Arthur season 5

Arthur
Season 5
No. of episodes	10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	September 25 (2000-09-25) – November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)
Season chronology

The 5th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from September 25 to November 27, 2000 and contains 10 episodes. The special "Arthur's Perfect Christmas" served as the finale to this season. Steven Crowder replaced Luke Reid as Brain. This is the last season where Michael Yarmush voices Arthur due to his voice changing. Starting in season 9, he returns to voice the character Slink, one of the Tough Customers. Alex Trebek guest starred as Alex Lebek on the season premiere "Arthur and the Big Riddle".

Peter Moss replaced Carol Greenwood and Micheline Charest as executive producer and Lesley Taylor stepped in for Cassandra Schafhausen when she replaced Ronald A. Weinberg as producer. Head writers Joe Fallon and Ken Scarborough also left to work on Between the Lions, although Joe Fallon was still credited as executive story editor in this season along with Joseph Purdy. When this season was nominated for a Daytime Emmy, only Joseph Purdy, Peter K. Hirsch, Kathy Waugh, Dietrich Smith, and Bruce Akiyama were nominated as writers of Arthur.

This season won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Animated Program. It was also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Special Class. In 2001, it won a Peabody Award.

Episodes

Main article: List of Arthur episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
76a	1a	"Arthur and the Big Riddle"	Peter K. Hirsch	Robert Yap	September 25, 2000 (2000-09-25)
76b	1b	"Double Dare"	Kathy Waugh	Guylaine Seguin, Lyndon Ruddy & Greg Huculack	September 25, 2000 (2000-09-25)
77a	2a	"Kids Are From Earth, Parents Are From Pluto"	Peter K. Hirsch	Mario Cabrera, Patricia Atchison & Marie Blanchard	October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02)
77b	2b	"Nerves of Steal"	Bruce Akiyama	Eric Bergeron, Greg Huculack & Patricia Atchinson	October 2, 2000 (2000-10-02)
78a	3a	"It's a No-Brainer"	Dietrich Smith	Robert Yap	October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09)
78b	3b	"The Shore Thing"	Bruce Akiyama	Zoran Vanjaka	October 9, 2000 (2000-10-09)
79a	4a	"The World Record"	Joseph Purdy	Nick Vallinakis & Zoran Vanjaka	October 16, 2000 (2000-10-16)
79b	4b	"The Cave"	Gerard Lewis	Lyndon Ruddy & Helene Cossette	October 16, 2000 (2000-10-16)
80a	5a	"The Lousy Week"	Peter K. Hirsch	Stefanie Gignac & Patricia Atchinson Robert Yap	October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)
80b	5b	"You Are Arthur"	Peter K. Hirsch	Robert Yap	October 23, 2000 (2000-10-23)
81a	6a	"The Election"	Joseph Purdy	Robert Yap	October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)
81b	6b	"Francine Goes to War"	Kathy Waugh	Lyndon Ruddy & Patricia Atchinson	October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)
82a	7a	"Sleep No More"	Dietrich Smith	Stefanie Gignac	November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
82b	7b	"Pet Peeved"	Bruce Akiyama	Lyndon Ruddy, Guylane Seguin & Eric St. Gelais	November 6, 2000 (2000-11-06)
83a	8a	"The Last of Mary Moo Cow"	Dietrich Smith	Zoran Vanjaka	November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)
83b	8b	"Bitzi's Beau"	Peter K. Hirsch	John Delaney, Nick Vallinakis & Elie Klimos	November 13, 2000 (2000-11-13)
84a	9a	"Just Desserts"	Peter K. Hirsch (Idea by: Bruce Akiyama)	Stefanie Gignac	November 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)
84b	9b	"The Big Dig"	Kathy Waugh	Elie Klimos, Angus Bungay, Guylaine Seguin, Eric St. Gelais, & Zhigang Wang	November 20, 2000 (2000-11-20)
85a	10a	"Arthur's Family Feud"	Peter K. Hirsch	Stéfanie Gignac & Robert Yap	November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)
85b	10b	"Muffy Gets Mature"	Michel Lamoreaux	Robert Yap	November 27, 2000 (2000-11-27)

References

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 5 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
• "Seasons 4-8". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved March 7, 2010.