Sue Ellen's Little Sister

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"Sue Ellen's Little Sister"
Season/Series:	2
Number in season:	20B
Original Airdate:	May 25, 1998
Credits
Written by:	Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by:	Stéfanie Gignac
Episodes
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"Sue Ellen's Little Sister" is the second half of the twentieth episode in the second season of Arthur.

Summary

When Sue Ellen wishes she had a little sister, Arthur and Francine both offer to lend her theirs.

Plot

The intro begins with Arthur pouring himself a glass of milk, and about to eat a brownie. D.W. comes in asking him if he's seen the parade outside, but Arthur says that it's raining outside to which D.W. explains that it's a rain parade and that the marching band is in rain coats with a float shaped like an umbrella and that it's right outside.

Arthur runs to the window, but doesn't see anything and when he comes back he sees that D.W. has eaten half of his brownie and Kate accidentally knocks his glass of milk over causing it to spill on the floor.

Arthur explains to the viewers that he sometimes wishes he was an only child because life would be easier and that he could use D.W. and Kate's room as his own library (he imagines using D.W. and Kate's room as his own library where he finds a yucky Princess Sneeze doll, but throws it away and continues reading, he also thinks that he might get more presents at Christmas, (he imagines at Christmas that all three of the stockings have his name on it), and finally he believes that with him being an only child he'd never have to compromise (he imagines himself sitting on the couch with Pal telling Pal that they're gonna watch The Bionic Bunny Special, then a Bionic Bunny rerun, and this his tape of his favorite Bionic Bunny episodes to which Pal barks in agreement.

Back in present day, David calls to him from the kitchen asking him if he ate the last brownie. Arthur eats the brownie and tells the viewers that there is one good thing about having a younger sister and calls to his father and tells him that D.W. ate the brownie, smiles at the viewers and Kate laughs as the intro ends.

TITLE CARD

This episode starts with the Sibling Festival

The episode begins with Sue Ellen painting a picture at the park and watching her friends race with their siblings in The Brother and Sister Race.

Arthur is steering D.W. to which she tells him to go straight, but he accidentally goes to far and causes himself to roll over D.W. Sue Ellen tells them that it looks like fun, but D.W. says it's not with Arthur steering because last time he almost drove her into the lake.

Sue Ellen offers to be D.W.'s partner next time, but Arthur tells her she can't because it's a brother and sister race. D.W. tells her that maybe there will be a contest for lonely children afterwards to which Arthur tells D.W. that it's only children and that a lonely child is what she's going to be when he sells her. After that, Sue Ellen sees Francine and Catherine doing cheerleading, Catherine then tells Francine to raise her hands higher on the O's, but it was a trick and Catherine tickles her.

Characters

Major Characters

• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Mr. Armstrong
• Mrs. Armstrong
• Tenzin Wangdu

Minor Characters

• Arthur Read
• D.W. Read
• Kate Read
• Pal
• David Read
• Binky Barnes
• Francine Frensky
• Catherine Frensky
• Tibble Twins
• Chester
• Brain
• Wanda Deegan

Background characters

• Jane Read
• Mr. MacDonald
• James MacDonald
• James' Brother
• Oliver Frensky
• Laverne Frensky
• Fern Walters
• George
• George's sister
• Maria
• Steve
• Unknown Male Rabbit
• Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 2)
• Maryann
• Rubella Deegan
• Prunella Deegan
• 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
• Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4)
• Muffy Crosswire
• Alex

Songs

• "Francine's Lakewood Cheer"

Trivia

• George and his sister are shown together in this episode.
• This episode reveals that Steve and Maria are related.
• Binky says he wants to study worms. The study of worms is called oligochaetology.
• Space Wars is a parody of Star Wars. 
• Sue Ellen has a brother-like friend named Tenzen who lives in Tibet.

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  Sue Ellen shows Origami to D.W.

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  Sue Ellen is so bored from Arthur she falls asleep and starts snoring loudly

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