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Arthur's Big Meltdown

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"Arthur's Big Meltdown"

Season/Series: 24
Number in season: 1b
Original airdate: United States March 10, 2021[1]
Canada April 12, 2021[2]
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Written by: Elana Lesser
Cliff Ruby
Storyboard by: Gerry Capelle
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"Arthur's Big Meltdown" is the second half of the first episode in the twenty-fourth season of Arthur.

Summary

Arthur gets angry when a smoothie spills all over his new sneakers.

Plot

Arthur is at Muffy's house, admiring his new Bionic Bunny sneakers. Brain and Buster are playing air hockey. Bailey brings some Kale smoothies, and Arthur drinks some. Suddenly, the air hockey puck lands in his Kale smoothie, splashing some smoothie onto Arthur's shoes. Arthur gets really angry, storms out of the room, and kicks a ball, which destroys the room. Arthur then walks home, to find that a part of a fence has been knocked down. He goes in and D.W. is there, wondering why Arthur is walking with a trail of green smoothie. D.W. thinks that Arthur played in a swamp. Arthur says it was all Buster and Brain's fault, and he angrily yells that he is "never ever talking to them again".

Brain and Buster are in the street. Francine tells them to apologize to Arthur. Brain says they didn't do it on purpose; it was an accident. Buster and Brain go to Arthur's house, and wonder if Arthur broke his fence. They ring the doorbell, and D.W. answers. D.W. says that Arthur is angry, and tells Brain and Buster what Arthur said about never talking to them again. Buster and Brain decide that they will talk to Arthur at school. They think that this is not like Arthur at all. Brain explains it is like there are two different Arthur's, and compares it to the novella, "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

Arthur then cleans his sneakers, and while eating dinner, he wonders what happened to the fence outside. David says he may have bumped in to it while he was parking, and adds that sometimes, accidents just happen. D.W. then tells Arthur that Buster and Brain were at the door, and that she told them that Arthur never wanted to talk to them again. Arthur asks why, and D.W. replies that that's exactly what he had said. David then wonders if they had a fight. Arthur says no, and just thought they ruined his new sneakers and he kind of overreacted. He plans to apologize at school.

The next day, everyone begins to spread rumors about Arthur, such as destroying his house, Arthur being banned for life after ripping the door off the library, and that he wrecked the bowling alley with his bare hands. Overhearing the part about the bowling alley, Arthur asks who they're talking about, making everyone run away when they see him. Arthur then sees Brain and Buster. Brain fears Arthur will kick his locker. Then the bell rings and they run away. Arthur is confused, and wonders what is wrong with everyone.

Arthur is at class, sitting with Francine. He asks what is wrong with everyone. Francine tells him to stay calm. Arthur then asks Francine if she finished her book report. He forgot to write his name on his, and when he shakes his pen to try to get the ink to come out better, he ends up throwing it by mistake. Buster and Brain think Arthur is still angry.

At lunch, Muffy is inviting everyone to Mr. Crosswire's party. Buster, tells Muffy that he hopes the "old Arthur" shows up, and he is concerned about what the "new Arthur" could do. Muffy imagines Arthur popping a bouncy castle at the party. Muffy decides not to invite Arthur, but Buster says that could hurt his feelings. When Arthur is trying to put trays back, they all fall to the floor and he growls. Muffy decides not to invite him.

Everyone is still avoiding Arthur. Outside, when Arthur tries to confront Brain and Buster about their avoiding him, Brain runs off and Buster wants to as well. Arthur asks Buster what is going on, and Buster tells Arthur that he has changed into Mr. Hyde. Arthur doesn't understand, and Buster says that everyone is afraid of Arthur's temper. Arthur denies he has a temper, claiming to be the calmest person around, and Buster brings up the incident at Muffy's house. Arthur admits he overreacted. Buster then tells Arthur about the other apparent instances of him being angry: "breaking" his fence, throwing his pen, and knocking down the trays in the cafeteria. Arthur exclaims that he never did those things, and it is unfair how everyone is avoiding him because he got "a little mad" at Muffy's. Buster says there is something Arthur should see.

At Muffy's house, Muffy shows Arthur a video from the security camera of what he did from the security camera. Arthur realizes how extremely he acted, but tells Muffy he didn't mean to do these things. Buster says how surprising Arthur's reaction was, and Muffy adds that Arthur was out of control.

Arthur decides to read "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" in his room. D.W. comes in and asks for some of Arthur's pens and paper. Arthur dismissively says she can take the things, then gets annoyed and yells at her, for taking them. D.W. tells him he shouldn't have a meltdown. Arthur then realizes how he is overreacting again, and worries that he is turning into Mr. Hyde. D.W. tells Arthur that her preschool teacher, Ms. Morgan, said that everybody gets mad sometimes, and that what really matters is what someone does when they're mad. Arthur asks D.W. for advice on how to handle anger. D.W. says she first blames everything on Arthur, and, when that method fails, she shakes and says a nonsensical phrase; according to Ms. Morgan, this makes one forget that they're so mad. Then, D.W. recommends giving yourself a timeout and taking deep breaths. Arthur claims D.W.'s advice is "the worst [he's] ever heard". D.W. asks if she can keep Arthur's stuff, and he replies "No!"

At school, Arthur apologizes to his friends. He tells Muffy that he didn't mean to wreck her game room. They accept Arthur's apology. Arthur is now allowed to go to the party.

At the party, Brain and Buster accidentally spill some mustard on Arthur's sneakers. Arthur yells again, but then, taking D.W.'s advice, says a silly phrase, and takes a deep breath. Buster then cleans Arthur's sneakers. Arthur remains calm. Buster wonders what the silly phrase meant. Arthur says it was from D.W, and to never ever tell that he listened to her.

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Episode connections

  • Arthur becomes very angry in other episodes, like "Arthur's Big Hit" and "A is for Angry."
  • When Arthur gets angry about his new sneakers being ruined, he clenches his fist, just like in "Arthur's Big Hit."
  • Arthur obsesses over his new sneakers, similar to when he wants to get Moon Boots in "Arthur Bounces Back."
  • The same part of the fence is knocked down by Uncle Fred, when he has trouble parking in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas." Grandpa Dave hits the fence on the other side of the driveway while backing out his truck.
  • When Arthur walks into his house, D.W. asks if he played in a swamp, because of all the green footprints Arthur is leaving. This could be a reference to the story Arthur told the Tibble Twins in "Arthur Babysits". In that episode, he said that the "Swamp Thing" left a trail of wet footprints.
  • Muffy wears the same tire outfit from the opening of "Framed!"
  • Rumors about Arthur's meltdown spreads throughout the school, similar to how a rumor about Arthur stealing things spread about in "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper."

Cultural references

Gallery

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.pbsutah.org/whatson/arthur/george-scraps-his-sculpture-arthurs-big-meltdown
  2. ↑ https://www.tvokids.com/school-age/schedule/2021-04-12



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