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Season 1
	European DVD cover
No. of episodes	30 (60 segments)
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	October 7 –; November 15, 1996
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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
1a	1a	"Arthur's Eyes"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
1b	1b	"Francine's Bad Hair Day"	Kathy Waugh	Jean Sarô	October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
2a	2a	"Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn" "Arthur's Teacher Trouble"	Joe Fallon	John Pagan & Norm Roen	October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)
2b	2b	"Arthur's Spelling Trubble"	Joe Fallon	Jean Lajeunesse	October 8, 1996 (1996-10-08)
3a	3a	"D.W. All Wet"	Kathy Waugh	Sylvain Proteau	October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09)
3b	3b	"Buster's Dino Dilemma"	Matt Steinglass	Raymond Lebrun	October 9, 1996 (1996-10-09)
4a	4a	"D.W.'s Imaginary Friend"	Ken Scarborough	Sylvain Proteau	October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)
4b	4b	"Arthur's Lost Library Book"	Joe Fallon	Jean Lajeunesse	October 10, 1996 (1996-10-10)
5a	5a	"Arthur's Pet Business"	Joe Fallon	Jean Lajeunesse	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)
5b	5b	"D.W. the Copycat"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11)
6a	6a	"Locked in the Library!"	Kathy Waugh	John Flagg	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)
6b	6b	"Arthur Accused!"	James Greenberg	Jean Sarô	October 14, 1996 (1996-10-14)
7a	7a	"Arthur Goes to Camp"	Rowby Goren	Sylvain Proteau	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
7b	7b	"Buster Makes the Grade"	Peter K. Hirsch	Nadja Cozic	October 15, 1996 (1996-10-15)
8a	8a	"Arthur's New Puppy"	Joe Fallon	Hana Kukal	October 16, 1996 (1996-10-16)
8b	8b	"Arthur Bounces Back"	Tom Hertz	John Flagg	October 16, 1996 (1996-10-16)
9a	9a	"Arthur Babysits"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)
9b	9b	"Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe"	Terence Taylor	Jean Charles Fink	October 17, 1996 (1996-10-17)
10a	10a	"Arthur's Birthday"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)
10b	10b	"Francine Frensky, Superstar"	Joe Fallon	Darren Brereton	October 18, 1996 (1996-10-18)
11a	11a	"Arthur's Baby"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
11b	11b	"D.W.'s Baby"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	October 21, 1996 (1996-10-21)
12a	12a	"Arthur Writes a Story"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
12b	12b	"Arthur's Lost Dog"	Joe Fallon	Sylvian Proteau	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
13a	13a	"So Long, Spanky"	Peter K. Hirsch	Jean Lajeunesse	October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23)
13b	13b	"Buster's New Friend"	Matt Steinglass	Jean Lajeunesse	October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23)
14a	14a	"Arthur the Wrecker"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	October 24, 1996 (1996-10-24)
14b	14b	"Arthur and the True Francine"	Kathy Waugh	Angus Bungay	October 24, 1996 (1996-10-24)
15a	15a	"Arthur's Family Vacation"	Thomas LaPierre	François Brisson	October 25, 1996 (1996-10-25)
15b	15b	"Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm"	Matt Steinglass	John Pagan & Norm Roen	October 25, 1996 (1996-10-25)
16a	16a	"Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest"	Peter K. Hirsch	Jean Lajeunesse	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
16b	16b	"D.W. Flips"	Marc Brown (original) Peter K. Hirsch (adapted)	Gerry Capelle	October 28, 1996 (1996-10-28)
17a	17a	"Meek for a Week"	Joe Fallon	Jean Charles Fink	October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)
17b	17b	"Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper"	Matt Steinglass	Myron Born	October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)
18a	18a	"Arthur's Chicken Pox"	Kathy Waugh	Russel Crispin	October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)
18b	18b	"Sick as a Dog"	Joe Fallon	Jean Charles Fink	October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)
19a	19a	"D.W. Rides Again"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)
19b	19b	"Arthur Makes the Team"	Tom Hertz	Jean Lajeunesse	October 31, 1996 (1996-10-31)
20a	20a	"Arthur's Almost Boring Day"	Joe Fallon	Stefanie Gignac	November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)
20b	20b	"The Half-Baked Sale"	Ken Scarborough	Jean Lajeunesse	November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01)
21a	21a	"Sue Ellen Moves In"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
21b	21b	"The Perfect Brother"	Joe Fallon	Stefanie Gignac	November 4, 1996 (1996-11-04)
22a	22a	"D.W.'s Snow Mystery"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
22b	22b	"Team Trouble"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	November 5, 1996 (1996-11-05)
23a	23a	"Bully for Binky"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	November 6, 1996 (1996-11-06)
23b	23b	"Misfortune Teller"	Joe Fallon	Luc Savoie	November 6, 1996 (1996-11-06)
24a	24a	"Arthur's Tooth"	James Greenberg	Jean Charles Fink	November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)
24b	24b	"D.W. Gets Lost"	Joe Fallon	Kevin Currie	November 7, 1996 (1996-11-07)
25a	25a	"D.W. Thinks Big"	Judy Rothman	Gerry Capelle	November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08)
25b	25b	"Arthur Cleans Up"	Matt Steinglass	Jean Charles Fink	November 8, 1996 (1996-11-08)
26a	26a	"My Dad, the Garbage Man"	Kathy Waugh	Jean Sarô	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
26b	26b	"Poor Muffy"	Ken Scarborough	Gerry Capelle	November 11, 1996 (1996-11-11)
27a	27a	"D.W.'s Blankie"	Tom Hertz	Stéfanie Gignac	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)
27b	27b	"Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble"	Joe Fallon	Nadja Cozic	November 12, 1996 (1996-11-12)
28a	28a	"I'm a Poet"	Joe Fallon	Kevin Currie	November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)
28b	28b	"The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!"	Terence Taylor	Angus Bungay	November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)
29a	29a	"My Club Rules"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)
29b	29b	"Stolen Bike"	Kathy Waugh	Angus Bungay	November 14, 1996 (1996-11-14)
30a	30a	"Arthur's First Sleepover"	Joe Fallon	Jean Lajeunesse	November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)
30b	30b	"Arthur's New Year's Eve"	Joe Fallon	Darren Brereton	November 15, 1996 (1996-11-15)

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.

[1] "Arthur on TV". Archived from the original on December 25, 1996. Retrieved February 17, 2017.

[2] "Monday, October 7, 1996". KET. Archived from the original on July 23, 1997. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

[3] Zbar, Jeffrey D. (June 29, 1998). "The Marketing 100: 'Arthur': Marc Brown". Ad Age. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

[4] "Arthur -Yesterdayland Saturday Morning Cartoons". YesterdayLand. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

[5] 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.

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-|ShortSummary    = Francine is furious at Arthur for a joke he made at her expense, and Mr. Ratburn assigns them to work together on a project. They go to the library together and lose track of time, getting locked inside when the library closes. As they try to find a way out, Francine and Arthur must put aside their grudges and learn to work together.
+|ShortSummary    = On Friday, Francine becomes furious at Arthur for a joke he made at her expense, which becomes more of a problem Mr. Ratburn assigns the two to work together on a project. The next day, they go to the library together in order to do research on their project but lose track of time, getting locked inside when the library closes. Realizing that the library won't open again until Monday, Arthur and Francine try to find ways to escape separately. Arthur eventually becomes worried for Francine's safety and looks for her, which touches Francine when she finds out and they make up. Their families soon come to take them home and Arthur and Francine make a report about the acts of heroism at school, impressing Mr. Ratburn.
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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 mysteriously disappears, and Arthur is falsely accused of stealing it, which prevents him from going to a school picnic as punishment. Buster, acting as a [[detective]], tries to prove Arthur's innocence before the day of the picnic. When he seemingly fails to find any clues, Buster eventually deduces that Mrs. MacGrady had unknowingly put the quarters into brownie mix, clearing Arthur's name and allowing him to attend the picnic.
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-|ShortSummary    = Arthur and his friends go to Camp Meadowcroak, where everything is a competition between girls and boys. The two teams refuse to collaborate, but when a rival camp plays a spooky prank on them, they realize they must work together to beat the rival camp in the annual scavenger hunt.
+|ShortSummary    = Arthur and his friends go to Camp Meadowcroak, where everything is a competition between girls and boys. When Meadowcroak's rival camp, Horsewater, plays a spooky prank on them, Arthur convinces the boys and girls to work together in order to beat the rival camp in the annual scavenger hunt and they manage to win.
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