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==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]] | |||
*[[Horace P. Crane]] | *[[Horace P. Crane]] | ||
*[[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== | ||
*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 this episode the "Curse of the Kid" lasted 87 years starting in 1918, which means the episode must be set in 2005. | *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 this episode the "Curse of the Kid" lasted 87 years starting in 1918, which means the episode must be set in 2005. | ||
*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 Batería). At the time, all three played for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox Boston Red Sox]. | ||
*In Buster's fantasy, Brain refers to the | *In Buster's fantasy, Brain refers to 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. | ||
*In the grocery store Winlin recited the first stanza of [[Emily Dickinson]]'s poem, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers," of which Buster later chants out the first line during the Grebes' game. | *In the grocery store Winlin recited the first stanza of [[Emily Dickinson]]'s poem, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers," of which Buster later chants out the first line during the Grebes' game. | ||
===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]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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===Promotional images=== | ===Promotional images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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1006a_08 Strike One.jpg|"Strike one" | 1006a_08 Strike One.jpg|"Strike one" | ||
1006a_09 World Champions.jpg|World Champions | 1006a_09 World Champions.jpg|World Champions | ||
</gallery> | </gallery>}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
