| "The Pride of Lakewood" | |
| Season/Series: | 13 |
|---|---|
| Number in season: | 9b |
| Original airdate: |  April 8, 2010[1] February 25, 2010[3] May 5, 2009[2] January 3, 2013[4] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Peter K. Hirsch |
| Storyboard by: | Zhigang Wang Jeremy O'Neill Nick Vallinakis Gerry Capelle |
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"The Pride of Lakewood" is the second half of the ninth episode in the thirteenth season of Arthur.
Summary[]
Sue Ellen and The Brain are suspected of not loving their school because they will not join the Lakewood Pride Committee.
Plot[]
At a yard sale that Buster is having, James is looking through buttons and sees a button of Buster wearing a hat and pointing at the viewer with the message "IF YOU'RE PROUD LIKE ME JOIN THE LPC!". Buster soon tells James the story about the LPC (even though Arthur attempts to do it for him).
During a race against Mighty Mountain, Francine loses the race when her pants nearly fall off. After the game, she goes to Mr. Haney's office to ask about new uniforms and when she comes out of the office, she tells Arthur and Muffy that he said yes. Arthur asks Francine how she managed to convince the principal to get new uniforms, and Francine tells him and Muffy that the team felt embarrassed in their old uniforms and wanted to take more pride in the school. They then create the Lakewood Pride Committee and try to get other kids to join it, to no avail.
Muffy then comes up with an idea and they then turn to Buster and want him to become the president of the LPC. Buster agrees to do it and the next day at school, Buster goes in front of the cafeteria. At first, he is nervous telling everyone about the LPC and what it means, but after a good amount of motivation and a song (a parody of "This Land Is Your Land"), Buster manages to successfully convince the kids to join the LPC. Everyone soon has an LPC button, except for Sue Ellen and Brain. The gang tries to get Sue Ellen and Brain to join the LPC, even offering them watches, but the pair decline. That same day, Sue Ellen discovers she has a poster on her locker, saying that she does not have any school spirit.
Later, at The Sugar Bowl, Brain tells her that he received one, too (as did George, despite being a member, because he did not cheer loud enough at the pep rallies). They agree to stop the LPC and the only way is through the president. They go to the tree house where the president is and try phoning him there, but Muffy answers the phone and tells them the president is busy right now. As Buster and Binky are walking, Brain throws a paper airplane with their message at Buster. Buster picks up the paper and hides it in his hat. On the day of the race, everyone is wearing the new uniforms.
Buster was going to read the paper given to him by Muffy, but he instead tosses the paper and reads the paper underneath his hat, much to the surprise of his teammates. He then tells everyone that no one has the right to tell someone they do not like the school just because they do not join any groups. After that, the game starts.
Lakewood would go on to win the game and the LPC would disband soon afterwards, since the school has enough team spirit without it. After Buster finishes the story, he offers the button, but James decides to purchase the "I Like Pike" button instead.
Characters[]
Major[]
Minor[]
- Binky Barnes
- James MacDonald
- George Lundgren
- Bitzi Baxter (does not speak)
Cameo[]
- Jenna Morgan
- Jessica
- Jack Weasel
- Helen
- Nancy
- 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)
- Luke
- 4th Grade Male Dog
- Fletcher
- Maria Pappas
- Kenny
- Kiefer
- Alex Davidson
- Molly MacDonald
- Rattles
- Fern Walters
- 3rd Grade Male Rabbit
- 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)
- 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
- Prunella Deegan
- Bailey
- Mr. Morris
Mentioned[]
Songs[]
Trivia[]
- Moral: Do not disrespect your school for your own benefits and do not use a Pride Committee as an excuse to fight with each other; just try to believe in yourself .
Cultural references[]
- Buster's pose on the LPC button is inspired by the Uncle Sam "I Want You" posters.
- The events of this episode are similar to those of The Third Wave, a social experiment undertaken by history teacher Ron Jones to demonstrate that even democratic societies are not immune to the appeal of fascism.
- The song "I Love Lakewood" is sung to the tune of "This Land Is Your Land" by Woody Guthrie.
- Buster's "I like pike" button is a reference to Dwight David Eisenhower's 1952 campaign slogan "I like Ike."
Episode Connections[]
- Buster mentions Baxter Day, which he invented in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas".
Errors[]
- When Buster is giving the speech, the top of his hat turns the color of skin.
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