D.W.'s New Best Friend

"D.W.'s New Best Friend"
Season/Series:	24
Number in season:	3a
Original Airdate:	March 9, 2021 April 16, 2021
Credits
Written by:	Peter Ferland
Storyboard by:	Tahir Rana Dimitri Kostic
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"D.W.'s New Best Friend" is the first half of the third episode in the twenty-fourth season of Arthur.

Summary

D.W. meets a cool 13-year-old girl.

Plot

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Characters

Major

• D.W. Read
• Hana
• Bud Compson
• Jane Read

Minor

• James MacDonald
• Katinka Mink

Cameo

• Arthur Read
• Tufton Sinclair
• Marc Brown
• 3rd Grade Male Rat
• Kate Read
• Cheikh
• Amanda Hulser
• Sarah
• Pal
• Teenage babysitter
• Sean

Songs

• "You're Wrong"

Trivia

• This episode's existence was known as early as Spring 2020, when clips from this episode were used in a digital video short about washing hands.
• When James screams, he has Arthur's voice actor from Season 18 and Season 19, William Healy.
  • This episode also marks the first time James has spoken since the Season 18 episode "D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose."
• Running gag: D.W. saying "fierce."
• Moral:
  • If your too young for something don't overreact for your own benefits.
  • You can have more than one best friend.

Episode connections

• Tween Queen magazines can be seen at the store.
• Bud says that "you can't have more than one best friend." This plot premise was done previously in "Besties."
• The Princess Platoon from "The Princess Problem" is brought up again.
• D.W.'s Princess Ladybug puppet was seen earlier in "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur."
• The new billboard advertisement covering up the Katinka Mink billboard is for Kale Smoothy, which has been seen in other episodes, including "An Arthur Thanksgiving."
• This episode's title is similar to "Muffy's New Best Friend."
• The smiling sun seen during D.W.'s song was previously seen in "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday."