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Uncle Fred was probably the most normal character in this entire special. Man sacrificed his own gift to give Arthur the benifit of making his mom happy. 😤
Honestly I thought that was the sweetest part of the special like Fred really just wanted Arthur to have a good Christmas and unlike Arthur's parents could tell that like Arthur is really doing his best out here
@@photofreak56Ik Arthur really does his best unlike DW if she doesn’t get exactly what she wants she will cry until she does she has got to learn to be happy that she even got something for Christmas
@@HannaDoesEdits as an adult and former educator it's really hard to watch these Arthur episodes and not just feel really fucking bad for him because his parents did not really put any emotional time or effort to being a good parent to him or really even Kate but are able to be the most permissive parents on the planet for DW
@@photofreak56 How is DW ever gonna learn the value of things in life if her parents keep spoiling her that may seem fun know but when she is an adult and throws a tantrum for not getting what she wants will be the reason she lives alone
I realized that Arthur teaches some valuable lessons no matter how old you are; As a kid, it teaches you not to act bratty like Arthur’s sister. As an adult, it teaches you not be an enabler like Arthur’s parents.
Again, Arthur's parents are the type to torture Arthur, then wonder why he never talks to them when he's an adult; I'd want to see an episode down the road where Arthur puts them in the cheapest nursing home possible in Elwood City
Probably because as usually his family instead of Thora, Dave, Kate and aunts + uncles hates and never feel sympathy for him as mature fans of the original books and seasons 1-5 feels more sorry for the main character who has so many issues with his friends from school and even his parents and 1st little sister Arthur and Kate deserve to be adopted by someone who cares so much like say either Bluey and her family or even The always fun and lovable shortmans from Hey Arnold wouldn’t you agree?
This season, let's rejoice that "Tina the Talking Tabby" didn't become a recurring thing, like the snowball, crazy bus, or the existence of D.W. Great message to not have D.W. punished for yelling that she didn't get the gift she wanted. I'm sure many kids took that to Heart. Also, how does Francine not realize that Muffy is a terrible friend? Sure, she's rich, but her fantasies always have Francine as the laborer... and she mocks her religion too. I guess money can buy friendship!
In regards to Francine and Muffy, I think after this special came out they probably heard some similar criticisms and did a better job of showing Muffy genuinely trying to be a good friend, even if she misunderstands exactly what it is Francine really wants. Francine's Bad Hair Day comes to mind, Muffy's actions are not the right ones but you can tell they're coming from a place of care and that she mostly just wants her friend to have a nice looking school photo.
My fan theory was Busters mom was desperately trying to outdo her ex husband for the holidays. After postcards from Buster came I felt more and more that was the case
The glass bird was probably made of the most fragile, cheap material possible, thus explaining the price. It's no wonder it got completely destroyed by a couple-inch drop inside a padded package.
Well there's a few episodes of Bluey that have kids under six peeing in a bush, so I guess pee is an okay topic for kids, plus there's countless poop teamed toys out there.
This special probably has one of the most realistic portrayals of Chirstmas. Including some of the often-ignored stresses of the holiday season. It was cool to see other holidays represented too, if only briefly. The most unrealistic thing in this is how the kids were in school right until Chirstmas, maybe that was different in the 90s, but I always found that strange.
@@wesleyhunt7599 When I was in elementary school, in the early 90's, we got out in the 19th and the whole day was one big party. We went back to school on January 2nd.
In high school, I remember that I'd be out of school on the 21st at the latest. We got three weeks of winter break as well so we'd be back in school the middle of January.
@@baperwhi but dw becomes the next main villain in inuyasha : the next generation Henry and moroha are seen together with their sons and daughters Ralph and Margret are with the 2 of their children Mum and dad are with their grandchildren in the Long long time ago Japan and the year is 1276
I know Mrs. Read was trying to explain to DW that "Santa" didn't have enough Tina the talking tabbies to go around, but I would've gone with, "Yes, DW. You have been bad this year!"
Nooo! Don't FU Uncle Fred! 🥺 He's a good uncle. I loved that he covered for Arthur after his gift to Mrs. Read was accidentally broken, to help his nephew feel better and have a happy Christmas. I want to be a good influence on my niece and nephews lives like that too.
FU'ing Arthur for the gift breaking is kind of a dick move too, it wasn't his fault--the very universe seemingly pulled the greatest troll move ever on the poor kid with something physically impossible.
@@S_r0-ni7orthat tends to be the case, could be because she’s the first girl? By the time Kate came around it was too late to try to spoil her because DW is a literal hell spawn
I'd also wish you gave an extra F/U to Mrs Read for going Christmas shopping 3 days before the holiday, especially when DW wanted a Tina the Talking Tabby. It's a hot toy.
@@migiplayz91 But we're not supposed to necessarily think of them as animals as we watch, it's like how Binky, Fern and Prunella are all dogs but so are Pal and Rory.
D.W. (whines) "I WANTED TINA THE TALKING TABBY!!!" Patrick Star: (shouts) "WILL YOU CLAM UP?!" (throws a shoe at D.W.) Me: "Thank you, Patrick! I thought she'd NEVER shut up!"
Im watching the special right now. I gotta say, Busters story is kinda heartbreaking. His mom is worried Christmas wont be the same for him since the divorce and tries her best to make every Christmas amazing for him. 😢
In all seriousness, though, this is far and away the best of the Arthur specials. Its pacing is excellent. The morals are also very well-delivered--though I have to assume this is before "Long, Cold Winter," where Arthur is adamant that a holiday be about celebrating or acknowledging something important, rather than the superficial trappings. The lore is expanded--Fracine's Jewish upbringing is referenced in several later episodes, with a cousin having a Bar Mitzvah and her grandmother visiting for Yom Kippur. And of course, Baxter Day. It also helps that the musical numbers are limited to the bigger kids, rather than D.W. and her friends and that the music is all in their heads rather than sung out loud. Extended imagine spots work for Arthur far better than the kids actually singing like they do in latter specials.
9:39 As a Kid,I Just Thought Mr. Frensky Was Just Surprised At How Big the Ham Was. But Now That I'm Older,I Realized That Francine's Family Is Jewish,and Ham Isn't Kosher
Part of me would love to see an series of FU Muffy Crosswire. Sometimes, this spoiled brat can be worse than DW as she constantly mistreats everyone around her, takes credit from those who put in the effort, and do I need to mention on how toxic her friendship is with Francine?
@@purkle200 Yeah, but it was Muffy who started this toxic relationship as she was the one who cheated on Francine's test and tossed Francine under the bus by say she was the one who cheated. This resulted in Francine getting detention for something she didn't do, and instead of properly apologizing, Muffy said that she did it because of a reputation she had to go uphold. True, Muffy did eventually tell the teacher that she was the one who cheated on that test, which resulted in a 2 week detention, but the only reason why she did that was because her baseball team was losing and they needed Francine to win. Plus, she tried to bribe Francine by giving her the bracelet that was originally supposed to symbolize their friendship.
@OmnicidalClown1992 I'm not talking about their relationship. I'm talking about how Francine can be a toxic hypocritical and bossy bully to her 'friends' (example: The episode where to teased Fern relentlessly and couldn't take it herself when she got her karma). Muffy is a toxic jerk, but Francine is usually unsympathetic most of the time which again like I previously stated, makes me not feel bad for her when Muffy mistreats her.
Well she literally almost got all her friends favourite book series banned from the city because she lied about it giving her nightmares(because she didn’t want to get in trouble for eating all her dad’s favourite ice cream).
@@purkle200Francine also Makes Binky look innocent Binky was just a troll but Francine is a straight up Karen Even then Muffy is Still Worse than Francine
The part where she threw a tantrum because she didn't get her Tina the talking tabby toy reminds me of those spoiled kids who react the same way if they actually got coal!
Agree, like when I wanted some Bionicle toys back in 2001 (the year it debut) sadly they were so popular, they were all sold out... I did get other stuff like a bunch of Play-Doh and Coca-Cola glass bottle in my stocking, plus a Kikkoman soy sauce t-shirt.
@@melissacooper8724 Of course... I mean who doesn't love Play-Doh? and drinking Coca-Cola around Christmas time is a little tradition of mine and the Kikkoman shirt... I no longer have it since well I was 4 years old when I got that shirt so yeah.
The one thing that I identified with on this show was the family dynamic. I also have a younger sister and since she was born most of the attention and care has been given to her. Every effort has been made to try and make her happy since day one. Anything she wanted my parents did their best to give her. Even when she got older. At 16 I got a hand me down car while my parents bought her a much newer one. When that was wrecked, they bought her an even newer one. I had to save to get myself a decent car. She does nothing around the house while I do all the chores. When she decided to go to college and wanted to go to an expensive school, our dad didn’t agree to co-sign her loans so she guilted our mom into signing and now doesn’t talk to our dad because of it. Even today, I can not go to my parents with any type of problem because I am a man and should be able to deal with everything by myself always while my sister is a woman who my parents feel can’t do anything at all for herself.
As a kid I hated Francine, but I felt really bad for her in this episode (I don’t hate Francine anymore but she is really annoying at times. Muffy’s far worse though because Francine was mostly annoying in earlier episodes of the series)
Muffy is just like Peppermint Patty in this episode. Francine had told Muffy several times that she couldn't make it to her Christmas party because she was celebrating Hannakah with her family, but Muffy wouldn't listen! It's just like how Charlie Brown tried to explain to Peppermint Patty that he and his family weren't going to be home. Yet she didn't listen and invited herself, Marcie, and Franklin over to Charlie Brown's house for Thanksgiving!
I’d love to see more Angelica from Rugrats videos! There are SO MANY episodes worthy of covering. If you could at least once a month that would be amazing. I think one of my favorite Angelica getting what she deserves is The Trial where she breaks Tommy’s lamp.
D.W ruins the rest of the year, why was anyone shocked she ruined Christmas? 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the video Matt, Merry Christmas and hug your furbabies all 🎄💙🐱💙🎄
I remember being just like Dw when I was younger and I, casually, gave my family hell during every and all Christmases until I was 8. We would always do a huge family gathering at my uncle's house and pretty much all of my extended family was there. I'd complain, i'd cry, and my mom would always have to take me home early. One time I even screamed at her up the stairs, "Thanks a lot Mom, you ruined my Christmas." Thank god I grew out of that.
In mexico I saw this adult swim esque cartoon about eggs and one was about a bad santa. The quote I always remember remember thinking about this scene is when egg santa says in Spanish "it's all thats coming to you. It's not like you acted so good in the first place. If you don't like it I'll take it back, ungrateful. There's kids in Africa who don't even have anything to eat, and you complaining about your gift" trust me it's funnier in Spanish
D.W.: It's because Arthur wrote my letter all wrong, isn't it? No, it's because your mom is too weak to tell you that you're a naughty girl who just needs a good spanking.
D.W. should not have waited until three days before Christmas to write her wish list to Santa, and Arthur and the Mom should not have waited until two days before Christmas to do their shopping! Then it wouldn't become the "Arthur" version of "Caillou Joins the Circus!" "D.W. was in a very bad mood because she didn't get Tina the Talking Tabby!"
This is definitely odd for D.W. to want to write her letter *now* since she was writing it back when Francine and Brain were arguing over the soccer game.
Although the movie is called "Arthur's Perfect Christmas", I believe that the special proves once and for all that nobody is perfect and even the final song in the show states and I quote "Sometimes the thing you hope for isn't the thing you get." Which D.W. should have realized proves it to be true. I'm super glad you put it in perspective for virtually every one of the main characters in this series. but I've just gotta say, I get that Muffy is a spoiled Rich Kid. She's no Pippi Longstocking despite the fact that her actress Melissa Altro got her start playing the freckle-faced red-haired girl in the animated series and movie, however you're right, she should not have disrespected Chanukah. All the same, I do believe that D.W. is a bigger brat than Muffy. I swear to god, if someone just told her the truth about Santa Claus, maybe that would get her to change. Or... maybe it'd be better if Grandpa Dave told Angelica about what happens to bad kids at Christmas just like Grandpa Lou did in Rugrats.
Yes that would be a good spin off. If there one character I dislike more then dw and Francine (thought honestly the latter is more tolerable) is muffy.
Yeah! Muffy irritates me more than Dw, she’s older than her and spoiled rotten! It would be nice to see that spoiled brat get a good slamming. She’s as bad as veruca salt!
@@christopherbingham5092 I also think the episode where she and Francine gave Arthur a bad reputation after he had an outburst after a checker match would be a good one too. A is for a angry was the episode I think
Oh, that's an excellent one. D.W.'s awful--and her parents are surprisingly grounded. Mrs. Read says explicitly that she expects D.W. to donate unused toys, that she has discussed it off-screen with D.W. before now--so it's not a surprise, and she's clearly displeased when D.W. tries to justify keeping two year old stuffed animals.
If this episode could have been in a different direction, what if it could have been called How DW Stole Christmas. Inspired by the classic Dr Seuss Story How the Grinch Stole Christmas, but unlike the Grinch. Instead of DW hating christmas, what if she was selfish and steal almost everything that she wanted for Christmas ? What if this episode could have taken that direction ?
I get the feeling you were a D.W.-- those of us who dealt with that type of child never automatically make excuses for bratty, entitled behavior that seldom ever got corrected.
13:15 Here's the results for everyone's faults in this movie: 1st Place: DW 2nd Place: Muffy 3rd Place: Arthur 4th Place: Francine 5th Place: Uncle Fred 6th Place: Jane Read 7th Place: David Read 8th Place: Jeffrey Zahn & Peter Hirsch 9th Place: Binky 10th Place: The Brain 11th Place: Buster 12th Place: Mr. Ratburn
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My thoughts on the FUs you given to the Arthur characters: Mr Ratburn:Agreed, even though I think the homework doesn't seem to bad. Buster:Not really, as it's really wasn't his fault at all. The Brain:Maybe but I never tried those ice cream flavours at the same time. Also shouldn't he not be serving ice cream, BECAUSE IT'S WINTER TIME?! Binky:Yeah in some ways I can get why you're mad with him, even I thought that Binky could have done alot better with his cooking skills. But I did thought the running gag was funny as well as when Binky was in Arthur's dream sequence. Jeffrey Zahn and Peter Hirsch: Disagree as the songs in this were pretty good. Mr (David) Read: I guess but it's a interesting meal idea to do on Christmas. Mrs (Jane) Read:Yes I agree, as she also did wait until 3 DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS to do her shopping!!!! Uncle Fred: I agree with the reasoning, but besides that Uncle Fred is just a wonderful character in this Christmas special and it's a darn shame that he doesn't return at all after this. Francine:Good reason, but still. Arthur:I agree with the reason, could have just kept it in his room like I would do. Muffy:Yes, and she should have done more towards Francine. DW:110% agreed, if I was Santa I would put DW on the naughty list every single year. Until she stop being a little bitch.
Got an older cousin who somehow managed to reproduce and … yeah. The kid he has is an exact copy of D.W His son pulled a D.W this last Christmas and went on a tirade about where his presents were when we were doing gift exchanges with some relatives. We’re all having a groovy sorta time until “WHERE IS MY PRESENT?! DID I NOT GET ANYTHING?! I HATE YOU PEOPLE, YOU ARE ALL STUPID.” You could’ve heard a ghost sneeze and .. let’s just say my little cousin got his first ever whitewash for being a spoiled brat. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I'm a black guy in my mid 30's. I went to school with a lot of other black kids all my life. Lived in black neighborhoods etc etc. I've only met one family that celebrates Kwanza. One.
Same boat. I’m Black and I’ve never met anyone who celebrates Kwanza. Then again, I’m Canadian, and Kwanza is seen here as an American thing that no Americans actually care about. I think it’s strange that the Brain’s family celebrates Kwanza in lieu of Christmas, because I’ve never heard of people who celebrate Kwanza not also celebrating Christmas. I don’t think this show had any Black writers. ❤️🩹 🤶🏾🎅🏾😅
I thought it was good that they covered the different holidays of December was a great idea. They did wait too long to plan what they wanted for Christmas. You’re making a great point about Mr.Read. DW was a total terror in this one.
This is untrue. The Grinch reformed while DW didn’t and will never, this is not a Grinch parody. What? Did you think I was going to say DW is good? I may have a video game In my title but I’m not a 9 year old.
Actually Christmas has 12 days so technically Christmas beats honika if that's how you're going to measure which ones better than the other. Honika has 8 days of presents (I actually didn't know that so thank you) and Christmas has 12 days of presents but I guess alot of people don't know that even tho there's a song dedicated to it
For some reason, whenever the kids said "And now, back to Aurthur!", to me it always sounded more like "And now, back to author!", ever since I was little.
Yknow considering when this special came out and that Arthur is like in the third grade we can probably assume all his X-many-pages assignments are hand-written (since this is the era when cursive was still taught in elementary school). Considering how large most kids write a 2-2 1/2 page typed essay would take about 5 pages to write by hand. And considering this would be their winter break assignment, which for most k-12 schools is 10 days (give or take what day christmas/new years fall on since most school districts don’t want to deal with the awkwardness of anything less than a 3 day school week), and the report is on what they spent the break doing (not a book report or anything theyd need to study on) 1 page of an essay-formatted journal entry per-week is a pretty generous deal
Happy Holidays, Matt! That was a crap ton of FUs to every Arthur character in this holiday special, but do Arthur, Buster, Francine, Binky and The Brain really deserve an FU? Arthur and Francine were clearly the victims of DW and Muffy you know. Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy 2024! 😉👍🎄🎅🎁❄⛄🕎
@@ElFreakinCid Agreed. Maybe Uncle Fred would’ve been a better parent to Arthur than Jane and David, and he hadn’t done anything wrong in Arthur’s Perfect Christmas, so why would he get an FU for bringing his rowdy dog Rory over to the Read’s house?
11:19 And the last seasons of the show essentially retired the character of Grandpa Dave with no Explanation to what happened to him whether or not he's gone to a retirement home or if he's dead
@baperwhi I don't see why Arthur doesn't just run away and live with his uncle since his own family is so terrible to him. DW gets no discipline yet if Arthur gets in trouble, everybody gangs up on him or gaslights him.
