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|titlecard = So Long, Spanky Title Card.png | |titlecard = So Long, Spanky Title Card.png | ||
|prod. code = 11301 | |prod. code = 11301 | ||
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|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch|Peter Hirsch]] | |writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch|Peter Hirsch]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Jean Lajeunesse]] | |storyboarders = [[Jean Lajeunesse]] | ||
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Her dad tells her that he won't wake up, but suggests that they can give him a nice funeral. The scene cuts to Spanky's funeral, with the Read family remembering the times with Spanky. After this, D.W. tells the rest of the family that she would like to spend some time with Spanky, but Arthur hides behind a tree, watching D.W. take a can and put the flowers the Read family put on Spanky's grave. Though, the can shakes, making D.W. very angry towards the toad who was hiding in the can. | Her dad tells her that he won't wake up, but suggests that they can give him a nice funeral. The scene cuts to Spanky's funeral, with the Read family remembering the times with Spanky. After this, D.W. tells the rest of the family that she would like to spend some time with Spanky, but Arthur hides behind a tree, watching D.W. take a can and put the flowers the Read family put on Spanky's grave. Though, the can shakes, making D.W. very angry towards the toad who was hiding in the can. | ||
D.W. then gets the toad to leave, but Arthur introduces | D.W. then gets the toad to leave, but Arthur introduces her to a number of pet animals at the pet store, ranging from birds (who look like Spanky) to a parrot (who D.W. says speaks good English). D.W. returns to the grave of Spanky with more flowers. She told him that some of the birds were cute, but not as cute as Spanky and not even the parrot but she said that its English was good. Before she can put the flowers in the can, it encounters the same toad who inhabits the can. She encounters the toad many more times, including school, where the toad scares the kids and [[Ms. Morgan]]. Coming home from school, the toad saves D.W.'s purse when it falls into the storm drain, but instead gets scolded instead of praise because she thought it was stealing it. | ||
The same toad enters D.W.'s room, eventually wrecking her room until D.W. cannot find | The same toad enters D.W.'s room, eventually wrecking her room until D.W. cannot find it. She then goes to sleep, saying that there will be trouble the next morning. Though the next morning, D.W. cannot find the toad, eventually figuring out that the toad must be in the washing machine, prompting her to cry. Then, Toady (as D.W. calls it) enters the room, making D.W. chase her throughout the house, where the toad jumps out the living room window, and runs toward a neighbor mowing his lawn with a lawn mower. D.W. stops the lawn mower, and begs her parents to keep the toad as a pet. They agree, only to go to the library to see how to take care of a pet. Toady then eats a fly, much to Mrs. Read's disgust. The episode finishes with Toady smiling in D.W.'s hands. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Major=== | |||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Spanky]] (debut) | *[[Spanky]] (debut) | ||
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*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Kate Read]] | *[[Kate Read]] | ||
*[[Ms. Morgan]] | *[[Ms. Morgan]] | ||
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*[[Mr. Sipple]] (debut) | *[[Mr. Sipple]] (debut) | ||
*[[Jack Weasel]] (debut) | *[[Jack Weasel]] (debut) | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Rabbit]] | ||
*[[Mary (3rd grader)|Mary]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark]] | *[[Mary (3rd grader)|Mary]] | ||
*[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble|Tommy Tibble]] | *[[3rd Grade Female Aardvark]] | ||
*[[Amanda Hulser]] | *[[Timmy and Tommy Tibble|Tommy Tibble]] | ||
*[[Edwin]] | *[[Amanda Hulser]] | ||
*[[Emily]] | *[[Edwin]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Emily]] | ||
*[[Bionic Bunny]] | ===Mentioned=== | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | |||
*[[Bionic Bunny]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Toady]] is initially adopted as D.W.'s pet toad in this episode, but is no longer a pet in the following episodes. However, he is still seen in the [[List of Title Cards|title card]] D.W. Chases the Toad. Toady is referred to as a male in this episode, but in his later appearance in "[[The Great Sock Mystery]]," where she lives in the Read family's yard, she is revealed to be a female. | *[[Toady]] is initially adopted as D.W.'s pet toad in this episode, but is no longer a pet in the following episodes. However, he is still seen in the [[List of Title Cards|title card]] D.W. Chases the Toad. Toady is referred to as a male in this episode, but in his later appearance in "[[The Great Sock Mystery]]," where she lives in the Read family's yard, she is revealed to be a female. | ||
*This episode is where [[Maryann]] and [[Amanda Hulser|Amanda]]'s names are revealed. | *This episode is where [[Maryann]] and [[Amanda Hulser|Amanda]]'s names are revealed. | ||
*Although the title is not read on BBC Kids' The Spot, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] says the title when it airs on [[PBS Kids]] on the VHS and DVD releases. | *Although the title is not read on BBC Kids' The Spot, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] says the title when it airs on [[PBS Kids]] on the VHS and DVD releases. | ||
*[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] says "wait, come back" from the "chase [[Toady]]" title card. | *[[D.W. Read|D.W.]] says "wait, come back" from the "chase [[Toady]]" title card. | ||
===Episode connections=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
*Spanky reappears in "[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]" as a bald eagle in D.W.'s story. | *Spanky reappears in "[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]" as a bald eagle in D.W.'s story. | ||
*Spanky's death is mentioned again in "[[Sick as a Dog]]." | |||
===Production notes=== | |||
*When a bunch of kids stampede in the pet store, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] is heard saying "woah," even though she is suddenly on-screen and her mouth is not moving. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*The door frames on the doors that go between the hallway and D.W. and Kate's room and for the closet in their room are brown; although in other episodes, they are white. | *The door frames on the doors that go between the hallway and D.W. and Kate's room and for the closet in their room are brown; although in other episodes, they are white. | ||
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*When D.W. tears her room apart in an effort to get [[Toady]] to leave, Kate is not seen. It is possible that David and Jane decided to keep her in their room to give D.W. space in her grieving or if she got sick whereas she was seen at Spanky's funeral. | *When D.W. tears her room apart in an effort to get [[Toady]] to leave, Kate is not seen. It is possible that David and Jane decided to keep her in their room to give D.W. space in her grieving or if she got sick whereas she was seen at Spanky's funeral. | ||
*When D.W. picks Toady up at the end, her sleeves are white like her regular dress, even though she's in her pink pajamas. | *When D.W. picks Toady up at the end, her sleeves are white like her regular dress, even though she's in her pink pajamas. | ||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
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== | ==References== | ||
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