D.W. Tale Spins

D.W. Tale Spins is the first half of the sixth episode of Season 4.

Summary
The combination of Greek mythology and D.W.'s imagination results in a fantastic tale.

Plot
Once Grandma Thora tells D.W. stories do not have to be written down, she tells Arthur one. It is a story from ancient Greek mythology. Oh D.W.-ius is traveling with her preschool crew. She stole Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea's, best unicorn, which makes sense since Poseidon created horses. Then, everyone gets stuck in The Layer of the Lotus Eaters. They make everyone want to stay. Everyone, but D.W. had one. They get stuck in Polyphemus' cave. Since he is dumb, D.W. raps his ear around his head. The Tibble Twins are eaten alive. Everyone is no longer hypnotized and leaves. Later, they pass sirens. Sirens play music which lour sailors to their death on sharp rocks. Later, she passes an Arthur whirlpool. She gets home safely, but with nobody else in her crew.

Cultural references

 * In D.W.'s version of The Odyssey, Part 1, many of Arthur's and D.W.'s friends are featured as different characters in the story, as listed:
 * D.W. as Odysseus
 * Buster as the Cyclops
 * Francine as Poseidon
 * Muffy as Scylla
 * Arthur as Charybdis
 * Emily, the Tibbles, Nadine, Amanda Holster, and Liam as the Queen's crew
 * The name "O-D.W.-eus", is a spoof off of name "Odysseus" from the original version of The Odyssey.
 * The Vegemorphs book series is a parody of its real life counterpart: the Animorphs.

Episode connections

 * The Crazy Bus song is featured as the song of the Sirens.