The Good Sport (episode)

"The Good Sport"
Season/Series:	6
Number in season:	9a
Original Airdate:	November 19, 2001;
	Credits
Written by:	Kathy Waugh
Storyboard by:	Jeremy O'Neill
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This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the book, the VHS, the 2002 DVD, or the 2011 DVD.

"The Good Sport" is the first half of the ninth episode in the sixth season of Arthur.

Summary

Francine makes no effort to hide her hurt feelings when Jenna gets the Athlete of the Year award instead of the "rightful" recipient — Francine. Then figure skater Michelle Kwan explains a few things about good sportsmanship.

Plot

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The show opens when Arthur asks the viewers if any of their friends will remember him if they become famous, then it goes into a fantasy of Brain winning the Nobel prize. It cuts back to current times with D.W. telling the camera man that Arthur fell down. Francine sends Arthur an invitation to the 2014 Team Winter Games. She tells him that all he has to do is write an essay on why he wants to see Francine win a gold medal. After Francine left, Arthur tells the viewers that Francine is the only friend that he knows is a legend in his mind. D.W. tells Arthur that Michelle Kwan did the toothpaste commercial, but Kwan corrects D.W., and states that she's an ice skater. D.W. gets upset that she has never seen a celebrity.Francine was surprised that Jenna won the award instead of her. Later, she confronted Mr Haney about and there is a reason why Jenna won the athlete of the year award

Characters

Major Roles

Minor Roles

Background

Trivia

Errors

Mrs. Morgan has orange hair instead of black.
Jenna is gray for the majority of the episode, while she is her normal pink color a few times as well.
Jenna was seen drinking milk. The later episode "Binky Goes Nuts" reveals she is allergic to it.

Production notes

This episode is one of the episodes before season 14 (season 16 in the U.S.) that uses an irregular title card which is not seen again. The title card is of Francine watching Michelle Kwan jump and spin on the ice.
Michelle Kwan is the 7th guest star on Arthur.