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|ep. name = So Long, Spanky
|ep. name = So Long, Spanky
|image = So_Long, Spanky.JPG
|image = So_Long, Spanky.JPG
|season = 1
|season = [[Arthur (season 1)|1]]
|airdate = December 2, 1996
|airdate = December 2, 1996
|prev. episode = Arthur's Lost Dog
|prev. episode = Arthur's Lost Dog
|next episode = Buster's New Friend|prod. code = 10131}}'''"So Long, Spanky" '''is the first half of the thirteenth episode of season 1 of the animated children's series ''[[Arthur]]''. It originally aired on December 2nd, 1996.
|next episode = Buster's New Friend|prod. code = 10131|writers = [[Peter Hirsch]]
|storyboarders = [[Jean Lajeunesse]]}}'''So Long, Spanky '''is the first half of the thirteenth episode of season 1 of the animated children's series ''[[Arthur]]''. It originally aired on December 2nd, 1996.
==Summary==
==Summary==
D.W.'s pet bird, [[Spanky]], dies. She leaves a can of flowers on Spanky's grave after his funeral but finds a toad in there. Arthur takes her to the pet store to buy a new pet to replace Spanky, but they don't find one. The toad reappears several more times, following D.W., but she hates the toad since it won't leave her alone. When it doesn't reappear, she realizes that she misses it.
[[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s pet bird, [[Spanky]], dies. She leaves a can of flowers on Spanky's grave after his funeral but finds a [[Toady|toad]] in there. [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] takes her to the pet store to buy a new pet to replace Spanky, but they don't find one. The toad reappears several more times, following D.W., but she hates the toad since it won't leave her alone. When it doesn't reappear, she realizes that she misses it.
==Plot==
==Plot==
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{{Missing|plot}}
==Trivia==
==Trivia==
===Notes===
*This episode's original title was ''Bye Bye, Birdie'' before it aired on television for the first time, but was renamed since this episode focuses on Spanky who passes away, and that D.W. gets Toady Wartface as a replacement.
*This episode's original title was ''Bye Bye, Birdie'' before it aired on television for the first time, but was renamed since this episode focuses on Spanky who passes away, and that D.W. gets Toady Wartface as a replacement.
*Toady was initially adopted as D.W.'s pet toad in the episode, but is no longer a pet in the following episodes; but still seen on title cards. Toady was referred to a male in this episode, but in her later appearance in ''[[The Great Sock Mystery]]'' where she lives in the Read family's yard, she was revealed to be a female.
*Toady was initially adopted as D.W.'s pet toad in the episode, but is no longer a pet in the following episodes; but still seen on title cards. Toady was referred to a male in this episode, but in her later appearance in ''[[The Great Sock Mystery]]'' where she lives in the Read family's yard, she was revealed to be a female.
*This episode is where [[Mary Ann]] and [[Amanda]]'s names are revealed.
*This episode is where [[Mary Ann]] and [[Amanda]]'s names are revealed.
===Goofs===
==Goofs==
*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.
*After Jane starts the washing machine, the washing machine tumbles; but washing machines actually tumble when they're on the spin cycle where the water drains out.
*After Jane starts the washing machine, the washing machine tumbles; but washing machines actually tumble when they're on the spin cycle where the water drains out.
===Quotes===
*'''D.W.: (Crying) SORRY, TOADY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SO MEAN TO YOU! FIRST, SPANKY, AND NOW, ''YOU! ''I'M A PET-KILLER! I SHOULD BE THROWN IN JAIL!!!!!!!!'''
*'''Mrs. Read: (While D.W. continues crying)''' What on earth-? Don't cry, D.W.
==Home Video==
==Home Video==
'''DVD:'''
'''DVD:'''

Revision as of 03:49, 22 September 2012

"So Long, Spanky"
So Long, Spanky.JPG
Season/Series: 1
Original Airdate: December 2, 1996
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Written by: Peter Hirsch
Storyboard by: Jean Lajeunesse
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So Long, Spanky is the first half of the thirteenth episode of season 1 of the animated children's series Arthur. It originally aired on December 2nd, 1996.

Summary

D.W.'s pet bird, Spanky, dies. She leaves a can of flowers on Spanky's grave after his funeral but finds a toad in there. Arthur takes her to the pet store to buy a new pet to replace Spanky, but they don't find one. The toad reappears several more times, following D.W., but she hates the toad since it won't leave her alone. When it doesn't reappear, she realizes that she misses it.

Plot

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Trivia

  • This episode's original title was Bye Bye, Birdie before it aired on television for the first time, but was renamed since this episode focuses on Spanky who passes away, and that D.W. gets Toady Wartface as a replacement.
  • Toady was initially adopted as D.W.'s pet toad in the episode, but is no longer a pet in the following episodes; but still seen on title cards. Toady was referred to a male in this episode, but in her later appearance in The Great Sock Mystery where she lives in the Read family's yard, she was revealed to be a female.
  • This episode is where Mary Ann and Amanda's names are revealed.

Goofs

  • 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.
  • After Jane starts the washing machine, the washing machine tumbles; but washing machines actually tumble when they're on the spin cycle where the water drains out.

Home Video

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