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Show Off
| "Show Off" | |
|---|---|
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| Season/Series: | 17 |
| Number in season: | 1a |
| Original Airdate: |  November 11, 2013[1] November 11, 2013 October 22, 2013[2][3] April 23, 2013[4] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Peter K. Hirsch |
| Storyboard by: | Ken Cunningham |
| Episodes | |
| Previous "The Best Day Ever" |
Next "Dog's Best Friend" |
"Show Off" is the first half of the first episode in the seventeenth season of Arthur.
Summary
It is time for the Elwood City dog show and Killer is facing off against Sebastian Winkleplotz, the snobbish, championship-winning poodle. At stake: the Read family's honor. Can Killer's coach, Pal, transform her from combative canine to sophisticated show dog? [5]
Plot
Kate, who is dressed up as a princess, is seen talking to a mirror on the wall, when she notices something strange happen with the mirror. Pal, dressed up as a jester, comes in to the room where Kate is, and is just as shocked as Kate is when he sees the mirror. They both decide to use the mirror in "the queen's room" instead. Meanwhile, Killer and Sebastian Winkleplotz are seen in the mirror arguing with each other.
Show Off
After the title card, Kate and Pal are seen outside the Reads' house. Pal is showing Kate how to bury a wallet, when he notices Amigo doing push-ups in the Molinas' driveway. Curious, Kate and Pal proceed to go over to see Amigo, and ask what he's doing. Amigo explains to them that he must look his best for the upcoming Wiegel-Bandolik Dog Show, but Pal starts laughing at the thought of Amigo being in a dog show. Pal then stops laughing, and realises that Amigo is serious about the dog show. Kate then says that Amigo is a very handsome dog, and she also says that both Pal and Amigo could win. Pal isn't so sure at first, but he changes his mind and decides to do it for Arthur.
Later, Pal comes into Arthur's bedroom while Arthur is drawing at his desk, and gives him a pamphlet for the dog show. Arthur decides to enter Pal in to the dog show after Pal strikes a heroic pose.
At the dinner table, Arthur tells his family that he's planning to enter Pal in to the dog show. Meanwhile, Kate is counting the number of laps that Pal runs before he eats his dog food. After holding back one piece of dog food, Pal accidentally knocks over the dog food bag while D.W. is complaining about how her food was prepared. D.W. then offers Pal some bacon, but he refuses. He runs to the front door, where Buster comes in with leftover roast beef. Buster offers Pal some, but he refuses, confusing Buster. When Pal runs in to the den, he is relieved that he held back, but notices some crumbs on the rug.
The next day, Arthur and Alberto are seen entering Pal and Amigo at the sign-up counter for the dog show, but they are shocked to learn that the show is for "purebreds only". Alberto says that Amigo is a mix of bulldog and boxer, but Arthur isn't sure what breed Pal is, but it's most likely not "pure" .
Characters
Major
Minor
Trivia
- Alan Cumming guest stars as the voice of Sebastian Winkleplotz.
Episode connections
- Mr. Morris had a flashback of the 1967 dog show in "April 9th".
Errors
- At one point, Grandma Thora gasps as Killer chases the mouse toy; it is clearly Francine's gasp, as it is a reused sound effect.
- At one point, Sebastian Winkleplotz, the standard poodle, refers to his owner as "human".
Gallery
Promotional images
Screenshots
References
- ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001701
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140327062704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/whatson/2013/10/22
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160418105451/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03fqg3z/arthur-series-15-21-show-off
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/201304/programs/ZX8973A051D2013-04-23T153248.htm
- ↑ http://www.aptv.org/episodes/24929/Arthur/Show-off/dogs-Best-Friend/
