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| {{Episode infobox | | {{Icons|real}}{{Template:Episode infobox |
| |ep. name = The Perfect Brother | | |ep. name = The Perfect Brother |
| |season = [[Season 1|1]]
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| |number = 21b
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| |image = The Perfect Brother.JPG | | |image = The Perfect Brother.JPG |
| |titlecard = The Perfect Brother Title Card.png | | |season = 1 |
| |prod. code = 121b | | |airdate = February 10, 1997 |
| |can= February 3, 1997<ref>http://tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 1996, page 1</ref>
| | |prev. episode = Sue Ellen Moves In |
| |writers = [[Joe Fallon]]
| | |next episode = D.W.'s Snow Mystery|prod. code = 10212|writers = [[Joe Fallon]] |
| |storyboarders = [[Stéphanie Gignac]]
| | |storyboarders = [[Stefanie Gignac]]}}'''The Perfect Brother''' is the second half of the 21st episode of [[Arthur (season 1)|Season 1]]. It first aired on February 10, 1997 along with [[Sue Ellen Moves In]]. |
| |prev. episode = [[Sue Ellen Moves In]] | |
| |next episode = [[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]] | |
| |us = November 4, 1996<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/19970723021343/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Nov96/VL961104.html</ref>}} | |
| {{EpisodeHeader|2|21|1|book2=[[Arthur and the Perfect Brother]]}}
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| ==Summary== | | ==Summary== |
| Arthur is upset that [[Brain]] gets more attention than him.
| | The Brain is spending the weekend with the Reads because his parents are going to an ice cream convention, because they own [[The Ice Cream Shop]]. Arthur thinks this will be like having a brother around, but the Brain is neat, finishes his homework early, and reads to D.W., making Arthur look bad. However, Arthur discovers that the Brain is not so neat when he invites Arthur over to his house. |
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| ==Plot== | | ==Plot== |
| [[Jane Read|Jane]] tells Arthur that Brain will be staying for the weekend because his parents are attending a convention out of town. Arthur is delighted and imagines building cool things with Brain. [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] instead imagines being teased by two Arthurs, and then says that maybe she'll spend the weekend at [[Thora Read|her grandmother]]'s [[Grandma Thora's House|house]].
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| When Brain arrives, he and Arthur have fun, but Arthur soon notices that Brain is neater and politer than Arthur is. Brain wants to do his homework before playing, finishes it much quicker than Arthur, and then easily beats Arthur at basketball.
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| The next day, Brain teaches [[Pal]] new tricks, builds a better model plane than Arthur, shows [[David Read|David]] how to make sandwiches more efficiently, and reprograms the computer for Jane. When Arthur wants to play his favorite board game with Brain, he finds him reading to D.W., who claims that he reads better than Arthur.
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| Arthur visits [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], who assures him that Brain would not make him look bad on purpose. Arthur feels that Brain is just more likeable to his family than he is. When Arthur gets home, Pal runs to Brain instead of him. While Arthur does his homework, Brain plays Arthur's board game with the family, which D.W. claims is more fun than when she played with Arthur, because Brain read all the rules.
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| On Sunday, Arthur is glad to see Brain go. He helps him carry his luggage [[The Brain's House|home]], where he discovers that Brain's room is just as messy as his own. Brain admits that he was being extra polite because he was a guest and that it almost killed him.
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| While Arthur and The Brain make popcorn, Arthur helps [[Mr. Powers|his dad]] carry in his shopping and is praised. Brain looks annoyed for a moment, and throws a piece of popcorn at Arthur, but then both boys smile and eat the popcorn.
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| ==Characters==
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| *[[Arthur Read]]
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| *[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
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| *[[D.W. Read]]
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| *[[David Read]]
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| *[[Jane Read]]
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| *[[Buster Baxter]]
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| *[[Francine Frensky]] (cameo)
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| *[[Mr. Powers]]
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| *[[Mrs. Powers]]
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| *Brain's real name is revealed to be Alan.
| | ===Goofs=== |
| *Brain's dad's appearance changes in this episode.
| | *When Arthur imagines himself and the Brain working on a time machine, the Brain carelessly drops some nuclear energy somewhere inside it; although it would explode if that really happened. |
| *The plane that Brain and Arthur built is a Boeing 747.
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| *Baby Kate's first word is "Brain" in this episode.
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| *'''Moral:''' Try not to make anyone feel left out.
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| ===Episode connections=== | |
| *Just like Arthur, Pal feels left out due to people giving a guest more attention than him in "[[Dog's Best Friend]]." | |
| **Arthur thinks his family likes Brain better than him. [[Prunella Deegan|Prunella]] later feels that her mom [[Wanda Deegan|Wanda]] likes her friend [[Marina Datillo|Marina]] more than her in the episode "[[Three's a Crowd]]."
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| ==Gallery==
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| <Gallery>
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| The Perfect Brother.JPG
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| 1x21b.png
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| </gallery>
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}} {{EpisodeNav|1}}
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| [[Category:Season 1 episodes]] | | [[Category:Season 1 episodes]] |
| [[Category:Episode pages without home video]] | | [[Category:Episode pages needing plot]] |
| [[Category:A to Z]]
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| [[Category:Arthur episodes]]
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| [[Category:1996]]
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