The Best Episodes of Arthur

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   #1 - So Funny I Forgot to Laugh

   S16:E185/10/2013

   Arthur's teasing of Sue Ellen's new sweater makes her feel bad.

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   #2 - Arthur's Eyes

   S1:E110/7/1996

   Arthur is embarrassed because he now has to wear glasses.

   Director:Greg Bailey

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   Director:Greg Bailey

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   #3 - Francine's Bad Hair Day

   S1:E210/7/1996

   Francine tries to get through picture day, without messing up her meticulously-crafted hairdo.

   Director:Greg Bailey

   Writer:Kathy Waugh

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   Director:Greg Bailey

   Writer:Kathy Waugh
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   #4 - Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn

   S1:E310/8/1996

   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.

   Director:Greg Bailey

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   Director:Greg Bailey

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   #5 - Arthur's Spelling Trubble

   S1:E410/8/1996

   Arthur does some heavy-duty studying, in order to compete in the school's upcoming spelling bee.

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   #6 - D.W. All Wet

   S1:E510/9/1996

   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).

   Director:Greg Bailey

   Writer:Kathy Waugh

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   Writer:Kathy Waugh
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   #7 - Buster's Dino Dilemma

   S1:E610/9/1996

   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.

   Director:Greg Bailey

   Writer:Matt Steinglass

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   Director:Greg Bailey

   Writer:Matt Steinglass
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   #8 - D.W.'s Imaginary Friend

   S1:E710/10/1996

   D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, says she has to come everywhere, but Arthur is sick of it.

   Director:Greg Bailey

   Writer:Unknown

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   #9 - Arthur's Lost Library Book

   S1:E810/10/1996

   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.

   Director:Greg Bailey

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    #10 - Arthur's Pet Business

    S1:E910/11/1996

    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.

    Director:Greg Bailey

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    #11 - D.W. the Copycat

    S1:E1010/11/1996

    When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Unknown

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    #12 - Locked in the Library!

    S1:E1110/14/1996

    After Arthur called Francine a marshmallow, Francine and her friends get really mad and it looks like they are going to fight. But when they both get locked inside the Elwood City Library they either have to make up, or prepare for a long and scary weekend, because it's the weekend and the library closes until Monday.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Kathy Waugh

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    Writer:Kathy Waugh
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    #13 - Arthur Accused!

    S1:E1210/14/1996

    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 she never received them. While this was happening, Buster opened his detective agency, he has no idea his first job will involve Arthur. Now, it is up to Buster to solve this mystery, was Arthur the real thief?....

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:James Greenberg

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    Writer:James Greenberg
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    #14 - Arthur Goes to Camp

    S1:E1310/15/1996

    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.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Rowby Goren

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    Writer:Rowby Goren
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    #15 - Buster Makes the Grade

    S1:E1410/15/1996

    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...

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Peter K. Hirsch

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    Writer:Peter K. Hirsch
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    #16 - Arthur's New Puppy

    S1:E1510/16/1996

    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.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Unknown

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    #17 - Arthur Bounces Back

    S1:E1610/16/1996

    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.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Tom Hertz

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    Writer:Tom Hertz
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    #18 - Arthur Babysits

    S1:E1710/17/1996

    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 babysit the infamous Tibble Twins and he agrees to the job. Despite the warnings from both his friends and D.W., he takes on the task and quickly finds himself overwhelmed. After some quick thinking, and a willingness to keep at things, he comes up with a plan.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Unknown

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    #19 - Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe

    S1:E1810/17/1996

    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 hiding because he's worried that his cousin Mo has a big practical joke planned for him. He remembers her being awful to him in the past and is sure that she has something big planned. However, his worries might just be unfounded.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Terence Taylor

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    Writer:Terence Taylor
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    #20 - Arthur's Birthday

    S1:E1910/18/1996

    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 day, at the same time. This starts a huge battle between the boys and the girls in the Ratburn class. Fortunately, Francine and Arthur devise a great solution to the problem.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Unknown

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    #21 - Francine Frensky, Superstar

    S1:E2010/18/1996

    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, and Francine is given the role of Edison himself. She takes her role very seriously, to the point where she starts to trying to run everything her way and insults her friends. After the hurt and the anger, they set out to show her that she can't just forget their needs

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Unknown

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    #22 - Arthur's Baby

    S1:E2110/21/1996

    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 worse when his friends tell him about all the awful stuff that's going to happen when the baby comes. Still, Arthur, is determined to be a good big brother, but ends up thinking that the baby hates him!

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    Writer:Greg Bailey

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    #23 - D.W.'s Baby

    S1:E2210/21/1996

    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. D.W. hatches a plan to get rid of her, but finds that maybe being a big sister isn't so bad after all.

    Director:Greg Bailey

    Writer:Unknown

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    #24 - Arthur Writes a Story

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