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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Grandpa Dave is moving closer to the family and the kids are thrilled. But something isn't quite right; he is forgetting all sorts of things. Francine's grandmother helps the kids understand that Grandpa Dave loves them just as much as he always has. | Grandpa Dave is moving closer to the family and the kids are thrilled. But something isn't quite right; he is forgetting all sorts of things. Francine's grandmother helps the kids understand that Grandpa Dave loves them just as much as he always has. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The show begins with Francine's grandmother Bubbie talking to the viewers about what it is like being old, such as the good and bad things. Before she can tell the viewers her new friend, the show has to start. | |||
After the title card, D.W. comes rushing into Arthur's room shouting that Grandpa Dave is coming. She also tells Arthur to move the cot in D.W.'s room, causing Arthur to frown. | After the title card, D.W. comes rushing into Arthur's room shouting that Grandpa Dave is coming. She also tells Arthur to move the cot in D.W.'s room, causing Arthur to frown. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Dave]] | *[[Dave]] | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
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*[[Bubby]] | *[[Bubby]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
*[[David Read]] ( | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Lucy|Aunt Lucy]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
*[[Lucy's husband]] | ===Mentioned (and pictured)=== | ||
*[[Lucy|Aunt Lucy]] | |||
*[[Lucy's husband]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *[[Bubby]] broke the fourth wall in this episode when she said "It's public television". | ||
*This | *This is the last episode featuring the family picture title card. | ||
* | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease Alzheimer's] is a serious disease that affects the person's brain, mainly the memory part of it. In Grandpa Dave's case, he has the early stages of Alzheimer's where it is easy to get lost and forget who people are. | |||
* | *Drinnens Pickles-37 varieties, is a parody of Heinz Ketchup- 57 varieties. | ||
*When D.W. tells Arthur that he looks more like an Arnold, that is a reference to Arnold Perlstein (from The Magic School Bus) who also wears glasses and a yellow sweater. | |||
===Episode connections=== | |||
*The pizza party from "[[Is That Kosher?]]" is mentioned again. Bubby mentions that Arthur ought to have changed the date, referencing how Francine tried to fast for Yom Kippur before the pizza got to her. | |||
*Pictures from Aunt Lucy's wedding in "[[D.W. Thinks Big (episode)|D.W. Thinks Big]]" are in Grandpa Dave's memory album. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*In the photo album wedding scene at Aunt Lucy's wedding from D.W. Thinks Big, Lucy and her husband's hair colors are switched. | *In the photo album wedding scene at Aunt Lucy's wedding from D.W. Thinks Big, Lucy and her husband's hair colors are switched. | ||
=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
*[ | *This is the last episode where [[Robert Naylor]] voiced D.W. | ||
* | *This is the second and last episode to have Joan Rivers as the voice actress of Bubbie, due to her death in 2014. | ||
*This episode has the second-longest intro with 2 minutes and 15 seconds before the title card. | |||
*This is the first time Bubby and Arthur spoke to each other. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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