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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Buster uses Muffy's new telescope to try to prove that the UFOs he has been seeing are real, but discovers something even more frightening: a comet headed straight for Earth! | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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<p style="text-align:center;">'''The Boy Who Cried Comet'''</p> | <p style="text-align:center;">'''The Boy Who Cried Comet'''</p> | ||
[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[Fern Walters|Fern]] are | [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[Fern Walters|Fern]] are at Arthur's locker when Buster rushes up to them, saying that something's happening. They go over to Brain's mom's ice cream parlor, where Buster explains that he saw a fleet of UFO's the night before. The Brain debunks this theory, saying that it's crazy. | ||
Determined to prove him wrong, Buster (along with Arthur) sets up a telescope that was borrowed from Muffy and looks through it. | Determined to prove him wrong, Buster (along with Arthur) sets up a telescope that was borrowed from Muffy and looks through it. After several failed attempts, one night, Buster discovers a comet. He soon finds out that a comet is expected to hit Earth in 37 days. Later that night, he dreams about a comet hitting Earth after Bionic Bunny fails to stop it from doing so. | ||
The next day, Buster tells Arthur about the comet as well as a few other kids, but they pay no attention. Buster then turns to Brain, who reluctantly | The next day, Buster tells Arthur about the comet as well as a few other kids, but they pay no attention. Buster then turns to Brain, who reluctantly decides to see if Buster's findings are correct. | ||
At the treehouse, Brain confirms that Buster was right | At the treehouse, Brain confirms that Buster was right: A comet ''is ''going to hit Earth! As the others run around screaming, Fern steps on a screw and finds out that it was missing from the telescope. The next day, Fern explains to Arthur and D.W. that the missing screw was the reason why the readings were wrong. Buster and Brain show up with newspapers that talk about Buster's comet discovery. Brain then tells him that there might be life forms on another planet in the future. | ||
In the end, it | In the end, it's revealed that there's an alien director and that the kids are acutally alien actors. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers | *[[Alan Powers]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | |||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | |||
*[[Bitzi Baxter]] | *[[Bitzi Baxter]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | ||
*[[Francis Haney]] | |||
*[[ | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *The name of the episode is based on the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', where a boy claims many times that he sees a wolf and when there actually is one, nobody comes to help him. | ||
*The newspaper refers to Buster as "Cat Saver", referring to the name given to him for his actions in "[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (episode)|Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]"; this is odd, as it had since become known that Buster's actions in saving the cat in that episode were not truly heroic. | *The newspaper refers to Buster as "Cat Saver", referring to the name given to him for his actions in "[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (episode)|Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]"; this is odd, as it had since become known that Buster's actions in saving the cat in that episode were not truly heroic. | ||
*The telescope part that Fern picked up appears to be a fastening bolt for the telescope tripod and the telescope, however this part does not appear to be a computer part, so the computer shouldn't have malfunctioned without it. | *The telescope part that Fern picked up appears to be a fastening bolt for the telescope tripod and the telescope, however this part does not appear to be a computer part, so the computer shouldn't have malfunctioned without it. | ||
*The fact that Ratburn pulled off his head to reveal he was an alien in the teaser is a reference to the episode's ending. | |||
*When Arthur and Buster pull of their heads, their alien forms are seen. However, Brain's, Fern's and D.W.'s alien forms are not seen. However, as the screen zooms out to show Arthur-alien and Buster-alien walking out, if the screen is paused at the right time, the viewers can see a yellow alien wearing a pink dress (D.W.), a purple alien with a white shirt (Brain) and a blue alien with a purple shirt (Fern) walking away. | *When Arthur and Buster pull of their heads, their alien forms are seen. However, Brain's, Fern's and D.W.'s alien forms are not seen. However, as the screen zooms out to show Arthur-alien and Buster-alien walking out, if the screen is paused at the right time, the viewers can see a yellow alien wearing a pink dress (D.W.), a purple alien with a white shirt (Brain) and a blue alien with a purple shirt (Fern) walking away. | ||
* The [[Justin Bradley]] version of this episode story is available on the [[Arthur Gets Spooked (VHS)|VHS]] and [[Arthur Gets Spooked (DVD)|DVD editions]] of [[Arthur Gets Spooked]]. | * The [[Justin Bradley]] version of this episode story is available on the [[Arthur Gets Spooked (VHS)|VHS]] and [[Arthur Gets Spooked (DVD)|DVD editions]] of [[Arthur Gets Spooked]]. | ||
=== Cultural References === | === Cultural References === | ||
* The opening of this episode is a parody of the opening of | * The opening of this episode is a parody of the opening of the show, The Twilight Zone. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*D.W., the Tibble Twins, and several preschoolers are seen briefly in the background when Buster climbs up the jungle gym. | *D.W., the Tibble Twins, and several preschoolers are seen briefly in the background when Buster climbs up the jungle gym. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Screenshots=== | |||
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The Boy Who Cried Comet 13.jpg|Fern holding the missing telescope part. | The Boy Who Cried Comet 13.jpg|Fern holding the missing telescope part. | ||
Comet.jpg | Comet.jpg | ||
Download (1).jpg | Download (1).jpg | ||
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