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{{Episode infobox | {{Episode infobox | ||
|ep. name = Bats in the Belfry | |ep. name = Bats in the Belfry | ||
|image = | |image = Bats in the Belfy.JPG | ||
|season = [[ | |season = [[Arthur (season 12)|12]] | ||
|airdate = | |airdate = | ||
|prod. code = | |prod. code = 120302 | ||
|prev. episode = [[D.W.'s Stray Netkitten]] | |prev. episode = [[D.W.'s Stray Netkitten]] | ||
|next episode = [[For the Birds]]|writers = [[Susan Kim]] | |next episode = [[For the Birds]]|writers = [[Susan Kim]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Elise Benoit]]<br>[[Elie Klimos]]<br>[[Jeremy O'Neill]] | |storyboarders = [[Elise Benoit]]<br>[[Elie Klimos]]<br>[[Jeremy O'Neill]] | ||
|titlecard = Batsinthebelfry.png | |titlecard = Batsinthebelfry.png | ||
|number = | |number = 3B|us = October 20, 2008<ref>http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=ARUR++001203</ref>|uk = April 8, 2009<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/programmes/schedules/west/2009/04/08</ref>}}{{EpisodeHeader|2|3|12}} | ||
{{EpisodeHeader|2|3|12}} | |||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
Grandma Thora's attic | Grandma Thora's attic makes the perfect clubhouse... until Arthur finds a bat! | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Arthur talks about how things can be too good to be true. "Like not having any homework in Mr. Ratburn's class, but a whole lot more reading." | |||
And tell the viewers what happens if they get a very new computer game that doesn't work on their computer. "Like always, if something seems to good to be true, it's because it is." Arthur says to the viewers. Then finally, D.W. tells arthur that they're going to the amusement park and that she'll do whatever she wants. Arthur ends the introduction by saying "See what I mean?". | |||
<center>'''Bats in the Belfry'''</center> | <center>'''Bats in the Belfry'''</center> | ||
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Arthur and D.W. clean out their Grandma Thora's attic and once it's all empty, she gives it up it to her grandchildren. They both have their own ideas. D.W. wants a castle in her attic. Arthur wants a pirate ship in her attic. | Arthur and D.W. clean out their Grandma Thora's attic and once it's all empty, she gives it up it to her grandchildren. They both have their own ideas. D.W. wants a castle in her attic. Arthur wants a pirate ship in her attic. | ||
Grandma just asks them to agree on one thing. They go to Muffy for advice. She suggests they do a timeshare. Arthur likes the idea and invites Buster to use the attic as a clubhouse. But the two of them run into commotion when they | Grandma just asks them to agree on one thing. They go to Muffy for advice. She suggests they do a timeshare. Arthur likes the idea and invites Buster to use the attic as a clubhouse. But the two of them run into commotion when they're unsure what day they use the attic. | ||
Then D.W. came and told them that it's her turn and show them the calender. Arthur thinks she have the month and day wrong, but Buster said that it's September and she's right. D.W. said was supposed to have a sleepover with Emily but she couldn't make it. But she offered them to use the attic too if there was no scary stories involved. After a while, Arthur and Buster want to play a game of "No Guessing". D.W. disagrees and wants to play a "Mary Moo Cow" game. | Then D.W. came and told them that it's her turn and show them the calender. Arthur thinks she have the month and day wrong, but Buster said that it's September and she's right. D.W. said was supposed to have a sleepover with Emily but she couldn't make it. But she offered them to use the attic too if there was no scary stories involved. After a while, Arthur and Buster want to play a game of "No Guessing". D.W. disagrees and wants to play a "Mary Moo Cow" game. | ||
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The next morning they all tell Grandma Thora about the bat. Grandma Thora told them that bats could carry rabies. D.W. wonders what it is and Grandma Thora explains it. D.W. then blames Arthur for leaving her in the attic. | The next morning they all tell Grandma Thora about the bat. Grandma Thora told them that bats could carry rabies. D.W. wonders what it is and Grandma Thora explains it. D.W. then blames Arthur for leaving her in the attic. | ||
Arthur calms her down by telling her the bat was just wandering around. Thora says that she doesn't want the kids sharing the attic with one. Arthur frowns saying "There goes our clubhouse." Grandma tells them it's not necessarily going away. Then David builds a bat box, but Buster brings garlic (just in case!) Arthur sees two bats fly into the new bat box. Then the two bats | Arthur calms her down by telling her the bat was just wandering around. Thora says that she doesn't want the kids sharing the attic with one. Arthur frowns saying "There goes our clubhouse." Grandma tells them it's not necessarily going away. Then David builds a bat box, but Buster brings garlic (just in case!) Arthur sees two bats fly into the new bat box. Then the two bats argue about the space they have so the boy bat (Arthur) suggests a timeshare.Then they argue again over the week they use it and the episode ends. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | ===Major characters=== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Thora Read]] | *[[Thora Read]] | ||
*[[Bat]] | |||
===Minor characters=== | |||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[Gizmo Advertisement Narrator]] | |||
*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
*[[Bat Arthur]] | |||
*[[Bat D.W.]] | *[[Bat D.W.]] | ||
*[[ | ===Background characters=== | ||
*[[Unknown Female Teenager Aardvark]] | |||
*[[Unknown Male Adult Rabbit]] | |||
*[[Unknown Male Dog (Number 7)]] | *[[Unknown Male Dog (Number 7)]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Jenna Morgan]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers | *[[Alan Powers]] | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[Maria Pappas|Maria]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | *[[Alex]] | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Bailey]] | *[[Bailey]] | ||
*[[Greengrocer (Bats in the Belfry)|Greengrocer]] | |||
*[[ | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*Starry Moony is a parody of the book {{ | *Starry Moony is a parody of the book ''{{w|Stellaluna}}''. | ||
*[[Buccaneers of the Bahamas]] is a parody of {{ | *[[Buccaneers of the Bahamas]] is a parody of ''{{w|Pirates of the Caribbean}}''. | ||
===Episode connections=== | |||
*[[No Guessing!]] is referenced to a previous episode, "[[Arthur the Loser]]". | |||
===Errors=== | |||
*Arthur says he has never seen a bat before in this episode, but in [[The Cave]], he was in a cave full of them. | |||
**He probably meant up close, though, or this episode could've taken place before [[The Cave]]. | |||
*D.W. doesn't know what rabies is but, in [[The Making of Arthur]], she knew what it meant. | |||
**Although, this episode might've taken place before [[The Making of Arthur]]. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Promotional images=== | ===Promotional images=== | ||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
12x03a promo.jpg | 12x03a promo.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Bats in the Belfy.JPG | Bats in the Belfy.JPG | ||
Bat.png | Bat.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} {{EpisodeNav|12}} | ||
{{EpisodeNav|12}} | [[Category:Episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Season 12 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 12 episodes]] | ||