The Agent of Change

"The Agent of Change"
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Season/Series:	14
Number in season:	2A
Original Airdate:	October 12, 2010 October 27, 2010 November 23, 2010 December 24, 2012
Credits
Written by:	Gentry Menzel
Storyboard by:	Gerry Capelle
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"The Agent of Change" is the first half of the second episode in the fourteenth season of Arthur.

Summary

Francine and Muffy are upset that there aren't enough decent movies with girls as the main characters. With the help of Molly, they make their own.

Plot

Francine and Muffy just saw a movie called Trucks and they didn't like it because there are fewer females. Binky liked it and quoted a line from it. But Francine showed him a couple movies with boys as main characters. Later they send the producer an email criticizing the film, but they didn't read it. So they join forces with Molly, thus becoming the Group of Three, and make their own short film entitled "The Agent of Change," Starring Agent Double X, Molly's childhood creation. They have a creative meeting at the ice cream parlor, but it doesn't work out so well, as Francine wants to branch out into an Agent Double X video game franchise, and Muffy thinks that Agent Double X should be a glamorous spy. As they walk out, Muffy explains to Francine and Molly that she had sent out invitations to the screening and the film is set to be released in a week. They are both surprised by this and run to Molly's house, where they decide to create a short film instead of a feature. They create their storyboard and animate the film by cutting out Agent Double X's body into cardboard, connecting her joints together with pins, and using stop motion to animate her. After they are done, Molly burns the film on. DVD and gives it a title. While she skates to the premiere, she accidentally loses the DVD, but Binky finds it right before the film is about to be screened and Molly puts in the film. They had gotten very positive reviews, (even Binky liked it) and they plan on doing a sequel.

Characters

Major

• Muffy Crosswire
• Francine Frensky
• Molly MacDonald

Minor

• Binky Barnes
• Jenna Morgan
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• James MacDonald

Background

• Mary
• 3rd Grade Male Dog
• 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)
• 3rd Grade Male Rabbit
• Edwin
• 3rd Grade Male Rat
• 3rd Grade Male Cat
• Mike
• Ethel
• Mrs. Bickles
• Fern Walters
• Alex
• Ed Crosswire
• Millicent Crosswire
• Oliver Frensky
• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• D.W. Read

Trivia

• Molly's eyes were seen when they are exiting the movie theater, when she showed up, and at the Sugar Bowl. Her eyes will be seen again in The Last Tough Customer.
• Mike is seen after Binky asks if Trucks was "great", this time with black hair.

Cultural references

• Trucks, the movie Francine and Muffy watch, is a parody of Cars.
• Donny Droid, is a parody of the Japanese anime and movie of the same name Astro Boy.
• Another movie playing at the cinema, Kung Fu Koala, is a parody of Kung Fu Panda.
• In Molly's room during when Muffy and Francine are sleeping, there is a green Domo plush toy next to Muffy.
• The Ram Pack is a parody of The Rat Pack.

Episode connections

• In the fantasy dream, Binky's clothes fall apart just like they did in Thanks a Lot, Binky.

Home Video

DVD:

• Arthur Makes a Movie (2014)

Gallery

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