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.