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|next episode = [[What's Cooking?]] | |next episode = [[What's Cooking?]] | ||
|writers = [[Hilary Illick]] | |writers = [[Hilary Illick]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]] | |storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]|number = 9B|titlecard = World Girls Title Card.JPG|us = May 25, 2006<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001009</ref>|uk = November 20, 2006<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/genres/childrens/schedules/2006/11/20</ref>|can = September 25, 2006<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur</ref>}} | ||
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|us = May 25, 2006<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001009</ref> | |||
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|can = September 25, 2006<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur</ref> | |||
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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
The girls anticipate the grand opening of World Girl World, which sells dolls from every country. | The girls anticipate the grand opening of World Girl World, which sells dolls from every country. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
[[ | [[Muffy]] has become obsessed with the [[World Girls (doll)|World Girls dolls]]. Each doll is dressed in the national costume of a particular country/continent/territory, and comes with accessories related to that particular place, along with a book accompanying each doll. Sue Ellen has one World Girl doll, Pema (from Tibet). When they discover that a World Girl World store is opening, Muffy and Sue Ellen invite Francine to come along with them and plan on having a slumber party at Muffy's house later on. | ||
Each of them have their own sub-plots at the store: | |||
* Sue Ellen is keen on getting a particular accessory for her doll, but when she goes to the customer service desk, she is informed that the accessory she's looking for (a Tibetan yak-weaving loom) has been discontinued, along with the entire Tibet collection. When Sue Ellen questions why, the man helping her explains that the Tibet collection didn't generate enough sales for the company. | * Sue Ellen is keen on getting a particular accessory for her doll, but when she goes to the customer service desk, she is informed that the accessory she's looking for (a Tibetan yak-weaving loom) has been discontinued, along with the entire Tibet collection. When Sue Ellen questions why, the man helping her explains that the Tibet collection didn't generate enough sales for the company. | ||
* Francine (after being given some money by Muffy) goes to the [[World Girls Hall of Fame|World Girl Sports Hall of Fame]] and becomes interested in a doll of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. An employee explains how Babe was instrumental in introducing women into the world of golf and how the book that comes with Babe's doll includes the history of golf and the introduction of women into the sport. Francine ultimately ends up buying the doll, which Muffy gets excited about. | * Francine (after being given some money by Muffy) goes to the [[World Girls Hall of Fame|World Girl Sports Hall of Fame]] and becomes interested in a doll of Babe Didrikson Zaharias. An employee explains how Babe was instrumental in introducing women into the world of golf and how the book that comes with Babe's doll includes the history of golf and the introduction of women into the sport. Francine ultimately ends up buying the doll, which Muffy gets excited about. | ||
* Muffy gets exhausted while trying to collect each doll and accessory from every section of the store. | * Muffy gets exhausted while trying to collect each doll and accessory from every section of the store. | ||
When Sue Ellen comes up to her and Francine and explains the situation about the Tibet collection to them, Muffy and Francine suggest they go to the store's "doll hospital" and check if they have any extras of the yak weaving loom that Sue Ellen wants. While there, the girls sneak into the back of the hospital, which turns out to be a secret factory that produces all the World Girls dolls very quickly, and Muffy discovers just how many other dolls (with some being from countries that she's never even heard of) are being produced. She realizes that she's going to need a lot more room to be able to truly complete her entire collection. The girls end up leaving World Girl World after this. | When Sue Ellen comes up to her and Francine and explains the situation about the Tibet collection to them, Muffy and Francine suggest they go to the store's "doll hospital" and check if they have any extras of the yak weaving loom that Sue Ellen wants. While there, the girls sneak into the back of the hospital, which turns out to be a secret factory that produces all the World Girls dolls very quickly, and Muffy discovers just how many other dolls (with some being from countries that she's never even heard of) are being produced. She realizes that she's going to need a lot more room to be able to truly complete her entire collection. The girls end up leaving World Girl World after this. | ||
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*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | *[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]] | ||
===Minor=== | ===Minor=== | ||
*[[Dave (rabbit)|Dave]] | *[[Dave (rabbit)|Dave]] | ||
*[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 6)]] | *[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 6)]] | ||
*[[Bailey]] | *[[Bailey]] | ||
===Cameo=== | ===Cameo=== | ||
*[[Luke]] | *[[Luke]] | ||
*[[Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 12)]] | *[[Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 12)]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*At World Girl World, D.W. is seen in the back-most train car. | *At World Girl World, D.W. is seen in the back-most train car. | ||
*' | *This is one of the (so far) nineteen episodes Arthur [[List of Episodes Arthur Does Not Appear In|doesn't appear in]]. | ||
*In the opening teaser, [[Melissa Altro]], [[Jodie Resther]], and [[Jessica Kardos]] provide the voices of the World Girl dolls. | *In the opening teaser, [[Melissa Altro]], [[Jodie Resther]], and [[Jessica Kardos]] provide the voices of the World Girl dolls. | ||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
*World Girls are a parody of the {{W|American Girl}} dolls. | *World Girls are a parody of the {{W|American Girl}} dolls. | ||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*Even though Muffy says she does not even have the Estonian doll, she somehow has the book. | *Even though Muffy says she does not even have the Estonian doll, she somehow has the book. | ||
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===Production notes=== | ===Production notes=== | ||
{{hidden10|World Girls}} | {{hidden10|World Girls}} | ||
* | * The song used in the World Girls TV commercial is re-used again as the song played outside the [[Yumbobo]] ice-cream shop in [[Brain Freeze]]. | ||
** | * The following lines are omitted in some international versions of this episode: | ||
** | ** [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]]: But why? | ||
** [[Dave (rabbit)|Dave]]: It's a Buddhist country; it didn't generate enough accessories. | |||
==Home Video== | ==Home Video== | ||
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*[[D.W., Bossy Boots (DVD)]] | *[[D.W., Bossy Boots (DVD)]] | ||
*[[Arthur: Season 10]] | *[[Arthur: Season 10]] | ||
*[[What's Cooking?]] | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
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