Arthur (TV series)
Arthur is an American animated television series developed by Kathy Waugh and Marc Brown and produced by WGBH Boston for PBS. Based on Brown's Arthur book series, it is set in the fictional American city of Elwood City and resolves around the lives of Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
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| Directed by | Greg Bailey |
| Composer | Ray Fabi |
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| Original language | English |
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| Running time | 26 minutes (13-minute half segments) |
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| Release | February 21, 2022 |
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The series concluded during its 25-season run, the series broadcast 253 half-hour episodes (including specials and a film Arthur's Missing Pal) ran from October 7, 1996 to February 21, 2022 on PBS Kids (formerly PBS Kids Go!) in the US and January 6, 1997 to May 19, 2022 on TVOKids in Canada.
It was the fifth longest-running animated series in the United States, behind The Simpsons, South Park, Family Guy, and SpongeBob SquarePants.
Episodes
This is a list of episodes of Arthur.
Episodes
Season 1
| Episode Name | First aired | Episode description | Notes | Episode number in season |
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| Arthur’s Eyes | October 7, 1996[1] | Francine teases Arthur for getting glasses. | This is the first episode of Arthur ever. | 1A |
| Francine’s Bad Hair Day | October 7, 1996 | Francine doesn’t get the haircut she wanted. | N/A | 1B |
| Arthur’s First Sleepover | November 15, 1996 | Arthur and his friends are too scared to sleepover. | N/A | 30A |
| Arthur’s New Years Eve | November 15, 1996 | Arthur wants to stay up until 12 am. | Final episode of Season 1. | 30B |
Season 2
| Episode Name | First aired | Episode description | Notes | Episode number in season |
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| Arthur Meets Mister Rogers | October 20, 1997[2] | Arthur meets Mr. Rogers, but is afraid everyone in his class will call him a “baby”. | Season 2 premiere | 1A |
| Draw! | October 20, 1997 | Everyone draws rude cartoons of Francine. | N/A | 1B |
| Binky Barnes, Art Expert | October 21, 1997[3] | Buster and Arthur are teamed up with Binky. | N/A | 2A |
| Arthur’s Lucky Pencil | October 21, 1997 | Arthur gets a pencil, that makes him lucky. | N/A | 2B |
| D.W. The Picky Eater | October 22, 1997[4] | D.W. is a picky eater. | N/A | 3A |
| Buster and the Daredevils | October 22, 1997 | Buster meets teenage daredevils who will be friends with him, if he accepts dares. | This is the first episode of Arthur to contain on-screen kissing when Buster is dared to kiss Francine. | 3B |
| Arthur and the Square Dance | April 7, 1998[5] | Binky tells Arthur that Francine has a crush on Arthur and both are afraid to get cooties. | N/A | 12B |
Season 22
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References
- ↑ "Watch Arthur Season 1 | Prime Video". Amazon.
- ↑ "Monday, October 20". Archived from the original on January 30, 1998.
- ↑ "Tuesday, October 21". Archived from the original on January 30, 1998.
- ↑ "Wednesday, October 22". Archived from the original on January 30, 1998.
- ↑ "Tuesday, April 7". Archived from the original on March 16, 2001.
Characters
Arthur Timothy Read is the main character and protagonist of the series, who focuses the immediate family with most episodes involving Arthur, his youngest sister Dora Winifred and Kate, their parents David and Jane, and their dog Pal. His closest friends include Alan "The Brain" Powers, Binky Barnes, Buster Baxter, Francine Frensky, Mary Alice Crosswire, and Sue Ellen Armstrong, along with others as Fern Walters, George Lundgren, Jenna Morgan, and Prunella Deegan as frequent supporting characters.
The adults in Arthur play important roles: Mr. and Mrs. Read display a significant amount of stress from parenting, Arthur's friends' parents are shown struggling in middle-class jobs, and Mr. Ratburn's endures and expectations of teaching elementary school. Even in difficult, adult situations, these grownups maintain a cheerful attitude. Arthur, Dora Winifred, and Kate also visit their paternal grandmother, Thora Read, and maternal grandfather, Grandpa Dave.
Broadcast
Arthur became one of the highest-rated shows on PBS Kids for several years since its debut, averaging almost 10 million viewers weekly in the U.S. It is aired in a total of 83 countries, including on: PBS in the United States; Radio-Canada, Knowledge Network, TVOntario, TFO, and CBC in Canada; several ABC channels in Australia; and BBC One/CBBC/CBeebies in the UK and PBS Kids in South Africa.[1] It also aired in Ireland on TnaG (now TG4) in an Irish dubbed version.
Notes
References
- ↑ "More Children's Entertainment on DStv, GOtv with Launch of PBS KIDS". Brand Icon Image. May 2019. https://www.brandiconimage.com/2019/05/more-childrens-entertainment-on-dstv.html. Retrieved May 6, 2021.