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The Best Episodes of Arthur

Every episode of Arthur ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Arthur!

The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
Genres:AnimationComedyKidsFamily
Network:PBS

Best Episodes Summary

"Pick a Car, Any Car" is the best rated episode of "Arthur". It scored 8.8/10 based on 138 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/25/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Cloudy Day".

  • Pick a Car, Any Car
    8.8/10138 votes
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    #1 - Pick a Car, Any Car

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/2002

    When the Read family car breaks down, Arthur is heartbroken. He wants to save the vehicle before his parents replace it.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Cloudy Day
    8.6/10121 votes
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    #2 - A Cloudy Day

    Season 25 Episode 4 - Aired 2/21/2022

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur Goes Crosswire
    8.3/1079 votes
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    #3 - Arthur Goes Crosswire

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/1998

    Mr. Ratburn assigns partners for a project and Arthur gets teamed up with Muffy. After spending a lot of time with her, he starts to act just like her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Locked in the Library!
    8.2/1088 votes
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    #4 - Locked in the Library!

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/14/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers
    8.2/1087 votes
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    #5 - Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/20/1997

    Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood comes to the Read family for a visit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Night Fright
    8.2/1057 votes
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    #6 - Night Fright

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/28/1997

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Francine's Bad Hair Day
    8.1/10111 votes
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    #7 - Francine's Bad Hair Day

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1996

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur's Spelling Trubble
    8.1/10101 votes
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    #8 - Arthur's Spelling Trubble

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1996

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur's New Puppy
    8.1/1073 votes
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    #9 - Arthur's New Puppy

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/16/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur's Lucky Pencil
    8.1/1074 votes
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    #10 - Arthur's Lucky Pencil

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1997

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    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ballad of Buster Baxter
    8.1/1056 votes
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    #11 - The Ballad of Buster Baxter

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/1998

    Buster feels left out having missed all the adventures since he was away. He feels that everyone has changed and they feel the same about him, so Arthur plans a party so they can rekindle their friendship with Buster.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Binky Rules
    8.1/1067 votes
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    #12 - Binky Rules

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1998

    Someone has been writing "Binky Rules" all over Lakewood Elementary and Mr. Morris thinks it is Binky. Binky says he didn't do it, so Fern and Buster are trying to find out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Muffy's New Best Friend
    8.1/1088 votes
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    #13 - Muffy's New Best Friend

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1999

    Tired of playing with Muffy because she never played soccer, Francine starts to hang out with Jenna. So Muffy searches for a new friend.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buster's Breathless
    8.1/1074 votes
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    #14 - Buster's Breathless

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1999

    D.W. obtains poison ivy while playing a game. Buster recaps his problem with asthma and how everyone was afraid of him being injured or getting themselves injured.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ants in Arthur's Pants
    8.1/1061 votes
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    #15 - Ants in Arthur's Pants

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/2002

    Arthur builds an ant farm for Mr. Rathburn's science class, but all the ants spill out and he must find a way to attract them back in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buster's Dino Dilemma
    8.0/1083 votes
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    #16 - Buster's Dino Dilemma

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buster Makes the Grade
    8.0/1067 votes
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    #17 - Buster Makes the Grade

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/15/1996

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider
    8.0/1063 votes
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    #18 - Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 10/24/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Buster Baxter, Cat Saver
    8.0/1057 votes
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    #19 - Buster Baxter, Cat Saver

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/27/1997

    Buster saves a cat from up a tree and now he is known as a local hero because of an article in the newspaper.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Play it Again, D.W.
    8.0/1052 votes
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    #20 - Play it Again, D.W.

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/27/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Big Blow-Up
    8.0/1052 votes
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    #21 - The Big Blow-Up

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/29/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Arthur's Mystery Envelope
    8.0/1053 votes
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    #22 - Arthur's Mystery Envelope

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 10/31/1997

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Background Blues
    8.0/1056 votes
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    #23 - Background Blues

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1998

    Mr. Ratburn assigns a project that involves family ancestors. Muffy and Francine turn this project into a competition to see who has the best ancestors.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Chips Are Down
    8.0/1057 votes
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    #24 - The Chips Are Down

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1998

    D.W. eats a big green potato chip and to get her off his back Arthur tells her that it's fatal and she could die. So D.W. spends this day as her last day until she finds out the truth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Are Arthur...
    8.0/1048 votes
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    #25 - You Are Arthur...

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2000

    D.W. and Tibbles help Arthur train for a 3K race against Brain.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A