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First Aired: October 7th, 1996
Status: Ended
Network: PBS
Summary: The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
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# of Episodes: 493
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Season 1
Episode 1: Arthur's Eyes
Air Date: October 7th, 1996
Summary: Arthur is embarrassed because he now has to wear glasses.
Episode 2: Francine's Bad Hair Day
Air Date: October 7th, 1996
Summary: Francine tries to get through picture day, without messing up her meticulously-crafted hairdo.
Episode 3: Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn
Air Date: October 8th, 1996
Summary: Arthur and Buster fear that their new teacher, Mr. Ratburn, is some kind of evil maniac who collects children's heads - until they discover the truth about him, of course.
Episode 4: Arthur's Spelling Trubble
Air Date: October 8th, 1996
Summary: Arthur does some heavy-duty studying, in order to compete in the school's upcoming spelling bee.
Episode 5: D.W. All Wet
Air Date: October 9th, 1996
Summary: Whew, boy is it HOT today. The Reads decide to head to the beach in order to cool off, but D.W. refuses to go along (she thinks there is an octopus in the water).
Episode 6: Buster's Dino Dilemma
Air Date: October 9th, 1996
Summary: When the class goes on a field trip to a dinosaur museum, Buster finds a fossil on the ground - and wants to keep it for himself.
Episode 7: D.W.'s Imaginary Friend
Air Date: October 10th, 1996
Summary: D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, says she has to come everywhere, but Arthur is sick of it.
Episode 8: Arthur's Lost Library Book
Air Date: October 10th, 1996
Summary: When Arthur checks out a library book and loses it a week later; he thinks he is banned from the library. So he and Binky team up to find it.
Episode 9: Arthur's Pet Business
Air Date: October 11st, 1996
Summary: When Arthur desperately wants a dog, he starts a pet business. When he gets too many he decides to just take care of one pet.
Episode 10: D.W. the Copycat
Air Date: October 11st, 1996
Summary: When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.
Episode 11: Locked in the Library!
Air Date: October 14th, 1996
Summary: After Arthur called Francine a marshmallow, Francine and her friends got really made and it looks like they are going to fight. But when they both got locked inside the Elwood City Library they either have to make up, or prepare for a long and scary weekend, because it was the weekend and the library closes until Monday.
Episode 12: Arthur Accused!
Air Date: October 14th, 1996
Summary: Arthur had a job to collect coins for Mrs. McGrady to raise money for a new dog for the Elwood City firemen, and when he left the bag of quarters where Mrs. McGrady was working, she said she never received them. While this was happening, Buster opened his detective agency, he has no idea his first job will involve Arthur. Now, it is up to Buster to solve this mystery, was Arthur the real thief?....
Episode 13: Arthur Goes to Camp
Air Date: October 15th, 1996
Summary: Arthur and his friends go to summer camp and Binky brings up the issue that it's boys vs. girls. The other team participating always won because of this problem, so now the kids of Elwood must work together to defeat them this year.
Episode 14: Buster Makes the Grade
Air Date: October 15th, 1996
Summary: Buster's grades aren't as good as his jokes, and now he is on the verge of repeating his third grade year. If he does not receive at least a B on his next test, he fails...
Episode 15: Arthur's New Puppy
Air Date: October 16th, 1996
Summary: Arthur has a new puppy is exactly what he wanted. But the only problem is that he destroys everything in sight, so can Arthur teach Pal to behave, before his parents do something with Pal because of all the disasters he is causing.
Episode 16: Arthur Bounces Back
Air Date: October 16th, 1996
Summary: Arthur's dream is to have Moon shoes, but he does not have the ten dollars to get them. When he begins working chores to receive money, he got too desperate and does something he will regret.
Episode 17: Arthur Babysits
Air Date: October 17th, 1996
Summary: Arthur has plenty of gripes about his past babysitters, but soon finds himself trying his hand at some babysitting of his own. He ends up having the Tibble Twins' Grandma ask him to babysit the infamous Tibble Twins and he agrees to the job. Despite the warnings from both his friends and D.W., he takes on the task and quickly finds himself overwhelmed. After some quick thinking, and a willingness to keep at things, he comes up with a plan.
Episode 18: Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
Air Date: October 17th, 1996
Summary: The Read Family is having a big reunion, with aardvark relatives from all over coming. Arthur normally enjoys the festivities, such as sack-racing and swapping stories, but finds himself hiding because he's worried that his cousin Mo has a big practical joke planned for him. He remembers her being awful to him in the past and is sure that she has something big planned. However, his worries might just be unfounded.
Episode 19: Arthur's Birthday
Air Date: October 18th, 1996
Summary: Arthur is excited about his birthday. After shopping for party supplies, he makes invitations and passes them out at school. He then finds out that Muffy is having her party on the same day, at the same time. This starts a huge battle between the boys and the girls in the Ratburn class. Fortunately, Francine and Arthur devise a great solution to the problem.
Episode 20: Francine Frensky, Superstar
Air Date: October 18th, 1996
Summary: Francine has always gotten the worst roles in school plays, so everyone in the Ratburn class asks Mr. Ratburn to give her a good part in the next one. The play is about Thomas Edison, and Francine is given the role of Edison himself. She takes her role very seriously, to the point where she starts to trying to run everything her way and insults her friends. After the hurt and the anger, they set out to show her that she can't just forget their needs
Episode 21: Arthur's Baby
Air Date: October 21st, 1996
Summary: Viewers are taken back, as Arthur and D.W. recollect what happened when Baby Kate was first-born. D.W. is excited with anticipation, but Arthur is very worried. His worries are only made worse when his friends tell him about all the awful stuff that's going to happen when the baby comes. Still, Arthur, is determined to be a good big brother, but ends up thinking that the baby hates him!
Episode 22: D.W.'s Baby
Air Date: October 21st, 1996
Summary: D.W. was excited to have a new little sister, but when she doesn't get to help much and the baby moves into her room, things don't seem so great. Kate stinks and makes a lot of noise. D.W. hatches a plan to get rid of her, but finds that maybe being a big sister isn't so bad after all.
Episode 23: Arthur Writes a Story
Air Date: October 22nd, 1996
Summary: Mr. Ratburn gives the class an assignment --- to write a story about anything they want. It seems like a simple assignment and it doesn't even have to be bound and sent to a publisher as Muffy suggests. Arthur, however, finds it a hard task when he starts trying to write to please everyone's tastes. He starts out with the simple story of how he got his dog Pal, but after following the advice of each of his friends, it morphs into a bizarre country tune about baby elephants being born in outer space.
Episode 24: Arthur's Lost Dog
Air Date: October 22nd, 1996
Episode 25: So Long, Spanky
Air Date: October 23rd, 1996
Episode 26: Buster's New Friend
Air Date: October 23rd, 1996
Episode 27: Arthur the Wrecker
Air Date: October 24th, 1996
Episode 28: Arthur and the True Francine
Air Date: October 24th, 1996
Episode 29: Arthur's Family Vacation
Air Date: October 25th, 1996
Episode 30: Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm
Air Date: October 25th, 1996
Episode 31: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest
Air Date: October 28th, 1996
Episode 32: D.W. Flips
Air Date: October 28th, 1996
Episode 33: Meek for a Week
Air Date: October 29th, 1996
Episode 34: Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper
Air Date: October 29th, 1996
Episode 35: Arthur's Chicken Pox
Air Date: October 30th, 1996
Episode 36: Sick as a Dog
Air Date: October 30th, 1996
Episode 37: D.W. Rides Again
Air Date: October 31st, 1996
Episode 38: Arthur Makes the Team
Air Date: October 31st, 1996
Episode 39: Arthur's Almost Boring Day
Air Date: November 1st, 1996
Episode 40: The Half-Baked Sale
Air Date: November 1st, 1996
Episode 41: Sue Ellen Moves In
Air Date: November 4th, 1996
Episode 42: The Perfect Brother
Air Date: November 4th, 1996
Episode 43: D.W.'s Snow Mystery
Air Date: November 5th, 1996
Episode 44: Team Trouble
Air Date: November 5th, 1996
Episode 45: Bully for Binky
Air Date: November 6th, 1996
Summary: Binky is the toughest kid in school and everyone is afraid of him.
Episode 46: Misfortune Teller
Air Date: November 6th, 1996
Episode 47: Arthur's Tooth
Air Date: November 7th, 1996
Summary: When Arthur is teased by Francine and the others because he hasn't lost all of his baby teeth yet, he becomes determined to lose his tooth and fit in with the others.
Episode 48: D.W. Gets Lost
Air Date: November 7th, 1996
Episode 49: D.W. Thinks Big
Air Date: November 8th, 1996
Summary: D.W. finds Aunt Lucy's wedding ring after she lost it at her wedding.
Episode 50: Arthur Cleans Up
Air Date: November 8th, 1996
Episode 51: My Dad, the Garbage Man
Air Date: November 11st, 1996
Summary: Every kid at school's parents has cool jobs except for Francine's dad. He's a garbage man and Francine is embarrassed by it so to make him look cool she tells the kids at school that he's a CIA agent.
Episode 52: Poor Muffy
Air Date: November 11st, 1996
Episode 53: D.W.'s Blankie
Air Date: November 12nd, 1996
Summary: D.W. loses her blankie and she and Arthur search all over town just to find it.
Episode 54: Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble
Air Date: November 12nd, 1996
Episode 55: I'm a Poet
Air Date: November 13rd, 1996
Summary: Fern dares everyone to write a good poem for a contest. If the loser backs out they have to join art club for a year.
Episode 56: The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!
Air Date: November 13rd, 1996
Episode 57: My Club Rules
Air Date: November 14th, 1996
Summary: The Strawberry Festival is coming to town and Arthur and his friends all band together and form a club to create the perfect float, but when everyone gets their own ideas on what the float should be they all form their own clubs.
Episode 58: Stolen Bike
Air Date: November 14th, 1996
Episode 59: Arthur's First Sleepover
Air Date: November 15th, 1996
Summary: Arthur throws a sleepover and invites Brain and Buster. He doesen't invite D.W. so she decides to ruin the sleepover.
Episode 60: Arthur's New Year's Eve
Air Date: November 15th, 1996
Episode 237: Bully for Binky / Misfortune Teller
Air Date: February 24th, 1997
Summary: A).Binky is the toughest kid in school and everyone is afraid of him. He messes with the wrong person: Sue Ellen, and thinks that she is a pushover until he finds out that she is a blackbelt in Tai-Kwan-Do! B).Prunella has a 9 1/2 birthday party. She received many presents, but the paper fortune teller from her sister was the best of all. Soon it starts predicting everyone's fortune's and it comes true!
Episode 268: My Dad, the Garbage Man / Poor Muffy
Air Date: April 21st, 1997
Summary: A).Every kid at school's parents has cool jobs except for Francine's dad. He's a garbage man and Francine is embarrassed by it so to make him look cool she tells the kids at school that he's a CIA agent. B).Muffy is allergic to the rugs at her house. She has to live with Francine until the rugs get cleared out but she starts to become a pain in the butt. Can Francine deal with her any longer?
Episode 275: D.W.'s Blankie / Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble
Air Date: April 28th, 1997
Summary: A).D.W. loses her blankie and she and Arthur search all over town just to find it. B).When Mr.Ratburn gets sick his sister has to substitute for his class and all the kids think that she's going to be tougher but when she comes they realize that she's an easy teacher. Tired of not being challenged enough the kids want Mr.Ratburn back.
Episode 293: My Club Rules! / Stolen Bike
Air Date: May 26th, 1997
Summary: A).The Strawberry Festival is coming to town and Arthur and his friends all band together and form a club to create the perfect float, but when everyone gets their own ideas on what the float should be they all form their own clubs. In the end D.W. brings them back together and she creates a float that they can all agree on. B).Francine gets too old for her bike so her father gets one out of a dumpster and fixes it up for her. When she gets disappointed she hides the bike and says that it was stolen just so her friends won't see her on it.
Episode 2492: Arthur's Tooth / D.W. Gets Lost
Air Date: March 3rd, 1997
Summary: A).Arthur is 8 years old and her hasn't lost all of his baby teeth yet. When Francine and the others find out they tease Arthur. He yet becomes even more determined to lose his tooth and fit in with the others. B).D.W.'s friend Emily gets earrings. She says it's because her parents view her as a adult so D.W. tries to act like one but she gets lost in the store and realizes that even adults aren't perfect either and after seeing what happened to Emily's ears she decides not to wear earrings until she is a grown up.
Episode 2582: D.W. Thinks Big / Arthur Cleans Up
Air Date: March 10th, 1997
Summary: A).D.W. finds Aunt Lucy's wedding ring after she lost it at her wedding. B).The park is in bad condition and Arthur decides to team up with Francine's dad and clean it up.
Episode 2872: I'm a Poet / The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!
Air Date: May 19th, 1997
Summary: A) I'm A Poet Written by Joe Fallon Storyboard by Kevin Currie Fern dares everyone to write a good poem for a contest. If the loser backs out they have to join art club for a year. They all make good poems and loved doing it so much that they wanted to join anyway. B) The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club Written by Terence Taylor Storyboard by Angus Bungay Muffy's dad decides to ban all the Scare-Your-Pants-Off books because Muffy got a nightmare from it so Arthur and the kids band together to put a stop to it.
Episode 3092: Arthur's First Sleepover / Arthur's New Years Eve
Air Date: June 2nd, 1997
Summary: A) Arthur's First Sleepover Written by Joe Fallon Storyboard by Jean Lajeunesse Arthur throws a sleepover and invites Brain and Buster. He doesen't invite D.W. so she decides to ruin the sleepover until she gets to come along. B) Arthur's New Years Eve Written by Joe Fallon Storyboard by Darren Brereton Arthur plans to stay up through New Years. He feels that he's missed it but Grandma Thora said that as long as you've had good times from the past year there sure to follow up in the new year.
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