Brain and the Time Capsule

"Brain and the Time Capsule"
Season/Series:	21
Number in season:	1b
Original Airdate:	October 24, 2017
Credits
Written by:	Cliff Ruby Elana Lesser
Storyboard by:	Jean Banville
Episodes
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"Brain and the Time Capsule" is the second half of the first episode in the twenty-first season of Arthur.

Synospsis

Brain makes a time capsule and gets overwhelmed by people asking to have their special belongings included. Will he make room for his friends, or will he give them the boot?

Plot

Characters

Major

• The Brain
• Binky Barnes
• Buster Baxter
• Muffy Crosswire
• Mr. Ratburn

Minor

• Arthur Read
• Francine Frensky
• Mr. Ratburn

Cameo

• Mr. Powers
• Ladonna Compson
• James MacDonald
• Molly MacDonald
• Jenna Morgan
• Fern Walters
• Cheikh
• Uncle Slam (toy)
• Buster's great-uncle Rusty (mentioned)

Trivia

• In Brain's dream and the last scene, the year jump is from 2018 to 2118.

Cultural references

• Winkie cakes are a parody of Twinkie cakes. Buster says that they have a shelf life of 322 years, which is a reference to the myth that Twinkies last forever.
• Keeping Up with the Kamerahounds is a parody of the reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Episode connections

• Prunella is seen holding the Mama Bear puppet from "Carl's Concerto."
• One of the items in Brain's time capsule is his weather globe from "Shelter from the Storm."
• Buster's Winkie cake is similar to the Frosted Cakey Cake from "The Play's the Thing."

Errors

• Brain says that he doesn't have a metal detector. He used one in Arthur's Treasure Hunt, and ended up with a large pile of them.

References