine decides to do the scene where Hound saves the pretty lady from a shark in which Francine plays the pretty lady and Arthur once again plays James Hound. They use Muffy's pool as the water and D.W.'s toy shark Sharky as the shark. | Francine decides to do the scene where Hound saves the pretty lady from a shark in which Francine plays the pretty lady and Arthur once again plays James Hound. They use Muffy's pool as the water and D.W.'s toy shark Sharky as the shark. | ||
D.W. uses diver shoes for | D.W. uses diver shoes for the takes. Arthur as James Hound saves Francine and they exchange some cheesy romantic remarks, much to Arthur's embarrassment. Unfortunately, Muffy hasn't figured out her camera and accidentally ejects their one good scene into the pool. | ||
The gang shows the tape to their older friend [[ | The gang shows the tape to their older friend [[Prunella]], but get into a heated argument when they realize how amateurish they did and accuse each other of not doing their part to make it better. | ||
However, Prunella surprisingly enjoys the movie, even if it wasn't much like the James Hound movie, which she herself did get to see. The gang is happy with the final cut, as they did have fun making it. | However, Prunella surprisingly enjoys the movie, even if it wasn't much like the James Hound movie, which she herself did get to see. The gang is happy with the final cut, as they did have fun making it. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Arthur]] | |||
*[[Arthur | *[[Buster]] | ||
*[[Buster | *[[Brain]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Francine]] | ||
*[[Francine | *[[Muffy]] | ||
*[[Muffy | *[[Prunella]] | ||
*[[Prunella | *[[D.W.]] | ||
*[[D.W. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Prunella actually got to see the movie, even though she is only one year older than the gang and the movie is rated PG-13. Perhaps her parents weren't as strict regarding the film's rating. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*[[James Hound]] is | *[[James Hound]] is an obvious parody of the famed British agent ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' and the film series in which he stars. | ||
*[[Kitty Come Home]] is most likely a parody on ''{{W|Lassie Come Home}}''. | |||
*[[Kitty | |||
===Episode connections=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
* | *This is Sharkie's first appearance since its debut in "[[Arthur's Family Vacation]]". | ||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
'''DVD:''' | '''DVD:''' | ||
*[[Arthur Makes a Movie ( | *[[Arthur Makes a Movie (video)]] | ||
'''VHS:''' | '''VHS:''' | ||
*[[Arthur Makes a Movie ( | *[[Arthur Makes a Movie (video)]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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