Difference between revisions of "Sue Ellen Moves In"

"Sue Ellen Moves In"
Season/Series:	1
Number in season:	21A
Original Airdate:	November 4, 1996; February 3, 1997; January 10, 2002;
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Written by:	Joe Fallon
Storyboard by:	Gerry Capelle
	Episodes
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 23 March 2024

"Sue Ellen Moves In" is the first half of the twenty-first episode in the first season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

Rumors are circulating about a new family that has moved in & Buster thinks that they may be art thieves, spies or aliens, even after he meets Sue Ellen. When Buster's mom invites Sue Ellen & her family over for dinner, he finds out that Sue Ellen's not an alien, but just a kid who has lived in various places around the world.

Plot[edit]

While they are sled racing, Arthur, Buster and Francine spot a moving truck outside of a large house. The boys sneak around outside of the house to see if anyone's inside. They run off when they see a light turn on seemingly by itself. Buster assumes that the new family is a group of invisible people.

To prove Buster wrong, Arthur creates a mini-telescope and he and Buster go back to the house. This time, they see a father and daughter hanging their foreign items up. Buster now assumes that they are aliens intent on invading Earth.

It isn't long before the other kids have their own theories about the new family, especially the little girl. Prunella assumes that they were robbers in France, and Arthur assumes that the girl is actually a spy.

A day later, the girl introduces herself to Arthur and Buster as Sue Ellen. Buster later finds out from his mom that she has invited Sue Ellen and her parents over for dinner. Buster then imagines himself being sent into space by Sue Ellen and her parents.

Arthur later shows up at Buster's home, reading a newspaper that explains that Sue Ellen's family had previously traveled all over the world, which is why they have foreign collectibles in their home. Buster still believes that Sue Ellen is an alien, but he is eventually proven wrong: Sue Ellen reveals at school the next day that her father worked around the world, which is why they moved around from place to place. Buster still believes that the new family are aliens, albeit friendly ones.

Characters[edit]

Major[edit]

Minor[edit]

Cameo[edit]

Mentioned[edit]

Rubella Deegan

Trivia[edit]

This episode tells of how Sue Ellen came to Elwood City. However, she was seen as a background character in previous episodes and was even seen in Arthur's Second Grade class, long before the time frame of this episode and Mr. Ratburn was their teacher, but Mr. Marco was supposed to be. However, when she was introduced in the book Arthur's Valentine, she was in the second grade with Arthur and his friends. This seems to be a continuity error.
Sue Ellen's laughing sound clip is reused for Stop from the Big Garage, although she is voiced by Patricia Rodriguez.
In Buster's fantasy of Alien Sue Ellen, the two other disguised aliens take the form of D.W. and 3rd Grade Male Rat.
In German, this episode is called "Die Neue", which means "The New One".
Buster calls Sue Ellen and her family aliens in later episodes, but very infrequently and with less hostility.
It is revealed that The Armstrongs apparently lived all over the world.
We get a visual, but brief glimpse of the inside of the houses of Billy, Kiefer, Maria, Rattles, Luke, and Patrick.
At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to the Season 5 version
4th wall break: "Fallon & Son" on the moving van refers to scriptwriter Joe Fallon.
Moral: Don't Judge a book by its cover.
Timeline:
- The scene of Arthur sledding with Buster is shown as a flashback in "Arthur's New Year's Eve."
- Buster's alien flashback with D.W., Sue Ellen, and 3rd Grade Male Rat as aliens appears again in Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto.
- Muffy and Prunella mention they hate each other, similar to Prunella telling Muffy she hates her in Misfortune Teller.

Episode connections[edit]

Sue Ellen moves to Elwood City in this episode, similar to Ladonna and Bud moving from Louisiana in Based on a True Story.

Errors[edit]

When Arthur says they should go see who's moving in, there is a kid in the background who looked like Arthur, but it wasn't moving.
For some reason, the doors of the moving van are still open when the truck pulls away.
In the first shot of the first scene after the title card, we hear Muffy's voice cheer "Yippee!" and see her fly down the hill on a green sled. Following her are Arthur, Francine and Buster. Buster wipes out as Francine and Arthur reach the bottom and Francine asks who won the race. Buster is too distracted by the Armstrong moving van. But Muffy (who would have won the race) is nowhere to be seen or heard for the rest of the scene.

Cultural References[edit]

Sue Ellen mentions Costa Rica and Nigeria, sharing their national coins, Kobo with the rest of the class.

Home Video[edit]

DVD: The Boy With His Head In The Clouds
Free on-demand episode courtesy of: PBS (Thirteen)

Gallery[edit]

Binky As A Preschooler
Binky As A Preschooler
The Phone Calls

References[edit]

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[2] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130719100407/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur/#1997

[3] ttps://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-1/3906/3

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 ==Summary==
 Rumors are circulating about a new family that has moved in & Buster thinks that they may be art thieves, spies or aliens, even after he meets Sue Ellen. When Buster's mom invites Sue Ellen & her family over for dinner, he finds out that Sue Ellen's not an alien, but just a kid who has lived in various places around the world.
 ==Plot==
-Arthur tells of the times in which he and his friends have made friends with other people. He recalls how Muffy and Prunella used to hate each other when they first met, but were eventually able to settle their differences and become best friends.
+While they are sled racing, Arthur, Buster and Francine spot a moving truck outside of a large house. The boys sneak around outside of the house to see if anyone's inside. They run off when they see a light turn on seemingly by itself. Buster assumes that the new family is a group of invisible people.
-He then recalls how Binky used to pick on the Brain, but they have since learned to tolerate each other. He then recalls when they all met Sue Ellen.
-After the title card, Arthur, Francine, and Buster are sledding in the snow, until Buster spots a moving van at a nearby empty house. When they see a bike, they realize that the new family has a kid.
-After the movers leave, Francine goes home for lunch while Buster and Arthur take a close look. The house is pitch black until the lights turn on by themselves! They become terrified and run away and hide. Buster immediately suspects that this new family is not normal.
-The two boys decide to investigate further, and create a homemade periscope to spy on the house. There, Arthur spots a girl unraveling new furniture and props. Buster looks for himself and is horrified by what he sees, as none of the furniture looks familiar to him.
-He suspects that the new family must be aliens. At the Sugar Bowl, the gang discusses the strange occurrences at the house. Francine suggests the lights were on a timer, but Buster is convinced that they are aliens. Prunella tells them that she heard a rumor that the family's been all over the world, and suggests they were cat burglars who robbed the Louvre in Paris, France.
+To prove Buster wrong, Arthur creates a mini-telescope and he and Buster go back to the house. This time, they see a father and daughter hanging their foreign items up. Buster now assumes that they are aliens intent on invading Earth.
-They then fled to Elwood City to stay undercover. Arthur rejects this, instead suggesting she's a superspy who's on the run for stealing valuable secrets from other nations. Buster says that's ridiculous, and says that they are aliens disguised as humans to prepare for an invasion.
+It isn't long before the other kids have their own theories about the new family, especially the little girl. Prunella assumes that they were robbers in France, and Arthur assumes that the girl is actually a spy.
-The gang is dumbstruck at this idea. Soon, rumors are flying about the new kid, with everyone making up a different story about her. At one point, the whole gang is on the phone, but they don't understand each other due to the overlapping messages. Binky gets off and accidentally calls Mr. Ratburn, but quickly hangs up.
+A day later, the girl introduces herself to Arthur and Buster as Sue Ellen. Buster later finds out from his mom that she has invited Sue Ellen and her parents over for dinner. Buster then imagines himself being sent into space by Sue Ellen and her parents.
-One day, Arthur and Buster are playing in the snow when they finally meet the new girl, Sue Ellen Armstrong. They are scared around her but manage to talk to her. Sue Ellen is astounded by the snow, remarking that she's never seen it before, much to the boys' astonishment.
-Later, at night, Buster, Francine, and Arthur come across Sue Ellen's house, and hear strange music, which Buster thinks is outer space music. They panic and run, with Buster rushing home. His mom tells him that the new family is coming for dinner, much to his horror.
-He locks himself in his room, thinking that the new family is on to his suspicion that they are "aliens". Arthur shows up later to reveal that Buster's mom interviewed the family for the newspaper. As it turns out, Sue Ellen's family has lived all around the world, which explains their strange lifestyle.
-Buster is still nervous, however, so he invites Arthur to dinner so he can eat normally with Sue Ellen. The night goes well and Arthur suggests that Sue Ellen introduce some of her unique stuff to her new class, as they might find it interesting.
-Sue Ellen becomes a student in Arthur's class and tells them about her life around the world. Her father is a diplomat so they moved a lot. He last worked in Costa Rica, which had no snow. Buster is still suspicious, though.
-Sue Ellen then invites Buster and his mom over for hot dogs, and Buster, unable to control himself, eagerly accepts. He finally accepts Sue Ellen as a friend, remarking that Sue Ellen and her family must be "friendly aliens".
+Arthur later shows up at Buster's home, reading a newspaper that explains that Sue Ellen's family had previously traveled all over the world, which is why they have foreign collectibles in their home. Buster still believes that Sue Ellen is an alien, but he is eventually proven wrong: Sue Ellen reveals at school the next day that her father worked around the world, which is why they moved around from place to place. Buster still believes that the new family are aliens, albeit friendly ones.
 ==Characters==
 ===Major===
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 *[[Prunella Deegan]]
 ===Minor===
-*[[The Brain]]
+*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
 *[[Binky Barnes]]
 *[[Bitzi Baxter]]
-*[[Rubella Deegan]]
 *[[Nigel Ratburn]]
 ===Cameo===
+* [[D.W. Read]] (alien disguise)
 *[[Maria Pappas]]
 *[[George Lundgren]]
@@ Line 77: / Line 54: @@
 *[[Billy]]
 *[[Kiefer]]
-*[[Nigel Ratburn]]
 *[[Mr. Armstrong]]
 *[[Mrs. Armstrong]]
+===Mentioned===
+*[[Rubella Deegan]]
 ==Trivia==
-*This episode tells of how Sue Ellen came to Elwood City. However, she was seen as a background character in previous episodes and was even seen in Arthur's Second Grade class, long before the timeframe of this episode and Mr. Ratburn was their teacher, but [[Mr. Marco]] was supposed to be. However, when she was introduced in the book ''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'', she was in the second grade with Arthur and his friends. This seems to be a continuity error.
+*This episode tells of how Sue Ellen came to Elwood City. However, she was seen as a background character in previous episodes and was even seen in Arthur's Second Grade class, long before the time frame of this episode and Mr. Ratburn was their teacher, but [[Mr. Marco]] was supposed to be. However, when she was introduced in the book ''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'', she was in the second grade with Arthur and his friends. This seems to be a continuity error.
-*In Buster's fantasy of Alien Sue Ellen, the two other disguised aliens take the form of a D.W. and [[3rd Grade Male Rat]].
+*Sue Ellen's laughing sound clip is reused for Stop from the Big Garage, although she is voiced by Patricia Rodriguez.
+*In Buster's fantasy of Alien [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]], the two other disguised aliens take the form of [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] and [[3rd Grade Male Rat]].
+*In German, this episode is called "Die Neue", which means "The New One".
 *Buster calls Sue Ellen and her family aliens in later episodes, but very infrequently and with less hostility.
+*It is revealed that The Armstrongs apparently lived all over the world.
 *We get a visual, but brief glimpse of the inside of the houses of [[Billy]], [[Kiefer]], [[Maria Pappas|Maria]], [[Rattles]], [[Luke]], and [[Patrick]].
+*At the end of the 2000 rerun intro on PBS Kids before this episode, Arthur’s crashing sound changes to the Season 5 version
+*'''4th wall break:''' "Fallon & Son" on the moving van refers to scriptwriter Joe Fallon.
+*'''Moral:''' Don't Judge a book by its cover.
+*'''Timeline:'''
+**The scene of Arthur sledding with Buster is shown as a flashback in "Arthur's New Year's Eve."
+**Buster's alien flashback with D.W., Sue Ellen, and 3rd Grade Male Rat as aliens appears again in Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto.
+**Muffy and Prunella mention they hate each other, similar to Prunella telling Muffy she hates her in Misfortune Teller.
+=== Episode connections ===
+* [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] moves to [[Elwood City]] in this episode, similar to [[Ladonna Compson|Ladonna]] and [[Bud Compson|Bud]] moving from [[Louisiana]] in [[Based on a True Story]].
 ===Errors===
 *When Arthur says they should go see who's moving in, there is a kid in the background who looked like Arthur, but it wasn't moving.
 *For some reason, the doors of the moving van are still open when the truck pulls away.
+*In the first shot of the first scene after the title card, we hear Muffy's voice cheer "Yippee!" and see her fly down the hill on a green sled. Following her are Arthur, Francine and Buster. Buster wipes out as Francine and Arthur reach the bottom and Francine asks who won the race. Buster is too distracted by the Armstrong moving van. But Muffy (who would have won the race) is nowhere to be seen or heard for the rest of the scene.
+=== Cultural References ===
+* Sue Ellen mentions Costa Rica and {{w|Nigeria}}, sharing their national coins, Kobo with the rest of the class.
 ==Home Video==
-'''DVD:'''
+*'''DVD:''' [[The Boy With His Head In The Clouds (DVD)|The Boy With His Head In The Clouds]]
-[[The Boy With His Head In The Clouds (DVD)|The Boy With His Head In The Clouds]]
+*'''Free on-demand episode courtesy of:''' PBS (Thirteen)
 ==Gallery==
-{{CollapsingGallery|
-===Screenshots===
 <gallery position="center">
 Sue Ellen Moves In.JPG
-Brain Preschooler.PNG
+Brain Preschooler.PNG|Binky As A Preschooler
-Binky Preschooler.PNG
+Binky Preschooler.PNG|Binky As A Preschooler
 Friends 1.JPG
-Phone Calls.JPG
+Phone Calls.JPG|The Phone Calls
 a Fallon and Son Movers.png
 Arthur Sue Ellen Moves In (2).jpg
-</gallery>}}
+</gallery>
 ==References==
-{{Reflist}} {{EpisodeNav|1}}
+{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Episodes]]
+{{EpisodeNav|1}}
 [[Category:Season 1 episodes]]
 [[Category:A to Z]]
 [[Category:Arthur episodes]]
+[[Category:1996]]

Difference between revisions of "Sue Ellen Moves In"

Latest revision as of 16:05, 23 March 2024

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Summary[edit]

Plot[edit]

Characters[edit]

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Cameo[edit]

Mentioned[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Episode connections[edit]

Errors[edit]

Cultural References[edit]

Home Video[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

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