• Premiered: Oct 1996
  • Episodes: 502
  • Followers: 30
  • Ended
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Season 1
1x1
Arthur's Eyes
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 02, 1996
Arthur is embarrassed because he now has to wear glasses.
1x2
Francine's Bad Hair Day
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Air date
Sep 02, 1996
Francine tries to get through picture day, without messing up her meticulously-crafted hairdo.
1x3
Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn
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Air date
Sep 09, 1996
Arthur and Buster fear that their new teacher, Mr. Ratburn, is some kind of evil maniac who collects children's heads - until they discover the truth about him, of course.
1x4
Arthur's Spelling Trubble
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Air date
Sep 09, 1996
Arthur does some heavy-duty studying, in order to compete in the school's upcoming spelling bee.
1x5
D.W. All Wet
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Air date
Sep 16, 1996
Whew, boy is it HOT today. The Reads decide to head to the beach in order to cool off, but D.W. refuses to go along (she thinks there is an octopus in the water).
1x6
Buster's Dino Dilemma
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Air date
Sep 16, 1996
When the class goes on a field trip to a dinosaur museum, Buster finds a fossil on the ground - and wants to keep it for himself.
1x7
D.W.'s Imaginary Friend
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Air date
Sep 23, 1996
D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, says she has to come everywhere, but Arthur is sick of it.
1x8
Arthur's Lost Library Book
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Air date
Sep 23, 1996
When Arthur checks out a library book and loses it a week later; he thinks he is banned from the library. So he and Binky team up to find it.
1x1
Arthur's Eyes
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1996
After waking up late one night, D.W. finds pictures of Arthur before he had glasses. He tells her the story of when he first started needing them and the teasing that followed.
1x2
Francine's Bad Hair Day
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1996
School Picture Day is just around the corner, and Muffy wants to make sure Francine has a photo to be proud off, unlike last year's. However, she doesn't seem interested in the rush and is in fact interested in a kickball game.
1x9
Arthur's Pet Business
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1996
When Arthur desperately wants a dog, he starts a pet business. When he gets too many he decides to just take care of one pet.
1x3
Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1996
Arthur and his friends are horrified when they learn that their third grade teacher will be the infamous Mr. Ratburn. He is described by Prunella as a cruel vampire with hypnotic powers .. show full overview
1x4
Arthur's Spelling Trubble
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1996
Arthur practices for the spelling bee and competes against Prunella and the Brain, last year's winner and the smartest kid in his class, respectively. Even with the support of his family, he is nervous.
1x5
D.W. All Wet
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 09, 1996
On a hot summer day, D.W. and her preschool class go on a field trip to the aquarium. When a shark swims by, her classmates hide while she teases it, but when an octopus appears, she is .. show full overview
1x6
Buster's Dino Dilemma
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 09, 1996
Mr. Ratburn's make a long-awaited field trip to a Rainbow Rock State Park. On his own, Buster discovers a fossilized dinosaur footprint and takes it home. Despite it being against museum rules, he doesn't want to relinquish his find.
1x7
D.W.'s Imaginary Friend
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Air date
Oct 10, 1996
D.W. has a new imaginary friend named Nadine, who goes with her everywhere. When Arthur and Buster find out about a new amusement ride, they don't want D.W. to come along and embarrass them because she would bring Nadine along, too.
1x8
Arthur's Lost Library Book
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 10, 1996
Everyone loves the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club series, and the new book, "The Mysterious Hand", is coming out. Arthur's the first to borrow it (along with many other books at the same .. show full overview
1x9
Arthur's Pet Business
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 1996
Arthur wants a dog very badly, but he has to prove he's responsible first. Arthur decides to start his own pet business in order to prove that he's responsible, which includes watching over the neighborhood dog Perky, who is very mean and aggressive.
1x10
D.W. the Copycat
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 11, 1996
When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.
1x11
Locked in the Library!
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Air date
Oct 14, 1996
After Arthur called Francine a marshmallow, Francine and her friends got really made and it looks like they are going to fight. But when they both got locked inside the Elwood City .. show full overview
1x12
Arthur Accused!
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1996
Arthur had a job to collect coins for Mrs. McGrady to raise money for a new dog for the Elwood City firemen, and when he left the bag of quarters where Mrs. McGrady was working, she said .. show full overview
1x13
Arthur Goes to Camp
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Air date
Oct 15, 1996
Arthur and his friends go to summer camp and Binky brings up the issue that it's boys vs. girls. The other team participating always won because of this problem, so now the kids of Elwood must work together to defeat them this year.
1x14
Buster Makes the Grade
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1996
Buster's grades aren't as good as his jokes, and now he is on the verge of repeating his third grade year. If he does not receive at least a B on his next test, he fails...
1x15
Arthur's New Puppy
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 16, 1996
Arthur has a new puppy is exactly what he wanted. But the only problem is that he destroys everything in sight, so can Arthur teach Pal to behave, before his parents do something with Pal because of all the disasters he is causing.
1x16
Arthur Bounces Back
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 16, 1996
Arthur's dream is to have Moon shoes, but he does not have the ten dollars to get them. When he begins working chores to receive money, he got too desperate and does something he will regret.
1x17
Arthur Babysits
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 17, 1996
Arthur has plenty of gripes about his past babysitters, but soon finds himself trying his hand at some babysitting of his own. He ends up having the Tibble Twins' Grandma ask him to .. show full overview
1x18
Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
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Air date
Oct 17, 1996
The Read Family is having a big reunion, with aardvark relatives from all over coming. Arthur normally enjoys the festivities, such as sack-racing and swapping stories, but finds himself .. show full overview
1x19
Arthur's Birthday
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Air date
Oct 18, 1996
Arthur is excited about his birthday. After shopping for party supplies, he makes invitations and passes them out at school. He then finds out that Muffy is having her party on the same .. show full overview
1x20
Francine Frensky, Superstar
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Air date
Oct 18, 1996
Francine has always gotten the worst roles in school plays, so everyone in the Ratburn class asks Mr. Ratburn to give her a good part in the next one. The play is about Thomas Edison, .. show full overview
1x21
Arthur's Baby
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Air date
Oct 21, 1996
Viewers are taken back, as Arthur and D.W. recollect what happened when Baby Kate was first-born. D.W. is excited with anticipation, but Arthur is very worried. His worries are only made .. show full overview
1x22
D.W.'s Baby
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Air date
Oct 21, 1996
D.W. was excited to have a new little sister, but when she doesn't get to help much and the baby moves into her room, things don't seem so great. Kate stinks and makes a lot of noise. .. show full overview
1x23
Arthur Writes a Story
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Air date
Oct 22, 1996
Mr. Ratburn gives the class an assignment --- to write a story about anything they want. It seems like a simple assignment and it doesn't even have to be bound and sent to a publisher as .. show full overview
1x24
Arthur's Lost Dog
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Air date
Oct 22, 1996
It's Downtown Day in Elwood City, with all sorts of fun games and activities. Arthur, D.W., their parents, Baby Kate and Pal are all out enjoying the activities when suddenly Baby Kate .. show full overview
1x25
So Long, Spanky
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Air date
Oct 23, 1996
D.W. is devastated when her pet parakeet, Spanky, dies. She has a funeral for him and doesn't want to replace him with any other pet. Naturally, she's terribly annoyed when a slimy, .. show full overview
1x26
Buster's New Friend
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Air date
Oct 23, 1996
Arthur is very surprised when Buster doesn't show up to watch Bionic Bunny with him and even more surprised when it turns out that Buster's hanging out with some new friend named Mike. .. show full overview
1x27
Arthur the Wrecker
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Air date
Oct 24, 1996
Arthur is hooked on a brand-new computer game called Deep Dark Sea which he borrowed from the Brain. He's so excited about it that he just has to show it to Buster --- even if it means .. show full overview
1x28
Arthur and the True Francine
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Air date
Oct 24, 1996
A game of Truth or Dare brings up scenes from Muffy's past, back to when she first came to Lakewood Elementary. She and Muffy quickly became friends, but Muffy plays fast-and-loose with .. show full overview
1x29
Arthur's Family Vacation
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Air date
Oct 25, 1996
Arthur will do anything to get out of going on a family vacation and go to camp, until the prospect of one-upping D.W. convinces him to give it a shot. Everyone has all sorts of exciting .. show full overview
1x30
Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm
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Air date
Oct 25, 1996
D.W. and Arthur enjoy visiting Grandpa Dave's farm, but when they get there, they find it in a far different state than they remember. The farm has gone to rack and ruin --- chickens are .. show full overview
1x31
Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest
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Air date
Oct 28, 1996
Arthur enters a contest to find the perfect jingle for a Crunch Cereal commercial. So far he's come up with nothing but is struck with an idea as D.W. hums a melody.
1x32
D.W. Flips
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1996
D.W. decides that she wants to be a gymnast so her mom puts her in a class.
1x33
Meek for a Week
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Air date
Oct 29, 1996
Everyone knows that Francine is rather bossy and somewhat independent, but when she insults Muffy on her street hockey playing skills, it would seem she's gone to far. After a bit of .. show full overview
1x34
Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper
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Air date
Oct 29, 1996
Before Arthur knows it, he's dragged into the Tough Customers after Buster brags about him being the "world's greatest gleeper." He and Buster didn't even know that "gleep" is a slang .. show full overview
1x35
Arthur's Chicken Pox
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Air date
Oct 30, 1996
When Arthur starts acting oddly at school, he's sent to the nurse who finds he has a fever and sends him home. The next morning, he wakes up with chicken pox and is worried he won't be .. show full overview
1x36
Sick as a Dog
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Air date
Oct 30, 1996
Despite his parents' warnings, Arthur has been letting Pal eat a lot of things he shouldn't --- everything from stale gummi worms from a Halloween possibly long past to a hot dog .. show full overview
1x37
D.W. Rides Again
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Air date
Oct 31, 1996
D.W. wants to do anything Arthur can do so she attempts to learn how to ride a two-wheeler at 4 years old. She fails at first but she keeps trying and she becomes so good that she enters a bicycle contest.
1x38
Arthur Makes the Team
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 31, 1996
Arthur stinks at baseball on his team and makes them lose games so Francine tries to make him a better player.
1x39
Arthur's Almost Boring Day
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 1996
Arthur is supposed to write a report about what he did over the weekend. He planned to write about a day at the park but it rained. Bored both he and D.W. were forced to go to Grandma Thora's where Arthur discovered something great for his report!
1x40
The Half-Baked Sale
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 01, 1996
Grandma Thora can't cook. Her food is terrible but Arthur and D.W. always pretend to like it to spare her feelings. She plans to have a bake sale but things get so bad that Arthur and D.W. decide to save the people from her food.
1x41
Sue Ellen Moves In
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 1996
Sue Ellen moves into town and everything has a different story about her to tell. Sue Ellen and her family has been all over the world and are normal people, much to Buster's dismay since he thought they were aliens.
1x42
The Perfect Brother
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 1996
Brain spends the weekend over Arthur's house and turns into the perfect guest. He fixes Mom's computer, Dad's cooking problem and gets Kate to say her first word-""Brain"". Arthur is happy to see Brain leave only to see how he lives at home.
1x43
D.W.'s Snow Mystery
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1996
D.W. loses her snowball out the freezer. Her 3 main suspects are Francine, Buster, & Arthur but in the end everyone is innocent. D.W. doesn't find out what happened to her snowball but she still has a feeling it was Arthur.
1x44
Team Trouble
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1996
Brain and Francine are the best players on the soccer team, but they let their sport reputations conflict with their ego's. Can they stop their competition and make it for the playoffs?
1x45
Bully for Binky
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 06, 1996
Binky is the toughest kid in school and everyone is afraid of him. He messes with the wrong person: Sue Ellen, and thinks that she is a pushover until he finds out that she is a blackbelt in Tai-Kwan-Do!
1x46
Mis-fortune Teller
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 06, 1996
Prunella has a 9 1/2 birthday party. She received many presents, but the paper fortune teller from her sister was the best of all. Soon it starts predicting everyone's fortune's and it comes true!
1x47
Arthur's Tooth
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 07, 1996
Arthur is 8 years old and her hasn't lost all of his baby teeth yet. When Francine and the others find out they tease Arthur. He yet becomes even more determined to lose his tooth and fit in with the others.
1x48
D.W. Gets Lost
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 07, 1996
D.W.'s friend Emily gets earrings. She says it's because her parents view her as a adult so D.W. tries to act like one but she gets lost in the store and realizes that even adults aren't .. show full overview
1x49
D.W. Thinks Big
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Air date
Nov 08, 1996
D.W. finds Aunt Lucy's wedding ring after she lost it at her wedding.
1x50
Arthur Cleans Up
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Air date
Nov 08, 1996
The park is in bad condition and Arthur decides to team up with Francine's dad and clean it up.
1x51
My Dad, the Garbage Man
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1996
Every kid at school's parents has cool jobs except for Francine's dad. He's a garbage man and Francine is embarrassed by it so to make him look cool she tells the kids at school that he's a CIA agent.
1x52
Poor Muffy
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1996
Muffy is allergic to the rugs at her house. She has to live with Francine until the rugs get cleared out but she starts to become a pain in the butt. Can Francine deal with her any longer?
1x53
D.W.'s Blankie
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1996
D.W. loses her blankie and she and Arthur search all over town just to find it.
1x54
Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1996
When Mr.Ratburn gets sick his sister has to substitute for his class and all the kids think that she's going to be tougher but when she comes they realize that she's an easy teacher. Tired of not being challenged enough the kids want Mr.Ratburn back.
1x55
I'm a Poet
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 13, 1996
Fern dares everyone to write a good poem for a contest. If the loser backs out they have to join art club for a year. They all make good poems and loved doing it so much that they wanted to join anyway.
1x56
The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 13, 1996
Muffy's dad decides to ban all the Scare-Your-Pants-Off books because Muffy got a nightmare from it so Arthur and the kids band together to put a stop to it.
1x57
My Club Rules!
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 14, 1996
The Strawberry Festival is coming to town and Arthur and his friends all band together and form a club to create the perfect float, but when everyone gets their own ideas on what the .. show full overview
1x58
Stolen Bike
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 14, 1996
Francine gets too old for her bike so her father gets one out of a dumpster and fixes it up for her. When she gets disappointed she hides the bike and says that it was stolen just so her friends won't see her on it.
1x59
Arthur's First Sleepover
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 1996
Arthur throws a sleepover and invites Brain and Buster. He doesen't invite D.W. so she decides to ruin the sleepover until she gets to come along.
1x60 Season finale
Arthur's New Years Eve
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 15, 1996
Arthur plans to stay up through New Years. He feels that he's missed it but Grandma Thora said that as long as you've had good times from the past year there sure to follow up in the new year.

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