Fifteen

"Fifteen"
Season/Series:	15
Number in season:	1
Original Airdate:	October 10, 2011 February 13, 2012 January 28, 2011 October 12, 2010 December 9, 2010
Credits
Written by:	Jon Greenberg
Storyboard by:	Daniel Miodini Greg Hill
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"Fifteen" is the first episode in the fifteenth season of Arthur. It is a two-part episode.

Summary

How much can Arthur and his friends do in 15 minutes?

• Arthur tries to race home to find his report and get back to school before class starts.
• George gets his shot to win big bucks for his school on the radio show "15 minutes of Fame."
• Kate and Pal try to defeat the "Red Claw" and their mission of getting kids to play with cats by eliminating all imaginary friends.

Can they all accomplish these missions impossible before the clock counts all the way down? Only time will tell!

Plot

There is a split screen of the studio of the radio talk show "15 Minutes of Fame", Arthur running to school, and Pal, who is holding a walkie talkie in his mouth. Pal smells something in the front yard of Arthur's house ... it's cat. In one of the windows Nadine, Baby Kate, and Vicita and the Tibbles imaginary friends are looking at Pal.

At the Lakewood auditorium Mr. Haney tries to talk on the microphone, but it makes a loud noise. Ms. Tingley comes onto the stage and fixes it. Turns out George is on "15 Minutes of Fame". Mr. Haney tries to use the projector, but it shows Binky. He fixes it, and Georges picture shows. All of the kids cheer.

At the studio of 15 Minutes of Fame the host prepares to ask George questions. The host thinks that George's name is "Josh". He gives George the first question...

• "What kind of wood is traditionally used to make a baseball bat?"

At the Auditorium of Lakewood Francine thinks that the question was too hard. She notices there's something in Buster's hands—it's a report. Arthur's report. But it's clearly not Arthur's report, it's a recipe.

At the studio George is having trouble with a question that you'd think would be easy for him. However, he remembers the time when he got Wally as a Christmas present. He remembers that his dad said that he was ash wood, just like a baseball bat. George gets it correct.

In the Reads' backyard Pal is one again carrying a walkie talkie. There's a hole, and he thinks that it is a secret entrance of Nemo's, so he digs in it more.

Arthur calls Buster, since Arthur is on his way to school. Buster tells him that he doesn't have Arthur's report, it was a recipe. So Arthur has to go back to his house to pick up the report and go all the way back to school.

George gets another question worth two-hundred dollars. He doesn't know the answer. The host reminds him that he has the option to call somebody to see if they can answer it. He remembers the time when he was in the Lakewood Talent Show, and at the end Mr. Ratburn told him to exeunt. Mr. Ratburn told him that exeunt means "leave the stage". He answers it and gets it right.

Meanwhile, Pal is still digging and he doesn't notice that Nemo is right next to him. Nemo takes Arthur's report that Pal was trying to protect. He runs away, with Pal right behind him. However, Nemo is swift and climbs a tree. Pal warns him that the Red Claw will not succeed. Nemo says he hasn't ever heard of the RedClaw, and he says that Arthur's report just amuses him.

At the Auditorium everybody is listening since George was just asked another question; this time the question's about the Swedish Lutefisk (from Arthur's Perfect Christmas). George answers correctly and the kids cheer once again. Mr. Ratburn questions Buster about where Arthur is and if he has seen him. Buster lies.

Arthur is looking for his report. He looks in the kitchen, in his room, and just about anywhere. He can't find it. Little does he know Pal is attempting to negotiate Nemo into giving him Arthur's report back. Pal tricks him into dropping the report. Pal picks it up and gives it to Arthur. There's slobber all over it. Arthur throws it out. But while throwing it out Arthur finds his report. The trashmen comes and takes away the "secret recipe".

George gets once another question correct, but there's one more question left to go. "What is Michelangelo's full name". George doesn't know this, but he knows that Arthur told him about his report on Michelangelo. George decides to use the phone call to call the school, but Arthur is still trying to get there! Arthur takes a shortcut over a bush to get to the school quicker. Arthur is almost at the school auditorium. He gets there just in time. George asks him the question and he easily answers it. He takes Arthur's answer, and gets it correct, but Mr. Ratburn makes Arthur and Buster write reports about lying and why Arthur was late for school.

Characters

Major characters

• George
• Arthur
• Pal
• Baby Kate
• Nadine

Minor characters

• Mr. Ratburn
• Mrs. Read
• Buster
• Mr. Haney
• Francine
• Binky
• Muffy
• Mr. Read
• Flip Wuttles
• Nemo
• Uncle Wormy
• Neal Lundgren (flashback)
• Treenie

Background characters

• Alex
• Jenna
• Sue Ellen
• Fern
• Brain
• Miss Tingley
• Mrs. Lundgren
• 3rd Grade Male Aardvark
• Maria
• Prunella
• 3rd Grade Male Cat
• Mary
• 3rd Grade Male Dog
• 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
• Mrs. MacGrady
• 3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)
• Frankie

Mentioned characters

• D.W.
• Tibble Twins
• Vicita

Trivia

• This episode is titled "Fifteen", and the content is based on 15 minutes. This is because it is the debut of season 15.
• Nemo said the Red Claw sounds like a seafood restaurant, referring to the Red Lobster.
• Arthur is seen riding his new Trailblazer bike from "Arthur Changes Gears", which means that this episode takes place after that one.

Errors

• George has a flashback of how he got Wally; He apparently got him for Christmas in this episode. But in all the other previous episodes, he made him in arts and crafts.
  • It is mentioned that Wally was made of ash tree, but in The Silent Treatment, Wally said he was made from an oak tree.
• The radio in the Reads' kitchen appears to be orange but later in the episode it is blue.

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• "Fifteen" Episode Preview

  Preview from the PBS YouTube channel

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