Arthur (1996– )

The adventures of 8-year-old Aardvark Arthur Read. When he's not at home being hounded by his obnoxious, but scene-stealing little sister D.W. and his working class parents, he's finding ... See full summary »

Stars:

Melissa Altro, Jodie Resther, Daniel Brochu

10 wins & 24 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Melissa Altro	...	Mary Alice Crosswire (114 episodes, 1996-2012)
Jodie Resther	...	Francine Alice Frensky (104 episodes, 1996-2010)
Daniel Brochu	...	Buster Baxter (96 episodes, 1996-2012)
Bruce Dinsmore	...	Binky Barnes (95 episodes, 1996-2012)
J.T. Turner	...	Narrator (85 episodes, 1996-2000)
Arthur Holden	...	Emil Nigel Ratburn III (81 episodes, 1996-2010)
Sonja Ball	...	Jane Read (80 episodes, 1996-2012)
Tamar Kozlov	...	Prunella Deegan (63 episodes, 1996-2010)
Patricia Rodriguez	...	Sue Ellen Armstrong (62 episodes, 1996-2003)
Joanna Noyes	...	Grandma Thora Read (61 episodes, 1996-2012)
A.J. Henderson	...	Ed Crosswire (61 episodes, 1996-2010)
Michael Yarmush	...	Arthur Timothy Read (54 episodes, 1996-2012)
Walter Massey	...	Principal Herbert Haney (49 episodes, 1996-2010)
Bronwen Mantel	...	Mrs. Sarah MacGrady (47 episodes, 1996-2012)

Storyline

The adventures of 8-year-old Aardvark Arthur Read. When he's not at home being hounded by his obnoxious, but scene-stealing little sister D.W. and his working class parents, he's finding educational misadventure at school with his pals: would-be bully Binky, pompous Francine, spoiled rich girl Muffy, genius Brain, and his best friend Buster. Arthur and the gang get into some pretty wild trouble sometimes, like the time Arthur and Brain are taunted by a dark-humored crossing guard, when Arthur, Brain and Binky find a key and fight about it, when Arthur and D.W. have to run the house when Mom and Dad fall ill, and many more. Based on the children's books by Marc Brown.

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Plot Keywords:

friend | best friend | friendship | little girl | mother daughter relationship | 

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-Y

Details

Official Sites:

PBS The Cookie Jar Company

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Erdferkel Arthur und seine Freunde

Company Credits

Production Co:

CINAR, Cookie Jar Entertainment, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marc Brown recently revealed on the show that if you look carefully through the Arthur books, you can see the names of his three kids hidden once in the illustrations.

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Goofs

In "D.W.'s Baby", when D.W. is playing with her toy truck on the floor, it's brown, but when she offers it to Baby Kate, it's blue.

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Quotes

Buster Baxter: [because Buster beats the Brain at a school game, their personalities are switched. Buster, Arthur and Francine visit Brain at his house]
[pulling paper from fax machine]
Alan: It's time to face the fax.
Alan: [pulling out crying doll and glass of milk] No use crying over spilled milk!
Francine Alice Frensky: Stop him!

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Connections

Featured in Maltin on Movies: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Arthur Theme Song"
Composed by Judith Henderson and Jerry Devilliers
Performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers

User Reviews

My son and I love this cartoon!

This is a wonderful cartoon. My son is 18 months old and he loves to watch it. This is a show that deals with stuff that kids go through every day. One episode that is one of my favorites deals with Arthur being teased because he is the only one in his class who hasn't lost a baby tooth.

I now see why children like Arthur and his friends so much. Kids of all ages can identify with him, not just eight year olds (Arthur and his friends are all in the third grade), but everybody can identify with the characters. Even adults can identify with the parents on the show.

Also, I like this show because each character is different (except for Timmy and Tommy Tibbles) both physically and personally. No two characters are the same, and the friends all accept each other's differences. I think that that is one thing that parents need to teach their kids: to accept the fact that no two people are exactly the same and that everybody is different. That is what makes everybody special.

I hope that parents watch this show with their kids. If you do, I think you'll approve of it for your children. I know I approve of this one!