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{{Episode infobox
{{Episode infobox
|ep. name = Thanks a Lot, Binky
|ep. name = Thanks a Lot, Binky
|image = Thanks a Lot, Binky.png|season = [[Arthur (season 8)|8]]
|image = 0802bmi.jpg|season = [[Season 8|8]]
|airdate = September 16, 2003
|airdate =  
|prev. episode = Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain
|prev. episode = [[Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain]]
|next episode = Arthur's Snow Biz}}'''Thanks a Lot, Binky''' is an episode of [[Arthur (season 8)|Season 8]].
|next episode = [[Arthur's Snow Biz]]
|prod. code = 80202
|writers = [[Peter Egan]]
|storyboarders = [[Julian Harris]]
|titlecard = 0802btc.jpg
|number = 2B
|us = September 16, 2003<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000802</ref>
|ger = December 18, 2007<ref>https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-8/3906</ref>
|can=November 26, 2003<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20130719100407/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur/#1997</ref>
}}
{{EpisodeHeader|2|2|8}}


==Summary==
==Summary==
''What's the point of doing a good deed if it goes unnoticed? When Binky is deprived of a simple 'thank-you', he resolves to quit doing good things for other people. Who can change his mind? Binky is shown what the world would be like if he decided to never be nice again, and he doesn't like it.''
When Rattles doesn't seem to appreciate him for saving him from a dangerous stunt, [[Binky]] swears off good deeds — until one day he is shown what life would be like without any acts of kindness.
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
It all starts when Binky is at home watching wrestling on TV and Slam Wilson is taking on his opponent, The Mean Military General. Slam wins in the end as Binky's mother bring him food. She accidentally blocks his view of the TV screen and tells him to eat his soup. Slam tells Binky to tune in tomorrow when he will take on the Timber Twins. Binky says "Yes Sir Slam Wilson" as the TV show ends.
Binky is watching Uncle Slam Wilson on TV and doesn't take his eyes off for a second. He even tells his mom to move just when she's handing him his dinner. At the end of the match, Uncle Slam Wilson states to his fans he wants them to watch him tomorrow, and Binky complies.


The next day, Binky and Rattles are on the school playground. Slink is there with them. Rattles tells Binky he is going to jump over 10 bicycles at once. Binky warns him that he could hurt himself or break every bone in his body. Rattles ignores Binky's warning while Binky goes inside to tell Mr. Haney. Just as Rattles prepares to jump, Mr. Haney orders him to stop. He then tells Rattles and Slink to come to his office. Just as Binky was relieved he was not in trouble, Mr. Haney tells him to come too which means binky might miss his favorite TV show.  
After the title card, at Lakewood Elementary School, Rattles tells Binky he's going to make Lakewood History, by jumping over ten bicycles. He even fantasizes himself doing it successfully, even doing it better by doing flips in the air. Binky tells him that's crazy and he could really hurt himself. Rattles responds by saying "Greatness requires great risks." He even offers Binky to join him, and he declines. Rattles and Slink call him a chicken, and Binky first storms away, but then imagines Rattles performing his stunt, but hits a pebble and flies into the air, falling, and then (off-camera) hitting the bikes, and injuring himself.


Meanwhile outside of Mr. Haney's office, Binky waits anxiously for his turn to speak when Slam Wilson from the TV show appears on a clock saying he does not like to be kept waiting. Suddenly the door opens as Rattles, Slink and their mothers leave. Rattles calls Binky a "squealer" and walks off. Mr. Haney calls Binky into his office.  
Worried, Binky runs to get Mr. Haney. As Rattles begins to move, Mr. Haney yells at him to cease immediately, and sternly states he wants to see the boys in his office. He also wants Binky, but he says he didn't do anything wrong. However, Mr. Haney just wants to hear his side of the event, although Binky says wrestling is on in 20 minutes. He sits outside of Mr. Haney's office, just as Rattles and Slink leave with their mothers. On the way, Rattles calls Binky a squealer. Then Mr. Haney calls Binky into his office.


Binky arrives home only to find that he missed the TV show because the meeting took so long. Binky's mother tells her son he did the right thing. But Binky is not proud because he missed his favorite TV show and Rattles called him a nasty name. Binky's mother tells him that deep down he is glad he stopped his friend. She kisses him.  
Later on, Binky and his mom come home. Binky runs frantically into the living room, only to find wrestling just ended, leaving Binky very upset. Binky's mom tells him he should be proud of himself for doing the right thing, saving Rattles' life. Binky doesn't think so, but his mom tells him she's sure deep down, he's glad that he stopped him. The next day at school, Rattles angrily states he's '''not''' glad deep down because he and Slink got detention for a month. Then they leave, and Binky is angrier than ever.


The next day at school, Rattles slams his locker door shut and says he is not glad deep down. He and Slink now  have a full month of detention as punishment. He tells Binky to keep his mouth shut and calls him a "squealer" again and walks off. Binky says he saved his life in a loud tone. Mr. Haney walks by and tells him to keep his voice down. This makes Binky angry.  
Later that day, when Binky's mom picks him up, Binky tells her that she was wrong, and there's no point in doing a good deed if he doesn't even get a simple "thank you". Sometime later, Binky is out walking, picks up a piece of litter, and people nearby just keep walking. He writes in his notepad saying "7 pieces of litter picked up. 0 thank you's." He even mows a huge lawn, which takes him a long time, only to find the house is empty and up for sale. At a swimming pool, Binky finds clothes lying around and turns them into the lost and found. Binky feels proud until he hears a little boy saying to his mom that someone stole his clothes while he was in the shower. Binky sneaks away feeling very awkward. After dinner, Binky offers to wash off his dish, and his mom finally says thank you. Binky leaves, and his mom asks if he's going to do the rest. Now Binky is furious, saying "No more Mr. Nice Guy" and he goes to bed.


After school, Binky's mother picks him up from school. He tells her that it failed because Rattles is mad at him. She tells him that not everyone is like that, much to Binky's dismay and drives off.  
That night, Binky has a dream that Uncle Slam Wilson comes into his room and takes on his flying motorcycle. He wants to show Binky what he's getting himself into. He first takes Binky to a flashback of him at the lake when he caught a butterfly he worked so hard to catch and then let it go. Slam states that the butterfly never thanked him, so why did he do it? Binky says he just wanted to. Then he shows Binky when picked litter up at the park, and played his clarinet so peacefully. He also even gave part of his snack to a hungry dog outside the Sugar Bowl. Binky never knew what a nice guy he was. Slam then shows him what the world would be like without him. With litter blowing all over the park, but the worst thing of all was seeing Rattles in the hospital, in a full body cast. Without Binky, Rattles performed his stunt, likely breaking every bone in his body. Then Slam tells Binky there's someone who works 24/7 and almost never gets a thank you. Binky wonders who, and they fly to his house. It's Binky's mom; Binky says she has to do all that stuff. Then, Slam shows him what it'd be like if she was "No more Mrs. Nice Guy." The house is a mess, and Binky's clothes are falling apart. Binky's parents are going on "another" cruise, without him. His mom tells him there wasn't enough money in his college fund for 3 tickets. They leave and Binky regrets his choice, pleading Slam to come back. Binky then wakes up.


Later that day, Binky is in his neighborhood picking up trash. He writes "7 pieces of trash picked up, zero thank-yous" on a notepad using a pencil. He sees a lawn that needs mowing. He mows that lawn using a lawnmower. When he is done. He rings the doorbell only to find that nobody is home because the house is for sale.
He goes into the kitchen, and his mom comes in and offers to make him some hot milk. Binky says no, and tells her to go to back to sleep. Binky makes a card for his mom. That morning, she reads the card, which just says "Thanks." Binky, very happy, goes back to bed. The episode finishes with the rev of a motorcycle outside, with Binky saying "Thank you, Slam Wilson!"


Later after going swimming, Binky puts his clothes back on and notices someone's clothes left unattended. He takes them to the lost and found area only to find a kid coming out of the changing room naked saying someone took his clothes while he took a shower.  
==Characters==
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Rattles]]
*[[Mrs. Barnes]]
*[[Uncle Slam Wilson|Uncle Slam]]
*[[Francis Haney]]
*[[Last Year's Buster]]
*[[Slink]] (cameo)
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] (cameo in dream)
*[[Rattles's mother]] (cameo)
*[[Slink's Mother]] (cameo)
*[[Mr. Barnes]] (cameo)
*[[General Mayhem]] (cameo) 
*[[Beulah McInnerny]] (cameo)
*[[Timber Twins]] (cameo)


Later that night after dinner, Binky offers to do the dishes. He cleans one dish and puts it in the dishwasher. He leaves but when he realizes there are more dishes to do. Binky gets tough and then decides not to be nice anymore, much to his parents' dismay and storms off leaving a towel on the counter.  
==Trivia==
 
* [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] does not appear in this episode. He is also absent from "[[Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain]] (except the title card)," making this episode pair the only one in which Arthur does not appear at all.
Later in bed, Binky is dozing off when in his dreams, Slam Wilson shows up on a flying motorcycle hearing the new of Binky not being nice anymore. Binky is afraid he stole Slam's line. But Slams says is is not copyrighted and watned to know what Binky was getting himself into. Slam gives Binky a spare helmet as Binky gets on the bike seat. They then take off.  
*This is Rattles first speaking role since "[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]".
*'''Moral:''' Don't tell on people for your own benefits.
===Cultural references===
*This is one of two episodes referencing the classic Frank Capra film, ''It's a Wonderful Life''. The other episode is "[[The Silent Treatment]]."
**'''The premise is also simliar to:'''
***'''''{{W|The Fairly OddParents}}''-''' It's A Wishful Life
***'''''Bettlejuice''-''' It's a Wonderful Afterlife
***'''''Johnny Bravo''-''' Unknown Episode
***'''''Superjail!''-''' Unknown Episode
***'''''Little Shop''-''' Unknown Episode
***'''''{{W|The Simpsons}}''-''' "The Last Temptation of Homer
***'''''{{W|The Loud House}}''-''' Some parts of [https://theloudhouse.fandom.com/wiki/Time_Trap! Time Trap!]


They first make a pit stop at the lake. The same place where Binky was trying to catch a butterfly for a school project once. He then let the butterfly go. And that insect never thanked him. They then drive off. They see sights such as Binky picking up trash, recycling, and playing the clarinet. It ends with Binky feeding a bagel to a stray dog tied to a telephone pole. Binky never knew what a nice guy he was. Slam wonders what Elwood City would be like Without Binky and drives off again. They head to the park to find Binky gone with trash lying everywhere. Slam drives off again.
===Episode connections===
*The events of "[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]]" are shown in flashback.
*In his dream, Binky is surprised that his parents are going on ''another'' cruise. This may be a reference to how Binky imagines them going on a cruise after abandoning him in "[[Waiting to Go]]."
===Errors===
*The video description refers to Slink as '''Snake'''.


They next stop at a hospital room with a patient in a full body cast with one leg aligned in traction. Binky wonders who it might be when he hears the patient call the nurse for help because he is all itchy. Binky discovers it was Rattles. Binky asks Rattles where it itches but Rattles can't hear him. Rattles is hurting everywhere and wishes he never tried that stupid trick. Binky wished his friend would be more grateful. Slam tells him it is time to go. Binky leaves and takes a piece of hospital food with him.
==Gallery==
{{Main|Thanks a Lot, Binky/Gallery}}


They then fly over Elwood City. Slam tells Binky he is not alone and tells him about someone who worked 24 hours a day without getting thanked. Binky sees his house and they land in the front door. He sees his mother doing dishes. Slam wonders what she would be like if she wre not nice anymore. Slam leaves soon after. The scene changes into a filty house with Binky wearing ripped clothes. Binky's parents leave for a cruise but Binky can't go with them because they can't afford to buy a ticket for him. Binky's mother teels there are leftovers in the fridge if he is hungry as the taxi drives off. Binky looks everywhere for food in the kitchen only to find nothing except a box of flour. Binky's life is now miserable in his dreams.
==References==
 
{{Reflist}}
He wakes up only find himsellf dreaming. His mother comes in the kitchen and asks him if he wants a glass of water. He tells her to go back to bed. He then makes her a card that says "Dear Mom Thank You Love Binky" he goes back to bed and thanks Slam Wilson in his sleep. The story ends with the sound of Slam's motorcycle engine running.
{{EpisodeNav|8}}
 
The End!
 
==Trivia==
Notes
*This was the only appearances of Rattles' & Slink's Mother as they were going home sadly with Rattles & Slink.
*There was no [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] in this this episode or the previous episode.
===Goofs===
*Binky can't yell throughout the whole school because it bothered Mr. Haney.
*Rattles is itching and hurting because he is in a full body cast.
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Latest revision as of 01:52, 15 March 2024

"Thanks a Lot, Binky"
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Season/Series: 8
Number in season: 2B
Original Airdate: United States September 16, 2003[1]
Canada November 26, 2003[2]
Germany December 18, 2007[3]
Credits
Written by: Peter Egan
Storyboard by: Julian Harris
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"Thanks a Lot, Binky" is the second half of the second episode in the eighth season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

When Rattles doesn't seem to appreciate him for saving him from a dangerous stunt, Binky swears off good deeds — until one day he is shown what life would be like without any acts of kindness.

Plot[edit]

Binky is watching Uncle Slam Wilson on TV and doesn't take his eyes off for a second. He even tells his mom to move just when she's handing him his dinner. At the end of the match, Uncle Slam Wilson states to his fans he wants them to watch him tomorrow, and Binky complies.

After the title card, at Lakewood Elementary School, Rattles tells Binky he's going to make Lakewood History, by jumping over ten bicycles. He even fantasizes himself doing it successfully, even doing it better by doing flips in the air. Binky tells him that's crazy and he could really hurt himself. Rattles responds by saying "Greatness requires great risks." He even offers Binky to join him, and he declines. Rattles and Slink call him a chicken, and Binky first storms away, but then imagines Rattles performing his stunt, but hits a pebble and flies into the air, falling, and then (off-camera) hitting the bikes, and injuring himself.

Worried, Binky runs to get Mr. Haney. As Rattles begins to move, Mr. Haney yells at him to cease immediately, and sternly states he wants to see the boys in his office. He also wants Binky, but he says he didn't do anything wrong. However, Mr. Haney just wants to hear his side of the event, although Binky says wrestling is on in 20 minutes. He sits outside of Mr. Haney's office, just as Rattles and Slink leave with their mothers. On the way, Rattles calls Binky a squealer. Then Mr. Haney calls Binky into his office.

Later on, Binky and his mom come home. Binky runs frantically into the living room, only to find wrestling just ended, leaving Binky very upset. Binky's mom tells him he should be proud of himself for doing the right thing, saving Rattles' life. Binky doesn't think so, but his mom tells him she's sure deep down, he's glad that he stopped him. The next day at school, Rattles angrily states he's not glad deep down because he and Slink got detention for a month. Then they leave, and Binky is angrier than ever.

Later that day, when Binky's mom picks him up, Binky tells her that she was wrong, and there's no point in doing a good deed if he doesn't even get a simple "thank you". Sometime later, Binky is out walking, picks up a piece of litter, and people nearby just keep walking. He writes in his notepad saying "7 pieces of litter picked up. 0 thank you's." He even mows a huge lawn, which takes him a long time, only to find the house is empty and up for sale. At a swimming pool, Binky finds clothes lying around and turns them into the lost and found. Binky feels proud until he hears a little boy saying to his mom that someone stole his clothes while he was in the shower. Binky sneaks away feeling very awkward. After dinner, Binky offers to wash off his dish, and his mom finally says thank you. Binky leaves, and his mom asks if he's going to do the rest. Now Binky is furious, saying "No more Mr. Nice Guy" and he goes to bed.

That night, Binky has a dream that Uncle Slam Wilson comes into his room and takes on his flying motorcycle. He wants to show Binky what he's getting himself into. He first takes Binky to a flashback of him at the lake when he caught a butterfly he worked so hard to catch and then let it go. Slam states that the butterfly never thanked him, so why did he do it? Binky says he just wanted to. Then he shows Binky when picked litter up at the park, and played his clarinet so peacefully. He also even gave part of his snack to a hungry dog outside the Sugar Bowl. Binky never knew what a nice guy he was. Slam then shows him what the world would be like without him. With litter blowing all over the park, but the worst thing of all was seeing Rattles in the hospital, in a full body cast. Without Binky, Rattles performed his stunt, likely breaking every bone in his body. Then Slam tells Binky there's someone who works 24/7 and almost never gets a thank you. Binky wonders who, and they fly to his house. It's Binky's mom; Binky says she has to do all that stuff. Then, Slam shows him what it'd be like if she was "No more Mrs. Nice Guy." The house is a mess, and Binky's clothes are falling apart. Binky's parents are going on "another" cruise, without him. His mom tells him there wasn't enough money in his college fund for 3 tickets. They leave and Binky regrets his choice, pleading Slam to come back. Binky then wakes up.

He goes into the kitchen, and his mom comes in and offers to make him some hot milk. Binky says no, and tells her to go to back to sleep. Binky makes a card for his mom. That morning, she reads the card, which just says "Thanks." Binky, very happy, goes back to bed. The episode finishes with the rev of a motorcycle outside, with Binky saying "Thank you, Slam Wilson!"

Characters[edit]

Trivia[edit]

Cultural references[edit]

  • This is one of two episodes referencing the classic Frank Capra film, It's a Wonderful Life. The other episode is "The Silent Treatment."
    • The premise is also simliar to:

Episode connections[edit]

  • The events of "Binky Barnes, Wingman" are shown in flashback.
  • In his dream, Binky is surprised that his parents are going on another cruise. This may be a reference to how Binky imagines them going on a cruise after abandoning him in "Waiting to Go."

Errors[edit]

  • The video description refers to Slink as Snake.

Gallery[edit]

:Main article: Thanks a Lot, Binky/Gallery

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000802
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130719100407/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur/#1997
  3. ↑ https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-8/3906



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