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|season = [[Season 10|10]]
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|writers = [[Stephanie Simpson]]
|writers = [[Stephanie Simpson]]
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]
|number = 8B
|number = 8b
|titlecard = Operation D.W. Title Card.JPG|us = May 24, 2006<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001008</ref>|uk = November 16, 2006<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/2006-11-16</ref>}}{{EpisodeHeader|2|8|10}}
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==Summary==
==Summary==
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] goes into the hospital for an ear operation.
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] has an ear operation because she can't hear well.


==Plot==
==Plot==
The episode opens up at the preschool, where D.W. can't hear her teacher say that it's time for story time. Later at her house, she can only hear [[Mary Moo Cow]] if she turns the TV up really loud or stands right beside it.
In the introduction Arthur gives examples of how it helps to be prepared for things. However, he was not prepared for D.W.’s birth.


D.W. goes to the doctor, who tells her that she has fluid build-up in her ears, which prevent her from hearing sounds properly, and she has to get an operation to insert tympanostomy tubes to drain them. [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] starts being nice to her because she is being so brave about it. She gets her checkup the day before her surgery and learns a little more about the hospital. The next day she doesn't know if she's brave enough. But she realizes it's okay to be scared and goes on with the operation. After she's put to sleep she has a dream that she is a [[Super Eargirl|superhero with big ears]]. When she wakes up, she realizes she was brave enough after all.
Title Card
 
D.W. fails to hear Miss Morgan in preschool. At home she has to turn the TV all the way up to hear it. [[Arthur|Her brother]] and Her Father doesnt like it. He notices something is wrong with D.W.
 
D.W. and her Father visit Dr. Tinnitus the ear doctor/surgeon. She discovers that D.W.’s ears are full of gunk. Since D.W. has already had several ear infections that year, Dr. Tinnitus wants D.W. to come back for an operation to insert small tubes into her eardrums so the gunk will flow out instead of clogging the middle ear.
 
At home Arthur is especially nice to D.W. He lets her choose the TV program and brings her cookies. When she asks him why, her tells her that it is because she is being so brave. D.W. did not know that an operation was something you had to be brave about.
 
Mr. Read takes D.W. to the hospital the day before her operation. A nurse examines her and takes a blood sample. She gives D.W. a teddy bear for being brave and D.W. thanks her and tells her dad that they should go. The nurse tells D.W. that she's not done yet and still has to see more doctors.
 
At night D.W. tells Arthur about seeing an anesthesiologist. Both Arthur and her dad give her encouraging words.
 
D.W. dreams about being examined by Miss Morgan and the Tibbles and found to completely lack bravery. The next morning she claims to be able to hear the TV, not realizing that the sound is turned off. Her dad tells her that it is okay to be scared but the operation is necessary.
 
At the hospital the nurse gives D.W. a hospital gown and a “Number One Patient” sticker. Arthur gives her a good luck mark with his lucky pencil. Dr. Tinnitus arrives and she and Mr. Read bring D.W. to the operating room where she is put under anesthesia.
 
During the operation D.W. dreams that she is a superheroine with huge ears who protects a unicorn from a troll.
 
After D.W. wakes up, her parents take her home. D.W. now can hear Arthur whispering and while playing doctor she “discovers” that Arthur has no brains.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major===
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[Jane Read]]
*[[David Read]]
*[[David Read]]
===Minor===
*[[Kate Read]]
*[[Kate Read]]
*Doctor
*[[Dr. Tinnitus]]
*Nurse
*[[Unknown Female Adult Bear|Nurse]]
*[[Ms. Morgan]]
*[[Ms. Morgan]]
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]]
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble]]
===Fantasy===
*[[Mary Moo Cow]]
*[[Lisa]]  
*[[Bionic Bunny]]
*[[James MacDonald]]  
*[[Lisa]] (fantasy)
===Cameo===
*[[James MacDonald]] (fantasy)
*[[Liam]]
*[[Liam]] (cameo)
*[[Maryann]]
*[[Maryann]] (cameo)
*[[Sarah]]
*[[Sarah]] (cameo)
*[[Amanda Hulser]]
*[[Amanda Hulser]] (cameo)
*[[Kyle]]
*[[Kyle]] (cameo)
*[[Edwin]]
*[[Edwin]] (cameo)
*[[Emily]]
*[[Emily]] (cameo)
*[[Lucy (preschooler)|Lucy]]
*[[Lucy (preschooler)|Lucy]] (cameo)
 
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Reruns of this episode are rare following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Armstrong_doping_case Lance Armstrong doping case], since it is paired with "[[Binky vs. Binky]]" which features [[Vance Legstrong]], a parody of [[Lance Armstrong]], as a special guest.
*Baby D.W.'s laugh is actually one of Kate's laughs in a higher pitch.
*This is one of the episodes that focus on health. The others are [[Germophobia]], [[Arthur's Knee]], [[Binky Goes Nuts]], [[Sick as a Dog]], [[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)]], and [[Buster's Breathless]].
*This episode is paired with "[[Binky vs. Binky]]," which features [[Vance Legstrong]], a character based on [[Lance Armstrong (guest star)|Lance Armstrong]].  
*The last part of the intro is actually a flashback of Arthur as a little kid meeting his baby sister D.W.
**Reruns of this episode pair are rare in the United States, following the {{W|Lance Armstrong doping case}}.
===Episode connections===
*The official name for the tubes D.W. gets is {{w|Tympanostomy tube|tympanostomy tubes}}.
*Arthur's [[Lucky Pencil (item)|lucky pencil]] from the episode "[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]" appears again. However, unlike in "[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]," where it is a small one in a plastic bag with its shavings, it is a full size one.
*'''4th Wall Break:''' When D.W. is examined before the operation, the other names on the nurse's clipboard are Nancy Simard, Mario Gailloux, Junian Huang and Rolando Chia. They are people who have worked on either ''Arthur'' or ''Postcards from Buster''.
*'''Timeline:'''
**When D.W. turns on the TV the day of the operatation, claiming she can hear the TV loud and clear, despite the fact the sound is muted, the Valkyrian opera singer from Muffy's dream of her falling asleep at the opera in Lights, Camera... Opera! appears on the TV
**Arthur's [[Lucky Pencil (item)|lucky pencil]] from the episode "[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]" appears again. However, unlike in "[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]," where it is a small one in a plastic bag with its shavings, it is a full size one.
===Production notes===
===Production notes===
{{hidden10|Operation D.W.}}
{{hidden10|Operation D.W.}}
===Cultural references===
* Dr. {{W|Tinnitus}} is named for a malfunction of the ear which causes the patient to hear sounds that are not there.


==Home Video==
==Home Video==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{CollapsingGallery|
===Promotional images===
<gallery>
<gallery>
Operation D.W.JPG
Operation D.W.JPG
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.43.38 PM.png|"It's a good thing I brought my monster-shrinkervator!"
1008b_01 Newborn DW.jpg|Nothing could have prepared Arthur for this.
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.44.38 PM.png|"Get on your listening ears!!"
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.47.21 PM.png|Dr. Tinnitus
1008b_02 Ear.jpg|Who on "Arthur" has ears like that?
Name List 3.JPG|Nurse's clipboard
1008b_03 Nurse.jpg|Nurse
Operation_D.W._2.jpg|Number One Patient
Dr. T.png|Dr. Tinnitus in surgery uniform
1008b_04 Hug.jpg|We don't see this very often.
Be gone evil troll.png|"Nothing's too quiet for Super Ear Girl!"
1008b_05 Examine.jpg|Looking for brains
</gallery>
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
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Be gone evil troll.png
Operation_D.W._2.jpg
Name List.JPG
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.43.38 PM.png
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.44.38 PM.png
Screen Shot 2015-10-18 at 3.47.21 PM.png
</gallery>}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 18 February 2024

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This episode Operation: D.W.! is banned from TV because following the Lance Armstrong doping case from the sister episode.

"Operation: D.W.!"
Operation D.W. 2.jpg
Operation D.W. Title Card.JPG
Season/Series: 10
Number in season: 8b
Original Airdate: United States May 24, 2006[1]
United Kingdom November 16, 2006[2]
Credits
Written by: Stephanie Simpson
Storyboard by: Jeremy O'Neill
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"Operation: D.W.!" is the second half of the eighth episode in the tenth season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

D.W. has an ear operation because she can't hear well.

Plot[edit]

In the introduction Arthur gives examples of how it helps to be prepared for things. However, he was not prepared for D.W.’s birth.

Title Card

D.W. fails to hear Miss Morgan in preschool. At home she has to turn the TV all the way up to hear it. Her brother and Her Father doesnt like it. He notices something is wrong with D.W.

D.W. and her Father visit Dr. Tinnitus the ear doctor/surgeon. She discovers that D.W.’s ears are full of gunk. Since D.W. has already had several ear infections that year, Dr. Tinnitus wants D.W. to come back for an operation to insert small tubes into her eardrums so the gunk will flow out instead of clogging the middle ear.

At home Arthur is especially nice to D.W. He lets her choose the TV program and brings her cookies. When she asks him why, her tells her that it is because she is being so brave. D.W. did not know that an operation was something you had to be brave about.

Mr. Read takes D.W. to the hospital the day before her operation. A nurse examines her and takes a blood sample. She gives D.W. a teddy bear for being brave and D.W. thanks her and tells her dad that they should go. The nurse tells D.W. that she's not done yet and still has to see more doctors.

At night D.W. tells Arthur about seeing an anesthesiologist. Both Arthur and her dad give her encouraging words.

D.W. dreams about being examined by Miss Morgan and the Tibbles and found to completely lack bravery. The next morning she claims to be able to hear the TV, not realizing that the sound is turned off. Her dad tells her that it is okay to be scared but the operation is necessary.

At the hospital the nurse gives D.W. a hospital gown and a “Number One Patient” sticker. Arthur gives her a good luck mark with his lucky pencil. Dr. Tinnitus arrives and she and Mr. Read bring D.W. to the operating room where she is put under anesthesia.

During the operation D.W. dreams that she is a superheroine with huge ears who protects a unicorn from a troll.

After D.W. wakes up, her parents take her home. D.W. now can hear Arthur whispering and while playing doctor she “discovers” that Arthur has no brains.

Characters[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • Baby D.W.'s laugh is actually one of Kate's laughs in a higher pitch.
  • This episode is paired with "Binky vs. Binky," which features Vance Legstrong, a character based on Lance Armstrong.
  • The official name for the tubes D.W. gets is tympanostomy tubes.
  • 4th Wall Break: When D.W. is examined before the operation, the other names on the nurse's clipboard are Nancy Simard, Mario Gailloux, Junian Huang and Rolando Chia. They are people who have worked on either Arthur or Postcards from Buster.
  • Timeline:
    • When D.W. turns on the TV the day of the operatation, claiming she can hear the TV loud and clear, despite the fact the sound is muted, the Valkyrian opera singer from Muffy's dream of her falling asleep at the opera in Lights, Camera... Opera! appears on the TV
    • Arthur's lucky pencil from the episode "Arthur's Lucky Pencil" appears again. However, unlike in "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked," where it is a small one in a plastic bag with its shavings, it is a full size one.

Production notes[edit]

Cultural references[edit]

  • Dr. Tinnitus is named for a malfunction of the ear which causes the patient to hear sounds that are not there.

Home Video[edit]

DVD:

Gallery[edit]

  • Operation D.W.JPG

  • "It's a good thing I brought my monster-shrinkervator!"

  • Nothing could have prepared Arthur for this.

  • "Get on your listening ears!!"

  • Dr. Tinnitus

  • Who on "Arthur" has ears like that?

  • Nurse's clipboard

  • Nurse

  • Number One Patient

  • Dr. Tinnitus in surgery uniform

  • We don't see this very often.

  • "Nothing's too quiet for Super Ear Girl!"

  • Looking for brains

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001008
  2. ↑ http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/2006-11-16



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