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Later in the evening, Arthur is playing with two toy race cars in the bathtub. D.W. blows the whistle multiple times and states little things that could be dangerous and unsafe, which annoys Arthur and even their parents.
Later in the evening, Arthur is playing with two toy race cars in the bathtub. D.W. blows the whistle multiple times and states little things that could be dangerous and unsafe, which annoys Arthur and even their parents.


'''At school, while setting up dominoes, Francine notes that D.W.'s become a "safety monster" and Arthur's friends complain that D.W.'s been blowing her whistle at them for ridiculous reasons:'''
At school, while setting up dominoes, Francine notes that D.W.'s become a "safety monster" and Arthur's friends complain that D.W.'s been blowing her whistle at them for ridiculous reasons:
* Muffy says that just yesterday, Arthur's sister blew the whistle at her for having long hair, claiming that "long hair is a safety hazard."
* Muffy says that just yesterday, Arthur's sister blew the whistle at her for having long hair, claiming that "long hair is a safety hazard."
* Binky claims that he got in trouble just for saying "Hi" to her, with D.W. justifying it by claiming that he shouldn't talk to strangers. (even though he already knows her)
* Binky claims that he got in trouble just for saying "Hi" to her, with D.W. justifying it by claiming that he shouldn't talk to strangers (even though he already knows her).
Brain eventually suggests he, Arthur and the others follow D.W. around to try and catch her doing something unsafe—Arthur thinks this is a great idea, because then they could all blow the whistle on his sister. After school, Arthur and his friends spy on D.W.. Binky sees that her shoe is unbuckled, but she buckles it back up anyways. In Muffy's limo, Francine and Muffy watch the monitor screens. Muffy claims that D.W. is skipping on the sidewalk without a helmet. Francine tells her that she does it all the time. Then Muffy and Francine notice D.W. and hide. D.W. looks for a second, then keeps walking. The Brain notices that she is coming to an intersection. Arthur is hiding in a trash can and ask what's going on and the Brain says that she is heading towards them (and trips). An ice cream cone is lying on the street, which is unsafe. Arthur then tells everyone to get their whistles just in case she picks it up and eats it. When D.W. picks up the cone, she states that it could be dangerous and puts it away in the trash can. Little does she realize that Arthur is inside the trash can hiding. Afterwards, D.W. visits Mrs. Tibble. Arthur, now covered in chocolate ice cream, says that the plan is not working and says that she's the safest person in Elwood City. Francine says that thankfully she won't be at the Ratburn Rally, but Arthur is afraid about that.
Brain eventually suggests he, Arthur and the others follow D.W. around to try and catch her doing something unsafe—Arthur thinks this is a great idea, because then they could all blow the whistle on his sister. After school, Arthur and his friends spy on D.W.. Binky sees that her shoe is unbuckled, but she buckles it back up anyways. In Muffy's limo, Francine and Muffy watch the monitor screens. Muffy claims that D.W. is skipping on the sidewalk without a helmet. Francine tells her that she does it all the time. Then Muffy and Francine notice D.W. and hide. D.W. looks for a second, then keeps walking. The Brain notices that she is coming to an intersection. Arthur is hiding in a trash can and ask what's going on and the Brain says that she is heading towards them (and trips). An ice cream cone is lying on the street, which is unsafe. Arthur then tells everyone to get their whistles just in case she picks it up and eats it. When D.W. picks up the cone, she states that it could be dangerous and puts it away in the trash can. Little does she realize that Arthur is inside the trash can hiding. Afterwards, D.W. visits Mrs. Tibble. Arthur, now covered in chocolate ice cream, says that the plan is not working and says that she's the safest person in Elwood City. Francine says that thankfully she won't be at the Ratburn Rally, but Arthur is afraid about that.


He fantasizes about the race. Just before Mr. Ratburn starts the race, D.W. blows her whistle and commands to stop the race with her megaphone. She then says that the Rally is unsafe and tells everyone to remain calm and to have the fire department come to make sure the cars are safe. Afterwards, flat tires are put on with pillows and now D.W. says that they can begin the race. They move at a very slow place. Coincidentally, two snails are by Brain's car. One of the snails says, "This is my kind of race!" D.W. also tells the snails to slow down.
He fantasizes about the race. Just before Mr. Ratburn starts the race, D.W. blows her whistle and commands to stop the race with her megaphone. She then says that the Rally is unsafe and tells everyone to remain calm and to have the fire department come to make sure the cars are safe. Afterwards, flat tires are put on with pillows and now D.W. says that they can begin the race. They move at a very slow place. Coincidentally, two snails are by Brain's car. One of the snails says, "This is my kind of race!" D.W. also tells the snails to slow down.


In reality, Arthur's friends are in shock. He reassures them by saying that D.W. won't be there. But while having dinner later that evening David and Jane inform Arthur that he has to bring D.W. to the race with him tomorrow and keep an eye on her because they have to drop Kate off at Grandma Thora's house, which Arthur protests, questioning on why they can't just get someone else to watch her. When Arthur claims that D.W. will just end up ruining the Ratburn Rally by blowing her whistle at everything, D.W. denies this and claims that she'll only be blowing her whistle if she sees someone not being safe. However, David and Jane end up siding with Arthur, starting off with David noting that D.W. has been getting pretty carried away with all of her whistle-blowing. D.W. tries justifying her actions by claiming that she's just doing what Officer Safety taught her and the other preschoolers to do, but Jane claims that she's not making thing safer for the people around her, she's just being a tattletale. Jane elaborates by explaining to her oldest daughter that the point of Officer Safety's lesson to her and her classmates was to just let others know when someone's about to do something that's ''actually'' dangerous. David ultimately finishes the discussion by saying, "So tomorrow Arthur, you'll bring D.W. to the race with you and D.W., you will not bother Arthur." Arthur then gives his sister a dirty look when she looks over at him.
In reality, Arthur's friends are in shock. He reassures them by saying that D.W. won't be there. But while having breakfast with his family on the morning of the event, David and Jane inform Arthur that he has to bring D.W. to the race with him and keep an eye on her because they have to drop Kate off at Grandma Thora's house, which Arthur protests, questioning on why they can't just get someone else to watch her. When Arthur claims that D.W. will just end up ruining the Ratburn Rally by blowing her whistle at everything, D.W. denies this and claims that she'll only be blowing her whistle if she sees someone not being safe. However, David and Jane end up siding with Arthur, starting off with David noting that D.W. has been getting pretty carried away with all of her whistle-blowing. D.W. tries justifying her actions by claiming that she's just doing what Officer Safety taught her and the other preschoolers to do, but Jane claims that she's not making thing safer for the people around her, she's just being a tattletale. Jane elaborates by explaining to her oldest daughter that the point of Officer Safety's lesson to her and her classmates was to just let others know when someone's about to do something that's ''actually'' dangerous. David ultimately finishes the discussion by saying, "Arthur, you'll bring D.W. to the race with you and D.W., you will not bother Arthur." Arthur then gives his sister a dirty look when she looks over at him.


The next day at the race, D.W. observes the course while Muffy questions why she's there and she and Francine initially get mad at Arthur for bringing his sister—however, Arthur defends himself by explaining that he never wanted to bring her in the first place and that his parents made him do so. Francine claims that if she hears one blow from D.W.'s whistle, "[D.W.'s] gonna be one sorry little tattletale." When D.W. notes how steep the hill is, Arthur comes over with Muffy and Francine and tells D.W. to go away, sit down and not cause any distractions. D.W. then tells him that he's not the boss of her before walking away.
At the race, D.W. observes the course while Muffy questions why she's there and she and Francine initially get mad at Arthur for bringing his sister—however, Arthur defends himself by explaining that he never wanted to bring her in the first place and that his parents made him do so. Francine claims that if she hears one blow from D.W.'s whistle, "[D.W.'s] gonna be one sorry little tattletale." When D.W. notes how steep the hill is, Arthur comes over with Muffy and Francine and tells D.W. to go away, sit down and not cause any distractions. D.W. then tells him that he's not the boss of her before walking away.


Mr. Ratburn then steps onto the podium and welcomes everyone to the Ratburn Rally. He tells the crowd he really likes the creativity of the cars and let the races begin. D.W., way in the back of the crowd, complains that she can't see anything and questions how she'll be able to tell if people are being safe or not. She looks up at a nearby tree and decides to climb it to get a better view of the race. Eventually, she climbs to the highest part of the tree—but just as she's about to blow her whistle after she sees a tire from a car spring loose, she drops her whistle and quickly realizes that she can't climb down. Realizing just how (genuinely) dangerous her situation is, D.W. starts screaming for help—this gets the attention of Francine and Arthur, the latter of whom advises D.W. to stay put while Muffy runs to get help from Mr. Ratburn. Mr. Ratburn calls the fire department, who get D.W. down to the ground safely. Then the firefighter gives D.W. her whistle, who ironically turns out to be Officer Safety after he tells her to be safe.
Mr. Ratburn then steps onto the podium and welcomes everyone to the Ratburn Rally. He tells the crowd he really likes the creativity of the cars and let the races begin. D.W., way in the back of the crowd, complains that she can't see anything and questions how she'll be able to tell if people are being safe or not. She looks up at a nearby tree and decides to climb it to get a better view of the race. Eventually, she climbs to the highest part of the tree—but just as she's about to blow her whistle after she sees a tire from a car spring loose, she drops her whistle and quickly realizes that she can't climb down. Realizing just how (genuinely) dangerous her situation is, D.W. starts screaming for help—this gets the attention of Francine and Arthur, the latter of whom advises D.W. to stay put while Muffy runs to get help from Mr. Ratburn. Mr. Ratburn calls the fire department, who get D.W. down to the ground safely. Then the firefighter gives D.W. her whistle, who ironically turns out to be Officer Safety after he tells her to be safe.
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=== Mentioned ===
==== Mentioned ====
* [[Mary Moo Cow]]
* [[Mary Moo Cow]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*It is possible that Francine and Muffy paid Cop D.W. to pull over Arthur and Brain so they could win the race since Cop D.W. did not go after them- only Arthur and Brain. It is possible that Cop D.W. just made up those crimes she accused Arthur and Brain of doing, just so she could put them in jail.
*David and Jane could've done at least one of two things to ensure D.W. wouldn't disturb Arthur or anybody else at the Ratburn Rally:
*This is the first episode to use the Arthur Taking a Bath title card.
**1.) They could've dropped her off at Grandma Thora's house alongside Kate.
*'''Timeline:''' [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] mentions she actually climbs the tree in [[Arthur's Knee]], even though this episode never even aired yet since then.
**2.) They could've just made D.W. leave her whistle at home, so even if Arthur was still forced to bring D.W. to the race with him, there would've been a better chance of her not disturbing anyone.
*'''Irony:''' 
 
**'''Mrs. and Mr. Read could have done at least one of two things to ensure D.W. wouldn't disturb Arthur or anyone else at the Ratburn Rally:'''
=== Episode connections ===
***1.) They could have dropped her off at Grandma Thora's house alongside Kate.
* [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s whistle appears again in "[[D.W. Aims High]]."
***2.) They could have just made D.W. leave her whistle at home, so even if Arthur was still forced to bring D.W. to the race with him, there would have been a better chance of her not disturbing anyone.
* Fire safety is discussed again in "[[D.W. All Fired Up]]."
**What ultimately puts a halt to D.W.'s obsession with safety is when she goes so far as to climb a high tree so she can get a better view of the race and blow the whistle on anyone who makes a safety mistake.
* [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] mentions she actually climbs the tree in [[Arthur's Knee]], even though this episode never even aired yet since then.
*'''Karma:'''
 
**D.W. went overboard with safety, so she got in trouble climbing the tree.
**Arthur told D.W. to go away, causing D.W. to climb a tree and get him in trouble with D.W.
*'''Moral:''' Safety is important, but you shouldn't go overboard with it.
=== Errors ===
=== Errors ===
* Mrs. and Mr. Read were gonna drop Kate off at Grandma Thora's. In the scene where Mr. Ratburn says, "Will the first racers please approach the starting line?", Grandma Thora is seen in the crowd with her back to the camera. Also later on when Arthur tells D.W. they'll get her down their Dad is seen in the crowd looking worried.
* Mom and Dad were gonna drop Kate off at Grandma Thora's. In the scene where Mr. Ratburn says, "Will the first racers please approach the starting line?", Grandma Thora is seen in the crowd with her back to the camera. Also later on when Arthur tells D.W. they'll get her down their Dad is seen in the crowd looking worried.
* While at the race, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] is wearing his racing clothes known as his black pants and blue racing shirt with the number 29 on it, but after [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] climbs the tree and a racer's race car that looks like an airplane breaks down just as everyone gasps, as well as [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] dropping her whistle and calling for help, he's seen wearing his regular clothes a few times.
* While at the race, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] is wearing his racing clothes known as his black pants and blue racing shirt with the number 29 on it, but after [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] climbs the tree and a racer's race car that looks like an airplane breaks down just as everyone gasps, as well as [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] dropping her whistle and calling for help, he's seen wearing his regular clothes a few times.
===Production Notes===
===Production Notes===
*This is the first episode to use the Arthur Taking A Bath title card.
*Many program scheduling systems mistakenly label this episode as the previous episode, "[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]/[[Fern's Slumber Party]]".<ref>https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000216/</ref><ref>https://nhpbs.org/schedule/summary.aspx?progId=Arthur216</ref><ref>https://www.wgby.org/episode/38606</ref>
*Many program scheduling systems mistakenly label this episode as the previous episode, "[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]/[[Fern's Slumber Party]]".<ref>https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000216/</ref><ref>https://nhpbs.org/schedule/summary.aspx?progId=Arthur216</ref><ref>https://www.wgby.org/episode/38606</ref>
=== Episode connections ===
* [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s whistle appears again in "[[D.W. Aims High]]."
* Fire safety is discussed again in "[[D.W. All Fired Up]]."


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