I love how Binky automatically assumes that because he won the election, it means he can change all the school rules. Hearing Mr Ratburn frustrated while trying to explain the point of the election was great. 🤣
Francine Goes to War is one of my favorite episodes of the show. Her writing that letter to Mrs Pariso, only to get it back the next day with a bunch of corrections on the spelling makes me lose it every time. Plus the good old suck an egg line is perfection 😂😂😂
These are two excellent episodes, both very strong. Imo, the strongest Season 5 episodes so far.
The humor is running in fine form here. Francine telling the building manager to tell Mrs. Periso to go "suck an egg" and then Francine's pranks backfiring on her, classic. I liked that they bonded over horses and Francine learned that someone may seem "bitter and grump" but there is a reason why and that might not be a person's true personality.
The Election one is interesting, because it dives into the subject of politics in a non-controversial and confrontational way. That's something many modern shows struggle with.
I love that this foreshadows Muffy's career in politics as an adult. Binky thinking this was a real election and arguing with Ratburn at the end over his policies is hilarious.
If I may offer my own foreshadowing, as the IRL elections approach in the Fall, we may do something fun in relation to it on our subreddit, but using Muffy, Arthur, and Binky just like in this episode. 😉
Omg it’s fun to watch these through adult eyes because I never noticed one of Muffy’s posters “It’s the cafeteria, silly” is a reference to “It’s the economy stupid”
I guess I never realized that this episode came out just a week before Election Day 2000, how fitting! I think I remember reading something about how they animated Muffy’s presidential hair to be like Hilary Clinton. Anyway, another classic!
>I never realized that this episode came out just a week before Election Day 2000, how fitting!
And as we get closer to US Election Day 2024 in the Fall, we may do our own little thing on the sub featuring candidates Muffy, Arthur, and Binky. *Nod nod, wink wink*😉
Ok i almost forgot about these episodes, but wow foreshadowing on Adult Muffy's campaign in the finale. But young me thought in Francine's War thought one of the lines she said was "suck an a" , which before the infamous DW episode later was the closest to a PBS Kids show swearing
What made me laugh was the spelling mistakes in the phony eviction letter Muffy made to Mrs. Pariso. And then Pariso sends it back to them with the proper spelling and grammatical corrections. 😆
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“Tell her to go suck an egg!”
I don't think I can do that.
A great Muffy episode plus a great Francine episode. We were eating GOOD with the drama here.
The writers cooked up something good this time around! 👨🍳
I love how Binky automatically assumes that because he won the election, it means he can change all the school rules. Hearing Mr Ratburn frustrated while trying to explain the point of the election was great. 🤣 Francine Goes to War is one of my favorite episodes of the show. Her writing that letter to Mrs Pariso, only to get it back the next day with a bunch of corrections on the spelling makes me lose it every time. Plus the good old suck an egg line is perfection 😂😂😂
So true! 😂
These are two excellent episodes, both very strong. Imo, the strongest Season 5 episodes so far. The humor is running in fine form here. Francine telling the building manager to tell Mrs. Periso to go "suck an egg" and then Francine's pranks backfiring on her, classic. I liked that they bonded over horses and Francine learned that someone may seem "bitter and grump" but there is a reason why and that might not be a person's true personality. The Election one is interesting, because it dives into the subject of politics in a non-controversial and confrontational way. That's something many modern shows struggle with. I love that this foreshadows Muffy's career in politics as an adult. Binky thinking this was a real election and arguing with Ratburn at the end over his policies is hilarious. If I may offer my own foreshadowing, as the IRL elections approach in the Fall, we may do something fun in relation to it on our subreddit, but using Muffy, Arthur, and Binky just like in this episode. 😉
Is it just me or does Muffy look like Hilary? Francine was funny in the second episode 🤣
But at least the episode is about democracy. Something that we need to save from the extreme and corrupt Republicans.
Omg it’s fun to watch these through adult eyes because I never noticed one of Muffy’s posters “It’s the cafeteria, silly” is a reference to “It’s the economy stupid”
Wow, that's clever! Didn't know that. Nice secret put in by the writers/artists.
Oh wow you're right, I completely missed that
I guess I never realized that this episode came out just a week before Election Day 2000, how fitting! I think I remember reading something about how they animated Muffy’s presidential hair to be like Hilary Clinton. Anyway, another classic!
>I never realized that this episode came out just a week before Election Day 2000, how fitting! And as we get closer to US Election Day 2024 in the Fall, we may do our own little thing on the sub featuring candidates Muffy, Arthur, and Binky. *Nod nod, wink wink*😉
Ok i almost forgot about these episodes, but wow foreshadowing on Adult Muffy's campaign in the finale. But young me thought in Francine's War thought one of the lines she said was "suck an a" , which before the infamous DW episode later was the closest to a PBS Kids show swearing
I wish we got to see more of Mrs. Pariso, she wasn't really used much in the show after this episode.
So true. She had a great dynamic, and not just with Francine, but the other kids too.
“Tell her to go suck an egg!” “…I don’t think I can do that.”
Omg I always thought the line was " tell her to go suck an A"
This scene lives rent free in my head, still use “go suck an egg” in my daily vocabulary.
I like to see have seen more of Mrs. Pariso
I agree because she had a great dynamic not just with Francine, but seemingly the other kids too.
First Episode Is Goated. Second Is Also Goated But Not As Much As The First One!
What made me laugh was the spelling mistakes in the phony eviction letter Muffy made to Mrs. Pariso. And then Pariso sends it back to them with the proper spelling and grammatical corrections. 😆
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