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|season = [[Season 3|3]] | |season = [[Season 3|3]] | ||
|number = 9b | |number = 9b | ||
|us = January 4, 1999 | |us = January 4, 1999{{Cite}} | ||
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | |writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Mario Cabrera]] | |storyboarders = [[Mario Cabrera]] | ||
|prev. episode = [[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]] | |prev. episode = [[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]] | ||
|next episode = [[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]] | |next episode = [[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]}} | ||
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[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] even loses at a pie eating contest! At lunch, it is revealed that Mr. Pryce-Jones was very strict, and when Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Brain overhear [[Mr. Haney]] talking with him, they think that if Lakewood loses all of the contests Mr. Pryce-Jones will replace Mr. Ratburn. | [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] even loses at a pie eating contest! At lunch, it is revealed that Mr. Pryce-Jones was very strict, and when Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Brain overhear [[Mr. Haney]] talking with him, they think that if Lakewood loses all of the contests Mr. Pryce-Jones will replace Mr. Ratburn. | ||
The final event is a castle building contest. The Lakewood students work hard and build a beautiful castle, but they lose to Glenbrook because their castle is not historically accurate. | The final event is a castle building contest. The Lakewood students work hard and build a beautiful castle, but they lose to Glenbrook because their castle is not historically accurate. Arthur and the gang are dejected because they think that Mr. Pryce-Jones will replace Mr. Ratburn, but fortunately Mr. Ratburn will stay. | ||
At the end of the day, the Glenbrook students and Mr. Pryce-Jones all try to remove the sword from the stone, but they all fail. Just when it is Arthur's turn, he hears the barker's reference to "a gentle hand" and suddenly realizes the secret of the sword. Just as his friends come over to get him to leave, Arthur pulls the sword out with ease. Arthur becomes the King of the Fair and everyone cheers. Mr. Pryce-Jones, who himself could not figure out the puzzle, congratulates Mr. Ratburn, declaring he taught Arthur well. Mr. Haney then explains to the children that | At the end of the day, the Glenbrook students and Mr. Pryce-Jones all try to remove the sword from the stone, but they all fail. Just when it is Arthur's turn, he hears the barker's reference to "a gentle hand" and suddenly realizes the secret of the sword. Just as his friends come over to get him to leave, Arthur pulls the sword out with ease. Arthur becomes the King of the Fair and everyone cheers. Mr. Pryce-Jones, who himself could not figure out the puzzle, congratulates Mr. Ratburn, declaring he taught Arthur well. Mr. Haney then explains to the children that Mr. Pryce-Jones will not be replacing Mr. Ratburn, but instead will be tutoring his nephew and niece (who are obviously worried about the prospect). | ||
As they head home, Buster remarks that Mr. Pryce-Jones probably gave all his kids homework. Hearing this, Mr. Ratburn assigns the class a report on medieval times, much to their chagrin. | As they head home, Buster remarks that Mr. Pryce-Jones probably gave all his kids homework. Hearing this, Mr. Ratburn assigns the class a report on medieval times, much to their chagrin. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers | *[[Alan Powers]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | ||
*[[Mr. Pryce-Jones]] | *[[Mr. Pryce-Jones]] | ||
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*[[Buffy]] | *[[Buffy]] | ||
*[[Francis Haney]] | *[[Francis Haney]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Chester (Glenbrook)|Chester]] | *[[Chester (Glenbrook)|Chester]] | ||
*[[Colleen]] | *[[Colleen]] | ||
*[[Winky]] | *[[Winky]] | ||
*[[ | *[[IQ]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mr. Haney's niece]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mr. Haney's nephew]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Dog]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Dog]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Goat]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Goat]] | ||
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*[[3rd Grade Male Rat (Number 3)]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Rat (Number 3)]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 8)]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 8)]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Maria Pappas]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Alex]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Lakewood kids all sat across from their counterparts at the lunch table, except for Fern sitting across from Maria's lookalike. | *The Lakewood kids all sat across from their counterparts at the lunch table, except for Fern sitting across from Maria's lookalike. | ||
== Cultural References == | |||
*When Arthur pulls the sword from the stone, it is a play on the King Arthurian Legends, because Arthur's name is Arthur. | *When Arthur pulls the sword from the stone, it is a play on the King Arthurian Legends, because Arthur's name is Arthur. | ||
*The title for this episode is a reference to the third installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. | *The title for this episode is a reference to the third installment of J.R.R. Tolkien's ''[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. | ||
== Episode Connections == | |||
*There was a remade clip of the episode from "[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]". | *There was a remade clip of the episode from "[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]". | ||
*Henry the Fifth was [[Buffy]]'s great-great-great-great-great-great uncle. That is, unless she made it up like Muffy did in "[[Background Blues]]". | *Henry the Fifth was [[Buffy]]'s great-great-great-great-great-great uncle. That is, unless she made it up like Muffy did in "[[Background Blues]]". | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*Arthur falls backwards when he sees his "shadow" move, but he rips through the wall facing forwards. | *Arthur falls backwards when he sees his "shadow" move, but he rips through the wall facing forwards. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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