Arthur 1996
“What a wonderful kind of day!”
★ 7.0/10 · 186 votes TV-Y AnimationComedyKidsFamily 25 seasons · 493 eps Ended
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What is Arthur?
Arthur is a Canadian-American animated educational children television program that debuted on October 7, 1996. The series was developed by Marc Brown and Kathy Waugh and produced by WGBH Boston for PBS.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1996
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 493
- Runtime
- 13 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 7, 1996
- Last aired
- Feb 21, 2022
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US, CA
- Networks
- PBS
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Kids, Family
- Updated
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Arthur is a Canadian-American animated educational children television program that debuted on October 7, 1996. The series was developed by Marc Brown and Kathy Waugh and produced by WGBH Boston for PBS. Based on the Arthur Adventure book series created by Marc Brown in 1976, the show is set in the fictional city of Elwood City. The program revolves around the lives of eight-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his family, and his friends. Aimed at children between the ages of four and eight, the series chronicles the adventures of Arthur and his peers as they grow up, interact with one another, and learn how to be good neighbors. Throughout the episodes, the show explores various issues faced by real children. Production of the series involved Marc Brown and his son, Tolon Brown. The show remained on the air until 2022, featuring a voice cast that included Daniel Brochu, J.T. Turner, Bruce Dinsmore, and Jodie Resther. The program is also associated with Cookie Jar Entertainment.
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Should you watch it?
“An eight-year-old aardvark navigates the daily adventures and challenges of growing up with friends and family.”
Reasons to watch
- relatable childhood themes
- engaging character dynamics
Keep in mind
- primarily targets younger audiences
Watch it if you are looking for an animated series that explores issues faced by real children.
The series is designed for children ages four to eight.
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Cast
Patricia Rodríguez
Sue Ellen Armstrong (voice)
Arthur Holden
Mr. Ratburn / Bionic Bunny (voice)
Sonja Ball
Mrs. Read (voice)
Bruce Dinsmore
Mr. Read / Binky Barnes / Bailey (voice)
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Mitchell David Rothpan
George (voice)
Jodie Resther
Francine Frensky (voice)
Daniel Brochu
Buster Baxter (voice)
Melissa Altro
Muffy Crosswire (voice)
Tracy Braunstein
Baby Kate (voice)
Simon Peacock
Pal (voice) ☻
Tamar Kozlov
Prunella (voice) ☻
Joanna Noyes
Grandma Thora (voice)
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Season 1 · 60 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Arthur's Eyes Mytharc Oct 7, 1996
- E2 Francine's Bad Hair Day Core Oct 7, 1996
- E3 Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn Core Oct 8, 1996
- E4 Arthur's Spelling Trubble Core Oct 8, 1996
- E5 D.W. All Wet Core Oct 9, 1996
- E6 Buster's Dino Dilemma Core Oct 9, 1996
- E7 D.W.'s Imaginary Friend Core Oct 10, 1996
- E8 Arthur's Lost Library Book Core Oct 10, 1996
- E9 Arthur's Pet Business Core Oct 11, 1996
- E10 D.W. the Copycat Core Oct 11, 1996
- E11 Locked in the Library! Core Oct 14, 1996
- E12 Arthur Accused! Core Oct 14, 1996
- E13 Arthur Goes to Camp Core Oct 15, 1996
- E14 Buster Makes the Grade Core Oct 15, 1996
- E15 Arthur's New Puppy Core Oct 16, 1996
- E16 Arthur Bounces Back Core Oct 16, 1996
- E17 Arthur Babysits Core Oct 17, 1996
- E18 Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe Core Oct 17, 1996
- E19 Arthur's Birthday Core Oct 18, 1996
- E20 Francine Frensky, Superstar Core Oct 18, 1996
- E21 Arthur's Baby Core Oct 21, 1996
- E22 D.W.'s Baby Core Oct 21, 1996
- E23 Arthur Writes a Story Core Oct 22, 1996
- E24 Arthur's Lost Dog Core Oct 22, 1996
- E25 So Long, Spanky Core Oct 23, 1996
- E26 Buster's New Friend Core Oct 23, 1996
- E27 Arthur the Wrecker Core Oct 24, 1996
- E28 Arthur and the True Francine Core Oct 24, 1996
- E29 Arthur's Family Vacation Core Oct 25, 1996
- E30 Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm Core Oct 25, 1996
- E31 Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest Core Oct 28, 1996
- E32 D.W. Flips Core Oct 28, 1996
- E33 Meek for a Week Core Oct 29, 1996
- E34 Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper Core Oct 29, 1996
- E35 Arthur's Chicken Pox Core Oct 30, 1996
- E36 Sick as a Dog Core Oct 30, 1996
- E37 D.W. Rides Again Core Oct 31, 1996
- E38 Arthur Makes the Team Core Oct 31, 1996
- E39 Arthur's Almost Boring Day Mytharc Nov 1, 1996
- E40 The Half-Baked Sale Core Nov 1, 1996
- E41 Sue Ellen Moves In Core Nov 4, 1996
- E42 The Perfect Brother Core Nov 4, 1996
- E43 D.W.'s Snow Mystery Core Nov 5, 1996
- E44 Team Trouble Core Nov 5, 1996
- E45 Bully for Binky Core Nov 6, 1996
- E46 Misfortune Teller Core Nov 6, 1996
- E47 Arthur's Tooth Core Nov 7, 1996
- E48 D.W. Gets Lost Core Nov 7, 1996
- E49 D.W. Thinks Big Core Nov 8, 1996
- E50 Arthur Cleans Up Core Nov 8, 1996
- E51 My Dad, the Garbage Man Core Nov 11, 1996
- E52 Poor Muffy Core Nov 11, 1996
- E53 D.W.'s Blankie Core Nov 12, 1996
- E54 Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble Core Nov 12, 1996
- E55 I'm a Poet Core Nov 13, 1996
- E56 The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club! Core Nov 13, 1996
- E57 My Club Rules Core Nov 14, 1996
- E58 Stolen Bike Core Nov 14, 1996
- E59 Arthur's First Sleepover Mytharc Nov 15, 1996
- E60 Arthur's New Year's Eve Mytharc Nov 15, 1996
Season 2 · 40 episodes
- E1 Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers Mytharc Oct 20, 1997
- E2 Draw! Core Oct 20, 1997
- E3 Binky Barnes, Art Expert Core Oct 21, 1997
- E4 Arthur's Lucky Pencil Core Oct 21, 1997
- E5 D.W., the Picky Eater Core Oct 22, 1997
- E6 Buster and the Daredevils Core Oct 22, 1997
- E7 Arthur Makes a Movie Core Oct 23, 1997
- E8 Go to Your Room, D.W. Core Oct 23, 1997
- E9 Arthur's Underwear Core Oct 24, 1997
- E10 Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider Core Oct 24, 1997
- E11 Buster Baxter, Cat Saver Core Oct 27, 1997
- E12 Play it Again, D.W. Core Oct 27, 1997
- E13 Arthur's TV-Free Week Core Oct 28, 1997
- E14 Night Fright Core Oct 28, 1997
- E15 Arthur vs. the Piano Core Oct 29, 1997
- E16 The Big Blow-Up Core Oct 29, 1997
- E17 Lost! Core Oct 30, 1997
- E18 The Short, Quick Summer Core Oct 30, 1997
- E19 D.W. Goes to Washington Core Oct 31, 1997
- E20 Arthur's Mystery Envelope Core Oct 31, 1997
- E21 D.W.'s Deer Friend Core Apr 6, 1998
- E22 Buster Hits the Books Core Apr 6, 1998
- E23 Arthur's Faraway Friend Core Apr 7, 1998
- E24 Arthur and the Square Dance Core Apr 7, 1998
- E25 Water and the Brain Core Apr 8, 1998
- E26 Arthur the Unfunny Core Apr 8, 1998
- E27 Sue Ellen's Lost Diary Core Apr 9, 1998
- E28 Arthur's Knee Core Apr 9, 1998
- E29 Grandma Thora Appreciation Day Core Apr 10, 1998
- E30 Fern's Slumber Party Core Apr 10, 1998
- E31 Love Notes for Muffy Core Apr 13, 1998
- E32 D.W. Blows the Whistle Core Apr 13, 1998
- E33 Francine Redecorates Core Apr 14, 1998
- E34 Arthur the Loser Core Apr 14, 1998
- E35 Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard Core Apr 15, 1998
- E36 D.W.'s Very Bad Mood Core Apr 15, 1998
- E37 D.W.'s Name Game Core Apr 16, 1998
- E38 Finders Key-pers Core Apr 16, 1998
- E39 How the Cookie Crumbles Mytharc Apr 17, 1998
- E40 Sue Ellen's Little Sister Mytharc Apr 17, 1998
Season 3 · 30 episodes
- E1 Buster's Back Mytharc Nov 16, 1998
- E2 The Ballad of Buster Baxter Core Nov 16, 1998
- E3 D.W., All Fired Up Core Nov 17, 1998
- E4 I'd Rather Read It Myself Core Nov 17, 1998
- E5 Arthur Goes Crosswire Core Nov 18, 1998
- E6 Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous Core Nov 18, 1998
- E7 Background Blues Core Nov 19, 1998
- E8 And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids Core Nov 19, 1998
- E9 The Chips Are Down Core Nov 20, 1998
- E10 Revenge of the Chip Core Nov 20, 1998
- E11 Binky Rules Core Nov 23, 1998
- E12 Meet Binky Core Nov 23, 1998
- E13 Arthur Rides the Bandwagon Core Nov 24, 1998
- E14 Dad's Dessert Dilemma Core Nov 24, 1998
- E15 Popular Girls Core Nov 25, 1998
- E16 Buster's Growing Grudge Core Nov 25, 1998
- E17 Arthur's Treasure Hunt Core Nov 26, 1998
- E18 The Return of the King Core Nov 26, 1998
- E19 Attack of the Turbo Tibbles Core Nov 27, 1998
- E20 D.W. Tricks The Tooth Fairy Core Nov 27, 1998
- E21 Double Tibble Trouble Core Dec 28, 1998
- E22 Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival Core Dec 28, 1998
- E23 What Scared Sue Ellen? Core Dec 29, 1998
- E24 Clarissa is Cracked Core Dec 29, 1998
- E25 Arthur's Dummy Disaster Core Dec 30, 1998
- E26 Francine and the Feline Core Dec 30, 1998
- E27 Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight Core Dec 31, 1998
- E28 D.W.'s Perfect Wish Core Dec 31, 1998
- E29 Arthur and D.W. Clean Up Mytharc Jan 1, 1999
- E30 The Long, Dull Winter Mytharc Jan 1, 1999
Season 4 · 20 episodes
- E1 D.W.'s Library Card Mytharc Oct 4, 1999
- E2 Arthur's Big Hit Core Oct 4, 1999
- E3 Hide and Snake Core Oct 5, 1999
- E4 Muffy's New Best Friend Core Oct 5, 1999
- E5 Buster's Breathless Core Oct 7, 1999
- E6 The Fright Stuff Core Oct 7, 1999
- E7 The Contest Core Oct 8, 1999
- E8 Prove It Core Oct 8, 1999
- E9 The Blizzard Core Oct 11, 1999
- E10 The Rat Who Came to Dinner Core Oct 11, 1999
- E11 D.W. Tale Spins Core Oct 12, 1999
- E12 Prunella Gets It Twice Core Oct 12, 1999
- E13 Binky Barnes, Wingman! Core Oct 13, 1999
- E14 To Beat or Not to Beat Core Oct 13, 1999
- E15 1001 Dads Core Oct 14, 1999
- E16 Prunella's Prediction Core Oct 14, 1999
- E17 What is that Thing? Core Oct 15, 1999
- E18 Buster's Best Behavior Core Oct 15, 1999
- E19 My Music Rules Mytharc Oct 18, 1999
- E20 That's a Baby Show! Mytharc Oct 18, 1999
Season 5 · 20 episodes
- E1 Arthur and the Big Riddle Mytharc Sep 4, 2000
- E2 Double Dare Core Sep 4, 2000
- E3 Kids are From Earth, Parents are From Pluto Core Sep 11, 2000
- E4 Nerves of Steal Core Sep 11, 2000
- E5 It's a No-Brainer Core Sep 18, 2000
- E6 The Shore Thing Core Sep 18, 2000
- E7 The World Record Core Sep 25, 2000
- E8 The Cave Core Sep 25, 2000
- E9 The Lousy Week Core Oct 2, 2000
- E10 You Are Arthur... Core Oct 2, 2000
- E11 The Election Core Oct 9, 2000
- E12 Francine Goes to War Core Oct 9, 2000
- E13 Sleep No More Mytharc Oct 16, 2000
- E14 Pet Peeved Core Oct 16, 2000
- E15 The Last of Mary Moo Cow Core Oct 23, 2000
- E16 Bitzi's Beau Core Oct 23, 2000
- E17 Just Desserts Core Oct 30, 2000
- E18 The Big Dig Core Oct 30, 2000
- E19 Arthur's Family Feud Mytharc Nov 6, 2000
- E20 Muffy Gets Mature Mytharc Nov 6, 2000
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
Who is the main character?
The main character is Arthur Read, an eight-year-old anthropomorphic aardvark.
Where does the show take place?
The series is set in the fictional city of Elwood City.
What is the show based on?
The television series is based on the Arthur book series by Marc Brown.
Is the show still producing new episodes?
The television series concluded in 2022, though periodic shorts, podcasts, and online games continue to be released.
Who is the target audience?
The series is aimed at children between the ages of four and eight.
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