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{{Episode infobox | {{Episode infobox | ||
|ep. name = Operation: D.W.! | |ep. name = Operation: D.W.! | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] | [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] goes into the hospital for an ear operation. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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Title Card | Title Card | ||
D.W. fails to hear Miss Morgan in preschool. At home she has to turn the TV all the way up to hear it. | D.W. fails to hear Miss Morgan in preschool. At home she has to turn the TV all the way up to hear it. Her dad notices something is wrong. | ||
D.W. and her | D.W. and her dad visit Dr. Tinnitus the ear doctor. She discovers that D.W.’s ears are full of gunk. Since D.W. has already had several ear infections that year, Dr. Tinnitus wants D.W. to come back for an operation to insert small tubes into her eardrums so the gunk will flow out instead of clogging the middle ear. | ||
At home Arthur is especially nice to D.W. He lets her choose the TV program and brings her cookies. When she asks him why, her tells her that it is because she is being so brave. D.W. did not know that an operation was something you had to be brave about. | At home Arthur is especially nice to D.W. He lets her choose the TV program and brings her cookies. When she asks him why, her tells her that it is because she is being so brave. D.W. did not know that an operation was something you had to be brave about. | ||
Mr. Read takes D.W. to the hospital | Mr. Read takes D.W. to the hospital. A nurse examines her and takes a blood sample. She gives D.W. a teddy bear for being brave. | ||
At night D.W. tells Arthur about seeing an anesthesiologist. Both Arthur and her dad give her encouraging words. | At night D.W. tells Arthur about seeing an anesthesiologist. Both Arthur and her dad give her encouraging words. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Kate Read]] | *[[Kate Read]] | ||
*[[Dr. Tinnitus]] | *[[Dr. Tinnitus]] | ||
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*[[Mary Moo Cow]] | *[[Mary Moo Cow]] | ||
*[[Bionic Bunny]] | *[[Bionic Bunny]] | ||
*[[Lisa]] | ===Fantasy=== | ||
*[[James MacDonald]] | *[[Lisa]] | ||
*[[Liam]] | *[[James MacDonald]] | ||
*[[Maryann]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Sarah]] | *[[Liam]] | ||
*[[Amanda Hulser]] | *[[Maryann]] | ||
*[[Kyle]] | *[[Sarah]] | ||
*[[Edwin]] | *[[Amanda Hulser]] | ||
*[[Emily]] | *[[Kyle]] | ||
*[[Lucy (preschooler)|Lucy]] | *[[Edwin]] | ||
*[[Emily]] | |||
*[[Lucy (preschooler)|Lucy]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *Reruns of this episode are rare in the USA following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong_doping_case Lance Armstrong doping case], since it is paired with "[[Binky vs. Binky]]", which features [[Vance Legstrong]], a possible parody of [[Lance Armstrong]], as a special guest. | ||
*This is one of the episodes that focus on health. The others are [[Germophobia]], [[Arthur's Knee]], [[Binky Goes Nuts]], [[Sick as a Dog]], [[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)]], and [[Buster's Breathless]]. | |||
* | *The last part of the intro is actually a flashback of Arthur as a little kid meeting his baby sister D.W. | ||
*The official name for the tubes D.W. gets is | *The official name for the tubes D.W. gets is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tympanostomy_tube tympanostomy tubes]. | ||
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=== Cultural References === | |||
* Dr. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus Tinnitus] is named for a malfunction of the ear which causes the patient to hear sounds that are not there. | |||
* When D.W. is examined before the operation the other names on the nurse's clipboard are Nancy Simard, Mario Gailloux, Junian Huang and Rolando Chia. They are people who have worked on either ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' or ''[[Postcards from Buster (TV series)|Postcards from Buster]]''. | |||
===Episode connections=== | |||
*Arthur's [[Lucky Pencil (item)|lucky pencil]] from the episode "[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]" appears again. However, unlike in "[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]," where it is a small one in a plastic bag with its shavings, it is a full size one. | |||
===Production notes=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
{{hidden10|Operation D.W.}} | {{hidden10|Operation D.W.}} | ||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{CollapsingGallery| | |||
===Promotional images=== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Operation D.W.JPG | Operation D.W.JPG | ||
</gallery> | |||
===Screenshots=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.43.38 PM.png|"It's a good thing I brought my monster-shrinkervator!" | Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.43.38 PM.png|"It's a good thing I brought my monster-shrinkervator!" | ||
1008b_01 Newborn DW.jpg|Nothing could have prepared Arthur for this. | 1008b_01 Newborn DW.jpg|Nothing could have prepared Arthur for this. | ||
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Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.47.21 PM.png|Dr. Tinnitus | Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.47.21 PM.png|Dr. Tinnitus | ||
1008b_02 Ear.jpg|Who on "Arthur" has ears like that? | 1008b_02 Ear.jpg|Who on "Arthur" has ears like that? | ||
1008b_03 Nurse.jpg|Nurse | 1008b_03 Nurse.jpg|Nurse | ||
Name List.JPG|Nurse's clipboard | |||
Operation_D.W._2.jpg|Number One Patient | Operation_D.W._2.jpg|Number One Patient | ||
1008b_04 Hug.jpg|We don't see this very often. | 1008b_04 Hug.jpg|We don't see this very often. | ||
Be gone evil troll.png|"Nothing's too quiet for Super Ear Girl!" | Be gone evil troll.png|"Nothing's too quiet for Super Ear Girl!" | ||
1008b_05 Examine.jpg|Looking for brains | 1008b_05 Examine.jpg|Looking for brains | ||
</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Arthur episodes]] | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Pages with Wikipedia links]] | [[Category:Pages with Wikipedia links]] | ||