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My favorite episode of each season

 * 1) I'm a Poet. The poems are funny (my favorite is Buster's one, "These are the things that make me nauseous"). Season 1 was kind of weak, but I go back to this one again and again.
 * 2) How the Cookie Crumbles. Banana was my idea! Without me, there's no banana! I like the soundtrack in this one, the part where Muffy tries to recreate the recipe, and the ending. Again, it's kind of weak, especially with the plothole of Muffy forgetting the recipe even though it's in the paper, but it's entertaining.
 * 3) Tie between I'd Rather Read It Myself and Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival. The first one is an amazing mashup of almost every episode that had aired at that point, from Crazy Bus to the snowball to Walter the Deer and even the wedding ring. Also, there's Bust-trantor's song. The second episode features a bunch of awesome songs, but it is mostly just a clip show episode. My favorite song is Homework. They're all good, but I usually go back and forth on whether or not I like Leftovers Goulash.
 * 4) None of the episodes in Season 4 are really good, with the exception of The Contest.
 * 5) This is a low point for the series. No episodes really stand out. However, if I had to pick one, I'd chose The Shore Thing, because it left me with a pleasant feeling.
 * 6) Rhyme for Your Life. There are lots of things I like about this one. Such as how Binky is trying to do something nice for his mother, and not just something selfish for himself. The rhymes are amusing, and I like the fourth wall break at the beginning.
 * 7) To Tibble the Truth. It's an episode with a "lies are bad" moral, but they do it surprisingly well. There are some good jokes.
 * 8) Big Horns George. I like the songs, and the guest star appearances were nice. Most of this season is otherwise unremarkable.
 * 9) Binky Goes Nuts is a serious topic episode, and although it creates some plotholes, it has some good jokes that prevent it from being either too sad or boring. My other choice was Breezy Listening Blues.
 * 10) Operation: D.W.! It's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" done right! D.W. is actually sick, Arthur is supportive, and it tells a good story.
 * 11) Mind Your Manners. It's a better version of My Fair Tommy, which was mediocre.
 * 12) Never, Never, Never is surprisingly good. There's the funny running gag of Nadine's knock knock jokes, the episode being a well-done whole plot reference, and the moment where Arthur confronts the Tibbles.
 * 13) Fernlets by Fern. This episode has lots of great moments. Fern's birthday haiku, the Binklets by Binky, "Refrigerator, cats ride pickle gloves, happy graduation," and "Solstice, solstice, what rhymes with solstice?" I could go on.
 * 14) The Long Road Home is one of my favorite episodes of the series. I like how George is walking to raise money for autism research, the way that the El Boomerang arc is resolved by having Alberto receive it as a birthday present, the return of Adil, and best of all, the moment where George finally arrives back to Elwood City. Mr. Ratburn joining George and his dad on the walk could be seen as a call-back to Best of the Nest, another outstanding episode.
 * 15) Season 15 is one of my least-viewed seasons. I guess I'll go with Through the Looking Glasses. It's like Arthur's Eyes, but taken in a more interesting direction.
 * 16) Get Smart. A topical episode like this has the potential to either become irrelevant and laughable very quickly, or be a good episode and still make sense today. Thankfully, Get Smart is the latter. The rising action is particularly well-done.
 * 17) Buster Bombs. I like the watermelon scene, the part with the pies, and Mrs. MacGrady's role in the episode. It's not the best episode ever, but it's the strongest one in the season.
 * 18) Shelter from the Storm. If there's one thing about Arthur that you can count on, it's that every single double-length episode will be amazing. This episode tries to be lot more realistic, dramatic, and serious than most others, and it succeeds at that. Also, I like Muffy character development episodes.
 * 19) Spar for the Course is really creative. The different holes were interesting, and although the ending is predictable, it was cool how it all fit together. The only thing I didn't like was the annoying mini-golf worker who was obsessed with putting a windmill in the course.
 * 20) Prunella's Tent of Portent. Prunella episodes in general are a mixed bag. Some are good, but some I have no desire to rewatch. Prunella's Tent of Portent is a good Prunella episode. It's an interesting episode, although it's not as good once you know the ending.
 * 21) Let's imagine that I had to show you one episode from a modern season to show that Arthur has been improving. To show that Arthur is just as good, if not better than the earlier seasons. Which episode would I pick? I would pick Take a Hike, Molly. Humor, storytelling, amazing art, and character development. Watch this episode. You won't regret it.

My least favorite episode of each season

 * 1) Arthur Bounces Back. It promotes immoral acts (Arthur sells something without his mother's permission) and there is not a single joke I liked. Arthur was a lot more of a jerk in these early episodes. Some other dishonorable mentions are D.W.'s Blankie, Arthur the Wrecker, Arthur's Eyes, and Arthur's Baby.
 * 2) Arthur the Loser. Again, immoral acts and obnoxious behavior. My other choice would be one of the infamous D.W. episodes such as Go to Your Room, D.W., D.W.'s Very Bad Mood, or D.W., the Picky Eater.
 * 3) Arthur and D.W. Clean Up. I never see anyone talk about this episode and I think I know why. It's forgettable. Did you remember it existed? Anyways, this episode is just a bunch of whining and nothing really happens. I don't understand why this episode exists.
 * 4) D.W. Tale Spins, where Arthur brags for half of it and the other half is an out-of-place parody of the Greek Odyssey.
 * 5) The Lousy Week. Lousy is one way to describe this episode. It's gross and dull. My other choice was Sleep No More. The concept of a pizza land was really cool and they could have done a lot with it. Buster sits in a generic hotel room the whole time!
 * 6) For Whom the Bell Tolls. It’s a real shame that Rhyme for Your Life got paired with this. This episode right here is my second least favorite, right below Cast Away. Arthur is rude and inconsiderate, Jane is ignorant, and why was D.W. faking anyways? Was she even faking? Francine was right, Arthur was "M-E-A-N, mean!"
 * 7) Cast Away. Another "D.W. messes everything up and it's not funny" episode. I skip this one when re-watching Season 7. The only good thing is that Arthur, D.W, and David end up seeing the whale, which saves this from being the second-worst.
 * 8) Arthur's Snow Biz. You know what's not original, funny, or entertaining? The generic "I'm not your friend anymore" episode. It's just about Arthur and Buster trying to make more money than each other, which doesn't really make much sense.
 * 9) Three's a Crowd. It's just plain unremarkable.
 * 10) Arthur Changes Gears. Would you like it if I insisted that "I'd Rather Read It Myself is NOT just an episode. I'd Rather Read It Myself an eleven minute stream of pure hilarity, creativity, and greatness. No other eleven minutes are as great as I'd Rather Read It Myself," and told you that every time you even mentioned I'd Rather Read It Myself? Replace "I'd Rather Read It Myself" with "GX Trailblazer 10,000" and you get this episode.
 * 11) Buster Gets Real. Like Arthur and D.W. Clean Up, I don't get why this episode exists. It introduces a completely random, non-sticking character trait to Buster. Buster Isn't Buying It would eventually do this plot better.
 * 12) Ungifted's plot is all over the place. First, Buster builds a model and gifts it to Arthur. Arthur trades it away to Binky for a poster. He shows the poster to Buster, and Buster feels offended because Arthur was inconsiderate, and wonders if Arthur gave all his other gifts away. Then Arthur tries to find something to give Buster, because he feels bad about trading the model. D.W. tells Arthur that he should give Buster the poster, but Arthur says the wrong thing and Buster gets angry again. It turns out that Buster built the model because his uncle is coming over and wants to see it. Now Arthur is running all over town, trying to recover the model. It gets destroyed, he rebuilds it, and then he and Buster go to buy a different model. The plot isn't put together very well.
 * 13) No Acting, Please. I don't hate this one, but it's definitely the weakest of the season. It's boring and unmemorable.
 * 14) Pet Projects. I think the key to a good "animal talk" episode is to have multiple characters. The ones that feature returning characters like Amigo, Mei Lin, Killer, or even new ones like Mr. Toad and Dr. Yowl tend to be the better ones of the group. Pet Projects is just Pal and Nemo making fun of each other, and Arthur and Francine's parts aren't that good.
 * 15) The Trouble with Trophies, for similar reasons to No Acting, Please.
 * 16) So Funny I Forgot to Laugh. I shouldn't need to elaborate; you probably don't like this one either.
 * 17) Dog's Best Friend. There are no jokes, Pal and Nemo are unlikable, and the plot is incredibly generic and overused. I'd watch Pet Peeved if I wanted a "pet being taken care of by a different owner" episode, or Baby Steps if I want an animal talk episode.
 * 18) The Pageant Pickle. Oh boy. This episode right here is the absolute worst episode of Arthur. Worse than Cast Away, and worse than For Whom the Bell Tolls. Arthur is downright annoying. He is complaining about how boring D.W.'s play will be before he even knows what it is. He whines from the instant he hears about it to the minute before it starts. D.W. is a manipulative brat. If you ever want to put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day, just say "The Pageant Pickle."
 * 19) Besties. This episode seems like it's trying really hard to have a moral, but I can't figure out what it is. Is it "Inside jokes are bad unless you're in on them"? Is it "If two of your friends hang out without you, they're not your friends anymore"? Is it "You can have more than one best friend"? The best thing about this episode is the song.
 * 20) Bud's Knotty Problem. I don't find Bud very interesting, and this episode doesn't stand out very much. I watch it, then I completely forget about it.
 * 21) The Lost Dinosaur. Unmemorable and uninteresting. Platy is annoying and not funny. I'd watch this over something like So Funny I Forgot to Laugh or Arthur Changes Gears. It's not outright bad, just kind of weak.