Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?

"Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?"
Season/Series:	6
Number in season:	4B
Original Airdate:	October 15, 2001 January 10, 2002
Credits
Written by:	Dietrich Smith
Storyboard by:	Jeremy O'Neill Stéfanie Gignac
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"Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?" is the second half of the fourth episode in the sixth season of Arthur.

Summary

Tryouts for the Young Person's Orchestra are coming to town, and everyone thinks Binky is a shoo-in. So why is he suddenly refusing to play his clarinet in band practice?

Plot

Binky and his friends were in music class practicing for the Young Person's Orchestra, Binky refuses to play his instrument, his music teacher typed a referral note, sending Binky to the principal's office. He gets frustrated and throws his clarinet in the trash can, saying that music stinks.

Characters

Major Characters

• Arthur Read
• Binky Barnes
• Francine Frensky
• Buster Baxter
• Alan Powers
• Muffy Crosswire
• Ms. Krasny
• Rattles
• Molly MacDonald

Minor Characters

• Francis Haney
• Slink (doesn't speak)
• Sue Ellen Armstrong (doesn't speak)
• Fern Walters (doesn't speak)
• Mr. Barnes
• Mrs. Barnes (doesn't speak)
• George Lundgren
• Ed Crosswire (mentioned)

Background Characters

• Jenna Morgan

Trivia

• Arthur mentions that his birthday isn't for another seven months, meaning this happened in October. It also means school just started very recently. However, the opening sequence could have been set on a different date than the episode.

Cultural references

• The episode's title is a reference to the Great Depression-era song "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
• Bionic Bunny's weakness to special sound is similar to Superman's weakness to kryptonite in that they both lose their powers when exposed to it.

Episode connections

• Bionic Bunny was watching The Love Ducks on T.V. in his apartment.

Errors

Slink coloring error

• At the end when Binky walks into the "sunset," Slink is colored like Molly.

Home Video

DVD:

• Arthur's Music Jamboree
• Arthur's Music Medley (DVD)

Gallery

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