Slink's Special Talent

"Slink's Special Talent"
Season/Series:	21
Number in season:	5a
Original Airdate:	February 13, 2018
Credits
Written by:	Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by:	Cilbur Rocha
Episodes
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"Slink's Special Talent" is the first half of the fifth episode in the twenty-first season of Arthur.

Official synopsis

When Rattles takes over Slink's paper route, Slink is determined to prove himself and earn his job back.

Characters

Major

• Slink
• Rattles

Minor

• Binky Barnes
• Molly MacDonald
• Nigel Ratburn

Cameo

• Maria Pappas
• Francine Frensky
• Jenna Morgan
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Buster Baxter
• Muffy Crosswire
• Testing Woman
• Amanda Hulser
• Mrs. Pendergrass
• Fletcher
• Teenage boy
• Edwin
• Steve
• Fern Walters
• George Lundgren
• The District Supervisor
• Ladonna Compson
• The Brain
• Chip Crosswire
• Alfonz
• Mrs. Higgenbottom
• Arthur Read
• Big Kid #2

Songs

• He's Givin' 50 Percent

Trivia

Scene from Sue Ellen & the Last Page

Cultural References

• One line of the song, He's Givin' 50 Percent is "Makin' crummy money for an unhappy meal." which could be a reference to the McDonald's Happy Meal.
• Slink's MP3 player resembles an iPod Classic.

Scene from Slink's Special Talent

Episode Connections

• Slink can be seen doing his paper route in "Arthur Takes a Stand".
• After Slink walks through Mrs. Pendergrass' flowerbed, she is seen fixing the hole while Rattles brings the newspaper the next day. This scene is nearly identical to a scene in "Sue Ellen & the Last Page", except Arthur brings a library pamphlet and Muffy's limo drives past.