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* ThereWillBeToiletPaper: Clumsy Uncle Fred has dots of toilet paper on his face after he cuts himself shaving on Christmas morning.
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* FictionalHoliday: Buster creates Baxter Day to stop his mother's constant stressing over Christmas after the Brain points out that his own family celebrates Hanukkah, which was invented by Mulana Karenga in the 1960s. It basically consists of him and Bitzi Baxter hanging out together and doing whatever they feel like, enjoying their togetherness.
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* FictionalHoliday: Buster creates Baxter Day to stop his mother's constant stressing over Christmas after the Brain points out that his own family celebrates Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, which was invented by Mulana Karenga in the 1960s. It basically consists of him and Bitzi Baxter hanging out together and doing whatever they feel like, enjoying their togetherness.
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* ShoutOut: In the "What's the Use of Presents?" ImagineSpot song number, Muffy plays a version of VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1 in which Francine is Mario.
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* GetOut: Arthur shouts at Binky to get out after Binky invades his ImagineSpot about his family chastising him for being too clumsy and trying get him to try his peach cobbler.
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* FictionalHoliday: Buster creates Baxter Day to stop his mother's constant stressing over Christmas after the Brain points out that his own family celebrates Hanukkah, which was invented by Mulana Karenga in the 1960s. It basically consists of him and Bitzi Baxter hanging out together and doing whatever they feel like, enjoying their togetherness.
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* {{Jingle}}: D.W. really wants the toy Tina the Talking Tabby, a talking plush cat toy, having repeatedly heard its advertising jingle. Arthur, however, hates hearing said jingle, saying that it gives him a headache. The jingle goes as follows: "''What's really, really neat and is always at your feet? It's Tina the Talking Tabby! Just scratch behind her ears and this is what you'll hear: "I'm Tina the Talking Tabby!" Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina the Talking Tabby...''"
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* {{Jingle}}: D.W. really wants the toy Tina the Talking Tabby, a talking plush cat toy, having repeatedly heard its advertising jingle. Arthur, however, hates hearing said jingle, saying that it gives him a headache. The jingle goes as follows: "''What's really, really neat and is always at your feet? It's Tina the Talking Tabby! Just scratch behind her ears and this is what you'll hear: "I'm Tina the Talking Tabby!" Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina the Talking Tabby...''"''" Later, Arthur traverses a toy store at the mall and is forced to endure the chorus of "''Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina the Talking Tabby...''" seven-and-a-half times before finally escaping.
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* BaitAndSwitchComment: Before releasing Arthur's class for the holidays, Mr. Ratburn says that they have to address the issue of homework. He elicits a cheer with his statement that he's decided not to assign them any reading, ''then'' says that he's assigning them a five-page essay about what they did over the holidays. Arthur grumbles to Buster that he knew it was too good to be true.
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* {{Jingle}}: D.W. really wants the toy Tina the Talking Tabby, a talking plush cat toy, having repeatedly heard its advertising jingle. Arthur, however, hates hearing said jingle, saying that it gives him a headache. The jingle goes as follows: "''What's really, really neat and is always at your feet? It's Tina the Talking Tabby! Just scratch behind her ears and this is what you'll hear: "I'm Tina the Talking Tabby!" Oh, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina, Tina, tiny Tina, Tina the Talking Tabby...''"
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* PekingDuckChristmas: When Muffy shows up, Francine and her family have just finished eating Chinese food.
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* PekingDuckChristmas: When Muffy shows up, Francine and her family have just finished eating Chinese food.food, and then Muffy's and Francine's families go to the movies.
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* PekingDuckChristmas: When Muffy shows up, Francine and her family have just finished eating Chinese food.
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* BizarreTasteInFood: Buster likes the lutefisk, Binky's failed attempts at dessert, and the parsley at La Bruncherie...asking for a full plate of the latter.
* DramaticShattering: Averted once and played straight once. When Arthur's gift for his mother goes flying the first time, he barely catches it. The second time, it falls into a dog bed...then falls out and breaks.
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** Arthur imagines everyone's thrilled reaction to his present for his mother...and then, after the glass bird is broken, imagines being told that he's a failure and inherited "the clumsy gene". (Binky invades the last one.)
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** Arthur imagines everyone's thrilled reaction to his presents...and then, after the glass bird is broken, imagines being told that he's a failure and inherited "the clumsy gene".
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** Arthur imagines everyone's thrilled reaction to his presents...present for his mother...and then, after the glass bird is broken, imagines being told that he's a failure and inherited "the clumsy gene".
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* ImagineSpot: Several.
** After Arthur's father announces they're having a traditional first-century meal, Arthur briefly imagines a family dinner in a manger.
** Arthur imagines everyone's thrilled reaction to his presents...and then, after the glass bird is broken, imagines being told that he's a failure and inherited "the clumsy gene".
** After Arthur's father announces they're having a traditional first-century meal, Arthur briefly imagines a family dinner in a manger.
** Arthur imagines everyone's thrilled reaction to his presents...and then, after the glass bird is broken, imagines being told that he's a failure and inherited "the clumsy gene".
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Mom and Dad [ook visibly worried when D.W. opens her last present on Christmas morning, which is Quackers instead of Tina the Talking Tabby, and for good reason. because among seeing Quackers she throws a WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum that's so loud [[TheScream it can be heard outside.]]
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Mom and Dad [ook look visibly worried when D.W. opens her last present on Christmas morning, which is Quackers instead of Tina the Talking Tabby, and for good reason. because among seeing Quackers she throws a WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum that's so loud [[TheScream it can be heard outside.]]
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* BlatantLies: When D.W. sees that her last Christmas present is Quackers, a talking duck doll, instead of the Tina the Talking Tabby doll she wanted, her mother can sense the disappointment in her voice and asks her, "Are you upset?" D.W. says in a mopey voice, "No." Then just a couple seconds later, tears well up in her eyes, and she starts throwing a huge tantrum on how she wanted Tina, complete with InelegantBlubbering.
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* StockScream: When D.W. opens the bathroom door on Arthur going in the toilet, Arthur lets out one of his first-season screams, resulting in his voice briefly sounding much younger (as his voice actor, Michael Yarmush, was going through puberty at the time, resulting in Arthur [[VocalEvolution having a noticeably deeper voice]] during this special and the rest of the fifth season.)
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* AnAesop: As Uncle Fred tells Arthur near the end, "you don't always get what you want in life. Sometimes, you get something better."
* ChezRestaurant: La Bruncherie, labeled as "A Fancy Place for Brunch," is where Bitzi and Buster Baxter go for Christmas brunch after Bitzi burns her pancakes. Buster isn't very impressed except for the food.
* FakeNationality: In-universe, when Buster and Bitzi go to La Bruncherie for Christmas brunch. The waiter that serves Buster and Bitzi speaks in an affected French accent, describing Buster's cheese omelet as "''fromage americaine'' in a blanket of hen eggs." This confuses Buster, so he has to explain in his normal American voice that it is indeed a cheese omelet.
* RidiculousProcrastinator: The Read family, of all people. The special begins three days before Christmas, which is when D.W. has Arthur start writing her wish list to Santa, and Arthur and his mother do all their holiday shopping ''two days'' before Christmas, when the mall is very busy and things are selling out. Is it no wonder why D.W. did not get Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas?
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Mom and Dad [look [ook visibly worried when D.W. opens her last present on Christmas morning, which is Quackers instead of Tina the Talking Tabby, and for good reason. because among seeing Quackers she throws a WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum that's so loud [[TheScream it can be heard outside.]]
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* BrattyHalfPint: D.W. of course, perhaps more than usual. She keeps bugging Arthur and her parents about wanting Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas, and keeps accusing Arthur of having written her letter to Santa all wrong despite him saying he didn't. On Christmas morning she's the first one up and ''wakes up everyone else by running throughout the house yelling that it's Christmas''. She [[ToiletHumor opens the bathroom door on Arthur using the toilet]] (she [[ItMakesSenseInContext thought Santa was in there]]). And to top it all off, there's her WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum among seeing she did not get Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas that's so loud [[TheScream it can be heard outside]], and ''[[Karma Houdini she is not punished for her actions]]''.
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* BrattyHalfPint: D.W. of course, perhaps more than usual. She keeps bugging Arthur and her parents about wanting Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas, and keeps accusing Arthur of having written her letter to Santa all wrong despite him saying he didn't. On Christmas morning she's the first one up and ''wakes up everyone else by running throughout the house yelling that it's Christmas''. She [[ToiletHumor opens the bathroom door on Arthur using the toilet]] (she [[ItMakesSenseInContext thought Santa was in there]]). And to top it all off, there's her WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum among seeing she did not get Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas that's so loud [[TheScream it can be heard outside]], and ''[[Karma Houdini ''[[KarmaHoudini she is not punished for her actions]]''.
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* BrattyHalfPint: D.W. of course, perhaps more than usual. She keeps bugging Arthur and her parents about wanting Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas, and keeps accusing Arthur of having written her letter to Santa all wrong despite him saying he didn't. On Christmas morning she's the first one up and ''wakes up everyone else by running throughout the house yelling that it's Christmas''. She [[ToiletHumor opens the bathroom door on Arthur using the toilet]] (she [[ItMakesSenseInContext thought Santa was in there]]). And to top it all off, there's her TantrumThrowing among seeing she did not get Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas.
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* BrattyHalfPint: D.W. of course, perhaps more than usual. She keeps bugging Arthur and her parents about wanting Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas, and keeps accusing Arthur of having written her letter to Santa all wrong despite him saying he didn't. On Christmas morning she's the first one up and ''wakes up everyone else by running throughout the house yelling that it's Christmas''. She [[ToiletHumor opens the bathroom door on Arthur using the toilet]] (she [[ItMakesSenseInContext thought Santa was in there]]). And to top it all off, there's her TantrumThrowing WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum among seeing she did not get Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas.Christmas that's so loud [[TheScream it can be heard outside]], and ''[[Karma Houdini she is not punished for her actions]]''.
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* EndOfAnEra: This special effectively serves as the finale for classic ''Arthur''. Not only is this the final episode where the majority of the original staff was involved, it's also the last one to feature cel animation, the last to star Michael Yarmush as Arthur, and the last time we ever officially hear "Crazy Bus" on the show due to Joe Fallon officially being dropped from the staff afterwards.
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* EndOfAnEra: This special effectively serves as the finale for classic ''Arthur''. Not only is this the final episode where the majority of the original staff was involved, it's also the last one to feature the older color palettes (though the show was always digitally colored, some have mistaken the older color palette seasons for hand-painted cel animation, animation) the last to star Michael Yarmush as Arthur, and the last time we ever officially hear "Crazy Bus" on the show due to Joe Fallon officially being dropped from the staff afterwards.
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* BrattyHalfPint: D.W. of course, perhaps more than usual. She keeps bugging Arthur and her parents about wanting Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas, and keeps accusing Arthur of having written her letter to Santa all wrong despite him saying he didn't. On Christmas morning she's the first one up and ''wakes up everyone else by running throughout the house yelling that it's Christmas''. She [[ToiletHumor opens the bathroom door on Arthur using the toilet]] (she [[ItMakesSenseInContext thought Santa was in there]]). And to top it all off, there's her TantrumThrowing among seeing she did not get Tina the Talking Tabby for Christmas.
* BrickJoke: When Arthur is Christmas shopping, he sees an advertisement for the "Veginator" cooking device and wants to buy one for his dad, only to find out they are sold out. Later on Christmas morning, we see that the dad had gotten ''three'' Veginators as presents.
-->"Another Veginator! Well, [[SarcasmMode now I'll have a backup if these two break!]]"
* BrickJoke: When Arthur is Christmas shopping, he sees an advertisement for the "Veginator" cooking device and wants to buy one for his dad, only to find out they are sold out. Later on Christmas morning, we see that the dad had gotten ''three'' Veginators as presents.
-->"Another Veginator! Well, [[SarcasmMode now I'll have a backup if these two break!]]"
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* DreamingOfAWhiteChristmas: One of the things Arthur wants in his ideal perfect Christmas is snow, but so far there isn't any. On Christmas Eve, just as he and D.W. are outside [[LeavingFoodForSanta leaving a bucket of water for Santa's reindeer]], a single snowflake comes down, getting Arthur's hopes up, [[BaitAndSwitch but instead]] [[CueTheRain it starts to rain hard]]. Then at the end of the special, on Christmas night, it finally does snow, but Arthur doesn't mind very much, as he still thinks it's a great way to end a great Christmas.
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* OhCrap: Arthur and D.W. both do this when D.W. opens the bathroom door on Arthur using the toilet on Christmas morning.
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* TantrumThrowing: D.W. when she sees that she got Quackers instead of Tina the Talking Tabby on Christmas morning. Mom and Dad [[ThisIsGonnaSuck look visibly worried]] when D.W. opens the present, to which she throws a WesternAnimation/{{Caillou}}-esque temper tantrum that's so loud it can be heard outside.
* ToiletHumor: A rare instance in the franchise. D.W. thinks Santa is in their upstairs bathroom (when it was actually Uncle Fred shaving) and wants to show her dad, but she opens the door just as Arthur is peeing in the toilet. Arthur naturally screams in shock.
-->"Can't a kid get any privacy around here?!"
* ToiletHumor: A rare instance in the franchise. D.W. thinks Santa is in their upstairs bathroom (when it was actually Uncle Fred shaving) and wants to show her dad, but she opens the door just as Arthur is peeing in the toilet. Arthur naturally screams in shock.
-->"Can't a kid get any privacy around here?!"
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* CallBack: When Arthur finally decides he's heard enough of the Tina radio jingle, he begs his mom to put on something else...and she proceeds to pop in the "Crazy Bus" tape. Arthur is less than amused.
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* ChristmasSpecial: This special is still part of ''Arthur'', but not in a specific season, and it's longer than a normal episode.
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* ChristmasSpecial: This special is still part of ''Arthur'', but not in a specific season, and it's longer than a normal episode. That said, it can be treated as the Season 5 finale since it was produced by the same staff (and is the last episode to feature Michael Yarmush as Arthur) and aired between it and Season 6.
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* TheGhost: Despite hearing the jingle several times and D.W. constantly begging for it, we never actually see what Tina the Talking Tabby looks like.
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* RunningGag: Binky trying to bake desserts and flubbing the recipe in some obvious way (such as forgetting to peel the bananas).
* ShaggyDogStory: Arthur spends almost half the special protecting his mother's present like a child, only for him to accidentally shatter it mere moments before he's ready to give it to her.
* ShaggyDogStory: Arthur spends almost half the special protecting his mother's present like a child, only for him to accidentally shatter it mere moments before he's ready to give it to her.
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* HanukkahEpisode: There is a small sub-plot where Francine celebrates Hanukkah with her family, skipping Muffy's fancy Christmas party, because she finds her traditions and family more personal and important.
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* VisibleOdor: The lutefisk that George shares with Mr. Ratburn's class has an awful visible odor and of the students, only [[BizarreTasteInFood Buster]] will eat it.
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* LeavingFoodForSanta: Arthur and D.W. do this. D.W. also insists on leaving water for the reindeer in case they're thirsty. She also chastises Arthur for trying to eat one of the cookies that were left for SantaClaus, saying it's kids like him who get coal.
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* ExhaustedEyeBags: Buster gets a bad case of these due to his mother Bitzi waking him up repeatedly very early in the morning, mistakenly believing it to be Christmas.
* {{Forgiveness}}: After they talk it out, Francine forgives Muffy for what she said, and invites her and Mr. Crosswire to the movies with the Frenskys.
* {{Forgiveness}}: After they talk it out, Francine forgives Muffy for what she said, and invites her and Mr. Crosswire to the movies with the Frenskys.
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* {{Forgiveness}}: After they talk it out, Francine forgives Muffy for what she said, and invites her and Mr. Crosswire to the movies with the Frenskys.
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* BittersweetEnding: While Arthur breaks the glass swan, Uncle Fred gives him the vase to present to his mother instead, and Jane is happy. D.W. doesn't get Tina the Talking Tabby but is satisfied with her duck. Meanwhile, Buster and his mother celebrate a low-key Christmas while Francine and Muffy have a great time at the movies. Binky doesn't learn to cook but he finds another solution.
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* BittersweetEnding: While Arthur breaks the glass swan, Uncle Fred gives him the vase tea set to present to his mother instead, and Jane is happy. D.W. doesn't get Tina the Talking Tabby but is satisfied with her duck. Meanwhile, Buster and his mother celebrate a low-key Christmas while Francine and Muffy have a great time at the movies. Binky doesn't learn to cook but he finds another solution.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Uncle Fred bought a replacement vase for the one that he broke. He insists that Arthur give it to his mother instead so that no one will notice Arthur's missing present, when Arthur breaks the replacement swan.
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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Uncle Fred bought a replacement vase tea set for the one that he broke. He insists that Arthur give it to his mother instead so that no one will notice Arthur's missing present, when Arthur breaks the replacement swan.
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* EncouragedRegifting: Arthur wants to get his mom a glass bird to replace one he broke. Unfortunately, he breaks the new one the day of Christmas. He starts crying, thinking he's ruined Christmas, but is comforted by his [[CoolUncle uncle Fred]]. Fred decides to take the gift tag from Arthur's present and put it on the gift he was planning on giving Arthur's mom, so that Arthur will have something to give his mother.
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* InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt: The title card displays it as "Marc Brown's Arthur's Perfect Christmas."
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It's time for Christmas, and Arthur wants everything to be perfect. Unfortunately, nothing is going right! Buster keeps getting woken up too early by his nervous mother, Francine is trying to tell Muffy that she can't attend the latter's holiday party on the first night of Hannukah, and D.W. is obsessed with getting a Tina the Talking Tabby Tina doll. Can Arthur at least receive a semblance of sanity in time for Christmas morning?
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* BittersweetEnding: While Arthur breaks the glass swan, Uncle Fred gives him the vase to present to his mother instead, and Jane is happy. D.W. doesn't get Tabby Tina but is satisfied with her duck. Meanwhile, Buster and his mother celebrate a low-key Christmas while Francine and Muffy have a great time at the movies. Binky doesn't learn to cook but he finds another solution.
* BrokenTreasure: Arthur tries to replace a glass swan statue that he broke by accident; his replacement breaks thanks to bad luck and he ends up in HeroicBSOD over having nothing to give to his mother.
* BrokenTreasure: Arthur tries to replace a glass swan statue that he broke by accident; his replacement breaks thanks to bad luck and he ends up in HeroicBSOD over having nothing to give to his mother.
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* BittersweetEnding: While Arthur breaks the glass swan, Uncle Fred gives him the vase to present to his mother instead, and Jane is happy. D.W. doesn't get Tina the Talking Tabby Tina but is satisfied with her duck. Meanwhile, Buster and his mother celebrate a low-key Christmas while Francine and Muffy have a great time at the movies. Binky doesn't learn to cook but he finds another solution.
* BrokenTreasure: Arthur tries to replace a glass swan statue that he broke by accident; his replacement breaks thanks to bad luck and he ends up in HeroicBSOD over having nothing to give to hismother. mother.
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* RedHerring: D.W. and Arthur assume that she's going to get the Tabby Tina doll since she's been playing the theme song incessantly. It's implied that Tabby Tina was sold out, so Arthur's mom gets D.W. a talking duck instead. Arthur still finds it annoying.
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* PayingInCoins: Arthur pays for the glass bird in coins. The cashier falls asleep waiting for him to count them.
* RedHerring: D.W. and Arthur assume that she's going to get the Tina the Talking TabbyTina doll since she's been playing the theme song incessantly. It's implied that Tina the Talking Tabby Tina was sold out, so Arthur's mom gets D.W. a talking duck instead. Arthur still finds it annoying.
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* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: Arthur Arthur, over the summer summer, accidentally ran into the table that held the glass swan, so that it fell to the ground.
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* BittersweetEnding: While Arthur breaks the glass swan, Uncle Fred gives him the vase to present to his mother instead, and Jane is happy. D.W. doesn't get Tabby Tina but is satisfied with her duck. Meanwhile, Buster and his mother celebrate a low-key Christmas while Francine and Muffy have a great time at the movies. Binky doesn't learn to cook but he finds another solution.
* CordonBleughChef: Arthur's dad, as usual; he decides to make a dinner more closely rooted in the real Christmas in Jerusalem rather than go for a turkey. Much to Arthur's surprise, everything is delicious and he asks for seconds.
* {{Forgiveness}}: After they talk it out, Francine forgives Muffy for what she said, and invites her and Mr. Crosswire to the movies with the Frenskys.
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* LethalChef: Binky tries his hands at holiday cooking, but his efforts are less than satisfactory; only Buster eats them, and not even Mr. Ratburn wants a taste of the brownies or cookies.
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* LethalChef: Binky tries his hands at holiday cooking, but his efforts are less than satisfactory; only Buster eats them, and not even Mr. Ratburn wants a taste of the brownies or cookies. Come Christmas Day, he's using storebought desserts and passing them off as his own.
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It's time for Christmas, and Arthur wants everything to be perfect. Unfortunately, nothing is going right! Buster keeps getting woken up too early by his nervous mother, Francine is trying to tell Muffy that she can't attend the latter's holiday party on the first night of Hannukah, and D.W. is obsessed with getting a Tabby Tina doll. Can Arthur at least receive a semblance of sanity in time for Christmas morning?
!! Tropes for this episode include:
* BrokenTreasure: Arthur tries to replace a glass swan statue that he broke by accident; his replacement breaks thanks to bad luck and he ends up in HeroicBSOD over having nothing to give to his mother.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Both Uncle Fred and Grandpa Dave have this problem. Jane has the grace to laugh about it.
* HeroicSacrifice: Uncle Fred gives his gift to Jane with Arthur's card on it, on seeing that his nephew is crying about the swan getting broken.
* InnocentBigot: Muffy says that Hannukah isn't as important as a secular holiday party. Francine gets ''furious'' and hangs the phone up on her; when Muffy comes by later to apologize, Francine explains to her why that was very Anti-Semitic and how the rituals with her family make her feel a part of something bigger.
* LethalChef: Binky tries his hands at holiday cooking, but his efforts are less than satisfactory; only Buster eats them, and not even Mr. Ratburn wants a taste of the brownies or cookies.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Muffy has this reaction when she opens her presents on Christmas morning and realizes that she alienated her best friend the night before.
* NotNowKiddo: Francine tells Muffy 28 times that she has plans on the night of Muffy's big party, and she keeps track. Muffy refuses to listen and only realizes it when Francine doesn't show up.
* RedHerring: D.W. and Arthur assume that she's going to get the Tabby Tina doll since she's been playing the theme song incessantly. It's implied that Tabby Tina was sold out, so Arthur's mom gets D.W. a talking duck instead. Arthur still finds it annoying.
* SleepyHead: Buster is more tired than usual during the holidays because his mother keeps waking him up at six AM, mistakenly thinking that it's Christmas Day.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Uncle Fred bought a replacement vase for the one that he broke. He insists that Arthur give it to his mother instead so that no one will notice Arthur's missing present, when Arthur breaks the replacement swan.
* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: Arthur over the summer accidentally ran into the table that held the glass swan, so that it fell to the ground.
!! Tropes for this episode include:
* BrokenTreasure: Arthur tries to replace a glass swan statue that he broke by accident; his replacement breaks thanks to bad luck and he ends up in HeroicBSOD over having nothing to give to his mother.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Both Uncle Fred and Grandpa Dave have this problem. Jane has the grace to laugh about it.
* HeroicSacrifice: Uncle Fred gives his gift to Jane with Arthur's card on it, on seeing that his nephew is crying about the swan getting broken.
* InnocentBigot: Muffy says that Hannukah isn't as important as a secular holiday party. Francine gets ''furious'' and hangs the phone up on her; when Muffy comes by later to apologize, Francine explains to her why that was very Anti-Semitic and how the rituals with her family make her feel a part of something bigger.
* LethalChef: Binky tries his hands at holiday cooking, but his efforts are less than satisfactory; only Buster eats them, and not even Mr. Ratburn wants a taste of the brownies or cookies.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Muffy has this reaction when she opens her presents on Christmas morning and realizes that she alienated her best friend the night before.
* NotNowKiddo: Francine tells Muffy 28 times that she has plans on the night of Muffy's big party, and she keeps track. Muffy refuses to listen and only realizes it when Francine doesn't show up.
* RedHerring: D.W. and Arthur assume that she's going to get the Tabby Tina doll since she's been playing the theme song incessantly. It's implied that Tabby Tina was sold out, so Arthur's mom gets D.W. a talking duck instead. Arthur still finds it annoying.
* SleepyHead: Buster is more tired than usual during the holidays because his mother keeps waking him up at six AM, mistakenly thinking that it's Christmas Day.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Uncle Fred bought a replacement vase for the one that he broke. He insists that Arthur give it to his mother instead so that no one will notice Arthur's missing present, when Arthur breaks the replacement swan.
* WhyWeCantHaveNiceThings: Arthur over the summer accidentally ran into the table that held the glass swan, so that it fell to the ground.
