Arthur

1996
4.5
574 reviews
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Season 13 episodes (10)

1 The Great MacGrady, Pts. 1 and 2
11/20/09
Season-only
When Mrs. McGrady is diagnosed with cancer, Arthur and his friends all act differently to the news - Arthur and D.W. rush to her side with heaps of chicken soup and stuffed animals, Muffy tries to pretend that nothing in her life has changed, and Francine is so upset she can't even bring herself to visit Mrs. MacGrady. In this two-part episode, parents and kids learn how they can come together to support Mrs. MacGrady and each other - and Lance Armstrong makes a special appearance to show Francine and the Elwood City residents how they can take a stand, or ride a bike, for cancer survivors.
2 Silent Treatment / Kung Fool
11/19/09
Silent Treatment - When quiet, shy George wonders if any of his friends really notice him, he has a great idea. He's not going to speak to anyone until they notice! Well when they do in fact notice he's been feeling sad, they decide to throw him a surprise party to make him feel special. But it backfires, when they need to avoid him to plan the party! / Kung Fool - Fern volunteers to help an elderly neighbor, Tony Wu, with his household chores, and then discovers his past life as a Kung Fu celebrity. Suddenly she imagines herself as his student - and soon, she will be a Kung Fu master herself! But will Fern be disappointed to learn that dish cleaning and laundry folding are not really part of some special martial arts training? Or can she learn a valuable lesson in acceptance and friendship?
3 s Numbers Nightmare / Brain Gets Hooked
11/18/09
Arthur's Numbers Nightmare - When Arthur and friends discover what looks like a list of their class rankings in Principal Haney's office, they are all taken for a surprise. If Arthur's really Number Two, then he must be really smart! And is there anything Francine can do to move up rank? For Buster, Number Eleven is his new lucky number - for everything. Soon the numbers come to mean much more than they should to all the kids on the list. / Brain Gets Hooked - Brain gets hooked on the latest tween reality show "Junior Island." When he starts to ignore his friends and his schoolwork, he knows he's got a problem. But what can he do to break the addiction?
4 MacFrensky / The Good, the Bad and the Binky
11/17/09
MacFrensky - When Francine and Brain are locked in a stiff competition to win student of the month, Muffy talks Francine into "borrowing" Buster's toy and letting Brain take the blame for it. As the lies grow and the prize gets closer, however, Francine's guilt increases. Can she come clean and wash her hands of this dastardly deed? / The Good, The Bad and the Binky - As Emily's new babysitter, Binky introduces his charge to the world of pro-wrestling and teaches her some fierce moves. But when Emily starts ruffling the feathers of other pre-schoolers on the playground, Binky worries he hasn't been the best role model. Can Binky restore Emily to her former, tea-party loving self?
5 No Acting Please / Prunella Deegan and the Disappointing Ending
11/16/09
No Acting Please - Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman guest-stars as director Will Toffman in this episode about theater and the arts. When Fern lands a role in the Elwood City community production of "It Began With a Whistle," she fears she's not talented enough to be a star actress. But Will Toffman teaches Fern how to have fun, be herself and truly shine. / Prunella Deegan and the Disappointing Ending - Finally, the final volume of the Henry Screever series, The Knights of the Bouillabiasse, is out. Prunella and Marina compete to see who can finish the book the fastest. But the two friends learn that speed-reading doesn't always pay off.
6 When Carl Met George / D.W. Swims With the Fishes
11/16/09
When Carl Met George: George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who seems to know all kind of cool facts about trains and about… well lots of things! Then George learns that Carl has Asperger's Syndrome - a form of autism that makes Carl see the world differently than most people. Can George and Carl remain good friends - and perhaps even learn from each other? DW Swims with the Fishes: D.W. and James enter the pre-school swim meet and recruit their big siblings to coach them. All goes swimmingly until Arthur and Molly start taking their jobs a little too seriously. Who's this race about, anyway?
7 Portrait of the Artist As a Young Tibble / The Secret Guardians
4/6/10
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble: The Tibble Twins set out on new business venture - selling their pre-school art masterpieces to earn enough money to buy the coveted Krummy Kreepy Kastle. As their business takes off, so does their own appreciation for their art. Is the Krummy Kreepy Kastle really worth giving up their masterpieces? The Secret Guardians: When Arthur, Binky and Sue Ellen stumble upon a beautiful and private woodland oasis right by their homes, they vow to tell no one and keep it as their secret spot. Before long, however, they start to find evidence of human habitation. Have they discovered an ancient civilization? Or has someone known about this special secret place all along?
8 Fernlets by Fern / Prunella and the Haunted Locker
4/7/10
Fernlets by Fern: As part of her latest business venture, Muffy talks Fern into writing poems for a new line of greeting cards which becomes the hit of Elwood City. But booming business causes Fern to burn out. Can Fern and Muffy find a way to make writing fun again? Prunella and the Haunted Locker: Prunella is assigned a new school locker, which is rumored to be haunted! She refuses to believe it… until mysterious and unexplained things start to happen. Will Prunella have seven years of bad luck (and bad grades) or can she get to the bottom of this mystery?
9 Paradise Lost / The Pride of Lakewood
4/8/10
Paradise Lost: Baby Kate is growing up! She's started saying her first words. But strangely enough, the more words she learns, the less she seems to understand their dog, Pal. The two head off to the Children's Zoo in search of the Dolly Llama for an explanation, and to see if they can reverse the process. Along the way, they learn that growing up is inevitable and maybe it isn't so bad. The Pride of Lakewood: To boost school pride, Arthur and his classmates form the Lakewood Pride Committee, which immediately and fervently adds members, distributes buttons and creates special chants. But Brain and Sue Ellen, feeling pressured, decide they don't want to join - and are accused of not loving their school. Can they prove that they're proud of Lakewood Elementary even if they're not part of this new group?
10 Looking for Bonnie / The Secret Origin of Supernova
4/9/10
Looking for Bonnie: Famous rock musician Dean Lomax visits Elwood City and calls on George's dad to fix his equally famous guitar, named Bonnie. Legend says that Bonnie is magical, and Buster and George are convinced that just one strum will give them special powers. And during one late night sleepover, they sneak into Dad's workshop to find out if it's true…The Secret Origin of Supernova: Arthur is dismayed when he learns an energy drink endorsed by his favorite comic book character is full of sugar - it doesn't give you any special energy or magic powers at all! Will Arthur be able to find any superheroes who aren't out to make money - or can he create his own?

About this show

Eight-year-old Arthur, and his friends and family in Elwood City, solve problems big and small that kids face every day! Arthur teaches kids ages 4 to 8 about reading and writing, and encourages the development of positive social skills.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
574 reviews
Ruben Rivera Rivera
July 3, 2022
One of pbs kids worst shows Arthur is a roller coaster of blandness and generic story about life's experiences, the theme song is relatively on tune with the premise, the unlikable generic characters are just 2 - dimensional, the brain is just the generic A+ grade student that the show forces to a hated character depending on the episode, muffy is just the spoiled rich girl archetype and franchine has sister problems knowing full well about the controversial Ratburn episode is sad to think about
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Chris Meyer
February 19, 2022
I grew up with Arthur and it was my favorite show and I never missed an episode. Now my two boys are growing up watching it and they love it as much as me And my wife did. I'm sad to see PBS cancel it after all these years but I do hope they bring it back and allow future generations of kids to have adventures with Arthur they way I did.
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Benjamin B.
October 1, 2021
Arthur is a show that I grew up with almost religiously. I know from experience that it is a fun and family friendly thing with plenty of good jokes and most importantly a lot of great lessons that can be understood by a young audience. However, in the more recent years of the show, namely since they started using the new animation style, the writing has gone severely downhill, retconning established personalities for characters and quite frankly it touches on a lot of subjects that are either too politically unnecessary, or quite frankly are portrayed to be far more sensitive than they actually are. Many of which have actually been touched by Arthur in the early seasons and they were done better back then, but now seem to simply be rehashed into something in order to pamper and condescend to an audience that seems to be far more oversensitive than when the show first began airing. Regardless, while the newer stuff is controversially touchy, the older stuff is still a worth while watch.
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