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[[File:ARUR1409_EpisodeB_480x360_1883065435.jpg|thumb|D.W. and Shake singing their finished song to the class]]
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In my Africa is a Season 14 episode in which we meet ''[[Shake]]'', Brain's cousin from Africa. He is D.W.'s friend.
{{Episode infobox
|ep. name = In My Africa
|image = In My Africa.jpg
|season = [[Season 14|14]]
|airdate =
|writers = [[Ken Pontac]]
|storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]]
|prev. episode = [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
|next episode = [[Buster Spaces Out]]
|prod. code = 1409b
|number = 9b
|titlecard=In My Africa Title Card 2.png
|titlecard2 = In_My_Africa_Title_Card.jpg|us = April 27, 2011<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001409</ref>|uk = January 10, 2011<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xk0l0/Arthur_Series_14_In_My_Africa</ref>
|can = September 21, 2011<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2010, Page 2</ref>}}
{{EpisodeHeader|2|9|14}}


'''Plot:'''
==Summary==
[[D.W Read|D.W]].'s new classmate, [[Cheikh]], is from Senegal, in West Africa. When D.W. realizes that she doesn't know much about Africa, she plans to learn through music. D.W., Brain, and Cheikh pool their resources to write a song about all 54 countries on that continent!


The main episode features D.W. trying to learn all about Africa. Shake realises that she is finding it hard, so they both make up a song about it and sing it at the end, explaning about all of the different places (while teaching us a thing or two).
==Plot==
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] welcomes the viewers as she is walking through Dakar, Senegal, the hometown of [[Cheikh]]. D.W. explains that Dakar is like most cities, but is located in Africa. She briefly mentions how [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] always speaks in openings, and never allows anyone do the monologue. She even referrs to him as a "show hog." D.W. then introduces Cheikh to the viewers, and says that this episode is about him, but Cheikh tells D.W. that it is actually more about her and his cousin, [[Alan Powers|Brain]]. Just before the title card, Cheikh kicks the soccer ball he has, which is revealed to be [[El Boomerang]].


'''Lyrics:'''
<center>'''In My Africa'''</center>


'''1st Song:'''
The scene then goes to Cheikh and [[Cheikh's mother|his mother]] and [[Cheikh's father|father]] leaving Senegal to move to Elwood City, in the United States.


'''54 things 54 Things to see and to explore In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa The continent of Africa is deep and long and wide. With 54 countries to keep my song diversified There`s rhythmic beats, new things to eat, and places you can go And every day a different way that you can say hello For instance meeng-gah-bou is howdy-do when visiting in Ghana Dumela ma is how you say "Hello" inside Botswana The Muslims greet the folks they meet with Salaam-Alaikum In Gambia, Morocco and Sudan`s hometown cartoon In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, see this when you go Burundi`s got the deepest lake and then the highest peak Jet set from Tanzania just next door to Mozambique And carving through the continent there flows the mighty Nile Pass Uganda, Eritrea and look out! A crocodile! Namibia`s wild skeleton coast is littered with wrecked ships And Cote d`lvoire has chocolate fields -- I love my chocolate chips~ Victoria Falls in Zambia -- it makes a mighty sound Zimbabwe shares the falls as well, there`s lots to go around In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, life is all a glow.'''
After that, the scene goes to D.W.'s preschool, where Cheikh is introduced to the rest of the class, but D.W. interrupts, saying that she already knows who he is, as Arthur had told her who he is, and then shows him a picture that she drew of what she perceives of his life back in Senegal.


'''2nd Song:'''
Cheikh tells her that his life isn't like that, because he lived in a city, and then the teacher tells D.W. that she should learn about a place before she describes it.


'''In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, there`s lots of food they grow The Comoros has the Selacamp, the prehistoric fish In Congo, they eat Wamba stew -- that stew`s my favorite dish In Sao Tome and Principe, they like their food with spice The fish in Mauritius is hot and delicious, it`s really very nice Sahara in Algeria`s a hot and arid land Vacation in the Seychelles and relax upon the sand The Madagascar aye-aye taps on trees to find its lunch If you like rice then you`ll love Mauritania -- they munch rice a bunch Farmers out in Kenya, they raise cattle, goats, and hens And Burkina Faso`s called, "The Land of Upright Men" The cotton from Benin is in the clothes we wear to school There`s 40 words for camel in Somalia -- pretty cool! Hey! Bembeya Jazz comes from Guinea Baobab trees are stout, not skinny Ethiopians eat teff not pota-ter. Equatorial Guinea`s quite near the Equator In South Africa, two peace prize winners In Togo, they eat fufu for dinner Senegal`s got a pink lake, Mali`s got the blue man The folks in Nigeria spice food with cumin They do. It makes a tasty stew!'''
Then [[Timmy and Tommy Tibble|the Tibbles]] make fun of D.W., saying she knows nothing about Africa, but then D.W. vows to start learning more about Africa, but then Cheikh explains that Africa is not a country, but an entire continent.


'''3rd Song:'''
Starting at school, she looks at the map in class and when she gets home, she starts reading books about Africa, but it is difficult for her, as she doesn't know how to read yet.


'''54 things 54 Things to see and to explore In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa The world`s biggest frog is found inside of Cameroon In Chad the long fish yawn and wake up when it rains in June Gorillas in Rwanda have a hooting sort of speech Go to Gabon to see an elephant walk on the beach Angola`s full of dino bones Museum in the ground Libya`s got those Roman ruins -- the coolest ruins around And Egypt has the pyramids, the Sphinx, and King Tut`s tomb Malawi`s got a town called Livingstonia, I presume In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, joy and beauty flow Tunisia`s known for a gorgeous gate and Swaziland makes glass From old recycled bottles that the boys and girls amass Lesotho folks don`t go outside without their fancy hats The artists in Sierra Leone weave really pretty mats The tunes they play in Niger, hey! They`re vital and alive The hip co of Liberia that style`s gonna thrive. Cape Verde`s got morna -- Man, I dig that swinging beat Guinea-Bissau goombay just makes me want to stomp my feet In My Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa In My Africa, it`s almost time to go My Africa`s an ageless land, I`m glad that you could see Its continent`s so full of life, you`re all my family And now we leave this loving place, its heartfelt family ties A warm embrace, a smiling face to bid a sweet goodbye To my Africa, Djibouti, hooray! To my Africa, Somalia Magic Africa, in the C.A.R. Lovely Africa, D.R.C. Magic Africa, Western Sahara In my Africa'''
Arthur explains to D.W. that it was hard for him to learn about Turkey, where his pen pal [[Adil Akyuz|Adil]] comes from, and maybe she needs someone who understands more about Africa than she does, and then Arthur picks up the phone and calls his friend Brain, and then Brain starts telling D.W. of ways she can learn about Africa, but his ways were too difficult, so D.W. suggested that maybe they come up with a song about Africa, and then they start singing, then Cheikh comes in and helps with verses about foods from Africa, and then the next day in preschool, the Tibbles think she will humiliate herself, but Cheikh tells them that she won't because he will be singing with her, then they sing another verse.


'''Trivia:'''
After they sing the song, [[Ms. Morgan]] introduces a new student named [[Keith]] from Kalamazoo, and then when the teacher asks if anyone knows anything about Kalamazoo, D.W. raises her hand and says she doesn't, but she would like to learn, finishing the episode.


Midway through the episode, D.W., Shake and the Brain walk across a zebra crossing-a reference to The Beatles, while saying, coincidently, that they'll never become pop stars
==Characters==
[[Category:Episodes]]
===Major===
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Cheikh]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
===Minor===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Cheikh's mother]]
*[[Cheikh's father]]
*[[Ms. Morgan]]
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]]
===Cameo===
*[[Emily]]
*[[James MacDonald]]
*[[Keith (In My Africa)|Keith]]
*[[Edwin]]
*[[Maryann]]
*[[Liam]]
*[[Amanda Hulser]]
*[[Elias Howe]]
 
==Songs==
*"[[In My Africa (song)|In My Africa]]"
 
==Trivia==
*The episode was produced before {{W|South Sudan}} gained its independence, so the song does not have a verse about that country.
*The country of {{W|Eswatini|Swaziland}}'s name was changed to Eswatini in 2018, around eight years after the production of this episode, so the song refers to Eswatini by its former name.
*[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] is the first character to begin the episode and host the show instead of [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] since it opens in  [[Dakar]], [[Senegal]], Africa instead of [[Elwood City]] (home).
*'''Running Gag:''' D.W., [[Brain]] and [[Cheikh]] singing their song.
===Errors===
*'''Possible:''' D.W. pronounces {{W|Lesotho}} as Le-so-tho, not Lee-soo-too, as it is supposed to be pronounced.
===Episode connections===
*Learning false information about a place from movies and TV is exactly what [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] did in "[[Dear Adil]]."
*[[Cheikh]] appears as a main role again in "[[Citizen Cheikh]]," and he and his mom and dad become American Citizens in said episode.
===Cultural references===
*D.W., Cheikh and the Brain walk across a zebra crossing, a reference to ''[[The Beatles]]'' album ''{{W|Abbey Road}}''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212035429/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/general-arthur-tv-series-discussion/favorite-title-cards/msg921/#msg921</ref>
*This entire episode is about the countries in Africa.
*{{W|Kalamazoo}} is located in the United States in Michigan.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
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</gallery>
 
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"In My Africa"
In My Africa.jpg
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In My Africa Title Card.jpg
Season/Series: 14
Number in season: 9b
Original Airdate: United States April 27, 2011[1]
Canada September 21, 2011[3]
United Kingdom January 10, 2011[2]
Credits
Written by: Ken Pontac
Storyboard by: Gerry Capelle
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"In My Africa" is the second half of the ninth episode in the fourteenth season of Arthur.

Summary

D.W.'s new classmate, Cheikh, is from Senegal, in West Africa. When D.W. realizes that she doesn't know much about Africa, she plans to learn through music. D.W., Brain, and Cheikh pool their resources to write a song about all 54 countries on that continent!

Plot

D.W. welcomes the viewers as she is walking through Dakar, Senegal, the hometown of Cheikh. D.W. explains that Dakar is like most cities, but is located in Africa. She briefly mentions how Arthur always speaks in openings, and never allows anyone do the monologue. She even referrs to him as a "show hog." D.W. then introduces Cheikh to the viewers, and says that this episode is about him, but Cheikh tells D.W. that it is actually more about her and his cousin, Brain. Just before the title card, Cheikh kicks the soccer ball he has, which is revealed to be El Boomerang.

In My Africa

The scene then goes to Cheikh and his mother and father leaving Senegal to move to Elwood City, in the United States.

After that, the scene goes to D.W.'s preschool, where Cheikh is introduced to the rest of the class, but D.W. interrupts, saying that she already knows who he is, as Arthur had told her who he is, and then shows him a picture that she drew of what she perceives of his life back in Senegal.

Cheikh tells her that his life isn't like that, because he lived in a city, and then the teacher tells D.W. that she should learn about a place before she describes it.

Then the Tibbles make fun of D.W., saying she knows nothing about Africa, but then D.W. vows to start learning more about Africa, but then Cheikh explains that Africa is not a country, but an entire continent.

Starting at school, she looks at the map in class and when she gets home, she starts reading books about Africa, but it is difficult for her, as she doesn't know how to read yet.

Arthur explains to D.W. that it was hard for him to learn about Turkey, where his pen pal Adil comes from, and maybe she needs someone who understands more about Africa than she does, and then Arthur picks up the phone and calls his friend Brain, and then Brain starts telling D.W. of ways she can learn about Africa, but his ways were too difficult, so D.W. suggested that maybe they come up with a song about Africa, and then they start singing, then Cheikh comes in and helps with verses about foods from Africa, and then the next day in preschool, the Tibbles think she will humiliate herself, but Cheikh tells them that she won't because he will be singing with her, then they sing another verse.

After they sing the song, Ms. Morgan introduces a new student named Keith from Kalamazoo, and then when the teacher asks if anyone knows anything about Kalamazoo, D.W. raises her hand and says she doesn't, but she would like to learn, finishing the episode.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Songs

Trivia

  • The episode was produced before South Sudan gained its independence, so the song does not have a verse about that country.
  • The country of Swaziland's name was changed to Eswatini in 2018, around eight years after the production of this episode, so the song refers to Eswatini by its former name.
  • D.W. is the first character to begin the episode and host the show instead of Arthur since it opens in Dakar, Senegal, Africa instead of Elwood City (home).
  • Running Gag: D.W., Brain and Cheikh singing their song.

Errors

  • Possible: D.W. pronounces Lesotho as Le-so-tho, not Lee-soo-too, as it is supposed to be pronounced.

Episode connections

  • Learning false information about a place from movies and TV is exactly what Arthur did in "Dear Adil."
  • Cheikh appears as a main role again in "Citizen Cheikh," and he and his mom and dad become American Citizens in said episode.

Cultural references

  • D.W., Cheikh and the Brain walk across a zebra crossing, a reference to The Beatles album Abbey Road.[4]
  • This entire episode is about the countries in Africa.
  • Kalamazoo is located in the United States in Michigan.

Gallery

  • Cheikh's Mom

  • Screen Shot 2014-10-02 at 12.41.20 PM.png
  • Screen Shot 2014-10-02 at 12.41.56 PM.png
  • Screen Shot 2014-10-02 at 12.42.43 PM.png
  • Screen Shot 2014-10-02 at 12.43.09 PM.png
  • Screen Shot 2014-10-02 at 12.43.28 PM.png
  • Screen Shot 2014-10-02 at 12.43.50 PM.png

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001409
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00xk0l0/Arthur_Series_14_In_My_Africa
  3. ↑ http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2010, Page 2
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212035429/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/general-arthur-tv-series-discussion/favorite-title-cards/msg921/#msg921



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