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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
In the introduction Arthur talks about Sisyphus who was cursed by the gods to push a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down at the last moment. Arthur argues that in the days of baseball | In the introduction Arthur talks about Sisyphus who was cursed by the gods to push a boulder up a hill, only to have it roll back down at the last moment. Arthur argues that in the days of baseball Sisyphu would be an Elwood City Grebes fan, since they always blow their chances of winning the world championship at the last moment. | ||
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Brain believes the Grebes are going to win based on statistics, especially because of the three star players Playmon, Winlin and Batería. | Brain believes the Grebes are going to win based on statistics, especially because of the three star players Playmon, Winlin and Batería. | ||
Francine believes the Grebes are going to win as long as she wears a particular fan hat to ward off “the Curse of the Kid”. The curse started in 1918 when a boy retrieved the ball after the winning out-of-the-park homerun, only to have it taken away by the Grebes' owner Horace P. Crane. The boy cursed the ball and the Grebes went on the worst losing streak in | Francine believes the Grebes are going to win as long as she wears a particular fan hat to ward off “the Curse of the Kid”. The curse started in 1918 when a boy retrieved the ball after the winning out-of-the-park homerun, only to have it taken away by the Grebes' owner Horace P. Crane. The boy cursed the ball and the Grebes went on the worst losing streak in history of the league. Buster claims the curse was lifted after a descendant of Crane put the ball on the boy's grave. Brain is skeptical. | ||
Buster watches the game with Harry Mills. The Grebes lose after a normally poor | Buster watches the game with Harry Mills. The Grebes lose after a normally poor hitter hits a homerun for the Kings. | ||
Muffy shows Francine a TV commercial in which she and her dad pose as Grebe fans. When Francine confronts her with the Crosswires being Kings fans, Muffy claims that it | Muffy shows Francine a TV commercial in which she and her dad pose as Grebe fans. When Francine confronts her with the Crosswires being Kings fans, Muffy claims that it's more fun to be on the winning side. Francine replies that it takes character to stick with the underdogs. | ||
The Grebes are leading three games to one, but when Buster and Harry watch the fifth game, the Grebes lose again. | The Grebes are leading three games to one, but when Buster and Harry watch the fifth game, the Grebes lose again. | ||
Francine suggests that Buster is bringing the Grebes bad luck. Buster has a fantasy in which he makes the Grebes lose the last game and everybody hates him for it. | Francine suggests that Buster is bringing the Grebes bad luck. Buster has a fantasy in which he makes the Grebes lose the last game and everybody hates him for it. | ||
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Buster decides not to go to the game, but then he meets Playmon, Winlin and Batería in the supermarket. They tell him that the only curse is not having the support of fans like Buster. Winlin quotes a poem (“Hope is the thing with feathers...”). | Buster decides not to go to the game, but then he meets Playmon, Winlin and Batería in the supermarket. They tell him that the only curse is not having the support of fans like Buster. Winlin quotes a poem (“Hope is the thing with feathers...”). | ||
At the big game Playmon has two strikes when Buster is seen on the big screen in the stadium shouting “Hope is the thing with feathers”. Playmon hits a homerun and the Grebes are world champion. | At the big game Playmon has two strikes when Buster is seen on the big screen in the stadium shouting “Hope is the thing with feathers”. Playmon hits a homerun and the Grebes are world champion. | ||
Many years later an old Buster tells his grandchildren the ball sprouted wings after the game and flew into space. | Many years later an old Buster tells his grandchildren the ball sprouted wings after the game and flew into space. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Main=== | |||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
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*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Johnny Playmon|Playmon]] | *[[Johnny Playmon|Playmon]] | ||
*[[Winlin]] | *[[Winlin]] | ||
*[[Batería]] | *[[Batería]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Pal]] | *[[Pal]] | ||
*[[Harry]] | *[[Harry]] | ||
*[[Ed Crosswire]] | *[[Ed Crosswire]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Muffy Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Carl Manino]] | |||
*[[Bailey]] | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Monique]] | *[[Carl Manino]] | ||
*[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4) | *[[Bailey]] | ||
*[[Maria lookalike]] | *[[Monique]] lookalike | ||
*[[Otis]] | *[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4)]] | ||
*[[Ricky]] | *[[Maria lookalike]] | ||
*[[Otis]] | |||
*[[Ricky]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *In the grocery store, Winlin recited the first stanza of [[Emily Dickinson]]'s poem, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers," which Buster later chants out the first line during the Grebes' game. | ||
*When Muffy changed her Grebes' hat to a Kings' hat, the Grebes started winning, and every time Muffy was at a game, the Grebes lost. | *When Muffy changed her Grebes' hat to a Kings' hat, the Grebes started winning, and every time Muffy was at a game, the Grebes lost. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
* | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus Sisyphus] was an evil but clever king from Greek mythology. Since he cheated even death, Zeus instead punished him by making him roll a boulder up a mountain for eternity. | ||
*The episode's title is a reference to the "{{W|Curse of the Bambino}}" which lasted 86 years, from 1918 to 2004. The [[Elwood City Grebes]] are a reference to the {{W|Boston Red Sox}} and the [[Crown City Kings]] are a parody of the New York Yankees. According to | *The episode's title is a reference to the "{{W|Curse of the Bambino}}" which lasted 86 years, from 1918 to 2004. The [[Elwood City Grebes]] are a reference to the {{W|Boston Red Sox}} and the [[Crown City Kings]] are a parody of the New York Yankees. According to the episode the "Curse of the Kid" also lasted 86 years starting in 1918, which means the episode must be set in 2004 despite being first aired in 2006. | ||
*Another famous baseball curse is the " | *Another famous baseball curse is the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat Curse of the Billy Goat]" (Chicago Cubs, 1945-2016). Kid, as in "Curse of the Kid", is both English for "bambino" and the term for a young goat. | ||
*The three star players look like and are voiced by real major league players: | *The three star players look like and are voiced by real major league players: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Damon Johnny Damon] (as Playmon), [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Timlin Mike Timlin] (as Winlin), and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89dgar_Renter%C3%ADa Édgar Rentería] (as Bateria). | ||
*In Buster's fantasy, Brain | *In Buster's fantasy, Brain mentions the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Observer_effect_(physics) observer effect], which states that most forms of measurement have some effect on the thing being measured. In quantum mechanics, which applies to extremely small things, the effect can be significant. The observer effect is sometimes wrongly used to claim that you can affect reality by observing it, like Buster thinks he is doing. | ||
===Episode connections=== | ===Episode connections=== | ||
*This is the second episode where the last scene shows a child character as an old adult. The first was [[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]. | *This is the second episode where the last scene shows a child character as an old adult. The first was [[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]. | ||
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'''DVD:''' | '''DVD:''' | ||
*[[Arthur: Season 10]] | *[[Arthur: Season 10]] | ||
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