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Saturday at the library, Arthur meets up with a waiting Francine. [[Paige Turner|Miss Turner]] asks what kind of hero they are looking for their report. Arthur suggests a man, but Francine disagrees and insists a woman. | Saturday at the library, Arthur meets up with a waiting Francine. [[Paige Turner|Miss Turner]] asks what kind of hero they are looking for their report. Arthur suggests a man, but Francine disagrees and insists a woman. | ||
Miss Turner suggests for Arthur to read about | Miss Turner suggests for Arthur to read about [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc Joan of Arc] which is downstairs, and for Francine to check out [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman Harriet Tubman] which is upstairs. She also reminds them that the library is closed at five o'clock. | ||
Arthur and Francine read in separate areas, but they don't see the library closing for Arthur falls asleep, while Francine is listening to music while reading. When Arthur wakes up, he goes to check out the book, but Miss Turner isn't there. | Arthur and Francine read in separate areas, but they don't see the library closing for Arthur falls asleep, while Francine is listening to music while reading. When Arthur wakes up, he goes to check out the book, but Miss Turner isn't there. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Greater=== | |||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
===Secondary=== | |||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
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*[[Oliver Frensky]] (debut) | *[[Oliver Frensky]] (debut) | ||
*[[Laverne Frensky]] (debut) | *[[Laverne Frensky]] (debut) | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | |||
*[[Fern Walters]] | ===Background=== | ||
*[[Prunella Deegan]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Prunella Deegan]] | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*[[Pal]] | *[[Jenna Morgan]] | ||
*[[Ken]] (debut | *[[Maria Pappas]] | ||
*[[Jessica Simmons|Jessica]] | *[[Pal]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | *[[Ken]] (debut) | ||
*[[Russell]] | *[[Jessica Simmons|Jessica]] | ||
*[[Alex]] | |||
*[[Russell]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*On Arthur's page on PBSKids.org, Arthur listed being trapped in the library as his favorite adventure | *On [http://pbskids.org/arthur/friends/arthur/about.html Arthur's page] on PBSKids.org, Arthur listed being trapped in the library as his favorite adventure. | ||
*Even though Francine and Arthur should be reading books based on their report, Arthur is seen reading a ''Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club'' book while Francine reads ''Scared Silly''. | *Even though Francine and Arthur should be reading books based on their report, Arthur is seen reading a ''Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club'' book while Francine reads ''Scared Silly''. | ||
**Francine also reads ''Scared Silly'' in "[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]." | **Francine also reads ''Scared Silly'' in "[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]." | ||
*The exterior scene of the library where [[Dog Walker Guy|a man is walking his dog]] is recycled in later episodes. | *The exterior scene of the library where [[Dog Walker Guy|a man is walking his dog]] is recycled in later episodes. | ||
*When Francine tries to open the windows, she presses her foot against it, thus preventing the windows from opening. | *When Francine tries to open the windows, she presses her foot against it, thus preventing the windows from opening. | ||
*In the home video release and versions of the title card for this episode, Binky does not read the title card. On Netflix's version, he does. | *In the home video release and versions of the title card for this episode, Binky does not read the title card. On Netflix's version, he does. | ||
*'''Irony:''' | *'''Irony:''' Francine was upset that Arthur called her a marshmallow but was fine with her making fun of him. | ||
===Episode connections=== | |||
*Arthur telling Francine about when she called him "four-eyes" is a reference to "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]." | |||
*Arthur also mentions about when his loose tooth wouldn't come out from "[[Arthur's Tooth (episode)|Arthur's Tooth]]." Strangely, "Arthur's Tooth" aired after this episode. | |||
*Sue Ellen gasps over being teamed with Binky. In "[[Bully for Binky]]," Sue Ellen is deemed an "anti-Binky weapon" and is the only one who intimidates him. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*Prunella is seen in Mr. Ratburn's third grade class, although she should be in the fourth grade class. | *Prunella is seen in Mr. Ratburn's third grade class, although she should be in the fourth grade class. | ||
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*When Francine is stacking books up to reach the window, one of the books she puts down flips the opposite direction for a frame when she puts it down. | *When Francine is stacking books up to reach the window, one of the books she puts down flips the opposite direction for a frame when she puts it down. | ||
*The library's telephone is shown to only have 9 buttons; yet a telephone is supposed to have 12 buttons where the bottom row's three buttons are the * (asterisk), 0 (operator) and # (pound). | *The library's telephone is shown to only have 9 buttons; yet a telephone is supposed to have 12 buttons where the bottom row's three buttons are the * (asterisk), 0 (operator) and # (pound). | ||
=== | ===Storyline analysis=== | ||
* | *According to the preschool flashback, Francine was introduced to Arthur when they were four years old; but according to the later episode, "[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]," Francine had attended Arthur's third birthday party. | ||
==Home video== | ==Home video== | ||
'''VHS:''' | |||
*[[Arthur Writes a Story (video)]] | |||
'''DVD:''' | |||
*[[Arthur Writes a Story (DVD)]] | |||
*[[Arthur: The Complete Series One]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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