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==Summary==
 
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==Plot==
 
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In the introduction [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] searches his room for a Halloween costume. He explains that scaring people is an important tradition and makes three trick-or-treaters change their costumes from cute to scary. He then tries to scare [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], who has the hiccups, but fails.
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<center>'''Hic or Treat'''</center>
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Arthur and his friends design their costumes. Arthur wants to go as Frankentist (half Frankenstein, half dentist), [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] as a prom queen, Buster as “[[Candy Boy|Candyboy]]” and [[Alan Powers|Brain]] as the Fourteenth Century.
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Arthur quarrels with D.W., who does not think he is scary. He and [[Jane Read|Mrs. Read]] try to cure D.W.’s hiccups.
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Brain suggests scaring D.W. Arthur tries but ends up hurting himself. D.W. claims that nothing he could do would scare her.
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D.W. hands Arthur a list with the four things that scare her most: [[Dark Bunny]], octopuses, eating gingerbread men and losing her toy unicorn [[Uni]] to the [[Timmy and Tommy Tibble|Tibbles]].
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Arthur throws a fake octopus in D.W.’s bath to no avail. He watches Dark Bunny with D.W., but the episode shows Dark Bunny dancing with [[Mary Moo Cow]], which bothers Arthur more than it does D.W. Arthur takes D.W. to the Sugar Bowl to eat a gingerbread man. She freaks out but does not stop hiccupping.
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Desperate, D.W. gives Uni to the Tibbles. It almost works, but when Brain mentions the world record for hiccupping, D.W.’s hiccups return. D.W. has a fantasy of almost breaking the record after hiccupping for nearly sixty-nine years, only to stop hiccupping in the last 30 seconds.
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In the Read home the Read family and Arthur’s friends put on their costumes. D.W. wants to go as "Hiccup Girl", just as she is. As the kids are about to go trick-or-treating, Mrs. Read accidentally unplugs the lamp. She uses a flashlight to find the cord and shines the light in Arthur’s Frankentist face, scaring D.W. At first D.W. is angry, but then she is delighted when she realizes that her hiccups are gone. Arthur is also delighted and tries to scare three trick-or-treaters, only to have them giggle at him. He hiccups and looks worried.
   
 
==Characters==
 
==Characters==
 
===Major===
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*[[Arthur Read]]
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*'''[[D.W. Read]]'''
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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*The costumes of Arthur, Buster, Francine and Brain appear slightly altered in the PBS website game "[[Arthur's Tricks and Treats]]."
===Episode Connections===
 
 
*D.W. imagines her future self as the same size but with white hair, despite imagining her future self as an adult in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]."
 
 
===Episode connections===
*In [[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]] she discovered her fear of octopus at the aquarium
 
*D.W. gets the hiccups in [[Arthur vs. the Piano]]
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*D.W. is still scared of octopuses, as revealed in "[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]."
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*D.W. no longer has the blankie she had in "[[D.W.'s Blankie]]."
 
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*D.W. gets the hiccups in "[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]," which has a similar ending gag.
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*Halloween also takes place in the one-hour special "[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]." As such, Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Mr. and Mrs. Read all have the same costumes.
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*The name "[[Candy Boy|Candyboy]]" may be an allusion to the horror film "''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candyman_(1992_film) Candyman]''."
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*Brain mentions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiccup#Society_and_culture Charles Osborne], who had the hiccups for 68 years.
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===Errors===
 
*When discussing D.W.'s fears, she says she has never seen [[Dark Bunny]], but heard it's "scary." However, in "[[That's a Baby Show!]]," she says she watched it the day before and it scared her.
 
===Production notes===
 
===Production notes===
* In the title card, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s dress is colored orange and [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s pants are colored green. This is because it was a Halloween special and orange and green are colors particular for that holiday.
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*In the title card, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s dress is colored orange and [[Arthur Read|Arthur]]'s pants are colored green. This is because the episode takes place on Halloween and orange and green are colors commonly related to the holiday.
* When discussing D.W.'s fears, she says she has never seen [[Dark Bunny]], but heard it's "scary." However, in "[[That's a Baby Show!]]", she says she watched it the day before and it scared her.
 
* D.W. imagines her future self as the same size but with white hair, despite imagining her future self as an adult in "[[D.W.'s Name Game]]".
 
   
 
==Home Video==
 
==Home Video==
 
'''DVD''':
 
'''DVD''':
* [[Dancing Fools (DVD)]]
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*[[Dancing Fools (DVD)]]
* [[Arthur: Season 11]]
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*[[Arthur: Season 11]]
   
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
* ''[[Arthur's Halloween]]''
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*''[[Arthur's Halloween]]''
   
 
==References==
 
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Revision as of 23:42, 2 April 2020

"Hic or Treat"
Season/Series: 11
Number in season: 7a
Original Airdate: United States September 4, 2007[1]
United Kingdom December 19, 2007[2]
Credits
Written by: Kathy Waugh
Storyboard by: Robert Yap
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"Hic or Treat" is the first half of the seventh episode in the eleventh season of Arthur.

Summary

As Arthur tries to prepare his costume for Halloween, he finds himself distracted by D.W.'s persistent case of hiccups.

Plot

In the introduction Arthur searches his room for a Halloween costume. He explains that scaring people is an important tradition and makes three trick-or-treaters change their costumes from cute to scary. He then tries to scare D.W., who has the hiccups, but fails.

Hic or Treat

Arthur and his friends design their costumes. Arthur wants to go as Frankentist (half Frankenstein, half dentist), Francine as a prom queen, Buster as “Candyboy” and Brain as the Fourteenth Century.

Arthur quarrels with D.W., who does not think he is scary. He and Mrs. Read try to cure D.W.’s hiccups.

Brain suggests scaring D.W. Arthur tries but ends up hurting himself. D.W. claims that nothing he could do would scare her.

D.W. hands Arthur a list with the four things that scare her most: Dark Bunny, octopuses, eating gingerbread men and losing her toy unicorn Uni to the Tibbles.

Arthur throws a fake octopus in D.W.’s bath to no avail. He watches Dark Bunny with D.W., but the episode shows Dark Bunny dancing with Mary Moo Cow, which bothers Arthur more than it does D.W. Arthur takes D.W. to the Sugar Bowl to eat a gingerbread man. She freaks out but does not stop hiccupping.

Desperate, D.W. gives Uni to the Tibbles. It almost works, but when Brain mentions the world record for hiccupping, D.W.’s hiccups return. D.W. has a fantasy of almost breaking the record after hiccupping for nearly sixty-nine years, only to stop hiccupping in the last 30 seconds.

In the Read home the Read family and Arthur’s friends put on their costumes. D.W. wants to go as "Hiccup Girl", just as she is. As the kids are about to go trick-or-treating, Mrs. Read accidentally unplugs the lamp. She uses a flashlight to find the cord and shines the light in Arthur’s Frankentist face, scaring D.W. At first D.W. is angry, but then she is delighted when she realizes that her hiccups are gone. Arthur is also delighted and tries to scare three trick-or-treaters, only to have them giggle at him. He hiccups and looks worried.

Characters

Major

Minor

Cameo

Trivia

  • The costumes of Arthur, Buster, Francine and Brain appear slightly altered in the PBS website game "Arthur's Tricks and Treats."
  • D.W. imagines her future self as the same size but with white hair, despite imagining her future self as an adult in "D.W.'s Name Game."

Episode connections

Cultural references

Errors

  • When discussing D.W.'s fears, she says she has never seen Dark Bunny, but heard it's "scary." However, in "That's a Baby Show!," she says she watched it the day before and it scared her.

Production notes

  • In the title card, D.W.'s dress is colored orange and Arthur's pants are colored green. This is because the episode takes place on Halloween and orange and green are colors commonly related to the holiday.

Home Video

DVD:

Gallery

Main article: Hic or Treat/Gallery

See also

References