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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] uses [[Muffy|Muffy's]] new telescope in an effort to prove that the UFOs he has been seeing are real, but discovers something even more frightening: a comet headed straight for the Earth! | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
=== | ===Major=== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Bitzi Baxter]] | *[[Bitzi Baxter]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[D.W. Read]](error) | *[[D.W. Read]](error) | ||
===Cameo=== | |||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit]] | ||
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*[[Nancy]] | *[[Nancy]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[Patrick]] | *[[Patrick]] | ||
*[[Lisa]] | *[[Lisa]] | ||
*[[Edwin]] | *[[Edwin]] | ||
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]] | *[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]] | ||
*[[Liam]] | *[[Liam]] | ||
*[[Maryann]] | *[[Maryann]] | ||
*[[Amanda Hulser]] | *[[Amanda Hulser]] | ||
==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]]. | ||
* | * Fern turns out to be a male alien. | ||
=== 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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twilight_Zone The Twilight Zone]. | ||
* Mrs. Marble's "Handbook for Young Detectives" alludes to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Marple Miss Marple], a fictional amateur detective created by Agatha Christie. | |||
* Mrs. Marble's "Handbook for Young Detectives" alludes | |||
===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. | ||
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Arthur_S6_E5-1_-_The_Boy_Who_Cried_Comet_-_YouTube_0002.jpg|the telescope | Arthur_S6_E5-1_-_The_Boy_Who_Cried_Comet_-_YouTube_0002.jpg|the telescope | ||
Arthur_S6_E5-1_-_The_Boy_Who_Cried_Comet_-_YouTube_0003.jpg| the telescope 2 | Arthur_S6_E5-1_-_The_Boy_Who_Cried_Comet_-_YouTube_0003.jpg| the telescope 2 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== |