The BEST episodes written by Dietrich Smith
#1 - Doug and the Little Liar
Doug - Season 3 - Episode 18
There's a new girl in town named Loretta Lequiqly who says she is from Yakestonia and can speak the language. Loretta catches Skeeter's eye and Doug is convinced that Loretta is a liar, and Skeeter is beliveing everything she says. So Doug asks Fentruck to try and catch Loretta in a lie.
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 3
Fern loves writing stories and dreams of being published. She sends a letter to the author of the books A Series of Horrendously Horrible Happenings, Persimmony Glitchet, who writes back in invisible ink. He encourages her to read, write and rewrite, and always look for opportunities to publish. She publishes a story in the Lakewood Elemntary Reader under the name Agatha Shelley, but it's dismissed as a boring failure. She wonders if she should give up, but reconsiders after receiving another letter and thinking about the second bit of advice.
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#3 - Doug Is Hamburger Boy
Doug - Season 3 - Episode 22
Mr. Dink volunteers Doug to dress up as the Big Honkerburger and talk to kids in costume at the Honker Burger for a week. Plus, he has to go to the Bluffington picnic with Patti and be the Big Honkerburger without telling anyone who he is. Doug's busy weekend will be something he'll have to handle all on his own.
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 5
D.W. wonders what the big deal about secrets is, until she's finally told one by her preschool friend, James, who is ashamed after splitting his pants. He reminds her that she cannot tell anyone, so D.W. desperately tries to find a way to stop herself from letting the cat out of the bag. She imagines that she's part of a secret club, but finds its not as fun as she thought it would be. She's worried by nightmares, and also by her friend Emily, who wants to know the secret.
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Arthur - Season 3 - Episode 10
D.W's mom tells the newspapers and everyone in town that story about D.W. and the green chip embarrassing her ultimately.
#6 - The Squirrels
Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 2
Buster and Arthur poke fun at a classic horror film called The Squirrels, shown to them by Mrs. Baxter. Both of them, however, are secretly scared by it and afraid to go outside. In fact, everyone in Arthur's class except Binky has seen the film and are suddenly spending a lot more time indoors doing homework. Arthur resorts to drastic measures to solve the problem until he realizes that the only way to face the fear is to confront it head-on.
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 4
Arthur and his friends are challenged by Mr. Ratburn to come up with the perfect food for surviving on a desert island. Brain becomes suspicious about why Mr. Ratburn would give out such an easy assignment. When everyone brings in junk foods on presentation day, they discover it's not so easy, and must dive deeper for the perfect food - one that contains all the essential elements. Arthur, Francine and Buster think they have it figured out, but Brain is seemingly obsessed with the perfect food.
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#8 - Doug's Hot Property
Doug - Season 3 - Episode 17
Some tough high schoolers offer to sell Doug the very rare first issue of Man-O-Steel Man comic book, the issue he is missing. That same issue turns out to be missing from Sully's comic book store, and Doug feels guilty that he owns the only copy around. But when Mr. Sully only lets one customer into his shop at a time for security reasons, Doug decides what is right for everyone.
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#9 - Doug's Shock Therapy
Doug - Season 3 - Episode 21
Mr. Bone is in the hospital and Doug unwittingly volunteers to take get well soon cards to him from Mrs. Wingo's class. But when Doug gets there, Mr. Bone thinks he's getting Doug's prized skateboard instead. What's more, the skateboard brings childhood memories to Mr. "T- Bone."
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#10 - Martha the Witness
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 63
Mrs. Demson hates dogs and blames them for everything, which is a problem since she lives right down the street from Martha. But she changes her tune after Martha witnesses an accident that destroys Mrs. Demson's lawn furniture. Now Mrs. Demson will do anything to get Martha to appear as her witness in court. Vocabulary (E) accuse, testify, defendant, plaintiff, objection (I) describe, answer, question, explain, accident
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#11 - Therapy Dog
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 75
Martha becomes a hospital therapy dog, spreading cheer among the patients. But trouble brews when Mrs. Demson, who claims a horrible allergy to dogs, is admitted for an invisible rash. Can Martha sneak in to help the other patients without Mrs. Demson knowing? Vocabulary (E) therapy, patient, cheer, relief, treatment (I) hospital, rash, pain, doctor, nurse
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Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 13
D.W. rates a "ten" on the boss-o-meter and lately her bossiness is causing her to lose friends. Stating that the problem is with everyone else, D.W. decides that she doesn't need friends anyway.
#13 - Doug's Great Beet War
Doug - Season 3 - Episode 25
When the Bluffington School float for the upcoming Beet parade goes missing, Doug is accused of helping the Moody School students steal it. So Doug and Porkchop must sneak into the Moody School to see for themselves.
#14 - Doug's Magic Act
Doug - Season 3 - Episode 26
Doug tries to impress Patti with a magic trick from his new magic set, but it backfires and they end up handcuffed together, without the key, for the entire afternoon. This does not sit well with Patti as it makes her miss planned activites. After many attempts to get the key, they realize the magic store owner may have a solution.
#15 - Unfinished
Arthur - Season 10 - Episode 12
Arthur finds himself the only kid at a "party for old folks." Heading away from the action, he instead becomes engrossed in a book titled 93 Million Miles in a Balloon (a bit like Around the World in 80 Days.) The books last pages are missing, however, leading Arthur on a frantic quest to try to find out the ending.
#16 - Martha Walks the Dog
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 21
There's a new dog in town and, boy, is he mean! He barks so much that nobody can sleep. Helen and Martha decide they have to do something. They try steak, squeaky toys, soothing music, but nothing calms the beast within. Then unexpectedly Ronald's parrot reveals the power of a few well–chosen words. Vocabulary: (E) annoy, beware, insult, pleasant, unpleasant (I) bully, mean, loud, tough, naughty
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#17 - Martha's Chair
Martha Speaks - Season 2 - Episode 1
Martha's family has a birthday surprise — a new dog bed! After a few sleepless nights, the family realizes that Martha misses her stinky old chair. But Mrs. Demson bought it and has plans of her own for the chair after she sees one just like it on Antiques Roadshow. Vocabulary (E) antique, donate, upholstery, profit, valuable (I) furniture, worth, worthless, rich, cost, clean
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#18 - Martha Puts Out the Lights, part 1
Martha Speaks - Season 2 - Episode 5
For Martha and the other dogs, Saturday night fireworks are the worst part of summer, and Mrs. Demson couldn't agree more. In fact, she's trying to get people to sign a petition to ban fireworks. Can Martha get enough signatures to make summer less scary for dogs? (1st of two parts) Vocabulary (E) petition, illegal, cause, picket, goal, ban, protest (I) sign, ask, on strike
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#19 - Martha's Dirty Habit
Martha Speaks - Season 1 - Episode 59
Every spring, Martha gets an urge to dig that she just can't control. When Martha's habit gets her in trouble with the whole neighborhood, the family decides they need to put her desire to dig to good use. Vocabulary (E) habit, weakness, urge, crave, drive (I) want, stop, desire, need, irresistible
#20 - Martha Puts Out the Lights, part 2
Martha Speaks - Season 2 - Episode 6
Helen and her friends are devastated about the fireworks ban. Martha realizes that she helped Mrs. Demson ruin their fun, but can she find a way to reverse the ban and still protect her sensitive ears? (2nd of two parts) Vocabulary (E) purpose, signature, unite, majority, prohibit (I) fireworks, summer, write, support
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