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* AnAesop: You don't want a sibling who does everything you're doing. It gets annoying after a while.
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* RemoteControlRuckus: The conflict kicks off when D.W. and Arthur get into a fight over the remote; D.W. wants to watch ''Mary Moo-Cow'' while Arthur prefers ''Bionic Bunny''. Their mother settles the argument by asking "Who got there first?", with D.W. winning.
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Arthur has always wanted to have his own dog. When his parents find out he wants one, they are hesitant, but conditionally approve of it provided he can show he is responsible enough. This gives him the idea to start a new job: opening up a pet business. His first customer ends up being Mrs. Wood, who happens to have a dog of her own named Perky. Said dog is incredibly high-maintenance, needy, and above all else, [[MeaningfulName perky.]] Several more customers show up with pets of their own, which leads to his business becoming a bit more than he bargained for, enlisting the help of D.W. when he discovers he can't handle it all himself. Once he reaches the end of his business, he leaves everyone else accounted for, but Perky is even angrier than usual even though he did everything right. Convinced that he wrecks dogs, he's assured he doesn't deserve one of his own. When Mrs. Wood returns, Arthur initially thinks that Perky has gone missing, only to run into her with a SurpriseLitterOfPuppies. Mrs. Wood offers him to keep a puppy of his own, which he happily obliges.
!!Arthur's Pet Business contains examples of:
* BewareOfViciousDog: Perky, so much. Justified when it turns out she was having puppies.
!!Arthur's Pet Business contains examples of:
* BewareOfViciousDog: Perky, so much. Justified when it turns out she was having puppies.
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Arthur has always wanted to have his own dog. When his parents find out he wants one, they are hesitant, but conditionally approve of it provided he can show he is responsible enough. This gives him the idea to start a new job: opening up a pet business. His first customer ends up being Mrs. Wood, who happens to have a dog of her own named Perky. Said dog is incredibly high-maintenance, needy, and above all else, [[MeaningfulName perky.]] perky]]. Several more customers show up with pets of their own, which leads to his business becoming a bit more than he bargained for, enlisting the help of D.W. when he discovers he can't handle it all himself. Once he reaches the end of his business, he leaves everyone else accounted for, but Perky is even angrier than usual even though he did everything right. Convinced that he wrecks dogs, he's assured he doesn't deserve one of his own. When Mrs. Wood returns, Arthur initially thinks that Perky has gone missing, only to run into her with a SurpriseLitterOfPuppies. Mrs. Wood offers him to keep a puppy of his own, which he happily obliges.
!!Arthur's !!"Arthur's Pet Business Business" contains examples of:
* BewareOfViciousDog: Perky, so much.Justified {{Justified|Trope}} when it turns out she was having puppies.
* BewareOfViciousDog: Perky, so much.
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* DebutQueue: This is Pal's debut episode, and also serves as the backstory to how Arthur got his pet. "Arthur's New Puppy" serves as a SequelEpisode to this.
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* DebutQueue: This is Pal's debut episode, and also serves as the backstory to how Arthur got his pet. "Arthur's "[[Recap/ArthurS1E8ArthursNewPuppyArthurBouncesBack Arthur's New Puppy" Puppy]]" serves as a SequelEpisode to this.
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* GilliganCut: Arthur tells D.W. he's waiting for just the right moment to ask his parents for a puppy, and says [[BlatantLies she can be trusted to not spill the beans.]] The very next scene has them at the dinner table with her doing exactly that.
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* GilliganCut: Arthur tells D.W. he's waiting for just the right moment to ask his parents for a puppy, and says [[BlatantLies she can be trusted to not spill the beans.]] beans]]. The very next scene has them at the dinner table with her doing exactly that.
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Arthur hates playing with D.W., as he sees her as being boring and uninteresting. Arthur tells D.W. that he wishes she would do and enjoy "interesting things" like he does, which gives her the idea to start acting exactly like him. Initially, he enjoys it; she watches Bionic Bunny with him and also agrees to get ice cream. However, she starts cranking it up a notch by dressing exactly like him and copying everything he does. This grates on Arthur's nerves, especially when she begins hanging out with him and his friends. At the end of the episode, he tells her to quit doing exactly everything he does, and apologizes for calling her boring. She finally starts acting like her old self, which means he once again must put up with her demands to do what she enjoys.
!!D.W. the Copycat provides examples of:
!!D.W. the Copycat provides examples of:
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Arthur hates playing with D.W., as he sees her as being boring and uninteresting. Arthur tells D.W. that he wishes she would do and enjoy "interesting things" like he does, which gives her the idea to start acting exactly like him. Initially, he enjoys it; she watches Bionic Bunny ''Bionic Bunny'' with him and also agrees to get ice cream. However, she starts cranking it up a notch by dressing exactly like him and copying everything he does. This grates on Arthur's nerves, especially when she begins hanging out with him and his friends. At the end of the episode, he tells her to quit doing exactly everything he does, and apologizes for calling her boring. She finally starts acting like her old self, which means he once again must put up with her demands to do what she enjoys.
!!D.!!"D.W. the Copycat Copycat" provides examples of:
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Arthur wishes that D.W. would do more, in his words, interesting things like him. It backfires spectacularly when she begins doing ''everything'' he does. Lampshaded at the end when he gets her to cut it out.
--> '''D.W.:''' And mom said I can watch Mary Moo Cow for as many days as you watched Bionic Bunny!
--> '''D.W.:''' And mom said I can watch Mary Moo Cow for as many days as you watched Bionic Bunny!
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* BatmanGambit: It turns out copying Arthur was all a plan by D.W. to get to watch more ''Mary Moo Cow'': she knew that if she began watching ''Bionic Bunny'', Arthur would watch it with her, and that their mother would allow her to watch ''Mary Moo Cow'' for as many days as he watched ''Bionic Bunny'', which does indeed happen. It's a rather clever plan for a four-year-old.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Arthur wishes that D.W. would do more, in his words, interesting things like him. It backfires spectacularly when she begins doing ''everything'' he does.Lampshaded [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] at the end when he gets her to cut it out.
--> '''D.W.:''' And mom said I can watchMary ''Mary Moo Cow Cow'' for as many days as you watched Bionic Bunny!''Bionic Bunny''!
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Arthur wishes that D.W. would do more, in his words, interesting things like him. It backfires spectacularly when she begins doing ''everything'' he does.
--> '''D.W.:''' And mom said I can watch
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* {{Eagleland}}: "This is America, Arthur, everyone's supposed to have an equal chance!"
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* {{Eagleland}}: "This is America, [[UsefulNotes/UnitedStates America]], Arthur, everyone's supposed to have an equal chance!"chance!"
* EyeColourChange: A variant. D.W.'s eyes normally have whites, but when she's wearing Arhur-style glasses, they somehow become BlackBeadEyes like his. They even return to normal the second she takes them off.
* EyeColourChange: A variant. D.W.'s eyes normally have whites, but when she's wearing Arhur-style glasses, they somehow become BlackBeadEyes like his. They even return to normal the second she takes them off.
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* InsultMisfire: Arthur initially doesn't realize that Binky's jab at D.W.'s clothes (who is dressed exactly like Arthur) was also directed at ''him.''
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* InsultMisfire: Arthur initially doesn't realize that Binky's jab at D.W.'s clothes (who is dressed exactly like Arthur) was also directed at ''him.''''him''.
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* OffModel: D.W. screaming in the bathtub due to frogs jumping around in her bath. She looks something like one of the Tibble twins wearing a brown stringy wig.
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* AdultFear: Perky goes missing just as Mrs. Wood comes to pick her up. Arthur frantically runs around the house looking for her, and Mrs. Wood fears that she is somewhere outside. Everyone is relieved to find Perky comfortably perched on a pillow, with three puppies to boot.
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* AdultFear: Perky goes missing just as Mrs. Wood comes to pick her up. Arthur frantically runs around the house looking for her, and Mr. Wood fears that she is somewhere outside. Everyone is relieved to find Perky comfortably perched on a pillow, with three puppies to boot.
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* AdultFear: Perky goes missing just as Mrs. Wood comes to pick her up. Arthur frantically runs around the house looking for her, and Mr.Mrs. Wood fears that she is somewhere outside. Everyone is relieved to find Perky comfortably perched on a pillow, with three puppies to boot.
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* WhatsAHenway: "Last one to the Sugar Bowl is a henway!"
-->'''Buster''': You're last, Arthur! You're a henway.
-->'''Arthur''': What's a henway?
-->'''Buster''': About 5 pounds.
-->'''Buster''': You're last, Arthur! You're a henway.
-->'''Arthur''': What's a henway?
-->'''Buster''': About 5 pounds.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: When D.W. is running out of the bathtub calling for help due to the frogs, as she runs away from the camera [[NakedPeopleAreFunny her naked butt cheeks are briefly seen]] as her towel slides downward. Subsequent episodes would avoid showing such rear nudity, even if it was somewhat common in kids' animated shows from TheNineties.
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* AdultFear: Perky goes missing just as Mrs. Wood comes to pick her up. Arthur frantically runs around the house looking for her, and Mr. Wood fears that she is somewhere outside. Everyone is relieved to find Perky comfortably perched on a pillow, with three puppies to boot.
* GoneHorriblyRight: Arthur puts up flyers for a pet business to earn some money and prove his parents he can take care of a puppy. At least twenty people respond, including the Brain, filling the house with pets. Eventually, Arthur has to put most of them in the basement so his family won't get mad at him.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Mrs. Wood invokes this. She says that Perky is bad-tempered for some reason and is not normally like this. The mailman would beg to differ but even says that he's never seen her this angry. It turns out Perky was pregnant with puppies, and she looks much happier after they're born.
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* ThatPoorCat: Arthur accidentaly steps on a cat's tail when chasing a bird around the house.
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* ThatPoorCat: Arthur accidentaly accidentally steps on a cat's tail when chasing a bird around the house.
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* AnAesop: You don't want a sibling who does everything you're doing. It gets annoying after a while.
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* SuddenlyShouting: The waiter at the Sugar Bowl asks if D.W. would like a baby seat, which leads to her response of "That would be a thoughtful thing to ask...IF THERE WAS A BABY HERE!"
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* SuddenlyShouting: The waiter waitress at the Sugar Bowl asks if offers D.W. would like a baby seat, which leads to her response of "That would be a thoughtful thing to ask...IF THERE WAS A BABY HERE!"
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* OffModel: D.W. screaming in the bathtub due to frogs jumping around in her bath. She looks something like one of the Tibble twins wearing a brown stringy wig.
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'''Airdate: October 11, 1996'''
Arthur has always wanted to have his own dog. When his parents find out he wants one, they are hesitant, but conditionally approve of it provided he can show he is responsible enough. This gives him the idea to start a new job: opening up a pet business. His first customer ends up being Mrs. Wood, who happens to have a dog of her own named Perky. Said dog is incredibly high-maintenance, needy, and above all else, [[MeaningfulName perky.]] Several more customers show up with pets of their own, which leads to his business becoming a bit more than he bargained for, enlisting the help of D.W. when he discovers he can't handle it all himself. Once he reaches the end of his business, he leaves everyone else accounted for, but Perky is even angrier than usual even though he did everything right. Convinced that he wrecks dogs, he's assured he doesn't deserve one of his own. When Mrs. Wood returns, Arthur initially thinks that Perky has gone missing, only to run into her with a SurpriseLitterOfPuppies. Mrs. Wood offers him to keep a puppy of his own, which he happily obliges.
!!Arthur's Pet Business contains examples of:
* BewareOfViciousDog: Perky, so much. Justified when it turns out she was having puppies.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Read has a rare moment of this.
--> '''D.W.:''' Hi, Mrs. Wood. Guess what? Arthur lost your dog.
--> '''Mrs. Wood:''' WHAT!? Perky!? My poor hopeless baby is out in the world alone and unprotected?
--> '''Mr. Read:''' I feel sorry for the world.
* DebutQueue: This is Pal's debut episode, and also serves as the backstory to how Arthur got his pet. "Arthur's New Puppy" serves as a SequelEpisode to this.
* GilliganCut: Arthur tells D.W. he's waiting for just the right moment to ask his parents for a puppy, and says [[BlatantLies she can be trusted to not spill the beans.]] The very next scene has them at the dinner table with her doing exactly that.
* LongList: Perky's dislike list drops to the floor and rolls on from there.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Perky. The mailman thinks that's not even a fitting enough name, calling her "Jaws".
* MoodDissonance: D.W. is extremely gleeful when she tells Mrs. Wood that Arthur lost her dog.
* ParentalObliviousness: Mrs. Wood seems completely unaware of how mean and grumpy Perky is, as she regularly builds her up like an angel and doesn't even seem to take note of how she growls all the time.
* SurpriseLitterOfPuppies: Exactly the reason Perky was so grumpy to begin with. Also ends up being where Arthur adopts Pal.
* ThatPoorCat: Arthur accidentaly steps on a cat's tail when chasing a bird around the house.
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Arthur hates playing with D.W., as he sees her as being boring and uninteresting. Arthur tells D.W. that he wishes she would do and enjoy "interesting things" like he does, which gives her the idea to start acting exactly like him. Initially, he enjoys it; she watches Bionic Bunny with him and also agrees to get ice cream. However, she starts cranking it up a notch by dressing exactly like him and copying everything he does. This grates on Arthur's nerves, especially when she begins hanging out with him and his friends. At the end of the episode, he tells her to quit doing exactly everything he does, and apologizes for calling her boring. She finally starts acting like her old self, which means he once again must put up with her demands to do what she enjoys.
!!D.W. the Copycat provides examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Arthur wishes that D.W. would do more, in his words, interesting things like him. It backfires spectacularly when she begins doing ''everything'' he does. Lampshaded at the end when he gets her to cut it out.
--> '''D.W.:''' And mom said I can watch Mary Moo Cow for as many days as you watched Bionic Bunny!
--> '''Arthur:''' Why do I feel like I got tricked?
* CoordinatedClothes: D.W. dresses up exactly like Arthur in this episode, right down to wearing glasses.
* {{Eagleland}}: "This is America, Arthur, everyone's supposed to have an equal chance!"
* HypocriticalHumor: D.W. attempts to tell Arthur that she won't be annoying, only to do it in the most MotorMouth-y way possible.
* InsultMisfire: Arthur initially doesn't realize that Binky's jab at D.W.'s clothes (who is dressed exactly like Arthur) was also directed at ''him.''
* MotorMouth: D.W., when Arthur tells her to not be annoying.
--> '''D.W.:''' I won't be annoying, I won't do anything that's annoying! If I'm even the little teeny tiny eeny weeniest bit annoying, tell me and I'll stop because I don't want to be annoying!
--> '''Arthur:''' Okay!
--> '''D.W.:''' ''(quietly)'' Please notice that I'm not being annoying.
* StopCopyingMe: The entire point of the episode.
* SuddenlyShouting: The waiter at the Sugar Bowl asks if D.W. would like a baby seat, which leads to her response of "That would be a thoughtful thing to ask...IF THERE WAS A BABY HERE!"
* WhichRestroomDilemma: D.W. doesn't even let going into the wrong restroom impede her trying to copy Arthur.
Arthur has always wanted to have his own dog. When his parents find out he wants one, they are hesitant, but conditionally approve of it provided he can show he is responsible enough. This gives him the idea to start a new job: opening up a pet business. His first customer ends up being Mrs. Wood, who happens to have a dog of her own named Perky. Said dog is incredibly high-maintenance, needy, and above all else, [[MeaningfulName perky.]] Several more customers show up with pets of their own, which leads to his business becoming a bit more than he bargained for, enlisting the help of D.W. when he discovers he can't handle it all himself. Once he reaches the end of his business, he leaves everyone else accounted for, but Perky is even angrier than usual even though he did everything right. Convinced that he wrecks dogs, he's assured he doesn't deserve one of his own. When Mrs. Wood returns, Arthur initially thinks that Perky has gone missing, only to run into her with a SurpriseLitterOfPuppies. Mrs. Wood offers him to keep a puppy of his own, which he happily obliges.
!!Arthur's Pet Business contains examples of:
* BewareOfViciousDog: Perky, so much. Justified when it turns out she was having puppies.
* DeadpanSnarker: Mr. Read has a rare moment of this.
--> '''D.W.:''' Hi, Mrs. Wood. Guess what? Arthur lost your dog.
--> '''Mrs. Wood:''' WHAT!? Perky!? My poor hopeless baby is out in the world alone and unprotected?
--> '''Mr. Read:''' I feel sorry for the world.
* DebutQueue: This is Pal's debut episode, and also serves as the backstory to how Arthur got his pet. "Arthur's New Puppy" serves as a SequelEpisode to this.
* GilliganCut: Arthur tells D.W. he's waiting for just the right moment to ask his parents for a puppy, and says [[BlatantLies she can be trusted to not spill the beans.]] The very next scene has them at the dinner table with her doing exactly that.
* LongList: Perky's dislike list drops to the floor and rolls on from there.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Perky. The mailman thinks that's not even a fitting enough name, calling her "Jaws".
* MoodDissonance: D.W. is extremely gleeful when she tells Mrs. Wood that Arthur lost her dog.
* ParentalObliviousness: Mrs. Wood seems completely unaware of how mean and grumpy Perky is, as she regularly builds her up like an angel and doesn't even seem to take note of how she growls all the time.
* SurpriseLitterOfPuppies: Exactly the reason Perky was so grumpy to begin with. Also ends up being where Arthur adopts Pal.
* ThatPoorCat: Arthur accidentaly steps on a cat's tail when chasing a bird around the house.
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Arthur hates playing with D.W., as he sees her as being boring and uninteresting. Arthur tells D.W. that he wishes she would do and enjoy "interesting things" like he does, which gives her the idea to start acting exactly like him. Initially, he enjoys it; she watches Bionic Bunny with him and also agrees to get ice cream. However, she starts cranking it up a notch by dressing exactly like him and copying everything he does. This grates on Arthur's nerves, especially when she begins hanging out with him and his friends. At the end of the episode, he tells her to quit doing exactly everything he does, and apologizes for calling her boring. She finally starts acting like her old self, which means he once again must put up with her demands to do what she enjoys.
!!D.W. the Copycat provides examples of:
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Arthur wishes that D.W. would do more, in his words, interesting things like him. It backfires spectacularly when she begins doing ''everything'' he does. Lampshaded at the end when he gets her to cut it out.
--> '''D.W.:''' And mom said I can watch Mary Moo Cow for as many days as you watched Bionic Bunny!
--> '''Arthur:''' Why do I feel like I got tricked?
* CoordinatedClothes: D.W. dresses up exactly like Arthur in this episode, right down to wearing glasses.
* {{Eagleland}}: "This is America, Arthur, everyone's supposed to have an equal chance!"
* HypocriticalHumor: D.W. attempts to tell Arthur that she won't be annoying, only to do it in the most MotorMouth-y way possible.
* InsultMisfire: Arthur initially doesn't realize that Binky's jab at D.W.'s clothes (who is dressed exactly like Arthur) was also directed at ''him.''
* MotorMouth: D.W., when Arthur tells her to not be annoying.
--> '''D.W.:''' I won't be annoying, I won't do anything that's annoying! If I'm even the little teeny tiny eeny weeniest bit annoying, tell me and I'll stop because I don't want to be annoying!
--> '''Arthur:''' Okay!
--> '''D.W.:''' ''(quietly)'' Please notice that I'm not being annoying.
* StopCopyingMe: The entire point of the episode.
* SuddenlyShouting: The waiter at the Sugar Bowl asks if D.W. would like a baby seat, which leads to her response of "That would be a thoughtful thing to ask...IF THERE WAS A BABY HERE!"
* WhichRestroomDilemma: D.W. doesn't even let going into the wrong restroom impede her trying to copy Arthur.
