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{{ | {{Bad picture|reason=Semi-spoiler.}}{{Episode_infobox | ||
|ep. name = Background Blues | |ep. name = Background Blues | ||
|image = | |image = Background Blues.JPG | ||
|season = [[ | |season = [[Arthur (season 3)|3]] | ||
|us= | |us = October 12, 1998 | ||
| | |prod. code=30401 | ||
|prev. episode = [[Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous]] | |prev. episode = [[Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous]] | ||
|next episode = [[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]] | |next episode = [[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | ||
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | |storyboarders = [[Robert Yap]]|number = 4A|titlecard = Background Blues Title Card.png}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|3}} | ||
|storyboarders = [[Robert Yap]] | |||
|number = 4A | |||
|titlecard = Background Blues Title Card.png | |||
}} | |||
{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|3}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A class project gets the kids tracing their family trees. Will they turn out to be descended from | A class project gets the kids tracing their family trees. Will they turn out to be descended from royalty—or just from "plain folks"? | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
R4 was playing at the hologram with his robotic dog Hal when her sister 3W came and destroyed his hologram. His mom told him to do some homework. Later, he does his homework, then 3W shows up and asks R4 to play with him, which he agrees to. They were still fighting while playing, so their mom asks them to watch a datagram. | R4 was playing at the hologram with his robotic dog Hal when her sister 3W came and destroyed his hologram. His mom told him to do some homework. Later, he does his homework, then 3W shows up and asks R4 to play with him, which he agrees to. They were still fighting while playing, so their mom asks them to watch a datagram. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major characters=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | |||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | |||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
* | *[[R4]] | ||
*[[ | *[[3W]] | ||
*[[Future Mom | *[[Future Mom]] | ||
*[[ | |||
===Minor characters=== | |||
*[[Mr. Ratburn]] | |||
*[[Paige Turner]] | *[[Paige Turner]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mr. Crosswire]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mrs. Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Wolf Blitzen]] | *[[Wolf Blitzen]] | ||
*[ | *[http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Francine%27s_grandfather Francine's grandfather] | ||
* | ===Background Characters=== | ||
*[[Bailey]] | *Arthur's third uncle, seen in a photograph | ||
* | *[[Bailey]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers | *Muffy's Aunt | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Alan Powers]] | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Maria Pappas]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
* | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*Bitzy Baxter's Great-great granddaughter | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Arthur's future descendants, [[R4]] and [[3W]] are shown in the prologue and epilogue of this episode. It also takes place 100 years in the future. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*In Muffy's fantasy, her great aunt asks, "Is that you, Anastasia?" This is a reference to [[wikipedia:Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]], who was rumored to have survived her family's execution in 1918. | *In Muffy's fantasy, her great aunt asks, "Is that you, Anastasia?". This is a reference to [[wikipedia:Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia|Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia]], who was rumored to have survived her family's execution in 1918. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*At the beginning of the episode, when R4 and 3W were watching Background Blues, when it showed the title card, the title "Background Blues" was in blue, but when it showed the title card to us, the words were red instead of blue. | *At the beginning of the episode, when R4 and 3W were watching Background Blues, when it showed the title card, the title "Background Blues" was in blue, but when it showed the title card to us, the words were red instead of blue. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{CollapsingGallery| | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery spacing="small" position="center"> | <gallery spacing="small" position="center"> | ||
R4.jpg | R4.jpg | ||
Hamburger_Castle.png | Hamburger_Castle.png | ||
Background Blues.JPG | Background Blues.JPG | ||
R4 3w staring.jpg | |||
FutureArthur1.png | FutureArthur1.png | ||
FutureArthur2.png | FutureArthur2.png | ||
FutureArthur3.png | FutureArthur3.png | ||
</gallery>}} | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Season 3 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 3 episodes]] | ||