Editing Arthur Writes a Story (episode)

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|prod. code = 11201

|writers = [[Joe Fallon]]

|storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]]

Arthur gets so caught up in writing a good story that it soon becomes all he thinks about. Even as he goes to the Sugar Bowl, he is so distracted that he ends up chaining Mr. Haney to the bike rack by accident. At home, he puts all of his clean clothes in the refrigerator rather than his bedroom, much to the confusion of his parents who wonder where his mind's wandered off to. Arthur then presents a new version of his story to [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] and his [[Tough Customers|friends]], who say the story desperately needs a love story to it. Arthur tries this but finds that he can't do it because it's too gushy, and soon losing faith in himself that he can make a decent story for class. At the Sugar Bowl while trying to cure a case of the hiccups with several sodas, Prunella brags about how she wrote a country song for Mr. Ratburn's class last year and how it was so good he suggested she send it to a record company. Intrigued, Arthur makes his story into a musical, where he, D.W., Mrs. Wood and Perky dance to old country music dressed as cowboys singing about Arthur's [[elephant puppy]] on the Planet "[[Shmelefan]]". Arthur presents it to [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]], who loves the story but admits that it was a little confusing, which is enough to convince Arthur not to present it. Thora insists that he shouldn't be so worried what others think and that he should write it how he wants to write it, but Arthur isn't so confident in himself. Eager to impress his friends, he adds a superhero elephant based on [[Bionic Bunny]], who all the kids love to his previous story. Having finally put together a story, which is now all the more confusing due to Arthur using the advice of all of his peers but failing to trust his own ideas, Arthur is ready to present it to class.

Arthur reads his story to his friends in class, with a scene of Mrs. Wood, D.W., "Perky", "Bionic Bunny", and Arthur all singing and jumping much louder to slightly louder music. When he finishes they don't know how to react. Binky asks if the story really happened, and Arthur admits that the story was actually based on his story about how he got Pal. Mr. Ratburn is intrigued despite Arthur's fear that it would be boring, and he insists that rather than focusing on what people want to hear he should tell the story how it means the most to him. Arthur reluctantly agrees and tells them the true story about how he got Pal. By the time he finishes, the entire class cheers for Arthur, and Mr. Ratburn awards Arthur a sticker for presenting such a great story. He then instructs Arthur to be sure it is written for class the next day for full credit. Binky asks once again if the story was a true story, and Arthur gladly declares that it was.