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|ep. name = The Wheel Deal
|ep. name = The Wheel Deal
|image = Wheel-Deal4.jpg
|image = Wheel-Deal4.jpg
|season = [[Arthur (season 14)|14]]
|season = [[Season 14|14]]
|airdate =  
|airdate =  
|prev. episode = [[The Secret Origin of Supernova]]
|prev. episode = [[The Secret Origin of Supernova]]
|next episode = [[The Buster Report]]
|next episode = [[The Buster Report]]
|prod. code = 1401a
|writers = [[Raye Lankford]]
|writers = [[Raye Lankford]]
|storyboarders = [[Daniel Miodini]]|number = 1A|titlecard2 = TWD Intertitle.png|us = October 11, 2010<ref>http://www.ket.org/tvschedules/episode.php?nola=ARUR++001401</ref>|uk = January 6, 2011<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/programmes/schedules/2011/01/06</ref>
|storyboarders = [[Daniel Miodini]]|number = 1a|titlecard2 = TWD Intertitle.png|us = October 11, 2010<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001401</ref>
|aus = October 8, 2010
|uk = January 6, 2011<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/programmes/schedules/2011/01/06</ref>
|aus = October 8, 2010{{cite}}
|can = October 20, 2010<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2010, Page 2</ref>
|can = October 20, 2010<ref>http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur - Season 2010, Page 2</ref>
|is = December 5, 2010|titlecard = S14E01a Title Card.jpg}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|1|14}}
|ger = December 26, 2012<ref>https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-15/3906</ref>
|is = |titlecard = S14E01a Title Card.jpg}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|1|14}}


==Summary==
==Summary==
Brain is put in a wheelchair after a leg injury and copes with the encouragement of Lydia, a disabled girl who uses a wheelchair.
[[Brain]] is put in a wheelchair after a leg injury and copes with the encouragement of [[Lydia]], a handicapped girl who uses a wheelchair too.


==Plot==
==Plot==
[[Alan Powers|Brain]] suffers a leg injury, and also sprains his ankle, while practicing for a basketball game against the[[Mighty Mountain Elementary School| Mighty Mountain]] team. The injury occurred when Buster accidentally tossed a banana peel into the trash, but it missed the trash can and landed on the ground, causing Brain to slip on it.
[[Alan Powers|Brain]] suffers a leg injury, and also sprains his ankle, while practicing for a basketball game against the [[Mighty Mountain Elementary School|Mighty Mountain]] team. The incident occurred when [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] tossed a banana peel into the trash, but it accidentaly missed the trash can and landed on the floor, causing Brain to slip on it when he wasn't looking.


He is then in a wheelchair and has difficulty coping with it until he meets [[Lydia Fox|Lydia]], who is also in a wheelchair because she was born unable to walk.
<center>'''The Wheel Deal'''</center>


When playing basketball with Lydia, Brain doesn't do well, so Lydia helps Brain improve his skills while in the wheelchair. After a few days of training, Brain and Lydia go to the [[Ice Cream Shop]], but discover it is not wheelchair accessible.
After the title card, Brain is then placed in a wheelchair at the hospital. He has difficulty coping with it, until he meets [[Lydia Fox|Lydia]], who is also in a wheelchair because she was born unable to walk.


They then go to the Sugar Bowl, and while talking to each other there, [[Francine Alice Frensky|Francine]] approaches and tells Brain that she could take over for him in the basketball game. Lydia assures her that Brain will do fine.
When playing basketball with Lydia, Brain doesn't do well, so Lydia helps Brain improve his skills while in the wheelchair. After a few days of training, Brain and Lydia go to the [[Ice Cream Shop]], but discover that it is not wheelchair accessible.


The next day at the game Brain does well, but doesn't have the confidence to finish the game, so Lydia takes over and manages to score enough points to secure the win. Afterward, the Ice Cream Shop is made wheelchair accessible and both Brain and Lydia head off together to play chess.
They instead go to [[The Sugar Bowl]], and while talking to each other there, [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] approaches and tells Brain that she could take over for him in the basketball game. Lydia assures her that Brain will do great.
 
The next day at the game Brain does well, but he doesn't have the confidence to finish the game, so Lydia takes over and manages to score plenty points to secure the win. Afterwards, the Ice Cream Shop is made wheelchair accessible and Brain and Lydia head off together to play chess.


==Characters==
==Characters==
===Major characters===
===Major===
*[[Alan Powers|Brain ]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*[[Lydia Gordon]]
*[[Lydia Fox]] (debut)
*[[Buster Baxter|Buster ]]


===Minor characters===
===Minor===
*[[Francine Frensky|Francine]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Arthur Timothy Read|Arthur ]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[Sam Scarborough]]
*[[Sam Scarborough]]
*[[Coach Raggett]]
*[[Coach Raggett]]
===Background characters===
===Cameo===
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Binky Barnes]]
*[[Alan Powers]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[George Lundgren]]
*[[Fern Walters]]
*[[Jenna Morgan]]
*[[Jenna Morgan]]
*[[Mrs. Powers]]
*[[Mrs. Powers]]
*[[Alex]]
*[[Alex]]
*[[Maria]]
*[[Maria Pappas]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*This is the first episode '''''NOT '''''  in the U.S. to be in 16:9 widescreen and high-definition.
**This is also the first episode where the title cards are changed to a scene from the episode.
*This is also the first episode since [[When Carl Met George]] to have two title cards.
*In the U.S., this episode is the first and only episode to use the Brain variant of the Slot Machine title card.
*This episode also reveals the name of [[Sam Scarborough|one of the kids]] from Mighty Mountain during the beginning of the episode.
*This episode also reveals the name of [[Sam Scarborough|one of the kids]] from Mighty Mountain during the beginning of the episode.
*'''Timeline:''' This episode could take place before [[April 9th]] because [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] said he knew a kid that lost his cast in three weeks.
===Production notes===
===Production notes===
*This is the first episode outside the U.S. to be in 16:9 Widescreen.
*This is the first episode in which Éfeso Soares and Dos Santos is the production accountant.
*This is also the first episode where the title cards are changed to a scene from the episode.
*When Lydia says, "Much you have learned, O big-headed one", the 4:3 version adds a slow pan to the right to keep her in view as she says her line. However, this moment is shown in Brain's version of the Which ARTHUR Character Are You? bumper in 16:9 widescreen without the pan.
 
===Cultural references===
*Lydia mentions writers {{W|Virgil}} and {{W|Marcel Proust}}, as well as the {{W|Pythagorean theorem}}.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Latest revision as of 18:50, 24 June 2023

"The Wheel Deal"
Wheel-Deal4.jpg
S14E01a Title Card.jpg
TWD Intertitle.png
Season/Series: 14
Number in season: 1a
Original Airdate: United States October 11, 2010[1]
Canada October 20, 2010[3]
United Kingdom January 6, 2011[2]
Australia October 8, 2010[citation needed]
Germany December 26, 2012[4]
Credits
Written by: Raye Lankford
Storyboard by: Daniel Miodini
Episodes
Previous
"The Secret Origin of Supernova"
Next
"The Buster Report"
"The Wheel Deal" is the first half of the first episode in the fourteenth season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

Brain is put in a wheelchair after a leg injury and copes with the encouragement of Lydia, a handicapped girl who uses a wheelchair too.

Plot[edit]

Brain suffers a leg injury, and also sprains his ankle, while practicing for a basketball game against the Mighty Mountain team. The incident occurred when Buster tossed a banana peel into the trash, but it accidentaly missed the trash can and landed on the floor, causing Brain to slip on it when he wasn't looking.

The Wheel Deal

After the title card, Brain is then placed in a wheelchair at the hospital. He has difficulty coping with it, until he meets Lydia, who is also in a wheelchair because she was born unable to walk.

When playing basketball with Lydia, Brain doesn't do well, so Lydia helps Brain improve his skills while in the wheelchair. After a few days of training, Brain and Lydia go to the Ice Cream Shop, but discover that it is not wheelchair accessible.

They instead go to The Sugar Bowl, and while talking to each other there, Francine approaches and tells Brain that she could take over for him in the basketball game. Lydia assures her that Brain will do great.

The next day at the game Brain does well, but he doesn't have the confidence to finish the game, so Lydia takes over and manages to score plenty points to secure the win. Afterwards, the Ice Cream Shop is made wheelchair accessible and Brain and Lydia head off together to play chess.

Characters[edit]

Major[edit]

Minor[edit]

Cameo[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • This is the first episode NOT in the U.S. to be in 16:9 widescreen and high-definition.
    • This is also the first episode where the title cards are changed to a scene from the episode.
  • This is also the first episode since When Carl Met George to have two title cards.
  • In the U.S., this episode is the first and only episode to use the Brain variant of the Slot Machine title card.
  • This episode also reveals the name of one of the kids from Mighty Mountain during the beginning of the episode.
  • Timeline: This episode could take place before April 9th because Buster said he knew a kid that lost his cast in three weeks.

Production notes[edit]

  • This is the first episode in which Éfeso Soares and Dos Santos is the production accountant.
  • When Lydia says, "Much you have learned, O big-headed one", the 4:3 version adds a slow pan to the right to keep her in view as she says her line. However, this moment is shown in Brain's version of the Which ARTHUR Character Are You? bumper in 16:9 widescreen without the pan.

Cultural references[edit]

Gallery[edit]

:Main article: The Wheel Deal/Gallery

References[edit]