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{{Episode infobox
{{Episode infobox
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|next episode = [[What's Cooking?]]
|next episode = [[What's Cooking?]]
|writers = [[Hilary Illick]]
|writers = [[Hilary Illick]]
|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>}}
|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>
}}
{{Cquote|It's a Buddhist country; it didn't generate enough accessories.|[[Dave (rabbit)|Dave]]}}
{{EpisodeHeader|2|9|10}}
{{EpisodeHeader|2|9|10}}
==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==
[[Muffy Crosswire|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). They argue about whether the point is to learn about the doll's cultures (Sue Ellen) or to just collect the dolls and accessories (Muffy).'' ''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.


==Plot==
'''Each of them have their own sub-plots at the store:'''
Muffy has become obsessed of [[World Girls (doll)|Worlds Girls dolls]]. Each doll is dressed in the national costume of a particular country, and comes with accessories related to that country, along with a book accompanying each doll. Sue Ellen has one World Girl doll, Pema from Tibet. When they discover a World Girl World store is opening, Muffy and Sue Ellen invite Francine to come along with them.
* 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.
* Muffy gets exhausted while trying to collect each doll and accessory from every section of the store.
[[File:World_Girl.png|thumb|300px|Francine holding her Babe Didrikson World Girl doll.]]
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.
 
Later on, while at Muffy's house for the promised slumber party, Muffy goes through what she has of her World Girls collection and informs Francine and Sue Ellen that she's planning on giving away at least half of her collection to charity, planning on only keeping the dolls (and accessories) that she really likes. While going through her collection, Muffy discovers a Pema doll that she has no recollection of even buying. When Sue Ellen that Pema is holding the yak-weaving loom she was looking for, Muffy gives the doll to Sue Ellen to keep. However, Sue Ellen notices that the loom Pema has is green, and claims that the loom is supposed to be brown. When Muffy explains that she's never touched the doll since she took it out of the box, Francine suggests looking through the book that came with Pema. Sue Ellen notices that the picture of the yak-weaving loom in the book is brown and not green.


However, nothing really works out. Sue Ellen is interested in purchasing an accessory for her doll, but when it becomes discontinued (including its whole territory), she decides on another solution. Francine ends up buying a doll (so she can get the book she came with), and a new "country" is opened every time the girls turn their backs. Later, they discover that the "Doll Hospital" leads to a secret factory where a machine copies each World Girl doll and just changes the outfits, exposing World Girl World as "a scam to sell worthless dolls".
Later on, the girls make accessories for their dolls: Sue Ellen paints the loom brown, Francine makes a putting green for her doll of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Muffy appears to be making a dress for one of her dolls. Muffy suggests that the three of them start their own line of dolls called "Universe Girls" and make a fortune. Francine and Sue Ellen then start a pillow fight with Muffy, ending the episode.


==Characters==
==Characters==
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*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Francine Frensky]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]
===Minor===
===Minor===
*[[Fifi (World Girl)|Fifi (French World Girl)]]
*[[Greta (World Girl)|Greta (Scandinavian World Girl)]]
*[[Ying Li (World Girl)|Ying Li (Chinese World Girl)]]
*[[Dave (rabbit)|Dave]]
*[[Dave (rabbit)|Dave]]
*[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 6)]]
*[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 6)]]
*[[Bailey]]
*[[Bailey]]
 
*[[World Girl World Female Assistant|Female Store Assistant]]
*[[World Girl World Male Assistant|Male Store Assistant]]
===Cameo===
===Cameo===
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[Arthur Read]] (title card)
*[[Luke]]
*[[Luke]]
*[[Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 12)]]
*[[Unknown Female Rabbit (Number 12)]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*D.W. is seen in the back train car at point 4:08.
*At World Girl World, D.W. is seen in the back-most train car.
*This is one of the nineteen episodes Arthur [[List of Episodes Arthur Does Not Appear In|doesn't appear in]].
*'''Moral:''' Dont be obsessed with dolls for your own benefits.
*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.
===Episode connections===
*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]]."
===Cultural references===
===Cultural references===
*World Girls are a parody of the {{W|American Girl}} dolls or Barbie Dolls.
*World Girls are a parody of the {{W|American Girl}} dolls.
===Episode connections===
*Famous golfer {{w|Babe Didrikson Zaharias}} appears as a doll and in a film.
*This is Francine's second doll, her first doll was in "[[Prunella Gets it Twice]]".
*The France section of World Girl World has a place called {{W|Rive Gauche}} (left bank), which is named after the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris.
===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.
*Although there is a Hawaiian doll, Hawaii is like a country, it is a state of The United States since August 21, 1959.
**However, the Hawaiian doll might specifically represent a Native Hawaiian girl. As Pema, the Tibetan doll, is from Tibet, which is part of China, World Girls might also do dolls for ethnic minorities found in certain countries.
*There is a World Girl doll from Antarctica, but Antarctica is not a country, nor does it have any permanent or indigenous population. Sled dogs are also come with the doll, but dogs in Antarctica are only used by explorers and scientists, and are not actually native to Antarctica.
*There is a World Girl doll from Antarctica, but Antarctica is not a country, nor does it have any permanent or indigenous population. Sled dogs are also come with the doll, but dogs in Antarctica are only used by explorers and scientists, and are not actually native to Antarctica.
*As seen in the very beginning of the World Girl World scene, [[D.W. Read]] is seen on the roller coaster without her parents.
===Production notes===
===Production notes===
{{hidden10|World Girls}}
{{hidden10|World Girls}}
 
*'''The following lines are cut in some international versions of this episode:'''
* The song used in the World Girls TV comercial is re-used again as the song played outside the Yumbobo ice-cream shop in [[Brain Freeze]].
**'''[[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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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:45, 21 August 2022

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"World Girls"
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World Girls Title Card.JPG
Season/Series: 10
Number in season: 9b
Original Airdate: United States May 25, 2006[1]
Canada September 25, 2006[3]
United Kingdom November 20, 2006[2]
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Written by: Hilary Illick
Storyboard by: Jeremy O'Neill
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“ It's a Buddhist country; it didn't generate enough accessories. ”

—Dave

"World Girls" is the second half of the ninth episode in the tenth season of Arthur.

Summary[edit]

The girls anticipate the grand opening of World Girl World, which sells dolls from every country.

Plot[edit]

Muffy has become obsessed with the 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). They argue about whether the point is to learn about the doll's cultures (Sue Ellen) or to just collect the dolls and accessories (Muffy). 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.
  • Francine (after being given some money by Muffy) goes to the 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.
Francine holding her Babe Didrikson World Girl doll.

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.

Later on, while at Muffy's house for the promised slumber party, Muffy goes through what she has of her World Girls collection and informs Francine and Sue Ellen that she's planning on giving away at least half of her collection to charity, planning on only keeping the dolls (and accessories) that she really likes. While going through her collection, Muffy discovers a Pema doll that she has no recollection of even buying. When Sue Ellen that Pema is holding the yak-weaving loom she was looking for, Muffy gives the doll to Sue Ellen to keep. However, Sue Ellen notices that the loom Pema has is green, and claims that the loom is supposed to be brown. When Muffy explains that she's never touched the doll since she took it out of the box, Francine suggests looking through the book that came with Pema. Sue Ellen notices that the picture of the yak-weaving loom in the book is brown and not green.

Later on, the girls make accessories for their dolls: Sue Ellen paints the loom brown, Francine makes a putting green for her doll of Babe Didrikson Zaharias, and Muffy appears to be making a dress for one of her dolls. Muffy suggests that the three of them start their own line of dolls called "Universe Girls" and make a fortune. Francine and Sue Ellen then start a pillow fight with Muffy, ending the episode.

Characters[edit]

Major[edit]

Minor[edit]

Cameo[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • At World Girl World, D.W. is seen in the back-most train car.
  • Moral: Dont be obsessed with dolls for your own benefits.
  • In the opening teaser, Melissa Altro, Jodie Resther, and Jessica Kardos provide the voices of the World Girl dolls.

Episode connections[edit]

  • 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."

Cultural references[edit]

  • World Girls are a parody of the American Girl dolls.
  • Famous golfer Babe Didrikson Zaharias appears as a doll and in a film.
  • The France section of World Girl World has a place called Rive Gauche (left bank), which is named after the southern bank of the river Seine in Paris.

Errors[edit]

  • Even though Muffy says she does not even have the Estonian doll, she somehow has the book.
  • There is a World Girl doll from Antarctica, but Antarctica is not a country, nor does it have any permanent or indigenous population. Sled dogs are also come with the doll, but dogs in Antarctica are only used by explorers and scientists, and are not actually native to Antarctica.

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.
  • The following lines are cut in some international versions of this episode:
    • Sue Ellen: But why?
    • Dave: It's a Buddhist country; it didn't generate enough accessories.

Home Video[edit]

DVD:

Gallery[edit]

:Main article: World Girls/Gallery

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001009
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/genres/childrens/schedules/2006/11/20
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur



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