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|image = D.W.'s Perfect Wish.JPG | |image = D.W.'s Perfect Wish.JPG | ||
|season = [[Season 3|3]] | |season = [[Season 3|3]] | ||
|airdate = | |airdate = June 3, 1999 | ||
|prev. episode = [[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]] | |prev. episode = [[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]] | ||
|next episode = [[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] | |next episode = [[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] | ||
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|writers = [[Joe Fallon]] | |writers = [[Joe Fallon]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Stéphanie Gignac]]|number = 14B | |storyboarders = [[Stéphanie Gignac]]|number = 14B | ||
|titlecard = D.W.'s Perfect Wish Title Card.png | |titlecard = D.W.'s Perfect Wish Title Card.png}}{{EpisodeHeader|2|14|3}} | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
D.W. fears that she has frittered away her preschool years, so she is determined to come up with the perfect meaningful wish for when she turns 5. | D.W. fears that she has frittered away her preschool years, so she is determined to come up with the perfect meaningful wish for when she turns 5. | ||
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So now, D.W. is moping about as Arthur asks her the problem with this. D.W. begins to wonder if this is a big mistake and asks if she's wasted her childhood and Arthur tries to convince her that she's done plenty of great stuff. | So now, D.W. is moping about as Arthur asks her the problem with this. D.W. begins to wonder if this is a big mistake and asks if she's wasted her childhood and Arthur tries to convince her that she's done plenty of great stuff. | ||
Such as fooling the tooth fairy | Such as fooling the tooth fairy, taught the entire family about fire drills, got to get stitches at the hospital, and so many other things! | ||
D.W. goes over this and does not feel too happy and Arthur continues, telling her about how she learned to do flips on the balance beam | D.W. goes over this and does not feel too happy and Arthur continues, telling her about how she learned to do flips on the balance beam, her deer friend, meeting Mr. Rogers, met the President, built a chicken coop, saw ''Crazy Bus Live'', and caught chicken pox from Arthur (which D.W. mentions wasn't fun)... | ||
She also saved Cousin Lucy's ring | She also saved Cousin Lucy's ring, took care of Kate upon her birth, saved a special snowball that someone saved. She then stops and blames Arthur, but he denies it yet again... | ||
After hugging Arthur, D.W. thanks him for helping her be happy again this day and Arthur tells her that he wants her to be happy, and reminds her about the special birthday wish. | After hugging Arthur, D.W. thanks him for helping her be happy again this day and Arthur tells her that he wants her to be happy, and reminds her about the special birthday wish. | ||
Later, D.W. and Arthur notice how dark the house is | Later, D.W. and Arthur notice how dark the house is and upon reaching the kitchen. D.W. then sees her parents, Kate, and Grandma Thora with the cake and presents and yell, "SURPRISE!" D.W. then blows out the candles to make her wish. Arthur asks her what she wished for last year and she reveals that she can't remember that wish. | ||
Her parents try to inspire her, but | Her parents try to inspire her, but its no use, D.W. considers wishing for a pony, but is convinced not to do so as Arthur tries to rush her. Claiming Kate is really hungry as a result. Grandma Thora tells D.W. that she does not need to fret over her birthday wish, since she made a nice wish for both Arthur and D.W. on her birthday. After hugging her, D.W. then realizes her birthday wish! | ||
After D.W. finally blew out the candles, everybody digs into the cake. D.W. compliments the cake as Arthur asks her what she wished for and then he asks her that she tells him the wish once it happens. | After D.W. finally blew out the candles, everybody digs into the cake. D.W. compliments the cake as Arthur asks her what she wished for and then he asks her that she tells him the wish once it happens. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
=== | ===Major=== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Emily]] | *[[Emily]] | ||
*[[Kate Read]] | *[[Kate Read]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *This is one of the very few "clip shows" of the Arthur series. | ||
*Clips from "[[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]]," "[[D.W. All Fired Up]]," "[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]," "[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]," "[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]" "[[Arthur's Chicken Pox]]," [[D.W. Goes to Washington]], [[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]], [[Play It Again, D.W.|Play It Again, D.W]]., [[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]] "[[Arthur's Baby]]" "[[D.W.'s Baby]] and "[[D.W. Thinks Big]]" were among those reused. | |||
*In the episode, Arthur refers to [[Aunt Lucy|Lucy]] as his cousin, but she is actually his aunt. | |||
*In ''[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]]'', Arthur said that D.W.'s birthday was six months away, even though his birthday was May 25. D.W.'s birthday was confirmed to be March 1 here, which is 280 days (281 days if a leap year) after Arthur's, and Arthur's birthday is 85 days after D.W.'s. | |||
*In the flashback of D.W.'s fourth birthday, Jane is shown to be pregnant with Kate; yet in the earlier episode ''[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]] ''(as well as its direct sequel ''[[D.W.'s Baby]]'') where Kate was born, Arthur was seven years old and in the second grade and D.W. was three years old, therefore making the flashback in this episode a continuity error. | |||
*Although D.W. turned five years old in this episode, she is still referred to being four years old in the later episodes unless there is a calendar on display that says the date after her birthday, such as in "[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]". | |||
*Apparently, D.W. can't spell 'no', as she calls it a "three letter word". | |||
*When D.W. says she'll never be four again, she only holds up three fingers. | |||
*The Song he sings to D.W. was "Please Don't Think It's Funny". (in [[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]) | |||
*When it flashes back to when [[Mr. Rogers]] singing to D.W., instead of simply reusing footage from "[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]", new animation is produced of Mr. Rogers singing his song to a sleeping D.W. (in the actual episode, D.W. was awake and listening to the song with [[Buster Baxter]].) | |||
*In this episode, it is revealed that Emily is older than D.W., which is confirmed when she says she is five years old already. | |||
*This episode takes place on March 1, however the year in which it takes place on is unknown. | |||
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* In "Arthur's Chicken Pox", when D.W. received chicken pox after resenting Arthur having them, she considered it fun. In this episode, she decides instead that it wasn't fun having them. | |||
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