7.8/10129 votes#1 - Arthur's Eyes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1996
Arthur is embarrassed because he now has to wear glasses.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10108 votes#2 - 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
- 7.8/1093 votes
#3 - Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1099 votes
#4 - 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
- 7.8/1074 votes
#5 - D.W. All Wet
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1080 votes#6 - 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
- 7.9/1073 votes
#7 - D.W.'s Imaginary Friend
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/10/1996
D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, says she has to come everywhere, but Arthur is sick of it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10120 votes
#8 - Arthur's Lost Library Book
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/10/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1068 votes
#9 - Arthur's Pet Business
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1069 votes
#10 - D.W. the Copycat
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/11/1996
When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1085 votes
#11 - 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
7.8/1068 votes#12 - Arthur Accused!
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/14/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1060 votes
#13 - Arthur Goes to Camp
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/15/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1064 votes
#14 - 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
- 8.1/1070 votes
#15 - 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
- 7.8/1065 votes
#16 - Arthur Bounces Back
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/16/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1064 votes
#17 - Arthur Babysits
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/17/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1065 votes
#18 - Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/17/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1058 votes
#19 - Arthur's Birthday
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/18/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1062 votes
#20 - Francine Frensky, Superstar
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/18/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1060 votes
#21 - Arthur's Baby
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 10/21/1996
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!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1061 votes#22 - D.W.'s Baby
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 10/21/1996
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1061 votes
#23 - Arthur Writes a Story
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/22/1996
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 Muffy suggests. Arthur, however, finds it a hard task when he starts trying to write to please everyone's tastes. He starts out with the simple story of how he got his dog Pal, but after following the advice of each of his friends, it morphs into a bizarre country tune about baby elephants being born in outer space.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1063 votes
#24 - Arthur's Lost Dog
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/22/1996
When Pal runs away at a street fair, even Arthur starts to doubt his dog's intelligence.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1062 votes
#25 - So Long, Spanky
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 10/23/1996
D.W. suffers through the death of her beloved bird, then has to decide whether to risk her heart again by adopting a lonely toad.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Arthur Season 1
Every episode of Arthur Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arthur Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Arthur's Eyes" is the best rated episode of "Arthur" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 129 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/7/1996. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Francine's Bad Hair Day".