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==Plot==
==Plot==
The episode opens at [[Barneses' House|Binky's house]] where [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] is putting on a shirt and closes the door while dressing. He then comes out and is wearing a light purple shirt with dark purple polka dots. He tells the viewers everyone has something that they are proud of like [[Alan Powers|Brain]] who has a collection of Blues records. [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] who ate a pizza that could never be eaten by one person. He then tells the viewers he is proud of this shirt.
In the introduction Binky remarks that people can be proud of strange things like rare blues records or eating a huge pizza. Binky himself is proud of a violet polka-dot shirt.


'''Binky vs. Binky'''
Title card


The episode starts off during a soccer game against Mighty Mountain team, team Lakewood has to get past the Mighty Mountain defense and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] chooses Binky and tells him to run in front of her. The plan works until Francine trips on the ball and Binky soon has the ball.
Lakewood Elementary is playing a soccer match against Mighty Mountain. Right before the end Lakewood is losing by one goal. Francine wants Binky to charge ahead while she follows with the ball. When she trips, Binky gets the ball and has a great chance to tie the match. Suddenly his self-doubts materialize and confuse him so much that he tries to pass back to Francine, leading to Mighty Mountain scoring another goal. After the game Francine is angry. Arthur and Brain give examples of Binky being good at baseball and swimming but failing whenever he has to compete against others.


Binky then stops just short of the goal and his conscience tells him to kick it, but also tells him not to miss the shot. Binky then turns around and kicks the ball towards Francine, but one of the players from Mighty Mountain gets the ball and scores a point. After the game Francine scolds Binky for not kicking the ball into the goal and Binky subsequently tells her to keep her mouth shut next time.
At home Binky is embarrassed because his mother wants to keep a trophy he got for merely participating in a competition. He has a nightmare of his friends making fun of him.


Everyone is wondering why Binky didn't take the shot and [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] then says that Binky might have been under pressure and he gives an example when they were playing baseball and Brain gives another example during the swim meet. At home as Binky is watching t.v. [[Mrs. Barnes|his mom]] is holding his swimming trophy that he won, which she found in the closet. The trophy had been cleaned and she placed it on the shelf.
The next day Binky rides his bike to the city dump to get rid of the trophy. On the way he overtakes Mr. Frensky. Mr. Frensky tells him that he is a natural at biking and should try the racecourse at World’s End Park. He also tells Binky about famous bicycle racer Vance Legstrong.


While sleeping Binky has a dream and in the dream his friends are looking at the trophies he has won in the past. His mom shows his friends the "Being Binky" award and his friends laugh. Binky wakes up and takes the swimming award off the shelf and was going to throw it in the trash, but then he reconsiders knowing his mom would look there and he instead places it in his backpack and leaves his house on his bike. As Binky is biking up a hill he sees [[Oliver Frensky]] struggling up the hill and so he speeds up and passes by Mr. Frensky.
Binky starts biking on the racecourse regularly and writing down his times. When Mr. Frensky suggests he should compete in an amateur race, Francine tells him that Binky does not like to compete. Binky tells her she’s wrong, but when he is about to fill out the application form, his self-doubts reappear. His Vance Legstrong poster starts speaking and tells Binky to compete only against himself and ignore all others.


Binky arrives at the [[Elwood City Dump]] followed by Oliver. Oliver is surprised that Binky was able to make it up the hill and Binky replies that he likes hills, much to Oliver's surprise. Binky then tells Oliver all he has to do is peddle hard enough and change gears at the right moment when going up hills.
On the day of the race Binky easily takes the lead while racing up a hill, but then he crashes. He is about to give up when another Vance Legstrong poster reminds him to compete against himself. Binky gets back on his bike, overtakes his materialized doubts and finishes the race. Francine congratulates him for finishing despite the crash and still not being last. Mr. Frensky gives him the violet polka-dot shirt that Binky won for being the best hill climber.


Oliver tells Binky about Vance Legstrong and about a biking race. Binky gets a sign up sheet for the race, but tosses it into the trash while at home. The poster of Vance Legstrong soon starts talking to him and after talking to the poster he picks up the trashed sign up sheet and completes it.
The episodes ends with Binky explaining that the shirt may look funny but feels great to wear.
 
The day of the race Binky shows up on his bike and the race starts and Binky is in the lead until he runs over a branch, loses control, and crashes into a bush. He gets back on and makes it over the finish line. Francine congratulates him because he finished the race after crashing and did not even come in last. Mr. Frensky hands him the purple shirt Binky won for being fastest up the hill.


==Characters==
==Characters==
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*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Jessica (3rd grader)|Jessica]]
*[[Jessica Simmons|Jessica]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Reruns of this episode are rare following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong_doping_case Lance Armstrong doping case].
*The interior design of the pizzeria featured in Buster's flashback was later recycled for Pizza Paula's.
*Reruns of this episode are rare in the United States, following the {{W|Lance Armstrong doping case}}.
*Binky is shown to be 10 years old in this episode.
*Binky is shown to be 10 years old in this episode.
*This is one of the four episodes that focus on bikes. The other two being "[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again"]] , "[[Arthur Changes Gears]]", and "[[Stolen Bike]]".
*'''Timeline:''' Despite his intense aquaphobia seen in "[[Water and the Brain]]," the Brain is shown participating in swimming practice.
 
===Production notes===
*{{hidden10|Binky vs. Binky}}
=== Cultural references ===
=== Cultural references ===
* [[Vance Legstrong]]'s name may be a parody of [[Lance Armstrong]].
* [[Vance Legstrong]] is a parody of [[Lance Armstrong (guest star)|Lance Armstrong]].
**The latter would go on to guest star in some later episodes.
* ''Loop d'Italia,'' which Vance Legstrong won four times, alludes to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_d%27Italia Giro d'Italia] which Lance Armstrong never won.
*The episode is just like "Krab Borg" from ''{{W|Spongebob Squarepants}}''


*''Loop d'Italia,'' which Vance Legstrong won four times, alludes to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giro_d%27Italia Giro d'Italia] which Lance Armstrong never won.
===Errors===
*Despite his intense aquaphobia seen in "[[Water and the Brain]]", the Brain is shown participating in swimming practice.
===Production notes===
*{{hidden10|Binky vs. Binky}}
==Home Video==
==Home Video==
'''DVD:'''
'''DVD:'''
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Screenshots===
<gallery>
<gallery>
1008a 01 Shoehead.jpg|The star of Brain's record collection.
1008a 01 Shoehead.jpg|The star of Brain's record collection.
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Binky vs. Binky.JPG|The race
Binky vs. Binky.JPG|The race
Screen Shot 2014-11-10 at 2.32.16 PM.png|The race
Screen Shot 2014-11-10 at 2.32.16 PM.png|The race
</gallery>}}
</gallery>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:49, 14 September 2022

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This episode Binky vs. Binky is banned from TV because following the Lance Armstrong doping case.

"Binky vs. Binky"
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Season/Series: 10
Number in season: 8a
Original Airdate: United States May 24, 2006[1]
United Kingdom November 15, 2006[2]
Credits
Written by: Raye Lankford
Storyboard by: Patricia Atchison
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"Binky vs. Binky" is the first half of the eighth episode in the tenth season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

Binky overcomes his fear of competition within athletics when he takes up biking, and finds out that winning isn't everything, but rather, the courage to continue in the light of failure.

Plot[edit]

In the introduction Binky remarks that people can be proud of strange things like rare blues records or eating a huge pizza. Binky himself is proud of a violet polka-dot shirt.

Title card

Lakewood Elementary is playing a soccer match against Mighty Mountain. Right before the end Lakewood is losing by one goal. Francine wants Binky to charge ahead while she follows with the ball. When she trips, Binky gets the ball and has a great chance to tie the match. Suddenly his self-doubts materialize and confuse him so much that he tries to pass back to Francine, leading to Mighty Mountain scoring another goal. After the game Francine is angry. Arthur and Brain give examples of Binky being good at baseball and swimming but failing whenever he has to compete against others.

At home Binky is embarrassed because his mother wants to keep a trophy he got for merely participating in a competition. He has a nightmare of his friends making fun of him.

The next day Binky rides his bike to the city dump to get rid of the trophy. On the way he overtakes Mr. Frensky. Mr. Frensky tells him that he is a natural at biking and should try the racecourse at World’s End Park. He also tells Binky about famous bicycle racer Vance Legstrong.

Binky starts biking on the racecourse regularly and writing down his times. When Mr. Frensky suggests he should compete in an amateur race, Francine tells him that Binky does not like to compete. Binky tells her she’s wrong, but when he is about to fill out the application form, his self-doubts reappear. His Vance Legstrong poster starts speaking and tells Binky to compete only against himself and ignore all others.

On the day of the race Binky easily takes the lead while racing up a hill, but then he crashes. He is about to give up when another Vance Legstrong poster reminds him to compete against himself. Binky gets back on his bike, overtakes his materialized doubts and finishes the race. Francine congratulates him for finishing despite the crash and still not being last. Mr. Frensky gives him the violet polka-dot shirt that Binky won for being the best hill climber.

The episodes ends with Binky explaining that the shirt may look funny but feels great to wear.

Characters[edit]

Major[edit]

Minor[edit]

Cameo[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The interior design of the pizzeria featured in Buster's flashback was later recycled for Pizza Paula's.
  • Reruns of this episode are rare in the United States, following the Lance Armstrong doping case.
  • Binky is shown to be 10 years old in this episode.
  • Timeline: Despite his intense aquaphobia seen in "Water and the Brain," the Brain is shown participating in swimming practice.

Production notes[edit]

Cultural references[edit]

Home Video[edit]

DVD:

Gallery[edit]

  • The star of Brain's record collection.

  • "They said it couldn't be eaten by one person. - They were wrong."

  • Mighty Mountain defense players

  • Binky's worst adversary

  • Flashback: Swim Meet

  • Flashback: Swim Meet

  • The Just Being Binky award

  • At the city dump

  • "Who told you I don't like competition?"

  • Before the race

  • The race

  • The race

  • The race

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001008
  2. ↑ http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/2006-11-15



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