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'''"Arthur's Underwear"''' is the first half of the 5th episode of [[Arthur (season 2)|Season 2]] of the animated children's series ''[[Arthur]]''. It originally aired on October 20th, 1997.
|next episode= [[Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider]]
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]]
|storyboarders= [[Jean Lajeunesse]]|number = 5A|titlecard = Arthur-s Underwear Title Card.PNG}}
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==Summary==
==Summary==
Binky rips his pants in class, revealing his underwear. Arthur can not stop laughing every time he thinks of it, but he is having nightmares where he does not have any pants. He tells Buster about this, who tells everyone else, which embarrasses him. Inevitably, Arthur does rip his pants and has to deal with it.
Binky rips his pants in class, revealing his underwear. Arthur cannot stop laughing every time he thinks of it, but he is having nightmares when he is not wearing pants.
==Plot==
==Plot==
Binky rips his pants in class when trying to pick up some chalk after he dropped it upon solving a math problem, revealing his underwear to all of his friends. The kids find this hilarious, much to Binky's embarrassment, especially Arthur, who can't stop laughing every time he thinks of it. However, that night after going to bed, Arthur has a nightmare where he oversleeps and is late for school. When he arrives, the class laughs at him, to which Mr. Ratburn points out that Arthur came to school with no pants on, but in briefs instead. He wakes up screaming and at school tells Buster about it. During class, Arthur's class watches a movie about microscopic organisms, and during a discussion about amoebas, Arthur has a nightmare in which he's an amoeba and his body splits in two, with one half being his pants running off. Buster wakes him up when the movie ends. Arthur is scared he'll have the dream again, so Buster suggests he not sleep at all. Arthur does this and preoccupies himself with comics, singing, and his action figures until he finally falls asleep. He then has a nightmare where his class is being held hostage by the Verminator (Mr. Ratburn), Bionic Bunny's nemesis. Hearing their screams, he rips off his suit to reveal his Bionic Bunny outfit, and faces the Verminator. Unfortunately, the class and the Verminator laugh at him when they see he's got no pants yet again, and Arthur wakes up just as his mom throws him a pair for school.
In class, after Binky solves a difficult math problem on the blackboard, he drops the chalk and bends down to pick it up, but accidentally rips his pants at the butt, revealing his pink underwear with green polka dots to all of his friends. The kids find this hilarious, much to Binky's embarrassment, though Mr. Ratburn uses his coat to cover the rip before telling Binky to get over to [[Cecilia Tingley|Ms. Tingley]] to have his pants fixed. Arthur, of course, can't stop laughing every time he thinks of it. Then Mr Ratburn tells everyone "Yes Binky is wearing underwear just like everyone else in this room."


At the Sugar Bowl, Arthur asks Buster for more help, so Buster suggests he sleep in his pants. Arthur tries this at night, but D.W. comes in and asks why. He says he's trying to break into them since they're "stiff". She likes this idea and decides to wear all of her uncomfortable clothes to bed, much to Arthur's chagrin. The next day at the Laundromat, Buster tries to hypnotize Arthur into not being afraid of losing his pants. Arthur wakes up and does not have the dream, and while celebrating inexplicably loses his pants. The pants then get up with eyes and razor-sharp teeth, and chases Arthur away. Buster thinks they really need some fabric softener. Arthur is screaming for help, and Buster wakes him up, for real this time. Arthur tells Buster to keep the whole thing a secret, to which Buster agrees.
However, that night after going to bed, Arthur has a nightmare where he oversleeps and is late for school. When he arrives, the class laughs at him; Mr. Ratburn points out that Arthur being late is one thing, but not wearing pants is quite another, Arthur looks down and realizes his white underpants are exposed.


However, at school, Arthur sits with Francine and Muffy, who are laughing because he may not have his pants on. They say Buster told them about it, but he denies this. He then eats with the Brain, who says Buster told him the dream and that he wanted to help him with his embarrassment. Arthur panics and goes to Buster for help. To his shock, Buster admits that he told a few people, hoping they could offer a better solution. In his panic, Arthur's pants get caught on the tray rack and he accidentally rips them open, partially revealing his underwear. The entire school laughs at him, so Binky covers him up and leads him to the kitchen. There, Mrs. MacGrady sews them back up for Arthur, and Buster apologizes for breaking his promise. Soon enough, Arthur's pants are finally fixed, and Mrs. MacGrady offers him some advice. People are embarrassed all the time, but that doesn't make him any less than who he is. No matter what, he's still Arthur, even without his pants.
He wakes up screaming and at school tells Buster about it. During class, Arthur's class watches a movie about microscopic organisms, and during a discussion about amoebas, Arthur has a nightmare in which he's an amoeba and his body splits in two, with one half being his pants running off.
 
Buster wakes him up when the movie ends. Arthur is scared he'll have the dream again, so Buster suggests he not sleep at all. Arthur does this and preoccupies himself with comics, singing, and his action figures until he finally falls asleep.
 
He then has a nightmare where his class is being held hostage by the [[Verminator]]  (Mr. Ratburn) , [[Bionic Bunny]]'s nemesis scratching the chalkboard with his fingernails. Hearing their screams, Arthur rips off his suit to reveal his Bionic Bunny outfit (just like Clark Kent when he turns into Superman), and faces the Verminator. Unfortunately, the class and the Verminator laugh at him when they see he's got no pants yet again but he hides his underwear with the corners of his cape, and Arthur wakes up just as his mom throws him a pair for school.
 
At the Sugar Bowl, Arthur asks Buster for more help, so Buster suggests he sleep in his pants. Arthur tries this at night, but D.W. comes in and asks why. He says he's trying to break into them since they're "stiff".
 
She likes this idea and decides to wear all of her uncomfortable clothes to bed, much to Arthur's chagrin. The next day at the Laundromat, Buster tries to hypnotize Arthur into not being afraid of losing his pants. But he has a nightmare where he not only loses them, but they come to life and try to eat him. Arthur tells Buster to keep the whole thing a secret, to which Buster agrees.
 
However, at school, Arthur sits with Francine and Muffy, who are laughing because he may not have his pants on. They say Buster told them about it, but he denies this. He then eats with the Brain, who says Buster told him the dream and that he wanted to help him with his embarrassment. Arthur panics and goes to Buster for help.
 
To his shock, Buster admits that he told a few people, hoping they could offer a better solution. In his panic, Arthur's pants get caught on the tray rack and he accidentally rips them open, partially revealing his underwear.
 
The entire school laughs at Arthur, much to his embarrassment, but Binky comes to the rescue by using two lunch trays to cover him up and leads him to the kitchen. There, Mrs. MacGrady sews them back up for Arthur, and Buster apologizes for breaking his promise but Arthur forgave him, saying Buster didn't mean to do it on purpose, he was just trying to help. 
 
Soon enough, Arthur's pants are finally fixed, and when Mrs. MacGrady tells him that "a banana without its peel is still a banana". When Arthur asks what that means, Binky explains that it means everyone gets embarrassed all the time — grownups, too. It was then Mrs. MacGrady states that Arthur's embarrassment won't make him any less than who he is. No matter what, he's still Arthur, even without his pants.


One week later, Arthur is relieved that he has not had another underwear nightmare, and Buster is amazed that of all things, ripping his pants was the cure. Just when they leave the Sugar Bowl however, Arthur points out something to Buster; he's wearing nothing but boxers! Buster wakes up screaming, and realizes that now he's having the nightmares, much to his dismay.
One week later, Arthur is relieved that he has not had another underwear nightmare, and Buster is amazed that of all things, ripping his pants was the cure. Just when they leave the Sugar Bowl however, Arthur points out something to Buster; he's wearing nothing but boxers! Buster wakes up screaming, and realizes that now he's having the nightmares, much to his dismay.
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
===Minor===
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*[[Nigel Ratburn]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Leah MacGrady]]
===Cameo===
*[[David Read]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Alex]]
*[[Jenna Morgan]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Pal]]
*[[Bitzi Baxter]]
*[[Miss Morgan]]
*[[Maria Pappas]]
*[[Dave]]
*[[Thora Read]]
*[[Patrick]]
*[[Luke]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]]
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Notes===
*A flashback to a scout meeting is shown in the cold open.
*Arthur's underwear incident is referenced several times in later episodes.
*This is the only time we see Mr. Ratburn without his jacket on.
*Even though Francine is a tomboy, it is likely that she might wear the same kind of underwear that the boys wear as opposed to panties that the other girls would normally wear, since she doesn't like to wear feminine clothes.
*At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to a big splash of water.
*''Arthur's Underwear'' became adapted into a [[Arthur's Underwear (book)|book]] in the [[Arthur Adventure]] series and published in 1999. There were some changes made, including the type of underwear some of the characters were wearing on certain pages.
*''Arthur's Underwear'' became adapted into a [[Arthur's Underwear (book)|book]] in the [[Arthur Adventure]] series and published in 1999. There were some changes made, including the type of underwear some of the characters were wearing on certain pages.
*This was the first episode of the show to be rated TV-Y7 for Arthur's underwear incident.
*'''Karma:''' Buster blabbed to everyone, so he got afraid in his dream.
===Goofs===
*'''Moral:''' A banana is still a banana, even without its peel." Or, as Binky puts it, embarrassment will happen in your life, but that doesn't make you less of a person.
* In Arthur's first underwear nightmare, he wakes up before putting his glasses on; but when he truly wakes up, he is wearing his glasses.
*'''Timeline:'''
* When Arthur is seen wearing his underwear and no pants on, the white shirt he wears underneath his sweater doesn't have the bottom ends visible, which appears to be tucked into his underwear; although tops should never be tucked into underwear.
** Later in the season 16 episode "[[The Best Day Ever]]," Arthur rated the events of this episode as his fourth worst day ever.
* In Arthur's ''Bionic Bunny'' nightmare, the top of his Bionic Bunny costume is tucked into his ''Bionic Bunny'' boxers, which shouldn't be tucked in, either.
** [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] mentions this episode in "[[Fernkenstein's Monster]]."
* Arthur having the apron taken off before putting his pants back on would still be considered immodest.
===Differences from [[Arthur's Underwear (book)|the book]]===
* It would be difficult for someone to put their pants on or take them off when their shoes are on their feet.
*In Arthur's first nightmare in the episode the person (animal) that saw his underwear was a policeman but in the book there is also an old lady.
== Quotes==
*After Binky rips his pants in the classroom, Arthur imagines him playing baseball in boxers; even though Arthur didn't imagine it in the episode, and it didn't reveal if Binky was wearing boxers or briefs, but it only partially showed his purple underwear with green dots from the bottom.
*'''(In Arthur's first nightmare, Arthur wakes up and looks at the clock; it says 8:39 AM)'''
*In Arthur's nightmare about being dressed up as Bionic Bunny and saving his friends being held captive by Mr. Ratburn as Verminator and then gets laughed at when he arrives, Arthur had white briefs on; but in the episode, he had white boxers on with red dots with the Bionic Bunny "B" on them.
 
*Also in the dream, Mr. Ratburn as the evil Verminator was dressed in purple; but in the episode, he was dressed in green.
*'''Arthur: Oh no! I'm going to be late for school! (Gets out of bed immediately and goes to the bathroom, brushing his teeth and combing his hair, then heads out of the house)'''
*When Buster has an underwear nightmare in the end, he was wearing orange Saturn boxers in the episode, but he was wearing white briefs in this book.
 
*Jane brought Arthur his pants instead of D.W.
*'''Policeman: '''Huh?''' (Blows the whistle and Arthur arrives at last)'''
*The laundromat scene was shown in the episode, but was removed from the book for some reasons.
*'''Arthur:''' I'm sorry, I'm late, Mr. Ratburn! I guess my mom just forgot to wake me up and....
===Errors===
*'''(The class laugh at him)'''
[[File:788D4442-F25A-4CE8-AAB4-A4760EDF0C97.png|thumb|Alex is walking on Buster's head]]
*In Arthur's first underwear nightmare, he wakes up before putting his glasses on; but when he truly wakes up, he is wearing his glasses.
*When Arthur is seen wearing his underwear and no pants on, the white shirt he wears underneath his sweater doesn't have the bottom ends visible, which appears to be tucked into his underwear.
*During the 3:33 mark, [[Alex]] can be seen walking on Buster (which is the result of a layering error).
*In Arthur's first nightmare when he arrives at school and everyone is laughing at him [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] isn't seen among the kids laughing at him.
=== Episode connections ===
* [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] splits his pants in this episode, similar to [[James MacDonald|James]] splitting his pants which is not seen kept as a secret by [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] in "[[The Secret About Secrets]]."
=== Cultural References ===
*"Prelude in C-sharp minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff is a famous piano piece.


*'''Mr. Ratburn: Mr. Read, being late is one thing but not wearing any trousers, that is quite another!'''
== Home Video ==
**'''Arthur: (screaming after his first nightmare & the clock said 3:30 AM) '''What a horrible dream! '''(in school, the bell rings & To Buster) '''It was so scary! I hardly never got any sleep!
'''DVD:'''
**'''Mr. Ratburn: '''Quiet down, class, and take your seats! Today, we'll be watching a film about microscopic organisms.
* [[Arthur: The Complete Series 2]]
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==Gallery==
*'''Arthur: (Sings after the clock striked 11:00 PM)''' And on his farm, He had some giraffes. E-I-E-I-O. With a...... '''(Speaks) Oh, Forget it!'''
<gallery orientation="none" spacing="small" position="center">
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Arthur's underwear.png|Arthur Rips His underwear!
*'''Francine:''' Hey, Arthur! Do you have your pants on?
File:788D4442-F25A-4CE8-AAB4-A4760EDF0C97.png
*'''(Muffy and Francine laugh)'''
Arthur-s Underwear Title Card.PNG|Title Card
*'''Arthur:''' Of course, I have my pants on! Why shouldn't I?
*'''Muffy: We thought you might have forgotten to wear them! Buster told us you had nightmares in it!'''
*'''Arthur: What? Well, it's not true!'''
*'''(Francine and Muffy laugh together)'''
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*'''Arthur:''' This can't be happening. '''I must be dreaming! (Rushes to Buster)''''' ''''''Buster, Wake me up! I'm having a nightmare!'''
*'''Buster:''' You don't look like you're asleep. Why do you think that?
*'''Arthur:''' Because everyone seems to know about my underwear dream.
*'''Buster: '''Not everyone. I....just....told a few kids.
*'''Arthur: You ''did?'' How ''could'' you?! You promised!'''
*'''Buster:''' Because nothing I did was helping you. I needed some advice.
*'''Arthur: '''This is ''so ''embarrassing!''' Everyone is laughing at me. That's what I was afraid of in th- OW! (Gasps)'''
*'''Binky: (While everyone else was laughing)''' Come on, Arthur. To the kitchen.
*'''Buster: (Sadly while Mrs. MacGrady fixes Arthur's pants) I'm sorry, Arthur. I shouldn't have told anyone. I feel terrible.'''
*'''Arthur:''' It's okay.You were trying to help. I just don't know how to tell Mom & Dad, I had to change schools.
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*'''Arthur''': Wow! You cured me, Buster! I'm cured! Whoopee!''' (Then his pants slide off)''' Hey.... how did I do that?''' (Arthur's pants become alive and bares its teeth)'''
*'''Buster''': Maybe your mom's using to much starch.
*'''Arthur''': '''(As the pants are chasing him) HELP!!'''
*'''Buster''': Yep. Those pants sure do need a lot of fabric softener.<gallery captionalign="left">
Arthur's Underwear 3.jpg|Attack of the Killer Pants
Arthur's Underwear 1.jpg|Remember it is a dream
Arthur's Underwear 2.jpg|Nightmare 2
Arthur's Underwear 6.jpg|Busters Turn
Arthur's Underwear 5.jpg|Miss McGrade to the rescue
</gallery>
</gallery>
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"Arthur's Underwear"
Arthur's underwear.png
Arthur-s Underwear Title Card.PNG
Season/Series: 2
Number in season: 5A
Original Airdate: United States October 24, 1997[1]
Canada November 28, 1997[2]
Credits
Written by: Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by: Jean Lajeunesse
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"Arthur's Underwear" is the first half of the fifth episode in the second season of Arthur. It was later adapted into the book Arthur's Underwear.

Summary

Binky rips his pants in class, revealing his underwear. Arthur cannot stop laughing every time he thinks of it, but he is having nightmares when he is not wearing pants.

Plot

In class, after Binky solves a difficult math problem on the blackboard, he drops the chalk and bends down to pick it up, but accidentally rips his pants at the butt, revealing his pink underwear with green polka dots to all of his friends. The kids find this hilarious, much to Binky's embarrassment, though Mr. Ratburn uses his coat to cover the rip before telling Binky to get over to Ms. Tingley to have his pants fixed. Arthur, of course, can't stop laughing every time he thinks of it. Then Mr Ratburn tells everyone "Yes Binky is wearing underwear just like everyone else in this room."

However, that night after going to bed, Arthur has a nightmare where he oversleeps and is late for school. When he arrives, the class laughs at him; Mr. Ratburn points out that Arthur being late is one thing, but not wearing pants is quite another, Arthur looks down and realizes his white underpants are exposed.

He wakes up screaming and at school tells Buster about it. During class, Arthur's class watches a movie about microscopic organisms, and during a discussion about amoebas, Arthur has a nightmare in which he's an amoeba and his body splits in two, with one half being his pants running off.

Buster wakes him up when the movie ends. Arthur is scared he'll have the dream again, so Buster suggests he not sleep at all. Arthur does this and preoccupies himself with comics, singing, and his action figures until he finally falls asleep.

He then has a nightmare where his class is being held hostage by the Verminator (Mr. Ratburn) , Bionic Bunny's nemesis scratching the chalkboard with his fingernails. Hearing their screams, Arthur rips off his suit to reveal his Bionic Bunny outfit (just like Clark Kent when he turns into Superman), and faces the Verminator. Unfortunately, the class and the Verminator laugh at him when they see he's got no pants yet again but he hides his underwear with the corners of his cape, and Arthur wakes up just as his mom throws him a pair for school.

At the Sugar Bowl, Arthur asks Buster for more help, so Buster suggests he sleep in his pants. Arthur tries this at night, but D.W. comes in and asks why. He says he's trying to break into them since they're "stiff".

She likes this idea and decides to wear all of her uncomfortable clothes to bed, much to Arthur's chagrin. The next day at the Laundromat, Buster tries to hypnotize Arthur into not being afraid of losing his pants. But he has a nightmare where he not only loses them, but they come to life and try to eat him. Arthur tells Buster to keep the whole thing a secret, to which Buster agrees.

However, at school, Arthur sits with Francine and Muffy, who are laughing because he may not have his pants on. They say Buster told them about it, but he denies this. He then eats with the Brain, who says Buster told him the dream and that he wanted to help him with his embarrassment. Arthur panics and goes to Buster for help.

To his shock, Buster admits that he told a few people, hoping they could offer a better solution. In his panic, Arthur's pants get caught on the tray rack and he accidentally rips them open, partially revealing his underwear.

The entire school laughs at Arthur, much to his embarrassment, but Binky comes to the rescue by using two lunch trays to cover him up and leads him to the kitchen. There, Mrs. MacGrady sews them back up for Arthur, and Buster apologizes for breaking his promise but Arthur forgave him, saying Buster didn't mean to do it on purpose, he was just trying to help. 

Soon enough, Arthur's pants are finally fixed, and when Mrs. MacGrady tells him that "a banana without its peel is still a banana". When Arthur asks what that means, Binky explains that it means everyone gets embarrassed all the time — grownups, too. It was then Mrs. MacGrady states that Arthur's embarrassment won't make him any less than who he is. No matter what, he's still Arthur, even without his pants.

One week later, Arthur is relieved that he has not had another underwear nightmare, and Buster is amazed that of all things, ripping his pants was the cure. Just when they leave the Sugar Bowl however, Arthur points out something to Buster; he's wearing nothing but boxers! Buster wakes up screaming, and realizes that now he's having the nightmares, much to his dismay.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Trivia

  • A flashback to a scout meeting is shown in the cold open.
  • This is the only time we see Mr. Ratburn without his jacket on.
  • At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to a big splash of water.
  • Arthur's Underwear became adapted into a book in the Arthur Adventure series and published in 1999. There were some changes made, including the type of underwear some of the characters were wearing on certain pages.
  • Karma: Buster blabbed to everyone, so he got afraid in his dream.
  • Moral: A banana is still a banana, even without its peel." Or, as Binky puts it, embarrassment will happen in your life, but that doesn't make you less of a person.
  • Timeline:

Differences from the book

  • In Arthur's first nightmare in the episode the person (animal) that saw his underwear was a policeman but in the book there is also an old lady.
  • After Binky rips his pants in the classroom, Arthur imagines him playing baseball in boxers; even though Arthur didn't imagine it in the episode, and it didn't reveal if Binky was wearing boxers or briefs, but it only partially showed his purple underwear with green dots from the bottom.
  • In Arthur's nightmare about being dressed up as Bionic Bunny and saving his friends being held captive by Mr. Ratburn as Verminator and then gets laughed at when he arrives, Arthur had white briefs on; but in the episode, he had white boxers on with red dots with the Bionic Bunny "B" on them.
  • Also in the dream, Mr. Ratburn as the evil Verminator was dressed in purple; but in the episode, he was dressed in green.
  • When Buster has an underwear nightmare in the end, he was wearing orange Saturn boxers in the episode, but he was wearing white briefs in this book.
  • Jane brought Arthur his pants instead of D.W.
  • The laundromat scene was shown in the episode, but was removed from the book for some reasons.

Errors

Alex is walking on Buster's head
  • In Arthur's first underwear nightmare, he wakes up before putting his glasses on; but when he truly wakes up, he is wearing his glasses.
  • When Arthur is seen wearing his underwear and no pants on, the white shirt he wears underneath his sweater doesn't have the bottom ends visible, which appears to be tucked into his underwear.
  • During the 3:33 mark, Alex can be seen walking on Buster (which is the result of a layering error).
  • In Arthur's first nightmare when he arrives at school and everyone is laughing at him Binky isn't seen among the kids laughing at him.

Episode connections

Cultural References

  • "Prelude in C-sharp minor" by Sergei Rachmaninoff is a famous piano piece.

Home Video

DVD:

Gallery

References