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Fern's been feeling low and no one can figure out why. Luckily, Buster Baxter is on the case! He'll leave no stone unturned, no lead unexplored, no ice cream uneaten...<ref name="klru3">http://www.klru.org/schedule/episode/259223/</ref>
Fern's been feeling low and no one can figure out why. Luckily, Buster Baxter is on the case! He'll leave no stone unturned, no lead unexplored, no ice cream uneaten...<ref name="klru3">http://www.klru.org/schedule/episode/259223/</ref>
==Plot==
==Plot==
George comes to Buster's room on a rainy day and explains that Fern hasn't smiled in a week. Buster plans to take the case after dinner. Buster has been spying on Fern all day while taking notes on the tape recorder until Mr. Ratburn takes it away until the end of the school day. Then Buster goes to the ice cream shop and argues with Brain until the tape recorder beeps. Brain explains to Buster that she saw Fern argue with Muffy the other day. So she questions Muffy and she explains that she saw Fern sport a lavender bow and argues with her. She offers bows to take to Fern, but Fern rejects them. So Buster and George watch for her and she comes out, only to be chased by someone. Buster and George chase him, only to find out it's the Grey Dove. He explains that he didn't upset Fern and that if he did, he would send her an apology note, which gave Buster one more idea. He put an apology note on her locker. Fern found it and goes to thank someone with Buster and George following her. Fern goes to Mr. Ratburn who notices Buster and George. They tried to run, but they tripped over a water-filled bucket. Later, Fern and them were walking home with Fern explaining why she was miserable. Then the rain stopped. Buster continued alone, glum. Brain invites him to ice cream, finishing the episode.
[[Virgule Watteau]] ([[Fern Walters|Fern]]) and [[Bastings]] ([[George Lundgren|George]]) are solving another case, finding out who stole the paintings from the [[Louvre]], replaced with [[Eiffel Tower]] with a giant baguette, and let the animals out of the zoo. However, Fern is too sad to solve a case. George asks why she's sad, but Fern responds that she doesn't know. George asks who can help him find out why Fern is sad, and Buster answers the door.
 
<center>'''The Case of the Girl with the Long Face'''</center>
 
George explains that Fern hasn't smiled in a week. After asking how many antennae Fern had sticking out of her head (none), Buster is able to deduce that Fern was not replaced by an alien. Buster also uses his mom's old tape recorder to record notes.
 
Buster observes Fern eating lunch alone, returning library books without getting any new ones, and not appreciating poetry. Mr. Ratburn temporarily confiscates Buster's tape recorder for talking into it during class.
 
At the [[Ice Cream Shop]], Buster talks to Brain and tells him what's been going on. Brain suggests that he questions Fern's friends, and Buster decides to start with Brain. Buster guesses that he gave her "a bad batch of jimmies," but Brain points out that his shop got an A from the [[Ice Cream Authority]]. Brain that says that he saw Fern arguing with Muffy a few days ago.
 
After a limo ride, Muffy takes Buster to the clothes shop and makes him hold her shopping bags (as [[Bailey]] sprained his elbow). Buster interrogates Muffy, and she explains that she got mad at Fern for wearing a lavender hair bow and stealing her style. Muffy apologizes and gives Buster a set of different-colored bows for Fern.
 
George doubts that Fern is sad because of the argument with Muffy, as it doesn't sound like something she'd be sad about. When they talk to Fern, she says that she forgot about their argument and still feels sad.
 
Buster and George then have a stake-out at Fern's house. They see Fern running away from a figure, and start chasing after them. The figure turns out to be the [[Grey Dove]] ([[Binky Barnes|Binky]]), who says that he was just jogging and advised Fern to exercise to help with her mood. Binky says that if he was making Fern sad, he'd write an apology note.
 
This gives Buster an idea. He places an apology note on Fern's locker, but doesn't sign it, thinking that whoever she thanks for it is the culprit. Fern goes to Mr. Ratburn, and George and Buster trip over a bucket while trying to run away.
 
Fern starts feeling better, explaining that sometimes she just has bad days for no particular reason. She then gets an idea for the end of the Virgule Watteau story, saying that heavy rain eroded the locks on the zoo cages and the animals freed themselves.
 
Buster himself starts feeling sad, and he goes to Brain's ice cream shop once again.


==Characters==
==Characters==
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*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[The Grey Dove]] ([[Binky Barnes]])
*The [[Grey Dove]] ([[Binky Barnes]])
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]


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===Cameo===
===Cameo===
*[[Arthur Read|Bailey]]
*[[Emily's mother]]
*[[Bailey]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Molly MacDonald]]
*[[Molly MacDonald]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Episode connections===
===Episode connections===
*Buster had previously worked as a detective in "{{E|Arthur Accused!}}", "{{E|Binky Rules}}", "[[The Butler Did... What?]]", and "[[To Eat or Not to Eat]]".
*Buster had previously worked as a detective in "{{E|Arthur Accused!}}" "{{E|Binky Rules}}," "[[The Butler Did... What?]]" and "[[To Eat or Not to Eat]]."
==Gallery==
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ARTHUR Buster's Stakeout
ARTHUR Buster's Stakeout
ARTHUR "Buster's Stakeout" PBS KIDS
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Revision as of 23:02, 9 December 2018

"The Case of the Girl with the Long Face"
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Season/Series: 18
Number in season: 3a
Original Airdate: United States September 30, 2014[1]
United Kingdom February 27, 2015[2]
Germany September 30, 2014[3]
Credits
Written by: Matt Hoverman
Storyboard by: Jeremy O'Neill
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"The Case of the Girl with the Long Face" is the first half of the third episode in the eighteenth season of Arthur.

Summary

Fern's been feeling low and no one can figure out why. Luckily, Buster Baxter is on the case! He'll leave no stone unturned, no lead unexplored, no ice cream uneaten...[4]

Plot

Virgule Watteau (Fern) and Bastings (George) are solving another case, finding out who stole the paintings from the Louvre, replaced with Eiffel Tower with a giant baguette, and let the animals out of the zoo. However, Fern is too sad to solve a case. George asks why she's sad, but Fern responds that she doesn't know. George asks who can help him find out why Fern is sad, and Buster answers the door.

The Case of the Girl with the Long Face

George explains that Fern hasn't smiled in a week. After asking how many antennae Fern had sticking out of her head (none), Buster is able to deduce that Fern was not replaced by an alien. Buster also uses his mom's old tape recorder to record notes.

Buster observes Fern eating lunch alone, returning library books without getting any new ones, and not appreciating poetry. Mr. Ratburn temporarily confiscates Buster's tape recorder for talking into it during class.

At the Ice Cream Shop, Buster talks to Brain and tells him what's been going on. Brain suggests that he questions Fern's friends, and Buster decides to start with Brain. Buster guesses that he gave her "a bad batch of jimmies," but Brain points out that his shop got an A from the Ice Cream Authority. Brain that says that he saw Fern arguing with Muffy a few days ago.

After a limo ride, Muffy takes Buster to the clothes shop and makes him hold her shopping bags (as Bailey sprained his elbow). Buster interrogates Muffy, and she explains that she got mad at Fern for wearing a lavender hair bow and stealing her style. Muffy apologizes and gives Buster a set of different-colored bows for Fern.

George doubts that Fern is sad because of the argument with Muffy, as it doesn't sound like something she'd be sad about. When they talk to Fern, she says that she forgot about their argument and still feels sad.

Buster and George then have a stake-out at Fern's house. They see Fern running away from a figure, and start chasing after them. The figure turns out to be the Grey Dove (Binky), who says that he was just jogging and advised Fern to exercise to help with her mood. Binky says that if he was making Fern sad, he'd write an apology note.

This gives Buster an idea. He places an apology note on Fern's locker, but doesn't sign it, thinking that whoever she thanks for it is the culprit. Fern goes to Mr. Ratburn, and George and Buster trip over a bucket while trying to run away.

Fern starts feeling better, explaining that sometimes she just has bad days for no particular reason. She then gets an idea for the end of the Virgule Watteau story, saying that heavy rain eroded the locks on the zoo cages and the animals freed themselves.

Buster himself starts feeling sad, and he goes to Brain's ice cream shop once again.

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Trivia

Episode connections

Gallery

Promotional images

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