Editing The Frensky Family Fiasco

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[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] wants the Frenskys to be closer, so she proposes a weekly Family Night. But spending quality time together turns out to be complicated than expected.

The show begins with [[Pal]] and Francine running. Then [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] shows up and stops the music. Francine starts the music again, but Arthur stops it again. Francine asks him why he does the show opener and why can't someone else do it. [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] suggests the show should be called "D.W." Buster suggests the show be called "Buster." Francine tells him to be quiet and that he already has his own show. D.W. thinks its a great name, but Buster tells her no one knows what it stands for. D.W. replies it stands for Dora Winifred. Arthur states that on the show that they're one happy family. He pauses when Francine asks Buster "Shouldn't there be one episode where we don't mention aliens?" Then Binky announces the episode as "The Binky Show," tells Arthur to move it, and rolls the tape.

One day in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s classroom, the class is watching a movie about the strong family ties of baboons. A young baboon is saved from a lion because its family took the liberty to save it.

At her apartment, she greets her mother as she is leaving for her bowling night. Her father is out biking, and Catherine is on the phone. A [[Chickin Lickin']] commercial plays, in which [[Beauregard Poulet]] is commemorating the values of family. Francine sighs and walks off, feeling miserable.

At breakfast the next morning, Francine is presenting a plan to bring her family closer to each other. Her parents agree, although Catherine disagrees. Catherine envisions a beach party, and then a boring game of cards, but then reluctantly agrees when her mother gets offended.

Next Tuesday, the Frenskys begin baking their pizza. Catherine admits that this activity is fun. Francine begins making a salad with a ketchup and mayonnaise dressing, which Catherine thinks is disgusting. They get into an argument, and forget about the pizza. But when they finally remember, they are surprised to observe that the pizza is burnt.

*[[Leah MacGrady]] (cameo)

*[[Nigel Ratburn]] (cameo)

*[[D.W. Read]]

*[[Angi]] (cameo)

*[[Debi]] (cameo)

*[[Tami]] (cameo)

*[[Nemo]] (cameo)

*[[Jenna Morgan]] (cameo)

*[[Maria Pappas]] (cameo)

*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] (cameo)

*[[George Lundgren]] (cameo)

*This episode is paired with "[[Room to Ride]]," which features [[Lance Armstrong]].  

**Reruns of this episode pair are rare in the United States, following the {{W|Lance Armstrong doping case}}.

*Catherine is revealed to be a vegetarian in this episode.

*Although the Frenskys are Jewish, Laverne ate eel and Francine ate pepperoni, neither of which are {{W|Kosher}} foods. However, in {{PFB}}, Francine states that her family is not Orthodox, which means they can eat non-Kosher foods.

*'''4th Wall break:''' In the beginning when Buster tells Francine he should have his own show, Francine says to Buster he already has a show. This is a reference to the {{Arthur}} spin-off show, {{PFB}}.

*'''Timeline:''' The calendar which Francine shows her family has thirty-one days. This gives a wide range of months which the episode could have taken place in: January, March, May, July, August, October, and December. However, Francine was in school when she watched the baboon video, which rules out July and August.

**Dont get offended/overreacted over one single thing for your own benefits.

*[[Megalopolis]] is a parody of {{W|Monopoly (game)|Monopoly}}.

*[[Starcast]] is a parody of {{W|American Idol}}.

*Catherine says she is a vegetarian, but earlier in the episode she is seen eating {{W|Sushi}}. However, it is possible she could be eating vegetarian sushi, especially since it was green in the middle. Also, not all sushi has meat/fish in it, as the word "sushi" comes from an old Japanese word basically meaning "sour/soured rice."

 

Screenshot 2022-05-15 144354.png|The calender.

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