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After the title card, Alberto is seen dropping off Amigo at the Reads' house. He gives Amigo's supplies to Arthur, and thanks him for agreeing to look after Amigo while he's away. Before Alberto leaves, he tries to get Amigo to catch the ball to impress Arthur, but he doesn't catch the ball. Alberto then says to Arthur that he's been trying to get Amigo to do the trick | After the title card, Alberto is seen dropping off Amigo at the Reads' house. He gives Amigo's supplies to Arthur, and thanks him for agreeing to look after Amigo while he's away at the hockey championships. Before Alberto leaves, he tries to get Amigo to catch the ball to impress Arthur, but he doesn't catch the ball. Alberto then says to Arthur that he's been trying to get Amigo to do the trick for weeks, and then he leaves, waving goodbye. Arthur then has a fantasy where Alberto comes back home, and he is amazed to see Amigo flying high with the tennis ball. Arthur also shows Alberto that Amigo can hover around with no legs, and he is impressed. After Arthur's fantasy, he sees that Amigo is missing. | ||
Meanwhile, Pal is seen giving Amigo a welcoming tour of the Reads' house, | Meanwhile, Pal is seen giving Amigo a welcoming tour of the Reads' house, and in the den, he shows Amigo his old dog bed for him to sleep on, but Amigo says to Pal that the floor is fine for him. In the kitchen, Pal tells Amigo that dry food is served throughout the day, while wet food is only served in the evenings. Amigo is amazed, and Pal shows him where he begs at the table at breakfast, but Amigo says to him that he has been trained to not beg at the table. Just then, [[Kate Read|Kate]] comes in to the kitchen, and welcomes Amigo, and he gives her a flower from the Molinas' garden. Pal is not impressed, however, and he tells Amigo that there is still more of the house to see. | ||
After the tour, Arthur is seen playing catch with Amigo, but Pal feels slightly left out. Pal catches the ball instead of Amigo one time, but Arthur just tells him that "that's Amigo's ball". | After the tour, Pal is outside napping, when suddenly, a tennis ball comes out of nowhere and nearly hits him. Pal then asks Amigo what's going on, but Amigo tells him that Arthur threw it. Arthur says, "Try to catch the ball, Amigo", but Amigo doesn't want to, claiming to Pal that it's dirty. However, to humour Arthur, he catches the ball per Pal's suggestion. After Arthur gives Amigo a dog treat for catching the ball, Pal is surprised that he didn't get one, since he was the one who told Amigo what to do. Afterwards, Arthur is seen playing catch with Amigo, but Pal feels slightly left out. Pal catches the ball instead of Amigo one time, but Arthur just tells him that "that's Amigo's ball". | ||
Afterwards, Pal is seen talking to Kate in her and [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s room, and complains about how Amigo got 47 "good boys", and he didn't get one, just for playing catch. Kate thinks that Pal sounds a little jealous, but he laughs it off, saying, "Why would I be jealous of Amigo?". Kate lists some possible reasons, but Pal doesn't want to hear it. Amigo then comes in and says that playing catch with Arthur is fun, but Pal says to him snidely, "How nice for you." Amigo then gasps in shock at what Pal had said to him. | |||
Outside, Pal throws his ball against the side of the shed and says, "Nice Catch, Pal. Good Boy." to himself over and over again. Just then, Pal hears [[Nemo]] laughing, and he sees Nemo up in the tree, saying to him that he's finally "lost his vittles". Nemo also says to Pal that he hasn't seen him this upset since he buried Pal's ham bone in kitty litter, and he asks him what's wrong. Pal tells Nemo that he thinks Arthur likes Amigo better than him, and Nemo says that he "can't imagine why", and starts to list some possible reasons (just like Kate did earlier), but Pal gets it. Nemo then suggests to Pal a solution: Since he can't make himself look better than Amigo (which Nemo claims is impossible), he'd be better off making Amigo look bad instead. | |||
Pal takes Nemo's advice, and in the middle of the night, he takes one of Arthur's sneakers and shreds it to pieces. After giving said sneaker to Amigo while he's sleeping on the floor in the den, Pal laughs to himself about seeing who the "good boy" is now. However, he starts to rethink his actions, and has a fantasy where Amigo is sent to the pound for destruction of footwear, even though he is innocent. After his fantasy, Pal decides that he can't go through with his plan, and he takes the sneaker away from Amigo. However, while Pal is bringing the sneaker back in to Arthur's bedroom, he knocks over one of Arthur's toys, which starts making noise. Hearing the noise, Arthur wakes up, turns his lamp on, and puts his glasses on, asking, "Who's that?". When he sees Pal with the ripped-up sneaker, Arthur gasps and says "Bad Dog!" to Pal. | |||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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Revision as of 01:39, 18 October 2019
| "Dog's Best Friend" | |
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| Season/Series: | 17 |
| Number in season: | 1b |
| Original Airdate: |  November 11, 2013[1] November 11, 2013 October 23, 2013[2][3] April 23, 2013[4] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Jacqui Deegan Peter K. Hirsch |
| Storyboard by: | Allan Jeffery |
| Episodes | |
| Previous "Show Off" |
Next "Adventures in Budylon" |
"Dog's Best Friend" is the second half of the first episode in the seventeenth season of Arthur.
Summary
Arthur agrees to watch Amigo while Alberto goes to soccer camp. At first, Pal is thrilled to have the company! (He even teaches Amigo his coveted table begging secrets!) But when Arthur appears to favor Amigo during a game of catch, Pal begins to worry that he has lost his place as top dog.[5]
Plot
In an episode of Pet Owner Whisperer, Amigo explains to the viewers how to take care of your pet owner, using Arthur as an example. Eventually, Pal shows up, and he asks Amigo why he didn't use Alberto instead, since Arthur is his pet owner. Amigo explains that Alberto wasn't around, and he just so happened to be in the Reads' yard, but Pal starts barking at him and he leaves. Pal then says to the viewers that the most important thing about taking care of your pet owner is letting them know who's in charge.
Dog's Best Friend
After the title card, Alberto is seen dropping off Amigo at the Reads' house. He gives Amigo's supplies to Arthur, and thanks him for agreeing to look after Amigo while he's away at the hockey championships. Before Alberto leaves, he tries to get Amigo to catch the ball to impress Arthur, but he doesn't catch the ball. Alberto then says to Arthur that he's been trying to get Amigo to do the trick for weeks, and then he leaves, waving goodbye. Arthur then has a fantasy where Alberto comes back home, and he is amazed to see Amigo flying high with the tennis ball. Arthur also shows Alberto that Amigo can hover around with no legs, and he is impressed. After Arthur's fantasy, he sees that Amigo is missing.
Meanwhile, Pal is seen giving Amigo a welcoming tour of the Reads' house, and in the den, he shows Amigo his old dog bed for him to sleep on, but Amigo says to Pal that the floor is fine for him. In the kitchen, Pal tells Amigo that dry food is served throughout the day, while wet food is only served in the evenings. Amigo is amazed, and Pal shows him where he begs at the table at breakfast, but Amigo says to him that he has been trained to not beg at the table. Just then, Kate comes in to the kitchen, and welcomes Amigo, and he gives her a flower from the Molinas' garden. Pal is not impressed, however, and he tells Amigo that there is still more of the house to see.
After the tour, Pal is outside napping, when suddenly, a tennis ball comes out of nowhere and nearly hits him. Pal then asks Amigo what's going on, but Amigo tells him that Arthur threw it. Arthur says, "Try to catch the ball, Amigo", but Amigo doesn't want to, claiming to Pal that it's dirty. However, to humour Arthur, he catches the ball per Pal's suggestion. After Arthur gives Amigo a dog treat for catching the ball, Pal is surprised that he didn't get one, since he was the one who told Amigo what to do. Afterwards, Arthur is seen playing catch with Amigo, but Pal feels slightly left out. Pal catches the ball instead of Amigo one time, but Arthur just tells him that "that's Amigo's ball".
Afterwards, Pal is seen talking to Kate in her and D.W.'s room, and complains about how Amigo got 47 "good boys", and he didn't get one, just for playing catch. Kate thinks that Pal sounds a little jealous, but he laughs it off, saying, "Why would I be jealous of Amigo?". Kate lists some possible reasons, but Pal doesn't want to hear it. Amigo then comes in and says that playing catch with Arthur is fun, but Pal says to him snidely, "How nice for you." Amigo then gasps in shock at what Pal had said to him.
Outside, Pal throws his ball against the side of the shed and says, "Nice Catch, Pal. Good Boy." to himself over and over again. Just then, Pal hears Nemo laughing, and he sees Nemo up in the tree, saying to him that he's finally "lost his vittles". Nemo also says to Pal that he hasn't seen him this upset since he buried Pal's ham bone in kitty litter, and he asks him what's wrong. Pal tells Nemo that he thinks Arthur likes Amigo better than him, and Nemo says that he "can't imagine why", and starts to list some possible reasons (just like Kate did earlier), but Pal gets it. Nemo then suggests to Pal a solution: Since he can't make himself look better than Amigo (which Nemo claims is impossible), he'd be better off making Amigo look bad instead.
Pal takes Nemo's advice, and in the middle of the night, he takes one of Arthur's sneakers and shreds it to pieces. After giving said sneaker to Amigo while he's sleeping on the floor in the den, Pal laughs to himself about seeing who the "good boy" is now. However, he starts to rethink his actions, and has a fantasy where Amigo is sent to the pound for destruction of footwear, even though he is innocent. After his fantasy, Pal decides that he can't go through with his plan, and he takes the sneaker away from Amigo. However, while Pal is bringing the sneaker back in to Arthur's bedroom, he knocks over one of Arthur's toys, which starts making noise. Hearing the noise, Arthur wakes up, turns his lamp on, and puts his glasses on, asking, "Who's that?". When he sees Pal with the ripped-up sneaker, Arthur gasps and says "Bad Dog!" to Pal.
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Characters
Major
Minor
Cameo
Trivia
Cultural references
- This episode's title is a parody of the phrase 'man's best friend.'
Episode connections
- This episode has a few similarities to "The Perfect Brother." The episodes involve a guest coming to Arthur's House, and a character feeling left out because their family and friends seem to appreciate the guest more.
- It pays homage to "The Great Sock Mystery" because "The Great Sock Mystery" is about Kate and Pal and it's episode 1b of season 7 and "Dog's Best Friend" is 1b of season 17.
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References
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001701
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140327063402/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/whatson/2013/10/23 (retrieved March 27, 2014)
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160419095407/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03ft7yv/arthur-series-15-22-dogs-best-friend
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/201304/programs/ZX8973A051D2013-04-23T153248.htm
- ↑ http://www.aptv.org/episodes/24929/Arthur/Show-off/dogs-Best-Friend/
