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{{Episode infobox | {{Episode infobox | ||
|ep. name = Feeling Flush | |ep. name = Feeling Flush | ||
|image = Feeling Flush.png | |image = Feeling Flush.png | ||
|airdate = | |||
|next episode = [[Family Fortune]] | |next episode = [[Family Fortune]] | ||
|season = [[Season 10|10]] | |season = [[Season 10|10]] | ||
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|prod. code = 100401 | |prod. code = 100401 | ||
|writers = [[Glen Berger]] | |writers = [[Glen Berger]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]] | |storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]]|number = 4A|titlecard = Arthur ff2.png|us = May 18, 2006<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001004</ref>|uk = November 3, 2006<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/2006-11-03</ref>}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|10}} | ||
|number = 4A | |||
|titlecard = Arthur ff2.png | |||
|us = May 18, 2006<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001004</ref> | |||
|uk = November 3, 2006<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/2006-11-03</ref> | |||
}} | |||
{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|10}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Francine bets Arthur that her family can use less water than his. But despite her conservation efforts, her water meter levels are twice as high. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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Francine finds her family's water meter next to their land lord's office ([[Mr. Sanders]]). Mr. Sanders tells her how the multiple meters used to be used frequently, but no longer are needed because he charges a flat rate. He suspects Francine is up to something, and decides to monitor the Frenskys' water meter as well. | Francine finds her family's water meter next to their land lord's office ([[Mr. Sanders]]). Mr. Sanders tells her how the multiple meters used to be used frequently, but no longer are needed because he charges a flat rate. He suspects Francine is up to something, and decides to monitor the Frenskys' water meter as well. | ||
Francine's first step to conserving water involves putting | Francine's first step to conserving water involves putting a water bottle into the back of the toilet. She tells Catherine that she still plans on taking long showers and the two fight over the toilet cover, sending it shattering on the floor. While at the dining table with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frensky tell Francine that while they're proud of her for coming up with a way to conserve water, she still needs to start shaking shorter showers, as she's still wasting a ton of water that way. After telling Catherine that she needs to stop nightly baths (as baths tend to use more water than showers), Mr. and Mrs. Frensky tell Francine to go to Mr. Sanders to order a new lid for their toilet. Mr. Sanders is annoyed as Francine tells him to buy a whole new water saving toilet instead of just replacing the lid. He chooses to replace the lid, upsetting Francine a bit. | ||
Then, we go back to the Read's house. Arthur comes home from school and screams as he sees that D.W. has filled massive tubs up with water. She says she is saving it for herself, and Arthur yells at her again. Reading the meter in the basement, Arthur sees that D.W. has upped their daily average by 500 liters for a total of 2000. Francine goes to Muffy's that same day. Muffy shows her how the Crosswire family conserves water by using an automatic pool cover. Back at her apartment, Francine sees that the Frenskys used 2500 liters that day. Mr. Sanders is not impressed. | Then, we go back to the Read's house. Arthur comes home from school and screams as he sees that D.W. has filled massive tubs up with water. She says she is saving it for herself, and Arthur yells at her again. Reading the meter in the basement, Arthur sees that D.W. has upped their daily average by 500 liters for a total of 2000. Francine goes to Muffy's that same day. Muffy shows her how the Crosswire family conserves water by using an automatic pool cover. Back at her apartment, Francine sees that the Frenskys used 2500 liters that day. Mr. Sanders is not impressed. | ||
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Over the next two days, the Frenskys use 3000 and 3400 liters of water. Francine is so upset at the rising rate that she decides to make a petition for the people in her apartment, requiring that Mr. Sanders buy a conserving toilet for every bathroom in the complex. But before Mr. Sanders can even order the toilets, the Frensky's set a new record of 3600 liters in a day. Francine daydreams that she uses Elwood city's last drop in one of her long showers. She runs through the town still in her bathrobe, and all her friends scold her for being so wasteful. | Over the next two days, the Frenskys use 3000 and 3400 liters of water. Francine is so upset at the rising rate that she decides to make a petition for the people in her apartment, requiring that Mr. Sanders buy a conserving toilet for every bathroom in the complex. But before Mr. Sanders can even order the toilets, the Frensky's set a new record of 3600 liters in a day. Francine daydreams that she uses Elwood city's last drop in one of her long showers. She runs through the town still in her bathrobe, and all her friends scold her for being so wasteful. | ||
The week of the bet comes to an end, and Francine and Arthur meet at the Frensky's with [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] and Muffy to see who wins. Arthur's family used 10,500 liters and Francine's used 34,000. Buster blames the Frensky's massive water usage on Aliens who need intergalactic bathroom breaks, but Francine doesn't believe him. She suddenly hears multiple flushes coming from the bathroom and barges in, finding her cat [[Nemo]] playing with the toilet handle and looking inside the uncovered top | The week of the bet comes to an end, and Francine and Arthur meet at the Frensky's with [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] and Muffy to see who wins. Arthur's family used 10,500 liters and Francine's used 34,000. Buster blames the Frensky's massive water usage on Aliens who need intergalactic bathroom breaks, but Francine doesn't believe him. She suddenly hears multiple flushes coming from the bathroom and barges in, finding her cat [[Nemo]] playing with the toilet handle and looking inside the uncovered top. So it turns out that the cat was the one wasting all the Frensky's water. Francine is then seen carrying Arthur's backpack to school. She stops her friends in front of her apartment to tell them about the new toilets Mr. Sanders installed. The episode finishes with a satisfactory flush, and Francine smiles. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
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*[[Nemo]] | *[[Nemo]] | ||
*[[Mr. Sanders]] | *[[Mr. Sanders]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Oliver Frensky]] | *[[Oliver Frensky]] | ||
*[[Laverne Frensky]] | *[[Laverne Frensky]] | ||
*[[Mr. Barnes]] | ===Fantasy=== | ||
*[[Mrs. Barnes]] | *[[Mr. Barnes]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Mrs. Barnes]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
*[[Prunella Deegan]] | *[[Jenna Morgan]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Prunella Deegan]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Ms. Morgan]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | |||
===Mentioned=== | |||
*[[Ms. Morgan]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This is one of the episodes that focus on water. The others being ''[[Water and the Brain]]'', ''[[D.W. All Wet]]'', ''[[The Shore Thing]]'', ''[[Arthur Makes Waves]]'', and ''[[Swept Away]]''. | |||
*This is one of the episodes that focus on water. The others being [[Water and the Brain]], [[D.W. All Wet]], [[The Shore Thing]], [[Arthur Makes Waves]], and [[Swept Away]]. | *This is one of the episodes that focus on Earth Day, the others being ''[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]'' and ''[[Arthur Cleans Up]]''. | ||
*This is one of the | *[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/14/showering-mistakes-_n_7065204.html Aside from wasting a ton of water, taking too long of a shower can also be bad for your skin, as it strips it of both moisture and essential nutrients.] Most experts say that anything longer than ten minutes is far too long for a shower, and that showers should be five to ten minutes long (the shorter, the better). | ||
*[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/14/showering-mistakes-_n_7065204.html | **[https://www.watercalculator.org/save-water/shower-bath/ Showers use around 2.5-gallons of water per minute while a bath uses up to 35 to 50-gallons of water.] A five to ten minute shower would use around 12.5 to 25-gallons of water. | ||
**If someone were to take a 30-minute like Francine did in this episode, they'd be using 75-gallons of water (which can be more than twice as much water as the average bath). | |||
===Cultural References=== | ===Cultural References=== | ||
*The song Francine is singing in the shower is a parody of {{W|Journey (band)|Journey}}'s "{{W|Don't Stop Believin}}" You can tell by how she says "Maybe on the midnight train" while in the real song its "She took the midnight train." | *The song Francine is singing in the shower is a parody of {{W|Journey (band)|Journey}}'s "{{W|Don't Stop Believin}}" You can tell by how she says "Maybe on the midnight train" while in the real song its "She took the midnight train." | ||
===Production notes=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
{{hidden10|Feeling Flush}} | {{hidden10|Feeling Flush}} | ||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
'''DVD:''' | '''DVD:''' | ||
*[[Arthur: Season 10]] | *[[Arthur: Season 10]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Videos=== | |||
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Arthur Francine's Water Conservation Project PBS KIDS GO! | |||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
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Feeling Flush.jpg | |||
jenna swimsuit.jpg | |||
Feeling Flush.jpg | |||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Season 10 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 10 episodes]] | ||
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