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Once Grandma Thora tells D.W. stories do not have to be written down, she tells Arthur one. It is a story from ancient Greek mythology. O-D.W.-eus is traveling with her preschool crew. She stole Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea | Once Grandma Thora tells D.W. stories do not have to be written down, she tells Arthur and Buster one. It is a story from ancient Greek mythology. O-D.W.-eus is traveling with her preschool crew. She stole a unicorn belonging to Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Then, everyone gets stuck in The Layer of the Lotus Eaters (also known as Cyclops Island). They make everyone want to stay. Everyone but D.W. had one. They get stuck in Polyphemus' cave. Since he is dumb, D.W. wraps his ear around his head. The Tibble Twins are eaten alive. Everyone is no longer hypnotized and leaves. Later, they pass the Sirens. Sirens play music which hypnotizes the sailors into crashing their boats onto the rocks. Later, she passes an Arthur whirlpool. She gets home safely, but with nobody else in her crew. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 30 March 2014
| "D.W. Tale Spins" | |
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| Season/Series: | 4 |
| Number in season: | 6A |
| Original Airdate: | October 11, 1999 |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Joe Fallon |
| Storyboard by: | Stefanie Gignac |
| Episodes | |
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Next "Prunella Gets It Twice" |
| Read transcript | |
Summary
The combination of Greek mythology and D.W.'s imagination results in a fantastic tale.
Plot
Once Grandma Thora tells D.W. stories do not have to be written down, she tells Arthur and Buster one. It is a story from ancient Greek mythology. O-D.W.-eus is traveling with her preschool crew. She stole a unicorn belonging to Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Then, everyone gets stuck in The Layer of the Lotus Eaters (also known as Cyclops Island). They make everyone want to stay. Everyone but D.W. had one. They get stuck in Polyphemus' cave. Since he is dumb, D.W. wraps his ear around his head. The Tibble Twins are eaten alive. Everyone is no longer hypnotized and leaves. Later, they pass the Sirens. Sirens play music which hypnotizes the sailors into crashing their boats onto the rocks. Later, she passes an Arthur whirlpool. She gets home safely, but with nobody else in her crew.
Characters
Main Characters
Characters in her Story
- O-D.W.-eus (D.W. Read)
- Cyclops (Buster Baxter)
- Scylla (Muffy)
- Poseidon (Francine)
- Charybdis (Arthur)
- Tibble Twins
- Nadine
- Emily
- Amanda Holser
Trivia
Cultural references
- In D.W.'s version of The Odyssey, Part 1, many of Arthur's and D.W.'s friends are featured as different characters in the story, as listed:
- D.W. as Odysseus
- Buster as the Cyclops
- Francine as Poseidon
- Muffy as Scylla
- Arthur as Charybdis
- Emily, the Tibbles, Nadine, Amanda Holster, and Liam as the Queen's crew
- The name "O-D.W.-eus", is a spoof off of name "Odysseus" from the original version of The Odyssey.
- The Vegemorphs book series is a parody of the Animorphs books, while there is an actual "Vegemorphs" book in real life.
Episode connections
- The Crazy Bus song is featured as the song of the Sirens.
