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While playing in the park, Binky, Muffy, and Ladonna stumble upon an abandoned kite. After failing to find the owner, the trio plans to take joint custody of the toy. But sharing it is easier said than done…<ref>http://www.aptv.org/episodes/27001/Arthur/Pets-and-Pests/go-Fly-A-Kite/</ref>
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While playing in the park, [[Binky Barnes|Binky]], [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]], and [[Ladonna Compson|Ladonna]] stumble upon an abandoned kite. After failing to find the owner, the trio plans to take joint custody of the toy. But sharing it is easier said than done.<ref>http://www.aptv.org/episodes/27001/Arthur/Pets-and-Pests/go-Fly-A-Kite/</ref>
   
 
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Arthur finds a quarter and wonders if it's his. D.W. took the quarter from him saying he owes her money from two years ago. Then Arthur shows the viewers his sweater implying that D.W. and Kate can have it, but D.W. declines, saying it's way too Arthur-y. At Vicita's lemonade stand, Arthur and D.W. see a kite which accidentally flys away.
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In the introduction, [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] finds a quarter and wonders who else had the quarter before and who will have it afterwards. He believes that [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] will inherit his sweater, but she thinks it is way too "Arthury". They see a kite flying over the park. Its owner lets go of the string.
   
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One day, Binky, Ladonna, and Muffy are playing when they see an unusual but pretty kite stuck in a tree. They try flying it to find its owner, but nobody shows up. Each then lays a claim to the kite, which they dub the "[[majestic windeater]]," and they decide to share the kite. Muffy contacts [[Ed Crosswire|her father]]'s lawyer, [[Walter (The Law of the Jungle Gym)|Walter]], to draw up a contract, which allows them to split the time with the kite equally, with Binky drawing the long straw to get to fly it first. Binky, however, is disappointed when a week of rain keeps him from flying the kite.
  
   
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Muffy and [[Bailey]] practice golf in the park. The ball lands beside a butterfly, which Binky was about to catch, right under a tree on which Ladonna is reading. Ladonna sees a kite in another tree and retrieves it with the help of Muffy's golf club.
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Binky begs Muffy for more time and they come to an agreement in which he surrenders two days of his future time in addition for an extra day flying the kite. Binky is delighted, but the weather once again refuses to cooperate. Muffy's time comes, but she loses the kite while distracted on a cell phone conversation. She has her butler, [[Bailey]], buy several look-alikes at a shop called [[Weird Things]], but none fly like the majestic windeater. Muffy finds the kite just before her time runs out and lets Ladonna take her turn.
  
   
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The kids have fun flying the kite, but its owner does not come back. Since they cannot agree on who should keep it, Muffy has [[Ed Crosswire|her dad]]'s [[Walter (person)|lawyer]] draw up a time-sharing contract. They draw straws to decide who gets it first. Binky wins so he gets the first week.
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Ladonna has fun flying the kite, but also rips it and has to take it to be repaired. When Binky's time comes again, Muffy tries to lay claim to the kite by cashing in her two days, but Binky points out that the contract doesn't state when he must surrender those two days. Muffy also tries to charge Ladonna for the damage to the kite, even though she got it repaired. The two begin a raucous argument until Carl comes over and complains about the noise, then recognizes the kite as his own kite that he lost. He lays claim to the kite, but agrees to let them watch him fly it, and eventually take a turn, if they will stop bickering over it.
  
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It rains all through Binky's kite-week, and when the sun comes out, there is no wind and Muffy comes to claim the kite. Binky offers everything to keep it longer. Muffy makes the lawyer make another contract saying that Binky will get it one extra day in exchange for two of his days.
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When Muffy flies the kite, [[Chip Crosswire|Chip]] calls and she accidentally lets the kite go. Despite Bailey's best efforts, it is lost.
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Muffy does not dare to tell Binky and Ladonna the truth, so she buys a new kite at [[Weird Things]] exactly like the lost one.
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Over the next week, Muffy manages to crash a number of identical kites. Just before she is supposed to give the kite to Ladonna, she finds one in a bush in the park. Ladonna takes it without noticing that it is not the original one.
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Ladonna damages the kite while impressing D.W. and [[Bud Compson|Bud]] with tricks. She has it fixed, but that means she does not get to fly it all week.
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When Ladonna passes the kite on, Muffy says that, according to the contract, she owes each of them three kite-days for damaging the kite. Binky notices that the contract does not specify when he has to give his two days to Muffy and suggests December of next year. All three quarrel loudly, but are interrupted by [[Carl Gould|Carl]], who hates loud noises. He tells them that the kite is his and remembers exactly when and where he lost it. Binky remarks that they could have just flown the kite instead of arguing. Carl offers the others to fly the kite with him if they are quiet.
   
 
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*The opening of the classical composition "[[Wikipedia:Morning Mood|Morning Mood]]" by [[Wikipedia:Edvard Grieg|Edvard Grieg]] plays during the sequence in which Binky, Ladonna, Muffy and Bailey all fly the kite.
  
 
*This is the first episode where Carl appears without George.
  
*This is the first episode where Carl appears without George.
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===Episode connections===
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*Muffy tries to putt a ball into a glass, just like [[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] did in “[[Molina's Mulligan|Molina’s Mulligan]]”. It even seems to be the same glass.
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*Binky is catching butterflies. He first did this in "[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]]."
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*Ladonna wants to find the owner and return the kite for a reward, like she did with the gold watch in “[[Based on a True Story]]”.
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*Three friends quarreling about how to divide an object they found is similar to “[[Finders Key-pers]]”.
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*Muffy suggests a time-share. She suggested the same to Arthur and D.W. in "[[Bats in the Belfry]]."
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*Ladonna suggests that they pull straws to see who gets the kite first. D.W. suggested that Arthur and his friends do this in "[[Just the Ticket]]."
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*Binky mentions how the weatherman is usually wrong (“[[The Blizzard]]”, “[[Arthur's Snow Biz|Arthur’s Snow Biz]]”, “[[Waiting for Snow]]”). This time he is right.
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*One of Muffy's kites flies into the sun, just like the hot-air balloon did at the end of "[[Unfinished]]."
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*The opening of the classical composition ''{{W|Morning Mood}}'' by {{W|Edvard Grieg}} plays during the sequence in which Binky, Ladonna, Muffy and Bailey all fly the kite.
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*Muffy says "Here! In paragraph 4, subheading A," while pointing at the end of paragraph two on her contract.
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*When Ladonna tells Muffy to give her her golf club so that she can get the kite down from the tree, Muffy says it's not a golf club, it's a putter. But when they fight over the kite with [[Binky]] about using it, she says it's a golf club, even though she just said it's not.
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"Go Fly a Kite"

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Season/Series: 17
Number in season: 7b
Original Airdate: United States April 22, 2014[1]
United Kingdom November 11, 2013[2]
Australia April 29, 2013[3]
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Written by: Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by: Cilbur Rocha
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"Go Fly a Kite" is the second half of the seventh episode in the seventeenth season of Arthur.

Summary

While playing in the park, Binky, Muffy, and Ladonna stumble upon an abandoned kite. After failing to find the owner, the trio plans to take joint custody of the toy. But sharing it is easier said than done.[4]

Plot

In the introduction, Arthur finds a quarter and wonders who else had the quarter before and who will have it afterwards. He believes that D.W. will inherit his sweater, but she thinks it is way too "Arthury". They see a kite flying over the park. Its owner lets go of the string.

Go Fly a Kite

Muffy and Bailey practice golf in the park. The ball lands beside a butterfly, which Binky was about to catch, right under a tree on which Ladonna is reading. Ladonna sees a kite in another tree and retrieves it with the help of Muffy's golf club.

The kids have fun flying the kite, but its owner does not come back. Since they cannot agree on who should keep it, Muffy has her dad's lawyer draw up a time-sharing contract. They draw straws to decide who gets it first. Binky wins so he gets the first week.

It rains all through Binky's kite-week, and when the sun comes out, there is no wind and Muffy comes to claim the kite. Binky offers everything to keep it longer. Muffy makes the lawyer make another contract saying that Binky will get it one extra day in exchange for two of his days.

When Muffy flies the kite, Chip calls and she accidentally lets the kite go. Despite Bailey's best efforts, it is lost.

Muffy does not dare to tell Binky and Ladonna the truth, so she buys a new kite at Weird Things exactly like the lost one.

Over the next week, Muffy manages to crash a number of identical kites. Just before she is supposed to give the kite to Ladonna, she finds one in a bush in the park. Ladonna takes it without noticing that it is not the original one.

Ladonna damages the kite while impressing D.W. and Bud with tricks. She has it fixed, but that means she does not get to fly it all week.

When Ladonna passes the kite on, Muffy says that, according to the contract, she owes each of them three kite-days for damaging the kite. Binky notices that the contract does not specify when he has to give his two days to Muffy and suggests December of next year. All three quarrel loudly, but are interrupted by Carl, who hates loud noises. He tells them that the kite is his and remembers exactly when and where he lost it. Binky remarks that they could have just flown the kite instead of arguing. Carl offers the others to fly the kite with him if they are quiet.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Mentioned

Trivia

  • This is the first episode where Carl appears without George.

Episode connections

  • Muffy tries to putt a ball into a glass, just like Alberto did in “Molina’s Mulligan”. It even seems to be the same glass.
  • Binky is catching butterflies. He first did this in "Binky Barnes, Wingman."
  • Ladonna wants to find the owner and return the kite for a reward, like she did with the gold watch in “Based on a True Story”.
  • Three friends quarreling about how to divide an object they found is similar to “Finders Key-pers”.
  • Muffy suggests a time-share. She suggested the same to Arthur and D.W. in "Bats in the Belfry."
  • Ladonna suggests that they pull straws to see who gets the kite first. D.W. suggested that Arthur and his friends do this in "Just the Ticket."
  • Binky mentions how the weatherman is usually wrong (“The Blizzard”, “Arthur’s Snow Biz”, “Waiting for Snow”). This time he is right.
  • One of Muffy's kites flies into the sun, just like the hot-air balloon did at the end of "Unfinished."

Cultural references

  • The opening of the classical composition Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg plays during the sequence in which Binky, Ladonna, Muffy and Bailey all fly the kite.

Errors

  • Muffy says "Here! In paragraph 4, subheading A," while pointing at the end of paragraph two on her contract.
  • When Ladonna tells Muffy to give her her golf club so that she can get the kite down from the tree, Muffy says it's not a golf club, it's a putter. But when they fight over the kite with Binky about using it, she says it's a golf club, even though she just said it's not.
  • When the kids quarrel, Carl holds his hands where a human's ears would be, which is several inches below his rabbit ears.

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001707
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140327072717/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/watch/whatson/2013/11/11
  3. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/abc2/201304/programs/ZX8973A057D2013-04-29T153320.htm
  4. ↑ http://www.aptv.org/episodes/27001/Arthur/Pets-and-Pests/go-Fly-A-Kite/



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