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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the first one-hour special since "[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]".
*This is the first one-hour special since "[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]".
*It is one of two hour-long specials produced as part of the [[Oasis Animation]] [http://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-arthur production deal] (alongside Seasons 20 and 21); the second being [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]].
*It is one of two hour-long specials produced as part of the [[Oasis Animation]] [http://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-arthur production deal] (alongside Seasons 20 and 21); the second being [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]].
*[http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/247-pbs-kids-channel-launches-across-us/ The title was confirmed in press releases for the launch of the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel.] The press release also confirmed it will premiere on the channel as part of the “PBS KIDS Family Night” block (launched on April 21st). The synopsis was announced (along with [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]) [http://pressroom.pbs.org/Home/PBS%20Kids/PBS%20KIDS%20Channel.aspx in an infokit for the block.]
*[http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/247-pbs-kids-channel-launches-across-us/ The title was confirmed in press releases for the launch of the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel.] The press release also confirmed it will premiere on the channel as part of the “PBS KIDS Family Night” block (launched on April 21st). The synopsis was announced (along with [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]) [http://pressroom.pbs.org/Home/PBS%20Kids/PBS%20KIDS%20Channel.aspx in an infokit for the block.]
*D.W.'s fifth birthday is also celebrated in the episode "[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]".
*A commercial for the special and the surrounding tentpole event (a week of new episodes in the days following the premiere) was posted to the PBS Kids YouTube channel on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5qjiOjp_I April 29th, 2017].
*A commercial for the special and the surrounding tentpole event (a week of new episodes in the days following the premiere) was posted to the PBS Kids YouTube channel on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5qjiOjp_I April 29th, 2017].
*The plot surrounding D.W. is a parody of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are".
*The plot surrounding D.W. is a parody of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are".
*Future D.W. is wearing a shirt with her name (Dora) in Japanese Katakana (ドラ).
*Future D.W. is wearing a shirt with her name (Dora) in Japanese Katakana (ドラ).
===Episode Connections===
*D.W.'s fifth birthday is also celebrated in the episode "[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]".
*While at the planetarium, Mr. Ratburn receives a phone call from [[Mr. Haney]] in Tanzania. It is revealed why he is in Africa in "[[The Hallway Minotaur]]".
*While at the planetarium, Mr. Ratburn receives a phone call from [[Mr. Haney]] in Tanzania. It is revealed why he is in Africa in "[[The Hallway Minotaur]]".
*D.W. mentions how her encounter with the octopus on [[Ukubonga]] is like a nightmare she has had. This is in reference to the Season 1 episode "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]".
*D.W. mentions how her encounter with the octopus on [[Ukubonga]] is like a nightmare she has had. This is in reference to the Season 1 episode "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]".

Revision as of 01:53, 7 July 2017

"D.W. and the Beastly Birthday"
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Original Airdate: United States May 29, 2017
Credits
Written by: Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by: Gerry Capelle
Bernie Denk
Olivier Migneron
Dev Ramsaran
Cilbur Rocha
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"D.W. and the Beastly Birthday" is a one-hour special that premiered on May 29, 2017 on PBS.[1][2]

Synopsis

"In this all-new Arthur movie event, D.W.’s fifth birthday doesn’t go the way she had always imagined it would and she chose to escape to the magical island of Ukubonga. Meanwhile, Arthur has skipped her birthday party to go on a school trip to the planetarium – but instead of transporting him into outer space, it transports him four years in the future!"

Videos

Songs

  • Big Beasty Boogaloo

Characters

Main

Minor

Cameo

Mentioned

Trivia

Episode Connections

  • D.W.'s fifth birthday is also celebrated in the episode "D.W.'s Perfect Wish".
  • While at the planetarium, Mr. Ratburn receives a phone call from Mr. Haney in Tanzania. It is revealed why he is in Africa in "The Hallway Minotaur".
  • D.W. mentions how her encounter with the octopus on Ukubonga is like a nightmare she has had. This is in reference to the Season 1 episode "D.W. All Wet".

References