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| {{Episode infobox | | {{Arthur Episode |
| |ep. name = Brain Gets Hooked | | |name = Brain Gets Hooked |
| |image = 13_Brain_Gets_Hooked.jpg | | |image = [[File:13_Brain_Gets_Hooked.jpg|210px]] |
| |season = [[Season 13|13]] | | |season = [[Arthur (season 13)|13]] |
| |airdate = | | |episode = - |
| |prev. episode = [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]] | | |written = [[Matt Steinglass]] |
| |next episode = [[MacFrensky]] | | |storyboard = Aliaksei Kazakou, Michel Carbonneau |
| |prod. code = 1303b | | |date = - |
| |writers = [[Matt Steinglass]] | | |central = [[List of episodes by main character#Brain|Brain]] |
| |storyboarders = [[Aliaksei Kazakou]]<br>[[Michel Carbonneau]] | | |intertitle = [[List of Arthur intertitles#Brain Underwater|Brain Underwater]] |
| |number = 3b | | |midpoint = {{word}} |
| |titlecard = Brain_Gets_Hooked_Title_Card.png|us = October 14, 2009<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001303/ ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150414061912/http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001303/ archived page])</ref>|uk = April 20, 2009<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/programmes/schedules/west/2009/04/20</ref>|can = February 16, 2009<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur</ref>}}{{EpisodeHeader|2|3|13}} | | |previous = [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]] |
| ==Summary==
| | |next = [[MacFrensky]] |
| Brain gets hooked on the latest tween reality show "Junior Island." When he starts to ignore his friends and his schoolwork, he understands the significance of having a problem. But what can he do to break the addiction?<ref>http://www.klru.org/schedule/episode/197621/</ref>
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| ==Plot==
| | "'''Brain Gets Hooked'''" is a episode that deals with the situation that Brain lives when gets hooked in a serie called Junior Island. It was written by Matt Steinglass, and the storyboards were done by Aliaksei Kazakou and Michel Carbonneau. |
| [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] is in his living room, sitting on the floor and bursting bubble wrap and talking to viewers about what it is like when people become interested in something and then grow obsessed with it, like [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] when he heard a particular radio program during a test, or using so much electricity to decorate for Christmas that it causes a citywide power failure. But he stops when [[Jane Read|his mom]] calls him to dinner.
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| <center>'''Brain Gets Hooked'''</center>
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| | [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] is at his living room, sitting in the floor and bursting a bubble wrap while talking with the viewers about when the peoples do something and later cannot stop, like [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] hearing a radio program during a test, or leave the city without electricity by a giant Christmas decoration. But he stop when his mom call him to dinner. |
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| [[Alan Powers|Brain]] is in [[The Brain's House|his house]], holding a clock and a chessboard as he waits for his chess tournament, but his [[Mrs. Powers|mom]] tells him that they will not go until a little later. To pass the time, he turns on his TV and stumbles upon a show called ''[[Junior Island]]''. In it two kids are in a room and need to discover a code. After it is discovered, the room starts to close, but they escape. They hear a roar in the jungle, ending the episode. His mom tells him that they have to go to the tournament, but he wants to watch the show some more. | | ==Plot== |
| | | [[Alan Powers|Brain]] is in his house, holding a clock and a chessboard to his Chess Tournament, but his [[Mrs. Powers|mom]] call him that will go a little later. Meanwhile, Brain turn on his TV and, after swap two channels, choices a program called [[Junior Island]]. In the program, two friends are in a room and need discover a code and Brain know it. After the code be discovered, the room door starts to close, but they did to escape. They hear a roar in the jungle, ending the chapter. Is this time, Brain’s mom appears and tell to his son that they go to Tournament now, but Brain wants view the TV a little more. |
| During lunchtime at [[Lakewood Elementary School|school]], Brain is telling Arthur about the show and how he's really into it. He also tells Buster, and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]].
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| Later that day, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] gives the class a history project. Brain is distracted, but decides to do a report on the Magna Carta.
| | In the lunch time at school, Brain is telling Arthur about the show that he create a big interest. The case repeat with Buster. |
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| While Brain is working on his report, he turns on the TV and starts to watch the show again. The three kids see a ship and think how to escape from the island. Brain remains distracted by the show and does not accomplish much work.
| | Back to lessons, [[Mr. Ratburn]] leave with the class a History team project and [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] wants be the first to give a topic. After him, Brain’s turn arrive and he tell Mr. Ratburn that will talk about Carta Magna. |
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| Passing a lot of time attending the show, Brain hears the doorbell and goes to see who it is. It's Arthur and Buster, who want him to ride bikes with them in the park. He doesn't and tells them he is doing the report, but they knows he is watching the show. He convinces them the sound that they have heard is in another house.
| | When Brain is searching his report, realizes the remote and turn on the TV and starts attend ''Junior Island'' again. The three friends (the other one not appears before) saw a ship and think how escape of the island. Until one have a idea of ride in a boat and arrive in the ship, so, the chapter ends. |
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| Brain heads back inside to start writing his report, but starts to watch the show again. At school, he discovers that [[Fern Walters|Fern]] is a fan of the series too, but warns him that the series can be somewhat addictive and not to watch too many episodes at once. It is the day of presenting the oral history reports, [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] being the first one to do so. After he shows a lot of medieval accessories, Brain's turn comes. Brain gives a very brief and basic explanation on the Magna Carta, lasting only about ten seconds, and even getting distracted briefly in the middle by Binky's bow and arrow, thinking aloud to the class that it can be used as a way for the characters to escape the island. Mr. Ratburn gives the mediocre report a C grade, but since Brain is worried about the potential negative effective it could have on his GPA, Mr. Ratburn agrees to allow him to redo his report on Thusrday in order to earn a better grade.
| | Passing very time attending the show, Brain hear the bell and go see who is. Is Arthur and Buster, wants that Brain ride of bicycle with them in the park. Brain don’t wants and tell them he is not doing the report, but Arthur and Buster knows he is attending TV. Brain did convince them the sound that they have heard is in another house. |
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| Fern then reminds Brain about not watching too many episodes and to avoid the DVD boxset. However, this news only makes Brain want to check out said box set from the library. | | Brain back to do the report, but starts to attend Junior Island again. In school, Brain discover that Fern likes the show, too. Is the day of present the reports, being the first one of Binky. After he shows a lot of medieval accessories, Brain’s turn is arrived. All is going well, until Brain don’t know what talk and starts to tell to the class about Junior Island. Being revised, he ends his report, lasting five seconds. In the final of lessons, Brain got a "C" in the test, but Mr. Ratburn give more a chance to him. [[Fern]] tell Brain that all the episodes is in DVD, making Brain glad. |
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| Brain is at [[Elwood City Public Library|the library]] and checks out the DVD. But he takes the book too, as [[Paige Turner|Ms. Turner]] mentioned. | | Brain is in the Library, taking borrowed a DVD of his favorite show. But take the book, too, as Mrs. Turner said. |
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| Doing his report, Brain sees the DVD and chooses to hide it by putting it in a locked kitchen cabinet. He tries to do his report again, but the cabinet key is calling his attention, so he hides it in a cabinet in his garage, but he needs the key to that one, too. When he sees Buster and Arthur, he gives it to Buster to keep until the next day so he can finish his report. | | Doing his report, he see the DVD and decides hide it. Putting the DVD in a locked kitchen cabinet. Brain try do his report again, but the cabinet key are calling the Brain’s attention, so, he hides the key in a cabinet in his garage, but he needs hold this other key. When see Buster and Arthur, give it to Buster keep until the next day to he finish his report. |
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| Brain attempts to concentrate on writing his report, but his urge to know if the characters are rescued eventually gets the better of him and goes to Buster, begging him to give him the key back. Buster is reluctant to at first, but Brain tricks him and takes the key. He goes to his house, opens the cabinet, takes the key to open a box which holds a toy chest, where a magic cube (or polyhedron) is hidden which holds the key to the kitchen cabinet, where the DVD was hidden. When he puts the key in the keyhole, it falls down the sink drain, making him get a little mad but to his relief, the cabinet was open. | | Brain is doing his report, but can’t ignore it anymore and go supplicate Buster to give he back the key and the fact of can’t attend the show is leaving he crazy. Brain did trick Buster and take the key. He go to his house, after open the cabinet, take the key to open a box, that inside had a key to open a toy chest, where a magic cube (or polyhedron) is hidden and was hiding the key to open the kitchen cabinet, where the DVD was hidden. When Brain put the key in the keyhole, it fell down the sink drain, doing Brain to scream of craziness, but to his calm, the cabinet was open. |
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| Fern goes to Brain's house that night. No one answers the door, so she decides to enter herself. In a suspense scene, Brain is desperate with his addiction, making her know that the case is more serious than she thought. When she takes the remote, he screams to her to give it back, but he is cured when she says that the show is not real and loans a book with a real history to him. | | Arrive the night and Fern calls Brain is the door of his house. Since no one go answer, herself decides enter. In a suspense scene, Brain is desperate with his addiction, making Fern knows that the case is more serious than she thought. When she takes the remote, Brain scream to Fern give back it to he, but is cured when Fern tells he that the show is not real and borrow a book with a real history to he. |
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| At school the next day, Brain presents a much better report than before, impressing Mr. Ratburn and conceivably earning a high grade. While leaiving class, Fern jokingly asks if he's just going to head home and watch six episodes of Junior Island, to which Brain promises he won't, but instead just one after he finishes his homework. The episode he choses is the season finale. However, he is so baffled by the ending (there was a bridge on the island the entire time) that he gets over his addiction. | | At the school, Brain presents a good report and Fern talks he that has the last episode in that night. After Brain watch it, gets angry by the stupid end of the show, unlike Fern, what love it. The episode ends with Brain giving good night to Fern and to Junior Island. |
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| ==Characters== | | ==Characters== |
| *[[Alan Powers]] | | {| class="wikitable" |
| *[[Arthur Read]] | | | valign="top" width="33%"|'''Major Roles''' |
| *[[Buster Baxter]] | | *'''[[Alan Powers |Brain]]''' |
| *[[Fern Walters]] | | *[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] |
| *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | | *[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] |
| *[[Francine Frensky]]
| | *[[Fern Walters|Fern]] |
| *[[Binky Barnes]] | | *[[Mr. Ratburn]] |
| | | valign="top" width="33%"|'''Minor Roles''' |
| | *[[Binky Barnes|Binky]] |
| *[[Mrs. Powers]] | | *[[Mrs. Powers]] |
| *[[Paige Turner]]
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| *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]](cameo)
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| *[[Alex]](cameo)
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| *[[George Lundgren]](cameo)
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| *[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]](cameo)
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| ==Trivia==
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| *In reality, if [[Fern]] broke into [[Brain]]'s house, she would get in '''''BIG''''' trouble.
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| *'''Moral:'''
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| **Dont force people to do what you want to do for your own benefits.
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| **Dont break into someone's house for your own benefits.
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| *'''Timeline:'''
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| **The introduction alludes to the events of "The Curse of the Grebes".
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| **Brain also participates in a chess tournament in "Brain's Chess Mess".
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| ===Cultural references===
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| *The flashback of [[David Read|Mr. Read]] and [[Ramón Molina|Mr. Molina]]'s competition over who had the best Christmas lights may be a reference to the 2006 Christmas film {{W|Deck the Halls}}.
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| *"Junior Island" is loosely a parody of the American TV series {{W|Lost}}. Both take place on a deserted island, with the walrus being a parody of the polar bear, the science lab being a parody of the Swan Station, and the ship being a parody of the plane.
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| ==Home Video==
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| *'''Other Formats:''' [[LeapFrog|Arthur Favorites: Volume 1 (LeapFrog)]]
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