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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Arthur protests all of D.W.'s false facts by giving real, scientific explanations. D.W. simply says, "[[TitleDrop Prove it!]]" Arthur isn't able to demonstrate it, while D.W. can point to her inaccurate models and visual proof. When she tells Brain to prove his theories, Brain says that ''he'' [[ArmorPiercingResponse can't prove it, but other scientists already have]]. D.W. still refuses, and that's what finally gets Arthur to take her to the museum.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Arthur protests all of D.W.'s false facts by giving real, scientific explanations. D.W. simply says, "[[TitleDrop Prove it!]]" Arthur isn't able to demonstrate it, while D.W. can point to her inaccurate models and visual proof. When she tells Brain to prove his theories, Brain says that ''he'' [[ArmorPiercingResponse can't prove it, but other scientists already have]]. D.W. still refuses, refuses on the grounds that it's not the same as concrete proof, and that's what finally gets Arthur to take her to the museum.
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** Brain's segment is a take on ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', using a similar cartoony style.
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** Brain's segment is a take on ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', using a similar cartoony ThickLineAnimation style.
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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Downplayed, the episode itself is written by Ken Scarborough, one of the original writers of the series. But the stories made up by Arthur and his friends are based on ones actual kids submitted. The kids in question, including Holly Holland (the winner of the contest in-show and the one responsible for the original concept) are name-dropped at the end of the episode, with the bridging segment featuring her.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Each of the main cast assumes they have written the story that will win the ''Andy'' contest. Muffy even says that she has the best tale by default because it's about fashion and drama. While each is a decent effort, they find out they weren't competing against each other but kids throughout the country. Ergo, one random kid named Holly Holiday wins and no one else is even mentioned.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Each of the main cast assumes they have written the story that will win the ''Andy'' contest. Muffy even says that she has the best tale by default because it's about fashion and drama. While each is a decent effort, they find out they weren't competing against each other but kids throughout the country. Ergo, one random kid named Holly Holiday Holland wins and no one else is even mentioned.
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* ContinuityNod: The end of the episode has Arthur and his friends remembering the events of past episodes. Francine recalls the time she helped Arthur learn how to play baseball, which was was the focus of "Arthur Makes the Team" in season 1. Buster mentions the arc from seasons 2-3 where he went away to live with his dad. Arthur brings up when they first got Mr. Ratburn and all thought he was a monster, which happened in the very third episode, "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn".
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* ContinuityNod: The end of the episode has Arthur and his friends remembering the events of past episodes. Francine recalls the time she helped Arthur learn how to play baseball, which was was the focus of "Arthur Makes the Team" in season 1. Buster mentions the arc from seasons 2-3 where he went away to live with his dad. Arthur brings up when they first got Mr. Ratburn and all thought he was a monster, which happened in the very third episode, "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn".
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* ShaggyDogStory: In the end, none of the kids win the contest. They are disappointed at first, with Muffy saying it's worse a complete stranger got the prize instead. Then they talk about how they still have many stories to tell.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Each of the main cast assumes they have written the story that will win the ''Andy'' contest. Muffy even says that she has the best tale by default because it's about fashion and drama. While each is a decent effort, they find out they weren't competing against each other but kids throughout the country. Ergo, one random kid named Holly Holiday wins and no one else is even mentioned.
* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Each of the main cast assumes they have written the story that will win the ''Andy'' contest. Muffy even says that she has the best tale by default because it's about fashion and drama. While each is a decent effort, they find out they weren't competing against each other but kids throughout the country. Ergo, one random kid named Holly Holiday wins and no one else is even mentioned.
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* OfficialFanSubmittedContent: Downplayed, the episode itself is written by Ken Scarborough, one of the original writers of the series. But the stories made up by Arthur and his friends are based on ones actual kids submitted. The kids in question, including Holly Holland (the winner of the contest in-show and the one responsible for the original concept) are name-dropped at the end of the episode, with the bridging segment featuring her.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Arthur protests all of D.W.'s false facts by giving real, scientific explanations. D.W. simply says, "[[TitleDrop Prove it!]]" Arthur isn't able to demonstrate it, while D.W. can point to her inaccurate models and visual proof. When she tells Brain to prove his theories, Brain says that ''he'' [[ArmorPiercingResponse can't prove it, but other scientists already have]]. D.W. still refuses, and that's what finally gets Arthur to take her to the museum.
* BluntYes: When D.W. gets offended by Arthur saying she wouldn't understand a movie he wants to see:
-->'''D.W.''': Just because I haven't gone to school and learned all that stuff that you learn doesn't mean I'm not as smart as you.\\
'''Arthur''': Yes, it does.
-->'''D.W.''': Just because I haven't gone to school and learned all that stuff that you learn doesn't mean I'm not as smart as you.\\
'''Arthur''': Yes, it does.
* ComicallySmallBribe: Because he's Arthur, D.W. charges him five bucks to enter her Explainarorium. Arthur offers her some garbage in his pocket, including 73 cents and half of a horse sticker. D.W. accepts it and lets him in.
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* ExactWords: "One day, you'll be begging to take me with you." D.W. never said he would be begging her (he begs their parents) and she didn't say he would do it because he wants her to come (he does it to prove her Explainanorium wrong).
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* DelayedReaction: Arthur sees the Tibbles and Emily standing in front of his house and asks what they're doing. Timmy tells him, "We're in line!" Arthur says "oh" and walks off, but then he returns to ask ''what'' the line is for.
* ExactWords: "One day, you'll be begging to take me with you." D.W. never said he would be begging her (he begs their parents) and she didn't say he would do it because he wants her to come (he does it to prove herExplainanorium Explainarorium wrong).
* ExactWords: "One day, you'll be begging to take me with you." D.W. never said he would be begging her (he begs their parents) and she didn't say he would do it because he wants her to come (he does it to prove her
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Arthur refuses to let her come along to the museum with him, D.W.'s response is ''not'' throwing a tantrum or whining to have her way. Instead, she matter-of-factly declares that one day, Arthur will beg to take her along, indicating she's taking on her dilemma with a more logical and even strategic approach.
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* MuseumOfBoredom: Subverted. D.W. wants to go to the Exploratorium so she can learn about science and how the world works. His dad warns her that she might find it boring, but D.W. insists on going. When she finally gets to go, she finds it pretty cool and has fun.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Arthur refuses to let her come along to the museum with him, D.W.'s response is ''not'' throwing a tantrum or whining to have her way. Instead, she matter-of-factly declares that one day, Arthur will beg to take her along, indicating she's taking on her dilemma with a more logical and even strategicapproach.approach.
* PrefersProperNames: When D.W. befriends Brain, she calls him by his first name, Alan, rather than his nickname. Arthur is so used to calling him Brain that he isn't even sure who "Alan" is at first, and Brain has to tell him. Arthur gets annoyed with D.W. calling him this, finding it pretentious.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Arthur refuses to let her come along to the museum with him, D.W.'s response is ''not'' throwing a tantrum or whining to have her way. Instead, she matter-of-factly declares that one day, Arthur will beg to take her along, indicating she's taking on her dilemma with a more logical and even strategic
* PrefersProperNames: When D.W. befriends Brain, she calls him by his first name, Alan, rather than his nickname. Arthur is so used to calling him Brain that he isn't even sure who "Alan" is at first, and Brain has to tell him. Arthur gets annoyed with D.W. calling him this, finding it pretentious.
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* EatTheCamera: When Arthur sees that D.W. has traded his car, he screams as the camera zooms into his mouth.
* CensorshipBySpelling: Francine spells a word out loud when talking with Arthur while D.W. is in earshot.
-->'''Francine''': Muffy lost her mother's expensive P-E-N.\\
'''D.W.''': Her what? If you spell stuff, I can't understand what you're talking about.\\
'''Arthur''': That's exactly ''why'' we spell stuff.
* {{Crossover}}: D.W.'s interest in science begins when she watches ''Series/{{NOVA}}'', another PBS show produced by WGBH, complete with live-action footage on the Reads' TV.
-->'''Francine''': Muffy lost her mother's expensive P-E-N.\\
'''D.W.''': Her what? If you spell stuff, I can't understand what you're talking about.\\
'''Arthur''': That's exactly ''why'' we spell stuff.
* {{Crossover}}: D.W.'s interest in science begins when she watches ''Series/{{NOVA}}'', another PBS show produced by WGBH, complete with live-action footage on the Reads' TV.
* FourthWallPsych: In the episode's opening, Brain teaches about the rotation of the Earth. Arthur says that "they" don't understand it, while Brain asserts that "they're a lot smarter than you think!" The final shot reveals that "they" are not the audience, but Pal and Kate.
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* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'s "Explainarorium" includes "facts" such as that snakes used to have feet but ran so fast that they disintigrated, and that wind is made by trees blowing.
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* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'s "Explainarorium" includes "facts" such as that snakes used to have feet but ran so fast that they disintigrated, disintegrated, and that wind is made by trees blowing.
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* ExactWords: "One day, you'll be begging to take me with you." D.W. never said he would be begging her (he begs their parents) and she didn't say he would do it because he wants her to come (he does it to prove her Explainanorium wrong).
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* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'s "Explainarorium" includes "facts" such as that snakes used to have feet but ran so fast that they disintigrated, and that wind is made by trees blowing.blowing.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Arthur refuses to let her come along to the museum with him, D.W.'s response is ''not'' throwing a tantrum or whining to have her way. Instead, she matter-of-factly declares that one day, Arthur will beg to take her along, indicating she's taking on her dilemma with a more logical and even strategic approach.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When Arthur refuses to let her come along to the museum with him, D.W.'s response is ''not'' throwing a tantrum or whining to have her way. Instead, she matter-of-factly declares that one day, Arthur will beg to take her along, indicating she's taking on her dilemma with a more logical and even strategic approach.
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* BatmanGambit: D.W. tells Arthur that one day, he'll be ''begging'' to take her with him to the museum. Towards the end of the story, he does indeed beg their parents to take D.W. The twist is, it has less to do with wanting D.W. to come and more to do with desperation to make her stop spouting KnowNothingKnowItAll facts at her "museum". Just as she anticipated.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Invoked. D.W. deliberately tells the other kids "facts" that are inaccurate or simply untrue at her "Explainarorium", knowing it's only a matter of time before Arthur grew irritated with it and took her to the museum just to prove her wrong.
* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'sExplainarorium "Explainarorium" includes "facts" such as that snakes used to have feet but ran so fast that they disintigrated, and that wind is made by trees blowing.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Invoked. D.W. deliberately tells the other kids "facts" that are inaccurate or simply untrue at her "Explainarorium", knowing it's only a matter of time before Arthur grew irritated with it and took her to the museum just to prove her wrong.
* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'s
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The ''[[SelfParody Andy and Company]]'' show is having a contest: whoever comes up with the best story idea will get to appear on the show! Arthur and his friends get to writing their own episodes -- [[ShoutOut parodies of popular shows ensue]].
!!The Contest contains examples of:
* AnimatedActors: After the TimeSkip epilogue, we see Arthur and his friends standing in front of a stage resembling Arthur's living room. Arthur and Binky thank the viewers for submitting their story ideas.
* ArtShift: Each AffectionateParody features a slight animation shift.
** Buster's story is animated like ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', with the characters as cutouts.
** Downplayed with Muffy's story. It looks like the regular show, but Arthur and Buster are modeled after ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead''.
** Brain's segment is a take on ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', using a similar cartoony style.
** Francine and Binky's story, while not based on anything specific, is a wrestling story using a more dramatic and realistic art style.
** Arthur sees himself getting therapy, ''WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'' style. In addition to using SquiggleVision, the backgrounds are grayscale while the characters are full color.
* ContinuityNod: The end of the episode has Arthur and his friends remembering the events of past episodes. Francine recalls the time she helped Arthur learn how to play baseball, which was was the focus of "Arthur Makes the Team" in season 1. Buster mentions the arc from seasons 2-3 where he went away to live with his dad. Arthur brings up when they first got Mr. Ratburn and all thought he was a monster, which happened in the very third episode, "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn".
* SelfParody: ''Andy and Company'' is animated in a slightly simpler style than Arthur, and even its cast of characters resemble their ''Arthur'' counterparts. Watching the show, Arthur and his friends comment on the FridgeLogic present on the show.
-->'''Muffy''': Why does he always call for his mother when his little sister bothers him? She's like a slave.\\
'''Brain''': If they're animals, does their school serve bugs and garbage for lunch?\\
'''Francine''': I'd like to know how a mouse has a pet dog. Wouldn't the dog eat him?\\
'''Arthur''': [[ViewerSpeciesConfusion Andy's not a mouse! He's a... something. I forgot.]]
* TimeSkip: The episode ends with Arthur and his friends, five years in the future. The results of the ''Andy'' contest are finally announced, and none of them have won. However, they reminisce on how much fun they had writing their own stories.
* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: In-universe. Francine thinks that Andy is a mouse, but Arthur counters that he's something else (although he forgot what it is). Fittingly enough, this is a meta-joke at real-life viewers not knowing what species Arthur is (he's an aardvark).
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When Brain comes over, D.W. is impressed by how smart he is, especially compared to her own brother. D.W. gains a new interest in science, and Arthur doesn't believe it, insisting that he'll never take her to the museum. D.W. challenges this by hosting her own backyard "Explainarorium". All her science is completely wrong, and when Arthur challenges it, she maintains that she's able to prove it. Arthur begs his parents to let D.W. go to the museum with him so she can see how stuff really works... proving her point all along.
!!Prove It contains examples of:
* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'s Explainarorium includes "facts" such as that snakes used to have feet but ran so fast that they disintigrated, and that wind is made by trees blowing.
!!The Contest contains examples of:
* AnimatedActors: After the TimeSkip epilogue, we see Arthur and his friends standing in front of a stage resembling Arthur's living room. Arthur and Binky thank the viewers for submitting their story ideas.
* ArtShift: Each AffectionateParody features a slight animation shift.
** Buster's story is animated like ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', with the characters as cutouts.
** Downplayed with Muffy's story. It looks like the regular show, but Arthur and Buster are modeled after ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead''.
** Brain's segment is a take on ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', using a similar cartoony style.
** Francine and Binky's story, while not based on anything specific, is a wrestling story using a more dramatic and realistic art style.
** Arthur sees himself getting therapy, ''WesternAnimation/DrKatzProfessionalTherapist'' style. In addition to using SquiggleVision, the backgrounds are grayscale while the characters are full color.
* ContinuityNod: The end of the episode has Arthur and his friends remembering the events of past episodes. Francine recalls the time she helped Arthur learn how to play baseball, which was was the focus of "Arthur Makes the Team" in season 1. Buster mentions the arc from seasons 2-3 where he went away to live with his dad. Arthur brings up when they first got Mr. Ratburn and all thought he was a monster, which happened in the very third episode, "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn".
* SelfParody: ''Andy and Company'' is animated in a slightly simpler style than Arthur, and even its cast of characters resemble their ''Arthur'' counterparts. Watching the show, Arthur and his friends comment on the FridgeLogic present on the show.
-->'''Muffy''': Why does he always call for his mother when his little sister bothers him? She's like a slave.\\
'''Brain''': If they're animals, does their school serve bugs and garbage for lunch?\\
'''Francine''': I'd like to know how a mouse has a pet dog. Wouldn't the dog eat him?\\
'''Arthur''': [[ViewerSpeciesConfusion Andy's not a mouse! He's a... something. I forgot.]]
* TimeSkip: The episode ends with Arthur and his friends, five years in the future. The results of the ''Andy'' contest are finally announced, and none of them have won. However, they reminisce on how much fun they had writing their own stories.
* ViewerSpeciesConfusion: In-universe. Francine thinks that Andy is a mouse, but Arthur counters that he's something else (although he forgot what it is). Fittingly enough, this is a meta-joke at real-life viewers not knowing what species Arthur is (he's an aardvark).
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When Brain comes over, D.W. is impressed by how smart he is, especially compared to her own brother. D.W. gains a new interest in science, and Arthur doesn't believe it, insisting that he'll never take her to the museum. D.W. challenges this by hosting her own backyard "Explainarorium". All her science is completely wrong, and when Arthur challenges it, she maintains that she's able to prove it. Arthur begs his parents to let D.W. go to the museum with him so she can see how stuff really works... proving her point all along.
!!Prove It contains examples of:
* LittleKnownFacts: D.W.'s Explainarorium includes "facts" such as that snakes used to have feet but ran so fast that they disintigrated, and that wind is made by trees blowing.
