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fictionadventurer · 2 months ago

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Top 5 Arthur episodes?

D.W. Goes to Washington: It's a very close race between this one and #2, but I gave the edge to this one because almost every line here is classic. It's full of hilarious Imagine Spots and great D.W. zingers.

The Rat Who Came to Dinner: Another episode that's full of great jokes. The dynamic between Ratburn and Arthur's family is comedy gold.

The Contest: The pastiches of different animation styles alone puts this one in the top five, but it's also in service of some wonderfully absurd mini-stories with classic jokes. ("My brain was on cruise control" is the Arthur quote that gets the most use in daily life).

Buster Hits the Books: The pastiches of the different books are hilarious.

Arthur's Almost Boring Day: I had a very tough time choosing the fifth episode. I went with this one because the fighting between Arthur and D.W. reaches a hilarious fever pitch that goes beyond any other episode.

#answered asks #arthur #arthur pbs #lady-merian #this was extremely fun #and also surprisingly tough to answer because there are tons of episodes that have classic jokes #but it's harder to pinpoint which is the best overall episode #'the blizzard' (the ep paired with 'the rat who came to dinner') totally would have made this list if it weren't for the ouija board joke #my brother (i put this question to him one day) lobbied for the musical episode #which does have a lot of good bits but i had a tough time awarding the fifth spot to something written by That Man #'arthur's almost live not-real music festival' was a contender #but even though the songs are great as an episode it's not as compelling as some others #also when trying to settle on the fifth entry i skimmed through the wikipedia list of arthur episodes #and looking at the list that way #with the writers listed in a column right next to the episode names #individual styles become VERY clear #joe fallon goes for chaos (though he's got a lot of surprisingly tame ones)#kathy waugh has a certain type of heartfelt sentiment #there's a sandra willard who i never noticed on title cards before #but seeing her in the list she has a very distinct style #a sort of off-beat quirky sentimentalism #That Man actually has some really strong episodes early on #but as the seasons go on you see more and more of the preachy Very Special Episodes and they are all his #also going through the list that way reminds me of so many great bits across so many episodes

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