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|ShortSummary = D.W. develops a fear of octopuses while on a field trip to the aquarium with her class. At home, to mock D.W. for her fear, Arthur plays a cruel prank on her in the bathtub and is subsequently sent to his room for doing this. The next day, the Reads and Buster go to the beach, but D.W., thinking that there might be octopuses in the lake, refuses to swim and Arthur and Buster are forced to play with her on the sand, much to their embarrassment. However, after Arthur teases by pretending to be under attack by an octopus, D.W. overcomes her fear and learns from the beach's lifeguard that octopuses are never found in lakes. At the end of the day, Jane promises that they will go back to the beach soon. |
|ShortSummary = D.W. develops a fear of octopuses while on a field trip to the aquarium with her class. At home, to mock D.W. for her fear, Arthur plays a cruel prank on her in the bathtub and is subsequently sent to his room for doing this. The next day, the Reads and Buster go to the beach, but D.W., thinking that there might be octopuses in the lake, refuses to swim and Arthur and Buster are forced to play with her on the sand, much to their embarrassment. However, after Arthur teases her by pretending to be under attack by an octopus, D.W. overcomes her fear and learns from the beach's lifeguard that octopuses are never found in lakes. At the end of the day, Jane promises that they will go back to the beach soon. |
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|ShortSummary = On a class trip to a state park, Buster, with the help of Arthur, finds a fossilized dinosaur footprint, but the former is dismayed at the rule that all fossils should be given to the museum and not be kept for the one who found it, so he hides the fossil in order to keep it, to Arthur's dismay. While trying to keep the fossil a secret from everyone, Buster realizes that the guilt of |
|ShortSummary = On a class trip to a state park, Buster, with the help of Arthur, finds a fossilized dinosaur footprint, but the former is dismayed at the rule that all fossils should be given to the museum and not be kept for the one who found it, so he hides the fossil in order to keep it, to Arthur's dismay. While trying to keep the fossil a secret from everyone, Buster realizes that the guilt of stealing is ruining his life and decides to give it to the museum. The museum creator suggests that the dinosaur who made the footprint may have been a baby [[Daspletosaurus]] or an adult [["Coelosaurus" antiquus|Coelosaurus]] and Buster and Arthur are given the credit for finding it. |
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|11}} |
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|ShortSummary = Arthur starts his own pet-sitting business to prove he is responsible enough to get a dog of his own. He ends up getting much more pets to take care of than he bargained for, including his neighbor, Mrs. Wood's, unfriendly dog, Perky. When Perky goes missing on the day Mrs. Wood is picking her up, Arthur fears that he is not a good pet owner until he finds that Perky has given birth to a litter of puppies. As a reward for taking care of Perky, Arthur is allowed by Mrs. Wood to adopt one of the puppies and pays D.W. the 10 dollars he was given after he had promised to pay her for helping him. |
|ShortSummary = Arthur starts his own pet-sitting business to prove he is responsible enough to get a dog of his own. He ends up getting much more pets to take care of than he bargained for, including his neighbor, Mrs. Wood's, unfriendly dog, Perky. When Perky goes missing on the day Mrs. Wood is picking her up, Arthur fears that he is not a good pet owner until he finds that Perky has given birth to a litter of puppies (which indirectly explains why Perky was acting so grumpy). As a reward for taking care of Perky, Arthur is allowed by Mrs. Wood to adopt one of the puppies and pays D.W. the 10 dollars he was given after he had promised to pay her for helping him. |
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|14}} |
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|ShortSummary = Arthur is in charge of helping the cafeteria lady, Mrs. MacGrady, with a fundraiser, but when he tries to give the money he raised to her, she is distracted by a phone conversation, so Arthur leaves the money in the kitchen. However, the money disappears and Arthur is falsely accused of stealing it. Buster, acting as a [[detective]], tries to prove Arthur's innocence. |
|ShortSummary = Arthur is in charge of helping the cafeteria lady, Mrs. MacGrady, with a fundraiser, but when he tries to give the money he raised to her, she is distracted by a phone conversation, so Arthur leaves the money in the kitchen. However, the money disappears, and Arthur is falsely accused of stealing it. Buster, acting as a [[detective]], tries to prove Arthur's innocence. |
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Revision as of 19:33, 19 October 2023
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 30 (60 segments) |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
Original release | October 7 November 15, 1996 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from October 7[1][better source needed][2][3][4] to November 15, 1996, and contains 30 episodes with each episode containing two 11-minute segments, making it the longest season of the show. Like seasons 2 and 3, this season was released on DVD in Europe only.
Production
According to an October 14, 1997 New York Daily News article, each episode this season reportedly cost around $400,000 to make (or $24 million for the entire season).[5]
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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1a | 1a | "Arthur's Eyes" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | October 7, 1996 |
1b | 1b | "Francine's Bad Hair Day" | Kathy Waugh | Jean Sarô | October 7, 1996 |
2a | 2a | "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn" "Arthur's Teacher Trouble" | Joe Fallon | John Pagan & Norm Roen | October 8, 1996 |
2b | 2b | "Arthur's Spelling Trubble" | Joe Fallon | Jean Lajeunesse | October 8, 1996 |
3a | 3a | "D.W. All Wet" | Kathy Waugh | Sylvain Proteau | October 9, 1996 |
3b | 3b | "Buster's Dino Dilemma" | Matt Steinglass | Raymond Lebrun | October 9, 1996 |
4a | 4a | "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend" | Ken Scarborough | Sylvain Proteau | October 10, 1996 |
4b | 4b | "Arthur's Lost Library Book" | Joe Fallon | Jean Lajeunesse | October 10, 1996 |
5a | 5a | "Arthur's Pet Business" | Joe Fallon | Jean Lajeunesse | October 11, 1996 |
5b | 5b | "D.W. the Copycat" | Joe Fallon | Stéfanie Gignac | October 11, 1996 |
6a | 6a | "Locked in the Library!" | Kathy Waugh | John Flagg | October 14, 1996 |
6b | 6b | "Arthur Accused!" | James Greenberg | Jean Sarô | October 14, 1996 |
7a | 7a | "Arthur Goes to Camp" | Rowby Goren | Sylvain Proteau | October 15, 1996 |
7b | 7b | "Buster Makes the Grade" | Peter K. Hirsch | Nadja Cozic | October 15, 1996 |
8a | 8a | "Arthur's New Puppy" | Joe Fallon | Hana Kukal | October 16, 1996 |
8b | 8b | "Arthur Bounces Back" | Tom Hertz | John Flagg | October 16, 1996 |
9a | 9a | "Arthur Babysits" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | October 17, 1996 |
9b | 9b | "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe" | Terence Taylor | Jean Charles Fink | October 17, 1996 |
10a | 10a | "Arthur's Birthday" | Joe Fallon | Stéfanie Gignac | October 18, 1996 |
10b | 10b | "Francine Frensky, Superstar" | Joe Fallon | Darren Brereton | October 18, 1996 |
11a | 11a | "Arthur's Baby" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | October 21, 1996 |
11b | 11b | "D.W.'s Baby" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | October 21, 1996 |
12a | 12a | "Arthur Writes a Story" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | October 22, 1996 |
12b | 12b | "Arthur's Lost Dog" | Joe Fallon | Sylvian Proteau | October 22, 1996 |
13a | 13a | "So Long, Spanky" | Peter K. Hirsch | Jean Lajeunesse | October 23, 1996 |
13b | 13b | "Buster's New Friend" | Matt Steinglass | Jean Lajeunesse | October 23, 1996 |
14a | 14a | "Arthur the Wrecker" | Joe Fallon | Stéfanie Gignac | October 24, 1996 |
14b | 14b | "Arthur and the True Francine" | Kathy Waugh | Angus Bungay | October 24, 1996 |
15a | 15a | "Arthur's Family Vacation" | Thomas LaPierre | François Brisson | October 25, 1996 |
15b | 15b | "Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm" | Matt Steinglass | John Pagan & Norm Roen | October 25, 1996 |
16a | 16a | "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest" | Peter K. Hirsch | Jean Lajeunesse | October 28, 1996 |
16b | 16b | "D.W. Flips" | Marc Brown (original) Peter K. Hirsch (adapted) | Gerry Capelle | October 28, 1996 |
17a | 17a | "Meek for a Week" | Joe Fallon | Jean Charles Fink | October 29, 1996 |
17b | 17b | "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper" | Matt Steinglass | Myron Born | October 29, 1996 |
18a | 18a | "Arthur's Chicken Pox" | Kathy Waugh | Russel Crispin | October 30, 1996 |
18b | 18b | "Sick as a Dog" | Joe Fallon | Jean Charles Fink | October 30, 1996 |
19a | 19a | "D.W. Rides Again" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | October 31, 1996 |
19b | 19b | "Arthur Makes the Team" | Tom Hertz | Jean Lajeunesse | October 31, 1996 |
20a | 20a | "Arthur's Almost Boring Day" | Joe Fallon | Stefanie Gignac | November 1, 1996 |
20b | 20b | "The Half-Baked Sale" | Ken Scarborough | Jean Lajeunesse | November 1, 1996 |
21a | 21a | "Sue Ellen Moves In" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | November 4, 1996 |
21b | 21b | "The Perfect Brother" | Joe Fallon | Stefanie Gignac | November 4, 1996 |
22a | 22a | "D.W.'s Snow Mystery" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | November 5, 1996 |
22b | 22b | "Team Trouble" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | November 5, 1996 |
23a | 23a | "Bully for Binky" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | November 6, 1996 |
23b | 23b | "Misfortune Teller" | Joe Fallon | Luc Savoie | November 6, 1996 |
24a | 24a | "Arthur's Tooth" | James Greenberg | Jean Charles Fink | November 7, 1996 |
24b | 24b | "D.W. Gets Lost" | Joe Fallon | Kevin Currie | November 7, 1996 |
25a | 25a | "D.W. Thinks Big" | Judy Rothman | Gerry Capelle | November 8, 1996 |
25b | 25b | "Arthur Cleans Up" | Matt Steinglass | Jean Charles Fink | November 8, 1996 |
26a | 26a | "My Dad, the Garbage Man" | Kathy Waugh | Jean Sarô | November 11, 1996 |
26b | 26b | "Poor Muffy" | Ken Scarborough | Gerry Capelle | November 11, 1996 |
27a | 27a | "D.W.'s Blankie" | Tom Hertz | Stéfanie Gignac | November 12, 1996 |
27b | 27b | "Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble" | Joe Fallon | Nadja Cozic | November 12, 1996 |
28a | 28a | "I'm a Poet" | Joe Fallon | Kevin Currie | November 13, 1996 |
28b | 28b | "The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!" | Terence Taylor | Angus Bungay | November 13, 1996 |
29a | 29a | "My Club Rules" | Joe Fallon | Gerry Capelle | November 14, 1996 |
29b | 29b | "Stolen Bike" | Kathy Waugh | Angus Bungay | November 14, 1996 |
30a | 30a | "Arthur's First Sleepover" | Joe Fallon | Jean Lajeunesse | November 15, 1996 |
30b | 30b | "Arthur's New Year's Eve" | Joe Fallon | Darren Brereton | November 15, 1996 |
References
- ^ "Arthur on TV". Archived from the original on December 25, 1996. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
- ^ "Monday, October 7, 1996". KET. Archived from the original on July 23, 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Zbar, Jeffrey D. (June 29, 1998). "The Marketing 100: 'Arthur': Marc Brown". Ad Age. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ "Arthur -Yesterdayland Saturday Morning Cartoons". YesterdayLand. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ Schultz, Paul (October 14, 1997). "KING 'ARTHUR' PBS GENTLE AARDVARK RULES KIDS' TV; HIS SECOND SEASON BEGINS ON MONDAY". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on May 4, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- General references
- "Arthur Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Arthur: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Arthur Season 1 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Seasons 1-3". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Archived from the original on September 6, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2010.