History Recap / ArthurS25E4BlabbermouthAllGrownUp

* AnAesop: You may not like the sound of something or think it's unfitting for you at first, but it might be more fitting for you than you realize. This is shown with several characters:
** Arthur isn't too interested in the "how to draw animals" book he accidentally gets at the library at first, but [[CreatorCameo Marc Brown]] encourages him to give the book a chance. The TimeSkip shows that he's about to publish a graphic novel about his life, which resulted from the book giving him a love of drawing animals.
** Likewise, Muffy, Francine and Buster are either put off or doubtful about the old board game's suggestions for future careers (a public servant for Muffy, a businesswoman for Francine, and a teacher for Buster). In the future, it turns out that they did take on those careers, but in ways that suit them; Muffy is running for mayor of Elwood City, Francine runs a company that designs sneakers, and Buster is a professor who assigns his students to write short stories.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Downplayed. The final scene only shows the futures of a handful of characters. Among the prominent characters who do not appear are the Brain, Sue Ellen, Fern, Prunella, the other members of the Tough Customers, the Tibbles, Emily, Jane and David, Grandma Thora and Grandpa Dave, Pal, and Mr. Ratburn or, since Bud does appear, Ladonna.[[note]]Given the TimeSkip, it's entirely possible the grandparents have passed away and their parents (along with Mr. Ratburn) have retired (or perhaps passed away too) in the interim, and Pal almost certainly has by this point.[[/note]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: A RunningGag throughout the series is that Buster CannotKeepASecret, especially when it comes to Arthur. This naturally means that nobody, especially Arthur, trusts Buster with any of their secrets anymore.

** George has inherited the Sugar Bowl from Carl.

* ShownTheirWork: In Buster's ImagineSpot, Brain mentions the long-standing cryptozoology theory that [[BigfootSasquatchAndYeti Bigfeet]] are descendants of the prehistoric ape ''Gigantopithecus'', if not actual surviving ''Gigantopithecus''. The same imagine spot shows an illustration of Bigfoot with white fur. While one might assume the illustration is actually of a Yeti, there has actually been an eyewitness report of a white-furred Bigfoot (ironically, the white fur popularly attributed to Yetis is actually a case of SadlyMythtaken, as Yetis are described to have brown or red fur instead).

* ShownTheirWork: In Buster's ImagineSpot, Brain mentions the long-standing cryptozoology theory that Yetis are descendants of the prehistoric ape ''Gigantopithecus'', if not actual surviving ''Gigantopithecus''. The same imagine spot shows an illustration of Bigfoot with white fur. While one might assume the illustration is actually of a Yeti, there has actually been an eyewitness report of a white-furred Bigfoot (ironically, the white fur popularly attributed to Yetis is actually a case of SadlyMythtaken, as Yetis are described to have brown or red fur instead).

* ShownTheirWork: In Buster's ImagineSpot, Brain mentions the long-standing cryptozoology theory that Yetis are descendants of the prehistoric ape ''Gigantopithecus'', if not actual surviving ''Gigantopithecus''. The same imagine spot shows an illustration of Bigfoot with white fur. While one might assume the illustration is actually of a Yeti, there has actually been an eyewitness report of a white-furred Bigfoot (ironically, the white fur popularly attributed to Yetis is actually a case of SadlyMythtaken, as Yetis were reported to have brown or red fur instead).

* ShownTheirWork: In Buster's ImagineSpot, Brain mentions the long-standing cryptozoology theory that Yetis are descendants of the prehistoric ape ''Gigantopithecus'', if not actual surviving ''Gigantopithecus''. The same imagine spot shows an illustration of Bigfoot with white fur. While one might the illustration is actually of a Yeti, there has actually been an eyewitness report of a white-furred Bigfoot (ironically, the white fur popularly attributed to Yetis is actually a case of SadlyMythtaken, as Yetis were reported to have brown or red fur instead).

* ShownTheirWork: In Buster's ImagineSpot, Brain mentions the long-standing cryptozoology theory that Yetis are descendants of the prehistoric ape ''Gigantopithecus'', if not actual surviving ''Gigantopithecus''.

* BookEnds:

* RunningGagged: The reccuring joke of Buster [[CannotKeepASecret being unable to keep secrets]] is ended because ''nobody'' [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome trusts him anymore with them]].

** Arthur's adult self is voiced by Michael Yarmush, the original actor for the character who had long since retired from the role but stayed on to voice other, older characters.

** Muffy is now a politician running for mayor of Elwood City. She had previously taken the mock class election in “The Election” far too seriously, taking her loss to Binky hard enough that Arthur and Buster hoped she never lost an actual election.

* AsHimself: The special guest for this episode is Marc Brown himself, author of the original ''Arthur'' picture books.

** Arthur's adult self is voiced by Michael Yarmush, the original actor for the character who had long since retired from the role.

* ShownTheirWork: In Buster's ImagineSpot, Brain mentions the long-standing cryptozoology theory that Yetis are descendants of the prehistoric ape Gigantopithecus.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: The group forgets to invite Buster to a surprise party because they were waiting till the last minute to invite him so he wouldn't blab about it.

** Arthur isn't too interested in the "how to draw animals" book he accidentally gets at the library at first, but Marc Brown encourages him to give the book a chance. The TimeSkip shows that he's about to publish a graphic novel about his life, which resulted from the book giving him a love of drawing animals.

* FurryLens: Implied. The series ends with the revelation that the entire show has been a comic book written by a now-adult Arthur, who comments that "I just like drawing animals".

* WhamShot: The ending reveals that Arthur has written a graphic novel about his life depicted in the show, starting with the very first episode "Arthur's Eyes".

* BackForTheFinale: Patrick, Mr. Ratburn's husband, has a brief cameo in the opening scene. After the TimeSkip, Bud Compson has also returned to Elwood City and reconnects with D.W.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Downplayed. The final scene only shows the futures of a handful of characters. Among the prominent characters who do not appear are the Brain, Sue Ellen, Fern, Prunella, the other members of the Tough Customers, the Tibbles, Emily, Jane and David, Grandma Thora and Grandpa Dave, Pal, and Mr. Ratburn or, since Bud does appear, Ladonna.[[note]]Given the TimeSkip, it’s entirely possible the grandparents have passed away in the interim, and Pal almost certainly has by this point.[[/note]]

* RecursiveCanon: It turns out Arthur has turned his life into a graphic novel in the future, and the cover has the show's logo on it. Not only that, but the panels shown on the fist page are taken from the show's [[Recap/ArthurS1E1ArthursEyesFrancinesBadHairDay first episode]].