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* In "Emily Swallows a Horse", Emily says that the French word for ball is ''cheval''. In actuality, [[BilingualBonus "cheval" means horse]].
** Since the episode is about lying, it's fitting that its title is itself a lie.

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* In "Emily Swallows a Horse", Emily says that the French word for ball is ''cheval''. In actuality, [[BilingualBonus "cheval" means horse]].
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horse]]. Since the episode is about lying, it's fitting that its title is itself a lie.



** That was fifteen years prior; Arthur probably mocked this sweater because he thought it was bizarrely differen/t.

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** That was fifteen 15 years prior; Arthur probably mocked this sweater because he thought it was bizarrely differen/t.



* In "Arthur's Perfect Christmas," some viewers have noted that D.W. doesn't end up getting the much-coveted "Tina the Talking Tabby," and wonder why Arthur's parents didn't simply buy it online. Think about it: if it's sold out at every physical store in the area, goodness knows how insanely jacked up the price for the thing would have been online.

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* In "Arthur's Perfect Christmas," some viewers have noted that D.W. doesn't end up getting the much-coveted "Tina the Talking Tabby," and wonder why Arthur's her parents didn't simply buy it online. Think about it: if it's sold out at every physical store in the area, goodness knows how insanely jacked up the price for the thing would have been online.



* In "Arthur Accused!", the harsh way Ms. Tinglie and Mr. Haney treat Arthur and TheReveal that Mrs. [=MacGrady=] somehow mistakenly baked quarters into brownies sound way too over the top... but then you got to remember something; [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Buster]] told the story! He's very likely being an UnreliableNarrator in this case, possibly even ''intentionally'' exaggerating his account of events to make them sound more exciting.

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* In "Arthur Accused!", the harsh way Ms. Tinglie and Mr. Haney treat Arthur and TheReveal that Mrs. [=MacGrady=] somehow mistakenly baked quarters into brownies sound way too over the top... over-the-top... but then you got to remember something; something: [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Buster]] told the story! He's very likely being an UnreliableNarrator in this case, possibly even ''intentionally'' exaggerating his account of events to make them sound more exciting.

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* This is more of a Fridge TearJerker, but in "Big Brother Binky", Binky's father already knew that Mei Lin was a girl even before the Barnes family adopted her. This becomes sad when you think about how many Chinese parents abandoned their baby daughters simply for being girls because of the country's one-child policy, and some of those girls [[TruthInTelevision did actually get adopted by foreigners]]. It's a good thing Mei Lin ended up with a family that loves her regardless of her gender.

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* This is more of a Fridge TearJerker, but in "Big Brother Binky", Binky's father already knew that Mei Lin was a girl even before the Barnes family adopted her. This becomes sad when you think about how many Chinese parents abandoned their baby daughters simply for being girls because of the country's one-child policy, and some of those girls [[TruthInTelevision did actually get adopted by foreigners]]. It's a good thing Mei Lin ended up with a family that loves her regardless of her gender.



* Because D.W. uses aliases when discussing her wedding plans with Muffy in "[[Recap/ArthurS14E2TheAgentOfChangeDWUntiesTheKnot D.W. Unties the Knot]]", the other characters assume that "Dee Woo" and "King James" are adults and set up an official wedding for the two of them. This means that if D.W. and James had said "I do" at the wedding party, the marriage would have become ''legally binding''. If D.W. had never discovered what a wedding actually entails before she went through with it, Elwood City might have been dealing with its first case of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage child marriage]]!
** Weddings also involve a minister, judge, or at the very least official paperwork. Not saying that child marriage isn't a sad case of TruthInTelevision in some places, but, at least in the ''Arthur'' universe, surely whatever officiant Muffy had gotten for the ceremony would have stopped before actually, legally marrying two pre-schoolers to each other. At the very least there would be a few questions asked when two children who couldn't read or write tried to sign a marriage license.
* In "Locked in the Library," the premise of Arthur and Francine being trapped in the library for two days is creepy enough, but it becomes scarier when you realize that they would not have been able to get out if there was a fire.

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* Because Since D.W. uses aliases when discussing her wedding plans with Muffy in "[[Recap/ArthurS14E2TheAgentOfChangeDWUntiesTheKnot D.W. Unties the Knot]]", the other characters assume that "Dee Woo" and "King James" are adults and set up an official wedding for the two of them. This means that if D.W. and James had said "I do" at the wedding party, the marriage would have become ''legally binding''. If D.W. had never discovered what a wedding actually entails before she went through with it, Elwood City might have been dealing with its first case of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_marriage child marriage]]!
** Weddings also involve a minister, judge, or at the very least official paperwork. Not saying that child marriage isn't a sad case of TruthInTelevision in some places, but, at least in the ''Arthur'' universe, surely whatever officiant Muffy had gotten for the ceremony would have stopped before actually, legally marrying two pre-schoolers to each other. At the very least least, there would be a few questions asked when two children who couldn't read or write tried to sign a marriage license.
* In "Locked in the Library," Library", the premise of Arthur and Francine being trapped in the library for two days is creepy enough, but it becomes scarier when you realize that they would not have been able to get out if there was a fire.



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* Fridge-Heartwarming: "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday" puts in perspective on ''[[FreudianExcuse why]]'' D.W. likes pestering or tagging along with Arthur, despite that they lock horns so much. If the extended ImagineSpot is any indication, she sees her friends as being (relatively) [[BirdsOfAFeather like-minded]] to her. While not necessarily a bad thing, for D.W., it gets old after a while. On the other hand, you have "Ruthra" (Arthur) who is "untamed" by her ideas of fun and does his own thing. Deep down, she [[BigBrotherWorship admires]] her brother for standing out in her little world of things going her way.

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* Fridge-Heartwarming: "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday" puts in perspective on ''[[FreudianExcuse why]]'' D.W. likes pestering or tagging along with Arthur, despite that they lock horns so much. If the extended ImagineSpot is any indication, she sees her friends as being (relatively) [[BirdsOfAFeather like-minded]] to her. While not necessarily a bad thing, for D.W., it gets old after a while. On the other hand, you have "Ruthra" (Arthur) who is "untamed" by her ideas of fun and does his own thing. Deep down, she [[BigBrotherWorship admires]] her brother for standing out in her little world of things going her way.

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