History Recap / ArthurS1E22DWsSnowMysteryTeamTrouble

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. At first, Arthur, Francine and Buster don't do any real research for their different comic pages; Buster's page depicts Spartacus preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and has Julius Caesar on a hang glider, Arthur thinks that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons and sea monsters to trap determined senators, and Francine's comic depicts [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue herself beating Arthur and Buster at every event]] in the "Roman" Olympics. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out to Francine that the Romans never had the Olympics; they were invented by the Ancient Greeks and the Romans actually banned the event in 194 BC[[note]]Ironically, he's wrong - they were banned in AD 394, and Romans did participate[[/note]]. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while including more accurate historical facts about Rome.

* AnAesop: You won't get answers by accusing the people you love, or their friends, of committing a crime they didn't do.

* AnAesop: Do your research ahead of time before starting a big project. Also, talk about your plan before starting it because you're going to feud, most likely.

** Brain refutes Francine's idea to do the Olympics. He says the Romans banned it in 194 BC so it wasn't a part of society.

D.W. likes collecting strange things from outside, from acorns to favorite magazines. Arthur thinks that the snowball is the weirdest one, which she's kept in the freezer for months. He doesn't know why she likes it. One day, however, D.W. checks on it and finds it missing. She immediately confronts Arthur and his friends, who are working on a group project. Buster agrees to figure out how the snowball went missing, and questions D.W. and the Reads about what happened the day before. HilarityEnsues.

* AnAesop: You won't get answers by accusing the people you love, or their friends, about committing a crime they didn't do.

* DramaQueen: It's understandable that D.W. is upset that one of her prized objects is missing. What's not-so-understandable is that she starts accusing everyone in the house and pins the blame on Arthur despite the fact that he is the last person who would take a snowball given he thinks she's a hoarder in the making. Thora even lampshades it, saying everyone needs to calm down before someone's feelings are hurt.

** D.W. thinks that Arthur was weasely while Grandma Thora called D.W. her favorite grandchild and asked about her snowball. Arthur brings everyone back to reality and reminds D.W. that Grandma didn't know about the snowball.
** Arthur says that he was manly and taller while D.W. was being annoying, and Grandma Thora asked for aspirin because she had a bad headache.

** Francine mentions she and Buster visited the day before. She claims Buster was a pig and must have eaten the snowball.
** Buster gets mad and doesn't even write down Francine's testimony. He says that he wouldn't use a snowball for a snack. Then he gets back at Francine by mentioning that actually, he was entertaining everyone with his jokes while she was a grump, and she probably used the snowball when there was no ice in the fridge.

* {{Troll}}: It's implied that Arthur's ImagineSpot of D.W. being annoying and Thora asking for aspirin is him getting back at D.W. for how she portrayed him in her own recollection. When D.W. says Grandma never said she got a headache from her granddaughter, Arthur smirks and says he could tell Thora was feeling it on the inside.

** Arthur says that D.W. was being annoying, and Grandma Thora asked for aspirin because she had a bad headache.
** Jane claims the kids behaved like monkeys and were bouncing off the walls, embarrassing Grandma Thora, Mrs. [=MacGrady=], and Jane.

** Jane says that Arthur and D.W. were behaving like monkeys, embarrassing Grandma Thora. Thora gently tells her that what actually happened was Arthur and D.W. said they were happy to see her, and Jane invited the ladies to have ice cream.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. At first, Arthur, Francine and Buster don't do any real research for their different comic pages; Buster's page depicts Spartacus preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and has Julius Caesar on a hang glider, Arthur thinks that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons and sea monsters to trap determined senators, and Francine's comic depicts [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue herself beating Arthur and Buster at every event]] in the "Roman" Olympics. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out to Francine that the Romans never had the Olympics; they were invented by the Ancient Greeks and the Romans actually banned the event in 194 BC. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while including more accurate historical facts about Rome.

* SkewedPriorities: Francine asks Brain for feedback on her page...while they're playing baseball with herself as the hitter and Brain was the catcher. She ends up striking out twice while hearing his BrutalHonesty that she can't use the page she drew because the the Olympics never took place in Rome and the Romans actually banned them.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. At first, Arthur, Francine and Buster don't do any real research for their different comic pages; Buster's page depicts Spartacus preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and has Julius Caesar on a hang glider, Arthur thinks that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons and sea monsters to trap determined senators, and Francine's comic depicts [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue herself beating Arthur and Buster at every event]] in the "Roman" Olympics. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out to Francine that the Romans never had the Olympics; they were invented by the Ancient Greeks and the Romans actually banned it in 194 BC. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while including more accurate historical facts about Rome.

* SkewedPriorities: Francine asks Brain for feedback on her page...while they're playing baseball with herself as the hitter and Brain was the catcher. She ends up striking out twice while hearing his BrutalHonesty that she can't use the page because the Romans actually banned the Olympics.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. At first, Arthur, Francine and Buster don't do any real research for their different comic pages; Buster's page depicts Spartacus preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and has Julius Caesar on a hang glider, Arthur thinks that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons and sea monsters to trap determined senators, and Francine's comic depicts [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue herself beating Arthur and Buster at every event]] in the "Roman" Olympics. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out that the Romans never had the Olympics; the Olympics were invented by the Ancient Greeks and the Romans actually banned it in 194 BC. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while including more accurate historical facts about Rome.

** When drawing their comics, the trio completely forgets to be on the same page, literally and metaphorically, and doesn't use any actual research to further the story. Prunella and Brain call Arthur and Francine respectively out for this.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Brain is in the background when Arthur reads Francine's comic page on Rome. He later tells Francine her comic is historically accurate so she can't use it for class.

** Francine's page has an entire page of her kicking Arthur and Buster's butts in the "Roman" Olympics.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. Arthur, Francine and Buster just wing it on their different comic pages, with Buster saying that Spartacus was preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and having Julius Caesar on a hang glider and Arthur saying that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons and sea monsters to trap determined senators. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out that the Romans never had Olympics; that was the Greeks and the Romans actually banned it in 194 BC. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while doing the actual facts.

* RealityEnsues:
** Arthur has a dream where he has money to pay a local for a tour in Ancient Rome. He uses it to write the first page. Prunella points out he didn't do research, so it's useless for a report. Rome didn't have sea monsters, skeletons, or a single scroll for Roman law.
** Brain refutes Francine's idea to do the Olympics. He says the Romans banned it in 194 BC so it wasn't a part of society.

* NoJustNo: Arthur and Francine have this reaction when Buster improvises a song about Ancient Rome on the tuba.

* OhCrap: Francine has this reaction when she realizes that she and Arthur did completely different comic ideas.

** Muffy, Binky and Sue Ellen were assigned Egypt. To demonstrate while Binky is reciting, Sue Ellen wraps him in toilet paper to simulate mummies. While the trio is arguing about where they're hanging out, Sue Ellen completely wraps Binky by accident and he falls over. Sue Ellen seems unsure how she did that.

** D.W. thinks that Arthur was weasely while Grandma Thora called D.W. her favorite grandchild and asked about her snowball. Arthur tells her Grandma didn't know about the snowball.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. Arthur, Francine and Buster just wing it on their different comic pages, with Buster saying that Spartacus was preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and having Julius Caesar on a hang glider and Arthur saying that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons and sea monsters to trap determined senators. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out that the Romans never had Olympics; that was the Greeks. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while doing the actual facts.
* BrickJoke: Buster suggests they could do their report as an interpretative dance, but Francine vetoes it. They find out that Binky, Sue Ellen, and Muffy present in Egypt using that exact method.

** When drawing their comics, the trio completely forgets to be on the same page, literally and metaphorically, and doesn't use any actual research to further the story.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Brain is in the background when Arthur reads Francine's comic page on Rome.

* SmartBall: When they're all arguing about whose page should be taken as the main idea, Buster says they should ask other people for feedback. It ends up telling them they're off the wrong track

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Subverted. Arthur, Francine and Buster just wing it on their different comic pages, with Buster saying that Spartacus was preventing the Trojans from stealing Roman pizzas and Arthur saying that ancient Rome had gumballs to trap up pesky skeletons. Prunella calls out Arthur for not using any history at all, and Brain points out that the Romans never had Olympics; that was the Grecians. In the end, the kids cut up their comic to make a poster while doing the actual facts.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The trio admits they should have done research on Ancient Rome before doing their comic.

* HiddenDepths: Arthur's comic did interest Francine; she was reading it all through the last panel and asked if the cliffhanger was where it ended. It did have good pacing, if not accuracy. She laters admits, when they're trying to salvage their project, that she liked it a lot and it's a shame they can't use it for their report.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: D.W. tries an ImagineSpot about how Pal could have opened the freezer and eaten her snowball. It involved him using a chair and an umbrella to open the door. Francine points out one obvious fact: dogs don't know how to umbrella. D.W. says maybe Pal learned.

** D.W. thinks that Arthur was weasely while Grandma Thora called D.W. her favorite grandchild and asked about her snowball.