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Read and Flumberghast
| "Read and Flumberghast" | |
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| Season/Series: | 16 |
| Number in season: | 5B |
| Original Airdate: |  October 19, 2012[1] April 12, 2013 [2] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Peter K. Hirsch |
| Storyboard by: | Robert Yap |
| Episodes | |
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| Read transcript | |
"Read and Flumberghast" is the second half of the fifth episode in the sixteenth season of Arthur.
Summary
A cupcake has been stolen! The primary suspect: Tommy Tibble. D.W. gathers a jury and demands that justice be served.
Plot
Arthur is talking to the viewers about the new refrigerator that his family just got for their kitchen, and thinks that it's the best refrigerator that they've ever had. D.W. then tells Arthur to come and look at the box the refrigerator came in. D.W. says that she can see the box being all sorts of things, including an elevator, a mobile home for birds, a motorboat, a submarine, and more. Arthur, on the other hand, sees "a big mess waiting to happen".
Read and Flumberghast
After the title card, Arthur and Mr. Read are seen helping D.W. make her own office out of the empty refrigerator box, and they put it in her bedroom. D.W. is excited to have her own office, and Arthur asks her what kind of work she does, but D.W. tells him to make an appointment if he wants to learn more about D.W.'s office.
After D.W plays office with Nadine for a while, Arthur comes in to D.W.'s room with Bud, who asks D.W. if he can borrow some finger paint. Bud also asks D.W. if she can help him get his cupcake back from Tommy Tibble, who stole his cupcake with red icing when it was Emily's birthday the other day at preschool. D.W. says that she can't get his cupcake back, but she will at least get him an apology.
D.W. and Bud go to the Tibbles' house to get an apology, but Tommy says that Bud is not truthful, and probably fed the cupcake to Rapty instead. Timmy states that he is Tommy's lawyer, and Bud states that D.W. is his lawyer, but D.W. and Bud don't know what lawyers are, so they decide to ask Ladonna about it.
At the Compsons' house, Ladonna teaches D.W. and Bud about lawyers and what they do, also showing them a book about Habeas Canine: Legal Beagle to explain what she means. After learning about lawyers, D.W. and Bud decide to take the Tibbles to court.
That evening at the Reads' house, as Arthur is getting ready for bed, D.W. asks Arthur to hold a trial, but he refuses. After D.W. explains to him that it's for a good cause, Arthur agrees to hold a trial in his backyard, but only on the condition that it will only go for two hours, and that lunch will be served.
Then D.W. proved that Tommy stole Bud's cupcake and unfortunately D.W.'s office was gone due to recycling day.
Characters
Major
Minor
- Arthur Read
- David Read (does not speak)
- Ladonna Compson
- Binky Barnes
- Buster Baxter
Cameo
Mentioned
Trivia
- Nadine's last name, "Flumberghast," is revealed for the first time.
Episode connections
- The Tibbles had previously stolen a cupcake in "My Fair Tommy."
- D.W. says that Bud is new in town. He and his family had moved to Elwood City in "Based on a True Story."
Errors
- "Flumberghast" is misspelled as "Flumbergast" on the title card.
Gallery
Promotional images
Arthur's Facebook page on April Fools Day 2013
Screenshots
References
