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|prod. code = 602a
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|writers = [[Catherine Lieuwen]]
|writers = [[Catherine Lieuwen]]
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]|number = 2A|titlecard = Arthur Plays the Blues Title Card.png|us = October 1, 2001<ref>http://www.ket.org/tvschedule/episode.php?nola=ARUR++000602</ref>|can = January 8, 2002<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2001</ref>|uk = April 9, 2002<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/2622882a19af457b8682e554aa4f5e20</ref>}}
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{{cquote|Goodbye,Arthur. You're fired.|[[Dr. Fugue]]}}
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==Summary==
==Summary==
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==Plot==
==Plot==
Arthur has a fantasy of being a famous concert pianist and playing a difficult concerto, at the end of which he thanks his piano teacher Mrs. Cardigan. Back in the real world he learns that Mrs. Cardigan is retiring.
{{Missing|plot}}
 
'''Arthur Plays the Blues'''
 
Mrs. Cardigan has arranged for Arthur to be taught by Dr. Fugue, a former concert pianist.
 
On the playground Binky is envious, but he also warns Arthur that Dr. Fugue’s lessons are very challenging.
 
Arthur has his first lesson at Dr. Fugue’s house. Dr. Fugue is able to tell from the state of Arthur’s fingers how long he has been playing. He also criticizes Mr. Read’s car horn for being sharp and his own parakeet for singing too slow. Dr. Fugue makes Arthur play scales for an hour, then admits he seems to have some talent and gives him Bach’s “Two-Part Invention in F major” as homework and advises him to practice practice, practice.
 
At home, Arthur takes out the music. The piece is so dauntingly difficult that he decides to start practicing later.
 
He ends up not practicing until two days before the next lesson when his mother makes him practice for an hour. He is first distracted by D.W., then he falls asleep at the piano until the hour is over.
 
In his next lesson, Dr. Fugue notices immediately that Arthur has not practiced and fires him.
 
At first, Arthur is thrilled about not having to practice until his parents find him a new teacher. However, everything he watches on TV seems to be piano related.
 
He visits Mrs. Cardigan who tells him that he should win Dr. Fugue’s respect by playing his best, even if it is not perfect.
 
At home, Arthur starts practicing Bach’s Invention again. This time he ignores all distractions.
 
When he goes back to Dr. Fugue, another student has just been fired for “torturing” Bachs’s Invention. Dr. Fugue gives Arthur another chance to play, and although Arthur makes 78 mistakes Dr. Fugue takes him back as a student.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Frederique Fugue]]
*[[Frederique Fugue]]
===Minor===
*[[Mrs. Cardigan]]
*[[Mrs. Cardigan]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
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*[[Kenny]]
*[[Kenny]]
*[[Bruno's Music worker]]
*[[Bruno's Music worker]]
*[[Kate Read]](cameo)
 
*[[Francine Frensky]](cameo)
===Cameo===
*[[Tosca]](cameo)
*[[Kate Read]]
*[[Ethel]](cameo)
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Liberace]](mentioned)
*[[Tosca]]
*[[Yo-Yo Ma]](mentioned)
 
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]](mentioned)
=== Mentioned ===
* [[Liberace]]
* [[Yo-Yo Ma]]
* [[Timmy and Tommy Tibble|Tibble]] twins
 
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*As with all [[Season 6|season six]] episodes, the end credits originally featured a remixed version of [[Believe in Yourself]]. Beginning in 2015, the credits were reformatted for reruns and now include the standard version of the song.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Yo_Ma Yo-Yo Ma] is a cellist. He was a guest star in “[[My Music Rules]]”.
*This is the first episode to be written by Catherine Lieuwen.
*This is the first episode to be written by Catherine Lieuwen.
*The original airing with Justin Bradley doing Arthur's voice has never been released on any home media after the 2003 DVD.
*The piece given to Arthur to learn throughout the episode is Bach's ''​Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779.''
*'''Timeline:''' The events of this episode are later referenced in "[[The Best Day Ever]]."
*This is one of the episodes focusing on music. The others being [[Arthur vs. the Piano]], [[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]], [[My Music Rules]], [[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]], [[Big Horns George]], [[Tipping the Scales]], and [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]].
*'''Moral:''' Just because someone doesn't do well in music doesn't mean you fire them for your own  personal benefit.
=== Cultural References ===
===Errors===
* Near the end of this episode, Dr. Fugue mentions that he has a few minutes before ''Soul Train''.
*When David honks the car horn, Dr. Fugue comments that it is a C-sharp, but it is actually a G-natural and B-natural simultaneously.
* When Arthur is flipping through the channels, references are made to Casablanca and Phantom of the Opera.
=== Cultural references ===
* Dr. Fugue’s parakeet [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosca Tosca] is named after an opera by Giacomo Puccini.
* Johann Sebastian Bach’s “{{W|Inventions_and_Sinfonias_(Bach)|Two-Part Inventions}}” are a collection of fifteen short practice pieces for keyboard instruments. Arthur is given the ''​Invention No. 8 in F Major, BWV 779''.
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberace Władziu Valentino Liberace] was a classically trained pianist, who became a famous entertainer. Liberace was best known for his fancy clothes and flamboyant behavior, both on and off stage.
* The Emperor Concerto is another name for Beethoven’s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No._5_(Beethoven) Piano Concerto No. 5]
* When Arthur is flipping through TV channels, he sees parodies of ''Casablanca'' and ''The Phantom of the Opera''.
* Near the end of this episode, Dr. Fugue mentions that he has a few minutes before ''{{W|Soul Train}}.''


==Home Video==
==Home Video==
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