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"Binky Goes Nuts"
Season/Series:	9
Number in season:	10A
Original Airdate:	April 8, 2005; June 2, 2005; January 10, 2008;
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Written by:	Cusi Cram
Storyboard by:	Gerry Capelle
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"Binky Goes Nuts" is the first half of the tenth episode in the ninth season of Arthur.

Summary

When Binky discovers that he's allergic to peanuts, he has so many questions: Will he be forced to live without Chinese food? Will he ever again be able to eat with his friends? And most importantly, will his Mom ever calm down? Binky learns that the best way not to go nuts is to be well informed, and to understand his allergy.^[2]

Plot

At the beginning of the episode, Muffy is suntanning on the grass next to the school, talking about getting stuff for the summer. Then the scene goes to Binky and Molly, who are blowing out spitballs again; then a mysterious butterfly swoops down on Binky’s arm. Shortly after, Molly sees it and wants to hit it but Binky stops her and explains that it’s one thing to hit kids with spitballs. He then adds that butterflies are “harmless, beautiful creatures that—”, but stops at seeing red bumps on his arm. Molly suggests going to the nurse to check it out. Brain and Buster hear this, and Buster remarks that he didn’t know butterflies could bite; Brain disagrees, and tells him that butterflies cannot bite.

Binky Goes Nuts

While at the hospital, the doctor explains to Binky that the butterfly didn't cause the allergic reaction and adds that Binky's also not allergic to pollen or pet dander, much to the kid's relief. However, the doctor notes that Binky's blood test reveals that he's allergic to peanuts, which worries Mrs. Barnes. Binky doesn't think it's a big deal, pointing out to his mom that he doesn't even like peanuts. But both Mrs. Barnes and the doctor note that peanut can be quite serious and that if Binky were to ever ingest something that had peanuts or peanut products in it, he could suffer from anaphylaxis, which is an acute reaction that certain people suffer from is they're allergic to stuff like peanuts, and that it's much dangerous that something as simple as a rash, as it can cause difficulty in swallowing or even breathing, Before Binky and his mom leave, the doctor gives them some special brochures with information on peanut allergies.

Later, while grocery shopping with his mom, Mrs. Barnes explains to Binky that because of his newfound allergy, they have to be extremely careful about the food they buy and eat, as there are lots of foods that can have peanuts or peanut products in them (such as a can of chili that Mrs. Barnes was looking at being revealed to have peanut oil as one of its ingredients). At dinner, Binky's mom is revealed to have made chicken cutlets--Binky's surprised by this and points out to his parents that they've always gotten Chinese food on Friday nights. Mrs. Barnes explains that a lot of Chinese food is made with various types of peanut products, and both she and Binky's dad note that it's better to be safe than sorry. Binky's kind of upset about this, but eats the cutlet anyway (which he admits is very good). However, Binky gets mad when his parents suggest he sit at a different table from his friends in the case they have food with peanuts or peanut products in them.

That night, Binky has a dream that all the school lunch somehow has peanuts in it, for ridiculous reasons. The dream continues, with Mrs MacGrady putting him at a table just for kids with allergies and showing him the other kids there: Adam, who has to wear a space suit because of his allergy to Formica, and Ron and Don, who are allergic to their hands and utensils, so they have to eat from a wooden trough. She then serves Binky some brussel sprouts, saying he will be eating them every day for the rest of his life. Binky, who doesn’t like brussels sprouts, screams “No!”, and the dream ends. The next day, Binky’s mom gives him his very own cell phone in case of emergencies.

While at a candy store, Binky's trying to make up his mind about what to buy while assuring his mom (over the phone) that he'll make sure not to get anything that has peanuts in it. Jenna overhears Binky talking to his mom and suggests that he buy Gummi Slugs, which don't have any peanuts or peanut products. Binky says that he doesn't like Gummi Slugs and then questions how Jenna could've known about his peanut allergy. Jenna explaisn that Binky's parents emailed the school about it, which Binky finds embarrassing. Jenna assures him that it's okay, explaining that her family had done the same thing when Jenna was discovered to be allergic to dairy. Binky feels sorry for Jenna upon hearing this, pointing that there's dairy in pretty much everything, which Jenna notes is true. However, Jenna explains that she got used to it after a while when she and her family became more informed of the allergy and were able to find dairy-alternatives that Jenna could eat, such as a type of ice cream made from rice milk. Jenna offers to help Binky become more informed on his peanut allergy by taking him to the library, which Binky agrees to after buying a bag of cashews.

While at the library, Binky and Jenna are looking at some books when he feels his throat tickle and he and Jenna notice a weird rash on his arm, Binky calls his mom, who takes him to the hospital to have a special shot. After Binky's feeling better, he's confused as to why that happened, as he's not even allergic to cashews. Mrs. Barnes notes that the cashews he ate were probably produced in a plant that also handles peanut products.

That night, Binky has a dream that he is rescued from Dr Legume by Bionic Bunny, who tells him he knows how he feels because he’s allergic to salt. The next morning, Binky (finally taking his allergy more seriously) goes through all the food to check which ones have peanut products in them and which don't. While this is happening, Mrs. Barnes eventually comes into the kitchen and sees what her son is doing. Binky explains to his mom that he found some food with peanuts/peanut products in them that they missed, and Mrs. Barnes is happy that her son's finally putting more effort into understanding his allergy and taking it more seriously.

While at school, Binky's sitting with his friends, who are now informed of Binky's allergy to peanuts. They're very understanding of it and are doing everything they can to help him, with Molly even acting as a kind of bouncer to kids who come up to their table to make sure that they don't have any food with peanuts or peanut products in them. Binky's mom calls him on the phone to make sure he's okay and it turns out that she's actually standing outside the school cafeteria. When she sees Binky eating a sandwich, she gets worried that it has peanut butter in it, but Binky reminds that it's a cream cheese-and-jelly sandwich that she herself made for him. This calms down Mrs. Barnes and she and her son share a laugh after he tells her how good the sandwich is.

Later, on a Friday, Binky takes his parents to Chinese restaurant called the Golden Panda. Binky explains to his parents that the place specializes in peanut-free Chinese food, so people like him can still enjoy Chinese food without having to worry about their allergies. Binky asks his parents if they can eat here on Friday nights, which they agree to, much to their son's delight.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Trivia

Jenna doesn't speak again until "Messy Dress Mess."
In this episode, Jenna's revealed to have a dairy allergy while Binky, in addition to being allergic to peanuts (which he already disliked), also dislikes brussels sprouts and Gummi Slugs.
In this episode, Binky says that he is almost ten years old.
The "dancing peanut in a bowler hat" Mrs. MacGrady mentions is probably a reference to Mr. Peanut, the mascot of Planters. Dr. Legume resembles him as well.
This is one of the episodes that focuses on health, with the others being "Arthur's Chicken Pox," "Buster's Breathless," "Arthur's Knee," "Sick as a Dog," "Germophobia," and "Operation: D.W.!."

Goofs/Errors

In "Francine's Bad Hair Day," Binky seems to be allergic to flowers. This isn't discussed in this episode.

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References

[1] ttp://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000910

[tvo-2] 2.0 ^2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20130719100407/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur/#1997

[3] ttps://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-9/3906

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-In the hospital, the doctor tells Binky that the butterfly wasn’t the cause of his allergy (despite what Binky had initially thought), and that he isn’t allergic to tree pollen or pet dander either, much to Binky’s relief.
+While at the hospital, the doctor explains to Binky that the butterfly didn't cause the allergic reaction and adds that Binky's also not allergic to pollen or pet dander, much to the kid's relief. However, the doctor notes that Binky's blood test reveals that he's allergic to peanuts, which worries Mrs. Barnes. Binky doesn't think it's a big deal, pointing out to his mom that he doesn't even like peanuts. But both Mrs. Barnes and the doctor note that peanut can be quite serious and that if Binky were to ever ingest something that had peanuts or peanut products in it, he could suffer from anaphylaxis, which is an acute reaction that certain people suffer from is they're allergic to stuff like peanuts, and that it's much dangerous that something as simple as a rash, as it can cause difficulty in swallowing or even breathing, Before Binky and his mom leave, the doctor gives them some special brochures with information on peanut allergies.
-However, the doctor adds that Binky’s blood did test positive for an allergy to peanuts. Binky’s mom is surprised, but Binky tells her to relax, as he doesn’t even like peanuts anyway. His mother replies that peanut allergies can be quite serious; she’s a nurse, and has seen anaphylaxis before. When Binky asks what that is (thinking his mother said Anna Phylaxis), the doctor explains that it’s a reaction would happen if he ate peanuts again and it can be more dangerous implying that instead of a rash, it could be hard to swallow or breathe, before giving Binky a brochure on peanut allergies.
+Later, while grocery shopping with his mom, Mrs. Barnes explains to Binky that because of his newfound allergy, they have to be extremely careful about the food they buy and eat, as there are lots of foods that can have peanuts or peanut products in them (such as a can of chili that Mrs. Barnes was looking at being revealed to have peanut oil as one of its ingredients). At dinner, Binky's mom is revealed to have made chicken cutlets--Binky's surprised by this and points out to his parents that they've always gotten Chinese food on Friday nights. Mrs. Barnes explains that a lot of Chinese food is made with various types of peanut products, and both she and Binky's dad note that it's better to be safe than sorry. Binky's kind of upset about this, but eats the cutlet anyway (which he admits is very good). However, Binky gets mad when his parents suggest he sit at a different table from his friends in the case they have food with peanuts or peanut products in them.
-At the store, Binky’s mom puts away some canned chili because it has peanut oil in it and reminds Binky to read the labels on all the foods. Binky then picks out some beef jerky, but gets disgusted when he finds ‘beef lips’ in the ingredients list. At dinner, Binky’s mom gives him a chicken cutlet, which surprises Binky, because they usually get Chinese food every Friday night; his mother explains that most Chinese food has peanut oil in it, and he can’t eat it anymore. Binky is upset, but he eats the cutlet anyway. He then gets angry when his mother suggests he sits at a peanut-free table separate from his friends.
+That night, Binky has a dream that all the school lunch somehow has peanuts in it, for ridiculous reasons. The dream continues, with Mrs MacGrady putting him at a table just for kids with allergies and showing him the other kids there: Adam, who has to wear a space suit because of his allergy to Formica, and Ron and Don, who are allergic to their hands and utensils, so they have to eat from a wooden trough. She then serves Binky some brussel sprouts, saying he will be eating them every day for the rest of his life. Binky, who doesn’t like brussels sprouts, screams “No!”, and the dream ends. The next day, Binky’s mom gives him his very own cell phone in case of emergencies.
-That night, Binky has a dream that all the school lunch somehow has peanuts in it, for ridiculous reasons. The dream continues, with Mrs MacGrady putting him at a table just for kids with allergies and showing him the other kids there: Adam, who has to wear a space suit because of his allergy to Formica, and Ron and Don, who are allergic to their hands and utensils, so they have to eat from a wooden trough. She then serves Binky some brussel sprouts, saying he will be eating them every day for the rest of his life. Binky, who doesn’t like brussels sprouts, screams “No!”, and the dream ends. The next day, Binky’s mom gives him his very own phone in case of emergencies.
+While at a candy store, Binky's trying to make up his mind about what to buy while assuring his mom (over the phone) that he'll make sure not to get anything that has peanuts in it. Jenna overhears Binky talking to his mom and suggests that he buy Gummi Slugs, which don't have any peanuts or peanut products. Binky says that he doesn't like Gummi Slugs and then questions how Jenna could've known about his peanut allergy. Jenna explaisn that Binky's parents emailed the school about it, which Binky finds embarrassing. Jenna assures him that it's okay, explaining that her family had done the same thing when Jenna was discovered to be allergic to dairy. Binky feels sorry for Jenna upon hearing this, pointing that there's dairy in pretty much everything, which Jenna notes is true. However, Jenna explains that she got used to it after a while when she and her family became more informed of the allergy and were able to find dairy-alternatives that Jenna could eat, such as a type of ice cream made from rice milk. Jenna offers to help Binky become more informed on his peanut allergy by taking him to the library, which Binky agrees to after buying a bag of cashews.
-At the store, Binky is trying to make up his mind while telling his mother on the phone he won’t get peanut-related food. Jenna arrives and suggests Gummy Slugs because there aren’t any peanuts in there. Binky asks Jenna how she knows about his allergy, and Jenna explains that his mother sent an email to the school about his allergy. Binky is embarrassed by this, but Jenna reassures him, telling him that her mother did the same thing about her milk allergy. Binky feels sorry for her because he thinks milk is in everything, but Jenna says she got used to it after a while by finding dairy-free alternatives (e.g. ice cream made from rice milk). She then offers to help Binky with his allergy while he buys cashews.
+While at the library, Binky and Jenna are looking at some books when he feels his throat tickle and he and Jenna notice a weird rash on his arm, Binky calls his mom, who takes him to the hospital to have a special shot. After Binky's feeling better, he's confused as to why that happened, as he's not even allergic to cashews. Mrs. Barnes notes that the cashews he ate were probably produced in a plant that also handles peanut products.
-At the library, Binky and Jenna are looking at some books when he feels his throat tickle and he comes out in a rash. He gets a shot, and his mother regrets letting Binky eat the cashews. Confused, Binky wonders how he could have gotten the rash from them as he is not even allergic to them. His mother explains that the ones he bought probably contained traces of peanuts.
+That night, Binky has a dream that he is rescued from Dr Legume by Bionic Bunny, who tells him he knows how he feels because he’s allergic to salt. The next morning, Binky (finally taking his allergy more seriously) goes through all the food to check which ones have peanut products in them and which don't. While this is happening, Mrs. Barnes eventually comes into the kitchen and sees what her son is doing. Binky explains to his mom that he found some food with peanuts/peanut products in them that they missed, and Mrs. Barnes is happy that her son's finally putting more effort into understanding his allergy and taking it more seriously.
-That night, Binky has a dream that he is rescued from Dr Legume by Bionic Bunny, who tells him he knows how he feels because he’s allergic to salt. The next day, Binky decides to throw some peanut-related food away, and at school, he sits with his friends and explains to them his allergy. Molly checks other kids who approach them for peanut-related food. Then, his mom calls him and makes sure he’s okay and he tells her yes and when she sees a sandwich, she gets scared, asking him if it is peanut butter. Binky reminds her it’s the cream cheese and jelly sandwich that she made for him. After he tells her it’s delicious, Binky and his mother have a good laugh.
+While at school, Binky's sitting with his friends, who are now informed of Binky's allergy to peanuts. They're very understanding of it and are doing everything they can to help him, with Molly even acting as a kind of bouncer to kids who come up to their table to make sure that they don't have any food with peanuts or peanut products in them. Binky's mom calls him on the phone to make sure he's okay and it turns out that she's actually standing outside the school cafeteria. When she sees Binky eating a sandwich, she gets worried that it has peanut butter in it, but Binky reminds that it's a cream cheese-and-jelly sandwich that she herself made for him. This calms down Mrs. Barnes and she and her son share a laugh after he tells her how good the sandwich is.
-That night, Binky takes his parents to [[Golden Panda Chinese Restaurant|the Golden Panda, a Chinese restaurant that specializes in peanut-free food.]] Binky asks his parents if they can eat here on Friday nights, which they agree to. With that, Binky says that he is having three egg rolls.
+Later, on a Friday, Binky takes his parents to Chinese restaurant called the Golden Panda. Binky explains to his parents that the place specializes in peanut-free Chinese food, so people like him can still enjoy Chinese food without having to worry about their allergies. Binky asks his parents if they can eat here on Friday nights, which they agree to, much to their son's delight.
 ==Characters==
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 ==Trivia==
 *Jenna doesn't speak again until "[[Messy Dress Mess]]."
-*In this episode, it is revealed that Jenna is allergic to milk and that Binky dislikes peanuts, brussels sprouts, and gummy slugs.
+*In this episode, Jenna's revealed to have a dairy allergy while Binky, in addition to being allergic to peanuts (which he already disliked), also dislikes brussels sprouts and Gummi Slugs.
 *In this episode, Binky says that he is almost ten years old.
 *The "dancing peanut in a bowler hat" Mrs. MacGrady mentions is probably a reference to {{W|Mr. Peanut}}, the mascot of {{W|Planters}}. [[Dr. Legume]] resembles him as well.

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