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|ep. name = Popular Girls | |ep. name = Popular Girls | ||
|image = Popular Girls.JPG | |image = Popular Girls.JPG | ||
|season = [[Season 3|3]] | |season = [[Season 3|3]] | ||
|us = November 25, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19991012151151/http://www.pbs.org/whatson/1998/11/N/19981125.html</ref> | |us = November 25, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19991012151151/http://www.pbs.org/whatson/1998/11/N/19981125.html</ref> | ||
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|prod. code = 30801 | |prod. code = 30801 | ||
|writers = [[Sandra Willard]] | |writers = [[Sandra Willard]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill|Jeremy O'Neil]] | |storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill|Jeremy O'Neil]]|titlecard = Popular Girls 19.jpg|number =8A}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|8|3|book2=[[Arthur and the Popularity Test]]}} | ||
|number =8A}} | |||
{{EpisodeHeader|1|8|3|book2=[[Arthur and the Popularity Test]]}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
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Buster’s group is working on a machine, but the material is loose. Brain asks Sue Ellen if she has any ideas to fix it, but says any ideas they have will be better than hers. Fern snorts at their use of silver and tells them to go with red. Muffy tells them that she’s in charge. | Buster’s group is working on a machine, but the material is loose. Brain asks Sue Ellen if she has any ideas to fix it, but says any ideas they have will be better than hers. Fern snorts at their use of silver and tells them to go with red. Muffy tells them that she’s in charge. | ||
At Arthur’s group, Francine asks about | At Arthur’s group, Francine asks about idiomphones, Sue Ellen corrects her as idiophones, but changes her mind thinking she might be wrong. Arthur asks if what he made is right and Sue Ellen says yes, but when Arthur tries to play it, a rubber band bounces off and knocks a jar of crayons down. | ||
Fern storms in and tells them she’s in charge and reading a poem. Francine says if Fern wants to be leader of a group then she should find her own and quits and walks out the door with Arthur. Fern asks if she was strong enough, which Sue Ellen replies “they definitely know you’re there now”. | Fern storms in and tells them she’s in charge and reading a poem. Francine says if Fern wants to be leader of a group then she should find her own and quits and walks out the door with Arthur. Fern asks if she was strong enough, which Sue Ellen replies “they definitely know you’re there now”. | ||
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Out in the gym, Arthur and Francine are trying to be together in their own group, but Francine spills beans, knocking down Arthur. In Muffy's group, Jenna and Brain are tied together in thread, with Buster wrapped up like a mummy. | Out in the gym, Arthur and Francine are trying to be together in their own group, but Francine spills beans, knocking down Arthur. In Muffy's group, Jenna and Brain are tied together in thread, with Buster wrapped up like a mummy. | ||
Muffy blames Sue Ellen for sabotaging them. Muffy trips on the beans and knocks into Jenna and Brain. Prunella tells Binky to move. Her group is working on a Trojan horse. Binky is still bummed about Sue Ellen taking a fall during her karate spar with him | Muffy blames Sue Ellen for sabotaging them. Muffy trips on the beans and knocks into Jenna and Brain. Prunella tells Binky to move. Her group is working on a Trojan horse. Binky is still bummed about Sue Ellen taking a fall during her karate spar with him. | ||
Outside, Sue Ellen comments “We’re really good at being like able: everyone hates us!” Fern wonders why, as they did everything the magazine said, and why they aren't like the happy teenagers in the magazine. | Outside, Sue Ellen comments “We’re really good at being like able: everyone hates us!” Fern wonders why, as they did everything the magazine said, and why they aren't like the happy teenagers in the magazine. | ||
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Out walk Francine, Arthur, and Buster and Francine asks if this was all about the magazine. Sue Ellen answers it was because it said they weren't like able. Buster asks them if it was because they answered with diet soda could have brought their score down. | Out walk Francine, Arthur, and Buster and Francine asks if this was all about the magazine. Sue Ellen answers it was because it said they weren't like able. Buster asks them if it was because they answered with diet soda could have brought their score down. | ||
Francine just calls the magazine goofy. Fern asks them if they think she’s too quiet and Sue Ellen asks if she’s too good to be true. Arthur and Francine reply | Francine just calls the magazine goofy. Fern asks them if they think she’s too quiet and Sue Ellen asks if she’s too good to be true. Arthur and Francine reply “NO!” Fern and Sue Ellen sigh in relief. Arthur asks if they could come in so they could do the projects correctly. | ||
Back inside, Arthur’s group is done making their instruments. Sue Ellen helps Buster’s group finish their weaving machine. Then she flips Binky, making him thankful he’s worth flipping still and finishes his group’s project. | Back inside, Arthur’s group is done making their instruments. Sue Ellen helps Buster’s group finish their weaving machine. Then she flips Binky, making him thankful he’s worth flipping still and finishes his group’s project. | ||
When everyone is finished, Muffy asks how she can split up their work as it won’t cut. Brain manically replies “success” and laughs. Binky is riding in the horse and shouts | When everyone is finished, Muffy asks how she can split up their work as it won’t cut. Brain manically replies “success” and laughs. Binky is riding in the horse and shouts “Greeks rule and Trojans drool!” Behind them, Arthur’s group is playing their instruments. | ||
Sue Ellen says she can’t believe they acted so dumb, and she likes doing what she does. Fern tells her she can’t stand telling other people what do and wonders how anyone can take a test like that seriously. | Sue Ellen says she can’t believe they acted so dumb, and she likes doing what she does. Fern tells her she can’t stand telling other people what do and wonders how anyone can take a test like that seriously. | ||
Back inside, Mr. Ratburn takes a look at the test and scores over 200. He says | Back inside, Mr. Ratburn takes a look at the test and scores over 200. He says “I got a lot of work to do. According to this, I don’t give enough homework.” | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
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*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Prunella Deegan]] | *[[Prunella Deegan]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Jenna Morgan]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|Brain]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[Alex]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[Maria Pappas]] | ||
*[[Molly MacDonald]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*[[Rattles]] | *[[Molly MacDonald]] | ||
*[[Rattles]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*All of the kids are shown to have the same green and yellow backpacks, which is rarely shown to be the case in other episodes. | * All of the kids are shown to have the same green and yellow backpacks, which is rarely shown to be the case in other episodes. | ||
*During the karate demonstration, Prunella is shown with everyone else despite the fact that she is in 4th grade and therefore not in Mr. Ratburn's class. This error was also carried over for an accompanying illustration in the chapter book based on this episode | * During the karate demonstration, Prunella is shown with everyone else despite the fact that she is in 4th grade and therefore not in Mr. Ratburn's class. This error was also carried over for an accompanying illustration in the chapter book based on this episode. | ||
*Although we seen what happened after Francine got Catherine's book bag, it is unknown what happened to Catherine when she took Francine's book bag. | *Although we seen what happened after Francine got Catherine's book bag, it is unknown what happened to Catherine when she took Francine's book bag. | ||
* | *This is the first episode where one of the kids takes the wrong backpack to school, it happens again in [[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Popular Girls/Gallery}} | {{Main|Popular Girls/Gallery}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Arthur episodes]] | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | ||