The Feud

"The Feud"
Season/Series:	22
Number in season:	1b
Original Airdate:	May 13, 2019 November 5, 2019 July 21, 2020
Credits
Written by:	Jon Greenberg
Storyboard by:	Helene Cossette Nick Vallinakis
Episodes
Previous "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone"	Next "When Rivals Came to Roost"
Read transcript

"The Feud" is the second half of the first episode in the twenty-second season of Arthur.

Summary

Just about the entire third grade class chooses sides when Arthur and Buster argue over a video game.

Plot

While driving in the car, Arthur asks his parents to change the radio station, although D.W. comments that she likes it. Arthur comments that some people argue about everything, and is reminded of an instance where he and D.W. argued over salad dressing. Arthur thinks that nobody will remember the argument, and then has a fantasy where, decades into the future, Arthur, D.W., and even their droids still disagree on the subject.

The Feud

After the title card, Arthur and Buster are seen playing a Dark Bunny video game in Buster's living room. After the game crashes, Buster unplugs the console, even after hearing Arthur's objections. Arthur then accuses Buster of doing it on purpose because he was losing.

Arthur and Buster are still mad at each other when they arrive at school the next day. Arthur tells Muffy his version of the incident, while Buster tells Francine that Arthur crashed the game on purpose.

The story continues to spread around the school, and when Buster arrives to a snowball fight, he learns that he and Arthur have opposing teams. The teams argue over who gets to build a barricade.

Later, in the cafeteria, Binky is told that he has to pick a side before being able to sit down at a table. He flips a coin, which lands leaning against a lunchbox, and creates "Team Binky."

Arthur then has a fantasy sequence involving him as Dr. Aardvarkian and Buster as Dark Bunny, fighting each other with their respective teams, and Binky keeps pointing out to them that their fighting only makes the Lobmonster stronger.

Later outside, Buster asks Arthur if they're on Team Arthur or Team Buster, and which snow fort they should use. Arthur then responds to him that it doesn't matter. Buster breaks a part of the snow barricade while leaning on it, and Arthur helps him repair it.

During lunch, Buster tells Arthur that he ate his lunch during snack time and has nothing to eat, so Arthur shares his sandwich. Francine and Muffy get mad, and Arthur and Buster move to sit with Binky.

While Team Arthur and Team Buster are still arguing, Arthur, Buster, and Binky inform them of a snow fort-building contest judged by the mayor, with the winners getting milkshakes at The Sugar Bowl. The teams still refuse to work together, and start destroying each other's forts after Muffy accuses Francine and Sue Ellen of "using their (Team Arthur's) snow."

Brain suggests that both teams rebuild a singular snow fort and work on it together. Once the fort has been completed, he notices that the poster misspells "mayor" and has a drawing of a wrestler. Binky, Arthur, and Buster then admit that there is no contest, and they just wanted the teams to stop fighting. Team Arthur and Team Buster then join together and continue building the fort.

Some time later, after winter, Buster and Arthur reminisce about the snow fort. Buster compares arguments to a sandwich he's eating, and when Arthur asks why, Buster answers that he doesn't know. The episode then finishes.

Characters

Major

• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• Francine Frensky
• Muffy Crosswire
• Binky Barnes
• Brain
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Fern Walters

Minor

• D.W. Read
• Dark Bunny
• Lobmonster
• Dr. Aardvarkian

Cameo

• David Read
• Jane Read
• Kate Read
• Arthur's droid
• D.W.'s droid
• Jenna Morgan
• Prunella Deegan
• Ladonna Compson
• George Lundgren
• Beulah McInnerny
• Maria Pappas
• Mary (3rd grader)
• Alex

Mentioned

• Mayor Hirsch (indirectly)

Trivia

• The first episode since the seventeenth season episode "Speak Up, Francine! to be written by Jonathan Greenberg.
• This is the first episode where D.W. and Brain are voiced by Ethan Pugiotto and Evan Blaylock, respectively, replacing Christian Distefano and Max Friedman Cole.
• Beginning in spring 2024, as part of a partnership with Bridge Multimedia, as well as funding provided by the US Department of Education (US-DOE), this and a few other popular episodes of the Arthur series were rereleased with the addition of an American Sign Language interpreter on screen, allowing individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to fully immerse themselves in the program. Interpretation was also provided to a variety of other popular Arthur episodes, the full list can be viewed here.
• The video game Arthur and Buster play looks like the browser game Dark Bunny Needs Your Help. However, in the browser game, the players move only in 2D, and Sue Ellen is the second playable character while Dr. Aardvarkian is the villain. Later in the superhero fantasy, Sue Ellen is dressed exactly as in the browser game.
• Moral: Dont try to stop fights for your own personal benefit.

Episode connections

• Binky is late to Arthur and Buster's feud. In "The Squirrels," he is the last one to rent The Squirrels.

Cultural references

• The minivan that the Reads are driving in the intro resembles a Dodge Grand Caravan.
• A poster for Lord of the Flies can be seen in the library.

Home Video

DVD:

• Arthur Celebrates Community

Gallery

:Main article: The Feud/Gallery