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|season = [[Arthur (season 2)|2]]
|season = [[Arthur (season 2)|2]]
|airdate = January 28, 1998
|us = January 28, 1998<ref>http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/arthur-1998/episode-24-season-2/arthur-and-the-square-dance/194495</ref>
|can=September 8, 1998<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 1997, Page 3</ref>
|prev. episode = [[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]
|prev. episode = [[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]
|next episode = [[Water and the Brain]]
|next episode = [[Water and the Brain]]
|prod. code = 21202
|prod. code = 212b
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]]
|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]]
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==Summary==
==Summary==
Binky thinks Francine has a crush on Arthur.
Binky convinces Arthur that Francine has a crush on him.<ref>http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Arthur-59/episodes/Arthurs-Faraway-Friend-Arthur-and-the-Square-Dance-7205</ref>
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
It starts as Arthur dreams he is running a catering business when he arrives home to find out that his wife is Francine and she tries to kiss him! Then in real life, Francine and Arthur are partners for [[Mrs. MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady's]] square dance class.
It starts as Arthur dreams he is running a catering business when he arrives home to find out that his wife is Francine and she tries to kiss him! Then Arthur wakes up says nightmares like that make him never want to grow up. Then in real life, Francine and Arthur are partners for [[Mrs. MacGrady]]'s square dance class.


[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] is shown struggling with [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] as her partner Then Binky inadvertently gives Muffy a high five too hard inadvertently pushing her into Sue Ellen and The Brain causing everyone to fall over like dominoes Alex kicks the chair and Mrs. MacGrady snatches it out of the air before it hits the floor and Prunella criticizes Binky for what he did.
[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] is shown struggling with [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] as her partner Then Binky inadvertently gives Muffy a high five too hard inadvertently pushing her into Sue Ellen and The Brain causing everyone to fall over like dominoes Alex kicks the chair and Mrs. MacGrady snatches it out of the air before it hits the floor and Prunella criticizes Binky for what he did.


So outside Muffy asks Arthur if the next time they square dance he'll switch with her. Instantly when Arthur agrees, Francine gets mad and demands to know who her partner is and offers Arthur a ride home.
So outside, Muffy asks Arthur if the next time they square dance he'll switch with her. Instantly when Arthur agrees, Francine gets mad and demands to know who her partner is and offers Arthur a ride home.


Then when Binky and Muffy are left alone on the steps they are down to think that Francine and Arthur are in love, due to what Francine said. Next morning, when Arthur is walking past Binky, Binky states that Francine and Arthur are dating, which makes them girlfriend and boyfriend.
Then when Binky and Muffy are left alone on the steps they are down to think that Francine and Arthur are in love, due to what Francine said. Next morning, when Arthur is walking past Binky, Binky states that Francine and Arthur are dating, which makes them girlfriend and boyfriend.


Arthur assumes this is a joke at first until he goes on to tell Francine what Binky said to him but she stops him and tells him about the two cowboy hats she bought for them to wear. Then they start dancing randomly, as a joke.Then when he sees Binky looking at him, he says he has to leave.
Arthur assumes this is a joke at first until he goes on to tell Francine what Binky said to him, but she stops him and tells him about the two cowboy hats she bought for them to wear. Then they start dancing randomly, as a joke.Then when he sees Binky looking at him, he says he has to leave.


The next scene, Muffy and Francine are in the locker room preparing to play baseball for gym, when Francine says she got a new glove and she offers her old glove to Muffy, the glove is very important because it won last year's championship, but Muffy refuses because her hand is too small for the glove so Francine tells her to give it to Arthur because she thinks it may make him play better.
The next scene, Muffy and Francine are in the locker room preparing to play baseball for gym, when Francine says she got a new glove and she offers her old glove to Muffy, the glove is very important because it won last year's championship, but Muffy refuses because her hand is too small for the glove so Francine tells her to give it to Arthur because she thinks it may make him play better.
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Arthur on the other hand, tries avoiding her because Buster said to avoid her to make her stop liking you. But he does awfully weird things like almost going into the girls washroom and when Francine saved a spot for him in the cafeteria, he refused and said he wanted to sit with new people and sat with older kids. After that, in recess, Francine goes up to Prunella and tells her Arthur is acting weird lately.
Arthur on the other hand, tries avoiding her because Buster said to avoid her to make her stop liking you. But he does awfully weird things like almost going into the girls washroom and when Francine saved a spot for him in the cafeteria, he refused and said he wanted to sit with new people and sat with older kids. After that, in recess, Francine goes up to Prunella and tells her Arthur is acting weird lately.


Then Prunella asked Francine questions like does his cheeks go red when he's around you and does he stutter when he talks to you, when Francine says yes to all of these, Prunella suggests he likes her, she gets confused and refuses that suggestion but Prunella tells her it just might happen. When Mrs. MacGrady tells them it is going to rain which means square dancing, they tell each other, they shouldn't dance with each other. When it is time for square dancing, they tell each other to stop dancing with each other, they both say "I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU!" and they question each other. Concluding this episode, Francine and Arthur promise to each other to not let a stupid thing like love come between their friendship.
Then Prunella asked Francine questions like does his cheeks go red when he's around you and does he stutter when he talks to you, when Francine says yes to all of these, Prunella suggests he likes her, she gets confused and refuses that suggestion, but Prunella tells her it just might happen. When Mrs. MacGrady tells them it is going to rain which means square dancing, they tell each other, they shouldn't dance with each other. When it is time for square dancing, they tell each other to stop dancing with each other, they both say "I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU!" and they question each other. Concluding this episode, Francine and Arthur promise to each other to not let a stupid thing like love come between their friendship.
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
==Characters==
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===Major characters===
</gallery>
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Binky Barnes|Shelley "Binky" Barnes]]
===Minor characters===
*[[Leah MacGrady]]
*[[Alex]]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Prunella Deegan]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
 
===Background characters===
*[[Alan Powers|Alan "The Brain" Powers]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog]]
*[[Mary]]
*[[4th Grade Male Dog]]
*[[Jenna Morgan]]
*[[Oliver Frensky]]
*[[Maria]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]]
*[[Coach Grimslid]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[Kenny]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit]]
*[[3rd Grade Female Rabbit]]
*[[Fletcher]]
*[[Rattles]]
*[[4th Grade Male Rabbit]]
*[[Kieper]]
*[[Billy]]
*[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]]
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Rat]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Cat]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Notes===
* This is [[Buster Baxter|Buster]]'s first cameo appearance since he left in "[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]."
* This is [[Buster Baxter|Buster]]'s first cameo appearance since he left in "[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]."
* Since [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] doesn't like [[Binky Barnes|Binky]]'s movements, she wishes Buster was with her.
* In the second episode, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] calls Buster and he is playing a video game, but the episode when he comes back didn't come out, so Buster is in his house and not traveling with his [[Bo Baxter|dad]].
* In the second episode, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] calls Buster and he is playing a video game, but the episode when he comes back didn't come out, so Buster is in his house and not traveling with his [[Bo Baxter|dad]].
* The boy's and girl's restrooms switched sides from "[[Arthur's Eyes]]".
 
===Errors===
*Arthur and his friends mention that the worn-out glove was a "glove that won last year's championship". However, Arthur did not have the talent for baseball until in "[[Arthur Makes the Team]]", which took place in his and his classmates' third grade year.


===Goofs===
*In Arthur's dream about running his own catering business, he says he had his 18th birthday and was married to Francine, although marriage law in the United States was since restricted to couples ages 18 and over.
*Also, the son in the dream looks exactly like Arthur and is purely an aardvark, although if Arthur and Francine had children, their children would usually be half-aardvark and half-monkey, since Arthur is an aardvark and Francine is a monkey. However, it might be likely that Arthur would appear to have married another aardvark, and then divorced her, and then married Francine where she would rather be the aardvark son's stepmother.
*Arthur and his friends mention that the worn-out glove was a "glove that won last year's championship". However, Arthur did not have the talent for baseball until in ''[[Arthur Makes the Team]]'', which took place in his and his classmates' third grade year.
*Arthur and Francine's son looked to be around 5, that must have meant he was born when Arthur was 13.
===References===
*Francine joking to Arthur that she would rather have head lice is a foreshadowing to the Season Five episode ''[[The Lousy Week]]'' which aired approximately two and three-quarter years later.
==Home Video==
==Home Video==
'''VHS''':
*[[Arthur's Best School Days (VHS)]]
'''DVD''':
'''DVD''':
* [[Arthur's Best School Days]]
*[[Arthur's Best School Days (DVD)]]


'''VHS''':
==Gallery==
* [[Arthur's Best School Days]]
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"Arthur and the Square Dance"
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Season/Series: 2
Number in season: 12B
Original Airdate: United States January 28, 1998[1]
Canada September 8, 1998[3]
United Kingdom July 27, 1999[2]
Credits
Written by: Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by: Gerry Capelle
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"Arthur and the Square Dance" is the second half of the twelfth episode in the second season of Arthur. It was later adapted into the book Who's in Love with Arthur?.

Summary

Binky convinces Arthur that Francine has a crush on him.[4]

Plot

It starts as Arthur dreams he is running a catering business when he arrives home to find out that his wife is Francine and she tries to kiss him! Then Arthur wakes up says nightmares like that make him never want to grow up. Then in real life, Francine and Arthur are partners for Mrs. MacGrady's square dance class.

Muffy is shown struggling with Binky as her partner Then Binky inadvertently gives Muffy a high five too hard inadvertently pushing her into Sue Ellen and The Brain causing everyone to fall over like dominoes Alex kicks the chair and Mrs. MacGrady snatches it out of the air before it hits the floor and Prunella criticizes Binky for what he did.

So outside, Muffy asks Arthur if the next time they square dance he'll switch with her. Instantly when Arthur agrees, Francine gets mad and demands to know who her partner is and offers Arthur a ride home.

Then when Binky and Muffy are left alone on the steps they are down to think that Francine and Arthur are in love, due to what Francine said. Next morning, when Arthur is walking past Binky, Binky states that Francine and Arthur are dating, which makes them girlfriend and boyfriend.

Arthur assumes this is a joke at first until he goes on to tell Francine what Binky said to him, but she stops him and tells him about the two cowboy hats she bought for them to wear. Then they start dancing randomly, as a joke.Then when he sees Binky looking at him, he says he has to leave.

The next scene, Muffy and Francine are in the locker room preparing to play baseball for gym, when Francine says she got a new glove and she offers her old glove to Muffy, the glove is very important because it won last year's championship, but Muffy refuses because her hand is too small for the glove so Francine tells her to give it to Arthur because she thinks it may make him play better.

When Muffy gets out on the field, she gives the glove to Arthur. Making Arthur think that maybe she will be in love with him, because she will never let anyone keep her glove, but then he changes his mind saying she would never like him. But when Francine gives him a thumbs up and says good luck for the game, he starts thinking she likes him.

Next, they are both at the Sugar Bowl, he wants to ask Francine if she likes him or not, but then he sees Binky through the window making smoochy faces, he gets shocked and leaves, making Francine suspicious.

Arthur on the other hand, tries avoiding her because Buster said to avoid her to make her stop liking you. But he does awfully weird things like almost going into the girls washroom and when Francine saved a spot for him in the cafeteria, he refused and said he wanted to sit with new people and sat with older kids. After that, in recess, Francine goes up to Prunella and tells her Arthur is acting weird lately.

Then Prunella asked Francine questions like does his cheeks go red when he's around you and does he stutter when he talks to you, when Francine says yes to all of these, Prunella suggests he likes her, she gets confused and refuses that suggestion, but Prunella tells her it just might happen. When Mrs. MacGrady tells them it is going to rain which means square dancing, they tell each other, they shouldn't dance with each other. When it is time for square dancing, they tell each other to stop dancing with each other, they both say "I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU!" and they question each other. Concluding this episode, Francine and Arthur promise to each other to not let a stupid thing like love come between their friendship.

Characters

Major characters

Minor characters

Background characters

Trivia

  • This is Buster's first cameo appearance since he left in "Arthur's Faraway Friend."
  • In the second episode, Arthur calls Buster and he is playing a video game, but the episode when he comes back didn't come out, so Buster is in his house and not traveling with his dad.
  • The boy's and girl's restrooms switched sides from "Arthur's Eyes".

Errors

  • Arthur and his friends mention that the worn-out glove was a "glove that won last year's championship". However, Arthur did not have the talent for baseball until in "Arthur Makes the Team", which took place in his and his classmates' third grade year.

Home Video

VHS:

DVD:

Gallery

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Screenshots

  • Arthur and the Square Dance.png
  • Arthur Square Dance Tough Customers.png

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/arthur-1998/episode-24-season-2/arthur-and-the-square-dance/194495
  2. ↑ File:Series 3, 12 air date proof.png
  3. ↑ http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 1997, Page 3
  4. ↑ http://www.wgbh.org/programs/Arthur-59/episodes/Arthurs-Faraway-Friend-Arthur-and-the-Square-Dance-7205



Episodes
Season 2
  1. Arthur Meets Mister Rogers / Draw!
  2. Binky Barnes, Art Expert / Arthur's Lucky Pencil
  3. D.W., the Picky Eater / Buster and the Daredevils
  4. Arthur Makes a Movie / Go to Your Room, D.W.
  5. Arthur's Underwear / Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider
  6. Buster Baxter, Cat Saver / Play it Again, D.W.
  7. Arthur's TV-Free Week / Night Fright
  8. Arthur vs. the Piano / The Big Blow-Up
  9. Lost! / The Short, Quick Summer
  10. D.W. Goes to Washington / Arthur's Mystery Envelope
  11. D.W.'s Deer Friend / Buster Hits the Books
  12. Arthur's Faraway Friend / Arthur and the Square Dance
  13. Water and the Brain / Arthur the Unfunny
  14. Sue Ellen's Lost Diary / Arthur's Knee
  15. Grandma Thora Appreciation Day / Fern's Slumber Party
  16. Love Notes for Muffy / D.W. Blows the Whistle
  17. Francine Redecorates / Arthur the Loser
  18. Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard / D.W.'s Very Bad Mood
  19. D.W.'s Name Game / Finders Key-pers
  20. How the Cookie Crumbles / Sue Ellen's Little Sister
Full list
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