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==Summary==
==Summary==
Grandma Thora lends D.W. an antique porcelain doll for a week.
D.W. breaks [[Thora]]s doll.
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
The episode begins with D.W. at Grandma Thora's house. D.W. likes Clarissa, the porcelain doll Thora keeps in her cabinet. D.W. asks if she can borrow it and [[Grandma Thora]] says she can. D.W. does not take good care of the doll, getting it covered in mud.


On the day D.W. is supposed to return Clarissa, she is jumping on the bed, causing Clarissa to fall and her right eye being broken off. Her parents discover the broken and muddy doll and get mad at D.W. At first, D.W. think they can just get a new one, but Jane said Clarissa is old. D.W. also began to think Grandma Thora won't mind that it broke, until David said the fact that Clarissa is old, doesn't make it okay to break it because it is very special to Grandma Thora. David and Jane bring out an old photo album that has various pictures from Thora's childhood:
The episode begins with D.W. at Grandma Thora's house. D.W. likes Clarissa, the porcelain doll Thora keeps in her cabinet. Thora agrees to let D.W. take care of Clarissa for the week, much to her joy. Over the next week, D.W. has fun playing with Clarissa, but does not take good care of the doll, ruining its hair and clothes.


'''As it turns out, Thora grew up as the youngest child and only daughter of four kids, and since toys at the time were much more expensive than in the current time period, all the toys that Thora was given until she got Clarissa were hand-me-downs from her brothers.'''
On the day D.W. is supposed to return Clarissa, she is jumping on the bed, causing the doll to fall and her right eye being broken off. Her parents discover this and scold D.W. for not taking better care of the doll. D.W. doesn't see what the big deal is and figures they can just replace Clarissa with another doll without Grandma Thora discovering what really happened. But David and Jane explain that just because Clarissa's old, that doesn't make it okay for her to break it, and add that Clarissa's very special to Grandma Thora.


'''Thora's parents (David's maternal grandparents and Arthur and DW's great-grandparents) had gotten Clarissa for Thora as a birthday, and Clarissa was Thora's first real toy that was truly hers. Thora took very good care of Clarissa, and the doll has a lot of sentimental value to her.'''
To help D.W. understand better, David and Jane bring out an old photo album detailing Thora's childhood--as it turns out, Thora grew up as the youngest and only daughter of four kids, and her three older brothers were actually part of the reason why she ended up getting Clarissa in the first place. Going into greater detail, every toy Thora had up until she got Clarissa was a hand-me-down from one of her rambunctious but well-meaning older brothers. Thora had gotten Clarissa as a birthday present when she turned five and she did her best to take good care of the doll.


After learning all this, DW feels guilty about how she's been treating Clarissa. David and Jane help DW by finding a doll hospital to fix Clarissa--however, the doctor of the closest doll hospital is away on vacation and won't be back until the next month. The family tries finding other doll hospitals to fix Clarissa, but they're all booked for months. DW tries fixing Clarissa with a headband, but that doesn't work either--DW soon starts worrying about how Grandma Thora will react to DW (accidentally) breaking Clarissa. Arthur helps his sister by enlisting the help of his teacher, Mr. Ratburn--Arthur and his sister explain the situation to him, and Mr. Ratburn agrees to try and fix the doll, noting that's the material used for it is actually pretty similar to the marionettes he uses in his puppet shows.
After learning all of this, D.W. realizes just how much Clarissa means to Thora and feels bad for how poorly she's been treating the doll. Jane takes D.W. to the local doll hospital to have Clarissa fixed, but the doctor, named Bill, is gone on vacation and won't be back for a month. The family tries finding other doll hospitals to fix Clarissa, but they're all completely booked up (some six months into the future). D.W. tries fixing Clarissa's broken face with a headband, but that doesn't work either. Arthur ends up enlisting the help of Mr. Ratburn, who agrees to fix the doll after the kids explain the situation to him (noting that the material used for Clarissa is pretty similar to the marionettes he uses in his puppet shows).


DW and her family return for Clarissa two hours after leaving her with Mr. Ratburn, but when they get there, DW gets worried that Mr. Ratburn is destroying Clarissa. However, it turns out that Clarissa is good as new and that all the commotion DW heard was just Mr. Ratburn making a bookshelf.
D.W. and her family return for Clarissa two hours after leaving her with Mr. Ratburn, but when they get there, D.W. gets worried that Mr. Ratburn is destroying Clarissa. However, it turns out that Clarissa is good as new and that all the commotion D.W. and her family heard was just Mr. Ratburn making a bookshelf.


Later that evening, Grandma Thora goes to the Read house to get the doll back from D.W. Grandma Thora thinks that D.W. took good care of the doll, but D.W. can't handle the guilt of not telling the truth, so she tells Thora that she broke the doll and got it fixed. Rather than get mad at her granddaughter, Thora explains that she's broken Clarissa many times over the years, but always managed to get her fixed. Thora's proud of DW for telling the truth and notes that it was very responsible of her to get Clarissa fixed. In the end, Thora decides to let DW keep Clarissa for herself, which DW is excited about.
Later that evening, D.W. returns Clarissa to Thora, who praises her granddaughter for taking good care of the doll. However, D.W. can't handle the guilt of not telling the truth, and confesses that she wrecked the doll and Mr. Ratburn fixed it. Rather than get mad at her granddaughter, Thora explains that she's broken Clarissa many times over the years, but always managed to get her fixed. She is proud of D.W. for telling the truth and notes that it was very responsible of her to get Clarissa fixed. In the end, Thora decides to let D.W. keep the doll for herself.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Thora Read]]
*[[Thora Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
===Minor===
*[[Thora's mother]] (flashback)
*[[Thora's father]] (flashback)
*[[Thora's brother 1]] (flashback)
*[[Thora's brother 2]] (flashback)
*[[Thora's brother 3]] (flashback)
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[David Read]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*[[Thora Read|Thora]] is shown as a child in this episode. She looks and sounds like [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] in her age, which is because she is voiced by [[Michael Caloz]], who was D.W.'s original voice actor.
*'''Timeline:''' [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] once again mentions her [[snowball]] from "[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]."
*'''Moral:''' Be careful with other people's property.
===Episode connections===
*Thora's mother appears as a very old woman in “Arthur’s Cousin Catastrophe”.
*There are a couple parallels to "Arthur And the Real Mr. Ratburn" in this episode. Both episodes show Mr. Ratburn doing a puppet show based on a fairytale in which the puppet's heads come off. And D.W. freaks out over Mr. Ratburn potentially destroying Clarissa much like Arthur and Buster were worried about Mr. Ratburn using needing their heads.
*Arthur finds a doll head in "[[The Big Dig]]" which looks very similar to Clarissa.
===Errors===
===Errors===
* When Clarissa is repaired, she appears as if she had never been damaged before, and Grandma Thora even comes out that Clarissa was damaged many times even before D.W. damaged the doll. This is considered a plot hole, because in reality cracks cannot be retracted and would require the use of gelatin-like applications to mask the cracks.
*'''Plot hole:''' When [[Clarissa]] is repaired, she appears as if she had never been damaged before, and Grandma Thora even reveals that Clarissa was damaged many times even before D.W. damaged the doll. In reality, these types of cracks cannot be retracted and would require the use of gelatin-like applications to be masked.
===Cultural references===
*Judging by the illustrations, Mrs. Read reads ''{{W|Rub-a-dub-dub}}'' and ''{{W|Hey Diddle Diddle}}'' to D.W. and Clarissa.
 
== Home Video ==
'''DVD'''
* [[Arthur: The Complete Series 4]]


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==References==
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"Clarissa is Cracked"
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Season/Series: 3
Number in season: 12B
Original Airdate: United States December 29, 1998
Canada March 15, 1999
Credits
Written by: Sandra Willard
Storyboard by: Bulent Karabagli
Marcos Da Silva
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"Clarissa is Cracked" is the second half of the twelfth episode in the third season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

D.W. breaks Thoras doll.

Plot[edit]

The episode begins with D.W. at Grandma Thora's house. D.W. likes Clarissa, the porcelain doll Thora keeps in her cabinet. Thora agrees to let D.W. take care of Clarissa for the week, much to her joy. Over the next week, D.W. has fun playing with Clarissa, but does not take good care of the doll, ruining its hair and clothes.

On the day D.W. is supposed to return Clarissa, she is jumping on the bed, causing the doll to fall and her right eye being broken off. Her parents discover this and scold D.W. for not taking better care of the doll. D.W. doesn't see what the big deal is and figures they can just replace Clarissa with another doll without Grandma Thora discovering what really happened. But David and Jane explain that just because Clarissa's old, that doesn't make it okay for her to break it, and add that Clarissa's very special to Grandma Thora.

To help D.W. understand better, David and Jane bring out an old photo album detailing Thora's childhood--as it turns out, Thora grew up as the youngest and only daughter of four kids, and her three older brothers were actually part of the reason why she ended up getting Clarissa in the first place. Going into greater detail, every toy Thora had up until she got Clarissa was a hand-me-down from one of her rambunctious but well-meaning older brothers. Thora had gotten Clarissa as a birthday present when she turned five and she did her best to take good care of the doll.

After learning all of this, D.W. realizes just how much Clarissa means to Thora and feels bad for how poorly she's been treating the doll. Jane takes D.W. to the local doll hospital to have Clarissa fixed, but the doctor, named Bill, is gone on vacation and won't be back for a month. The family tries finding other doll hospitals to fix Clarissa, but they're all completely booked up (some six months into the future). D.W. tries fixing Clarissa's broken face with a headband, but that doesn't work either. Arthur ends up enlisting the help of Mr. Ratburn, who agrees to fix the doll after the kids explain the situation to him (noting that the material used for Clarissa is pretty similar to the marionettes he uses in his puppet shows).

D.W. and her family return for Clarissa two hours after leaving her with Mr. Ratburn, but when they get there, D.W. gets worried that Mr. Ratburn is destroying Clarissa. However, it turns out that Clarissa is good as new and that all the commotion D.W. and her family heard was just Mr. Ratburn making a bookshelf.

Later that evening, D.W. returns Clarissa to Thora, who praises her granddaughter for taking good care of the doll. However, D.W. can't handle the guilt of not telling the truth, and confesses that she wrecked the doll and Mr. Ratburn fixed it. Rather than get mad at her granddaughter, Thora explains that she's broken Clarissa many times over the years, but always managed to get her fixed. She is proud of D.W. for telling the truth and notes that it was very responsible of her to get Clarissa fixed. In the end, Thora decides to let D.W. keep the doll for herself.

Characters[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Thora is shown as a child in this episode. She looks and sounds like D.W. in her age, which is because she is voiced by Michael Caloz, who was D.W.'s original voice actor.
  • Timeline: D.W. once again mentions her snowball from "D.W.'s Snow Mystery."
  • Moral: Be careful with other people's property.

Episode connections[edit]

  • Thora's mother appears as a very old woman in “Arthur’s Cousin Catastrophe”.
  • There are a couple parallels to "Arthur And the Real Mr. Ratburn" in this episode. Both episodes show Mr. Ratburn doing a puppet show based on a fairytale in which the puppet's heads come off. And D.W. freaks out over Mr. Ratburn potentially destroying Clarissa much like Arthur and Buster were worried about Mr. Ratburn using needing their heads.
  • Arthur finds a doll head in "The Big Dig" which looks very similar to Clarissa.

Errors[edit]

  • Plot hole: When Clarissa is repaired, she appears as if she had never been damaged before, and Grandma Thora even reveals that Clarissa was damaged many times even before D.W. damaged the doll. In reality, these types of cracks cannot be retracted and would require the use of gelatin-like applications to be masked.

Cultural references[edit]

Home Video[edit]

DVD

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]