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|ep. name = Arthur and the Big Riddle | |ep. name = Arthur and the Big Riddle | ||
|image = Arthur and the Big Riddle.JPG | |image = Arthur and the Big Riddle.JPG | ||
|season = [[ | |season = [[Arthur (season 5)|5]] | ||
| | |airdate = September 4, 2000 | ||
|prev. episode = [[That's a Baby Show!]] | |prev. episode = [[That's a Baby Show!]] | ||
|next episode = [[Double Dare]] | |next episode = [[Double Dare]] | ||
|prod. code = | |prod. code = 50101 | ||
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | |writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Robert Yap]] | |storyboarders = [[Robert Yap]] | ||
|titlecard = Arthur and the Big Riddle Title Card.png | |titlecard = Arthur and the Big Riddle Title Card.png|number = 1A}} | ||
|number = | |||
}} | |||
{{EpisodeHeader|1|1|5}} | {{EpisodeHeader|1|1|5}} | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
The cool new game show '' | The cool new game show ''RiddleQuest'' poses a really old riddle: is winning really everything? | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The episode starts at the Lakewood soccer field. A group of Arthur's friends ( | The episode starts off at the Lakewood soccer field. A group of Arthur's friends (Binky, Muffy, Francine, George, Brain, Buster, and [[Alex]]) huddle around him. | ||
All of them have chocolate on their faces, and are discussing how glad they are that Arthur has lost at something. They pick Arthur up and cheer for him, before carrying him around the field. | All of them have chocolate on their faces, and are discussing how glad they are that Arthur has lost at something. They pick Arthur up and cheer for him, before carrying him around the field. | ||
Arthur asks the viewers a riddle: "When is it better to be a loser than a winner?" The scene cuts to Arthur's living room, where Arthur is watching himself on his family's television. Arthur tells the viewers to write down the answer to his riddle, if they think they can guess it. | Arthur asks the viewers a riddle: "When is it better to be a loser than a winner?". The scene cuts to Arthur's living room, where Arthur is watching himself on his family's television. Arthur tells the viewers to write down the answer to his riddle, if they think they can guess it. | ||
<center>'''Arthur and the Big Riddle'''</center> | <center>'''Arthur and the Big Riddle'''</center> | ||
Arthur and Buster are playing with action figures in Buster's house. Buster accuses Arthur of breaking his "Mackerelman" action figure, so they begin to argue. Suddenly, a game show called [[ | Arthur and Buster are playing with action figures in Buster's house. Buster accuses Arthur of breaking his "Mackerelman" action figure, so they begin to argue. Suddenly, a game show called [[Riddlequest|RiddleQuest]], hosted by Alex Lebek, starts on TV and they stop arguing to watch the show. Arthur has never heard about the show, so Buster tells him about it: two kids answer riddles to earn points, before answering a 'Really Big Riddle' to determine the winner of the show; the loser receives a consolation prize of 100 boxes of 'Choco Sticks' chocolate bars ('The chocolate stick that's fun to lick!'). Buster states that the reigning champion is a girl called [[Charlotte Bickles]], who has been appearing on the show for weeks. However, when Arthur answers three of the riddles correctly before Charlotte, including the final question, Buster begins to believe that Arthur would be a good contestant. At the end of the show, an advertisement shows, prompting viewers to send a letter to Riddle Quest Studios if they think they are good enough to be on the show. | ||
Walking home, Arthur ridicules this idea of appearing on the show, but Buster still posts an addressed letter with the name "Arthur Read" in the mailbox to the studios. | Walking home, Arthur ridicules this idea of appearing on the show, but Buster still posts an addressed letter with the name "Arthur Read" in the mailbox to the studios. | ||
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Arthur complains to Buster, but he disagrees with Arthur, and encourages him to continue training. | Arthur complains to Buster, but he disagrees with Arthur, and encourages him to continue training. | ||
Arthur goes through several training tests with his friends: bell ringing (with Francine), tongue twisters/enunciation (with Muffy), and riddles (with Binky). At the end of the training, Arthur becomes overwhelmed and tired of riddles. He suffers a nightmare, involving a place called "Riddle Land" | Arthur goes through several training tests with his friends: bell ringing (with Francine), tongue twisters/enunciation (with Muffy), and riddles (with Binky). At the end of the training, Arthur becomes overwhelmed and tired of riddles. He suffers a nightmare, involving a place called "Riddle Land" (a parody of [[Alice in Wonderland]]) where Charlotte forbids him from going home. He wakes up, and D.W. excitedly informs him that he will be appearing on the show that day. | ||
Arthur and his parents arrive at the game show. Arthur is nervous, unlike [[Charlotte Bickles]], who appears overconfident and bored backstage. Alex Lebek, the host, asks the first riddle and Arthur quickly answers it correctly (somewhat to Charlotte's surprise). | Arthur and his parents arrive at the game show. Arthur is nervous, unlike [[Charlotte Bickles]], who appears overconfident and bored backstage. Alex Lebek, the host, asks the first riddle and Arthur quickly answers it correctly (somewhat to Charlotte's surprise). | ||
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The scene skips back to the story's beginning, where Arthur is being carried by his friends across the soccer field while cheering for him. Because he lost the show, he received 100 boxes of 'Choco Sticks' as a consolation prize. | The scene skips back to the story's beginning, where Arthur is being carried by his friends across the soccer field while cheering for him. Because he lost the show, he received 100 boxes of 'Choco Sticks' as a consolation prize. | ||
Arthur asks the viewers if they know the answer from the riddle he asked earlier in the show. He remarks "I hope not, because if you do, you're watching too many game shows!" | Arthur asks the viewers if they know the answer from the riddle he asked earlier in the show. He remarks "I hope not, because if you do, you're watching too many game shows!". | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Tibble Twins]] | |||
===Minor=== | ===Minor=== | ||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
=== Background === | |||
=== | * [[David Read]] | ||
* [[Thora Read]] | |||
*[[David Read]] | |||
*[[Thora Read | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | ===Cultural references=== | ||
* | *Game show host, [[Alex Trebek]], guests stars on this episode as [[Alex Lebek]] (a parody of himself). | ||
*Coincidentally, the title of the accompanying segment in the episode this segment aired in, [[Double Dare]], shared its name with a short-lived Goodson-Todman produced game show that [[Alex Trebek]] hosted that aired on CBS from 1976-77. It ran for 96 episodes, and was the only game show he hosted on CBS. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*In the scene where [[Tibble Twins|Tommy]] and [[Tibble Twins|Timmy]] answer the door, Timmy's scarf was darker than usual. | |||
*In the scene where [[Tibble Twins|Tommy]] and [[Tibble Twins|Timmy]] answer the door, Timmy's scarf | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Screenshots=== | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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