Sue Ellen is the champion of the popular Internet game Virtual Goose. She becomes so obsessed, however, that she starts imagining her friends as geese to be conquered.
Now that the gang has beaten Virtual Goose, they move onto Best of the Nest, where five geese fight to survive in the virtual woods. As the competition escalates, Brain becomes inspired to initiate a camping trip in the real woods.
Arthur's beloved piano teacher is retiring, but she assures him that the new teacher is outstanding. When he meets Dr. Fugue, who's as strict as he is odd, Arthur begins to doubt his own abilities.
When Buster signs up to sell candy for the band, he figures it's easy money. Buster soon wishes that somebody loved chocolate more than he does, because he eats it all himself.
Every kid in town is lining up to get the latest book about Harry Skreever except Prunella. She ordered a monogrammed, limited edition, coming all the way from England.
Arthur and D.W. watch impossibly immature TV shows.
Muffy's proud that her dad is the new soccer coach until he exhausts the team with demanding drills.
The try-outs for the Young Person's Orchestra are coming to Lakewood Elementary. Everyone agrees that Binky is a shoe-in since he's the best musician in school.
Buster is convinced that he's seen real UFOs, and he uses Muffy's fancy new telescope to get the proof.
Mr. Sipple from next door is moving away and Arthur wonders-who will be the new neighbours. When Alberto Molina and his family settle in, Arthur makes a new friend and learns about a different culture.
After visiting The Elwood City Times, Francine decides to start her own paper. The tabloid, complete with embarrassing photos and sensationalized headlines, is a smashing success until all her friends stop speaking to her.
D.W. accidentally grabs the wrong backpack at the pool. Arthur and D.W. must try to find out who it belongs to since most of the letters on the name tag rubbed off.
George has dyslexia and and wants Binky to teach him to be more hard-headed, so none will bully him.
D.W. is thrilled to be getting an allowance. When she learns that Emily and the Tibbles have been already getting one and have more money, D.W. is devastated.
While struggling to write a poem for his mom, Binky falls asleep and gets trapped in Verseberg, where it's a crime not to rhyme.
D.W. lost her voice and their mother asks Arthur to take care of her.
When the Athlete of the Year Award doesn't go to Francine, she makes no effort to hide her hurt feelings from winner Jenna.
Arthur has a crush on his new babysitter Sally, whose favourite hobbies are eating ice cream and playing videogames.
When Arthur discovers that Grandma Thora is a marbles champion, he trains with her so he can beat all his friends. And though Thora teaches Arthur everything he knows, she doesn't teach him everything she knows.
Brain doesn't believe in superstitions. When Brain's defiance leads to a string of bad luck, he's stunned.