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Play it Again, D.W.
| "Play it Again, D.W." | |
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| Season/Series: | 2 |
| Number in season: | 6b |
| Original Airdate: |  October 27, 1997[1] December 1, 1997[2] January 31, 2002[3] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Joe Fallon |
| Storyboard by: | Harry Rasmussen |
| Episodes | |
| Previous "Buster Baxter, Cat Saver" |
Next "Arthur's TV-Free Week" |
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Summary
D.W. suspects Arthur as the perpetrator when her favorite kid CD, which she plays relentlessly, disappears.
Plot
During the prologue, Arthur says it's no big surprise when D.W. does something annoying. There was one time when she beat him at checkers and spent the whole year telling everyone. But nothing ever in the entire history of Arthur's whole life has ever been as bad as D.W. playing "Crazy Bus" over and over again.
Title Card
D.W. is still playing her "Crazy Bus" CD (since the previous episode) and Arthur is getting annoyed by it. She plays her CD constantly and brings the radio with her everywhere she goes, and when she's not listening to it she's humming the song and playing with its merchandise.
D.W. then surprises Arthur with four tickets to Crazy Bus Live, which he has to attend against his will. Arthur is embarrassed to be there and wears a silly disguise under the alias "Steve" to avoid being seen. He then finds Buster enjoying the show, much to his horror. Arthur later imagines that he is trapped in the Crazy Bus with all of his friends and family who are happily singing the song nonstop.
One night while Arthur is doing his homework, D.W. plays the song yet again and at full volume. Arthur is so frustrated that he threatens to wreck the "Crazy Bus" CD, scaring D.W. and prompting her to tell on Arthur while their parents are searching for music to listen to at a high school reunion.
Arthur gets in trouble for threatening to smash D.W.'s CD and is banned from watching TV. But then, a little later, D.W. screams bloody murder when she discovers that her CD is missing. She accuses Arthur of taking it.
A couple of nights later, Francine's sister Cathrine comes over and babysits Arthur and D.W. D.W. repeatedly forces Arthur to return her tape, and Arthur repeatedly responds that he doesn't have it. The CD is soon found at their parents' high school reunion, since they brought it by mistake. D.W. calms down and apologizes for her actions, to which Arthur reluctantly accepts.
Characters
Major
Minor
Cameo
- Muffy Crosswire (fantasy)
- Binky Barnes (fantasy)
- Alan Powers (fantasy)
- Dr. Iris
Mentioned
Trivia
- This is one of the episodes where the quote, "Life is so unfair" is used. D.W. says that quote while crying in this episode. It was used again in The Lousy Week, where Muffy Crosswire says that quote also while crying.
- Vexation doesn't mean "trouble," it actually means "something that causes annoyance" or "the state of being annoyed."
Cultural References
- At the dance party, everyone is dancing the macarena to Crazy Bus.
- The title is a play on the quote "Play it again, Sam" from the film "Casablanca"
Episode Connections
- The snowball incident is brought up again in this episode.
- D.W. first played Crazy Bus during the previous episode, Buster Baxter, Cat Saver. Arthur gave her headphones so she could play the song without bothering him, but by this episode they had broken.
Errors
- While Catherine is doing homework, she was first seen writing with her left hand, even though she is normally right-handed like her sister Francine; but in the next few seconds, she switches to her right hand. This could mean she's ambidextrous.
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