Arthur

Arthur is an animated series for children ages 4 to 8, developed by Kathy Waugh for PBS and produced by WGBH. The show is based on a series of books created by Marc Brown.
==Show Description==
*The series is set in the fictional town of Elwood City, and revolves around the lives of Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
==== Season 1 (1996) ====
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 7, 1996 	101 	/Arthur's Eyes / Francine's Bad Hair Day/
October 8, 1996 	102 	/Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn / Arthur's Spelling Trubble/
October 9, 1996 	103 	/D.W. All Wet / Buster's Dino Dilemma/
October 10, 1996 	104 	/D.W.'s Imaginary Friend / Arthur's Lost Library Book/
October 11, 1996 	105 	/Arthur's Pet Business / D.W. the Copycat/
October 14, 1996 	106 	/Locked in the Library / Arthur Accused!/
October 15, 1996 	107 	/Arthur Goes to Camp / Buster Makes the Grade/
October 16, 1996 	108 	/Arthur's New Puppy / Arthur Bounces Back/
October 17, 1996 	109 	/Arthur Babysits / Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe/
October 18, 1996 	110 	/Arthur's Birthday / Francine Frensky, Superstar/
October 21, 1996 	111 	/Arthur's Baby / D.W.'s Baby/
October 22, 1996 	112 	/Arthur Writes a Story / Arthur's Lost Dog/
October 23, 1996 	113 	/So Long, Spanky / Buster's New Friend/
October 24, 1996 	114 	/Arthur the Wrecker / Arthur and the True Francine/
October 25, 1996 	115 	/Arthur's Family Vacation / Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm/
October 28, 1996 	116 	/Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest / D.W. Flips/
October 29, 1996 	117 	/Meek for a Week / Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper/
October 30, 1996 	118 	/Arthur's Chicken Pox / Sick as a Dog/
October 31, 1996 	119 	/D.W. Rides Again / Arthur Makes the Team/
November 1, 1996 	120 	/Arthur's Almost Boring Day / The Half-Baked Sale/
November 4, 1996 	121 	/Sue Ellen Moves In / The Perfect Brother/
November 5, 1996 	122 	/D.W.'s Snow Mystery / Team Trouble/
November 6, 1996 	123 	/Bully for Binky / Misfortune Teller/
November 7, 1996 	124 	/Arthur's Tooth / D.W. Gets Lost/
November 8, 1996 	125 	/D.W. Thinks Big / Arthur Cleans Up/
November 11, 1996	126 	/My Dad, the Garbage Man / Poor Muffy/
November 12, 1996	127 	/D.W.'s Blankie / Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble/
November 13, 1996	128 	/I'm a Poet / The Scare-Your-Pants Off Club!/
November 14, 1996	129 	/My Club Rules / Stolen Bike/
November 15, 1996	130 	/Arthur's First Sleepover / Arthur's New Year's Eve/
====Season 2 (1997-98)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 20, 1997	201 	/Arthur Meets Mister Rogers / Draw!/
October 21, 1997	202 	/Binky Barnes, Art Expert / Arthur's Lucky Pencil/
October 22, 1997	203 	/D.W., the Picky Eater / Buster and the Daredevils/
October 23, 1997	204 	/Arthur Makes a Movie / Go to Your Room, D.W./
October 24, 1997	205 	/Arthur's Underwear / Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider/
October 27, 1997	206 	/Buster Baxter, Cat Saver / Play it Again, D.W./
October 28, 1997	207 	/Arthur's TV-Free Week / Night Fright/
October 29, 1997	208 	/Arthur vs. the Piano / The Big Blow-Up/
October 30, 1997	209 	/Lost! / The Short, Quick Summer/
October 31, 1997	210 	/D.W. Goes to Washington / Arthur's Mystery Envelope/
April 6, 1998 	211 	/D.W.'s Deer Friend / Buster Hits the Books/
April 7, 1998 	212 	/Arthur's Faraway Friend / Arthur and the Square Dance/
April 8, 1998 	213 	/Water and the Brain / Arthur the Unfunny/
April 9, 1998 	214 	/Sue Ellen's Lost Diary / Arthur's Knee/
April 10, 1998 	215 	/Grandma Thora Appreciation Day / Fern's Slumber Party/
April 13, 1998 	216 	/Love Notes for Muffy / D.W. Blows the Whistle/
April 14, 1998 	217 	/Francine Redecorates / Arthur the Loser/
April 15, 1998 	218 	/Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard / D.W.'s Very Bad Mood/
April 16, 1998 	219 	/D.W.'s Name Game / Finder's Key-pers/
April 17, 1998 	220 	/How the Cookie Crumbles / Sue Ellen's Little Sister/
 
====Season 3 (1998-99)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
November 16, 1998	301 	/Buster's Back / The Ballad of Buster Baxter/
November 17, 1998	302 	/D.W. All Fired Up / I'd Rather Read It Myself/
November 18, 1998	303 	/Arthur Goes Crosswire / Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous/
November 19, 1998	304 	/Background Blues / And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids/
November 20, 1998	305 	/The Chips Are Down / Revenge of the Chip/
November 23, 1998	306 	/Binky Rules / Meet Binky/
November 24, 1998	307 	/Arthur Rides the Bandwagon / Dad's Desert Dilemma/
November 25, 1998	308 	/Popular Girls / Buster's Growing Grudge/
November 26, 1998	309 	/Arthur's Treasure Hunt / The Return of the King/
November 27, 1998	310 	/Attack of the Turbo Tibbles / D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy/
December 28, 1998	311 	/Double Tibble Trouble / Arthur's Almost Real Not Live Music Festival/
December 29, 1998	312 	/What Scared Sue Ellen? / Clarissa is Cracked/
December 30, 1998	313 	/Arthur's Dummy Disaster / Francine and the Feline/
December 31, 1998	314 	/Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight / D.W.'s Perfect Wish/
January 1, 1999 	315 	/Arthur and D.W. Clean Up / The Long, Dull Winter/
====Season 4 (1999)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 4, 1999 	401 	/D.W.'s Library Card / Arthur's Big Hit/
October 5, 1999 	402 	/Hide and Snake / Muffy's New Best Friend/
October 7, 1999 	403 	/Buster's Breathless / The Fright Stuff/
October 8, 1999 	404 	/The Contest / Prove It/
October 11, 1999	405 	/The Blizzard / The Rat Who Came to Dinner/
October 12, 1999	406 	/D.W. Tale Spins / Prunella Gets it Twice/
October 13, 1999	407 	/Binky Barnes, Wingman / To Beat or Not to Beat/
October 14, 1999	408 	/1001 Dads / Prunella's Prediction/
October 15, 1999	409 	/What is That Thing? / Buster's Best Behavior/
October 18, 1999	410 	/My Music Rules / That's a Baby Show!/
====Season 5 (2000)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
September 25, 2000	501 	/Arthur and the Big Riddle / Double Dare/
October 2, 2000 	502 	/Kids Are from Earth, Parents Are from Pluto / Nerves of Steal/
October 9, 2000 	503 	/It's a No-Brainer/ The Shore Thing/
October 16, 2000 	504 	/The World Record / The Cave/
October 23, 2000 	505 	/The Lousy Week / You Are Arthur/
October 30, 2000 	506 	/The Election / Francine Goes to War/
November 6, 2000 	507 	/Sleep No More / Pet Peeved/
November 13, 2000 	508 	/The Last of Mary Moo Cow / Bitzi's Beau/
November 20, 2000 	509 	/Just Desserts / The Big Dig/
November 27, 2000 	510 	/Arthur's Family Feud / Muffy Gets Mature/
====Season 6 (2001)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
September 24, 2001	601 	/Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked / Best of the Nest/
October 1, 2001 	602 	/Arthur Plays the Blues / Buster's Sweet Success/
October 8, 2001 	603 	/Prunella's Special Edition / The Secret Life of Dogs & Babies/
October 15, 2001 	604 	/Muffy's Soccer Shocker / Brother, Can You Spare A Clarinet?/
October 22, 2001 	605 	/The Boy Who Cried Comet / Arthur and Los Vecinos/
October 29, 2001 	606 	/Citizen Frensky / D.W.'s Backpack Mishap/
November 5, 2001 	607 	/The Boy with His Head in the Clouds / More!/
November 12, 2001 	608 	/Rhyme for Your Life / For Whom the Bell Tolls/
November 19, 2001 	609 	/The Good Sport / Crushed/
November 26, 2001 	610 	/Arthur Loses His Marbles / Friday the 13th/
====Season 7 (2002)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 8, 2002 	701 	/Cast Away / The Great Sock Mystery/
October 9, 2002 	702 	/Francine's Split Decision / Muffy Goes Metropolitan/
October 10, 2002 	703 	/Ants in Arthur's Pants / Don't Ask Muffy/
October 11, 2002 	704 	/To Tibble the Truth / Waiting To Go/
October 14, 2002 	705 	/Elwood City Turns 100!/
November 25, 2002	706 	/Pick a Car, Any Car / Jenna's Bedtime Blues/
November 26, 2002	707 	/D.W.'s Time Trouble / Buster's Amish Mismatch/
November 27, 2002	708 	/The World of Tomorrow / Is There A Doctor in the House?/
November 28, 2002	709 	/Prunella Sees the Light / Return of the Snowball/
November 29, 2002	710 	/April 9th/
====Season 8 (2003)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
September 15, 2003	801 	/Dear Adil / Bitzi's Break-Up/
September 16, 2003	802 	/Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain / Thanks a Lot, Binky/
September 17, 2003	803 	/Arthur's Snow Biz / Bugged/
September 18, 2003	804 	/Fernkenstein's Monster / D.W., Dancing Queen/
September 19, 2003	805 	/Vomitrocious (aka "Vomitrocious!") / Sue Ellen Chickens Out/
December 22, 2003 	806 	/Postcards from Buster/
December 23, 2003 	807 	/Desk Wars / Desperately Seeking Stanley/
December 24, 2003 	808 	/Muffy's Art Attack / Tales from the Crib/
December 25, 2003 	809 	/Flea To Be You and Me / Kiss and Tell/
December 26, 2003 	810 	/Big Horns George / Bleep/
====Season 9 (2004-05)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
December 27, 2004	901 	/Castles in the Sky / Tipping the Scales/
December 28, 2004	902 	/Francine's Big Top Trouble / George Blows His Top/
December 29, 2004	903 	/Arthur Weighs In / The Law of the Jungle Gym/
December 30, 2004	904 	/Buster's Green Thumb / My Fair Tommy/
December 31, 2004	905 	/Lights, Camera... Opera! / All Worked Up/
April 4, 2005 	906 	/Arthur Makes Waves / It Came from Beyond/
April 5, 2005 	907 	/Three's a Crowd / A Is for Angry/
April 6, 2005 	908 	/The 'A' Team / Emily Swallows a Horse/
April 7, 2005 	909 	/D.W. Beats All / Buster the Myth Maker/
April 8, 2005 	910 	/Binky Goes Nuts / Breezy Listening Blues/
====Season 10 (2006)==== 
Premiere Date	Ep No.	Name
May 15, 2006 	1001 	/Happy Anniversary/
May 16, 2006 	1002 	/The Squirrels / Fern and Persimmony Glitchet/
May 17, 2006 	1003 	/Desert Island Dish / The Secret About Secrets/
May 18, 2006 	1004 	/Feeling Flush / Family Fortune/
May 19, 2006 	1005 	/D.W. Aims High / Flaw and Order/
May 22, 2006 	1006 	/The Curse of the Grebes / Arthur Changes Gears/
May 23, 2006 	1007 	/Unfinished / D.W., Bossy Boots/
May 24, 2006 	1008 	/Binky vs. Binky / Operation: D.W.!/
May 25, 2006 	1009 	/Do You Speak George? / World Girls/
May 26, 2006 	1010 	/What's Cooking? / Buster's Special Delivery/
====Season 11 (2007)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
June 25, 2007 	1101 	/Swept Away / Germophobia/
June 26, 2007 	1102 	/Arthur Sells Out / Mind Your Manners/
June 27, 2007 	1103 	/Buenas Noches, Vicita / Prunella Packs It In/
June 28, 2007 	1104 	/Phony Fern / Brain's Shocking Secret/
June 29, 2007 	1105 	/Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery / Strangers on a Train/
September 3, 2007	1106 	/The Making of Arthur / Dancing Fools/
September 4, 2007	1107 	/Hic or Treat / Mr. Alwaysright/
September 5, 2007	1108 	/Francine's Pilfered Paper / Buster Gets Real/
September 6, 2007	1109 	/D.W. on Ice / Spoiled Rotten!/
September 7, 2007	1110 	/Big Brother Binky/
====Season 12 (2008-09)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 6, 2008 	1201 	/Is That Kosher / Never, Never, Never/
October 13, 2008	1202 	/Room To Ride / The Frensky Family Fiasco/
October 20, 2008	1203 	/D.W.'s Stray Netkitin / Bats in the Belfry/
October 27, 2008	1204 	/For the Birds / Ungifted/
November 3, 2008	1205 	/The Chronicles of Buster / On This Spot/
April 20, 2009 	1206 	/The Cherry Tree / Matchmaker Matchbreaker/
April 21, 2009 	1207 	/War of the Worms / I Owe You One/
April 22, 2009 	1208 	/The Blackout / Mei Lin Takes a Stand/
April 23, 2009 	1209 	/Home Sweet Home / Do You Believe in Magic?/
April 24, 2009 	1210 	/The Perfect Game / D.W.'s Furry Freakout/
====Season 13 (2009-2010)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 12, 2009	1301 	/No Acting Please / Prunella and the Disappointing Ending/
October 13, 2009	1302 	/Silent Treatment / Kung Fool/
October 14, 2009	1303 	/Arthur's Number Nightmare / Brain Gets Hooked/
October 15, 2009	1304 	/MacFrensky / The Good, the Bad, and the Binky/
October 19, 2009	1305 	/The Great MacGrady/
April 5, 2010 	1306 	/When Carl Met George / D.W. Swims with the Fishes/
April 6, 2010 	1307 	/Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble / The Secret Guardians/
April 7, 2010 	1308 	/Fernlets by Fern / Prunella and the Haunted Locker/
April 8, 2010 	1309 	/Paradise Lost / The Pride of Lakewood/
April 9, 2010 	1310 	/Looking for Bonnie / The Secret Origin of Supernova/
====Season 14 (2010-11)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 11, 2010	1401 	/The Wheel Deal / The Buster Report/
October 12, 2010	1402 	/The Agent of Change / D.W. Unties the Knot/
October 13, 2010	1403 	/Nicked by a Name / The Play's the Thing/
October 25, 2010	1404 	/Falafelosophy / The Great Lint Rush/
October 29, 2010	1405 	/Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny / Pet Projects/
April 22, 2011 	1406 	/Follow The Bouncing Ball / Buster Baxter and the Letter From The Sea/
April 25, 2011 	1407 	/Around the World in 11 Minutes / Muffy and the Big Bad Blog/
April 26, 2011 	1408 	/Arthur Unravels / All the Rage/
April 27, 2011 	1409 	/D.W., Queen of the Comeback / In My Africa/
April 28, 2011 	1410 	/Buster Spaces Out / The Long Road Home/
====Season 15 (2011-12)==== 
*This is the final season to be traditionally animated.
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 10, 2011	1501 	/Fifteen/
October 11, 2011	1502 	/I Wanna Hold Your Hand / Whistling in the Wind/
October 12, 2011	1503 	/Buster's Secret Admirer / The Last King of Lambland/
October 13, 2011	1504 	/Cents-Less / Buster The Lounge Lizard/
October 14, 2011	1505 	/To Eat Or Not to Eat / S.W.E.A.T./
April 16, 2012 	1506 	/Prunella The Packrat / What's in a Name?/
May 23, 2012 	1507 	/Muffy's Classy Classics Club / Best Enemies/
May 24, 2012 	1508 	/Buster's Garden of Grief / Through The Looking Glasses/
May 25, 2012 	1509 	/The Butler Did....What? / The Trouble with Trophies/
June 15, 2012 	1510 	/Grandpa Dave's Memory Album / Buster's Carpool Catastrophe/
====Season 16 (2012-13)==== 
*Starting with this season, episodes are now animated in Flash.
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 15, 2012	1601 	/Based on a True Story/
October 16, 2012	1602 	/Flippity Francine / Muffy Takes The Wheel/
October 17, 2012	1603 	/All About D.W. / Blockheads/
October 18, 2012	1604 	/Get Smart / Baby Steps/
October 19, 2012	1605 	/Night of the Tibble / Read and Flumberghast/
May 6, 2013 	1606 	/The Last Tough Customer / Brain's Chess Mess/
May 7, 2013 	1607 	/Baseball Blues / Brain's Biggest Blunder/
May 8, 2013 	1608 	/Buster's Book Battle / On the Buster Scale/
May 9, 2013 	1609 	/Fern And The Case Of The Stolen Story / Sue Ellen Vegges Out/
May 10, 2013 	1610 	/So Funny I Forgot to Laugh / The Best Day Ever/
====Season 17 (2013-14)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
November 11, 2013	1701 	/Show Off / Dog's Best Friend/
November 12, 2013	1702 	/Adventures In Budylon / Ladonna Compson: Party Animal/
November 13, 2013	1703 	/Molina's Mulligan / Buster Bombs/
November 14, 2013	1704 	/Opposties Distract / Just The Ticket/
November 15, 2013	1705 	/All Thumbs / Kidonia/
April 21, 2014 	1706 	/Speak Up, Francine! / Waiting for Snow/
April 22, 2014 	1707 	/Pets and Pests / Go Fly A Kite/
May 12, 2014 	1708 	/The Director's Cut / Crime and Consequences/
May 13, 2014 	1709 	/Caught in the Crosswires / Framed!/
May 14, 2014 	1710 	/Binky's Music Madness / Brain Freeze/
====Season 18 (2014-15)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
September 29, 2014	1801 	/The Friend Who Wasn't There / Surprise!/
September 30, 2014	1802 	/The Case of the Girl with the Long Face / The Substitute Arthur/
October 1, 2014 	1803 	/The Tattletale Frog / D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose/
October 2, 2014 	1804 	/Best Wishes / The Tardy Tumbler/
January 26, 2015 	1805 	/Fountain Abbey / Arthur Calls It/
June 1, 2015 	1806 	Two Minutes / Messy Dress Mess
====Season 19 (2015-16)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
June 2, 2015 	1901 	/Buster Isn't Buying It / One Ornery Critter/
June 3, 2015 	1902 	/Francine's Cleats of Strength / Little Miss Meanie/
September 7, 2015 	1903 	/Whip. Mix. Blend. / Staycation/
September 8, 2015 	1904 	/Shelter from the Storm/
September 9, 2015 	1905 	/Arthur Read: Super Saver / Tibbles to the Rescue/
September 10, 2015	1906 	/The Pageant Pickle / Some Assembly Required/
January 18, 2016 	1907 	/Brain's Brain / Brain Sees Stars/
January 19, 2016 	1908 	/Sue Ellen Adds It Up / Wish You Were Here/
January 20, 2016 	1909 	/Arthur's Toy Trouble / Spar for the Course/
April 5, 2016 	1910 	/Carl's Concerto / Too Much of a Good Thing/
May 23, 2016 	1911 	/The Last Day/
May 24, 2016 	1912 	/Maria Speaks / Postcards from Binky/
May 25, 2016 	1913 	/Mr. Ratburn's Secret Identity / Besties/
May 26, 2016 	1914 	/Carried Away / Dueling Detectives!/
 
====Season 20 (2016-17)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 10, 2016	2001 	/Buster's Second Chance / Arthur and the Whole Truth/
October 11, 2016	2002 	/Fern's Flights of Fancy / Cereal/
October 12, 2016	2003 	/He Said, He Said / Bunny Trouble/
October 13, 2016	2004 	/That's My Grandma / Bud's Knotty Problem/
May 30, 2017 	2005 	/Lend Me Your Ear / The Butler Did It/
May 31, 2017 	2006 	/Prunella's Tent of Portent / Mutiny on the Pitch/
June 1, 2017 	2007 	/The Hallway Minotaur / Ladonna's Like List/
 
====Season 21 (2017-18)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 24, 2017 	2101 	/Binky's 'A' Game / Brain and the Time Capsule/
October 26, 2017 	2102 	/Francine and the Soccer Spy / Sue Ellen and the Last Page/
February 12, 2018	2103 	/Muffy Misses Out / Arthur Takes A Stand/
February 13, 2018	2104 	/Slink's Special Talent / Take a Hike, Molly/
February 14, 2018	2105 	/The Lost Dinosaur / The Princess Problem/
February 15, 2018	2106 	/Invasion of the Soccer Fans / Pal and the Big Itch/
 
====Season 22 (2019)==== 
Premiere Date	Ep No.	Name
May 13, 2019 	2201 	/Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone / The Feud/
May 14, 2019 	2202 	/When Rivals Came to Roost / The Longest Eleven Minutes/
May 15, 2019 	2203 	/Muffy's House Guests / Binky Can't Always Get What He Wants/
May 16, 2019 	2204 	/Muffy's Car Campaign / Truth Or Poll/
====Season 23 (2019)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
October 14, 2019	2301 	/Fright Night / Citizen Cheikh/
October 15, 2019	2302 	/The Pea and the Princess / D.W. and Dr. Whosit/
October 16, 2019	2303 	/When Duty Calls/
====Season 24 (2021)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
March 8, 2021 	2401 	/The Great MacGrady/
March 9, 2021 	2402 	/D.W.'s New Best Friend / Freaky Tuesday/
March 10, 2021	2403 	/George Scraps His Sculpture / Arthur's Big Meltdown/
====Season 25 (2022)==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
February 21, 2022	2501 	/Binky Wrestles with a Story / All Will Be Revealed/
February 21, 2022	2502 	/Making Conversation / A Cloudy Day/
February 21, 2022	2503 	/Listen Up! / Arthur's New Old Vacation/
February 21, 2022	2504 	/Blabbermouth / All Grown Up/
 
====Specials==== 
Premiere Date 	Ep No.	Name
November 23, 2000	999 	/Arthur's Perfect Christmas/
September 1, 2002	998 	/Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll/
[[ 	997 	/D.W. and the Beastly Birthday/
October 23, 2017 	996 	/Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse/
January 20, 2020 	995 	/The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur/
November 16, 2020	994 	/An Arthur Thanksgiving/
September 6, 2021	993 	/Arthur's First Day/
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