The Shore Thing

Summary
Arthur and D.W. beg Dad to take them to Aqualand—the coolest water park ever! But Dad knows an even better place—Ocean Zone. The kids explore the old-fashioned ocean and find all kinds of cool sea stuff by the seashore.

Major Characters

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Binky Barnes
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * Alan Powers
 * D.W. Read
 * David Read

Minor Characters

 * Pal
 * Nigel Ratburn

Background

 * Bitzi Baxter
 * Mary Moo Cow
 * Jane Read
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog

Trivia

 * When the sun goes down, David's skin changes to the same color as Brain's.
 * This is one of the episodes that focuses on water, others being Arthur Makes Waves, D.W. All Wet, and Water and the Brain, Swept Away, and Feeling Flush.
 * Sue Ellen mistaking Ratburn for a shark could be a reference to the show's theme song.