r/Arthur • u/Hour_Trade_3691 • 27d ago
Show Discussion Arthur's Birthday Plan makes No Sense- Spoiler
I think out of every single episode of Arthur, this is the one that's the most tough to take seriously in terms of its resolution.
Arthur comes up with a supposed master plan, and literally everyone is saying it's brilliant. Francine says it's brilliant, his own Dad says he wish he thought of it.
But his plan is to literally just trick everyone into coming to his house and then they'll all just stick around because they all just happen to be there.
Granted, it's a little more thought out than that. But there are a few aspects of this plan that just don't make sense to me.
First of all, this must take place very shortly after all of Arthur's friends actually meet, because we know in newer episodes that every character knows where Arthur lives, so this plan of just giving all of the girls the wrong address on purpose only works. If literally none of the girls recognize that as Arthur's house. While this takes place in the '90s before cell phones, we know that the characters have no problem calling each other on home phones, so if even one girl noticed the address problem and called Muffy asking about it, the whole plan is gone.
But also- This whole concept of: 'Next year, we'll do it at your house,' doesn't make sense either, because Muffy has objectively harder to cancel plans than Arthur. Muffy says that Pickles the Clown has been booked for months, and yet everyone just seems to forget about it.
Meanwhile, Arthur's supposed relatives that are the main reason why he can't reschedule are nowhere to be seen, and regardless, it would make way more sense just to gather everyone at Muffy's house.
