| "Sue Ellen & the Last Page" | |
| Season/Series: | 21 |
|---|---|
| Number in season: | 3b |
| Original airdate: |  October 26, 2017[1] June 6, 2020[2] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Belinda Arredondo |
| Storyboard by: | Dev Ramsaran Allan Jeffery |
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"Sue Ellen & the Last Page" is the second half of the third episode in the twenty-first season of Arthur.
Summary[]
The City Council has voted to close the library! Can Sue Ellen save it before it is too late?
Plot[]
In the introduction, Muffy shows Francine and Sue Ellen her YouWhoTube channel and invites them to come and make a video tour of Muffy's favorite places. Sue Ellen wants to introduce the library, and sees a sign in front of it saying that the library may be closing.
Sue Ellen and the Last Page
The girls help Ms. Turner pack some books. Francine and Sue Ellen are horrified, while Muffy is more interested in her tablet computer. Ms. Turner tells them that anyone can speak at a council meeting regarding the closing of the library and Sue Ellen decides to do that. She imagines herself as the superheroine Library Saver, who saves the library from a wrecking ball.
At school, Sue Ellen asks her friends to hand out flyers. They distribute flyers downtown and at the ice-cream shop, and deliver them to people's houses by bike.
Sue Ellen is disappointed that relatively few people attend the council meeting. She gives a moving speech which is filmed by Muffy.
The next week at school, Sue Ellen learns that the council voted to close the library. Muffy tells Sue Ellen that the video of her speech has got over 600 hits, but Sue Ellen is just sad.
Later, Sue Ellen helps Ms. Turner in the library and finds her name on a book's lending list. Muffy tells her she got all Scare-Your-Pants-Off books from the library and does care for it. She shows Sue Ellen an edited video of her speech, which has attracted 742 hits. She suggests making another video to ask for donations. Ms. Turner tells the girls that just getting donations from many people might convince the council to reverse their decision.
Sue Ellen interviews her friends who like the library for various reasons, like Ms. Turner's recommendations, story hour, the book club, lecture series or Zumba lessons.
When the girls next visit the library, Ms. Turner is talking on the phone. Muffy sees a picture of her parents dancing at the library as teenagers. Ms. Turner tells them that the city council will give enough money to keep the library open, but they will have to cut some programs. Sue Ellen shows her how much money they raised, while Muffy says that she knows who to ask for help.
Some timer later, the Crosswire parents open a new media center in the library out of appreciation for meeting each other at a library dance. Everyone starts dancing.
Characters[]
Major[]
Minor[]
- D.W. Read
- Buster Baxter
- Mayor Hirsch
- George Lundgren (Does not speak)
- Ladonna Compson
- Kenny
- Ed Crosswire
- Millicent Crosswire (Does not speak)
- Cat Saver
- Alan Powers
- Mrs. Renaldi
Cameo[]
- Mrs. Tibble
- Mrs. Powers
- Maria Pappas
- Fern Walters
- Rattles
- Catherine Frensky
- Nancy
- Brian
- 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
- Alex Davidson
- Fletcher
- Teenage boy
- Edwin
- Beulah McInnerny
- Los Dedos
- Marc Brown
- Mr. Ratburn
- Prunella Deegan
- Marina Datillo
- Julie
- Mrs. Compson
- Mrs. Armstrong
- Mrs. Barnes
- Debi
- Jenna Morgan
- Mrs. Pendergrass
- Steve Pappas
Mentioned[]
Trivia[]
- This is a rare speaking role for Kenny.
- According to the date on the Shake and Shout Dance photograph, Ed and Millicent met in 1993, which is three years before the first Arthur episode aired.
- The names on the lending list are all Arthur characters or real people who worked on the episode.
- Arthur claims that his surname is a coincidence. In fact, he is named "Read" because Marc Brown wanted his books to encourage kids to read.
Episode connections[]
- In "Sue Ellen Chickens Out," Sue Ellen helped to save The Sugar Bowl; here she helps to save the library.
- Muffy mentions that she has the whole Henry Skreever book series on her tablet.
- Cat Saver makes another appearance.
- Muffy mentions that she checked out all the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club books. She was revealed to be a fan in "The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club."
- Muffy talks about going into charity business. In "Spoiled Rotten!," she uses her business sense to help Buzz Valette to run "Care to Ware."
Errors[]
- "The Shout and Shake dance" is written on the back of the photograph of Muffy's parents, but Sue Ellen reads it aloud as "The Shake and Shout Dance."
Production notes[]
- This is the last episode in which Max Friedman-Cole voices Brain.
Cultural references[]
- Zumba is a fitness program that originated in Colombia.
Gallery[]
References[]
External links[]
- Transcript: Francine and the Soccer Spy / Sue Ellen & the Last Page. TVOKids. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020.
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