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==Summary==
==Summary==
As Arthur tries to prepare his costume for Halloween, he finds himself distracted by D.W.'s persistent case of hiccups.
As Arthur tries to prepare his costume for Halloween, he finds himself distracted by D.W.'s persistent case of hiccups.
==Plot==
In the introduction, [[Arthur]] searches his room for a Halloween costume. He explains that scaring people is an important tradition and makes three trick-or-treaters change their costumes from cute to scary. He then tries to scare D.W., who has the hiccups, but fails.
'''''Hic or Treat'''''


==Plot==
Arthur and his friends design their costumes. Arthur wants to go as “Frankentist” (half Frankenstein, half dentist), Francine as a prom queen, [[Buster]] as “Candyboy” and Brain as the Fourteenth Century.
The episode starts out with Arthur digging out everything from his closet D.W. walks in and asked him what's he doing {Hic} besides messing up your room. Arthur stops and tells her "None of your business." Then Arthur takes D.W. out and then shuts his door and tells her she's driving him insane with her hic-upping then he goes backs into his closet then takes out a green suit jacket and slips it on then tells us "Do you know how some kids dress up as kitty cats and fairies on Halloween? well that's not what Halloween's about I'll show you what I mean." Then he imagines and then we see three kids in Halloween costumes one in a princess costume one in a light purple dog costume with purple dots and D.W.'s preschool friend is in a pumpkin costume, One of them rings the doorbell and a woman answers it and then all 3 of them in unison say "Trick Or Treat!!" then the woman says "oh look you're so cute." then she gets the bowl of candy until Arthur says "Wrong." Then he comes from the right and tells the 3 kids "On Halloween You need to look like monsters and scare people." Then he says "try again." to them and then shuts the door. Then the door bell rings again and this time Arthur answers it, Then 3 kids are scary all right. One is a olive green monster, one of them is a ghost, and the other one is a vampire, Then when Arthur sees them, He says "there you go, much better." Then he takes the bag of candy and dumps it into the person that's a ghost's bag. Then as soon as the imagine is over, We see Arthur now putting on a pair of black boots and a surgeon mask and then says "Scaring people is important and it's fun." then he opens his door to scare D.W. with a Frankenstein laugh, but D.W. was not scared at all she just laughs. Then she asks if that was his scary idea and is that underpants on his mouth. Then Arthur is annoyed then screen fades black and shows title card,
 
Arthur quarrels with [[D.W.]], who does not think he is scary. He and Mrs. Read try to cure D.W.’s hiccups.
 
Brain suggests scaring D.W. Arthur tries but ends up hurting himself. D.W. claims that nothing he could do would scare her.
 
D.W. hands Arthur a list with the four things that scare her most: Dark Bunny, octopuses, eating gingerbread men and giving her toy unicorn Uni to the Tibbles.


Then we see Arthur, Brain, Buster and Francine in the tree house, Then Arthur tells them he's going to be '''Frankentist, '''Frankenstein and Dentist mixed. Francine says she is going to be a prom queen. Buster says "He's going to be Candy Boy and tells everyone about him. Brain says he's going for a 14th Century. Then at nighttime Arthur tells D.W. in the hall that he's going to wear a scary costume this year. Then D.W. says she's going to be way scarier than him. Then Arthur asks her What possibly be more scarier than '''Frankentist. '''Then she says "Hairless Mouse, A dog  that walks on it's hind legs. skates without shoelaces, and or even a brown banana. Then after she says that's scary, she hic-ups after, Then Arthur asks his mom if she could make D.W. stop hic-upping and has been doing it yesterday. Then Jane asks D.W. if she tried holding her breath. Then she tries it but Arthur tells her to cut it out. Then she spits out a bite of her sandwich she was chewing that Jane gave her all over Arthur, Then the saliva sandwich particles go to a new scene where Francine is asking her if a crown is scarier or a tiara is scarier, Then she asks Arthur why he is covered with crumbs on his shoulder, Then Arthur brushes it off and tells her and Brain it was all D.W.'s fault and she's been hic-upping for 2 days straight and it's driving him nuts. Then Francine and Brain tells Arthur to suggest getting rid of hic-ups,
Arthur throws a fake octopus in D.W.’s bath, to no avail. He watches Dark Bunny with D.W., but the episode shows Dark Bunny dancing with Mary Moo Cow, which bothers Arthur more than it does D.W. Arthur takes D.W. to The Sugar Bowl to eat a gingerbread man. She freaks out but does not stop hiccupping.


Now we see D.W. watching Mary Moo Cow, Arthur sneaks up beside D.W. and scare her but it failed because he trips on blue, green and yellow pencils, lands on the couch and falls over. Then at dinnertime David D.W. and Arthur's father asks D.W. if there's a way to stop, D.W. says No and Jane tells David she tried holding her breath and drinking water and doesn't know what else to do.  
Desperate, D.W. gives Uni to the Tibbles. It almost works, but when Brain mentions the world record for hiccuping, D.W.’s hiccups return. D.W. has a fantasy of almost breaking the record after hiccuping for nearly sixty-nine years, only to stop hiccuping in the last 30 seconds.


In the Read home, the Read family and Arthur’s friends put on their costumes. D.W. wants to go as "Hiccup Girl" (just as she is). As the kids are about to go trick-or-treating, Mrs. Read accidentally unplugs the lamp with her broom. She uses a flashlight to find the cord and shines the light in Arthur's Frankentist face as he is holding a dental tool, scaring D.W. At first D.W. is angry, but then she is delighted when she realizes that her hiccups are gone. Arthur is also delighted and tries to scare three trick-or-treaters, only to have them giggle at him. He takes off his mask and says he knew it was too good to be true. He then hiccups and looks worried, and covers his mouth, as the episode ends.
==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
===Minor===
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
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*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[David Read]]
===Cameo===
*[[Mrs. Featherfoffer]](cameo)
*[[Mrs. Featherfoffer]]
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]](cameo)
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]]
*[[Alex]](cameo)
*[[Alex]]
*[[Patrick (4th grader)]](cameo)
*[[Patrick]]
*[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]](cameo)
*[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]]
*[[Emily]](cameo)
*[[Emily]]
*[[Luke]](cameo)
*[[Luke]]
 
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* D.W. imagines her future self as the same size but with white hair, despite imagining her future self as an adult in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]."
*In the title card, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s dress is colored orange and [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s pants are colored green. This is because the episode takes place on Halloween and orange and green are colors commonly related to the holiday.
*D.W. imagines her future self as the same size but with white hair, despite imagining her future self as an adult in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]."
*'''Timeline:'''
**Halloween also takes place in the one-hour special "[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]." As such, Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Mr. and Mrs. Read all have the same costumes.
**D.W. is still scared of octopuses, as revealed in "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]."
===Errors===
*When discussing D.W.'s fears, she says she has never seen [[Dark Bunny]], but heard it's "scary." However, in "[[That's a Baby Show!]]," she says she watched it the day before and it scared her.
===Episode connections===
===Episode connections===
*D.W. is still scared of octopuses, as revealed in "{{e|D.W. All Wet}}."
*D.W. gets the hiccups in "[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]," which has a similar ending gag.
*D.W. gets the hiccups in "[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]," which has a similar ending gag.
*Halloween also takes place in the one-hour special "[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]". As such, Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Mr. and Mrs. Read all have the same costumes.
===Cultural references===
===Errors===
*The name "Candyboy" may be an allusion to the horror film ''Candyman''.
* When discussing D.W.'s fears, she says she has never seen [[Dark Bunny]], but heard it's "scary." However, in "[[That's a Baby Show!]]" she says she watched it the day before and it scared her.
*Brain mentions {{W|Robert Osborne}}, who had the hiccups for 68 years.
===Production notes===
* In the title card, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s dress is colored orange and [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s pants are colored green. This is because the episode takes place on Halloween and orange and green are colors commonly related to the holiday.
 
==Home Video==
==Home Video==
'''DVD''':
'''DVD''':
*[[Dancing Fools (DVD)]]
*[[Dancing Fools (DVD)]]
*[[Arthur: Season 11]]
*[[Arthur: Season 11]]
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{Main|Hic or Treat/Gallery}}
{{Main|Hic or Treat/Gallery}}
==See also==
==See also==
* ''[[Arthur's Halloween]]''
*''[[Arthur's Halloween]]''
 
==References==
==References==
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{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:Season 11 episodes]]
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Latest revision as of 04:55, 31 December 2023

"Hic or Treat"
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Season/Series: 11
Number in season: 7a
Original Airdate: United States September 4, 2007[1]
United Kingdom December 19, 2007[2]
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Written by: Kathy Waugh
Storyboard by: Robert Yap
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"Hic or Treat" is the first half of the seventh episode in the eleventh season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

As Arthur tries to prepare his costume for Halloween, he finds himself distracted by D.W.'s persistent case of hiccups.

Plot[edit]

In the introduction, Arthur searches his room for a Halloween costume. He explains that scaring people is an important tradition and makes three trick-or-treaters change their costumes from cute to scary. He then tries to scare D.W., who has the hiccups, but fails.

Hic or Treat

Arthur and his friends design their costumes. Arthur wants to go as “Frankentist” (half Frankenstein, half dentist), Francine as a prom queen, Buster as “Candyboy” and Brain as the Fourteenth Century.

Arthur quarrels with D.W., who does not think he is scary. He and Mrs. Read try to cure D.W.’s hiccups.

Brain suggests scaring D.W. Arthur tries but ends up hurting himself. D.W. claims that nothing he could do would scare her.

D.W. hands Arthur a list with the four things that scare her most: Dark Bunny, octopuses, eating gingerbread men and giving her toy unicorn Uni to the Tibbles.

Arthur throws a fake octopus in D.W.’s bath, to no avail. He watches Dark Bunny with D.W., but the episode shows Dark Bunny dancing with Mary Moo Cow, which bothers Arthur more than it does D.W. Arthur takes D.W. to The Sugar Bowl to eat a gingerbread man. She freaks out but does not stop hiccupping.

Desperate, D.W. gives Uni to the Tibbles. It almost works, but when Brain mentions the world record for hiccuping, D.W.’s hiccups return. D.W. has a fantasy of almost breaking the record after hiccuping for nearly sixty-nine years, only to stop hiccuping in the last 30 seconds.

In the Read home, the Read family and Arthur’s friends put on their costumes. D.W. wants to go as "Hiccup Girl" (just as she is). As the kids are about to go trick-or-treating, Mrs. Read accidentally unplugs the lamp with her broom. She uses a flashlight to find the cord and shines the light in Arthur's Frankentist face as he is holding a dental tool, scaring D.W. At first D.W. is angry, but then she is delighted when she realizes that her hiccups are gone. Arthur is also delighted and tries to scare three trick-or-treaters, only to have them giggle at him. He takes off his mask and says he knew it was too good to be true. He then hiccups and looks worried, and covers his mouth, as the episode ends.

Characters[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In the title card, D.W.'s dress is colored orange and Arthur's pants are colored green. This is because the episode takes place on Halloween and orange and green are colors commonly related to the holiday.
  • D.W. imagines her future self as the same size but with white hair, despite imagining her future self as an adult in "D.W.'s Name Game."
  • Timeline:
    • Halloween also takes place in the one-hour special "Arthur and the Haunted Tree House." As such, Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Mr. and Mrs. Read all have the same costumes.
    • D.W. is still scared of octopuses, as revealed in "D.W. All Wet."

Errors[edit]

  • When discussing D.W.'s fears, she says she has never seen Dark Bunny, but heard it's "scary." However, in "That's a Baby Show!," she says she watched it the day before and it scared her.

Episode connections[edit]

Cultural references[edit]

  • The name "Candyboy" may be an allusion to the horror film Candyman.
  • Brain mentions Robert Osborne, who had the hiccups for 68 years.

Home Video[edit]

DVD:

Gallery[edit]

:Main article: Hic or Treat/Gallery

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001107
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/programmes/schedules/south/2007/12/19



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