7.3/1057 votes#1 - Arthur and the Big Riddle
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2000
Arthur is chosen to appear on the popular game show Riddle Quest.
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- 6.9/1055 votes
#2 - Double Dare
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2000
Arthur, Francine, and The Brain dare each other to skip school for a day
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- 7.6/1050 votes
#3 - Kids are From Earth, Parents are From Pluto
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2000
Lakewood Elementary is having an open house. Sue Ellen is excited to introduce her parents until she hears her friends tell stories about their parents being embarrassing.
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- 7.5/1046 votes
#4 - Nerves of Steal
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 9/11/2000
Buster can't cope with being the only kid in Elwood City who doesn't have a Cybertoy.
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- 7.6/1048 votes
#5 - It's a No-Brainer
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 9/18/2000
After a loss in the rehearsal math-a-thon against Buster, Brain decides to work on his new life as a Comedian. Now Brain wants to hand everything down to Buster so Buster could be the new brain.
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- 7.5/1045 votes
#6 - The Shore Thing
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2000
Arthur and D.W. are obsessed with going to Aqualand. They beg their father to go with them, but David tells them that going to Ocean Zone would be more fun.
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- 7.4/1048 votes
#7 - The World Record
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2000
Arthur tells his friends about the World Records that have been broken, and they try to break some of the records. Buster, walking backwards, Francine trying to kick a soccer ball in the air the most times, Muffy not talking, and Binky building the largest popsicle stick bridge. All these were very hard tasks, so Arthur decides to make the largest pizza in the world by getting help from the whole city.
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- 7.6/1052 votes
#8 - The Cave
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 9/25/2000
The kids of Lakewood Elementary go to the Clark Caves, and Francine and D.W. starts to bother Arthur of being afraid of bats and the dark.
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- 7.6/1047 votes
#9 - The Lousy Week
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 10/2/2000
An army of lice has been unleashed on the heads of Lakewood Elementary. Now, the whole school must get rid of them before they all go insane.
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- 8.0/1048 votes
#10 - You Are Arthur...
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 10/2/2000
D.W. and Tibbles help Arthur train for a 3K race against Brain.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - The Election
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 10/9/2000
Mr. Ratburn's class has a mock election. Muffy and Arthur are taking it really seriously until Binky is nominated.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Francine Goes to War
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 10/9/2000
When there is a new neighbour in Francine's apartment, Francine and Muffy try everything to get rid of her.
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- NaN/100 votes
#13 - Sleep No More
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 10/16/2000
Buster's destiny was to have a Pizza Paula's all-you-can-eat contest. The only problem is that he is too excited so he could not go to sleep.
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Pet Peeved
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 10/16/2000
Binky volunteers to look after Francine's cat Nemo for the weekend.
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Last of Mary Moo Cow
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 10/23/2000
When D.W.'s favorite TV show is cancelled, she makes a petition to bring it back.
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Bitzi's Beau
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 10/23/2000
Buster's mom announces she has a new boyfriend, and Buster thinks his mom won't have time for him with her new boyfriend.
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Just Desserts
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 10/30/2000
After eating too much sweets and desserts, Arthur has dreams involving Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - The Big Dig
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 10/30/2000
Arthur and D.W. don't want to go to Grandpa Dave because he only want to sleep and play checkers. One day Grandpa Dave shares a secret map, and Arthur and D.W. hunt for the buried treasure.
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Arthur's Family Feud
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 11/6/2000
When their father's perfect soufflé is destroyed, Arthur and D.W. both tell their version of what happened.
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Muffy Gets Mature
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 11/6/2000
Muffy began to read Mature Miss magazines. She began to act more mature and thinks all her friends are too juvenile.
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The Best Episodes of Arthur Season 5
Every episode of Arthur Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Arthur Season 5!
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 5 Ratings Summary
"Arthur and the Big Riddle" is the best rated episode of "Arthur" season 5. It scored 7.3/10 based on 57 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/4/2000. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Double Dare".