Even Marc Brown disliked the way Arthur's big hit turned out. Unfortunately the writers for this one were too busy focusing on a "violence solves nothing" lesson that they totally ignored the spoiled nature of a 5-year old who should've known better.
In "Arthur's big hit" Arthur is working on a model plane which he constantly warns his little sister DW not to touch. Eventually the curious DW tries to launch the plane & breaks it, and it finally angers Arthur so he hits her. Instead of punishing DW for breaking someone else's property, Arthur's parents punish him for hitting his sister.
There's really no redeeming quality to this story. They were trying to push a moral that violence isn't the answer but they neglected the "consequences for your actions" portion, completely tossing it aside by defending DW by saying she was just a kid.
This episode has potential but ultimately got what it deserved by being the source for endless memes.
In "Arthur's big hit" Arthur is working on a model plane which he constantly warns his little sister DW not to touch. Eventually the curious DW tries to launch the plane & breaks it, and it finally angers Arthur so he hits her. Instead of punishing DW for breaking someone else's property, Arthur's parents punish him for hitting his sister.
There's really no redeeming quality to this story. They were trying to push a moral that violence isn't the answer but they neglected the "consequences for your actions" portion, completely tossing it aside by defending DW by saying she was just a kid.
This episode has potential but ultimately got what it deserved by being the source for endless memes.