Editing User blog:Scrooge200/Season 8 Review

This episode is like a better version of "[[Sue Ellen Moves In]]." We see Adil early in the episode and we already know what he does and what he's like, so it makes Arthur's wrong assumptions even funnier. Arthur doesn't come off as annoying here, either. Like in "[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]]," he wants his writing to be interesting and doesn't know what he's doing. There isn't a character I don't like in this episode. It's funny, has a good moral, and kept me invested. I'll give it a '''good''' rating.

I don't think we've seen Harry since his first appearance, so him breaking up with Bitzi doesn't matter much. He actually does ''more'' in the show after this point. Besides that, this is kind of a strange episode. Why is there a random "Happy St. Patrick's" banner in the school? Is the song that Buster plays a real one or made for the show? (I'm inclined to believe it's real because this same episode mentions the Backstreet Boys.) How do 5 dollars and 5 unspecified coins add up to 7 dollars? Why exactly did Harry and Bitzi break up (it's mentioned that they have "busy schedules" and not elaborated on more)? This episode has a few funny moments and the plot is okay, if a little confusing. I guess it gets an '''okay''' rating.

This episode has some funny moments. I like how Fern asks the ranger about people who ''died'' on the mountain, Muffy not wanting to go on the hike, and Francine getting annoyed with Fern's constant Zutzut references. The plot is interesting and Fern and Francine are good characters here. This is a '''good''' episode.

Arthur has a point here, in that Buster actually wasn't doing much work. If I wrote this episode, I'd have Buster learn that he actually can't do the snow shoveling since he only earned the money from doing the easy parts; once he takes the jobs, he realizes that it's harder to do alone and re-partners with Arthur. But nope, Buster earns an extra dollar than Arthur for this and his business ends up being more successful. The rest is just them advertising and eventually lowering their prices. Arthur ends up wasting his day off from school and hardly makes any money, so this is kind of a sad ending. This episode's broken moral, annoying characters, and lack of humor give it a '''bad''' rating. The only thing I really liked is how D.W. helps Arthur.

I like the scary stories told at the beginning of the episode. They're ridiculous enough to be funny instead of scary. I do think Fern's story is genuinely scary, and the way it's told has cool atmosphere. I don't agree with the episode's moral, though. Fern has to change her scary story because her friends find it too scary. So this episode is saying "be yourself except when others don't like it"? This is a fun Halloween episode, but I don't get the moral. The stuff inbetween the story and the ending is a little boring. I'll give this episode an '''okay'''.

Well, this is certainly a disgusting episodes. A rare instance of both blood ''and'' vomit (although we don't see it)? A lot of this episode confuses me. Why was Francine throwing up? It seems to be a reaction to seeing blood or something gross, but it's also implied that it's just a minor illness. And what causes Francine's behavior changes in this episode? First she makes fun of George, and then she feels bad for him and invites him to the Sugar Bowl while ''still'' being insensitive, then finally defends him in front of her friends. This episode doesn't have any noteworthy jokes, either. It's a light '''bad''' episode.

*At this point, the show is more comfortable with developing its characters: Brain likes blues music, Bailey is a great sculptor, Sue Ellen stands up for what she believes in, Pal and Kate can talk to toys, Fern likes scary stuff... I quite enjoy this, as it helps make the characters more interesting and relatable.

*Good: 6

*Okay: 11

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It seems like the show is really picking up in quality now. There are only two episodes I outright dislike from this season, and even they aren't as bad as [[D.W.'s Blankie|some]] [[Cast Away|of]] [[Pick a Car, Any Car|the]] [[Arthur the Wrecker|terrors]] [[Ants in Arthur's Pants|from]] [[Muffy's Soccer Shocker|earlier]] [[For Whom the Bell Tolls|seasons]].