| "Prunella's Tent of Portent" | |
| Season/Series: | 20 |
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| Number in season: | 6a |
| Original airdate: |  May 31, 2017 [1] November 26, 2018 [2] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Jessica Carleton |
| Storyboard by: | Jeremy O'Neill |
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"Prunella's Tent of Portent" is the first half of the sixth episode in the twentieth season of Arthur.
Summary[]
At the Elwood City Picnic, Prunella pretends of seeing into the future at her fortune telling booth. But her best friend, Marina, becomes doubtful of her mystical powers.
Plot[]
The episode starts off with Arthur and D.W. making balloon animals. D.W. simply blows up a balloon, and Arthur tells her to stop wasting his balloons. Buster takes D.W.'s balloon, thinking it's an alien tadpole, then goes to Prunella's tent to have his fortune told.
Meanwhile, back at the balloon animal stand, Arthur pops a balloon. Prunella predicts that Arthur will pop a balloon. Arthur says that's it's not a prediction if it already happened. Prunella then says that what she means is it will happen again in the future. Buster and Prunella go in the tent, and then Arthur pops another balloon.
Prunella sees that many ants are eating a dropped ice cream cone. Her prediction is "The lost one will join the line, and the final bite will taste sublime." Buster wonders what that means, but Prunella tells him that's it's for him to interpret. Buster then exits. Prunella joins Marina, and tells her that she's excited for the sleepover tonight. Marina gives Prunella a best friend necklace. She explains that each friend wears half of the message, and when together, it reads "Best Friends."
Prunella takes Marina to the fortune tent to tell her fortune. Marina says she doesn't have to, but Prunella insists. While Prunella makes the predictions, Marina denies them, and thinks they're all false. Shocked at the situation, Prunella makes a bet that she can make three predictions, which will all come true by tonight. Prunella says that if she loses, she gives up fortune telling. And if Prunella wins, Marina will have to do the "I'm sorry dance" in front of everyone.
Seeing Slink walk with a balloon and a stuffed hippo, the first prediction is that Marina will get a prize. Then Prunella sees Binky dunk Mr. Ratburn in the water. She uses that for the second prediction: by tonight, Marina will be dripping wet. The third one is that "something special, safe and sound" will be lost, and then come back. Later, Prunella and Marina do the crab walk. Jessica wins the prize which is a box of cookies.
Marina says that the first prediction won't come true, but Jessica gives the box of cookies to her because she is allergic to nuts. D.W. gives a balloon to Carl and says it's a melon. Arthur reminds her that they're supposed to be making balloon animals. D.W. then changes it to be "a toad that swallowed a melon". Soon, Marina and Prunella have lunch and Buster accidentally spills some water on Marina.
Marina thinks it doesn't count because she's not "dripping wet", but Prunella sees a drop and counts it as a prediction. Later, Prunella arrives at the sleepover. Marina tells her that she just made popcorn, and she has not lost anything. Prunella and Marina are in their room, when Prunella sees a part of Marina's necklace and decides to put it in her pocket.
Prunella suggests to connect the neck charms because they're best friends. Marina looks for it, but she can't find it. Prunella then puts it on her bed and says she found it. Prunella says that the third prediction came true, because something precious was lost then found. They then watch a Henry Skreever movie, but Prunella wants to do something else, since it reminded her of being honest.
Then they play go fish, and Marina wins. Prunella says that it was fair since she won the bet, and Marina won the card game. Then they go to bed, and Prunella has a nightmare about meeting a hooded figure in front of a pot with a liquid that shows Prunella hiding the necklace bracelet. The hooded figure has the part of her necklace bracelet, and it reveals to be Marina. She drops it in a pot of liquid.
Prunella wakes up and confesses to Marina, who already knew Prunella had hidden the necklace, because she heard it. She pretended not to know, because Prunella wanted her to believe her so badly. Prunella gives up her bracelet, saying that she could give it to someone who deserves it. Marina denies the offer, saying that it takes a little more than that to destroy a friendship.
Buster shows up at the house and says the prediction that "The last bite will taste sublime" is driving him nuts. Prunella says she is not telling anymore fortunes, but Marina objects, saying that she doesn't have to stop fortune telling for her. She adds that Prunella wasn't completely wrong with her third prediction after all, because she nearly lost her best friend.
Prunella makes a prediction that Buster will stop wanting his fortune told. Marina predicts that Prunella wants eggs for breakfast. She says it's because it's what she eats every time she comes here. Prunella says she'd rather have cereal because she doesn't want to be "too predictable."
Characters[]
Major[]
Minor[]
Cameo[]
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Mrs. Armstrong
- Alan Powers
- Mrs. Powers
- Rattles
- Rattles' Mom
- Beulah McInnerny
- Cheikh Diouf
- Maryann
- Mary
- Molly MacDonald
- James MacDonald
- Alex Davidson
- Jenna Morgan
- Steve Pappas
- Mr. Ratburn
- Slink
- Binky Barnes
- Carl Gould
- Francine Frensky
- Muffy Crosswire
- Alberto Molina
- Sybil Whitcraft
- Griselda Dorffman
Trivia[]
- Jessica's name is revealed in this episode. It is also revealed that she is allergic to nuts.
- Both Prunella's and Marina's fortune teller dresses feature in the browser game Arthur's Tricks and Treats.
- The braille cells on Marina's nine of clubs are 9 and C.
Episode connections[]
- "Prunella Sees the Light" also has a main plot in which Prunella and Marina quarrel and a subplot in which Buster is desperate because of a prediction.
- In "Arthur and D.W. Clean Up", Mr. Ratburn also falls into a dunk tank, courtesy of Arthur.
- Tuvaluna cookies play a major part in "Too Much of a Good Thing." Like Jessica, Binky mentions that he cannot eat them because of his allergy.
- Prunella uses a clockface to describe the food on Marina's plate. She learned that in "Prunella Sees the Light."
- Marina's toy tiger may be a reference to Coach Bellow comparing her to a tiger in "The Tardy Tumbler."
Errors[]
- The bow in Prunella's hair disappears several times throughout the episode.
- The video description refers to Slink as a girl
Production notes[]
- The A Word from Us Kids segment was filmed in April 2016.
Gallery[]
Video[]
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References[]
External links[]
- Transcript: Prunella's Tent of Portent / Mutiny on the Pitch. TVOKids. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020.
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