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 ocean and find all kinds of cool sea stuff by the seashore.

Major

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Binky Barnes
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * The Brain
 * D.W. Read
 * David Read

Minor

 * Pal
 * Nigel Ratburn

Cameo

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

Trivia

 * Sue Ellen mistaking Mr. Ratburn for a shark could be a reference to the show's intro.
 * Arthur's laugh is used from the "Buster Makes Sounds" title card.

Episode connections

 * D.W. gets scared of kelp tangling her foot, and thinks it's an octopus, similar to her getting scared of octopus in D.W. All Wet.
 * D.W.'s inflatable shark Sharky returns again from Arthur's Family Vacation.

Errors

 * When the sun goes down, David's skin briefly changes to the same color as Brain's.