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{{Episode infobox
{{Episode infobox
|ep. name = Francine's Big Top Trouble
|ep. name = Francine's Big Top Trouble
|image = Francine's Big Top Trouble main image.png
|image = Francine's_Big_Top_Trouble_main_image.png
|season = [[Season 9|9]]
|season = [[Season 9|9]]
|uk=TBA
|airdate =  
|is=TBA
|can=TBA
|aus=TBA
|prev. episode = [[Tipping the Scales]]
|prev. episode = [[Tipping the Scales]]
|next episode = [[George Blows His Top]]
|next episode = [[George Blows His Top]]
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|storyboarders = [[Ivan Tankushev]]
|storyboarders = [[Ivan Tankushev]]
|number = 2A
|number = 2A
|titlecard = Francine's Big top trouble.png
|titlecard = Francine's_Big_top_trouble.png|us = December 28, 2004<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000902</ref>|ger = January 1, 2008<ref>https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-9/3906</ref>}}
|us = December 21, 2004
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|ger = January 1, 2008<ref>https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-9/3906</ref>
}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|2|9}}


==Summary==
==Summary==
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==Plot==
==Plot==
In the introduction Arthur muses on how lucky D.W. is to have him. According to him, he gives her good advice, encourages her, and she will be respected in kindergarten for being his sister. He is also teaching her checkers, at which she promptly beats him.
The episode begins when [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] are playing checkers. Arthur begins to speak, but D.W. tells him she wants to do it herself. Arthur then says he doesn't think D.W. thinks she appreciates how easy her life is because of him. He says she could always go to him for great advice. A flashback begins with Arthur teaching D.W. how to get rid of mosquitoes. He tells her to blow gently, and will go away. D.W. blows, and the mosquito leaves, but bites her first. Arthur says "More gently next time. I will now teach you how to tie your shoes with your mind." The flashback ends. He says he constantly encourages her. Another flashback begins. Arthur is teaching D.W. how to rollerskate. D.W. rides in to a garbage can. "That was great. Now we'll work on stopping!" And he thinks when she gets to kindergarten, everyone will respect her because she's Arthur Read's sister. He says he also teaches her things, like checkers. D.W. yells, "King me!" Arthur saw D.W.'s move and was surprised.


Title Card
'''--Title Card--'''


Francine is enthusiastic about spending a week with the other kids at circus camp. Her sister Catherine did well there, and she is sure she will be even better.
The Frenskys are eating breakfast, Francine flips a spoonful of cereal in the air. She catches it, and says she will now accept her applause. [[Catherine Frensky|Catherine]] claps and remembers it's the first day of circus camp. Catherine tells Francine that she can't wait for Francine to be on the trapeze, fifteen feet of the ground.when she tries it didn't work out and decided to do clowning around


The children are welcomed by their instructor, Boris, who remembers Catherine as one of his best students. Francine, however, turns out to be bad at cartwheels. When learning to juggle, she starts with three rather than two clubs, and fails. When trying backflips, she accidentally hurts the instructor.


Back at home Catherine offers Francine her old circus equipment. Francine remembers cheering for her sister's tightrope act, but now she is jealous. She sees circus camp as a competition, even though Catherine assures her that it is not.


The next day instructor Boris wants to teach the kids to use the flying trapeze, which he says was Catherine's best routine. Francine is angry about being compared to her sister. She is annoyed when Binky and Arthur confirm that she looks and sounds like Catherine. Francine tries the flying trapeze and falls into the safety net.
{{Missing|complete plot}}
 
At home Francine is so discouraged that she does not want her parents to come to the performance. She does not want to do anything that Catherine did.
 
At night she has a dream, which looks like an ad for a movie starring Catherine as an action heroine. It is followed by an unenthusiastic ad introducing Francine as "Catherine II", an inferior sequel.
 
The next day Francine wears a clown's costume at circus camp. Fishface the clown tries to teach her to ride the unicycle. She accidentally crashes into him and the other kids laugh.
 
Two days before the performance, Francine still can't do somersaults. Arthur and Binky are worried that she might embarrass herself.
 
At the performance, Francine's classmates perform various circus acts. Francine is last. Together with Fishface she does a clown act, in which she intentionally gets other acts wrong. Her routine is well received by everyone. After the performance she gets praise from Fishface and from Catherine, who admits that she was never good at clowning.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Catherine Frensky]]
*[[Catherine Frensky]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Boris Boudnikov]]
*[[Boris Boudnikov]]
*[[Mr. Frensky]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Oliver Frensky]]
===Minor===
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Laverne Frensky]]
*[[Laverne Frensky]]
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*[[3rd Grade Male Dog]]
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog]]
*[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]]
*[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]]
*[[Fishface]]
 
*[[Alex]] (cameo)
===Cameo===
*[[Natasha]] (cameo)
*[[Alex]]
*[[Jenna Morgan]] (cameo)
*[[Jenna Morgan]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] (cameo)
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Buster Baxter]] (cameo)
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[George Lundgren]] (cameo)
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[Fern Walters]] (cameo)
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Maria Pappas]] (cameo)
*[[Maria Pappas]]
*[[David Read]] (cameo)
*[[David Read]]
*[[Jane Read]] (cameo)
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Emily]] (cameo)
*[[Emily]]
*[[Helen]] (cameo)
*[[Helen]]
*[[Nancy]] (cameo)
*[[Nancy]]
*[[Emily's mother]] (miscolored,cameo)
*[[Emily's mother]]
*[[Otis]] (cameo)
*[[Otis]]
*[[Unknown Male Bear]] (cameo)
*[[Kate Read]] (cameo)


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The episodes working title was "I'm Not Catherine"<ref>http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=118.0;attach=72;image</ref>
*[[Boris]] and [[Natasha]] are a possible reference to Boris and Natasha of ''[[wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', especially to the ''Bumbling Brothers Circus'' story arc during the show's fifth season.
*This is the only episode written by [[Adam Felber]].
*[[Boris Boudnikov]] is a caricature of Igor Boudnikov, the supervisor of character design in the series from around seasons 10 to 15.<ref>http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg807/#msg807</ref>
*"Haute couture", actually means "high fashion".
*This episode was originally titled "I'm Not Catherine".<ref>http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=118.0;attach=72;image</ref>
*'''Timeline:''' In "[[Arthur the Unfunny]]," Francine has no problem doing flips or cartwheels, and even tries to help Arthur learn how. This episode retcons her skills.
*D.W. said "King me!" just like in "Arthur Bounces Back".
*'''4th Wall Break:''' [[Boris Boudnikov]] is a caricature of Igor Boudnikov, the supervisor of character design in the series from around seasons 10 to 15.<ref>http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg807/#msg807</ref>
*In "[[Arthur the Unfunny]]", Francine had no problem doing flips or cartwheels, and even tried to help Arthur learn how. This episode retcons her skills.
*'''Moral:'''
**Unless this episode took place before that one, since the series rarely goes in chronological order.
**Never try to change who someone is for your own benefits.
*This is the only episode written by Adam Felber.
**Dont compare others for your own benefits.
===Errors===
===Errors===
*[[Kate Read|Baby Kate]] is seen in the crowd with brown hair and different clothes.
*[[Kate Read|Baby Kate]] was seen in the crown with brown hair and different clothes.
*[[Emily's mother]] is accidentally colored like [[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4)]].
===Episode connections===
* D.W. beating Arthur at checkers is likely a callback to "[[Play it Again, D.W.]]"
* D.W. shouts "King me!" just like in "[[Arthur Bounces Back]]" and "[[The Big Dig]]."
* Catherine being better at horse riding is a reference to "[[Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider]]."
* Francine being bad at regular performing until she finds her own style is similar to Arthur in "[[Arthur the Unfunny]]."
===Cultural references===
*[[Boris]] and [[Natasha]] are a possible shoutout to Boris and Natasha of ''[[wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show]]'', particularly the ''Bumbling Brothers Circus'' story arc during the show's fifth season.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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===Modelsheets===
===Modelsheets===
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===Screenshots===
===Screenshots===
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