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|storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]] | |storyboarders = [[Gerry Capelle]] | ||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
It | It's the hottest school day of the year, and tempers are even hotter. To keep the peace, Mr. Ratburn moves Brain and Arthur away from their usual desks ... and sets off a chain reaction resulting in the most explosive desk war in third grade history!<ref>http://www.klru.org/schedule/episode/193670/</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] starts off by looking (unsuccessfully) through his classmates' desks. They all debate why he's allowed to start the [[Arthur | [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] starts off by looking (unsuccessfully) through his classmates' desks. They all debate why he's allowed to start the [[Arthur|show]]; because it's his show. They all want it to change, including the ''Binky Barnes Variety Hour''. Then [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] claims to the viewers that the teachers don't blow things out of proportion, but in the teacher's lounge, viewers can see that they ''do''. | ||
One morning, it's a hot day and all are sweating in the classroom. The [[Alan Powers|Brain]] calculates that his seat's getting the most cool air. But then arguing breaks out on desk over [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s stickers and dust ruffle, meaning that he's sent to the | One morning, it's a hot day and all are sweating in the classroom. The [[Alan Powers|Brain]] calculates that his seat's getting the most cool air. But then arguing breaks out on desk over [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s stickers and dust ruffle, meaning that he's sent to the 2nd hottest spot in the room (behind [[Binky Barnes|Binky]]'s desk) by Mr. Ratburn. Arthur, [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] have an argument which eventually leads to Arthur being sent to Brain's desk, and Binky seizes Arthur's desk. Arthur messes with the Brain's desk-sorting pencil thing, which angers him. | ||
[[Francis Haney|Mr. Haney]] comes in and calls Mr. Ratburn into the office to take a call, and Ratburn tells the kids that he has to go and to work on their assignments while he's gone. The Brain plots to try to get his desk back, after discovering the gum from [[George Lundgren|George]]'s (who's absent) dinosaur model. Muffy moves to the sharpener after her pencil breaks. | [[Francis Haney|Mr. Haney]] comes in and calls Mr. Ratburn into the office to take a call, and Ratburn tells the kids that he has to go and to work on their assignments while he's gone. The Brain plots to try to get his desk back, after discovering the gum from [[George Lundgren|George]]'s (who's absent) dinosaur model. Muffy moves to the sharpener after her pencil breaks. | ||
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This is Brain's chance to get back to a cooler spot! But Muffy sees this and scrambles back to her seat. George returns early to discover his seat is missing, and he can't sit anywhere. George is duped into sharpening Muffy's pencil. | This is Brain's chance to get back to a cooler spot! But Muffy sees this and scrambles back to her seat. George returns early to discover his seat is missing, and he can't sit anywhere. George is duped into sharpening Muffy's pencil. | ||
Then a lot of threats start off | Then a lot of threats start off - if George doesn't give the pencil to Brain, then his gummy dino is squashed; if this happens, then Sue Ellen will throw Binky's rubber band ball out the window, Brain's desk will get covered in judo kitten stickers by Muffy if she doesn't get the pencil, this isn't fair on Francine, who was promised these, so she'll cut the dust ruffle in half, Buster's comic book will be shredded by Fern if the ruffle is cut, despite saying "Cut up that dusk ruffle and, Arthur's comic book gets shredded, then Buster will eat Arthur's cookies. | ||
The pressure builds on George, | The pressure builds on George, The pencil keeps snapping, if these continues, then Sue Ellen's UN report is history, according to Brain. A book falls onto the dinosaur, so all threats are carried out, which leads to mass destruction of the classroom. Mr Haney comes in to warn them, but he'll let them off so long as they tidy up. All refuse to do the hard jobs as none of them believe they're at fault. | ||
George cleans - he doesn't mind and said that they all make a big deal about everything. They all muck in and clean up and Brain rewrites Sue Ellen's UN report. Ratburn returns and gives the good news - he's an uncle. Everyone is invited to Muffy's pool to cool off. They debate what started the fight, but no conclusion is reached. Then Binky's rubber band ball bounces through the pool, so it's chased. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Alan Powers | ===Major=== | ||
*[[Alan Powers]] | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
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*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Jenna Morgan]] | ||
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*[[Francis Haney]] | *[[Francis Haney]] | ||
*[[Ms. Krasny]] | *[[Ms. Krasny]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[Alex]] | ||
*[[Mr. Marco]] | *[[Maria Pappas]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)]] | *[[Mr. Marco]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Monkey]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit (Number 2)]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Monkey]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 3)]] | ||
*[[Sharky]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 4)]] | ||
*[[Sharky]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | * The students wear different clothes in this episode because it's almost summer vacation. | ||
*[[Sharky]] | *[[Sharky]] was seen in the pool in this episode, even when D.W. was not seen in the episode at all. Although, it's possible that [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] purchased it or Muffy's parents may have bought it. | ||
*There are four extra students seen in the classroom, in contrast to the fact that they are not on Mr. Ratburn's class roster | * There are four extra students seen in the classroom, in contrast to the fact that they are not on Mr. Ratburn's class roster. | ||
===Cultural references=== | |||
* Muffy's [[Judo Kittens]] stickers appear to be reminiscent of ''{{W|The Powerpuff Girls}}''. | |||
* This episode seems to be an allusion to {{W|World War I}} and {{W|Word War II|II}}, regarding the fact that one thing led to another, until it got chaotic. The students were also studying about the {{W|United Nations}}, an international organization that was established after World War II, which aimed for world peace. | |||
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*Muffy's [[Judo Kittens]] stickers appear to be reminiscent of ''{{W|The Powerpuff Girls}}''. | |||
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=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
* | *In this episode, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] gets a call from [[Rodentia Ratburn|his sister]], and he tells the class that he became an uncle, which meant that she'd given birth to a child; even though in her exclusive appearance in "[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]," she was single and she wasn't pregnant, nor did it reveal whether or not she had children. This may be a continuity error - or Ratburn's sister was only just pregnant and it didn't show, or maybe he may have another sister. Given the time that has elapsed between the two episodes, it's likely just a new addition to the ongoing continuity, which is not always consistent. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Desk Wars/Gallery}} | {{Main|Desk Wars/Gallery}} | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Season 8 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 8 episodes]] | ||