Rattles

Rattles is a fourth grader who is a member of the Tough Customers. He is one of the antagonists in the series. Rattles has been a member of the Tough Customers since the first season. Later in the series, he had a dog called Crusher, who first appeared in "Pet Peeved."

In the episode "Bugged" he is seen with the other kids at the playground as they are having a game of marbles. This shows Rattles does indeed hang out with other kids in the school despite being a bully.

He seems interested in knitting. For example, he is a member of Dr. Fugue's knitting club in "Arthur Unravels." Also, it is mentioned throughout the series, though more recently than before, that he is skilled at sewing.

Description
Rattles has a tuft of hair sticking out of his red baseball hat, which he wears backwards. He wears a black leather jacket, a whitish-yellow T-shirt, green jeans and high tops.

Species
There is much confusion as to exactly what animal Rattles is. He so rarely takes off his hat that the producers have actually changed what animal he is multiple times. In "D.W., Dancing Queen", he takes off his hat while dancing and has dog ears. This is interesting compared to "Brother Can You Spare a Clarinet?", where he sticks his earplugs into the sides of his head. Also, in an imagination scene of "Thanks a Lot, Binky," he has small ears on the top of his head, although they were hidden under a full-body cast, so they could be cat ears. When playing sports, he sometimes takes off his hat and has cat ears, such as in "Arthur the Loser", "Meek for a Week", and "Arthur Cleans Up."

Trivia

 * In the episode "The Last Tough Customer", Rattles revealed his dad is in marketing.
 * In the episode "Brain's Chess Mess", Rattles reveals he is a skilled chess player.

Appearances
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 * Arthur
 * 10602 Arthur Accused!
 * 11201 Arthur Writes a Story
 * 11702 Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper
 * 12101 Sue Ellen Moves In (cameo)
 * 12301 Bully for Binky
 * 12502 Arthur Cleans Up
 * 12801 I'm a Poet
 * 12802 The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club (cameo)
 * 21002 Arthur's Mystery Envelope
 * 21202 Arthur and the Square Dance (cameo)
 * 21401 Sue Ellen's Lost Diary
 * 21601 Love Notes for Muffy
 * 21801 Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard (cameo)
 * 30801 Popular Girls (cameo)
 * 30802 Buster's Growing Grudge
 * 31102 Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival (cameo)
 * 40102 Arthur's Big Hit
 * 40202 Muffy's New Best Friend (cameo)
 * 40501 The Blizzard (cameo)
 * 50702 Pet Peeved
 * 60402 Brother Can You Spare a Clarinet?
 * 70302 Don't Ask Muffy (cameo)
 * 80202 Thanks a Lot, Binky
 * 80402 D.W., Dancing Queen
 * 90302 The Law of the Jungle Gym
 * 90601 Arthur Makes Waves
 * 90901 D.W. Beats All (cameo)
 * 91001 Binky Goes Nuts (cameo)
 * 130902 The Pride of Lakewood (cameo)
 * 140302 The Play's the Thing
 * 140801 Arthur Unravels
 * 140901 D.W., Queen of the Comeback
 * 150201 I Wanna Hold Your Hand
 * 150401 Cents-Less (cameo)
 * 1601 Based on a True Story (cameo)
 * 160601 The Last Tough Customer
 * 160602 Brain's Chess Mess
 * Arthur, It's Only Rock 'n' Roll