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* LaserGuidedKarma: D.W. is a brat during the whole trip, something that Jane and David note. They tell her it's rude to be a bad sport, especially when it's rare to get family time together. Sure enough, when D.W. does wander off on her own, she locks herself in an area off-limits on the tour and wanders around the corridors trying to find an exit.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: KarmaHoudini: D.W. is a brat during acts extremely bratty and ungrateful for their entire trip to Washington, bringing up how much she'd rather be at Ponyland. As the whole trip, something that Jane and David note. They tell her it's rude to be a bad sport, especially when it's rare to get family time together. Sure enough, when D.W. does wander tours the White House, she runs off on into off limit areas, causing the White House security team to search for her own, after her parents report her missing. When she locks herself in an area off-limits on ends up meeting the tour president, he loves her and wanders around her parents (and White House security) completely forget about all the corridors trying frustration they just dealt with and the fact she breached security of ''the White House'', since it means they all now get to find an exit. eat dinner with the President.
* NostalgiaFilter: Despite that "Santa's Igloo" turned out to be a tourist trap where you have to give "Santa" a sundae, D.W. saw the event through rose-tinted glasses and figures that nothing would top meeting "Santa Claus".
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* NostalgiaFilter: Despite that "Santa's Igloo" turned out to be a tourist trap where you have to give "Santa" a sundae, D.W. saw the event through rose-tinted glasses and figures that nothing would top meeting "Santa Claus".
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Arthur notes that D.W. is a contrarian, who claims that the family never takes her where she wants to be. The Reads take a family vacation to Washington DC, much to D.W.'s disinterest and to Arthur's delight.
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Arthur notes that D.W. is a contrarian, who claims that the family never takes her where she wants to be. The Reads take a family vacation to Washington Washington, DC, much to D.W.'s disinterest and to Arthur's delight.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: When Arthur suggests Washington for vacation, David replies that it's a ''capital'' idea. Because it's the nation's capital. While no one laughs, Arthur quickly says that he gets the joke.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Jane preemptively shuts down Arthur's request to go to a Bionic Bunny theme park for a family vacation. For this reason, she and David stand firm that no, the family is not going to Pony Land for this trip, though D.W. can choose the next vacation spot.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Jane preemptively shuts down Arthur's request to go to a Bionic Bunny theme park for a family vacation. For this reason, she and David stand firm that no, the family is not going to Pony Land for this trip, though D.W. can choose the next vacation spot.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: When Arthur suggests Washington for vacation, David replies that it's a ''capital'' "capital" idea. Because it's the nation's capital. While no one laughs, Arthur quickly says that he gets the joke.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Jane preemptively shuts down Arthur's request to go to a Bionic Bunny theme park for a family vacation. For this reason, she and David stand firm that no, the family is not going toPony Land Ponyland for this trip, though D.W. can choose the next vacation spot.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Jane preemptively shuts down Arthur's request to go to a Bionic Bunny theme park for a family vacation. For this reason, she and David stand firm that no, the family is not going to
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* PopculturalOsmosisFailure: Rather, political-culture osmosis failure. Because D.W. doesn't pay attention to politics, she doesn't recognize the president when he sees that she is lost.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arthur rightly tells off D.W. for trying to sneak past the warning signs about forbidden areas, knowing she's just being a brat. He says that those areas are closed off for a reason, and to follow the rules. Fortunately, the President is nice when he sees a four-year-old lost in a forbidden area, and escorts her back to her family with no mention of her breaking the rules, and even showing her some portraits with horses in them. He then invites the Reads to dinner to make up for the interruption, treating them to pizza.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arthur rightly tells off D.W. for trying to sneak past the warning signs about forbidden areas, knowing she's just being a brat. He says that those areas are closed off for a reason, and to follow the rules. Fortunately, the President is nice when he sees a four-year-old lost in a forbidden area, and escorts her back to her family with no mention of her breaking the rules, and even showing her some portraits with horses in them. He then invites the Reads to dinner to make up for the interruption, treating them to pizza.
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* PopculturalOsmosisFailure: Rather, political-culture osmosis failure. Because Since D.W. doesn't pay attention to politics, she doesn't recognize the president President when he sees that she is lost.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arthur rightly tells off D.W. for trying to sneak past the warning signs about forbidden areas, knowing she's just being a brat. He says that those areas are closed off for a reason, and to follow the rules. Fortunately, the President is nice when he sees a four-year-old lost in a forbidden area, and escorts her back to her family with no mention of her breaking the rules, and evenshowing shows her some portraits with horses in them. He then invites the Reads to dinner to make up for the interruption, treating them to pizza.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arthur rightly tells off D.W. for trying to sneak past the warning signs about forbidden areas, knowing she's just being a brat. He says that those areas are closed off for a reason, and to follow the rules. Fortunately, the President is nice when he sees a four-year-old lost in a forbidden area, and escorts her back to her family with no mention of her breaking the rules, and even
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* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Igloo," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a sundae from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
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* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land Ponyland after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," "bleh", while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Igloo," Igloo", which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a sundae from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land Ponyland may not be as good as that.
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* JerkassHasAPoint: D.W. is only waiting for Jane to receive the envelope to see how much trouble Arthur gets into, rather than seeing her mother receiving an important document. Arthur acknowledges, however, that Jane needs to know about it.
* NotNowKiddo: D.W. tries to loudly tattle to Jane about the envelope and that "Arthur is in trouuuuble." Jane dismisses her because D.W. tattles all the time and mistakenly assumes that this is another of their sibling feuds. Besides which, she has important phone calls to make about her client "Herb".
* NotNowKiddo: D.W. tries to loudly tattle to Jane about the envelope and that "Arthur is in trouuuuble." Jane dismisses her because D.W. tattles all the time and mistakenly assumes that this is another of their sibling feuds. Besides which, she has important phone calls to make about her client "Herb".
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* JerkassHasAPoint: D.W. is only waiting for Jane to receive the envelope to see how much trouble Arthur gets into, rather than seeing ensuring her mother receiving receives an important document. Arthur acknowledges, however, that Jane needs to know about it.
* NotNowKiddo: D.W. tries to loudly tattle to Jane about the envelope and that "Arthur is in trouuuuble." Jane dismisses her because D.W. tattles all the time and mistakenly assumes that this is just another one of their sibling feuds. Besides which, she has important phone calls to make about her client "Herb".
* NotNowKiddo: D.W. tries to loudly tattle to Jane about the envelope and that "Arthur is in trouuuuble." Jane dismisses her because D.W. tattles all the time and mistakenly assumes that this is just another one of their sibling feuds. Besides which, she has important phone calls to make about her client "Herb".
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* SummerSchoolSucks: This episode has Arthur take home an envelope from Mr. Ratburn to give to his mother. While wondering what it is, Francine tells Arthur he has to go to summer school. This prompts an ''Wizard of Oz'' style ImagineSpot in which Arthur is essentially locked inside the school.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After Arthur leaves out the envelope and Jane accidentally tosses it in the trash, he thinks that he's in the clear and can keep D.W.'s mouth shut. Then he has a nightmare about the envelope growing and trashing the house, not helped by D.W. waking him. Arthur decides to give her the envelope because he'd rather know what it is than have the guilt plaguing him. He's relieved to find out that Mr. Haney was using him as a courier for important tax documents.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After Arthur leaves out the envelope and Jane accidentally tosses it in the trash, he thinks that he's in the clear and can keep D.W.'s mouth shut. Then he has a nightmare about the envelope growing and trashing the house, not helped by D.W. waking him. Arthur decides to give her the envelope because he'd rather know what it is than have the guilt plaguing him. He's relieved to find out that Mr. Haney was using him as a courier for important tax documents.
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* SummerSchoolSucks: This episode has Arthur take home an envelope from Mr. Ratburn Haney to give to his mother. While wondering what it is, Francine tells suggests Arthur he has to go to summer school. This prompts an a ''Wizard of Oz'' style Oz''-style ImagineSpot in which Arthur is essentially locked inside the school.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After Arthur leaves out the envelope and Jane accidentally tosses it in the trash, he thinks that he's in the clear and can keep D.W.'s mouth shut. Then he has a nightmare about the envelope growing and trashing the house, not helped by D.W. waking him. Arthur decides to giveher Jane the envelope because he'd rather know what it is than have the guilt plaguing him. He's relieved to find out that Mr. Haney was using him as a courier for important tax documents.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After Arthur leaves out the envelope and Jane accidentally tosses it in the trash, he thinks that he's in the clear and can keep D.W.'s mouth shut. Then he has a nightmare about the envelope growing and trashing the house, not helped by D.W. waking him. Arthur decides to give
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* CrashingDreams: Arthur's nightmare about the envelope growing until it bursts out of the house and towers over the city ends with DW popping out of the envelope and asking, "Didn't you tell Mom yet?" Arthur immediately wakes up to find DW at the end of his bed, saying, "I said, didn't you tell Mom yet?"
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* NostalgiaFilter: Despite that "Santa's Summer Lodge" turned out to be a tourist trap where you have to give "Santa" a sundae, D.W. saw the event through rose-tinted glasses and figures that nothing would top meeting "Santa Claus".
* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Summer Lodge," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a sundae from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Summer Lodge," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a sundae from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
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* NostalgiaFilter: Despite that "Santa's Summer Lodge" Igloo" turned out to be a tourist trap where you have to give "Santa" a sundae, D.W. saw the event through rose-tinted glasses and figures that nothing would top meeting "Santa Claus".
* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa'sSummer Lodge," Igloo," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a sundae from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's
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* NostalgiaFilter: Despite that "Santa's Summer Lodge" turned out to be a tourist trap where you have to give "Santa" a sundae, D.W. saw the event through rose-tinted glasses and figures that nothing would top meeting "Santa Claus".
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* AdultFear: The moment when the Reads realize that D.W. wandered off the tour. They quickly notify Secret Service, who put out a search for her. While Arthur's biggest worry is that D.W. will befriend the president and ruin the country, Jane and David are more worried that their daughter has gone missing.
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* SummerSchoolSucks: This episode has Arthur take home an envelope from Mr. Ratburn to give to his mother. While wondering what it is, Francine tells Arthur he has to go to summer school. This prompts an ''Wizard of Oz'' style ImagineSpot in which Arthur is essentially locked inside the school.
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* AdultFear: The moment when the Reads realize that D.W. wandered off the tour. They quickly notify Secret Security, who put out a search for her. While Arthur's biggest worry is that D.W. will befriend the president and ruin the country, Jane and David are more worried that their daughter has gone missing.
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* AdultFear: The moment when the Reads realize that D.W. wandered off the tour. They quickly notify Secret Security, Service, who put out a search for her. While Arthur's biggest worry is that D.W. will befriend the president and ruin the country, Jane and David are more worried that their daughter has gone missing.
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* SpySpeak: A Secret Service agent does this once D.W. is returned to the Reads, but the other agents don't get it.
-->'''Agent 1:''' Bundle recovered. Ducks in a row, peas in a pod.
-->'''Agent 2:''' What?
-->'''Agent 1:''' We found D.W.
-->'''Agent 2:''' Who lost a duck?
-->'''Agent 1:''' Bundle recovered. Ducks in a row, peas in a pod.
-->'''Agent 2:''' What?
-->'''Agent 1:''' We found D.W.
-->'''Agent 2:''' Who lost a duck?
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* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Summer Lodge," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a Sunday from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
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* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Summer Lodge," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a Sunday sundae from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Rather, political-culture osmosis failure. Because D.W. doesn't pay attention to politics, she doesn't recognize the president when he sees that she is lost.
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* PopCultureOsmosisFailure: PopculturalOsmosisFailure: Rather, political-culture osmosis failure. Because D.W. doesn't pay attention to politics, she doesn't recognize the president when he sees that she is lost.
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The Reads take a family vacation to Washington DC, much to D.W.'s disinterest.
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* AdultFear: The moment when the Reads realize that D.W. wandered off the tour. They quickly notify Secret Security, who put out a search for her. While Arthur's biggest worry is that D.W. will befriend the president and ruin the country, Jane and David are more worried that their daughter has gone missing.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: When Arthur suggests Washington for a vacation, David replies that it's a ''capital'' idea. Because it's the nation's capital.
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* DontExplainTheJoke: When Arthur suggests Washington for a vacation, David replies that it's a ''capital'' idea. Because it's the nation's capital. While no one laughs, Arthur quickly says that he gets the joke.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Jane preemptively shuts down Arthur's request to go to a Bionic Bunny theme park for a family vacation. For this reason, she and David stand firm that no, the family is not going to Pony Land for this trip, though D.W. can choose the next vacation spot.
* LaserGuidedKarma: D.W. is a brat during the whole trip, something that Jane and David note. They tell her it's rude to be a bad sport, especially when it's rare to get family time together. Sure enough, when D.W. does wander off on her own, she locks herself in an area off-limits on the tour and wanders around the corridors trying to find an exit.
* MassOhCrap: The Reads when D.W. walks off during their tour of the White House.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Jane preemptively shuts down Arthur's request to go to a Bionic Bunny theme park for a family vacation. For this reason, she and David stand firm that no, the family is not going to Pony Land for this trip, though D.W. can choose the next vacation spot.
* LaserGuidedKarma: D.W. is a brat during the whole trip, something that Jane and David note. They tell her it's rude to be a bad sport, especially when it's rare to get family time together. Sure enough, when D.W. does wander off on her own, she locks herself in an area off-limits on the tour and wanders around the corridors trying to find an exit.
* MassOhCrap: The Reads when D.W. walks off during their tour of the White House.
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* OhCrap: The Reads when D.W. walks off during their tour of the White House.
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* OhCrap: The Reads when PopCultureOsmosisFailure: Rather, political-culture osmosis failure. Because D.W. walks doesn't pay attention to politics, she doesn't recognize the president when he sees that she is lost.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arthur rightly tells offduring their tour of D.W. for trying to sneak past the White House.warning signs about forbidden areas, knowing she's just being a brat. He says that those areas are closed off for a reason, and to follow the rules. Fortunately, the President is nice when he sees a four-year-old lost in a forbidden area, and escorts her back to her family with no mention of her breaking the rules, and even showing her some portraits with horses in them. He then invites the Reads to dinner to make up for the interruption, treating them to pizza.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Arthur rightly tells off
* WeAreNotGoingThroughThatAgain: D.W. floats the idea of Pony Land after seeing the ad on television. Arthur and Pal immediately go "bleh," while Arthur reminds his parents what happened the last time they went to a place that D.W. saw. That was "Santa's Summer Lodge," which ended up being a suburban tourist trap where "Santa" demanded a Sunday from visitors. Ironically enough, D.W. enjoyed herself and says Pony Land may not be as good as that.
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Mr. Haney gives Arthur an envelope for his mother, and he becomes anxious as to its contents.
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Mr. Haney gives Arthur an envelope for his mother, and he becomes anxious as to its contents. His friends give suggestions on how to "get rid of it" but conclude that not giving it would land him in worse trouble.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The envelope contains Mr. Haney's tax documents for Jane to complete. Even if Arthur didn't need to know this, Mr. Haney could have at least assured him that he wasn't in trouble.
* ExactWords: Arthur decides that Mr. Haney told him the envelope was ''for'' Jane, but he wasn't told to ''give it'' to her. So he leaves it out hoping she won't notice it.
* ShoutOut: Arthur imagines summer school in a similar way to the tornado scene in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
* ExactWords: Arthur decides that Mr. Haney told him the envelope was ''for'' Jane, but he wasn't told to ''give it'' to her. So he leaves it out hoping she won't notice it.
* ShoutOut: Arthur imagines summer school in a similar way to the tornado scene in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The envelope contains Mr. Haney's tax documents for Jane to complete. Even if Arthur didn't need to know this, Mr. Haney could have at least assured him that he wasn't in trouble. Jane also tells Arthur that even if it had been something about him, she needs to know because as his parent, it's her job to worry about him and she won't be mad.
* ExactWords: Arthur decides that Mr. Haney told him the envelope was ''for'' Jane, but he wasn't told to ''give it'' to her. So he leaves it out hoping she won't notice it. While it works, his guilty conscience catches up to him and Arthur gives Jane the envelope.
* {{Irony}}: Jane is distracted while making dinner because "Herb" hasn't turned in important tax documents. If she had listened to D.W. pointing out the envelope, she would have gotten them a few hours sooner.
* JerkassHasAPoint: D.W. is only waiting for Jane to receive the envelope to see how much trouble Arthur gets into, rather than seeing her mother receiving an important document. Arthur acknowledges, however, that Jane needs to know about it.
* NotNowKiddo: D.W. tries to loudly tattle to Jane about the envelope and that "Arthur is in trouuuuble." Jane dismisses her because D.W. tattles all the time and mistakenly assumes that this is another of their sibling feuds. Besides which, she has important phone calls to make about her client "Herb".
* RuleOfThree: Arthur twice gives Pal his food bowl without any dog food in it. The third time, he absentmindedly leaves it on the counter while pondering his dilemma. Jane notices, including Pal growling, and finally gives him dinner.
* ShoutOut: Arthur imagines summer school in a similar way to the tornado scene in''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After Arthur leaves out the envelope and Jane accidentally tosses it in the trash, he thinks that he's in the clear and can keep D.W.'s mouth shut. Then he has a nightmare about the envelope growing and trashing the house, not helped by D.W. waking him. Arthur decides to give her the envelope because he'd rather know what it is than have the guilt plaguing him. He's relieved to find out that Mr. Haney was using him as a courier for important tax documents.
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* ExactWords: Arthur decides that Mr. Haney told him the envelope was ''for'' Jane, but he wasn't told to ''give it'' to her. So he leaves it out hoping she won't notice it. While it works, his guilty conscience catches up to him and Arthur gives Jane the envelope.
* {{Irony}}: Jane is distracted while making dinner because "Herb" hasn't turned in important tax documents. If she had listened to D.W. pointing out the envelope, she would have gotten them a few hours sooner.
* JerkassHasAPoint: D.W. is only waiting for Jane to receive the envelope to see how much trouble Arthur gets into, rather than seeing her mother receiving an important document. Arthur acknowledges, however, that Jane needs to know about it.
* NotNowKiddo: D.W. tries to loudly tattle to Jane about the envelope and that "Arthur is in trouuuuble." Jane dismisses her because D.W. tattles all the time and mistakenly assumes that this is another of their sibling feuds. Besides which, she has important phone calls to make about her client "Herb".
* RuleOfThree: Arthur twice gives Pal his food bowl without any dog food in it. The third time, he absentmindedly leaves it on the counter while pondering his dilemma. Jane notices, including Pal growling, and finally gives him dinner.
* ShoutOut: Arthur imagines summer school in a similar way to the tornado scene in
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: After Arthur leaves out the envelope and Jane accidentally tosses it in the trash, he thinks that he's in the clear and can keep D.W.'s mouth shut. Then he has a nightmare about the envelope growing and trashing the house, not helped by D.W. waking him. Arthur decides to give her the envelope because he'd rather know what it is than have the guilt plaguing him. He's relieved to find out that Mr. Haney was using him as a courier for important tax documents.
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'''D.W.:''' Since I made such a sacrifice, maybe you’ll buy me a pony.\\
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* BigNo: David does this after D.W. asks for a pony in exchange for going on the trip.
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* BigNo: David does this after AllGirlsLikePonies: D.W. asks wants to go to Ponyland and has to be convinced to go to Washington.
'''D.W.:''' Since I made such a sacrifice, maybe you’ll buy me a pony.\\
'''David:''' No.\\
'''D.W.:''' I could keep it in my room.\\
'''David:''' No.\\
'''D.W.:''' I wouldn’t ride it in the house.\\
'''David:''' No!
* DontExplainTheJoke: When Arthur suggests Washington for apony in exchange for going on vacation, David replies that it's a ''capital'' idea. Because it's the trip.nation's capital.
'''D.W.:''' Since I made such a sacrifice, maybe you’ll buy me a pony.\\
'''David:''' No.\\
'''D.W.:''' I could keep it in my room.\\
'''David:''' No.\\
'''D.W.:''' I wouldn’t ride it in the house.\\
'''David:''' No!
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* SmallNameBigEgo: Arthur thinks the President will know that he won a spelling bee and played a piano solo. Naturally, when Arthur does tell him about these accomplishments, the President gives a polite compliment.
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The Reads take a family vacation to Washington DC, much to D.W.'s disinterest.
!!Tropes for this episode include:
* BigNo: David does this after D.W. asks for a pony in exchange for going on the trip.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The President is a clear stand-in for UsefulNotes/BillClinton.
* OhCrap: The Reads when D.W. walks off during their tour of the White House.
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Mr. Haney gives Arthur an envelope for his mother, and he becomes anxious as to its contents.
!!Tropes for this episode include:
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The envelope contains Mr. Haney's tax documents for Jane to complete. Even if Arthur didn't need to know this, Mr. Haney could have at least assured him that he wasn't in trouble.
* ShoutOut: Arthur imagines summer school in a similar way to the tornado scene in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
!!Tropes for this episode include:
* BigNo: David does this after D.W. asks for a pony in exchange for going on the trip.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: The President is a clear stand-in for UsefulNotes/BillClinton.
* OhCrap: The Reads when D.W. walks off during their tour of the White House.
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Mr. Haney gives Arthur an envelope for his mother, and he becomes anxious as to its contents.
!!Tropes for this episode include:
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The envelope contains Mr. Haney's tax documents for Jane to complete. Even if Arthur didn't need to know this, Mr. Haney could have at least assured him that he wasn't in trouble.
* ShoutOut: Arthur imagines summer school in a similar way to the tornado scene in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
