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{{Episode infobox | {{template: gallery}}{{Episode infobox | ||
|ep. name= Desk Wars | |ep. name=Desk Wars | ||
|image= | |image=Desk-wars.png | ||
|season= | |season=8 | ||
| | |airdate=December 23, 2003 | ||
|prev. episode= | |prod. code=80701 | ||
|next episode= | |prev. episode=Postcards from Buster (episode) | ||
|writers = [[Glen Berger]] | |next episode=Desperately Seeking Stanley|writers = [[Glen Berger]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]] | |storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]]}}'''Desk Wars''' is the first have of the seventh episode of Season 8. It first aired on December 23, 2003. | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
On a hot day, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and his classmates argue about sitting closest to the fan. Then [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] makes them switch desks. When they break into each others' desk, will it turn up the heat? | |||
==Plot Outline== | |||
[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] starts off by looking (unsuccessfully) through his classmates' desks. They all debate why he's allowed to start the [[Arthur|show]]; because it's his show. They all want it to change, including the Binky Barnes Variety Hour. Then [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] claims that the teachers don't blow things out of proportion; but in the teacher's lounge, we can see that they ''do''. | |||
One morning, it's a hot day and all are sweating in the classroom. The [[Alan Powers|Brain]] calculates that his seat's getting the most cool air. But then arguing breaks out on desk over [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s stickers and dust ruffle, meaning that he's sent to the 2nd hottest spot in the room (behind [[Binky Barnes|Binky]]'s desk) by Mr .Ratburn. Arthur, [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] have an argument which eventually leads to Arthur being sent to Brain's desk, and Binky seizes Arthur's desk. Arthur messes with the Brain's desk-sorting pencil thing, which angers him. | |||
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[[Herbert Haney|Mr. Haney]] comes in and calls Mr. Ratburn into the office to take a call, and Ratburn tells the kids that he has to go and to work on their assignments while he's gone. The Brain plots to try to get his desk back, after discovering the gum from [[George Lundgren|George]]'s (who's absent) dinosaur model. Muffy moves to the sharpener after her pencil breaks. | |||
This is Brain's chance to get back to a cooler spot! But Muffy sees this and scrambles back to her seat. George returns early to discover his seat is missing, and he can't sit anywhere. George is duped into sharpening Muffy's pencil. | This is Brain's chance to get back to a cooler spot! But Muffy sees this and scrambles back to her seat. George returns early to discover his seat is missing, and he can't sit anywhere. George is duped into sharpening Muffy's pencil. | ||
Then a lot of threats start off | Then a lot of threats start off - if George doesn't give the pencil to Brain, then his gummy dino is squashed; if this happens, then Sue Ellen will throw Binky's rubber band ball out the window, Brain's desk will get covered in judo kitten stickers by Muffy if she doesn't get the pencil, this isn't fair on Francine, who was promised these, so she'll cut the dust ruffle in half, Buster's comic book will be shredded by Fern if the ruffle is cut, despite saying "Cut up that dusk ruffle and, Arthur's comic book gets shredded, then Buster will eat Arthur's cookies. | ||
The pressure builds on George, The pencil keeps snapping, if these continues, then Sue Ellen's UN report is history, according to Brain. A book falls onto the dinosaur, so all threats are carried out, which leads to mass destruction of the classroom. Mr Haney comes in to warn them, but he'll let them off so long as they tidy up. All refuse to do the hard jobs as none of them believe they're at fault. | |||
George cleans - he doesn't mind. They all muck in and clean up and Brain rewrites Sue Eleen's UN report. Ratburn returns and gives the good news - he's an uncle. Everyone is invited back to Muffy's pool to cool off (Sharky can be seen, though there's no D.W.) . They debate what started the fight, but no conclusion is reached. Then Binky's rubber band ball bounces through the pool, so it's chased. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
*[[ | | valign="top" width="33%"|'''Major Roles''' | ||
*[[ | * [[Francine Frensky|Francine ]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Arthur Read|Arthur ]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Buster Baxter|Buster ]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Binky Barnes|Binky ]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | * [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy ]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | * [[Alan Powers|Brain ]] | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | * [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen ]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | * [[George Lundgren|George ]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | | valign="top" width="33%"|'''Minor Roles''' | ||
*[[Miss Sweetwater]] | * [[Fern Walters|Fern ]] | ||
*[[ | * [[Jenna Morgan|Jenna ]] | ||
*[[Ms. Krasny]] | * [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn ]] | ||
* [[Miss Sweetwater|Miss Sweetwater ]] | |||
*[[Alex]] | * [[Herbert Haney|Mr. Haney ]] | ||
*[[Maria | * [[Ms. Krasny|Ms. Krasney ]] | ||
*[[Mr. Marco]] | | valign="top" width="33%"|'''Cameos''' | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)]] | * [[Alex|Alex ]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Monkey]] | * [[Maria|Maria ]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)]] | * [[Mr. Marco|Mr. Marco ]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)]] | * [[3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)]] | ||
*[[Sharky]] | * [[3rd Grade Male Monkey]] | ||
* [[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)|3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3) ]] | |||
* [[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)]] | |||
* [[Sharky]] | |||
|} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * In this episode, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] gets a call from his sister [[Rodentia Ratburn|Miss Ratburn]], and he tells the class that he became an uncle, which meant that she'd given birth to a kid; even though in her exclusive appearance in "[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]" from Season 1, she was single and she wasn't pregnant, nor did it reveal whether or not she had kids. This may be a continuity error - or Ratburn's sister was only just pregnant and it didn't show, or maybe he may have another sister. Given the time that has elapsed between the two episodes, it's likely just a new addition to the ongoing continuity, which is not always consistent. | ||
* "Desk Wars" breaks the 4th wall; [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and the other kids acknowledge that they're on a [[Arthur|show]] and they debate on why Arthur gets to open it in the majority of the episodes and not themselves (Really because it's Arthur's show). | |||
* The students wear different clothes in this episode because it's almost summer vacation. | |||
* At 04:50 into the episode Muffy has a delay being drawn. In the shot at that time where the camera turns to her for a split second she is not there. | |||
* Muffy's Judo Kittens appear to be a parody of The Powerpuff Girls. | |||
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