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{{Episode infobox
{{Episode infobox
|image =Hqdefault2.jpg
|image = Francine_and_the_Soccer_Spy_main_image.png
|titlecard = Francine Soccer Spy card.jpg
|titlecard = Francine Soccer Spy card.jpg
|season= [[Season 21|21]]
|season= [[Season 21|21]]
|number= 3a
|number= 3a
|us = October 26, 2017<ref>https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002103/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20171214093906/https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002103/ archive])</ref>
|us = October 26, 2017<ref>https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002103/ [https://web.archive.org/web/20171214093906/https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002103/ (archive])</ref>
|writers = [[Vanessa Wiegel]]
|writers = [[Vanessa Wiegel]]
|storyboarders = [[Bernie Denk]]<br />[[Allan Jeffrey]]
|storyboarders = [[Bernie Denk]]<br />[[Allan Jeffery]]
|pre. episode = [[The Master Builders]]
|pre. episode = [[The Master Builders]]
|next episode = [[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]]
|next episode = [[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]]
|prev. episode = [[The Master Builders]]}}
|prev. episode = [[The Master Builders]]}}
"'''Francine and the Soccer Spy'''" is the first half of the third season in the [[Season 21|twenty-first season]] of {{Arthur}}.
{{EpisodeHeader|1|3|21}}


==Official synopsis==
==Summary==
When Ladonna befriends a new member of the Mighty Mountain soccer team, Francine becomes convinced she is leaking top secret team info.
When Ladonna befriends a new member of the Mighty Mountain soccer team, Francine becomes convinced she is leaking top secret team info.


==Plot==
==Plot==
[[Muffy]] tells Francine there is a spy in their midst. She ordered [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] to find him and bring him to justice. But then she caught the spy and it was her own self.  
Francine, as Agent 008, is sent to capture a spy. After playing in a casino with Buster, she notices the spy and drives after them. When Francine unmasks the spy, she sees that the spy is identical to herself.


==Characters==
<center>'''Francine & the Soccer Spy'''</center>
 
After the Lakewood team loses a soccer game, Francine encourages the team to practice more. At her house, Ladonna is told of a new student named [[Danny Torres]] moving to the neighborhood and going to dinner with them. Back at the soccer field, Francine shows a plan for her soccer game, and does not want anybody not on the team to know about it; Ladonna leaves practice to meet with Danny. Francine is suspicious and goes to Ladonna's house, finding Ladonna and Danny playing soccer, and suspects that Danny is "on the team."


=== Major ===
At school, Francine tells Muffy that Ladonna is a spy. Muffy thinks that Francine is overreacting, and Francine goes to spy on Ladonna and Danny. Danny gives Ladonna a Mighty Mountain shirt, which Francine takes a picture of and uses as proof. In the [[Ice Cream Shop]], Francine holds a meeting and shows a badly-taken picture that does not actually prove her point.
* [[Francine Frensky]]
* [[Ladonna Compson]]
* [[Danny Torres]]


=== Minor ===
Francine gives Ladonna a fake plan for her soccer team, suspecting her to tell Danny about it. She follows her to the [[Elwood City Public Library]] and later sees her giving Danny a paper. At the soccer field, Danny reveals that the paper Ladonna gave her was an invitation to her house. Francine apologizes and shakes hands with Danny.
* [[Muffy Crosswire]]
* [[Buster Baxter]]
* [[Arthur Read]]
* [[The Brain]]
* [[Binky]]
* [[Rufus Compson]]


=== Cameo ===
At Ladonna's house, she and her friends play charades. After Ladonna charades a soccer game, Danny and Francine go out to play soccer.
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Mrs._Morgan Mrs. Morgan]
 
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/3rd_Grade_Male_Cat 3rd grade male cat]
==Characters==
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Alex Alex]
===Major===
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/D.W._Read D.W. Read]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/David_Read David Read]
*[[Ladonna Compson]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Jane_Read Jane Read]
*[[Danny Torres]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Thora_Read Thora Read]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Julie Julie]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Cheikh%27s_father Cheikh's father]
*[[Arthur Read]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Ethel_Saperstein Ethel Saperstein]
*[[Alan Powers|Brain]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Julia_Wolfe Julia Wolfe]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Ashley_Bathgate Ashley Bathgate]
===Minor===
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/David_Cossin David Cossin]
*[[Rufus Compson]]
* [[Candy Coco]]
===Cameo===
* [[Mr. Barnes]]
*[[Mrs. Morgan]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Mr._Armstrong Mr. Armstrong]
*[[3rd Grade Male Cat]]
* [[Mrs. Armstrong]]
*[[Alex]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Bitzi_Baxter Bitzi Baxter]
*[[D.W. Read]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Bud_Compson Bud Compson]
*[[David Read]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Laverne_Frensky Laverne Frensky]
*[[Jane Read]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Cisely_Compson Cisely Compson]
*[[Thora Read]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Gussie_Compson Gussie Compson]
*[[Julie]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/George_Lundgren George Lundgren]
*[[Cheikh's father]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Fern_Walters Fern Walters]
*[[Ethel Saperstein]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Maria_Pappas Maria Pappas]
*[[Julia Wolfe]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Sue_Ellen_Armstrong Sue Ellen Armstrong]
*[[Ashley Bathgate]]
* [http://arthur.wikia.com/wiki/Nigel_Ratburn Nigel Ratburn]
*[[David Cossin]]
*[[Candy Coco]]
*[[Mr. Barnes]]
*[[Mr. Armstrong]]
*[[Mrs. Armstrong]]
*[[Bitzi Baxter]]
*[[Bud Compson]]
*[[Laverne Frensky]]
*[[Cisely Compson]]
*[[Gussie Compson]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Maria Pappas]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Nigel Ratburn]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*'''Moral:''' Don't leak secret info for your own benefits.
*'''Karma:''' Francine tried to spy on Ladonna, so things kept going wrong on her plan.
===Episode connections===
*Danny Torres is seen again in "[[When Rivals Came to Roost]]."
*the cold open is very similar to that of "[[Is That Kosher?]]," since it is revealed right before the title card that the "antagonist" is actually Francine herself.
===Cultural references===
*The opening in this episode is a parody of the {{W|James Bond}} series.
==References==
==References==
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"Francine & the Soccer Spy"
Francine and the Soccer Spy main image.png
Francine Soccer Spy card.jpg
Season/Series: 21
Number in season: 3a
Original Airdate: United States October 26, 2017[1]
Credits
Written by: Vanessa Wiegel
Storyboard by: Bernie Denk
Allan Jeffery
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"Francine & the Soccer Spy" is the first half of the third episode in the twenty-first season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

When Ladonna befriends a new member of the Mighty Mountain soccer team, Francine becomes convinced she is leaking top secret team info.

Plot[edit]

Francine, as Agent 008, is sent to capture a spy. After playing in a casino with Buster, she notices the spy and drives after them. When Francine unmasks the spy, she sees that the spy is identical to herself.

Francine & the Soccer Spy

After the Lakewood team loses a soccer game, Francine encourages the team to practice more. At her house, Ladonna is told of a new student named Danny Torres moving to the neighborhood and going to dinner with them. Back at the soccer field, Francine shows a plan for her soccer game, and does not want anybody not on the team to know about it; Ladonna leaves practice to meet with Danny. Francine is suspicious and goes to Ladonna's house, finding Ladonna and Danny playing soccer, and suspects that Danny is "on the team."

At school, Francine tells Muffy that Ladonna is a spy. Muffy thinks that Francine is overreacting, and Francine goes to spy on Ladonna and Danny. Danny gives Ladonna a Mighty Mountain shirt, which Francine takes a picture of and uses as proof. In the Ice Cream Shop, Francine holds a meeting and shows a badly-taken picture that does not actually prove her point.

Francine gives Ladonna a fake plan for her soccer team, suspecting her to tell Danny about it. She follows her to the Elwood City Public Library and later sees her giving Danny a paper. At the soccer field, Danny reveals that the paper Ladonna gave her was an invitation to her house. Francine apologizes and shakes hands with Danny.

At Ladonna's house, she and her friends play charades. After Ladonna charades a soccer game, Danny and Francine go out to play soccer.

Characters[edit]

Major[edit]

Minor[edit]

Cameo[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Moral: Don't leak secret info for your own benefits.
  • Karma: Francine tried to spy on Ladonna, so things kept going wrong on her plan.

Episode connections[edit]

  • Danny Torres is seen again in "When Rivals Came to Roost."
  • the cold open is very similar to that of "Is That Kosher?," since it is revealed right before the title card that the "antagonist" is actually Francine herself.

Cultural references[edit]

  • The opening in this episode is a parody of the James Bond series.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002103/ (archive)



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