It was クリスマス morning and everyone was opening their gifts and DW was so happy about seeing the last gift thinking it was Tina The Talking Tabby. A toy that she would not shut up about. She opened it and it was a アヒル, 鴨 that could talk instead that could say 5000 things.

DW: Can it say meow?

Jane: Probably not.

DW looked sad.

Jane: Are あなた upset?

DW: No...........I WANTED TINA THE TALKING TABBY!!!!I WANTED TINA THE TALKING TABBY!!!! (She sobbing) SANTA HOW COULD あなた THIS IS THE WORSE クリスマス EVER!!!!

She hits the アヒル, 鴨 and it talked and she was happy and 発言しました for someone who is not a kitty hes...

I was actually really excited to recap this special. In fact, I mentioned it way back in April 2012 but I was holding off until I got a special reaction GIF and then I swore I already recapped this but I went through my archive to double check and I guess it never happened. Until now.

I should be studying for my midterms but fuck that, I just remembered how great this special is. I wish they’d 表示する it もっと見る often.

Our special opens with Muffy and Francine watching the Backstreet Boys 音楽 video for ‘I Want It That Way’. There is a brief moment where we see their “real world” selves...

*DW gets in dead meat/grounded

Courtneyfan6: Okay, class, today's behavior card day. We'll start from best to worst; ゴールド to black. Here are the cards.
(Gold: Serena from Pokemon)
Serena: Yes! I got a ゴールド card! Ash will be so proud of me!
Courtneyfan6: Good job, Serena. あなた are the best student ever! Please go to the Principal's office to make her proud!
(Silver: Courage from Courage the Cowardly Dog)
Courage: Yes! I got a silver card!
Courtneyfan6: Good job, Courage! あなた get a 年 off! Go to the Principal's office!
(Pink: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup)
Blossom: Yes! Me, Bubbles and Buttercup...

Man that theme song written によって Ziggy Marley hit me like a giant semitruck carrying my childhood. I want to say something really important as this is technically the Arthur pilot and it’s a publicly funded animated series with like, 26 episodes in its first order…

What am I dithering about?

So don’t あなた notice that in the first episode of a tv series, the plotline is usually “Everyone, meet everyone” where the gang of フレンズ gets together または inducts a new person into their gang. And the the writers are crossing their fingers that enough people give a damn about the 表示する so they can...