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D.W. steals a green potato chip and to prank her, Arthur tells her that green chips are poisonous. She believes it, and worse yet, her mother starts telling everybody. With help from Binky, can D.W. ...
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J.T. Turner | ... | Descriptive Narrator / ... 213 episodes, 1996-2015 |
| Melissa Altro | ... | Mary Alice Crosswire / ... 157 episodes, 1996-2018 | |
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Daniel Brochu | ... | Buster Baxter / ... 147 episodes, 1996-2018 |
| Jodie Resther | ... | Francine Alice Frensky / ... 146 episodes, 1996-2018 | |
| Bruce Dinsmore | ... | Binky Barnes / ... 143 episodes, 1996-2018 | |
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Arthur Holden | ... | Emil Nigel Ratburn III / ... 141 episodes, 1996-2017 |
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Sonja Ball | ... | Jane Read / ... 104 episodes, 1996-2015 |
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Bespectacled aardvark Arthur Read demonstrates to kids how to deal with such childhood traumas and challenges as homework, teachers and bullies. He also has to contend with his sisters, but loves playing with his friends: tomboy Francine, foodie and best pal Buster, super smart Brain, rich girl Muffy and geography expert Sue Ellen. Written by Jwelch5742
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Composed by Judith Henderson and Jerry Devilliers
Performed by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
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The Brain is the only character who seeked therapy. The Brain seeked therapy when he sprained his knee and ankle and after the hurricane. Binky pulled the false fire alarm but doesn't seek therapy for why he did it. D.W. keeps bothering Arthur about the snowball but her parents never take her to see a therapist or a psychiatrist. See more »Goofs
In the opening sequence, D.W. is shown turning the pages of the book with her left hand, yet when it cuts to a close-up, her right hand is on the book. See more »Connections
Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Common/Pamela Adlon/John Prine with Iris DeMent/Hannah Welton (2016) See more »Soundtracks
Arthur Theme SongComposed by Judith Henderson and Jerry Devilliers
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A recent article in (I believe) USA Today named a critic's picks for top shows of the 1990s. As someone who despises mainstream movies and television, I laughed at every show picked. With the notable exception of one. "Arthur." Now there was a show the critic and I could agree on. Arthur features more intelligence, wit, humour and maturity than just about anything else out there and that includes prime time shows. Arthur is a rare children's series that can be enjoyed by both children and adults and truer words were never spoken. Arthur is not "dumbed down" in any way. It refuses to treat it's young audience with anything but respect for their intelligence and feelings. Problems are dealt with in a realistic manner and each of the characters has a distinct personality and come from diverse backgrounds. This is shown in several stories that do not focus on Arthur and his sister, DW (she steals the show by the way) but the supporting cast like Buster, Muffy and my favorite character, the tomboy Francine. Muffy is a rich priss, Francine and her family come from a working class background, the gluttonous Buster's parents are divorced, Sue Ellen and her family have travelled the world and the perceived bully, Binky Barnes, is anything but. The producers need to be commended in their effort to make every character a seperate individual and to give them stories in which they can shine.
I'm 28 and cannot miss an episode of this series. Arthur proves that children's shows can (and should) "grow up." TV wouldn't be such a vast wasteland if more shows (for children and grown ups) would take a lesson from Arthur. It really is "that good."