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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Arthur is dismayed to find that his friends care more about celebrity sightings than local history. | Arthur is dismayed to find that his friends care more about celebrity sightings than local history. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
After a lecture, [ | After a lecture, [[Arthur Read|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. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major Roles=== | ===Major Roles=== | ||
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*[[Mrs. Tibble]] | *[[Mrs. Tibble]] | ||
*[[Helen]] | *[[Helen]] | ||
==Trivia== | |||
===Cultural references=== | |||
*Summer School Musical is a parody of the Disney film [[wikipedia:High School Musical|High School Musical]]. | |||
*Francine and Buster's hover scooters and the year 1885 are both elements in ''{{W|Back to the Future Part II}}''. | |||
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Revision as of 08:32, 29 September 2013
| "On This Spot" | |
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| Season/Series: | 12 |
| Number in season: | 5B |
| Original Airdate: | November 3, 2008 |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Dietrich Smith |
| Storyboard by: | Daniel Decelles |
| Episodes | |
| Previous "The Chronicles of Buster" |
Next "The Cherry Tree" |
| Read transcript | |
"On This Spot" is the second half of the fifth episode in the twelfth season of Arthur.
Summary
Arthur is dismayed to find that his friends care more about celebrity sightings than 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.
Characters
Major Roles
Minor Roles
Background
Trivia
Cultural references
- Summer School Musical is a parody of the Disney film High School Musical.
- Francine and Buster's hover scooters and the year 1885 are both elements in Back to the Future Part II.
