Seasons & episodes

S1 · E16Arthur Bounces Back 1996-10-16 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E17Arthur Babysits 1996-10-17 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E18Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe 1996-10-17 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E19Arthur's Birthday 1996-10-18 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E20Francine Frensky, Superstar 1996-10-18 · 13 min

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

S1 · E21Arthur's Baby 1996-10-21 · 13 min

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!

S1 · E22D.W.'s Baby 1996-10-21 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E23Arthur Writes a Story 1996-10-22 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E24Arthur's Lost Dog 1996-10-22 · 13 min

When Pal runs away at a street fair, even Arthur starts to doubt his dog's intelligence.

S1 · E25So Long, Spanky 1996-10-23 · 13 min

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.

S1 · E26Buster's New Friend 1996-10-23 · 13 min

Arthur is lonely when Buster starts spending time with a new super-cool friend named Mike.

S1 · E27Arthur the Wrecker 1996-10-24 · 13 min

Arthur breaks his mom's computer. Can he fix it before she finds out?

S1 · E28Arthur and the True Francine 1996-10-24 · 13 min