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It's wintertime in Elwood City, and time seems to be going by very slowly. Arthur and his friends feel gloomy and they wonder what's wrong. Then they realized what's wrong: there aren't any holidays recently. So everyone is trying to figure out a new holiday. | It's wintertime in Elwood City, and time seems to be going by very slowly. Arthur and his friends feel gloomy and they wonder what's wrong. Then they realized what's wrong: there aren't any holidays recently. So everyone is trying to figure out a new holiday. | ||
D.W. wants the holiday to be Pony Day. Grandma Thora recalls the time the ''Graf Zeppelin'' flew over Elwood City. Arthur searches on. | D.W. wants the holiday to be [[Pony Day]]. Grandma Thora recalls the time the ''Graf Zeppelin'' flew over Elwood City. Arthur searches on. | ||
Buster's idea is Give | Buster's idea is [[Give Me Candy Day]], where everybody gives candy to '''him''', and then he gives the remainder of what he ate to all the little children. Francine thinks a holiday should be about relaxing and having fun, so they should have a [[There's Nothing To Do Today Day|holiday special]]. Brain's idea is [[Igneous Rock Day]], because he thinks a holiday should be about something that lasts for all time. Binky's idea is to have [[Garshmalterer|24 hours of nonstop fireworks]]. Muffy doesn't care what the holiday is, she just wants to sell merchandise. | ||
Arthur says that all of their ideas are too commercial, and it's not what a holiday is all about. Afterwards, they realize there is a holiday coming up: Valentine's Day. The episode ends with Arthur finding out that D.W.'s idea, "Pony Day", was published in the newspaper. Binky mentions to Arthur he has a whole year to think of a new holiday. | Arthur says that all of their ideas are too commercial, and it's not what a holiday is all about. Afterwards, they realize there is a holiday coming up: Valentine's Day. The episode ends with Arthur finding out that D.W.'s idea, "Pony Day", was published in the newspaper. Binky mentions to Arthur he has a whole year to think of a new holiday. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In "[[The Play's the Thing]]", [[George Lundgren|George]] was able to balance [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] on the see-saw, so this see-saw might have been frozen stuck, and Binky was tricking them. | |||
===Goofs=== | ===Goofs=== | ||
*At the beginning in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s classroom, [[Prunella]] can be seen sitting at a desk even though she is supposed to be in fourth grade. This is the second time after ''[[Locked in the Library!]]''. | *At the beginning in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s classroom, [[Prunella]] can be seen sitting at a desk even though she is supposed to be in fourth grade. This is the second time after ''[[Locked in the Library!]]''. | ||
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*The intro was not as easy as it looks. | *The intro was not as easy as it looks. | ||
*When Francine sings in her imagination, her voice changes. | *When Francine sings in her imagination, her voice changes. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[The Short, Quick Summer]] | * [[The Short, Quick Summer]] | ||
[[Category:Episodes]] | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
Revision as of 23:51, 4 August 2012
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| Season/Series: | 3 |
| Original Airdate: | May 31, 1999 |
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"The Long, Dull Winter" is the second half of the 15th episode of season 3 of the animated children's series Arthur. It originally aired on May 31st, 1999.
Summary
Arthur and his friends are feeling different, but can't put a finger on it. They eventually realize that they haven't had a holiday in a while, so they embark on making a new one.
Plot
It's wintertime in Elwood City, and time seems to be going by very slowly. Arthur and his friends feel gloomy and they wonder what's wrong. Then they realized what's wrong: there aren't any holidays recently. So everyone is trying to figure out a new holiday.
D.W. wants the holiday to be Pony Day. Grandma Thora recalls the time the Graf Zeppelin flew over Elwood City. Arthur searches on.
Buster's idea is Give Me Candy Day, where everybody gives candy to him, and then he gives the remainder of what he ate to all the little children. Francine thinks a holiday should be about relaxing and having fun, so they should have a holiday special. Brain's idea is Igneous Rock Day, because he thinks a holiday should be about something that lasts for all time. Binky's idea is to have 24 hours of nonstop fireworks. Muffy doesn't care what the holiday is, she just wants to sell merchandise.
Arthur says that all of their ideas are too commercial, and it's not what a holiday is all about. Afterwards, they realize there is a holiday coming up: Valentine's Day. The episode ends with Arthur finding out that D.W.'s idea, "Pony Day", was published in the newspaper. Binky mentions to Arthur he has a whole year to think of a new holiday.
Trivia
- In "The Play's the Thing", George was able to balance Binky on the see-saw, so this see-saw might have been frozen stuck, and Binky was tricking them.
Goofs
- At the beginning in Mr. Ratburn's classroom, Prunella can be seen sitting at a desk even though she is supposed to be in fourth grade. This is the second time after Locked in the Library!.
Notes
- The intro was not as easy as it looks.
- When Francine sings in her imagination, her voice changes.
