| "D.W. and Dr. Whosit" | |
| Season/Series: | 23 |
|---|---|
| Number in season: | 3b[1] |
| Original Airdate: |  October 15, 2019[1] March 20, 2020[citation needed] February 29, 2020[citation needed] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Adam Rudman |
| Storyboard by: | Helene Cossette |
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"D.W. and Dr. Whosit" is the second half of the third episode in the twenty-third season of Arthur.
Summary[]
D.W. is determined to watch a new television show after her parents tell her she's too young to watch.
Plot[]
Watching D.W. make pancakes incorrectly (adding ketchup, egg shells, and too much flour), Arthur imagines a world where everyone could do whatever they wanted at any age. He shows Bud as an accountant, the Tibble twins as surgeons, and Kate as a pilot. As D.W. shows her distasteful pancakes to Arthur, he asks the viewers, "See what I mean?"
Arthur and Buster are shooting hoops in Arthur's driveway while discussing a TV show called Doctor Whosit. As D.W. approaches them, they both make hand gestures and say, "Egad! The doctor has flibbered!" D.W. is confused, and Arthur explains that it is a line from Doctor Whosit, which she wouldn't know about because she is too young to watch it.
David and D.W. go for a walk, where D.W. observes both Binky and people at the Ice Cream Shop all making the same gestures and saying the same line as Arthur and Buster. When D.W. mentions Doctor Whosit, David says that he plans to start watching it with Jane. D.W. wants to watch it with them, but David doesn't think it is something she should watch.
On the playground, Bud tells D.W. that he has heard the Doctor Whosit catchphrase as well, but that it is an "inside joke." Timmy and Tommy Tibble then show up, claiming that they know what it means. D.W. pays the Tibbles her muffin as they whisper something in her ears.
In the Read house, Arthur and Buster are at the table drinking green liquid and discussing Doctor Whosit. D.W. tries to talk to them about it, but Arthur and Buster are confused, as nothing she is describing ever happened in the show. D.W. realizes that the Tibbles lied to her.
At night, D.W. hears the television going and gets out of bed. David and Jane are excitedly watching the show. When D.W. tries to watch with them, Jane pauses the TV and David takes D.W. back to bed, explaining that she can watch when she's older. D.W. then overhears David say that he has been recording each episode.
The next morning, D.W. tries to watch Doctor Whosit, but a lock screen shows up on the TV instead. She wakes up Arthur, and he explains that their parents have enabled parental controls to prevent them from watching age-inappropriate shows.
When Jane wakes up, she notices the parental controls block on the TV screen. While she makes breakfast, D.W. comes in asking to play a game where she guesses Jane's "favorite four-letter word." Jane can tell that D.W. is after the password and declines.
D.W. spies on David using his computer and finds out that all of the family passwords are written down in a book. In the garden, she asks Bud for help on a sneaky mission to watch Doctor Whosit.
In the hallway, Bud complains that he is incredibly hungry. David offers to make Bud a snack and Bud offers to help. Meanwhile, D.W. sneaks into the living room and takes the book. In the kitchen, David and Bud make guacamole with Bud suggesting they add complicated ingredients, such as pomegranate. Studying the book, D.W. finds the TV password: R-E-A-D.
Bud then spills the pomegranate seeds, and he and D.W. run into the living room to watch Doctor Whosit. However, as they watch the show, they find that when it isn't frightening, it is extremely boring. When David comes in the room, having finished the guacamole, he is very unhappy to see D.W. and Bud watching the show. Bud runs off.
At the dinner table, David is still angry and upset over what D.W. just did and punishes her with no television for another week, explaining that they put the parental controls on for her safety. D.W. apologizes, and Arthur points out to her that sometimes it is better to wait until you're older to do certain things. David then says that he and Jane think that Arthur is also too young for Doctor Whosit, much to Arthur's dismay, and D.W. happily cheers at the predicament.
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Trivia[]
- Moral: There are some things you shouldn't try until you're older.
- A page from the Reads' password book is seen. One password, "Ar1976", is a reference to the original publication date of the first Arthur book in 1976. Another password is "BoSTOn", which is a reference to Boston, Massachusetts, where the producer of the Arthur TV series is located.
- This is the final episode to feature Timmy and Tommy Tibble.
Episode connections[]
- "Carried Away" also features a Doctor Who parody called Dr. Yowl.
- A flashback shows D.W. with a Fluff McGuffin doll from "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday".
- D.W. gets punished with no TV for a week. Arthur receives the same punishment after punching D.W. in "Arthur's Big Hit."
- In the cold open, D.W. puts ketchup in the pancake mix. This is similar to Grandma Thora and Buster putting tomatoes in cookies and chocolate in "The Half-Baked Sale" and "Buster's Sweet Success" respectively.
Cultural references[]
- Doctor Whosit is a parody of Doctor Who.
- Dr. Whosit's craft resembles a US mailbox while Dr. Who's TARDIS resembles a British police box. The radioactive wrench refers to the sonic screwdriver.
Errors[]
- In the title card, when the title is said, the closed captioning shows that Buster says it, but it's actually Binky who says it.
- When Arthur and Buster are in the kitchen talking to D.W., part of Buster's shirt collar (with the buttons) disappears in a few scenes, and then reappears.
- When Bud and D.W. are on the living room couch watching Doctor Whosit, D.W. is shown to not have her shoes on. After David says "Egad! The dad is mad!", D.W.'s shoes then appear on her feet. There would not be enough time between scene changes for this to actually occur.
- When Bud and D.W. are playing at the playground, there are only two steps. In the next scene, when the Tibbles appear, there are four steps.
Production notes[]
- This is the last Arthur episode premiered in the 2010s decade.
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