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|ep. name = Arthur's Chicken Pox
|ep. name = Arthur's Chicken Pox
|image = 1x18a.png
|image = 1x18a.png
|season = [[Arthur (season 1)|1]]
|season = [[Season 1|1]]
|number = 18a
|number = 18a
|titlecard = Arthur's Chicken Pox Title Card.png
|titlecard = Arthur's Chicken Pox Title Card.png
|prod. code = 118a
|us = October 30, 1996<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970723021343/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Oct96/VL961030.html</ref>
|us = January 20, 1997
|writers = [[Marc Brown]] <small>(orginal)</small><br>[[Kathy Waugh]] <small>(adapted)</small>
|writers = [[Kathy Waugh]]
|storyboarders = [[Russel Crispin]]
|storyboarders = [[Russel Crispin]]
|prev. episode = [[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]
|prev. episode = [[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]
|next episode = [[Sick as a Dog]]}}
|next episode = [[Sick as a Dog]]
|can = January 29, 1997<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur</ref>}}
{{EpisodeHeader|1|18|1|book1=[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (book)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]}}
{{EpisodeHeader|1|18|1|book1=[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (book)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]}}


==Summary==
==Summary==
Arthur gets chicken pox and it is unknown whether he can go to the circus. DW is jealous of the attention Arthur gets and fakes chicken pox. Will Arthur recover from the chicken pox, and will D.W get away with faking the chicken pox?
[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] may miss out on the family outing to the circus because he has red dots on his face which is [[chicken pox]]. Meanwhile, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] is jealous of the attention he's getting.<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000118/</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
The circus is coming to Elwood City on Saturday, and Arthur's family is excited, especially D.W. At school, Arthur and his friends are painting pictures of different things, when suddenly, Arthur sees the blue elephant that he painted come to life before his very eyes. Then it disappears back into the painting, when Arthur realizes that it was just a hallucination. He was then sent to the nurse who checked his temperature and then had him sent home.
The circus is coming to [[Elwood City]] on Saturday, and Arthur's family is excited, especially D.W. At school, Arthur and his friends are painting pictures of different things, when suddenly, Arthur sees the blue elephant that he painted come to life before his very eyes. Then it disappears back into the painting, when Arthur realizes that it was just a hallucination. He is then sent to [[Ms. Flynn|the nurse]] who checks his temperature and then has him sent home.


When [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] saw that Arthur was already home before she was, she asked him what was wrong with him, to which Arthur plainly answered that he was sick. D.W. thinks that he has big test coming up or [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] was going to pound him, but Arthur dismissed both claims, saying that he had to go to the nurse. Later that night, Arthur gets to eat his dinner on the couch, while D.W. has to eat hers at the table with [[Jane Read|Mom]] and [[David Read|Dad]], which makes D.W. jealous. To make matters worse, D.W. has to eat spinach while Arthur gets to eat soup, again because he is sick. D.W. dismisses this as Arthur faking it. Later on, Arthur has a dream that he has to ride a unicycle across a tightrope while being taunted by D.W. Then he goes through a swirling vortex as he wakes up, only to find out that he has spots all over his face. When he screamed from the bathroom, he garnered the attention of his Mom, Dad, and D.W. After feeling Arthur's forehead, Dad finds out that Arthur has the chickenpox, and Mom arranges for [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]] to come over to take care of Arthur. Grandma Thora treats Arthur very well, including giving him an oatmeal bath and letting him drink juice with the crazy straw, which makes D.W. very jealous, so she comes up with a plan: she used her crayons to make herself look like she has the chickenpox so that she would get some attention. This works, however, until she has an oatmeal bath and the colors are washed away, and as a result, she is caught and scolded by her grandmother.
When D.W. sees that Arthur was already home before she was, she asks him what is wrong with him, to which Arthur plainly answers that he is sick. D.W. thinks that he has a big test coming up or [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] was going to pound him, but Arthur dismissed both claims, saying that he had to go to the nurse. Later that night, Arthur gets to eat his dinner on the couch, while D.W. has to eat hers at the table with [[Jane Read|her mom]] and [[David Read|dad]], which makes D.W. jealous. D.W. eats spinach while Arthur gets to eat chicken noodle soup, again because he is sick. D.W. dismisses this and thinks Arthur is faking it. When she tries to taunt Arthur, he responds by blowing a raspberry at her, and D.W. chuckles.


The next day, Arthur is found to be well enough to go to the circus, while D.W. has to stay home because she has caught the chicken pox, which she shows off to Arthur, but Arthur tells her that she will miss the circus. D.W. doesn't care, saying that the circus comes every year, but you only get the chicken pox once. Arthur then turns to the camera and smiles.
Later that night, Arthur has a dream that he has to ride a unicycle across a circus tightrope while being taunted by D.W. Then he goes through a swirling vortex as he wakes up, only to find out that he has spots all over his face. When he screamed from the bathroom, he garnered the attention of his mom, dad, and D.W. After feeling Arthur's forehead, his dad finds out that Arthur has the chicken pox, and his mom arranges for [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]] to come over to take care of Arthur. Grandma Thora treats Arthur very well, including giving him an oatmeal bath and letting him drink juice with the crazy straw, which makes D.W. very jealous, so she comes up with a plan: she uses her crayons to make herself look like she has the chicken pox so that she would get some attention. This only works, however, until she has an oatmeal bath and the colors are washed away, and as a result, she is caught and scolded by her grandmother.
 
The next morning, Arthur is found to be well enough to go to the circus, while D.W. has to stay home because she has caught the chicken pox, which she shows off to Arthur, but Arthur tells her that she will miss the circus. D.W. doesn't seem to mind, saying that the circus comes every year, but you only get the chicken pox once. Arthur then turns to the camera and smiles.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major Characters===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Grandma Thora]]
*[[Thora Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[David Read]]
 
*[[Buster Baxter]]
===Minor Characters===
*[[Kate Read]]
*[[Kate Read|Kate]]
*[[Pal]]
*[[Pal]]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Binky Barnes|Binky]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Ms. Bryan]] {{c|debut}}
*[[Ms. Bryan]] (debut)
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Ms. Flynn]] (as Ms. Kromer)
*[[Ms. Flynn]] {{c|as Ms. Kroupa}}
 
*[[Unicyclist]] {{c|debut, fantasy}}
===Background Characters===
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] {{c|cameo}}
*[[Fern Walters|Fern]]
*[[Fern Walters]] {{c|cameo}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to pots and pans.
*It is revealed that D.W. can’t count days until properly, because Arthur said “It’s a typical Monday morning in the Read house”, and later, “The circus isn’t until Saturday”, so that means it’s five days away, not six.
*Grandma Thora is said to know "all about chicken pox," but she is fooled by a four-year-old with a magic marker.
*When Arthur is sick, D.W. stayed home even though she goes to preschool.
**It's possible it took place on Sunday or Saturday or a Holiday.
*This is the first episode in which Grandma Thora gets mad at D.W. for lying to her about her chicken pox and it's also the first episode D.W. is called by her full name, Thus revealing her full name.
*It's revealed Grandma Thora was not around for D.W.'s birth as she claimed that was likely in Florida at the time.
*D.W.'s line, "Uh-huh. Sure." is recycled from the opening of Arthur's Baby.
*'''Karma:''' D.W. spent a lot of time around Arthur taunting him while he was very contageous. Not surprisingly, she got chicken pox herself
*'''Moral:''' Don't be jealous of someone for your own benifits.
===Differences from the book===
===Differences from the book===
*Right before Arthur catches the chicken pox, Arthur has a circus nightmare; and after he catches it, he finds out in the bathroom as he looks in the mirror (not shown), and then his family finds out over the night. In the book, Arthur did not have a circus nightmare, but his family walked into his room the following morning, and found out he caught the chicken pox.
*Right before Arthur catches the chicken pox, Arthur has a circus nightmare, and after he catches it, he finds out in the bathroom after he looks in the mirror not shown, and then his family finds out over the night. In the book, Arthur didn't have a circus nightmare, but his family walked into his room the following morning, and found out he caught the chicken pox.
*[[Ms. Bryan]] is introduced in this episode; although in the book, Arthur was the only one shown in the art class.
*[[Ms. Bryan]] is introduced in this episode, although in the book, Arthur was the only one shown in the art class.
*In one scene, Arthur was communicating with Buster can-to-can from his room window to outside. In the book, Arthur's friends were giving him get well cards and bringing his homework.
*In one scene, Arthur was communicating with Buster can-to-can from his room window to outside. In the book, Arthur's friends were giving him get well cards and bringing his homework.
*D.W. was seen putting calamine lotion on Arthur after he caught the chicken pox. This did not happen in the book.
*D.W. was seen putting calamine lotion on Arthur after he caught the chicken pox. This did not happen in the book.
*When Grandma Thora gives Arthur a back rub after his bath, Arthur was lying on his stomach on her lap and was topless. In the book, Arthur was lying on his stomach on the sofa, his legs were behind Grandma Thora, and he was still wearing his pajama top while she was rubbing his back.
*When Grandma Thora gives Arthur a back rub after his bath, Arthur was lying on his stomach on her lap and was topless. In the book, Arthur was lying on his stomach on the sofa, his legs were behind Grandma Thora, and he was still wearing his pajamas while she was rubbing his back.
*When D.W. fakes the chicken pox and runs down the stairs, Grandma Thora picks her up and brings her back upstairs for the bath. In the book, Grandma Thora was taking D.W.'s temperature after D.W. came downstairs, and before giving D.W. a bath.
*When D.W. fakes the chicken pox and runs down the stairs, Grandma Thora picks her up and brings her back upstairs for the bath. In the book, Grandma Thora was taking D.W.'s temperature after D.W. came downstairs, and before giving D.W. a bath.
*In the book, when Arthur's chicken pox heals up, he goes out to dinner with his family. In the cartoon, he and his family did not go out, and Grandma Thora made sure that "all systems are go".
*In the book, when Arthur's chicken pox heals up, he goes out to dinner with his family. In the episode, he and his family did not go out, and Grandma Thora allowed him to attend the circus with Buster.
*When D.W. finally catches the chicken pox from Arthur, she runs down the stairs, prances around and surprises everyone (which causes them to laugh at her), and even knocks over Pal's bowl. A healed-up Arthur tells her that she is going to miss the circus, but she doesn't mind a bit. In the book, D.W. comes down the stairs while her family gets ready for the circus, and surprises them when she finally caught it; only Arthur laughs at her. Then Jane tells D.W. to go back to bed, and D.W. cries over missing the circus; Arthur promises to her that he will bring her home a balloon if she was good and didn't scratch.
*When D.W. finally catches the chicken pox from Arthur, she runs down the stairs, prances around and even knocks over Pal's bowl, which surprises Mom and Dad and also makes them laugh a little in the process. A healed-up Arthur tells D.W. that she is going to miss the circus, but she doesn't mind a bit. In the book, D.W. walks down the stairs while her family gets ready for the circus, and surprises them when she finally caught it; however, only Arthur laughs at her. Then Jane tells D.W. to go back to bed, and when D.W. cries over missing the circus, Arthur promises to her that he will bring her home a balloon if she was good and didn't scratch.
*In the book, Arthur was wearing a bowtie with his clothes while he and his family were ready for the circus. In the cartoon, Arthur did not wear the bowtie.
*In the book, Arthur was wearing a bowtie with his clothes while he and his family were ready for the circus. In the episode, Arthur did not wear the bowtie.
*The scenes where Arthur's family goes to dinner, D.W. pretending to call her friend Emily, the scene where Dad and Grandma Thora bring Arthur some treats and the scene where Arthur's classmates bring him get-well cards and homework were not shown in the episode.
*The scenes where Arthur's family goes to dinner, D.W. pretending to call her friend [[Emily]], the scene where David and Grandma Thora bring Arthur some treats and the scene where Arthur's classmates bring him get-well cards and homework were not shown in the episode.
 
===Errors===
===Notes===
*While Grandma Thora is taking D.W. upstairs to give her an oatmeal bath, when Grandma Thora blinks, her glasses frames disappear for a second.
*When [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]] called [[D.W.]] by full name, she didn't add the word Read.
*When D.W. takes a bath after faking the chicken pox, her hair is in its dry, styled appearance behind the shower curtain, but when Grandma Thora opens the shower curtain, her hair is wet and straight.
*Miss Flynn's name tag is shown in close-up to reveal her name, but her name was revealed as "Miss Kromer"; but in all later episodes, she was renamed "Miss Flynn".
*Grandma Thora is said to know "all about chicken pox," but she is fooled by a four-year-old with a magic marker.
*Even if the title card was not narrated when it aired on TV, Binky narrates the episode's title as it airs on both the home video and DVD releases.
*This is one of the episodes from the first season in which the characters have white tongues. This was a coloring error, and was fixed later with "[[Buster's Dino Dilemma]]."
 
*'''Possible:''' When D.W. says "Or did Binky threaten to crash you?", she knows Binky's name. But in "[[Revenge of the Chip]]", she does not know his name.
===Goofs===
===Episode connections===
*During art class, Arthur is wearing his yellow paint shirt backwards: the front side has the buttons and the rear side has the "B" logo, making it clearly an error.
*Arthur gets the chicken pox, and he mentions D.W.'s imaginary friend [[Nadine Flumberghast|Nadine]] getting the chicken pox in "[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]."
*It's strange for D.W. to refer to her older brother Arthur who is eight years old as a "little boy", since she is his little sister who is four years old, and that Arthur is already maturing. Later, the parents referred to D.W. as a "big girl", even though she is the little one while Arthur is the big one.
*When D.W. takes a bath after faking the chicken pox, her hair was in its dry, styled look behind the curtain; but when Grandma Thora opens up the curtain, her hair is wet and straight.
*D.W. putting spots ''only'' on her face would not be enough to fake the chicken pox. This also happened in the book as well.
*This is one of the episodes from the first season with the characters have white tongues. This was a coloring error, and this was fixed later with [[Buster's Dino Dilemma]].
*When Arthur's family finds out he got the chicken pox, D.W. said Arthur has polka-dots on his face, but chicken pox isn't polka-dots, it's bumps.
*It is very easy to tell apart chicken pox from lip-stick since lip-stick is just polka-dots and real chicken pox is bumps.
*When D.W. is clashing the sauspans together, it is the same noise she makes from ''[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]].''


==Home Video==
==Home video==
'''VHS:'''
'''VHS:'''
*[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (VHS)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]
*[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (VHS)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]
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'''DVD:'''
'''DVD:'''
*[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (DVD)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]
*[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (DVD)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]
*[[Hooray for Health]]
*[[Hooray for Health!]]
*[[Arthur: The Complete Series One]]
*[[Arthur: The Complete Series One]]


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery spacing="small" position="center">
{{Main|Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)/Gallery}}
01 The Circus is Coming.jpg|D.W. is excited about the circus coming
02 At the Circus.jpg|Flashback of the Read family at the circus
03 Arthur's Chicken Pox Title Card.jpg|"Arthur's Chicken Pox" title card
04 Blue Elephant.jpg|Arthur has painted a blue elephant.
05 At the Nurse's Office.jpg|Arthur has his temperature taken at the nurse's office.
06 You Don't Look Sick to Me.jpg|D.W. doesn't think Arthur looks sick.
07 You Can Own This Genuine Imitation Leather Cowbell.jpg|D.W. reaches for a toy phone after an ad for a "genuine imitation leather cowbell."
08 He's Faking.jpg|D.W. thinks Arthur is faking being sick.
09 Unicycle Nightmare.jpg|Arthur has a nightmare about riding a unicycle.
10 Pox Panic.jpg|Arthur dives into bed after seeing that he has chicken pox.
11 What's Wrong.jpg|The Read family comes to Arthur's room after he screams.
12 Does This Mean That Arthur Can't Go to the Circus.jpg|D.W. is amused at the idea that Arthur might not be able to go to the circus.
13 Looks Like You're Not Going Anyplace for a While.jpg|D.W. tells Arthur he's "not going anyplace."
14 No Talking, You're Sick.jpg|Doctor D.W. tells Arthur not to talk - he's sick.
15 The Galamine Lotion.jpg|Doctor D.W. applies the "galamine lotion."
16 The Oatmeal Bath.jpg|Arthur has his oatmeal bath.
17 Rule Number One is No Scratching.jpg|Grandma Thora tells Arthur that rule number one is "no scratching."
18 Caught Scratching.jpg|D.W. spies Arthur scratching through binoculars.
19 Mirrored Anger.jpg|As Arthur gets a backrub, he catches D.W.'s anger in a mirror.
20 Massage Bliss.jpg|Arthur is in bliss as Grandma Thora massages him.
21 I Want a Backrub Too.jpg|D.W. is sad - she wants a backrub too!
22 Fake Chicken Pox.jpg|D.W. gives herself "fakey pox."
23 Caught.jpg|D.W. is caught out by Grandma Thora after her spots fade in the bathtub.
24 Dora Winifred, I'm Very Disappointed.jpg|Grandma Thora is disappointed, D.W. is sad.
25 Chicken Pox Isn't Fun.jpg|Mr. Read. tells D.W. that chicken pox isn't fun.
26 All Systems are Go.jpg|Arthur is excited - he's cleared to go to the circus.
27 Can't Help but Laugh.jpg|Mr. and Mrs. Read can't help but laugh after they see that D.W. has chicken pox.
28 Spots, Spots, Spots.jpg|D.W. is excited about having spots.
29 Look at Me, Pal, Spots.jpg|D.W. shows Pal her chicken pox spots.
ChickenPox, Arthur saying he feels a little funny.png|"I'm feeling a little funny"
ChickenPox, Arthur's Blue Elephant comes to life.png
ChickenPox, Arthur painting blue elephants and Muffy hmphs.png|Muffy "hmphs" as Arthur is just painting his blue elephants
ChickenPox, Arthur terrified at his blue elephant.png
ChickenPox,Arthur's  Easle turning into Blue Elephant.png|Arthur's easle turing into his blue elephant
ChickenPox, Arthur think his blue elephant is alive.png|Arthur thinks his blue elephant came to life.
ChickenPox, Arthur and his now live blue elephant.png
ChickenPox, Arthur's blue Elephant's face.png
ChickenPox, Arthur sees his blue elephant..png
ChickenPox, Arthur's Blue Elephant blaring.png
ChickenPox, Arthur about to bump Francine.png
ChickenPox, Arthur pointing at his blue elephant1.png
ChickenPox, Arthur's blue elephant not alive after all.png|It was just an illusion. Arthur's mind was playing tricks on him.
ChickenPox, Muffy asks Is it Contagious.png|Muffy Asking "Is it contagious?"
ChickenPox, Did You Throw Up Yet2.png
ChickenPox, Nurse tells Arthur's friends Shhh.png|Nurse telling Arthur's friends "Shhh!"
</gallery>


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"Arthur's Chicken Pox"
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Season/Series: 1
Number in season: 18a
Original Airdate: United States October 30, 1996[1]
Canada January 29, 1997[2]
Credits
Written by: Marc Brown (orginal)
Kathy Waugh (adapted)
Storyboard by: Russel Crispin
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"Arthur's Chicken Pox" is the first half of the eighteenth episode in the first season of Arthur. It is based on the book Arthur's Chicken Pox.

Summary

Arthur may miss out on the family outing to the circus because he has red dots on his face which is chicken pox. Meanwhile, D.W. is jealous of the attention he's getting.[3]

Plot

The circus is coming to Elwood City on Saturday, and Arthur's family is excited, especially D.W. At school, Arthur and his friends are painting pictures of different things, when suddenly, Arthur sees the blue elephant that he painted come to life before his very eyes. Then it disappears back into the painting, when Arthur realizes that it was just a hallucination. He is then sent to the nurse who checks his temperature and then has him sent home.

When D.W. sees that Arthur was already home before she was, she asks him what is wrong with him, to which Arthur plainly answers that he is sick. D.W. thinks that he has a big test coming up or Binky was going to pound him, but Arthur dismissed both claims, saying that he had to go to the nurse. Later that night, Arthur gets to eat his dinner on the couch, while D.W. has to eat hers at the table with her mom and dad, which makes D.W. jealous. D.W. eats spinach while Arthur gets to eat chicken noodle soup, again because he is sick. D.W. dismisses this and thinks Arthur is faking it. When she tries to taunt Arthur, he responds by blowing a raspberry at her, and D.W. chuckles.

Later that night, Arthur has a dream that he has to ride a unicycle across a circus tightrope while being taunted by D.W. Then he goes through a swirling vortex as he wakes up, only to find out that he has spots all over his face. When he screamed from the bathroom, he garnered the attention of his mom, dad, and D.W. After feeling Arthur's forehead, his dad finds out that Arthur has the chicken pox, and his mom arranges for Grandma Thora to come over to take care of Arthur. Grandma Thora treats Arthur very well, including giving him an oatmeal bath and letting him drink juice with the crazy straw, which makes D.W. very jealous, so she comes up with a plan: she uses her crayons to make herself look like she has the chicken pox so that she would get some attention. This only works, however, until she has an oatmeal bath and the colors are washed away, and as a result, she is caught and scolded by her grandmother.

The next morning, Arthur is found to be well enough to go to the circus, while D.W. has to stay home because she has caught the chicken pox, which she shows off to Arthur, but Arthur tells her that she will miss the circus. D.W. doesn't seem to mind, saying that the circus comes every year, but you only get the chicken pox once. Arthur then turns to the camera and smiles.

Characters

Trivia

  • At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to pots and pans.
  • It is revealed that D.W. can’t count days until properly, because Arthur said “It’s a typical Monday morning in the Read house”, and later, “The circus isn’t until Saturday”, so that means it’s five days away, not six.
  • Grandma Thora is said to know "all about chicken pox," but she is fooled by a four-year-old with a magic marker.
  • When Arthur is sick, D.W. stayed home even though she goes to preschool.
    • It's possible it took place on Sunday or Saturday or a Holiday.
  • This is the first episode in which Grandma Thora gets mad at D.W. for lying to her about her chicken pox and it's also the first episode D.W. is called by her full name, Thus revealing her full name.
  • It's revealed Grandma Thora was not around for D.W.'s birth as she claimed that was likely in Florida at the time.
  • D.W.'s line, "Uh-huh. Sure." is recycled from the opening of Arthur's Baby.
  • Karma: D.W. spent a lot of time around Arthur taunting him while he was very contageous. Not surprisingly, she got chicken pox herself
  • Moral: Don't be jealous of someone for your own benifits.

Differences from the book

  • Right before Arthur catches the chicken pox, Arthur has a circus nightmare, and after he catches it, he finds out in the bathroom after he looks in the mirror not shown, and then his family finds out over the night. In the book, Arthur didn't have a circus nightmare, but his family walked into his room the following morning, and found out he caught the chicken pox.
  • Ms. Bryan is introduced in this episode, although in the book, Arthur was the only one shown in the art class.
  • In one scene, Arthur was communicating with Buster can-to-can from his room window to outside. In the book, Arthur's friends were giving him get well cards and bringing his homework.
  • D.W. was seen putting calamine lotion on Arthur after he caught the chicken pox. This did not happen in the book.
  • When Grandma Thora gives Arthur a back rub after his bath, Arthur was lying on his stomach on her lap and was topless. In the book, Arthur was lying on his stomach on the sofa, his legs were behind Grandma Thora, and he was still wearing his pajamas while she was rubbing his back.
  • When D.W. fakes the chicken pox and runs down the stairs, Grandma Thora picks her up and brings her back upstairs for the bath. In the book, Grandma Thora was taking D.W.'s temperature after D.W. came downstairs, and before giving D.W. a bath.
  • In the book, when Arthur's chicken pox heals up, he goes out to dinner with his family. In the episode, he and his family did not go out, and Grandma Thora allowed him to attend the circus with Buster.
  • When D.W. finally catches the chicken pox from Arthur, she runs down the stairs, prances around and even knocks over Pal's bowl, which surprises Mom and Dad and also makes them laugh a little in the process. A healed-up Arthur tells D.W. that she is going to miss the circus, but she doesn't mind a bit. In the book, D.W. walks down the stairs while her family gets ready for the circus, and surprises them when she finally caught it; however, only Arthur laughs at her. Then Jane tells D.W. to go back to bed, and when D.W. cries over missing the circus, Arthur promises to her that he will bring her home a balloon if she was good and didn't scratch.
  • In the book, Arthur was wearing a bowtie with his clothes while he and his family were ready for the circus. In the episode, Arthur did not wear the bowtie.
  • The scenes where Arthur's family goes to dinner, D.W. pretending to call her friend Emily, the scene where David and Grandma Thora bring Arthur some treats and the scene where Arthur's classmates bring him get-well cards and homework were not shown in the episode.

Errors

  • While Grandma Thora is taking D.W. upstairs to give her an oatmeal bath, when Grandma Thora blinks, her glasses frames disappear for a second.
  • When D.W. takes a bath after faking the chicken pox, her hair is in its dry, styled appearance behind the shower curtain, but when Grandma Thora opens the shower curtain, her hair is wet and straight.
  • Grandma Thora is said to know "all about chicken pox," but she is fooled by a four-year-old with a magic marker.
  • This is one of the episodes from the first season in which the characters have white tongues. This was a coloring error, and was fixed later with "Buster's Dino Dilemma."
  • Possible: When D.W. says "Or did Binky threaten to crash you?", she knows Binky's name. But in "Revenge of the Chip", she does not know his name.

Episode connections

Home video

VHS:

DVD:

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970723021343/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Oct96/VL961030.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur
  3. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000118/



Episodes
Season 1
  1. Arthur's Eyes / Francine's Bad Hair Day
  2. Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn / Arthur's Spelling Trubble
  3. D.W. All Wet / Buster's Dino Dilemma
  4. D.W.'s Imaginary Friend / Arthur's Lost Library Book
  5. Arthur's Pet Business / D.W. the Copycat
  6. Locked in the Library! / Arthur Accused!
  7. Arthur Goes to Camp / Buster Makes the Grade
  8. Arthur's New Puppy / Arthur Bounces Back
  9. Arthur Babysits / Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
  10. Arthur's Birthday / Francine Frensky, Superstar
  11. Arthur's Baby / D.W.'s Baby
  12. Arthur Writes a Story / Arthur's Lost Dog
  13. So Long, Spanky / Buster's New Friend
  14. Arthur the Wrecker / Arthur and the True Francine
  15. Arthur's Family Vacation / Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm
  16. Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest / D.W. Flips
  17. Meek for a Week / Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper
  18. Arthur's Chicken Pox / Sick as a Dog
  19. D.W. Rides Again / Arthur Makes the Team
  20. Arthur's Almost Boring Day / The Half-Baked Sale
  21. Sue Ellen Moves In / The Perfect Brother
  22. D.W.'s Snow Mystery / Team Trouble
  23. Bully for Binky / Misfortune Teller
  24. Arthur's Tooth / D.W. Gets Lost
  25. D.W. Thinks Big / Arthur Cleans Up
  26. My Dad, the Garbage Man / Poor Muffy
  27. D.W.'s Blankie / Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble
  28. I'm a Poet / The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club
  29. My Club Rules / Stolen Bike
  30. Arthur's First Sleepover / Arthur's New Year's Eve
Full list
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