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The Best Episodes of Arthur Season 4

Every episode of Arthur Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arthur Season 4!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Arthur Season 4 Episode 1 - D.W.'s Library Card
    5.8/10(128 votes)

    #1 - D.W.'s Library Card

    S4:E1

    D.W. discovers that she can get her own library card and feel the power as Arthur has, but she can not write her own name. When she does and waits a week for a book to come in, she borrows it but never reads it because she thought she might destroy it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Arthur Season 4 Episode 2 - Arthur's Big Hit
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #2 - Arthur's Big Hit

    S4:E2

    After Arthur worked hard to build a model airplane, D.W. throws it out the window to see if it flies and the model exploded. Arthur gets extremely mad and strikes her.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Arthur Season 4 Episode 3 - Hide and Snake
    7.7/10(62 votes)

    #3 - Hide and Snake

    S4:E3

    While the kids played hide and seek, a snake shows up and Arthur brings it home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Arthur Season 4 Episode 4 - Muffy's New Best Friend
    8.2/10(92 votes)

    #4 - Muffy's New Best Friend

    S4:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Arthur Season 4 Episode 5 - Buster's Breathless
    8.3/10(81 votes)

    #5 - Buster's Breathless

    S4:E5

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Arthur Season 4 Episode 6 - The Fright Stuff
    7.5/10(56 votes)

    #6 - The Fright Stuff

    S4:E6

    The girls prank the boys by inviting them to Muffy's celebration for the new Scare Your Pants Off Club Books.

    Director:Greg Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Arthur Season 4 Episode 7 - The Contest
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #7 - The Contest

    S4:E7

    Arthur and his friends enter a contest that they have to wait five years to find out the winner.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Arthur Season 4 Episode 8 - Prove It
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #8 - Prove It

    S4:E8

    When D.W. makes up a fake science museum, she makes up science to go with it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Arthur Season 4 Episode 9 - The Blizzard
    7.4/10(53 votes)

    #9 - The Blizzard

    S4:E9

    A blizzard strikes Elwood City and all the kids have to return home. But before they do, they have to hand in their reports. Francine does not finish so she has to write a longer report over the snowstorm days while the adults are scrambling all over the city, losing electricity and supplies.

    Director:Greg Bailey
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Arthur Season 4 Episode 10 - The Rat Who Came to Dinner
    7.7/10(54 votes)

    #10 - The Rat Who Came to Dinner

    S4:E10

    Mr. Ratburn stays at the Read's house because the roof collapsed from the snow. Surprisingly, Arthur begins to like Mr. Ratburn.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Arthur Season 4 Episode 11 - D.W. Tale Spins
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - D.W. Tale Spins

    S4:E11

    Grandma Thora tells D.W. a myth. This makes her show Arthur that she would make a better story than the Veggiemorphs using mythologies in her own version.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Arthur Season 4 Episode 12 - Prunella Gets It Twice
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Prunella Gets It Twice

    S4:E12

    Prunella receives a Polly Locket for her birthday from her sister. But she also gets one from Francine and Prunella did not like the gift. making Francine unhappy. Then Ghosts visit Prunella to tell her about how Francine worked so hard to get the doll.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Arthur Season 4 Episode 13 - Binky Barnes, Wingman!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Binky Barnes, Wingman!

    S4:E13

    Binky Barnes has a favourite pastime when Bug Week comes along: Butterflies. He worked very hard to collect these bugs for his report especially a hard blue-coloured kind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Arthur Season 4 Episode 14 - To Beat or Not to Beat
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - To Beat or Not to Beat

    S4:E14

    The kids try to stop Francine from playing the drums and singing at the same time for the Talent Show.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Arthur Season 4 Episode 15 - 1001 Dads
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - 1001 Dads

    S4:E15

    Arthur believes that Buster is sad because Buster could not bring his dad to the Father's Day Picnic to have a fun time because his dad is divorced. So Arthur tries to help him by borrowing a father for Buster just for that day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Arthur Season 4 Episode 16 - Prunella's Prediction
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Prunella's Prediction

    S4:E16

    Flashpants were all that Prunella wanted for her birthday. When she gets a hint from her sister, she gets excited about getting them, but the gift was not what she expected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Arthur Season 4 Episode 17 - What is that Thing?
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - What is that Thing?

    S4:E17

    Arthur and his friends are facing impossible tasks, and they encounter a device that could help them fix all those problems, but they do not know what it is.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Arthur Season 4 Episode 18 - Buster's Best Behavior
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Buster's Best Behavior

    S4:E18

    Buster and Arthur feel like that they are boring and they think they are not good at anything, so they try to imitate each others' lifestyle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Arthur Season 4 Episode 19 - My Music Rules
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - My Music Rules

    S4:E19

    Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and Saxophonist Joshua Redman were invited by Grandma Thora and D.W. They battle over what kind of music is better than the rest-Classical or Jazz.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Arthur Season 4 Episode 20 - That's a Baby Show!
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - That's a Baby Show!

    S4:E20

    Arthur enjoys a show meant for younger kids and his friends tease him for being a baby.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"D.W.'s Library Card" is the best rated episode of "Arthur" season 4. It scored 5.8/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/4/1999. This episode is rated 1.9 points higher than the second-best, "Arthur's Big Hit".