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|uk = October 31, 2006<ref>http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/bbcone/london/2006-10-31</ref>}} | |us = May 16, 2006<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001002</ref> | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
After watching a horror movie called ''The Squirrels ''on TV, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and everyone, except [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] who hasn't watched it, becomes scared of them. Binky wonders why everyone runs home, and refuse to go outside during recess. | After watching a horror movie called ''The Squirrels'' on TV, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and everyone, except [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] who hasn't watched it, becomes scared of them. Binky wonders why everyone runs home, and refuse to go outside during recess. | ||
One day, Arthur goes to a video store, and rents a baby show about people in squirrel costumes (with the cashier saying a lot of people are getting baby shows about squirrels lately since the movie), hoping it will take his fear away from squirrels: this doesn't work. Arthur realizes that he'll have to face his fears, and calls Buster, who comes over. They sit by Arthur's front door, and feed some squirrels acorns. The squirrels charge then charge at them, and Arthur and Buster quickly run into the house, and trip, and the squirrels | One day, Arthur goes to a video store, and rents a baby show about people in squirrel costumes (with the cashier saying a lot of people are getting baby shows about squirrels lately since the movie), hoping it will take his fear away from squirrels: this doesn't work. The next day, [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]] explains to the class what squirrels are really like: this also doesn't work. Arthur realizes that he'll have to face his fears, and calls Buster, who comes over. They sit by Arthur's front door, and feed some squirrels acorns. The squirrels charge then charge at them, and Arthur and Buster quickly run into the house, and trip, and the squirrels scamper around them, but luckily [[Jane Read|Mrs. Read]] sees, and chases them off with her broom. When Arthur and Buster stand up, they look and see an injured squirrel on that they had landed on. | ||
Mrs. Read, Arthur, and Buster quickly rush to the emergency animal hospital, where the squirrel is treated. The veterinarian explains to Arthur and Buster that squirrels are harmless creatures and they're more afraid of people than people are of them. He also adds that he can understand that they were afraid, because he gets a lot of calls about squirrels every time the movie ''The Squirrels'' shows on TV. | Mrs. Read, Arthur, and Buster quickly rush to the emergency animal hospital, where the squirrel is treated. The veterinarian explains to Arthur and Buster that squirrels are harmless creatures and they're more afraid of people than people are of them. He also adds that he can understand that they were afraid, because he gets a lot of calls about squirrels every time the movie ''The Squirrels'' shows on TV. | ||
The next day, Arthur and Buster take the squirrel to | The next day, Arthur and Buster take the squirrel to Mr. Ratburn's class, and explain what happened to it. Everyone except Binky is scared until they take a closer look at it. They soon feel better. | ||
Later that day, Binky goes inside the same video store Arthur had visited, and sees a VHS copy of ''The Squirrels'', and wonders if it's any good. So, he rents it. | Later that day, Binky goes inside the same video store Arthur had visited, and sees a VHS copy of ''The Squirrels'', and wonders if it's any good. So, he rents it. | ||
The next day, Arthur, Buster, and | The next day, Arthur, Buster, and the other kids let the squirrel go free in the park. Buster mentions that ''The Birds'' is on that night, and they all agree to watch it, leaving viewers to think they'll be scared of birds next. Binky walks by, and Francine asks if he wants to play. He says no, and when a squirrel walks up to him, he screams and runs home. | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
*[[Binky Barnes]] | *[[Binky Barnes]] | ||
*[[Alan Powers|Brain]] | |||
*[[Alan Powers]] | |||
*[[Francine Frensky]] | *[[Francine Frensky]] | ||
*[[Nigel Ratburn]] | *[[Nigel Ratburn]] | ||
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*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
*[[David Read]] | *[[David Read]] | ||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] (cameo) | |||
*[[Fern Walters]] (cameo) | |||
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] | *[[George Lundgren]] (cameo) | ||
*[[Fern Walters]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] (cameo) | ||
*[[George Lundgren]] | *[[Jenna Morgan]] (cameo) | ||
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Maria Pappas]] (cameo) | ||
*[[Jenna Morgan]] | *[[Alex]] (cameo) | ||
*[[Maria Pappas]] | |||
*[[Alex]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The beginning of this episode is one of the clips that can play in [[Binky's Facts and Opinions]]. | |||
*Mr. Ratburn shows real photographs of squirrels, '''NOT''' drawn as a cartoon. | |||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*The horror film | *The horror film Arthur and Buster watch, ''[[The Squirrels (movie)|The Squirrels]]'', is based on the 1963 film ''[[Wikipedia:The Birds (film)|The Birds]]'', by [[Wikipedia:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]]. | ||
**At the end of the episode, Buster mentions that a movie called ''The Birds'' will be on that night. | |||
*[[Silly Squirrels]] is a parody of Care Bears. | *[[Silly Squirrels]] is a parody of Care Bears and Bananas in Pyjamas. Another squirrel wears an antenna on its head like the Teletubbies. | ||
===Errors=== | |||
*When Arthur and Buster turn off the lights after The Squirrels is over, the subtitles say that Buster is imitating a squirrel chattering, when it's actually Arthur who is doing the squirrel chattering. | |||
===Production notes=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
The Squirrels.jpg | The Squirrels.jpg | ||
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The squirrels movie.jpg | The squirrels movie.jpg | ||
The squirrels tatsuya.jpg | The squirrels tatsuya.jpg | ||
</gallery> | TimmytheFriendliestSquirrelintheWorld.png | ||
SlippySquirrelandtheAcronMobile.png | |||
SillySquirrelGoestoSchool.png | |||
SillySquirrelCountsto10.png | |||
The Squirrels Cover Photo.jpg | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Season 10 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 10 episodes]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:03, 14 March 2024
| This article is about the episode. You may be looking for the fictional movie. |
| "The Squirrels" | |
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| Season/Series: | 10 |
| Number in season: | 2A |
| Original Airdate: |  May 16, 2006[1] September 20, 2006[3] October 31, 2006[2] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Dietrich Smith |
| Storyboard by: | Jeremy O'Neill |
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"The Squirrels" is the first half of the second episode in the tenth season of Arthur.
Summary[edit]
After watching the classic horror movie The Squirrels, Arthur and his friends are scared to step out onto the playground—or just about anywhere else.
Plot[edit]
After watching a horror movie called The Squirrels on TV, Arthur and Buster, and everyone, except Binky who hasn't watched it, becomes scared of them. Binky wonders why everyone runs home, and refuse to go outside during recess.
One day, Arthur goes to a video store, and rents a baby show about people in squirrel costumes (with the cashier saying a lot of people are getting baby shows about squirrels lately since the movie), hoping it will take his fear away from squirrels: this doesn't work. The next day, Mr. Ratburn explains to the class what squirrels are really like: this also doesn't work. Arthur realizes that he'll have to face his fears, and calls Buster, who comes over. They sit by Arthur's front door, and feed some squirrels acorns. The squirrels charge then charge at them, and Arthur and Buster quickly run into the house, and trip, and the squirrels scamper around them, but luckily Mrs. Read sees, and chases them off with her broom. When Arthur and Buster stand up, they look and see an injured squirrel on that they had landed on.
Mrs. Read, Arthur, and Buster quickly rush to the emergency animal hospital, where the squirrel is treated. The veterinarian explains to Arthur and Buster that squirrels are harmless creatures and they're more afraid of people than people are of them. He also adds that he can understand that they were afraid, because he gets a lot of calls about squirrels every time the movie The Squirrels shows on TV.
The next day, Arthur and Buster take the squirrel to Mr. Ratburn's class, and explain what happened to it. Everyone except Binky is scared until they take a closer look at it. They soon feel better.
Later that day, Binky goes inside the same video store Arthur had visited, and sees a VHS copy of The Squirrels, and wonders if it's any good. So, he rents it.
The next day, Arthur, Buster, and the other kids let the squirrel go free in the park. Buster mentions that The Birds is on that night, and they all agree to watch it, leaving viewers to think they'll be scared of birds next. Binky walks by, and Francine asks if he wants to play. He says no, and when a squirrel walks up to him, he screams and runs home.
Characters[edit]
- Arthur Read
- Buster Baxter
- Binky Barnes
- Brain
- Francine Frensky
- Nigel Ratburn
- Bitzi Baxter
- D.W. Read
- Jane Read
- David Read
- Muffy Crosswire (cameo)
- Fern Walters (cameo)
- George Lundgren (cameo)
- Sue Ellen Armstrong (cameo)
- Jenna Morgan (cameo)
- Maria Pappas (cameo)
- Alex (cameo)
Trivia[edit]
- The beginning of this episode is one of the clips that can play in Binky's Facts and Opinions.
- Mr. Ratburn shows real photographs of squirrels, NOT drawn as a cartoon.
Cultural references[edit]
- The horror film Arthur and Buster watch, The Squirrels, is based on the 1963 film The Birds, by Alfred Hitchcock.
- At the end of the episode, Buster mentions that a movie called The Birds will be on that night.
- Silly Squirrels is a parody of Care Bears and Bananas in Pyjamas. Another squirrel wears an antenna on its head like the Teletubbies.
Errors[edit]
- When Arthur and Buster turn off the lights after The Squirrels is over, the subtitles say that Buster is imitating a squirrel chattering, when it's actually Arthur who is doing the squirrel chattering.
Production notes[edit]
- Like all episodes of Season 10, this episode included the number '10' hidden in various places. For a list of them, see ARTHUR Season 10 Scavenger Hunt.
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Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
