| "Francine & the Soccer Spy" | |
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| Season/Series: | 21 |
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| Number in season: | 3a |
| Original Airdate: |  October 26, 2017[1] June 5, 2020 [2] |
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| Written by: | Vanessa Wiegel |
| Storyboard by: | Bernie Denk Allan Jeffery |
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"Francine & the Soccer Spy" is the first half of the third episode in the twenty-first season of Arthur.
Summary
When Ladonna befriends a new member of the Mighty Mountain soccer team, Francine becomes convinced she is leaking top secret team info.
Plot
Francine, as Agent 008, is sent to capture a spy. After playing in a casino with Buster, she notices the spy and drives after them. When Francine unmasks the spy, she sees that the spy is identical to herself.
After the Lakewood team loses a soccer game, Francine encourages the team to practice more. At her house, Ladonna is told of a new student named Danny Torres moving to the neighborhood and going to dinner with them. Back at the soccer field, Francine shows a plan for her soccer game, and does not want anybody not on the team to know about it; Ladonna leaves practice to meet with Danny. Francine is suspicious and goes to Ladonna's house, finding Ladonna and Danny playing soccer, and suspects that Danny is "on the team."
At school, Francine tells Muffy that Ladonna is a spy. Muffy thinks that Francine is overreacting, and Francine goes to spy on Ladonna and Danny. Danny gives Ladonna a Mighty Mountain shirt, which Francine takes a picture of and uses as proof. In the Ice Cream Shop, Francine holds a meeting and shows a badly-taken picture that does not actually prove her point.
Francine gives Ladonna a fake plan for her soccer team, suspecting her to tell Danny about it. She follows her to the Elwood City Public Library and later sees her giving Danny a paper. At the soccer field, Danny reveals that the paper Ladonna gave her was an invitation to her house. Francine apologizes and shakes hands with Danny.
At Ladonna's house, she and her friends play charades. After Ladonna charades a soccer game, Danny and Francine go out to play soccer.
Characters
Major
Minor
Cameo
- Mrs. Morgan
- 3rd Grade Male Cat
- Alex
- D.W. Read
- David Read
- Jane Read
- Thora Read
- Julie
- Cheikh's father
- Ethel Saperstein
- Julia Wolfe
- Ashley Bathgate
- David Cossin
- Candy Coco
- Mr. Barnes
- Mr. Armstrong
- Mrs. Armstrong
- Bitzi Baxter
- Bud Compson
- Laverne Frensky
- Cisely Compson
- Gussie Compson
- George Lundgren
- Fern Walters
- Maria Pappas
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Nigel Ratburn
Trivia
Episode connections
- Danny Torres is seen again in "When Rivals Came to Roost."
Cultural references
- The opening in this episode is a parody of the James Bond series.
- Also, the cold open is very similar to that of "Is That Kosher?," since it is revealed right before the title card that the "antagonist" is actually Francine herself.
References
- ↑ https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002103/ (archive)
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/guide/cbbc/20200605
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