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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
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Arriving at school, Arthur tells [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] about his room; Buster suggests that Arthur study in his room instead. [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] advise against it, citing [[Poor Muffy|when Muffy stayed in Francine's house for a week.]] Arthur and Buster are still confident that they can work together, imagining that they will get twice as much done. | Arriving at school, Arthur tells [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] about his room; Buster suggests that Arthur study in his room instead. [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] advise against it, citing [[Poor Muffy|when Muffy stayed in Francine's house for a week.]] Arthur and Buster are still confident that they can work together, imagining that they will get twice as much done. | ||
Arthur is annoyed by Buster's messy room, including piles of dirty clothes, and him working on a "United Nations of Vegetation" report where he bites food to look like states. Arthur remembers Muffy's words that "75% of friends who work together don't stay together." He arrives early the next day to clean up Buster's room while Buster is at a club meeting. Buster is disappointed that Arthur ruined his "system," and remembers Muffy's comment of "This is so not going to go well." | Arthur is annoyed by Buster's messy room, including piles of dirty clothes, and him working on a "[[United Nations of Vegetation]]" report where he bites food to look like states. Arthur remembers Muffy's words that "75% of friends who work together don't stay together." He arrives early the next day to clean up Buster's room while Buster is at a club meeting. Buster is disappointed that Arthur ruined his "system," and remembers Muffy's comment of "This is so not going to go well." | ||
Arthur, saying that they will be more productive, starts cleaning his glasses. Buster is annoyed by this, as well as his habit of saying "done" when finishing a math problem and spraying air freshener. | Arthur, saying that they will be more productive, starts cleaning his glasses. Buster is annoyed by this, as well as his habit of saying "done" when finishing a math problem and spraying air freshener. | ||
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[[Jane Read|Jane]] runs into [[Bitzi Baxter|Bitzi]] at the mall, and asks how Arthur and Buster are getting along. Bitzi compares it to "{{w|The Odd Couple|that old sitcom}}." | [[Jane Read|Jane]] runs into [[Bitzi Baxter|Bitzi]] at the mall, and asks how Arthur and Buster are getting along. Bitzi compares it to "{{w|The Odd Couple|that old sitcom}}." | ||
Arthur is annoyed by Buster's messiness, and in an outrage, Buster decides to leave. He attempts to stay with Muffy and D.W., while Bitzi and Arthur have | Arthur is annoyed by Buster's messiness, and in an outrage, Buster decides to leave. He attempts to stay with Muffy and D.W., while Bitzi and Arthur have [[spaghetti marshmallow balls]]. Buster and Arthur apologize, but Arthur is outraged once he learns that Buster is using the map he made to hold the desk up. He storms out of the room, only for the doorknob to break. | ||
Bitzi breaks the door down after Arthur and Buster call for help, and it turns out that they have calmed down while playing [[Monster Surgery]]. The leak in Arthur's roof has been fixed, and Arthur and Buster now work in their own rooms while talking to each other on walkie-talkies, agreeing to come over after they have finished their homework. Buster screams as his roof starts leaking. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
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*[[Kate Read]] | *[[Kate Read]] | ||
*[[Pal]] | *[[Pal]] | ||
*[[Ed Crosswire]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Ed Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[Maria Pappas]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *This is the first time Arthur has taken off his glasses since [[9 Story Entertainment]] began animating the show. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*This episode's title is a play on the phrase "opposites attract" | *This episode's title is a play on the phrase "opposites attract." | ||
*D.W. thinks the repairmen on the roof are [[Santa Claus]] and his reindeer. | *D.W. thinks the repairmen on the roof are [[Santa Claus]] and his reindeer. | ||
*Buster imagines being able to make a timeline of the {{W|War of 1812}}. | *Buster imagines being able to make a timeline of the {{W|War of 1812}}. | ||
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*Buster eats various foods into the shapes of countries. | *Buster eats various foods into the shapes of countries. | ||
*[[Monster Surgery]] is a parody of {{W|Operation (game)|''Operation''}}. | *[[Monster Surgery]] is a parody of {{W|Operation (game)|''Operation''}}. | ||
===Episode connections=== | |||
*Francine and Muffy compare Buster and Arthur sharing a room to their own experience in "[[Poor Muffy]]." | |||
*Buster learns that foil hats can supposedly block mind control rays. He has previously demonstrated this in "[[Phony Fern]]." | |||
===Production notes=== | |||
*In the episode, it is proclaimed that the roof started leaking on [[Timeline|November 13]], which is the day before the North American air date. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Promotional images=== | ===Promotional images=== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Season 17 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 17 episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Episode pages without home video]] | [[Category:Episode pages without home video]] | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Arthur episodes]] | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | ||
