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| *[[Maria Pappas]] (cameo) | | *[[Maria Pappas]] (cameo) |
| *[[Pal]] (cameo) | | *[[Pal]] (cameo) |
| *[[Ken]] (debut, cameo) | | *[[Ken]] (debut,cameo) |
| *[[Jessica Simmons|Jessica]] (cameo) | | *[[Jessica Simmons|Jessica]] (cameo) |
| *[[Alex]] (cameo) | | *[[Alex]] (cameo) |
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| ==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. |
| *At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to pots and pans.
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| *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. |
| *This is the first episode to not have anyone's name in the title.
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| *When Sue Ellen reacts to being paired with Binky, she gasps using one of D.W.'s stock gasps, recorded by Michael Caloz.
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| *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. |
| **Francine was upset that Arthur called her a marshmallow but was fine with her making fun of him.
| | *'''Karma:''' Francine made fun of Arthur, so she get called a marshmallow. |
| **Arthur and Francine could have called or texted their family members from the telephones or they could log into the computers to text them on the library.
| | *'''Timeline:''' 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. |
| *'''Karma:''' | | ===Episode connections=== |
| **Francine made fun of Arthur in "Arthur's Eyes", so she get called a marshmallow.
| | *Arthur telling Francine about when she called him "four-eyes" is a reference to "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]." |
| **Francine took a book off Arthur's staircase which caused him to fall, so when she was chasing a fly, she fell too.
| | *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. |
| **Arthur called Francine a marshmellow, so he got in trouble with Francine.
| | *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. |
| *'''Timeline:''' | |
| **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.
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| **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.
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| **Arthur telling Francine about when she called him "four-eyes" means this episode takes place after "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]."
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| *'''Running Gag:''' Arthur and Francine arguing.
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| *'''Moral:''' Get to know someone before judging them.
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| ===Differences from the book===
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| *The scene where Arthur recalls meeting Francine is removed in the book.
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| *In the book, Francine says "Arthur! Arthur Read!" In the episode, she just says "Arthur Read!"
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| *In the book, Arthur asks "I did?" In the episode, he stammers until Buster interrupts.
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| *In the book, the sweater is described as "puff[ing] up everywhere" and "ha[ving] padded shoulders and wool that fluffed out like frosting."
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| *In the book, Francine tells Arthur to "say you're sorry" instead of "apologize."
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| *In the book, after Francine threatens Arthur, Buster defends him. Francine, Muffy, and Sue Ellen ignore him and Buster says "I guess we told ''them''" and that Arthur "doesn't have to thank" him, as Arthur sighs.
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| *In the book, in class, Arthur gets upset at Buster for "talk[ing] so tough." Buster argues he was standing up for Arthur, and Arthur says he can do that himself.
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| *In the book, Mr. Ratburn is less sarcastic while telling Buster to sit down.
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| *In the book, Mr. Ratburn says "Are people born brave and generous, or do they become this way later on?" instead of "Are you born with these characteristics, or are they something you develop?"
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| *In the book, the class wonders if Mr. Ratburn is asking a rhetorical question or talking to himself.
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| *In the book, Arthur and Buster talk about heroes as they go home from school, such as Robin Hood, Hercules, and [[Bionic Bunny]]. Arthur says he likes heroes because he could never do most of what they do, and asks Buster if heroes ever "call their friends a marshmallow." Buster says that if they do, they do not worry about it later.
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| *In the book, D.W. tells Francine that Arthur looks like "a soggy dumpling" in his pajamas.
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| *In the book, Arthur is surprised that Francine was offended by her insult. D.W. argues that marshmallows are good to eat instead of look like. Arthur asks how he and Francine are supposed to work if she does not speak to him, and D.W. responds, "You should have thought of that before you started calling people names."
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| *In the book, Arthur plays with [[Pal]] and is nearly late to meeting Francine at the library.
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| *In the book, Arthur and Francine argue while at the library desk. Francine looks at the biographies and Arthur goes to the medieval French history section. Arthur imagines himself and Buster in the book while he reads it, and Francine listens to music on a Walkman.
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| *In the book, Francine accidentally knocks over a stack of books before she finds Arthur, scaring him.
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| *In the book, Francine does not mention her ears ringing after falling.
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| *In the book, Arthur and Francine say "PHONE!" In the episode, they say "THE TELEPHONE!"
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| *In the book, Muffy does not talk on the phone for very long and mentions that she "hear[s] the bell for dinner" before hanging up.
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| *In the book, after Francine dials the phone, she shouts "User codes! Passwords! What's the world coming to, anyways?"
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| *In the book, Arthur spits out the page of the book in disgust. After he hears a noise, he is startled, but then wonders if the picture of mashed potatoes and gravy tastes better.
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| *In the book, Arthur and Francine talk about the horror movie.
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| *In the book, Arthur and Francine's conversation in the staff room is different.
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| *In the book, Binky says that he thinks characters in books come out after the library is closed.
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| *In the book, while talking in front of the class, Arthur says that he picked Joan of Arc. In the book, he says that he "didn't get to do a real report."
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| *In the book, Mr. Ratburn gives Arthur and Francine until tomorrow for their report. In the episode, he gives them until next weekend.
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| *In the book, Arthur says that Francine is a good friend, "but nobody's perfect." In the episode, he says "most of the time."
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| ===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). |
| ===References===
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| *Ms. Turner suggests to Arthur and Francine about writing about Joan of Arc and {{W|Harriet Tubman}} respectively.
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| *D.W. being upset that Arthur called Francine a marshmallow is simliar to Lori raging at Lincoln for hurting Ronnie Anne's feelings in [https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Save_the_Date?oldid=646396 Save The Date]
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| **The Main Characters (Arthur/Lincoln) have to do a project with their bullies (Francine/Ronnie Anne) in this episode and [https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Shell_Shock?oldid=652892 Shell Shock] respectively.
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| ==Home video== | | ==Home video== |
| *'''VHS:''' [[Arthur Writes a Story (video)]]
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| *'''DVD:''' [[Arthur Writes a Story (DVD)]]
| | *[[Arthur Writes a Story (video)]] |
| **[[Arthur: The Complete Series One]]
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| | '''DVD:''' |
| | *[[Arthur Writes a Story (DVD)]] |
| | *[[Arthur: The Complete Series One]] |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery position="center" spacing="small"> | | <gallery position="center" spacing="small"> |
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
| ==Soucres== | | |
| | ==References== |
| {{Reflist}} | | {{Reflist}} |
| {{EpisodeNav|1}} | | {{EpisodeNav|1}} |
