Hic Or Treat
In a Halloween episode, Arthur and his friends try to help D.W. get rid of a case of hiccups.
Tropes:
- Absurd Phobia: D.W. has some strange fears, including an octopus falling into her bath and gingerbread cookies.
- Depraved Dentist: Arthur’s Halloween costume is this mixed with Frankenstein's Monster.
- Failed Attempt at Scaring: Arthur tries to scare D.W. to get rid of her hiccups but ends up tripping on some pencils and failing miserably.
- Poor Arthur, this happens to him again when he tries to scare some trick-or-treaters with his “Frankentist” costume and all they can do is laugh.
- Faux Horrific: All of the kids’ supposedly “scary” Halloween costumes could be considered this.
- Frankenstein's Monster: Arthur’s Halloween costume is this mixed with a Depraved Dentist.
- Halloween Episode
- Hiccup Hijinks: D.W. goes through a long period of seemingly incurable hiccups.
- Here We Go Again!: The episode ends with Arthur himself getting the hiccups right after curing D.W.’s.
- Pun-Based Title: A play on the phrase “trick or treat” and hiccups.
- Spit Take: When their mom tells D.W. to hold her breath to get rid of her hiccups, D.W. does so with a mouth full of peanut butter sandwich. When she lets her breath out, she ends up spraying Arthur with food.
