- 7.8/1066 votes
#1 - Buster's Back
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/1998
Buster returns after a extremely long trip to bond with his father and a nervous Arthur wonders if Buster's trip made him change.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1056 votes
#2 - 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
- 7.9/1053 votes
#3 - D.W., All Fired Up
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/1998
D.W. loves school and wants to go everyday, but when Ms. Morgan starts doing fire drills she fears for her safety and doesn't want to go anymore.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1051 votes
#4 - I'd Rather Read It Myself
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1998
The Tibble Twins can do everything better than D.W. So she tells them that she is able to read before them. They challenge her and she picks up a book and makes up a story, but when the Tibble's bring the book home for their Grandma to read to them her trick is revealed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/1079 votes
#5 - 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
- 7.9/1065 votes
#6 - Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1998
Sue Ellen gets partnered with Brain in another project by Mr. Ratburn. Soon he starts to be a report hog and gets on Sue Ellen's nerves.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1056 votes
#7 - 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
- 7.5/1053 votes
#8 - And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1998
Arthur's class gets picked to be on a television show in which the Brain does not want to go on.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1057 votes
#9 - 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
- 7.5/1055 votes
#10 - Revenge of the Chip
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1998
D.W's mom tells the newspapers and everyone in town that story about D.W. and the green chip embarrassing her ultimately.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1067 votes
#11 - 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
- 7.5/1052 votes
#12 - Meet Binky
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1998
Everyone gets tickets for a concert starring the new group Binky.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1052 votes
#13 - Arthur Rides the Bandwagon
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/24/1998
Everyone has a Woogle, the popular new toy... everyone except Arthur. He think that they're dweeby, until everyone else has one.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1050 votes
#14 - Dad's Dessert Dilemma
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 11/24/1998
After one of Mr. Read's scrumptious desserts makes Arthur the most popular kid in class, Arthur can't stop asking his dad to cook. Despite his dad's busy catering schedule, Arthur promises delectable desserts to anyone and everyone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1053 votes
#15 - Popular Girls
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 11/25/1998
After Fern and Sue Ellen take a quiz in a teen magazine, they change the way they act. Fern turns loud and aggressive, while Sue Ellen falls back in everything.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Buster's Growing Grudge
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 11/25/1998
When Binky steals Buster's joke for his report, Buster has a grudge against him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Arthur's Treasure Hunt
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 11/26/1998
When Buster finds an arrowhead in his yard; everyone wants to know if there are treasures in their yards.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#18 - The Return of the King
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 11/26/1998
When Mr. Ratburn's class goes to a medieval style fair, his old teacher Mr. Pryce-Jones comes with his new class. Mr. Pryce-Jones' class wins all the games.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Attack of the Turbo Tibbles
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 11/27/1998
The Tibble's watch a dangerous superhero show and imitate it. Things get out of hand when they pretend that D.W. is a bad guy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - D.W. Tricks The Tooth Fairy
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 11/27/1998
D.W. wants money to buy a toy, so she plans to trick the tooth fairy so she can earn enough money for it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#21 - Double Tibble Trouble
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 12/28/1998
Tommy Tibble gets sick and Timmy Tibble gets sad so D.W. and Emily pretend to be Tibbles to make Timmy feel better until Tommy is well.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#22 - Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 12/28/1998
Arthur and Buster show D.W. that you don't need cameras, lights, etc. to make a music video.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#23 - What Scared Sue Ellen?
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 12/29/1998
After everyone has told scary stories, everything scares Sue Ellen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Clarissa is Cracked
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 12/29/1998
Grandma Thora lends her doll Clarissa to D.W. for a week. She has a lot of fun with her until Clarissa breaks.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#25 - Arthur's Dummy Disaster
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 12/30/1998
When George brings his dummy Wally to school, everyone loves him. But after awhile, they get tired of Wally.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Arthur Season 3
Every episode of Arthur Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arthur Season 3!
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 3 Ratings Summary
"Buster's Back" is the best rated episode of "Arthur" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 66 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/16/1998. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Ballad of Buster Baxter".