Messy Dress Mess

Summary
Ladonna's thrilled when Muffy loans her a beautiful recital dress. But a run-in with a painted bench leaves Ladonna wondering how to break the news to her fashionista friend.

Major charcters

 * Ladonna Compson
 * Muffy Crosswire

Minor characters

 * Bud Compson
 * Cisely Compson
 * Jenna Morgan
 * Tommy Tibble
 * Timmy Tibble
 * Madison Compson
 * Arthur Read
 * Binky Barnes
 * Francine Frensky
 * Buster Baxter
 * Brain
 * Binky Barnes

Background characters

 * Molly MacDonald
 * Gussie Compson
 * Rufus Compson
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong

Trivia

 * This is the first time Jenna has spoken since season 9.
 * This is the first appearance of Rufus Compson.

Episode connections

 * Arthur sat on a bench with wet paint in the book Arthur's Reading Race.

Production notes

 * This will be the first episode where Tommy is voiced by Devan Cohen, and James is voiced by Christian Distefano.
 * This episode's existence was known on IMDb since at least October 2013 at latest.
 * This episode was first announced in May 2014 when a fan sent and email to 9 Story Entertainment, asking for season 18 episode titles, and received 4 of them.