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My Fair Tommy
| "My Fair Tommy" | |
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| Season/Series: | 9 |
| Number in season: | 4b |
| Original Airdate: |  December 23, 2004 |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Dietrich Smith |
| Storyboard by: | Stéphanie Gignac |
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| “ | Tibbles! | ” |
"My Fair Tommy" is the second half of the fourth episode in the ninth season of Arthur.
Summary[edit]
D.W. needs to teach Tommy manners in order to uphold her bet with Emily by the Parent-Visiting day. However, this is a big challenge for D.W. In the end will Tommy have good manners, or will he just go along with Timmy?
Plot[edit]
Miss Morgan gathered her preschool class together, announcing it was Friday, which meant it was time for the Good Behavior Award. The children cheered excitedly. Miss Morgan revealed that one child had exhibited exceptional behavior that week and would receive a reward. Timmy and Tommy, giggling, made a loud squelching noise. Miss Morgan scolded them for their disruptive behavior. The Tibbles pointed at each other, accusing the other of misbehavior. D.W. and Emily joined in, scolding the Tibbles. Miss Morgan announced that the winner would have their picture displayed on the bulletin board and receive a cupcake. Timmy and Tommy expressed their excitement, with Tommy anticipating a chocolate cupcake. Timmy, however, had a surprise in store. He pulled out a slingshot and a toy rocket. Miss Morgan revealed the winner by removing a question mark from the bulletin board, revealing D.W.'s picture. D.W. was astonished. The class applauded as she stepped forward to claim her cupcake. Just as she was about to eat it, Timmy and Tommy launched the rocket at the ceiling. The rocket bounced off, narrowly missing Liam, tore D.W.'s picture, and destroyed her cupcake. Miss Morgan glared at them, and D.W. exclaimed, "Tibbles!"
Emily comforted D.W. after her cupcake mishap, assuring her she will get another one. Miss Morgan scolded the Tibbles for their behavior, which had upset D.W. As punishment, she gave them both a timeout to think about their actions and told them that she can’t let them couldn't sit together in the quiet area and then asks who volunteers to go first. The Tibbles pointed at each other, and Timmy suggested to Tommy that they both raise their hands to possibly get a cupcake. Only Tommy raised his hand. Tommy served his quiet time while the others play. When his quiet time was over, Miss Morgan called Timmy to take his turn. In a playful prank, Timmy warned Miss Morgan about something behind her, causing her and the other children to look. During the distraction, Timmy secretly switched scarves with Tommy. Unaware of the switch, she extended Timmy's timeout by two minutes as a consequence for the trick. She later realized that Tommy had already served his timeout and should have been taking his turn, unaware that it was actually Tommy wearing Timmy's scarf.
Revised Text:
Later that night, as the Tibbles were preparing for bed, Timmy explained that they always switched scarves during timeouts, making it more fun. Tommy suggested that Timmy should be the one to get the timeouts, but Timmy insisted that Tommy was better at it. Tommy was both surprised and grateful. As they turned off the lights, Tommy thanked Timmy for the fun day, and they went to sleep. Just then, Tommy woke up and realized something. In the hallway, Mrs. Tibble heard noises of a disturbance coming from the Tibbles’ bedroom. When she entered, she found Tommy hitting Timmy with a teddy bear. Both boys blamed each other for starting the fight. Tommy realized his mistake when he saw he was still holding the teddy bear.
The next day at school, The following day, on the preschool playground, the Tibbles were playing in the sandbox. Timmy complimented Tommy on his ability to get a timeout from Grandma, better than at school. Tommy looked upset. Behind them, D.W. sat on a swing with her replacement cupcake, and Emily stood beside her. Emily offered D.W. the cupcake. Timmy then decided to destroy the sandcastle, stomping on it. Tommy approaches D.W. and Emily and asks them to teach him to be good. At first the two girls take it as a joke and laugh, but then think about what it would be like if the Tibbles were good. With that thought, Emily and D.W. make a bet that if D.W. can make Tommy good, Emily will do all of D.W.'s snack time clean ups for a month.
D.W. gives Tommy a task, if he does it right he gets Gummy Slugs. One morning when Timmy wakes and doesn't find Tommy in bed, he heads downstairs and sprays the kitchen with a water gun, but ends up spraying his grandmother. After cleaning up the mess, Timmy heads over to D.W.'s house to find Tommy getting a Gummy Slug, then starts chasing him through the house.
Eventually, D.W. gives up on teaching Tommy to be good, but then Tommy grabs D.W., then quickly lets go of her and apologizes. All of the students are surprised by this, and D.W. chooses to give Tommy another chance. After lots of teaching, Tommy learns to behave like a good child.
On Parent-Visiting day, D.W. thinks that if Tommy can get one parent to say, "What a well-behaved boy!" he will succeed, and officially be a good person. During the day, Tommy does good things such as giving Ms. Morgan a watermelon (which is much bigger than an apple), picking up the splattered watermelon after Timmy pushes it off the desk on purpose, pouring punch for people, complementing people's clothing, taking responsibility for smearing paint on the blackboard (even though Timmy did it), and resisting to fight Timmy when he tries to pick a fight. Then Mrs. Terracini (Sara's grandmother) says, "What a well behaved boy!" and pulls on Tommy's cheek.
On the day of the Good Behavior Awards, Tommy wins a vanilla cupcake. This angers Tommy, as he dislikes vanilla cupcakes, and wants a chocolate one instead. He takes the cupcake, throws it on the ground, and stomps on it angrily. Following this, Timmy cheerfully shouts "He's back!" Outside D.W. and Emily are building a sand castle. Tommy asks the girls if he and Timmy can destroy it. He then lets Timmy destroy it first. The episode ends with the twins running off laughing, and D.W. and Emily saying "Tibbles" in unison.
Characters[edit]
Major[edit]
Minor[edit]
Cameo[edit]
- James MacDonald
- Mrs. Hulser
- David Read
- Jane Read
- Mrs. Tibble
- Sarah
- Edwin
- Liam
- Lucy
- Kyle
- Amanda Hulser
- Unknown Male Adult Rabbit (Number 2)
- Unknown Female Adult Bear (Number 3)
- Maryann's father
Trivia[edit]
- One of the adults' last names, Hulser, is revealed in this episode.
- This is the second time Lisa speaks in the series. The first is in "D.W.'s Very Bad Mood."
- Moral:
- Dont laugh at someone trying to change for your own benefits.
- Dont blame other people for your own benefits.
Cultural references[edit]
- This episode's title is a parody of My Fair Lady; the plot of the episode is also loosely based on the musical: a character accepts a friend’s challenge to make a rough person more presentable, uses sweets as bribes, and presents the student at a social event.
Episode connections[edit]
- This is the first time Gummy Slugs are seen. The second is in "Binky Goes Nuts".
- D.W. teaches Tommy how to behave and learn proper manners, which is somewhat similar to both The Tibbles learning their manners in Mind Your Manners.
Gallery[edit]
A Tibble.
Title Card
Main Image
References[edit]
