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== | ==Plot== | ||
In this episode, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s class hosts a school news TV broadcast, forcing silent [[Maria Pappas|Maria]] to be the lead anchor.<!-- | In this episode, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s class hosts a school news TV broadcast, forcing silent [[Maria Pappas|Maria]] to be the lead anchor.<!-- | ||
Maria has always been a silent fixture in Mr. Ratburn's third-grade class but her time to speak has finally come.<ref name="CBBC"/>--> | Maria has always been a silent fixture in Mr. Ratburn's third-grade class but her time to speak has finally come.<ref name="CBBC"/>--> | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Muffy claims to be heir to the [[Crosswire Motors]] dynasty. | *Muffy claims to be heir to the [[Crosswire Motors]] dynasty. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*The title of the episode is a reference to the PBS Kids show ''{{W|Martha Speaks (TV series)|Martha Speaks}}''. | *The title of the episode is a reference to the PBS Kids show ''{{W|Martha Speaks (TV series)|Martha Speaks}}''. | ||
*Mr. Ratburn is in a play based on ''Don Quixote'' at the [[Elwood City Community Center|community center]]. | *Mr. Ratburn is in a play based on ''[[Don Quixote]]'' at the [[Elwood City Community Center|community center]]. | ||
*Maria mentions that Lewis Carroll, Winston Churchill, and Marilyn Monroe were all stutterers. | *Maria mentions that [[Lewis Carroll]], [[Winston Churchill]], and [[Marilyn Monroe]] were all stutterers. | ||
*Mr. Ratburn was in the play ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'', as the role of [[Captain Corcoran]], in 7th grade. | *Mr. Ratburn was in the play ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'', as the role of [[Captain Corcoran]], in 7th grade. | ||
===Episode connections=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
*George reports on sports. He becomes a sports commentator in "[[Baseball Blues]]." | |||
*Jenna has her [[Athlete of the Year]] award from "[[The Good Sport (episode)|The Good Sport]]" and "[[Jenna's Bedtime Blues]]." | |||
*Muffy likes opera. She first tries it in "[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]" | |||
*Francine mentions ''[[Hoping with Hoprah]]'' from "[[Three's a Crowd]]." | |||
*Buster wears a tin foil hat similar to his [[foil ears]] from "[[Phony Fern]]." | *Buster wears a tin foil hat similar to his [[foil ears]] from "[[Phony Fern]]." | ||
*Like in this episode, Maria has a supporting role in "[[Binky Can't Always Get What He Wants]]." | *Like in this episode, Maria has a supporting role in "[[Binky Can't Always Get What He Wants]]." | ||
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*When Maria is seen from behind at the news desk, her shoes are pink. These shoes are gray in all other scenes. | *When Maria is seen from behind at the news desk, her shoes are pink. These shoes are gray in all other scenes. | ||
*[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] is seen at Lakewood, even though he is a teenager. | *[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] is seen at Lakewood, even though he is a teenager. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
===Videos=== | |||
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ARTHUR Mr. Ratburn's Pep Talk | |||
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==References== | ==References== |