On This Spot

"On This Spot"
Season/Series:	12
Number in season:	5B
Original Airdate:	November 3, 2008
Credits
Written by:	Dietrich Smith
Storyboard by:	Daniel Decelles
Episodes
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On This Spot is the second half of the 5th episode of Season 12. It aired on November 3, 2008 along with The Chronicles of Buster.

Summary

Arthur is dismayed to find that his friends care more about celebrity sightings than they do local history.

Plot

After a lecture, Arthur prints out some images of the famous Native American Sitting Bull and a tree on the site where Sitting Bull performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Arthur's friends are not interested, and Buster starts making a tour called the "Derek Montaigne Tour" after Arthur asks what historic events have taken place in Elwood City. Arthur and Mr. Ratburn pay a visit to Seymour Turkel (a parody of the famous author and biologist). Turkel hands a petition to Arthur to make the same tree shown above a memorial. When Buster continues the Montaigne Tour and finds out that Montaigne never was in Elwood City, he hands the tour over to Arthur, who then changes the subject of the tour. By then, he gets more signatures on the petition.

Trivia

• Summer School Musical is a parody of the Disney film High School Musical.
• 1885 is referred where Emmett Brown gets struck by lightning in the DeLorean, sent to January 1, 1885 in Back to the Future Part II and also, he died in the back of the gunshot by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen in Back to the Future Part III.
• In the beginning of the episodes, Francine and Buster were in hover scooters which referred to be Mattel hoverboards that Marty McFly borrowed in Back to the Future Part II.

Characters

Major Roles Arthur Mr. Ratburn Buster Sitting Bull Seymour Turkel

Minor Roles Francine Muffy Binky Mr. Higgins Gus (whistled)

Cameos Sue Ellen Prunella 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3) Nancy Frankie Mrs. Tibble Helen