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{{Arthur Episode
{{Episode infobox
|ep. name = Bleep
|image = 0810bmi.jpg
|season = [[Season 8|8]]
|can = February 25, 2004<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2002, Page 1</ref>
|ger = December 28, 2007<ref>https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-8/3906</ref>
|prev. episode = [[Big Horns George]]
|next episode = [[Castles in the Sky]]
|code = 108A<ref>[[:file:Bleep Modelsheet.JPG]]</ref>
|writers = [[Dietrich Smith]]
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]
|number = 10b
|titlecard = 0810btc.jpg
|us = December 26, 2003<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000810</ref>
}}
{{EpisodeHeader|2|10|8}}


|name = Bleep!
==Summary==
|season = [[Arthur (season 8)|8]]
[[D.W]]. wants to know the meaning of a word that made a boy's mom drop something when he said it.
|written = [[Dietrich Smith]]
|storyboard = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]
|date = December 26, 2003
|central = [[List of Arthur episodes by main character|D.W.]]
|previous = [[Big Horns George]]
|next = [[Castles in the Sky]]
}}'''''Bleep''''' is the second controversal episode of Arthur. After Arthur's Big Hit


==Plot==
The episode begins as [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] talks to the viewers about the bleep. He presents an example in a show called ''[[The Altos]]''. Whenever an Alto curses, it is censored with a bleep. Arthur then says that it's not used in real life, but claims it could be fun if it was and imagines a couple real-life scenarios. [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] then gets a hold of the bleep button, which drives Arthur crazy.
<center>'''Bleep'''</center>
D.W. is at the crystal shop with [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]], who is buying a bowl for her friend, [[Ethel (Bleep)|Ethel]]. D.W. wanders around for a bit, admiring all the crystal objects for sale. She then overhears [[Teenager|a teenage boy]] having an argument with his [[Unknown Female Adult Cat|mother]], as he is being careless in the store. The woman warns him that he may break something, to which he scoffs, “Whatever.” Angered at his "backtalk", the woman bars her son from going to a concert tonight. The boy gets angry and says something bad to his mother (censored with a “bleep”), causing her to drop the goblet she is holding out of shock. As they leave the store, D.W. wants to ask Grandma Thora (who didn't hear the argument) what the word means, but stops herself before she gets to the word, imagining it will cause Thora to drop the bowl she just bought.
When she arrives home, D.W. rushes to Arthur's room and asks him the meaning of the word. He reacts by gasping and dropping the [[Bell X-1 Model Plane|model plane]] he was working on, resulting in it being in pieces (for the second time) and confirming D.W.'s belief that the word has the power to make people drop objects. Arthur warns D.W. not to say the bad word around their parents. Confused, D.W. then asks [[Nadine]], who is also clueless and suggests asking her parents. However, D.W. has a bad daydream where the word causes everyone to drop objects (with even the moon and stars falling from the sky) and police sirens and at the end Mary Moo Cow cracks an egg with a hammer. Then D.W. turns to Nadine and tells her  it's not a good idea.
D.W., still not clear on the meaning of the word, asks [[Tibble Twins|the Tibbles]] about it the next day at school. They initially laugh, but then turn to each other with puzzled looks when D.W. asks what it means and wonder if they should tell her. Finally, Timmy explains that it's a swear word, which parents hate. When D.W. wonders why, the twins, to get her in trouble, claim that the word turns adults into zombie servants.
During class, everyone is singing “If You’re Happy and You Know It”. D.W. has a fantasy in which she says the curse word. The others gasp while [[Ms. Morgan]] drops her accordion and becomes a zombie servant to D.W. When Ms. Morgan snaps D.W. out of her daydream, she chooses not to say the word. The Tibbles mock D.W. after school, calling her a "scaredy cat".
At home, D.W. is still too scared to ask her parents what the word means. After conversing with Nadine, she decides to test it and see if what the Tibbles said is true. D.W. repeats their story to [[Vicita Molina|Vicita]], but tells her she shouldn't say the word to anyone. However, D.W. knows that Vicita will say it anyway because she does not know any better. Along with Nadine, she watches Vicita from Arthur's room with a pair of binoculars to see what happens. Vicita says the word to her family and when they get angry, she explains that D.W. told her the word.


While this is happening, D.W. is interrupted by her mother calling her down to dinner. "Just a minute." DW says "No not just a minute, your dinner's getting cold." Jane says. When her mother persists, D.W. gets annoyed and accidentally blurts out the bad word. [[Jane Read|Jane]] is shocked and outraged at this accidental remark, and exclaims, "Dora Winifred Read... '''what''' did you just say to me?" D.W. then asks, "Um, can I have a soda?" When Jane doesn't budge, D.W. angrily mutters ,“Tibbles!” before turning back to the window. When the doorbell rings, D.W. rushes downstairs to answer it, only to find the Molinas and [[David Read|her dad]] furious with her and her mom angrily coming down the stairs. She says, “[[Arthur Read|her brother]] did it?” in a very unconvincing way.


==Plot==
That night, Jane tucks D.W. into bed, letting her off the hook this time, but warns her that swear words are not appropriate to say, especially for children. When D.W. asks what they mean, Jane explains that swear words are offensive and meant to hurt people's feelings. Satisfied with this answer, D.W. falls asleep.
First, [[Arthur]] talks to the viewer about the bleep. The usage is a show called The Altos (A parody of The Sopranos). Whenever an Alto curses, it is censored with a bleep. Arthur then says that it's not used in real life, but he claims it could be fun if it was. D.W. gets a hold of the bleep button, driving him crazy. After the title card is shown, D.W. goes to the crystal shop with Grandma Thora. She overhears Sue Ellen's cousin, a teenage boy named Timothy, arguing with his mother, and when he calls his mother a bad name saying a curse word (censored with a "bleep"), his mother drops the vase she is holding. D.W. wants to ask Grandma Thora (who didn't hear the argument) what the word means, but is afraid she will cause her to drop the expensive bowl she just bought. So instead, she asks [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] the meaning of the word; he reacts by gasping and dropping the model plane he was working on, confirming D.W.'s belief that the word has the power to make people drop things. Arthur tells D.W. never to say the word around their parents, and D.W., still not clear on the meaning of the word, asks [[Tibble Twins|the Tibbles]] about it the next day at school. To get her in trouble, they tell D.W. that the word turns adults into zombie servants and that that is the reason kids aren't supposed to say it near adults.


Back in class everyone was singing "If You're Happy and You Know It" but D.W. has a fantasy where the other children sing "If you're happy and you know it", she says a curse word, the others gasp and Miss Morgan drops her accordion and becomes a zombie servant to D.W.
The next day at school, D.W. finds her friends all saying the word (without knowing what they are saying). Realizing what she must do, D.W. sits down to explain to them how hurtful swear words are.


Skeptical, D.W. repeats the Tibbles' story to Vicita, but tells her she shouldn't say it to anyone. However, D.W. knows that Vicita will say it anyway because she does not know any better, and so she watched Vicita from Arthur's room with a pair of binoculars to see what happens when she says it. She is interrupted by her mother calling her down to dinner; when her mother persists, D.W. accidentally blurbs out the bad word. [[Jane Read|Mrs. Read]] is shocked and angry at this accidental remark, and exclaims, "What did you just say to me?" D.W. said the 'C word', so she tries to cover it up by saying, "Um, c--an i have a soda?" After Jane fails to fall for the ruse, D.W. sees Vicita blurt out the word to her family, and when they get angry, she says that D.W. told her the word. D.W. rushes downstairs to find the Molinas and her dad very angry with her, so she says a very unconvincing, "Arthur did it".
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]]
*[[Nadine Flumberghast]]
===Minor===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Teenager]]
*[[Ms. Morgan]]
*[[Amanda Hulser]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Edwin]]
*[[Thora Read]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Vicita Molina]]
*[[Unknown Female Adult Cat]]
===Cameo===
*[[Mrs. Hulser]]
*[[James MacDonald]]
*[[Ramón Molina]]
*[[Mrs. Molina]]
*[[Alberto Molina]]
*[[Maryann]]
*[[Liam]]
*[[Lisa]]
*[[Maryann's father]]
*[[Emily]]
*[[Sarah]]
*[[Lucy (preschooler)|Lucy]]
*[[Kyle]]
===Mentioned===
*[[Ethel (Bleep)|Ethel]]


Mrs. Read tells D.W. she is "off the hook" because she didn't understand what she was saying and Mrs. Read tells her that "swear words are not appropriate things to say especially for 3 and 4-year-old children".. As her mother is leaving, D.W. asks what swear words mean, and she responds, "I guess they mean 'I want to hurt your feelings.'" The next day, D.W. finds her friends all saying the word without knowing what they are saying. Realizing what she must do, D.W. sits down to explain to her friends how hurtful swear words are.
==Trivia==
* This is the last episode to be produced in Canada under the name [[Cinar Entertainment]], as they were renamed [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]] the following year.
**This is the last episode where [[Mark Rendall]] voices Arthur.
* In a Facebook Live interview, executive producer [[Carol Greenwald]] revealed that this episode has been the most controversial with the most mailed-in feedback from viewers.
*According to an article, Marc Brown said that "Bleep" was based on a young neighbor of his, who learned a swear word on the school bus.
*'''Moral:''' Watch your language in front of a younger child(ren).
*'''Running Gag:''' Someone saying a bad word and dropping something.
*'''Irony:''' The whole plot could've been avoided if D.W. either told Grandma Thora or at least one of her parents right after shopping about the bad word. Asking her brother Arthur wasn't a good idea as he tells her not to say anything, which only worsened D.W's curiosity.
===Cultural references===
*[[The Altos]] are a parody of ''{{W|The Sopranos}}''.
*[[Mary Moo Cow]] jumping over the [[moon]] is a reference to the nursery rhyme "{{W|Hey Diddle Diddle}}."
*The preschoolers sing "[[If You're Happy and You Know It]]."
*'''This episode is similar to other shows plots that involve Cussing:'''
**'''''{{W|Big City Greens}}:''''' [https://bigcitygreens.fandom.com/Bleeped Bleeped]
**'''''SML:''''' [https://sml.fandom.com/wiki/Jeffy%27s_Bad_Word! Jeffy's Bad Word]
***Just like "Bleep!" this episode was controversial because Jeffy did not get punished for swearing, but instead Mario got punished.
**'''''The Powerpuff Girls:''''' Curses
**'''''{{W|Spongebob Squarepants}}:''''' [https://spongebob.fandom.com/Sailor_Mouth Sailor mouth]
**'''''{{W|The Loud House}}:''''' [https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Get_the_Message?oldid=618174 Get the Message] [https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Potty_Mouth?oldid=630149 Potty Mouth] [https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Job_Insecurity?oldid=654195 Job Insecurity]
***Get The Message was quite controversial because of Lori being a Jerk to Lincoln.
**'''''Roys Bedoys:''''' Dont say Curse  Words, Roys Bedoys
**'''''Cailou:''''' Cailou's Crossword
**'''''Recess:''''' "The Story of Whomps"
**'''''Captain Flamingo:''''' "Ready to Swear"
**'''''Rabbids Invasion:''''' "Curser Rabbids"
**'''''My Gym Partner's a Monkey:''''' "The A Word"
**'''''{{W|Bluey}}:''''' "Dunny"
**'''''{{W|South Park}}:''''' "It Hits the Fan" & "With Apologies to Jesse Jackson"
**'''''{{W|Family Guy}}:''''' "Stewie's First Word"
**'''''{{W|The Simpsons}}:''''' "Bart the Lover"
**'''''Duncanville:''''' "Duncan's New Word"
**'''''Animaniacs:''''' "Cutie and the Beast"
**'''''{{W|Rugrats}}:''''' "The Word of the Day"
**'''''Dexter's Laboratory:''''' "Rude Removal"
**'''''Tiny Toon Adventures:''''' "To Bleep or Not to Bleep"


==Controversy==
===Episode connections===
Despite the fact that the swear word is a full bleep instead of saying the first letter and bleep the rest of the word, it is thought that D.W and Timothy were actually saying a real curse word. It was thought to be the F word or B word. Also one thought it was Mexican rocks. Although this is not true because that word is to long and the bleep was vary short. It was parodied on Youtube by saying a real curse word ever since (and usually causing chaos and destruction once the word is said), because this is without a doubt, the most controversal Arthur episode ever made.
*When Arthur drops the model plane, it breaks, just like it did in "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]."
*The event where [[Jane Read|Arthur's mom]]'s [[glass bird]] breaks is shown again. The first time took place during the flashback in the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''.
===Errors===
*When the teenager's mother scolds him, the silver goblet that she was holding turns light green.
*When Arthur is working on the model plane as an apparent replacement, he is first seen wearing only his socks; after Jane opens the door, he is seen in his shoes. He would not have had time to put on his shoes in the allotted time.
*D.W.'s car seat has different colors.
*When D.W. is spying on the Molinas in Arthur's room and Jane walks in, the clock on Arthur's bedside table is off but in the next frame, it is on.
===Production notes===
*This is the last episode in which [[Carol Greenwald]] is the executive producer.
*This is the last episode in which Tim Cappelli is the storyboard clean-up artist.
*This is the last episode in which Steven Valin is the script coordinator.
*This is the last episode in which Marie-Pierre Lacombe is the assistant dialogue editor and assistant engineer.
*This is the last episode in which Michel Simard is the video editor.
*This is the last episode in which Stéphanie Lemieux is the video assistant.


==Trivia/Goofs==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Bleep/Gallery}}


* When Arthur is working on another model plane as a replacement for the one D.W. threw out of the window and broke in ''[[Arthur's Big Hit]]'', he was first seen wearing socks, but after Jane opens the door, he was wearing his shoes.
==References==
* [[The Altos]] are a parody of The Sopranos.
{{Reflist}}
* Near the end of the season, There were some extra end credits.
{{EpisodeNav|8}}
* This episode's title can also have an exclaimation point at the end.
*'''''Running gag: '''''A person says the curse and someone drops something.
*This is the second Arthur episode that has controversy in it, the first being [[Arthur's Big Hit|''Arthur's Big Hit'']]..
*When Arthur drops the plane it breaks just like it did in Arthur's Big Hit.
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"Bleep"
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Season/Series: 8
Number in season: 10b
Original Airdate: United States December 26, 2003[1]
Canada February 25, 2004[2]
Germany December 28, 2007[3]
Credits
Written by: Dietrich Smith
Storyboard by: Jeremy O'Neill
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"Bleep" is the second half of the tenth episode in the eighth season of Arthur.

Summary

D.W. wants to know the meaning of a word that made a boy's mom drop something when he said it.

Plot

The episode begins as Arthur talks to the viewers about the bleep. He presents an example in a show called The Altos. Whenever an Alto curses, it is censored with a bleep. Arthur then says that it's not used in real life, but claims it could be fun if it was and imagines a couple real-life scenarios. D.W. then gets a hold of the bleep button, which drives Arthur crazy.

Bleep

D.W. is at the crystal shop with Grandma Thora, who is buying a bowl for her friend, Ethel. D.W. wanders around for a bit, admiring all the crystal objects for sale. She then overhears a teenage boy having an argument with his mother, as he is being careless in the store. The woman warns him that he may break something, to which he scoffs, “Whatever.” Angered at his "backtalk", the woman bars her son from going to a concert tonight. The boy gets angry and says something bad to his mother (censored with a “bleep”), causing her to drop the goblet she is holding out of shock. As they leave the store, D.W. wants to ask Grandma Thora (who didn't hear the argument) what the word means, but stops herself before she gets to the word, imagining it will cause Thora to drop the bowl she just bought.

When she arrives home, D.W. rushes to Arthur's room and asks him the meaning of the word. He reacts by gasping and dropping the model plane he was working on, resulting in it being in pieces (for the second time) and confirming D.W.'s belief that the word has the power to make people drop objects. Arthur warns D.W. not to say the bad word around their parents. Confused, D.W. then asks Nadine, who is also clueless and suggests asking her parents. However, D.W. has a bad daydream where the word causes everyone to drop objects (with even the moon and stars falling from the sky) and police sirens and at the end Mary Moo Cow cracks an egg with a hammer. Then D.W. turns to Nadine and tells her it's not a good idea.

D.W., still not clear on the meaning of the word, asks the Tibbles about it the next day at school. They initially laugh, but then turn to each other with puzzled looks when D.W. asks what it means and wonder if they should tell her. Finally, Timmy explains that it's a swear word, which parents hate. When D.W. wonders why, the twins, to get her in trouble, claim that the word turns adults into zombie servants.

During class, everyone is singing “If You’re Happy and You Know It”. D.W. has a fantasy in which she says the curse word. The others gasp while Ms. Morgan drops her accordion and becomes a zombie servant to D.W. When Ms. Morgan snaps D.W. out of her daydream, she chooses not to say the word. The Tibbles mock D.W. after school, calling her a "scaredy cat".

At home, D.W. is still too scared to ask her parents what the word means. After conversing with Nadine, she decides to test it and see if what the Tibbles said is true. D.W. repeats their story to Vicita, but tells her she shouldn't say the word to anyone. However, D.W. knows that Vicita will say it anyway because she does not know any better. Along with Nadine, she watches Vicita from Arthur's room with a pair of binoculars to see what happens. Vicita says the word to her family and when they get angry, she explains that D.W. told her the word.

While this is happening, D.W. is interrupted by her mother calling her down to dinner. "Just a minute." DW says "No not just a minute, your dinner's getting cold." Jane says. When her mother persists, D.W. gets annoyed and accidentally blurts out the bad word. Jane is shocked and outraged at this accidental remark, and exclaims, "Dora Winifred Read... what did you just say to me?" D.W. then asks, "Um, can I have a soda?" When Jane doesn't budge, D.W. angrily mutters ,“Tibbles!” before turning back to the window. When the doorbell rings, D.W. rushes downstairs to answer it, only to find the Molinas and her dad furious with her and her mom angrily coming down the stairs. She says, “her brother did it?” in a very unconvincing way.

That night, Jane tucks D.W. into bed, letting her off the hook this time, but warns her that swear words are not appropriate to say, especially for children. When D.W. asks what they mean, Jane explains that swear words are offensive and meant to hurt people's feelings. Satisfied with this answer, D.W. falls asleep.

The next day at school, D.W. finds her friends all saying the word (without knowing what they are saying). Realizing what she must do, D.W. sits down to explain to them how hurtful swear words are.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Mentioned

Trivia

  • This is the last episode to be produced in Canada under the name Cinar Entertainment, as they were renamed Cookie Jar Entertainment the following year.
  • In a Facebook Live interview, executive producer Carol Greenwald revealed that this episode has been the most controversial with the most mailed-in feedback from viewers.
  • According to an article, Marc Brown said that "Bleep" was based on a young neighbor of his, who learned a swear word on the school bus.
  • Moral: Watch your language in front of a younger child(ren).
  • Running Gag: Someone saying a bad word and dropping something.
  • Irony: The whole plot could've been avoided if D.W. either told Grandma Thora or at least one of her parents right after shopping about the bad word. Asking her brother Arthur wasn't a good idea as he tells her not to say anything, which only worsened D.W's curiosity.

Cultural references

Episode connections

Errors

  • When the teenager's mother scolds him, the silver goblet that she was holding turns light green.
  • When Arthur is working on the model plane as an apparent replacement, he is first seen wearing only his socks; after Jane opens the door, he is seen in his shoes. He would not have had time to put on his shoes in the allotted time.
  • D.W.'s car seat has different colors.
  • When D.W. is spying on the Molinas in Arthur's room and Jane walks in, the clock on Arthur's bedside table is off but in the next frame, it is on.

Production notes

  • This is the last episode in which Carol Greenwald is the executive producer.
  • This is the last episode in which Tim Cappelli is the storyboard clean-up artist.
  • This is the last episode in which Steven Valin is the script coordinator.
  • This is the last episode in which Marie-Pierre Lacombe is the assistant dialogue editor and assistant engineer.
  • This is the last episode in which Michel Simard is the video editor.
  • This is the last episode in which Stéphanie Lemieux is the video assistant.

Gallery

:Main article: Bleep/Gallery

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000810
  2. ↑ http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2002, Page 1
  3. ↑ https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-8/3906
  4. ↑ file:Bleep Modelsheet.JPG



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