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* AnAesop: Divorce can happen, but one fight doesn't mean that your parents have fallen out of love.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Discussed. InUniverse, Arthur and D.W. imagine that if worse comes to worse and their parents really do break up, they can always run away from home and live out an idyllic life maintaining their [[ShoutOut Snow-White-esque cottage in the woods]]. But the illusion is broken when it crosses their minds they don't know how to cook for themselves. And should they bring Kate along in their fantasy, they don't even know how to raise a baby.
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D.W. and Arthur go to their parents to settle one of their arguments. David and Jane, while preparing for a busy dinner, provide their usual answer and try to focus on cooking. Then they start arguing over milk being spilled, and Arthur and D.W. overhear.
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D.W. and Arthur go to their parents to settle one of their arguments. David and Jane, while behind schedule preparing for a busy dinner, provide their usual answer and try to focus on cooking. Then they start arguing over milk being spilled, and Arthur and D.W. overhear.
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* ItsAllMyFault: After trying to blame Arthur for the fight, D.W. says worriedly that wished for their parents to be different [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor she and now they are]]. Arthur reassures her by saying they'll go and talk to their mom and dad and that it's not her fault.
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* ItsAllMyFault: After trying to blame Arthur for the fight, D.W. says worriedly that she wished for their parents to be different [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor she and now they are]]. Arthur reassures her by saying they'll go and talk to their mom and dad as a family, and that it's not her fault.
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* SelfServingMemory: D.W.'s memory of her and Arthur's argument earlier in the episode shows their parents fawning over her and demanding that Arthur play with his "perfect little sister", while depicting Arthur as much more stupid than he actually is.
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* SelfServingMemory: D.W.'s preferred memory of her and Arthur's argument earlier in the episode shows their parents fawning over her and demanding that Arthur play with his "perfect little "perfect, lovely, adorable sister", while depicting Arthur as much more stupid than he actually is.is and with bigger feet.
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--->'''D.W.''': Every conversation will take twice as long. We'll only get half as much done in our lives.
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--->'''D.W.''': Every conversation will take twice as long. long! We'll only get half as much done in our lives.lives!
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* SpoofAesop: Nadine says that the moral of the story is "Don't put your milk close to the edge, because someone is going to knock it over."
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* SpoofAesop: Nadine says that the moral of the story is "Don't put your milk close to the edge, because someone somebody is going to knock it over."
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Discussed. InUniverse, Arthur and D.W. imagine that if worse comes to worse and their parents really do break up, they can always run away from home and clean their [[ShoutOut Snow-White-esque cottage in the woods]]. But the illusion is broken when it crosses their minds they don't know how to cook for themselves. And should they bring Kate along in their fantasy, they don't know how to raise a baby.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Discussed. InUniverse, Arthur and D.W. imagine that if worse comes to worse and their parents really do break up, they can always run away from home and clean live out an idyllic life maintaining their [[ShoutOut Snow-White-esque cottage in the woods]]. But the illusion is broken when it crosses their minds they don't know how to cook for themselves. And should they bring Kate along in their fantasy, they don't even know how to raise a baby.
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* BirthdayHater: Subverted. D.W. isn't happy on her birthday, but Arthur cheers her up, and she makes a wish that makes her laugh.
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* BirthdayHater: Subverted.[[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. D.W. isn't happy on her birthday, but Arthur cheers her up, and she makes a wish that makes her laugh.
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* IncrediblyLamePun: When Arthur as Oliver Twist asks for "some 'ore," meaning some "more," the orphanage head gives him an oar.
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* {{Narrator}}: Nadine.
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* {{Pun}}: When Arthur as Oliver Twist asks for "some 'ore," meaning some "more," the orphanage head gives him an oar.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: This is D.W.'s initial reaction to Arthur's attempts to get her to see how meaningful her life's been. He tries to cheer her up by getting her to see not every four-year-old has the honor of [[CallBack seeing a live deer up close, overcoming their fear of fire drills, or getting stitches for a torn lip]]. To this, D.W. downplays it to a comical degree:
-->'''D.W.:''' ([[DeadpanSnarker Soberly]]) These are the golden years of my childhood? A buck, a fire drill, and a fat lip?
-->'''D.W.:''' ([[DeadpanSnarker Soberly]]) These are the golden years of my childhood? A buck, a fire drill, and a fat lip?
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Arthur knows something's got his sister down when D.W. not only hasn't said a peep about her encroaching fifth birthday, but also lashes out when it's so much as mentioned.
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* UnreliableExpositor: D.W. corrects Arthur when he mentions her "doing flips" on the balance beam. In fact, she was wobbling on it and almost got hurt because she was too little for it.
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* UnreliableExpositor: D.W. corrects Arthur when he mentions her "doing flips" on the balance beam. In fact, she was wobbling on it and almost got hurt because she was too little for it.it.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: D.W. worries that she's wasted the fourth year of her life, and worries her fifth year will be just as meaningless. To this, Arthur brings up some meaningful memories of all the things not just ''any'' four-year-old would experience, like meeting Mr. Rogers, meeting the President, and saving a wedding ring. At the end of the day, D.W. sums up her gratitude towards Arthur for invoking this trope:
-->'''D.W.:''' ([[PetTheDog Hugs Arthur]])
-->'''Arthur:''' What's this for?
-->'''D.W.:''' Because you made me remember how great I am.
* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: D.W. worries that she's wasted the fourth year of her life, and worries her fifth year will be just as meaningless. To this, Arthur brings up some meaningful memories of all the things not just ''any'' four-year-old would experience, like meeting Mr. Rogers, meeting the President, and saving a wedding ring. At the end of the day, D.W. sums up her gratitude towards Arthur for invoking this trope:
-->'''D.W.:''' ([[PetTheDog Hugs Arthur]])
-->'''Arthur:''' What's this for?
-->'''D.W.:''' Because you made me remember how great I am.
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** In another ImagineSpot of D.W.'s, she imagines that she has to keep running back and forth between them to deliver messages because [[TellHimImNotSpeakingToHim they're not speaking to each other.]] Her concern with this?
--->'''D.W.''': Every conversation will take twice as long. We'll only get half as much done in our lives.
--->'''D.W.''': Every conversation will take twice as long. We'll only get half as much done in our lives.
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** Arthur says living without David would be awful because Jane wouldn't cook for them. But living without David would mean that they have no car. Which is obviously not true, and besides which there are a lot of other reasons why.
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** Arthur says living without David would be awful because Jane wouldn't can't cook for them. But living without David Jane would mean that they have no car. Which is obviously not true, and besides which there are a lot of other reasons why.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Discussed. In-Universe, Arthur and D.W. imagine that if worse comes to worse and their parents really do break up, they can always run away from home and clean their [[ShoutOut Snow-White-esque cottage in the woods]]. But the illusion is broken when it crosses their minds they don't know how to cook for themselves. And should they bring Kate along in their fantasy, they don't know how to raise a baby.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Discussed. In-Universe, InUniverse, Arthur and D.W. imagine that if worse comes to worse and their parents really do break up, they can always run away from home and clean their [[ShoutOut Snow-White-esque cottage in the woods]]. But the illusion is broken when it crosses their minds they don't know how to cook for themselves. And should they bring Kate along in their fantasy, they don't know how to raise a baby.
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* DadsCantCook: Inverted; during Arthur and D.W.'s ImagineSpot where David has left the family, it's Jane who can't cook, since she cheerfully announces that there won't be any breakfast.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: D.W. fretting that she's turning older and will never be four again has a resemblance to a grown person having a mid-life crisis and worrying about never being young again.
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* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: D.W. fretting that she's turning older and will never be four again has a resemblance to a grown person having a mid-life crisis and worrying about never being young again. The entirety of the episode is about Arthur trying to help her see she ''has'' lived a worthwhile life.
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* AdultFear: D.W. and Arthur start fearing that their parents no longer love each other. When their dad says he's going, they cling to him until he clarifies he's just getting milk from the store, and he and Jane haven't fallen out of love.
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* AdultFear: D.W. asks Arthur what it means that she will never be four again, and if she's wasted her entire childhood. Arthur quickly reassures her and talks about all that she did that year.
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* ItsAllMyFault: After trying to blame Arthur for the fight, D.W. says worriedly that she wished for their parents to be different and now they are. Arthur reassures her by saying they'll go and talk to their mom and dad and that it's not her fault.
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* ItsAllMyFault: After trying to blame Arthur for the fight, D.W. says worriedly that she wished for their parents to be different [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor she and now they are.are]]. Arthur reassures her by saying they'll go and talk to their mom and dad and that it's not her fault.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Discussed. In-Universe, Arthur and D.W. imagine that if worse comes to worse and their parents really do break up, they can always run away from home and clean their [[ShoutOut Snow-White-esque cottage in the woods]]. But the illusion is broken when it crosses their minds they don't know how to cook for themselves. And should they bring Kate along in their fantasy, they don't know how to raise a baby.
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[[AC: Mom and Dad Have A Great Big Fight]]
D.W. and Arthur go to their parents to settle one of their arguments. David and Jane, while preparing for a busy dinner, provide their usual answer and try to focus on cooking. Then they start arguing over milk being spilled, and Arthur and D.W. overhear.
!! Tropes for this episode
* AbusiveParents: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, her parents are nasty to Arthur by forcing him to play a board game with his sister and [[DisproportionateRetribution getting mad at him for not smiling at D.W.]]
* AdultFear: D.W. and Arthur start fearing that their parents no longer love each other. When their dad says he's going, they cling to him until he clarifies he's just getting milk from the store, and he and Jane haven't fallen out of love.
* AnAesop: Divorce can happen, but one fight doesn't mean that your parents have fallen out of love.
* AudienceMonologue: Nadine starts the episode with one, about the milk spilling from the counter.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Nadine talks to the audience a lot about what has happened in this episode.
* DissonantSerenity: The Imagine Spot scenarios that show David and Jane divorced have both parents oddly cheerful about it, which makes the bombs they drop all the more awful.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Arthur in the last ImagineSpot sings a terrible lullaby to D.W., Kate and Pal, who howls.
* ImagineSpot: Several emerge in quick succession:
** D.W. thinks her parents should have yelled at Arthur (wearing giant shoes and speaking in a SimpletonVoice) to make him play Confuse the Goose with her.
** D.W. worries that their parents will be so angry at one another that they never talk to each other again, to the point they make their kids pass on whatever they want to say to each other.
** Arthur and D.W. picture their parents moving out of the house, first their mother being happy but not making breakfast, and their dad cooking for them but lacking a car.
** When D.W. suggests maybe ''they'' would get split up with their parents, Arthur imagines David taking D.W. and Pal away.
** Arthur pictures being stuck in an ''Oliver Twist'' style orphanage.
** D.W. suggests that she and Arthur could take care of each other, and they imagine running a cottage by themselves a la "Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarves" style, only Arthur can't cook or sing D.W. to bed.
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Arthur as Oliver Twist asks for "some 'ore," meaning some "more," the orphanage head gives him an oar.
* ItsAllMyFault: After trying to blame Arthur for the fight, D.W. says worriedly that she wished for their parents to be different and now they are. Arthur reassures her by saying they'll go and talk to their mom and dad and that it's not her fault.
* {{Narrator}}: Nadine.
* RealityWarper: Nadine has some shades of this, being apparently able to pause and rewind reality for the sake of telling the story.
* SelfServingMemory: D.W.'s memory of her and Arthur's argument earlier in the episode shows their parents fawning over her and demanding that Arthur play with his "perfect little sister", while depicting Arthur as much more stupid than he actually is.
* SkewedPriorities:
** D.W.'s first ImagineSpot is her parents saying that her happiness is more important than Arthur's homework.
** Arthur says living without David would be awful because Jane wouldn't cook for them. But living without David would mean that they have no car. Which is obviously not true, and besides which there are a lot of other reasons why.
* ShoutOut: Arthur worries that he and D.W. might become orphans similar to ''Literature/OliverTwist'', which cues an ImagineSpot with Arthur as Oliver delivering the famous "Please sir, I want some more" line.
* SpoofAesop: Nadine says that the moral of the story is "Don't put your milk close to the edge, because someone is going to knock it over."
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Arthur asks D.W. why Nadine couldn't play Confuse the Goose with her. D.W. explains that it's because she and Nadine tie all the time.
* UnreliableExpositor: When she recounts the yelling that she heard, D.W. couldn't overhear what started the argument, and neither she nor Arthur can hear from upstairs.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Arthur refers to Oliver Twist when he and D.W. discuss the worst-case scenario: if neither of their parents want them and would make them orphans. Only he and D.W. aren't in a nineteenth century novel.
[[AC: D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]
It's D.W.'s fifth birthday, and she's worried she's no longer a kid. Arthur cheers her up by reminding her of all the great things she did.
!! Tropes for this episode include:
* AdultFear: D.W. asks Arthur what it means that she will never be four again, and if she's wasted her entire childhood. Arthur quickly reassures her and talks about all that she did that year.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: D.W. hugs Arthur after they talk about the great things she did.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** Invoked. D.W. worries that she'll waste her wish, until Grandma Thora says that she wished on ''her'' birthday for all of her grandchildren's wishes to come true.
** Arthur wants to get to eating D.W.'s cake. Then he ends up smashing his face into it by accident.
* BirthdayHater: Subverted. D.W. isn't happy on her birthday, but Arthur cheers her up, and she makes a wish that makes her laugh.
* ClipShow: Arthur's flashbacks feature footage from previous episodes.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: D.W. fretting that she's turning older and will never be four again has a resemblance to a grown person having a mid-life crisis and worrying about never being young again.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Downplayed. Although D.W. ''did'' show appreciation towards Arthur for helping her realize she's made the most of being four-years-old, it's implied she rewards that kindness by wishing for Arthur to get a face full of cake.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: D.W. still blames Arthur for her missing snowball even though there's no proof.
* RecapEpisode: This episode covers some earlier events from Seasons 1, 2, and 3.
* UnreliableExpositor: D.W. corrects Arthur when he mentions her "doing flips" on the balance beam. In fact, she was wobbling on it and almost got hurt because she was too little for it.
D.W. and Arthur go to their parents to settle one of their arguments. David and Jane, while preparing for a busy dinner, provide their usual answer and try to focus on cooking. Then they start arguing over milk being spilled, and Arthur and D.W. overhear.
!! Tropes for this episode
* AbusiveParents: In D.W.'s ImagineSpot, her parents are nasty to Arthur by forcing him to play a board game with his sister and [[DisproportionateRetribution getting mad at him for not smiling at D.W.]]
* AdultFear: D.W. and Arthur start fearing that their parents no longer love each other. When their dad says he's going, they cling to him until he clarifies he's just getting milk from the store, and he and Jane haven't fallen out of love.
* AnAesop: Divorce can happen, but one fight doesn't mean that your parents have fallen out of love.
* AudienceMonologue: Nadine starts the episode with one, about the milk spilling from the counter.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Nadine talks to the audience a lot about what has happened in this episode.
* DissonantSerenity: The Imagine Spot scenarios that show David and Jane divorced have both parents oddly cheerful about it, which makes the bombs they drop all the more awful.
* HollywoodToneDeaf: Arthur in the last ImagineSpot sings a terrible lullaby to D.W., Kate and Pal, who howls.
* ImagineSpot: Several emerge in quick succession:
** D.W. thinks her parents should have yelled at Arthur (wearing giant shoes and speaking in a SimpletonVoice) to make him play Confuse the Goose with her.
** D.W. worries that their parents will be so angry at one another that they never talk to each other again, to the point they make their kids pass on whatever they want to say to each other.
** Arthur and D.W. picture their parents moving out of the house, first their mother being happy but not making breakfast, and their dad cooking for them but lacking a car.
** When D.W. suggests maybe ''they'' would get split up with their parents, Arthur imagines David taking D.W. and Pal away.
** Arthur pictures being stuck in an ''Oliver Twist'' style orphanage.
** D.W. suggests that she and Arthur could take care of each other, and they imagine running a cottage by themselves a la "Snowwhite and the Seven Dwarves" style, only Arthur can't cook or sing D.W. to bed.
* IncrediblyLamePun: When Arthur as Oliver Twist asks for "some 'ore," meaning some "more," the orphanage head gives him an oar.
* ItsAllMyFault: After trying to blame Arthur for the fight, D.W. says worriedly that she wished for their parents to be different and now they are. Arthur reassures her by saying they'll go and talk to their mom and dad and that it's not her fault.
* {{Narrator}}: Nadine.
* RealityWarper: Nadine has some shades of this, being apparently able to pause and rewind reality for the sake of telling the story.
* SelfServingMemory: D.W.'s memory of her and Arthur's argument earlier in the episode shows their parents fawning over her and demanding that Arthur play with his "perfect little sister", while depicting Arthur as much more stupid than he actually is.
* SkewedPriorities:
** D.W.'s first ImagineSpot is her parents saying that her happiness is more important than Arthur's homework.
** Arthur says living without David would be awful because Jane wouldn't cook for them. But living without David would mean that they have no car. Which is obviously not true, and besides which there are a lot of other reasons why.
* ShoutOut: Arthur worries that he and D.W. might become orphans similar to ''Literature/OliverTwist'', which cues an ImagineSpot with Arthur as Oliver delivering the famous "Please sir, I want some more" line.
* SpoofAesop: Nadine says that the moral of the story is "Don't put your milk close to the edge, because someone is going to knock it over."
* StatingTheSimpleSolution: Arthur asks D.W. why Nadine couldn't play Confuse the Goose with her. D.W. explains that it's because she and Nadine tie all the time.
* UnreliableExpositor: When she recounts the yelling that she heard, D.W. couldn't overhear what started the argument, and neither she nor Arthur can hear from upstairs.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Arthur refers to Oliver Twist when he and D.W. discuss the worst-case scenario: if neither of their parents want them and would make them orphans. Only he and D.W. aren't in a nineteenth century novel.
[[AC: D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]
It's D.W.'s fifth birthday, and she's worried she's no longer a kid. Arthur cheers her up by reminding her of all the great things she did.
!! Tropes for this episode include:
* AdultFear: D.W. asks Arthur what it means that she will never be four again, and if she's wasted her entire childhood. Arthur quickly reassures her and talks about all that she did that year.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: D.W. hugs Arthur after they talk about the great things she did.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor:
** Invoked. D.W. worries that she'll waste her wish, until Grandma Thora says that she wished on ''her'' birthday for all of her grandchildren's wishes to come true.
** Arthur wants to get to eating D.W.'s cake. Then he ends up smashing his face into it by accident.
* BirthdayHater: Subverted. D.W. isn't happy on her birthday, but Arthur cheers her up, and she makes a wish that makes her laugh.
* ClipShow: Arthur's flashbacks feature footage from previous episodes.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: D.W. fretting that she's turning older and will never be four again has a resemblance to a grown person having a mid-life crisis and worrying about never being young again.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Downplayed. Although D.W. ''did'' show appreciation towards Arthur for helping her realize she's made the most of being four-years-old, it's implied she rewards that kindness by wishing for Arthur to get a face full of cake.
* OnceDoneNeverForgotten: D.W. still blames Arthur for her missing snowball even though there's no proof.
* RecapEpisode: This episode covers some earlier events from Seasons 1, 2, and 3.
* UnreliableExpositor: D.W. corrects Arthur when he mentions her "doing flips" on the balance beam. In fact, she was wobbling on it and almost got hurt because she was too little for it.
