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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This was the first episode that didn't show the "And now back to ''Arthur''." '' title card with the kids saying it. Instead, Larry King said "Thanks for tuning in, folks. And now back to ''Arthur''." | *This was the first episode that didn't show the "And now back to ''Arthur''." '' title card with the kids saying it. Instead, Larry King said "Thanks for tuning in, folks. And now back to ''Arthur''." | ||
* | *'''Running Gag:''' [[Mr. Ratburn]] saying "Curtain!" | ||
*In the beginning, Buster's excited comment "We won! We won!" could be referring to the line "Yee-hey, woo! We wiiiiin!" in the often-used "cheering" sound effect, which was in fact played a few seconds before he spoke. | *In the beginning, Buster's excited comment "We won! We won!" could be referring to the line "Yee-hey, woo! We wiiiiin!" in the often-used "cheering" sound effect, which was in fact played a few seconds before he spoke. | ||
*Ducks appear in this episode three times, meaning that it's possible that in Arthur's universe, ducks are a descendant of grebes, which are said to be extinct in this episode. | *Ducks appear in this episode three times, meaning that it's possible that in Arthur's universe, ducks are a descendant of grebes, which are said to be extinct in this episode. | ||
*This episode takes place in the year 2003. This is true because the 100th anniversary was celebrated in this episode, and Elwood City was founded in 1903. 100 years after 1903 is 2003, making that the year this episode takes place. | |||
===Episode connections=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
*This is the second time that Mr. Ratburn uses a hat for the students to choose jobs at random. The first time is in "[[Citizen Frensky]]." | *This is the second time that Mr. Ratburn uses a hat for the students to choose jobs at random. The first time is in "[[Citizen Frensky]]." | ||
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**[[Fred Rogers|Mister Rogers]], [[Michelle Kwan]], [[Yo-Yo Ma]], [[Alex Lebeck]], and [[Joshua Redman]], all of who were guest stars in previous episodes, were invited to the show by Muffy. | **[[Fred Rogers|Mister Rogers]], [[Michelle Kwan]], [[Yo-Yo Ma]], [[Alex Lebeck]], and [[Joshua Redman]], all of who were guest stars in previous episodes, were invited to the show by Muffy. | ||
* The man who drives Francine and her dad to the show is the same balding man seen in "[[Buster's Sweet Success]]", driving the same car sold to him by [[Ed Crosswire]] that features in the tow truck title card. Here however, the car has four functioning wheels and runs on its own power. | * The man who drives Francine and her dad to the show is the same balding man seen in "[[Buster's Sweet Success]]", driving the same car sold to him by [[Ed Crosswire]] that features in the tow truck title card. Here however, the car has four functioning wheels and runs on its own power. | ||
* Jenna complains to Binky when he splits his pants again. This may be a reference to [[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]], when Binky's pants ripped in the classroom. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*The man giving Francine and her father a ride to the play appears in the audience even before they arrive. | *The man giving Francine and her father a ride to the play appears in the audience even before they arrive. | ||
**Also, in the audience, Mr. Frensky can be seen in the crowd at the beginning of the musical before they arrived. | **Also, in the audience, Mr. Frensky can be seen in the crowd at the beginning of the musical before they arrived. | ||
*Arthur was wearing a pink sweater for a couple of seconds. | *Arthur was wearing a pink sweater for a couple of seconds. | ||
===Production notes=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
* This is the first Half hour episode. | |||
* Counting both halves of an episode as a single episode, this is the 100th episode. | * Counting both halves of an episode as a single episode, this is the 100th episode. | ||
*[[Marc Brown]] made a cameo in this episode. He was not only on the guest list, he was seen in the row with the other celebrities while Arthur narrated after Fern's song. [[Jeremy O'Neill]] was also on the guest list. | |||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
