The forum pages are fully operational! See this link for the latest forum topics, where users can collaborate or discuss certain topics in one place!

Francine and the Feline

From Arthur Wiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
FATF Francine's New Kitten.png
Francine and the Feline
Season 3
Episode no. 13b
Date aired April 26th, 1999
Episode Guide
Previous
Arthur's Dummy Disaster
Next
Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight

Francine and the Feline is the second half of Episode 13 of Season 3. It first aired on April 26th, 1999.

Premise

Francine's father Oliver finds a cat abandoned in the dump and adopt him as a pet. Catherine names the cat Rose Petal, until she learns he is more interested in Francine, leading him to be renamed Nemo. Arthur is a dog person and throws tantrums about cats, making up ridiculous stories about them being evil and wanting to bite off people's ears. When Pal and Nemo play around, Arthur claims that Nemo is threatening to kill Pal. Arthur dislikes Nemo so much that Francine might decide to stop being friends with him.

Trivia

Notes

  • Pal and Nemo were friends here, but all of Nemo's later appearances made them enemies.
  • From Season 4 and onwards, Nemo's apparance changed drastically.
  • On the front cover of Arthur's Pet Follies, Nemo's original design from this short was used.
  • In Arthur's dream about Francine having more cats in her apartment, when he shouts at the cats to leave his ears alone, he thinks the cats would spread a disease if they lick him.

Goofs

  • Arthur saying that Nemo is black would be considered racist against an African racial culture.
  • In Arthur's dream about Francine having more cats in her apartment, Francine first had her true monkey nostrils but later had a cat's nose and whiskers.

Home video

VHS and DVD:

Arthur's Pet Follies