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World Record

The gang attempts to get a place in the book of world records.

The Cave

Arthur deals with several phobias as a field trip into a cave approaches.

  • Chekhov's Skill: David Reed tells Arthur a story on how he used to whistle to calm his nerves when he went down to his childhood home's cellar. Arthur uses that to calm everybody down as they exit the cave.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Both Francine and D.W. tease Arthur for calling caves "creepy" when the latter said it off handily. To Arthur's credit, he does not let their teasing bother him that much outside of mild annoyance.
  • Laser-Guided Karma: Francine spends the entire episode teasing Arthur for being afraid of the dark, only to scream when confronted with bats. As an added bonus, Binky took a photo of the incident for everyone to see.


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