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|season = [[Season 2|2]]
|season = [[Season 2|2]]
|number = 13B
|number = 13B
|can=September 9, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur</ref>
|us = April 8, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010316024917/http://www.ket.org/visions/apr98/VL980408.html</ref>
|us = April 8, 1998<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010316024917/http://www.ket.org/visions/apr98/VL980408.html</ref>
|writers = [[Joe Fallon]]
|writers = [[Joe Fallon]]
|storyboarders = [[Stéphanie Gignac]]
|storyboarders = [[Stéphanie Gignac]]
|prev. episode = [[Water and the Brain]]
|prev. episode = [[Water and the Brain]]
|next episode = [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]}}
|next episode = [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]
}}
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{{EpisodeHeader|2|13|2}}


==Summary==
==Summary==
Arthur decides to learn how to make people laugh.<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000213/</ref>
[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] decides to learn how to make people laugh.<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000213/</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
Arthur starts the show by trying to make a funny joke, but he fails heavily by messing up his line and saying "Orange you glad I didn't say 'banana'" as a punch line.
Arthur starts the show by trying to tell a joke. He messes up the setup, and accidentally spoils the punchline, then walks off in shame.


-Title Card-
<center>'''Arthur the Unfunny'''</center>


The episode starts with Arthur writing a letter to Buster about The Elwood City Library fundraiser and what everyone is trying to do to raise money for the library. One day, the gang chose to be clowns so Arthur tried to tell the joke Buster told him, but everyone thought that Arthur wasn't funny and that he couldn't be a clown even though he made the idea.
Arthur starts writing a letter to [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] about how the [[Elwood City Public Library]] is having a fundraiser. [[Leah MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady]] is having a bake sale, [[Ed Crosswire|Mr. Crosswire]] is raffling off a car, and [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] is setting up a backyard carnival. Arthur and his friends choose to be clowns at the carnival, so they practice doing funny things. Arthur tells a joke Buster told him, but nobody finds it funny. [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] and Muffy fear that Arthur will ruin the carnival.


So then his friends and even Pickles the clown tried to find ways to make Arthur funny, but they couldn't do it. The next day, Arthur accepted the fact that he isn't funny by giving a speech that he is helping people by not being funny. On the day on the carnival, when Arthur was playing with Kate he accidentally became funny and Pickles congratulated him by saying that there is more than one way to be funny. After Buster read the letter, he laughed.
Arthur practices his piano, and [[Kate Read|Kate]] starts laughing. Arthur continues to amuse Kate by making silly faces. Meanwhile, in [[The Sugar Bowl]], Muffy decides that Arthur can't be a clown until he can learn to be funny.
 
[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] comes over to Arthur's house to teach him how to juggle, but he struggles with it. [[Alan Powers|Brain]] teaches him jokes, but Arthur doesn't understand them. [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] shows Arthur how to make funny faces, but he is unable to do that as well. Even after Muffy hires [[Pickles]] to teach Arthur, he is still not funny.
 
Arthur admits that he is not funny. On the day of the carnival, he is the piano player. He starts to play the piano off-key and make silly faces, like he did with Kate, causing everyone to laugh.
 
Pickles tells Arthur that he found his own style of humor, and congratulates him. The episode finishes with Buster reading Arthur's letter and laughing.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
 
*[[Buster Baxter]]
===Minor===
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*[[Kate Read]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Alan Powers]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Kate Read]]
*[[Pickles]]
*[[Pickles]]
 
*[[Catherine Frensky]] (cameo)
===Cameo===
*[[Oliver Frensky]] (cameo)
*[[Ed Crosswire]]
*[[Laverne Frensky]] (cameo)
*[[Mr. Barnes]] (no words)
*[[Cecilia Tingley]] (cameo)
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[George Lundgren]] (cameo)
*[[Mr. Powers]] (cameo)
*[[Mrs. Powers]] (cameo)
*[[Mr. Barnes]] (cameo)
*[[Mrs. Barnes]] (cameo)
*[[Leah MacGrady]] (cameo)
*[[Ed Crosswire]] (cameo)
*[[Millicent Crosswire]] (cameo)
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] (transformed and mentioned)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* More sound is audible from the Read's computer than is usually the case. In particular one can hear a startup chime followed shortly by the hard disk drive motor spinning up. A few seconds before the scene change one can also hear the hard disk drive heads in action.
*"Thick shake" is a term used outside the United States for a milkshake made with ice cream.
** The chime sound reveals that the computer is most likely a Macintosh computer, although the case is more typical of the PCs from that era.
*More sound is audible from the Reads' computer than usual. In particular, one can hear a startup chime followed shortly by the hard disk drive motor spinning up. A few seconds before the scene change, one can also hear the hard disk drive heads in action.
* The picture which appears on the computer's screen at startup appears to be some sort of a child lock because of the categorized program menu which was not typical of most operating systems at the time unless a child lock was used.
**The chime sound reveals that the computer is most likely a Macintosh computer, although the case is more typical of the PCs from that era.
** Curiously the startup screen appears before the hard disk drive motor spins up.
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] is a clown, but on the day of the carnival, she is not present.
 
*The location that Buster and his father are in when Buster receives the letter from Arthur is Venice, Italy.
*When [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] is telling jokes to his friends which they do not find funny, his laugh is used from the [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] Makes Sounds title card.
*'''Timeline:''' Pickles recognizes Pal as the dog that stole his balloons back in season one while teaching Arthur how to mime, and quits the job on the spot. Ironically, Arthur has no idea about their previous enmity and says that Pickles had to leave for health reasons.
*'''Moral:'''
**Don't judge other people for your own personal benefit.
**Dont make goofy/silly faces for your own personal benifit.
===Cultural references===
===Cultural references===
*The beginning of the episode before the title card is a reference to ''Seinfeld.''
*The beginning of the episode before the title card is a reference to ''Seinfeld''.
*While [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] does his speech of apology, the other kids hum along to "Battle Hymn of the Republic".
*While [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] does his speech of apology, the girls hum along to "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
===Episode connections===
*The front license plate on the car being raffled off is "EMC2," a reference to [[Albert Einstein]]'s equation for special relativity, "E = mc2."
*This makes the second cameo of Buster Baxter, third time was [[Arthur the Loser]]. The first time was in [[Arthur and the Square Dance]].


==Home Video==
==Home Video==
'''DVD:'''
'''DVD:'''
*[[Arthur Makes a Movie (video)]]
*[[Arthur Makes a Movie (2005 DVD)]]
*[[Arthur: The Complete Series 3]]
'''VHS:'''
'''VHS:'''
*[[Arthur Makes a Movie (video)]]
*[[Arthur Makes a Movie (VHS)]]
 
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 00:24, 21 March 2024

"Arthur the Unfunny"
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Season/Series: 2
Number in season: 13B
Original Airdate: United States April 8, 1998[1]
Canada September 9, 1998[2]
Credits
Written by: Joe Fallon
Storyboard by: Stéphanie Gignac
Episodes
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"Sue Ellen's Lost Diary"
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"Arthur the Unfunny" is the second half of the thirteenth episode in the second season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

Arthur decides to learn how to make people laugh.[3]

Plot[edit]

Arthur starts the show by trying to tell a joke. He messes up the setup, and accidentally spoils the punchline, then walks off in shame.

Arthur the Unfunny

Arthur starts writing a letter to Buster about how the Elwood City Public Library is having a fundraiser. Mrs. MacGrady is having a bake sale, Mr. Crosswire is raffling off a car, and Muffy is setting up a backyard carnival. Arthur and his friends choose to be clowns at the carnival, so they practice doing funny things. Arthur tells a joke Buster told him, but nobody finds it funny. Francine and Muffy fear that Arthur will ruin the carnival.

Arthur practices his piano, and Kate starts laughing. Arthur continues to amuse Kate by making silly faces. Meanwhile, in The Sugar Bowl, Muffy decides that Arthur can't be a clown until he can learn to be funny.

Sue Ellen comes over to Arthur's house to teach him how to juggle, but he struggles with it. Brain teaches him jokes, but Arthur doesn't understand them. Binky shows Arthur how to make funny faces, but he is unable to do that as well. Even after Muffy hires Pickles to teach Arthur, he is still not funny.

Arthur admits that he is not funny. On the day of the carnival, he is the piano player. He starts to play the piano off-key and make silly faces, like he did with Kate, causing everyone to laugh.

Pickles tells Arthur that he found his own style of humor, and congratulates him. The episode finishes with Buster reading Arthur's letter and laughing.

Characters[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • "Thick shake" is a term used outside the United States for a milkshake made with ice cream.
  • More sound is audible from the Reads' computer than usual. In particular, one can hear a startup chime followed shortly by the hard disk drive motor spinning up. A few seconds before the scene change, one can also hear the hard disk drive heads in action.
    • The chime sound reveals that the computer is most likely a Macintosh computer, although the case is more typical of the PCs from that era.
  • Sue Ellen is a clown, but on the day of the carnival, she is not present.
  • The location that Buster and his father are in when Buster receives the letter from Arthur is Venice, Italy.
  • When Arthur is telling jokes to his friends which they do not find funny, his laugh is used from the Buster Makes Sounds title card.
  • Timeline: Pickles recognizes Pal as the dog that stole his balloons back in season one while teaching Arthur how to mime, and quits the job on the spot. Ironically, Arthur has no idea about their previous enmity and says that Pickles had to leave for health reasons.
  • Moral:
    • Don't judge other people for your own personal benefit.
    • Dont make goofy/silly faces for your own personal benifit.

Cultural references[edit]

  • The beginning of the episode before the title card is a reference to Seinfeld.
  • While Arthur does his speech of apology, the girls hum along to "Battle Hymn of the Republic."
  • The front license plate on the car being raffled off is "EMC2," a reference to Albert Einstein's equation for special relativity, "E = mc2."

Home Video[edit]

DVD:

VHS:

Gallery[edit]

  • Comedian Arthur.PNG
  • Arthur and DW argue.PNG
  • DW is speechless.PNG
  • Arthur + Francine = Discussion.PNG
  • Arthur the Unfunny.png
  • Pickles.png

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20010316024917/http://www.ket.org/visions/apr98/VL980408.html
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur
  3. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000213/



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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