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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to a big splash of water.
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| *This episode and the next episode were encoded to work with ActiMates Arthur and D.W. on June 29, 1998.
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| *Poet {{w|Jack Prelutsky}} was the first celebrity who voiced himself on ''Arthur''. Unlike later guest stars he looks more like a regular character than his human self.
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| *'''Moral:''' Dont force people to like poetry for your own personal benefit.
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| ===Cultural references===
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| *This episode uses real-life poems by Jack Prelutsky. They are, in order, "My Sister is a Sissy," "Today is Very Boring," and "Jelly Fish Stew." | | *This episode uses real-life poems by Jack Prelutsky. They are, in order, "My Sister is a Sissy," "Today is Very Boring," and "Jelly Fish Stew." |
| *In the library, Buster reads "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll.
| | ===Differences from the book=== |
| *The line "something better than his dog, a little dearer than his horse" is from "Locksley Hall" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
| | *In [[Jimmy Goes to the City|Arthur's poem]] the ape's name is Jimmy, but in the chapter book based on the episode, the ape's name is Joey. |
| *"It was the dead who groaned within" is a line from Edgar Allan Poe's "The Sleeper."
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| *Arthur recites a line from "Paul Revere’s Ride" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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| *Jimmy climbing the skyscraper in Arthur's poem looks a lot like the famous Empire State Building scene from the movie ''{{wp|King Kong (1933 film|King Kong}}''
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| ===Errors===
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| *In the intro for this episode, during the line "She screams at things with stingers, things that buzz, and things that crawl", we see D.W. eating a red Popsicle. When we see a close-up of a bug landing on it, the Popsicle turns orange.
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| ===Differences between the book and the episode=== | |
| *In the episode, Arthur reads "My Sister is a Sissy" in the opening. In the book, he recites it in class. | |
| *In the book, Francine saying "moon, June, spoon, tune, a loon" is followed by Arthur asking, "Will you be done soon?" She responds, "Before noon."
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| *In the episode, Fern says that Binky couldn't write a poem even if he tried. In the book, she says he couldn't if his life depended on it.
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| *Buster says that going to Poetry Club could be "a fate worse than death."
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| *Arthur and Buster talk to Ms. Turner before reading poems in the library.
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| *Arthur says that "Paul Revere's Ride" has "a good beat" that sounds like a horse galloping.
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| *Arthur's poem is inspired by a news broadcast in the book, while he comes up with it on his own in the episode.
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| *In the book, Arthur meets to discuss his poem with Fern at school. In the episode, he visits Fern's house.
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| *The scene where Buster falls from the tree into Arthur's lap is changed to him landing next to Arthur.
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| *In the book, two lines in Arthur's poem are changed. Additionally, Jimmy is renamed Joey.
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| **"Jimmy made a daring escape" is changed to "So Joey decided to make a daring escape."
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| **"The city's okay for a visit, but you couldn't make me live there" is changed to "The city's okay for a visit, but you wouldn't want to live there."
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| *In the book, Jack Prelutsky says "You know what? I hate singling out one winner when everyone did such a terrific job. In my opinion, you all win!" In the episode, he says "I hate contests. You all won."
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| | {{CollapsingGallery| |
| | ===Videos=== |
| | <gallery> |
| | Arthur Jack Prelutsky visits Elwood City PBS KIDS GO |
| | Arthur My Sister is a Sissy PBS KIDS GO! |
| | </gallery> |
| | ===Screenshots=== |
| <gallery spacing="small"> | | <gallery spacing="small"> |
| ImAPoet1.jpg|"Whoa! I'm Falling!" | | ImAPoet1.jpg |
| ImAPoet2.jpg | | ImAPoet2.jpg |
| ImAPoet3.jpg | | ImAPoet3.jpg |
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| ImAPoet5.jpg | | ImAPoet5.jpg |
| ImAPoet6.jpg | | ImAPoet6.jpg |
| ImAPoet7.jpg|Fern Forceing Everyone To Like Poem | | ImAPoet7.jpg |
| ImAPoet8.jpg | | ImAPoet8.jpg |
| ImAPoet9.jpg | | ImAPoet9.jpg |
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| Buster's_poet..jpg | | Buster's_poet..jpg |
| Arthur ridiculous poem.JPG | | Arthur ridiculous poem.JPG |
| </gallery> | | </gallery>}} |
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
| {{Reflist}} | | {{Reflist}} |
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| [[Category:A to Z]] | | [[Category:A to Z]] |
| [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] |
| [[Category:1996]]
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