Arthur's Big Meltdown

"Arthur's Big Meltdown"
Season/Series:	24
Number in season:	1b
Original Airdate:	March 10, 2021 April 12, 2021
Credits
Written by:	Elana Lesser Cliff Ruby
Storyboard by:	Gerry Capelle
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"Arthur's Big Meltdown" is the second half of the first episode in the twenty-fourth season of Arthur.

Summary

Arthur gets angry when a smoothie spills on his sneakers.

Plot

It all starts with Arthur friends playing a game. Kale spill on Arthur's shoes. Arthur blames Brain for this even though it was an accident. Arthur walks home angry but regrets it. Francine tells brain to say sorry then Brain and Buster see a smashed tense and think that Arthur did it. The two of them tell everyone about that rumor, and Muffy invites everyone to her home except Arthur. Arthur comes to Muffy's house to see what happens and apologizes for destroying her room then Muffy invites Arthur to her and Mr. Crosswire's party.

Characters

• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• The Brain
• Muffy Crosswire
• Francine Frensky
• D.W. Read
• Mr. Read
• Mrs. Read
• Mr. Crosswire (cameo)
• Thora Read (mentioned)
• Ms. Morgan (mentioned)

Trivia

• The title card shows Arthur clenching his first, a reference to "Arthur's Big Hit". All this episode "Arthur's Big Hit" and "A is for Angry" are centered around Arthur being angry.
• Morals:
  • Accidents just happen.
  • Don't be angry too much.
  • Don't make accidents a big deal for your own benefits.
  • Dont spread rumors for your own benefits.
• This episode was known since early 2020 when clips of this episode was shown about washing hands.

Errors

• On the PBS KIDS website the last two minutes of this episode is cut, After a week it was fixed.