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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
An army of lice has descended on the heads of | An army of lice has descended on the heads of Lakewood Elementary. Who or what is strong enough to defeat them? Principal Haney? Nurse Flynn? Mayonnaise?<ref>http://www.klru.org/schedule/episode/182576/</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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At a school assembly the next day, Francine still has Muffy's hat, which gets passed around to all the students, who love how soft it is (much like Francine does) and start trying it on. During this, Nurse Flynn reveals that a student was discovered to have head lice (though she doesn't say it was Muffy) and announces that everyone at the school (students and staff alike) will be required to come down to her office to get checked out for head lice. Nurse Flynn advises the students to not share things like clothing, combs and brushes, as it's very easy to spread head lice that way. Soon, everyone's getting checked out for head lice, and one of the people discovered to have it is Mr. Ratburn. | At a school assembly the next day, Francine still has Muffy's hat, which gets passed around to all the students, who love how soft it is (much like Francine does) and start trying it on. During this, Nurse Flynn reveals that a student was discovered to have head lice (though she doesn't say it was Muffy) and announces that everyone at the school (students and staff alike) will be required to come down to her office to get checked out for head lice. Nurse Flynn advises the students to not share things like clothing, combs and brushes, as it's very easy to spread head lice that way. Soon, everyone's getting checked out for head lice, and one of the people discovered to have it is Mr. Ratburn. | ||
Everyone has different situations when it comes to the lice outbreak: | |||
* Arthur's dad uses an old remedy that his mother, Thora, used when he was a kid, and that's putting mayonnaise in the hair of not only Arthur, but also D.W., Jane and David himself. Jane also takes all of D.W.'s stuffed animals for the time being, as there could be head lice hiding in their fur. While Arthur's reading in bed, Pal smells the mayonnaise and tries eating it off of Arthur's head. After that, the family switches over to using olive oil for the head lice, as it seems to work just as well as the mayonnaise and Pal doesn't like the taste of it. | * Arthur's dad uses an old remedy that his mother, Thora, used when he was a kid, and that's putting mayonnaise in the hair of not only Arthur, but also D.W., Jane and David himself. Jane also takes all of D.W.'s stuffed animals for the time being, as there could be head lice hiding in their fur. While Arthur's reading in bed, Pal smells the mayonnaise and tries eating it off of Arthur's head. After that, the family switches over to using olive oil for the head lice, as it seems to work just as well as the mayonnaise and Pal doesn't like the taste of it. | ||
* Binky's watching TV while his mom's busy coming his hair to check for head lice. Binky's initially happy about this arrangement, but soon gets bored with it and tries begging his mom to let him go to bed, but Mrs. Barnes is still busy with combing the head lice out of his hair. | * Binky's watching TV while his mom's busy coming his hair to check for head lice. Binky's initially happy about this arrangement, but soon gets bored with it and tries begging his mom to let him go to bed, but Mrs. Barnes is still busy with combing the head lice out of his hair. | ||
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*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Lice|Lice army]] | *[[Lice|Lice army]] | ||
===Minor=== | |||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
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*[[Mrs. Barnes]] | *[[Mrs. Barnes]] | ||
*[[Millicent Crosswire]] | *[[Millicent Crosswire]] | ||
*[[Jessica | *[[Jessica (3rd grader)|Jessica]] | ||
*[[D.W. Read]] | *[[D.W. Read]] | ||
*[[Mary (3rd grader)|Mary]] | *[[Mary (3rd grader)|Mary]] | ||
*[[Suzette]] | *[[Suzette]] | ||
===Cameo=== | |||
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*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[George Lundgren]] | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Fern Walters]] | ||
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*[[Ms. Krasny]] | *[[Ms. Krasny]] | ||
*[[Mary (3rd grader)|Mary]] | *[[Mary (3rd grader)|Mary]] | ||
*[[Jessica | *[[Jessica (3rd grader)|Jessica]] | ||
===Mentioned=== | ===Mentioned=== | ||
*[[Catherine Frensky]] | *[[Catherine Frensky]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Francine and Muffy had their hair buzzed off for purposes of lice elimination, but in all later | *Francine and Muffy had their hair buzzed off for purposes of lice elimination, but in all later shows, they still have their long hair. | ||
*There was a toy marketed for Insight Pharmaceuticals based on this episode which was released in 2006. It resembles Arthur with mayo on his head with a string on his back, a 8-inch hole in his head, and many things that remove lice from someone's hair that can be put into the hole. When the string is pulled, an odor will appear and get rid of the lice on that person's head. It was discontinued in 2007.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20121114071238if_/http://www.marcbrownstudios.com/arthur_facts.asp</ref> | *There was a toy marketed for Insight Pharmaceuticals based on this episode which was released in 2006. It resembles Arthur with mayo on his head with a string on his back, a 8-inch hole in his head, and many things that remove lice from someone's hair that can be put into the hole. When the string is pulled, an odor will appear and get rid of the lice on that person's head. It was discontinued in 2007.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20121114071238if_/http://www.marcbrownstudios.com/arthur_facts.asp</ref> | ||
*Both [[Millicent Crosswire|Muffy's mother]] and [[Catherine Frensky|Catherine]] had lice when they were younger. | *Both [[Millicent Crosswire|Muffy's mother]] and [[Catherine Frensky|Catherine]] had lice when they were younger. | ||
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*This episode reveals that Muffy's mother, Millicent, was apparently born into a wealthy family, judging from the house that she had lived in as a kid and the fact that her family was able to afford a nanny (a live-in nanny at that). | *This episode reveals that Muffy's mother, Millicent, was apparently born into a wealthy family, judging from the house that she had lived in as a kid and the fact that her family was able to afford a nanny (a live-in nanny at that). | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s hat looks like the same hat [[Emily]] takes in [[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]. | *[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s hat looks like the same hat [[Emily]] takes in [[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*The General of the Louse Army greatly resembles United States General Douglas MacArthur. | *The General of the Louse Army greatly resembles United States General Douglas MacArthur. | ||
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*[[Salon de Beauté]] from "[[Francine's Bad Hair Day]]" is briefly seen where Muffy and Francine get their hair buzzed off to eliminate the lice. | *[[Salon de Beauté]] from "[[Francine's Bad Hair Day]]" is briefly seen where Muffy and Francine get their hair buzzed off to eliminate the lice. | ||
*A clip of this episode is shown in the [[Season 16]] episode "[[The Best Day Ever]]." Arthur recounts this as one of his worst days ever. | *A clip of this episode is shown in the [[Season 16]] episode "[[The Best Day Ever]]." Arthur recounts this as one of his worst days ever. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*When the general lice says that the comb took off its fifth leg, it was mistaken as its fourth leg. | *When the general lice says that the comb took off its fifth leg, it was mistaken as its fourth leg. | ||
== Home video == | == Home video == | ||
'''DVD''' | |||
* [[Arthur Goes to the Doctor (DVD)]] | |||
'''VHS''' | |||
* [[Arthur Goes to the Doctor (VHS)]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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