History DethroningMoment / Arthur

* Chimanruler15: I placed my old entry in the wall banger section of this show and replaced its former spot with "Arthur The Loser." Despite teaching a lesson that cheating is wrong, the way it was done was shockingly awful. After Arthur accidentally revealed in front of everyone that he was cheating during most of his recent games, everyone gets mad at him. He states that he has learned his lesson and offers to celebrate his losing at the Sugar Bowl with everyone, but [[JerkAss Francine suggests that everyone instead celebrate the fact that "things are back to normal,"]] and [[WithFriendsLikeThese the entire group head out to do just that, leaving Arthur behind]]. [[TookALevelInJerkAss While Arthur's behavior was most certainly off in this episode]], I find it jarring that everyone seems fine with the fact that Arthur is [[TheWoobie a perpetual loser]] who will never win at anything, especially made worse by the fact that not one person bothers to ask him why he was cheating so much and being such a sore winner. Francine even wished earlier in the episode that Arthur would go back to losing all of his games. Sure, Arthur is worse as a sore winner than he is as a sore loser, but this episode acts as if there is no middle ground for Arthur; he either cheats or loses, but he can't legitimately win any of his games. I'm surprised that Arthur isn't already emotionally damaged by now.

* Tropers/{{KoopaKid17}}: Mine is in "Arthur's Eyes"; when a [=DMos=] is in the first episode, that's saying something. [[OnlySaneMan Buster]] is originally the only one in Arthur's class who doesn't make fun of him, even going as far as calling Francine out about it. Unfortunately, his moment of kindness is refuted during lunch later that day. He grabs two cups, puts them over his eyes, and says "Hey, look! I'm Arthur!" to which Arthur understandably [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere storms out]]. Wow, Buster. I thought you were Arthur's best friend.

* [=RippenFan13=]: I don't really subscribe to the idea of "worst episodes," since I don't like to focus on the negative, but "Buster Gets Real" is certainly not on my list of top episodes, and belongs here. Basically the plot is Buster stops liking Bionic Bunny in favor of a new reality show called ''Top Supermarket Clerks,'' with the excuse being that Bionic Bunny "isn't real." While the intended Aesop is that people can like different things and still be friends (as Arthur is worried he can't be friends with Buster anymore since he doesn't like BB) the DMOS comes from two reasons; 1). [[BrokenAesop This is completely forgotten about]] and, in later episodes, [[StatusQuoIsGod Buster is back to liking Bionic Bunny again]] and 2). Buster makes it sound like if something isn't real, it has zero value, [[{{Hypocrite}} says the fictional humanoid rabbit]].

** Tropers/{{KrazyTVWatcher}}: I agree with this. To me, the episode would've made much more sense if it were someone like [[JerkAss Binky]] harassing Sue Ellen over her sweater instead of Arthur. Not only that, Francine and Muffy come off as hypocritical bulles, [[HypocriticalHumor especially given the fact that Francine]] [[TheGlassesGottaGo once teased Arthur for wearing glasses in the first place]]. For starters, Mr. Ratburn should've called Arthur's parents to let them know what was going on, and Arthur, despite apologizing to Sue Ellen, [[KarmaHoudini was only punished by writing an apology note]].

* Tropers/{{KoopaKid17}}: Mine is in "Arthur's Eyes"; when a [=DMos=] is in the first episode, that's saying something. [[OnlySaneMan Buster]] is originally the only one in Arthur's class who doesn't make fun of him, even going as far as calling Francine out about it. Unfortunately, his moment of kindness is refuted during lunch later that day. He grabs two cups, puts them over his eyes, and says "Hey, look! I'm Arthur!" to which Arthur understandably storms out. Wow, Buster. I thought you were Arthur's best friend.

* [=RippenFan13=]: I don't really subscribe to the idea of "worst episodes," since I don't like to focus on the negative, but "Buster Gets Real" is certainly not on my list of top episodes, and belongs here. Basically the plot is Buster stops liking Bionic Bunny in favor of a new reality show called ''Top Supermarket Clerks,'' with the excuse being that Bionic Bunny "isn't real." While the intended Aesop is that people can like different things and still be friends (as Arthur is worried he can't be friends with Buster anymore since he doesn't like BB) the DMOS comes from two reasons; 1). [[BrokenAesop This is completely forgotten about]] and, in later episodes, [[StatusQuoIsGod Buster is back to liking Bionic Bunny again]] and 2). Buster makes it sound like if something isn't real, it has no value, [[{{Hypocrite}} says the fictional humanoid rabbit]].

** ElSquibbonator: To me, this episode just confirms what ''Arthur's Big Hit'' and ''D.W.'s Very Bad Mood'' implied-- that Arthur's parents are strict beyond reason with him, and far too lenient with D.W., whether either of them deserve it or not. Not helping matters is the fact that Arthur seemed to genuinely enjoy ''Dr. Whosit'', and certainly wasn't scared by it, so there was no real reason for him to have it taken away from him except to make D.W. feel better about her own consequence.

** To me, this episode just confirms what ''Arthur's Big Hit'' and ''D.W.'s Very Bad Mood'' implied-- that Arthur's parents are strict beyond reason with him, and far too lenient with D.W., whether either of them deserve it or not.
* [=RippenFan13=]: I don't really subscribe to the idea of "worst episodes," since I don't like to focus on the negative, but "Buster Gets Real" is certainly not on my list of top episodes, and belongs here. Basically the plot is Buster stops liking Bionic Bunny in favor of a new reality show called ''Top Supermarket Clerks,'' with the excuse being that Bionic Bunny "isn't real." While the intended Aesop is that people can like different things and still be friends (as Arthur is worried he can't be friends with Buster anymore since he doesn't like BB) the DMOS comes from two reasons; 1). [[BrokenAesop This is completely forgotten about]] and, in later episodes, [[StatusQuoIsGod Buster is back to liking Bionic Bunny again]] and 2). Buster makes it sound like if something isn't real, it has no value, [[{{Hypocrite}} says the fictional talking animal kid]].

* To me, this episode just confirms what ''Arthur's Big Hit'' and ''D.W.'s Very Bad Mood'' implied-- that Arthur's parents are strict beyond reason with him, and far too lenient with D.W., whether either of them deserve it or not.

* Tropers/{{KoopaKid17}}: Mine is in "Arthur's Eyes"; when a [=DMos=] is in the first episode, that's saying something. [[OnlySaneMan Buster]] is originally the only one in Arthur's class who doesn't make fun of him, even going as far as calling Francine out about it. Unfortunately, his moment of kindness is refuted during lunch later that day. He grabs two cups, puts them over his eyes, and says "Hey, look! I'm Arthur!" to which Arthur understandably storms out. Buster? I thought you were Arthur's best friend.

* Grotadmorv: I am withdrawing my previous dethroning moment, "Besties." I reconsidered and I find the episode just okay now, certainly not DMOS-bad. What ''is'' DMOS-bad is the Season 23 episode "D.W. and Dr. Whosit." In this episode, D.W. hears about an adult show called ''Dr. Whosit'' and wants to watch it. Her parents say she isn't old enough and don't let her, and for good reason; David says that the show will give ''him'' nightmares. This doesn't stop D.W., though. She is so annoyed by everyone referencing the show that she steals her parents' password book to bypass the TV's parental controls. Bud helps her distract her parents so they can watch the show alone. However, D.W. and Bud don't like the show. They are caught by D.W.'s parents and D.W. is punished with a week of no TV, while Bud goes unpunished. Arthur restates the episode's moral that you should wait until you're older to do certain things, and that you shouldn't disobey your parents because they know what's best for you, which is a good message. But then Arthur's parents tell him that he shouldn't be watching ''Dr. Whosit'' either, and D.W. cheers. So... D.W. wins in the end? D.W. steals her parents' passwords and watches a show that they specifically tell her she is not allowed to watch, and she gets off with a rather light punishment while Arthur won't be able to watch the show for at least a few more years. This is certainly one of the worst Arthur episodes since "Kidonia" or "The Pageant Pickle."

* Grotadmorv: "Besties" has a terrible moral. The premise of the episode is that Buster and Ladonna go to the movies and witness a funny event, then joke about it as Arthur is afraid that he's been "replaced." The worst part of the episode would have to be the ending. Earlier in the episode, Arthur gets really annoyed at Buster's line, "You just had to be there." And at the end, after Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna witness another funny event at the zoo, Arthur says the exact same thing to Francine. What kind of a moral is that? Inside jokes are bad unless you're a part of them? And then it's completely fine to be a hypocrite.
* Overlord347: "Arthur Accused" was my personal dethroning moment. In this episode, Arthur leaves a bag of quarters for a fundraiser for the school's 3rd Grade Picnic with Mrs. MacGrady when he can't get her attention. A little while later, the principal comes to remind Arthur to give the quarters to her, and Arthur tells him he already did. But MacGrady says that she never got them and Buster remarks that he had previously seen Arthur at the arcade, where he once blew a bunch of quarters playing games. The principal and Miss Tingley, in a complete knee-jerk reaction and without any evidence whatsoever, immediately accuse Arthur of stealing the money and punish him by giving him detention for a week and forbidding him from going to the picnic, which quickly has the entire school thinking he's a criminal. Of course, he's eventually found innocent, but the whole reason for this debacle is unbelievably stupid. How did the quarters go missing, you ask? Why, Mrs. MacGrady accidentally mixed them in a batch of brownies! That's right; she was somehow so oblivious to her surroundings that she didn't realize she was pouring a bag of metal coins into her mix! If it hadn't been for Buster, Arthur's good standing would have been ruined and he'd have been regarded as a thief for at the very least the rest of his time at school. We don't even get the catharsis of the principal apologizing to Arthur for unjustly accusing and punishing him. All in all, this episode really got under my skin.

* Grotadmorv: "Besties" has a terrible moral. The premise of the episode is that Buster and Ladonna go to the movies and witness a funny event, then joke about it as Arthur is afraid that he's been "replaced." The worst part of the episode would have to be the ending. Earlier in the episode, Arthur gets really annoyed at Buster's line, "You just had to be there." And at the end, after Arthur, Buster, and Ladonna witness another funny event at the zoo, Arthur says the exact same thing to Francine. What kind of a moral is that? Inside jokes are bad unless you're a part of them? And then it's completely fine to be a hypocrite.

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' is bound to have more than a few [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck not-so-wonderful]] kind of days where the characters [[OutOfCharacterMoment don't work and play or get along with each other]].

* Explain ''why'' it's a DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck.

* Tropers/Baronobeefdip: For me, it's the episode "D.W's Very Very Bad Mood" which shows that her KarmaHoudini and BrattyHalfPint status has gone as far back as season two. Long story short, D.W basically acts like a total brat (even moreso than usual) towards everyone and spends the majority of the episode being whiny and just plain rude to everyone. Arthur is, understandably, sick of his sister's unacceptable behavior and so Francine decides to find out why D.W is acting like such a brat. So, what's the problem? D.W wasn't invited to a birthday party. ({{Beat}}) Really? That's why D.W. is acting even brattier than usual? All because she wasn't invited to the birthday party of someone she doesn't even like?! What's worse is that the episode expects us to feel sorry for the little brat. Seriously, only once is D.W called out for her bratty behavior and it's a very flimsy attempt at that (Much like the latter episode, "Arthur's Big Hit"). And, no, D.W. being only four is no excuse for her behavior. Oh, and it ends with Francine inviting D.W to her (Francine's, not D.W.'s) party. I mean, if D.W were to simply act all sad throughout the episode, then I wouldn't have such a problem with it. But, no. Instead, she acts like a total bitch and then the episode expects us to feel sorry for her.

* Tropers/{{philipthepatsy}}: The episode "Arthur's Big Hit". Arthur is making a model plane, which DW won't leave alone, no matter how many times he tells her to not mess with it. When it's finally finished, DW gets a hold of the plane and, thinking it can [[TooDumbToLive fly]], throws it out the window. [[UnstoppableRage Arthur gets incredibly angry]] and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome punches her in the arm.]] However, the parents side with DW and give the obvious [[AnAesop aesop]] that "hitting is wrong" and punish him, which falls flat whenever the viewer sides with Arthur. But it gets worse! All of Arthur's friends get on to him for hitting her too! At the end, Binky, who was feeling pressured by his "friends" to punch someone, punches Arthur, the next guy he sees, although it was also partly because he was aware of what Arthur did, and was deeply angered by it. Yes, Arthur gets a taste of his own medicine, but not even his parents feel any sympathy for him, and [[KarmaHoudini Binky doesn't get any repercussions]] (but at least he apologized). It was [[HandWave handwaved]] that Arthur's parents did punish DW, but it was never seen nor discussed, meaning she probably got off scot-free too. Oh, and this was the second episode (after the episode it was paired with, "DW's Library Card") [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to feature DW's]] [[TheOtherDarrin new, awful voice.]]

* Tropers/{{philipthepatsy}}: The episode "Arthur's Big Hit". Arthur is making a model plane, which DW won't leave alone, no matter how many times he tells her to not mess with it. When it's finally finished, DW gets a hold of the plane and, thinking it can [[TooDumbToLive fly]], throws it out the window. [[UnstoppableRage Arthur gets incredibly angry]] and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome punches her in the arm.]] However, the parents side with DW and give the obvious [[AnAesop aesop]] that "hitting is wrong", which falls flat whenever the viewer sides with Arthur. But it gets worse! All of Arthur's friends get on to him for hitting her too! At the end, Binky, who was feeling pressured by his "friends" to punch someone, punches Arthur, the next guy he sees, although it was also partly because he was aware of what Arthur did, and was deeply angered by it. Yes, Arthur gets a taste of his own medicine, but not even his parents feel any sympathy for him, and [[KarmaHoudini Binky doesn't get any repercussions]] (but at least he apologized). It was [[HandWave handwaved]] that Arthur's parents did punish DW, but it was never seen nor discussed, meaning she probably got off scot-free too. Oh, and this was the second episode (after the episode it was paired with, "DW's Library Card") [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to feature DW's]] [[TheOtherDarrin new, awful voice.]]

* Tropers/{{philipthepatsy}}: The episode "Arthur's Big Hit". Arthur is making a model plane, which DW won't leave alone, no matter how many times he tells her to not mess with it. When it's finally finished, DW gets a hold of the plane and, thinking it can [[TooDumbToLive fly]], throws it out the window. [[UnstoppableRage Arthur gets incredibly angry]] and [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome punches her in the arm.]] However, the parents side with DW and give the obvious [[AnAesop aesop]] that "hitting is wrong", which falls flat whenever the viewer sides with Arthur. But it gets worse! All of Arthur's friends get on to him for hitting her too! At the end, Binky, who was feeling pressured by his "friends" to punch someone, punches Arthur, the next guy he sees. Yes, Arthur gets a taste of his own medicine, but not even his parents feel any sympathy for him, and [[KarmaHoudini Binky doesn't get any repercussions]] (but at least he apologized). It was [[HandWave handwaved]] that Arthur's parents did punish DW, but it was never seen nor discussed, meaning she probably got off scot-free too. Oh, and this was the second episode (after the episode it was paired with, "DW's Library Card") [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to feature DW's]] [[TheOtherDarrin new, awful voice.]]

* MrMediaGuy2: For me, it would probably be the infamous moment from "Arthur's Perfect Christmas". D.W. spends the whole special wanting the hot new toy Tina the Talking Tabby, even after her mother explains that Santa may not be able to get it for her since lots of other kids will be wanting the same thing. Sure enough, the toy is sold out, so Mrs. Read gets D.W. a duck that, in her own words, can say five thousand different things. D.W. reacts by throwing a huge temper tantrum, screaming and crying and kicking because she didn't get the toy she wanted. Does Mrs. Read call her out for her ungratefulness? No, she just strokes D.W.'s head and sympathizes with her. Sure, D.W. warms up to the toy, but still, what kind of lesson is this for the target audience? That it's okay to scream and cry if you don't get the toy you want, and your parents won't punish you? This moment is part of the reason why D.W. is considered an awful character by most fans.

* Tropers/{{philipthepatsy}}: The episode "Arthur's Big Hit". Arthur is making a model plane, which DW won't leave alone, no matter how many times he tells her to not mess with it. When it's finally finished, DW gets a hold of the plane and, thinking it can [[TooDumbToLive fly]], throws it out the window. [[UnstoppableRage Arthur gets incredibly angry]] and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome punches her in the arm.]] However, the parents side with DW and give the obvious [[AnAesop aesop]] that "hitting is wrong", which falls flat whenever the viewer sides with Arthur. But it gets worse! All of Arthur's friends get on to him for hitting her too! At the end, Binky, who was feeling pressured by his "friends" to punch someone, punches Arthur, the next guy he sees. Yes, Arthur gets a taste of his own medicine, but not even his parents feel any sympathy for him, and [[KarmaHoudini Binky doesn't get any repercussions]] (but at least he apologized). It was [[HandWave handwaved]] that Arthur's parents did punish DW, but it was never seen nor discussed, meaning she probably got off scot-free too. Oh, and this was the second episode (after the episode it was paired with, "DW's Library Card") [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to feature DW's]] [[TheOtherDarrin new, awful voice.]]

* Tropers/{{Tyrekecorrea}} "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh" is actually a wonderful episode title, because it's appalling. Arthur, nice, mild-mannered Arthur, teases Sue Ellen about her sweater. It's not even light, joking around teasing. It's cruel teasing. Not only does Mr. Ratburn have to talk to Arthur and outright tell him that he was bullying, but Arthur goes home and writes a backhanded apology letter, which makes everything worse. Arthur is established and characterized to know much better than that. At the very least, they could have assigned this plot line to a character with a mean streak to make it more believable, but this behavior from Arthur is really disturbing. It's like "What happened, Arthur? Who are you, man?"

* No ALLCAPS, no [[AC:asscaps]], no '''bold''', and no ''italics'' unless it's the title of a work. We are not yelling the [=DMoSs=] out loud.

* Tropers/{{heartauthor}}: "Arthur" has had a lot of cringe-worthy moments over the years, but one that's always stuck with me was in "1001 Dads." The main plot of the episode is that Arthur and the other kids try to find someone to act as Buster's dad at the upcoming Father's Day festival, despite Buster's insistence that he has plans that day. When Arthur comes clean about exactly what they've been doing, Buster says he appreciates the thought, but once again insists he has plans. That's when the Dethroning Moment happens: in response to this, Arthur, with an angry expression, says "What plans? If you were really my best friend, you'd tell me!" ''Wow.'' Arthur and the others just spent an entire episode pestering Buster about something he repeatedly insisted he couldn't take part in anyway, while at the same time reminding Buster of the fact that his parents are divorced (something that's bound to make him uncomfortable), and when Buster finally expresses annoyance at their behavior, Arthur chooses to accuse him of being an {{Ungrateful Bastard}}? I feel like there are a lot of moments in "Arthur" that are bad due to {{Protagonist Centered Morality}}, but this moment just infuriates me every single time I think about it. [[WithFriendsLikeThese So much for Arthur and Buster being best friends]].

* kokoroanime: "Nerve of Steal". Don't take this the wrong, I understand this episode had AnAesop about stealing, but things in this episode [[FromBadToWorse went progressively badder and sadder]]. Buster wants a Cybertoy while everybody else (except for Arthur) has one, but he couldn't get one until his birthday as his mother told him. Then later, he's at the drug store, thinking of taking one Cybertoy from the store without paying for it. So he takes one and puts it in Arthur's bag, but that doesn't stop the security camera from recording the event, as Buster's feeling strange about what trouble he'll be in. Later, he reveals to Arthur the Cybertoy that he put in his bag. Arthur gets mad at Buster for trying to get him in trouble and so, Arthur will help him return the toy that he stole from the store and didn't tell his parents what happened. What the hell, Arthur? You're supposed to let your parents know when something really serious happens around you so that , your parents will resolve this! And later, both of them are returning the toy before leaving the store, but it fails because the clerk found out that the Cybertoy was in there, and found a note that they revealed it. Buster tells the truth that he stole it and wants to know if the security camera caught him. He told him that the camera isn't working, but his telephone is so he can call his parents. Do telephones from the early 2000's have cameras in it? No!!! How did the store clerk know his number? Are they friends with them? That clerk is such an idiot for doing that! And then Buster gets grounded for a month for stealing the toy and covering it up, [[DownerEnding which causes a unexpected bad ending, where he won't have that Cybertoy for his birthday]]. Buster, don't you ever do that crap again! That Cybertoy is not going anywhere until your birthday comes! And you too, Brain, you're such a {{Jerkass}} for telling your friend "I'm glad I got one for my birthday" when one's on punishment, [[DudeNotFunny that's bad]].

* Tropers/{{KoopaKid17}}: Mine is in "Arthur's Eyes"; when a [=DMos=] is in the first episode, that's saying something. [[OnlySaneMan Buster]] is originally the only one in Arthur's class who doesn't make fun of him, even going as far as calling Francine out about it. Unfortunately, his moment of kindness is refuted during lunch later that day. He grabs two cups, puts them over his eyes, and says "Hey, look! I'm Arthur!" to which Arthur understandably storms out. Buster? I thought you were Arthur's best friend.

* Chimanruler15: I placed my old entry in the wall banger section of this show and replaced its former spot with "Arthur The Loser." Despite teaching a lesson that cheating is wrong, the way it was done was shockingly awful. After Arthur accidentally revealed in front of everyone that he was cheating during most of his recent games, everyone gets mad at him. He states that he has learned his lesson and offers to celebrate his losing at the Sugar Bowl with everyone, but [[JerkAss Francine suggests that everyone instead celebrate the fact that "things are back to normal,"]] and [[WithFriendsLikeThese the entire group head out to do just that, leaving Arthur behind]]. [[TookALevelInJerkAss While Arthur's behavior was most certainly off in this episode]], I find it jarring that everyone seems fine with the fact that Arthur is [[TheWoobie a perpetual loser]] who will never win at anything, especially made worse by the fact that not one person bothers to ask him why he was cheating so much and being such a sore winner. [[WhatTheHellHero Francine even wished earlier in the episode that Arthur would go back to losing all of his games]]. Sure, Arthur is worse as a sore winner than he is as a sore loser, but this episode acts as if there is no middle ground for Arthur; he either cheats or loses, but he can't legitimately win any of his games. I'm surprised that Arthur isn't already emotionally damaged by now.

* Tropers/{{KoopaKid17}}: Mine is in "Arthur's Eyes"; when a [=DMos=] is in the first episode, that's saying something. [[OnlySaneMan Buster]] is originally the only one in Arthur's class who doesn't make fun of him, even going as far as calling Francine out about it. Unfortunately, his moment of kindness is refuted during lunch later that day. He grabs two cups, puts them over his eyes, and says "Hey, look! I'm Arthur!" to which Arthur understandably storms out. [[WhatTheHellHero What the hell, Buster]]? I thought you were Arthur's best friend.

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' is bound to have more than a few [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck not-so-wonderful]] times of day where the characters [[OutOfCharacterMoments don't work and play or get along with each other]].

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' is bound to have more than a few [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck not-so-wonderful]] times of day where the characters don't work and play or get along with each other.

* kokoroanime: "Nerve of Steal". Don't take this the wrong, I understand this episode had AnAesop about stealing, but things in this episode [[FromBadToWorse went progressively badder and sadder]]. Buster wants a Cybertoy while everybody else (except for Arthur) has one, but he couldn't get one until his birthday as his mother told him. Then later, he's at the drug store, thinking of taking one Cybertoy from the store without paying for it. So he takes one and puts it in Arthur's bag, but that doesn't stop the security camera from recording the event, as Buster's feeling strange about what trouble he'll be in. Later, he reveals to Arthur the Cybertoy that he put in his bag. Arthur gets mad with Buster for trying to get him in trouble and so, Arthur will help him return the toy that he have stole from the store and didn't tell his parents what happening when he saw it. What the hell, Arthur? You're supposed to let your parents know when something real serious happens around you so that way, your parents will situate this! And later, both of them are returning the toy before leaving the store, but it failed because the clerk found out that there's a Cybertoy was in there, and found a note that they told it. Buster told the truth that he stole it and wanting to know the security camera caught him. Okay, he told him that camera isn't working, but his telephone has so he can call his parents. Does telephones from the early 2000s have cameras in it? No!!! How did the store clerk know his number? Are they friends with them? That clerk is such an idiot for doing that! And now, Buster got grounded for a month for stealing the toy and covering it up, [[DownerEnding which causes a unexpected bad ending, where he won't have that Cybertoy for his birthday]]. Buster, don't you ever do that crap again! That Cybertoy is not going anywhere until your birthday comes! And you too, Brain, you're such a {{Jerkass}} for telling your friend "I'm glad I got one for my birthday" when one's on punishment, [[DudeNotFunny that's bad]].

* Tropers/Baronobeefdip: For me, it's the episode "D.W's Very Very Bad Mood" which shows that her KarmaHoudini and BrattyHalfPint status has gone as far back as season two. Long story short, D.W basically acts like a total brat (even moreso than usual) towards everyone and spends the majority of the episode being whiny and just plain rude to everyone. Arthur is, understandably, sick of his sister's unacceptable behavior and so Francine decides to find out why D.W is acting like such a brat. So, what's the problem? D.W wasn't invited to a birthday party. (Beat) Really? That's why D.W is acting even brattier than usual? She hardly even knew the birthday girl! What's worse is that the episode expects us to feel sorry for the little brat. Seriously, only once is D.W called out for her bratty behavior and it's a very flimsy attempt at that (Much like the latter episode, "Arthur's Big Hit"). And, no, D.W. being only four is no excuse for her behavior. Oh, and it ends with Francine inviting D.W to her (Francine's, not D.W.'s) party. I mean, if D.W were to simply act all sad throughout the episode, then I wouldn't have such a problem with it. But, no. Instead, she acts like a total bitch and then the episode expects us to feel sorry for her.

* Tropers/Baronobeefdip: For me, it's the episode "D.W's Very Very Bad Mood" which shows that her KarmaHoudini and BrattyHalfPint status has gone as far back as season two. Long story short, D.W basically acts like a total brat towards everyone and spends the majority of the episode being whiny and just plain rude to everyone. Arthur is, understandably, sick of his sister's unacceptable behavior and so Francine decides to find out why D.W is acting like such a brat. So, what's the problem? D.W wasn't invited to a birthday party. (Beat) Really? That's why D.W is acting so bratty? She hardly even knew the birthday girl! What's worse is that the episode expects us to feel sorry for the little brat. Seriously, only once is D.W called out for her bratty behavior and it's a very flimsy attempt at that (Much like the latter episode, "Arthur's Big Hit"). And, no, D.W. being only four is no excuse for her behavior. Oh, and it ends with Francine inviting D.W to her (Francine's, not D.W.'s) party. I mean, if D.W were to simply act all sad throughout the episode, then I wouldn't have such a problem with it. But, no. Instead, she acts like a total bitch and then the episode expects us to feel sorry for her.

** Tropers/MsCC93: This episode doesn't sit well with people who don't hate DW either. My problem with this episode is how it missed the potential to teach people to respect other people's property. I think both Arthur and DW should have been punished because both of them were wrong. DW should have never touched Arthur's stuff, and regardless of how you feel about DW, you DON'T hit your younger siblings. I also hate Arthur's parents and put the blame on them for DW being a brat, because they're so stupid for not punishing her for always misbehaving!!!