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==Plot==
==Plot==
Everyone loves [[Leah MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady]], the school's cook for the cafeteria, with her warm friendly ways and her excellent cooking. Until one day, while Buster was keeping record for the school lunch and was making prediction for that day's lunch menu, he and his friends observe that she did not come to school, and her nephew, Skip Bitterman is the substitute chef. Skip was completely devoid of any culinary skills; the lunches became so appalling that the students could not even eat them. After about a week without Mrs. MacGrady, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] announces that she won't be returning for a while, because she has cancer.
Everyone loves [[Leah MacGrady|Mrs. MacGrady]], the school's cook for the cafeteria, with her warm friendly ways and her excellent cooking. Until one day, while Buster is keeping record for the school lunch and making predictions for that day's lunch menu in his school lunch almanac, he and his friends observe that she did not come to school, and her nephew, Skip Bitterman is the substitute chef. Skip is completely devoid of any culinary skills; the lunches became so appalling that the students cannot even eat them. After about a week without Mrs. MacGrady, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] reveals the shocking news that she is on leave because she has cancer.


Later that day, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] and [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] are at the [[Mill Creek Mall]] looking for a birthday present for Muffy's father [[Ed Crosswire]]. While looking at ties, Muffy asks Francine which tie she should get for her dad, but Francine ignores Muffy, and sadly sits in a chair. Muffy asks why Francine is behaving that way. Francine mentioned that she didn't feel like shopping as she is still thinking about Mrs. McGrady having cancer, and informs Muffy that some people don't recover from the illness as her grandfather died from cancer. Francine returns home, after Muffy asked another question about her father's birthday present.
The students all react differently to the news: Muffy does not entirely grasp the situation and stays optimistic while she shops for gifts for her father's birthday. Francine, who lost her grandfather to cancer, starts acting out in various ways, including intentionally losing a soccer game because it won't make Mrs. MacGrady feel any better. Arthur and D.W. pay Mrs. MacGrady a visit, bringing some homemade chicken soup and learning a bit about the illness from her. They promise to visit her every day with further gifts.


Meanwhile, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] make a house visit to Mrs. MacGrady, and bring her some home made chicken soup. She assures a worried D.W. that cancer is not contagious. Arthur and D.W. come by everyday and bring surprises for Mrs. MacGrady.
At Mr. Crosswire's birthday, Muffy laments about Francine being too sad to help her shop for a proper gift. Her father explains that Francine is just upset about Mrs. MacGrady's illness and encourages her to visit Mrs. MacGrady and maybe bring her a care package.


During the soccer game, Francine was not feeling any better and let the opponent win the match, as according to her, winning the game won't help Mrs. MacGrady's cancer go away any faster. Francine later left the soccer field angrily because she was so worried about Mrs. MacGrady and even refused to attend Mr. Crosswire's birthday dinner.
Francine stays home after having a nightmare that Mrs. MacGrady will never return to work. After school she is visited by Binky and Buster, who are planning to bring gifts to Mrs. MacGrady. Francine declines, but before they leave Binky tries to cheer her up by giving her Lance Armstrong's email address, which [[Room to Ride|he got during the Elwood City Bike-A-Thon]]. He tells her about Lance's struggles with cancer and eventual recovery, and encourages her to reach out to him. Francine reluctantly does so, but to her and her friends' surprise he writes back and offers to meet with her when he visits Elwood City the following week. Muffy, who is planning on visiting Mrs. MacGrady, offers to bring Francine along so she can share the news, but Francine again refuses to visit.


On Mr. Crosswire's birthday, while [[Bailey]] gives Mr. Crosswire a DVD, Muffy gives him a card and tie. She tells her father it would have been from Francine as well, but was too sad to help. Mr. Crosswire tells Muffy that Francine is just upset due to Mrs. MacGrady's illness. He also tells her that maybe she should go help Mrs. MacGrady around the house and bring her a care package.
Muffy arrives just as Arthur and D.W. deliver more gifts to Mrs. MacGrady, including more jars of soup and a giant stuffed bear. Muffy compliments Mrs. MacGrady's bandana, only to learn Mrs. MacGrady is wearing it as she has lost her hair from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy Chemotherapy] treatment. After Arthur and D.W. leave, Muffy takes a moment to talk with Mrs. MacGrady, who assures her that she intends to get better.


Francine had a nightmare that night where she dreamt about Mrs. MacGrady leaving School after she picked up her stuff, saying that she is sick and needed an easier job. After she woke up, she decided to stay home for the day after her parents were worried about her and about her nightmare.
Lance arrives in Elwood City and he and Francine go for a bike ride, where he talks to her about how he got through his cancer diagnosis through medicine and the support of his friends. Francine gets the idea to hold a "Pedal For A Cure" bike race to raise money for cancer research. She gets the help of her friends to promote it. Muffy encourages her to tell Mrs. MacGrady about it but Francine still shows reluctance to see her.


While at home, she met Binky and Buster after school just right in front of her house where she was playing with her pet [[Nemo]]. Both asked her if she would like to visit Mrs. MacGrady's house, while they are also planning on bringing her some vegetables and a rock. Before they left and before Francine chose to visit her, Binky gave her Lance Armstrong's e-mail address, where he got it from Lance at the Bike-A-Thon. He told her about Lance's cancer journey. Binky suggested her to write Lance an e-mail. She refused at first but chose to write to him and sent him an e-mail message.
Muffy returns to Mrs. MacGrady's house just as her sister [[Martha]] is taking her to the doctor's office. Noticing the state of the house, she offers to clean the dishes while they are gone but has trouble doing so. When Arthur and D.W. arrive with more gifts, they pitch in and clean up the entire house, leaving a note for Mrs. MacGrady when she returns assuring her that they are her "support team."


The next day at school, while the students still have complaints about the food in the cafeteria, Francine received the letter from Lance Armstrong. Her friends were surprised when they heard it. Muffy immediately went shopping after school with Francine to buy her a dress so she would be suitable to meet Lance. Muffy asked Francine if she would like to visit Mrs. MacGrady. Francine refused and was afraid to visit her.
The "Pedal For A Cure" is a huge success, with a massive turnout. At the finish line Francine is greeted by Mrs. MacGrady and apologizes for not visiting her previously. Mrs. MacGrady assures her she understands, remarking it can be frightening to see someone you care about when they're sick.


Arthur and D.W. arrived at Mrs. MacGrady's house and gave her more jars for soup and even a big furry bear. Muffy joins them, and comments on the bandana Mrs. MacGrady is wearing on her head. She is surprised when Mrs. MacGrady reveals that is wearing a headscarf since she has lost her hair due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotherapy Chemotherapy] treatment. After Arthur and D.W. left her house, Muffy had a little more conversation with Mrs. MacGrady about her cancer and a bandanna.
After more than a month of Skip Bitterman's terrible foods, Buster and the rest of the students almost start a revolt. Their uprising is quickly quelled by the return of Mrs. MacGrady, who is not quite cancer-free yet but is healthy enough to return to work. Buster corrects his school lunch almanac with a prediction that the food will be unknown, but will absolutely taste great.
 
About a week later, Lance came to Francine's house and soon they went for a bike ride, after she changed into her normal clothes, as she was wearing a dress. While they were taking the rest during biking, he told her the stories about the time when he had cancer.
 
Francine decided to hold a bike race "Pedal for a cure" to raise money for cancer. Some of the other students helped too besides participating in a race, where Prunella is knitting a scarf for Mrs. MacGrady and George is helping out with the gardening. Francine had some help from her friends to spread out the word about the race and a lot of students signed up for it. After school, Muffy asked Francine if Francine would like to visit Mrs. MacGrady. Francine was still afraid to visit her and said that she still have more flyers to pass out.
 
When Muffy arrives at Mrs. MacGrady's house, Mrs. MacGrady introduce Muffy to her sister, [[Martha]], before Mrs. MacGrady and her sister left. While Muffy was still trying to clean dishes, Arthur and D.W. arrived. She later tells them that they may be giving Mrs. MacGrady too many things. D.W. says that they're just trying to help. Muffy tells them that there is a different way they can help. The three clean Mrs. MacGrady's house and dishes. Before they left Mrs. MacGrady's house, they left the note for Mrs. MacGrady, before she comes back home.
 
On the race day, Lance Armstrong and Francine and the other bikers were at the starting line to race. Francine rides her bike really fast, down the race track, to the finish line, where Mrs. MacGrady is waiting for her. Francine apologizes for not coming to see her, and Mrs. MacGrady accepts her apology. She later has Francine wash her hands, and gives her a big hug.
 
More than a month later at school ever since Mrs. MacGrady was still absent, the lunches are still disgusting to the students, even [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] complains. Mrs. MacGrady shows up later, and is presumably not cancer-free, but is healthy enough to work.


==Characters==
==Characters==

Revision as of 06:46, 16 May 2019

"The Great MacGrady"
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Season/Series: 13
Number in season: 1
Original Airdate: United States October 19, 2009[1]
Canada May 7, 2010[3]
United Kingdom March 1, 2010 [2]
Credits
Written by: Peter K. Hirsch
Leah Ryan
Storyboard by: Zhigang Wang
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"The Great MacGrady" is the first episode in the thirteenth season of Arthur. It is a two-part episode.

Summary

When Mrs. MacGrady is diagnosed with cancer, Arthur and his friends behave differently to the news - Arthur and D.W. rush to her side with heaps of chicken soup and stuffed animals, Muffy tries to pretend that nothing in her life has changed, and Francine is so upset that she can't even bring herself to visit Mrs. MacGrady.

Plot

Everyone loves Mrs. MacGrady, the school's cook for the cafeteria, with her warm friendly ways and her excellent cooking. Until one day, while Buster is keeping record for the school lunch and making predictions for that day's lunch menu in his school lunch almanac, he and his friends observe that she did not come to school, and her nephew, Skip Bitterman is the substitute chef. Skip is completely devoid of any culinary skills; the lunches became so appalling that the students cannot even eat them. After about a week without Mrs. MacGrady, Mr. Ratburn reveals the shocking news that she is on leave because she has cancer.

The students all react differently to the news: Muffy does not entirely grasp the situation and stays optimistic while she shops for gifts for her father's birthday. Francine, who lost her grandfather to cancer, starts acting out in various ways, including intentionally losing a soccer game because it won't make Mrs. MacGrady feel any better. Arthur and D.W. pay Mrs. MacGrady a visit, bringing some homemade chicken soup and learning a bit about the illness from her. They promise to visit her every day with further gifts.

At Mr. Crosswire's birthday, Muffy laments about Francine being too sad to help her shop for a proper gift. Her father explains that Francine is just upset about Mrs. MacGrady's illness and encourages her to visit Mrs. MacGrady and maybe bring her a care package.

Francine stays home after having a nightmare that Mrs. MacGrady will never return to work. After school she is visited by Binky and Buster, who are planning to bring gifts to Mrs. MacGrady. Francine declines, but before they leave Binky tries to cheer her up by giving her Lance Armstrong's email address, which he got during the Elwood City Bike-A-Thon. He tells her about Lance's struggles with cancer and eventual recovery, and encourages her to reach out to him. Francine reluctantly does so, but to her and her friends' surprise he writes back and offers to meet with her when he visits Elwood City the following week. Muffy, who is planning on visiting Mrs. MacGrady, offers to bring Francine along so she can share the news, but Francine again refuses to visit.

Muffy arrives just as Arthur and D.W. deliver more gifts to Mrs. MacGrady, including more jars of soup and a giant stuffed bear. Muffy compliments Mrs. MacGrady's bandana, only to learn Mrs. MacGrady is wearing it as she has lost her hair from the Chemotherapy treatment. After Arthur and D.W. leave, Muffy takes a moment to talk with Mrs. MacGrady, who assures her that she intends to get better.

Lance arrives in Elwood City and he and Francine go for a bike ride, where he talks to her about how he got through his cancer diagnosis through medicine and the support of his friends. Francine gets the idea to hold a "Pedal For A Cure" bike race to raise money for cancer research. She gets the help of her friends to promote it. Muffy encourages her to tell Mrs. MacGrady about it but Francine still shows reluctance to see her.

Muffy returns to Mrs. MacGrady's house just as her sister Martha is taking her to the doctor's office. Noticing the state of the house, she offers to clean the dishes while they are gone but has trouble doing so. When Arthur and D.W. arrive with more gifts, they pitch in and clean up the entire house, leaving a note for Mrs. MacGrady when she returns assuring her that they are her "support team."

The "Pedal For A Cure" is a huge success, with a massive turnout. At the finish line Francine is greeted by Mrs. MacGrady and apologizes for not visiting her previously. Mrs. MacGrady assures her she understands, remarking it can be frightening to see someone you care about when they're sick.

After more than a month of Skip Bitterman's terrible foods, Buster and the rest of the students almost start a revolt. Their uprising is quickly quelled by the return of Mrs. MacGrady, who is not quite cancer-free yet but is healthy enough to return to work. Buster corrects his school lunch almanac with a prediction that the food will be unknown, but will absolutely taste great.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Flashbacks

Mentioned

Trivia

Episode Connections

Errors

  • In the soccer game, Francine was goalie, although she is the star forward of the team.
  • When D.W. is shoving the supposedly stuffed polar bear toy, Chilly Billy, through the doorway and drops him on the floor, he winces and closes his eyes as though he were alive.
  • For a brief moment near the beginning of the second half of the episode, Marina is seen at a lunch table in the background. This is the second time that she appears due to an error, the other time also being in Season 13 in MacFrensky.

Production notes

  • In Francine's dream, Mrs. MacGrady was going to walk into light at the end of the hallway.[4] This was decided to be "too much" for kids, so a green wall was placed over the light effects.[5]
  • Reruns of this episode are rare following the Lance Armstrong doping case.

Gallery

Screenshots

  • The Great MacGrady.JPG
  • Extra feet.png
  • Thegreatmacgrady - maria with a tshirt.jpg
  • Skipbitterman.jpg

  • Marina appears on the right of the picture due to an animation error

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001301
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/formats/animation/schedules/2010/03/01
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212063924/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/arthur-characters/arthur-character-model/msg872/
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212062055/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/arthur-characters/arthur-character-model/msg895/#msg895



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