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Outside an electronics store, D.W. even tells Pal to not watch TV. A news reporter and a cameraman finds Arthur, D.W. and Pal, asking for their take on life without TV. Arthur does not know what to say, but D.W. joyfully says she gets to do magic tricks, sing songs, and play with Arthur all the time. Back at the Reads', the family decides to watch the news story they are featured in, although D.W. is questioning it. Buster then calls Arthur about the urge to watch the first Bionic Bunny episode currently airing. Arthur then reminds him that he knows the episode by heart, and to do the whole episode in his head. Buster is relieved, and asks what Arthur is doing, but Arthur hangs up. Arthur returns to the living room, only to find that the family has ultimately decided to not watch the news story. Back at school, Buster acts out Bionic Bunny to his friends' entertainment. Binky then tempts him and Arthur into coming over to his house to watch a Bionic Bunny movie airing on TV that Sunday. The Brain then tells them both that it's still Friday, and convinces them both to not give up. Arthur then says he is okay, but Buster is not liking the fact that he could miss the Bionic Bunny movie. This causes Buster to walk away, crying. | Outside an electronics store, D.W. even tells Pal to not watch TV. A news reporter and a cameraman finds Arthur, D.W. and Pal, asking for their take on life without TV. Arthur does not know what to say, but D.W. joyfully says she gets to do magic tricks, sing songs, and play with Arthur all the time. Back at the Reads', the family decides to watch the news story they are featured in, although D.W. is questioning it. Buster then calls Arthur about the urge to watch the first Bionic Bunny episode currently airing. Arthur then reminds him that he knows the episode by heart, and to do the whole episode in his head. Buster is relieved, and asks what Arthur is doing, but Arthur hangs up. Arthur returns to the living room, only to find that the family has ultimately decided to not watch the news story. Back at school, Buster acts out Bionic Bunny to his friends' entertainment. Binky then tempts him and Arthur into coming over to his house to watch a Bionic Bunny movie airing on TV that Sunday. The Brain then tells them both that it's still Friday, and convinces them both to not give up. Arthur then says he is okay, but Buster is not liking the fact that he could miss the Bionic Bunny movie. This causes Buster to walk away, crying. | ||
Over the next few days, Arthur and Buster keep resisting to watch TV. Buster still imagines his bathroom mirror and bunk bed transforming into TVs airing Bionic Bunny, Arthur prevents himself from taking out the TV from the chest his dad's recipe book is in. He sees the gelatin rabbits and turtles Dad made transform into Bionic Bunny and Techno Turtle, and decides to go for a bike ride. Buster sees his alarm clock transform into a TV, and decides to go for a walk. To each other's surprise, they arrive at Binky's house, both admitting they came to see the movie with Binky. Arthur realizes that they are both very close to finishing an entire week without TV, and that they should not stop now. Buster follows Arthur to the park; they play | Over the next few days, Arthur and Buster keep resisting to watch TV. Buster still imagines his bathroom mirror and bunk bed transforming into TVs airing Bionic Bunny, Arthur prevents himself from taking out the TV from the chest his dad's recipe book is in. He sees the gelatin rabbits and turtles Dad made transform into Bionic Bunny and Techno Turtle, and decides to go for a bike ride. Buster sees his alarm clock transform into a TV, and decides to go for a walk. To each other's surprise, they arrive at Binky's house, both admitting they came to see the movie with Binky. Arthur realizes that they are both very close to finishing an entire week without TV, and that they should not stop now. Buster follows Arthur to the park; they play Frisbee, and the day ends. | ||
The next | The next day at school, Arthur, Buster, and their friends are rewarded with gold TV-shaped badges for completing TV-Free Week. Francine admits that she could not wait until it was over, and to get back to watching Monday night baseball. Arthur reassures Buster that he almost did not make it, but Buster boasts that he could do it again for another whole week. Ironically, when he gets home, he watches Bionic Bunny, wearing a Bionic Bunny costume, without hearing his mom call him for dinner. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Oliver Frensky]] | *[[Oliver Frensky]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | ||
*[[Bitzi Baxter]] (voice heard off-screen) | |||
*[[Bitzi Baxter]] (voice | |||
===Cameo=== | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This episode reveals that Arthur's mother is named Jane. | *This episode reveals that Arthur's mother is named Jane. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*''[[All My Chickens]]'' is a spoof of ''[[Wikipedia:All My Children|All My Children]]'', while ''[[Eel of Fortune]]'' is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''. | *''[[All My Chickens]]'' is a spoof of ''[[Wikipedia:All My Children|All My Children]]'', while ''[[Eel of Fortune]]'' is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Wheel of Fortune (U.S. game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''. | ||
*It is revealed that [[Nigel Ratburn]] likes ''{{w|Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theater}}'', another show on PBS. | *It is revealed that [[Nigel Ratburn]] likes ''{{w|Masterpiece (TV series)|Masterpiece Theater}}'', another show on PBS. | ||
*TV-Free week is a reference to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screen-Free_Week screen-free week] (formerly called TV Turnoff Week) which was started in 1994. | |||
*TV-Free | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*In one shot of the lunchroom scene, Muffy's buck teeth can be seen, despite having been officially removed during the middle of the first season. | |||
*In one shot of the lunchroom scene, Muffy's buck teeth can be seen, despite having been officially removed | |||
*When Muffy tells Arthur and Francine that she has 170 channels that she couldn't watch, Sue Ellen and Alan are frozen. | *When Muffy tells Arthur and Francine that she has 170 channels that she couldn't watch, Sue Ellen and Alan are frozen. | ||
*In the shot of the assembly, Alex is miscolored and is brown with an orange shirt. | *In the shot of the assembly, Alex is miscolored and is brown with an orange shirt. | ||
*In the shot when Buster imagines that his bed is a giant TV, his clock reads 8:88 | *In the shot when Buster imagines that his bed is a giant TV, his clock reads 8:88. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Arthur episodes]] | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | ||
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