Editing The Short, Quick Summer

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As summer vacation draws to a close, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] wonders where the time went.

The episode begins on the last day of [[Lakewood Elementary School|school]]. Arthur shows his list of stuff he has planned to do over the summer, and thinks about it. The bell rings, and Arthur runs out, excited about summer.

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Two months later, Arthur is devastated to hear that school will begin next week. He goes to find his list, while hearing what his friends did this summer. [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] saved the carousel from [[Ed Crosswire|Mr. Crosswire]], [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] polished his bike and invented a [[mud sled]], [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] and [[Prunella Deegan|Prunella]] are digging a hole to find a mineral that predicts the future, [[Fern Walters|Fern]] went to poetry camp and won a ribbon, [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] learned a magic trick from [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]], who worked at [[Jack's Joke Shop]], and [[Alan Powers|The Brain]] taught at summer school. Arthur feels disappointed that his friends did lot of stuff, and he can't remember a single thing that he did. On the way home, Arthur saw that Francine and Prunella have filled up the hole and plan to try again next summer.

When Arthur gets home, he finds his list (which was taped to the back of his bedroom door), but realizes it's too late. Summer is already over. When [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] asks Arthur to read the list to her, Arthur does. He soon realizes that he was all wrong, because he did everything on the list, felt much better and thanks D.W. for asking him to read the list, much to her dismay. She remarks, “''I was trying to make him feel rotten, and he feels great. I’m a '''failure''' as a little sister.''”

On the last night of summer, Arthur, Francine and Buster roast marshmallows on the grill while imagining themselves as cowboys in the Wild West, ending the episode.

===Major===

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===Cameo===

*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]

*The deck of cards Mr. Ratburn uses has 3 black aces. The standard number is 2, so that could be a special deck made specifically for that trick.

*'''The three books referenced by Arthur's imagination are:'''

**''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'', with miniature versions of [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] as the Lilliputians.

**''[[Treasure Island (novel)|Treasure Island]]'', with [[David Read|Arthur's dad]] as Long John Silver and [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] as a pirate. (Arthur mentions in "[[You Are Arthur]]" that this is his favorite book).

*[[Arthur's Great Summer (DVD)|Arthur's Great Summer]]

*[[Arthur: The Complete Series 2]]

*[[Arthur's Great Summer (VHS)|Arthur's Great Summer]]

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