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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Tired of doing chores, Arthur and the gang agree to invent their own country: Kidonia. But when there are no rules, no laws, and no chores, someone is bound to ruffle a few feathers. Will this kid-ruled utopia flourish or descend into anarchy?<!--Summary not on page anymore <ref>http://www.aptv.org/episodes/24946/Arthur/All-Thumbs/kidonia/</ref>--> | Tired of doing chores, Arthur and the gang agree to invent their own country: Kidonia. But when there are no rules, no laws, and no chores, someone is bound to ruffle a few feathers. Will this kid-ruled utopia flourish or descend into anarchy?<!--Summary not on page anymore <ref>http://www.aptv.org/episodes/24946/Arthur/All-Thumbs/kidonia/</ref>--> | ||
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Arthur says that it would be great to have your own country, when you can eat whatever you want and play whenever you want. By the time he jumps on his luxurious bed, one guard says its time for his speech. When Arthur arrives, people are shouting, "ARTHUR! ARTHUR!" But then it turns out to be a tape recorder, and another guard turns it off. Arthur concludes the opening by asking, "Is it really a country if you're the only citizen?" | Arthur says that it would be great to have your own country, when you can eat whatever you want and play whenever you want. By the time he jumps on his luxurious bed, one guard says its time for his speech. When Arthur arrives, people are shouting, "ARTHUR! ARTHUR!" But then it turns out to be a tape recorder, and another guard turns it off. Arthur concludes the opening by asking, "Is it really a country if you're the only citizen?" | ||
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Arthur tells his father that he will be at the park, but he says that he has to help with the garden work. Once its done, his mom comes out and tells he the clean his room. Once done with that, D.W. mentioned he has to help build the [[Fairy Mary Moo Cow Cookie Castle]] she got, much to Arthur's dismay. | Arthur tells his father that he will be at the park, but he says that he has to help with the garden work. Once its done, his mom comes out and tells he the clean his room. Once done with that, D.W. mentioned he has to help build the [[Fairy Mary Moo Cow Cookie Castle]] she got, much to Arthur's dismay. | ||
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*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
*"[[Oh, Dear Kidonia]]" | *"[[Oh, Dear Kidonia]]" | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The Latin on the flag of Kidonia reads "Ludus, ludus, ludus," which translates to "Game, game, game." | ||
* | **Also, the money reads "Pecunia non omnis," which translates to "Not all the money." | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*Kidonia is a pun on {{W|Kydonia}}, an ancient city-state on the northwest coast of the island of Crete. | *Kidonia is a pun on {{W|Kydonia}}, an ancient city-state on the northwest coast of the island of Crete. | ||
**In the Arabic Language, the word 'دنية' or 'duun-ya' means world. So the name Kidonia could actually mean 'World of Kids'. | **In the Arabic Language, the word 'دنية' or 'duun-ya' means world. So the name Kidonia could actually mean 'World of Kids'. | ||
*Brain mentions [[Principality of Sealand]] as an example of a micronation. | *Brain mentions [[Principality of Sealand]] as an example of a micronation. | ||
*This episode is similar to "''{{W|Animal Farm}}''" by {{W|George Orwell}}. | *This episode is similar to "''{{W|Animal Farm}}''" by {{W|George Orwell}}. | ||
=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
* | *Buster still owns [[Yamlet]], so this episode takes place within the timeline of "[[Prunella the Packrat]]". | ||
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