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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This is the first episode to feature the Hide-N-Seek Circle title card. | *This is the first episode to feature the Hide-N-Seek Circle title card. | ||
*This is also the first episode D.W. introduces. | *This is also the first episode D.W. introduces. | ||
*'''Moral:''' Dont name call people for your own benefits. | *'''Moral:''' Dont name call people for your own benefits. | ||
===Episode connections=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
*This episode is similar in terms of plot to "[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]." | *This episode is similar in terms of plot to "[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]." | ||
*This is the second time that DW's full name is used. The first time was in Arthur's Chicken Pox. | |||
*This is the second episode where [[Catherine Frensky|Catherine]] babysits Arthur and D.W. She previously does it in "[[Play it Again, D.W.]]." | |||
*[[Walter (deer)|Walter]] returns after previously appearing in "[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]." | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*When Arthur says "You are... vapid," he is standing in the hallway in the beginning. After he says it, he is seen in D.W.'s room and is leaving the room. | *When Arthur says "You are... vapid," he is standing in the hallway in the beginning. After he says it, he is seen in D.W.'s room and is leaving the room. | ||
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*When D.W. describes her dream, she says Arthur and the Tibbles were in it, but also points to her parents and says they were in it as well. Neither their mom or dad were seen in her dream. | *When D.W. describes her dream, she says Arthur and the Tibbles were in it, but also points to her parents and says they were in it as well. Neither their mom or dad were seen in her dream. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*'''There are live-action clips of old black-and white stock footage spliced in this episode during the library scene. They are, in order of appearance: '''political issues with | *'''There are live-action clips of old black-and white stock footage spliced in this episode during the library scene. They are, in order of appearance: '''political issues with Israel, the {{W|U.S.}} {{W|Civil Rights}} movement, soldiers geared for war, a biplane in flight, a vintage Formula 1 race car on the track, a coal mining excavator at work, a Saturn V rocket launch, scientists working in a lab, an archaeological find, a palm tree in a {{W|Hurricane}}, a {{W|Dolphin}} swimming, a jockey performing a double jump, waves at the beach, a {{W|Lion}} cub roaring, a volcanic eruption, and a child falling backwards into snow. | ||
*The story parodies the events of the film ''{{W|The Wizard of Oz}}'', with Arthur cast as the Wicked Witch and the [[Tibble Twins]] appearing as lions. At the end of the story, D.W. states "I had this dream, and you were in it, and you, and you were in it too!" similar to the ending of ''The Wizard of Oz''. Additionally, the appearance of the Tibble Twins as lion statues at the library is referential of the lions Patience and Fortitude of the [http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/library-lions New York Public Library] | *The story parodies the events of the film ''{{W|The Wizard of Oz}}'', with Arthur cast as the Wicked Witch and the [[Tibble Twins]] appearing as lions. At the end of the story, D.W. states "I had this dream, and you were in it, and you, and you were in it too!" similar to the ending of ''The Wizard of Oz''. Additionally, the appearance of the Tibble Twins as lion statues at the library is referential of the lions Patience and Fortitude of the [http://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/library-lions New York Public Library] | ||
*The beginning of D.W.'s dream where she is living in an utopian environment has many similar elements to the Walt Disney Silly Symphony "Flowers and Trees," especially with the trees and flowers dancing. | *The beginning of D.W.'s dream where she is living in an utopian environment has many similar elements to the Walt Disney Silly Symphony "Flowers and Trees," especially with the trees and flowers dancing. | ||
