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{{Episode infobox | {{Episode infobox | ||
|ep. name = In My Africa | |ep. name = In My Africa | ||
|image = | |image = ARUR1409_EpisodeB_480x360_1883065435.jpg | ||
|season = [[Season 14|14]] | |season = [[Season 14|14]] | ||
|airdate = | |airdate = | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
D.W.'s new classmate, Cheikh, is from Senegal, in West Africa. When D.W. realizes that she doesn't know much about Africa she plans to learn through music. D.W., Brain, and Cheikh pool their resources to write a song about all 54 countries on that continent! | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
D.W. welcomes the viewers as she is walking through Dakar, Senegal, the hometown of Cheikh. D.W. explains that Dakar is like most cities, but is located in Africa. She briefly mentioned how Arthur always speaks in openings and never let anyone do the monologue. She even referred to him as a "show hog." | |||
She then introduces Cheikh to the viewers, and says that this episode is about him, but Cheikh tells D.W. that it is actually more about her and his cousin, [[Alan Powers|Brain]]. | |||
'''[Title Card]''' | |||
After that, the scene goes to D.W.'s preschool | The scene then goes to Cheikh and his mother leaving Senegal to move to America, in Elwood City. | ||
After that, the scene goes to D.W.'s preschool where Cheikh is introduced to the rest of the class, but D.W. interrupts, saying that she already knows who he is, as Arthur had already told her who he is, and then she shows him a picture that she drew of what she perceives of his life back in Senegal. | |||
Cheikh tells her that his life isn't like that, because he lived in a city, and then the teacher tells D.W. that she should learn about a place before she describes it. | Cheikh tells her that his life isn't like that, because he lived in a city, and then the teacher tells D.W. that she should learn about a place before she describes it. | ||
Then | Then the Tibbles make fun of D.W., saying she knows nothing about Africa, but then D.W. vows to start learning more about Africa, but then Cheikh explains that Africa is not a country, but an entire continent. | ||
Starting at school, she looks at the map in class and when she gets home, she starts reading books about Africa, but it is difficult for her, as she doesn't know how to read yet. | Starting at school, she looks at the map in class and when she gets home, she starts reading books about Africa, but it is difficult for her, as she doesn't know how to read yet. | ||
Arthur explains to D.W. that it was hard for him to learn about Turkey, where his pen pal | Arthur explains to D.W. that it was hard for him to learn about Turkey, where his pen pal Adil comes from, and maybe she needs someone who knows more about Africa than she does, and then Arthur picks up the phone and calls his friend The Brain, and then the Brain starts telling D.W. of ways she can learn about Africa, but his ways were too difficult, so D.W. suggested that maybe they come up with a song about Africa, and then they start singing, then Cheikh comes in and helps with verses about foods from Africa, and then the next day in preschool, the Tibbles think she will embarrass herself, but Cheikh tells them that she won't because he will be singing with her, then they sing another verse. | ||
After they sing the song, | After they sing the song, the teacher introduces a new student named Keith from Kalamazoo, and then when the teacher asks if anyone knows anything about Kalamazoo, D.W. raises her hand and says she doesn't, but she would like to learn. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Cheikh]] | *[[Cheikh]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Cheikh's mother]] | *[[Cheikh's mother]] | ||
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*[[Ms. Morgan]] | *[[Ms. Morgan]] | ||
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]] | *[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]] | ||
*[[Amanda Hulser]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Elias Howe]] | *[[Emily]] | ||
*[[James MacDonald]] | |||
*[[Keith (In My Africa)|Keith]] | |||
*[[Edwin]] | |||
*[[Maryann]] | |||
*[[Liam]] | |||
*[[Amanda Hulser]] | |||
*[[Elias Howe]] | |||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *{{W|Kalamazoo}} is located in the United States in Michigan. | ||
*Supposedly, people in [[Senegal]] speak French because signs in that city contained words in that language. | |||
* | |||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*D.W., Cheikh and the Brain walk across a zebra crossing, a reference to ''[[The Beatles]]'' album ''{{W|Abbey Road}}''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212035429/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/general-arthur-tv-series-discussion/favorite-title-cards/msg921/#msg921</ref> | *D.W., Cheikh and the Brain walk across a zebra crossing, a reference to ''[[The Beatles]]''' album ''{{W|Abbey Road}}''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212035429/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/general-arthur-tv-series-discussion/favorite-title-cards/msg921/#msg921</ref> | ||
*This entire episode is about the countries in Africa. | *This entire episode is about the countries in Africa. | ||
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===Episode connections=== | |||
*Learning false information about a place from movies and TV is exactly what [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] did in "[[Dear Adil]]". | |||
===Errors=== | |||
*D.W. pronounces {{W|Lesotho}} as Le-so-tho, not Lee-soo-too, as it is supposed to be pronounced. | |||
===Production notes=== | |||
*The episode was produced before {{W|South Sudan}} gained its independence, so the song does not have a verse about that country. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Screenshots=== | |||
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Capture.png|Cheikh's Mom | Capture.png|Cheikh's Mom | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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