Grandpa Dave's Memory Album

"Grandpa Dave's Memory Album"
Season/Series:	15
Number in season:	10A
Original Airdate:	October 14, 2010 (Australia), June 15, 2012 (North America)
Credits
Written by:	Ken Scarborough
Storyboard by:	François Brisson
Episodes
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"The Butler Did... What?" is the first half of the tenth episode in the fifteenth season of Arthur.

Summary

Grandpa Dave is moving closer to the family and the kids are thrilled. But something isn't quite right; he's forgetting all sorts of things. Francine's grandmother helps the kids understand that Grandpa Dave loves them just as much as he always has.

Plot

The show begins with Francine's grandmother Bubbie talking about what it's like being old. Such as the good and bad things. Before she can tell everyone her new friend, the show has to start. After the title card, D.W. comes rushing into Arthur's room shouting that Grandpa Dave is coming. She also tells Arthur to move the cot in D.W.'s room, causing Arthur to frown. After moving the cot, the scene cuts to the Elwood City train station. Grandpa tells Arthur that he has grown a lot. Arthur declines and says that it has only been a few months.

Then at home, the kids have fun playing with their grandfather. Like playing catch, singing, and playing hide and seek. But something isn't quite right. He forgets that they were playing and goes inside. When Arthur and D.W. go inside to ask what happened, Grandpa Dave forgets Arthur's name. Jane has to remind him. She tells the kids that she will be taking him to a doctor appointment and that they will have a family meeting when they get back. Arthur looks out the window surprised that he had forgotten his name.

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Characters

Major characters

Minor characters

Background characters

Mentioned (and pictured) characters

• Aunt Lucy
• Lucy's husband

Trivia

• Bubbie broke the fourth wall in this episode when she said "It's public television".

Cultural references

• After Grandpa Dave accidentally calls Arthur 'Arnold', D.W. tells him that he does look more like an Arnold. This is a reference to Arnold Perlstein from The Magic School Bus, who also wears glasses, blue jeans, and a yellow shirt.
• Alzheimer's is a serious disease that affects the persons brain, mainly the memory part of it.  In Grandpa Dave's case he has the early stages of Alzheimer's where it is easly to get lost and forget who people are.

Episode connections

• The pizza party from "Is That Kosher?" is mentioned again.
• Pictures from Aunt Lucy's wedding in "D.W. Thinks Big" are in Grandpa Dave's memory album.

Errors

• In the photo album wedding scene at Aunt Lucy's wedding from D.W. Thinks Big, Lucy and her husband's hair colors are switched.

Production notes

• This is the last episode where Robert Naylor voiced D.W.
• This episode has one of the longest intros of any episode, with 2 minutes and 15 seconds before the title card.

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