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|image = 3rd Grade Male Rat 1.JPG
|gender = Male
|animal = Rat
|grade = 3rd
|cartoon first appeared = [[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]
|complexion = Dark beige}}
"'''3rd Grade Male Rat'''" is an unnamed third grader in [[Miss Sweetwater]]'s class.

He played the flute for the school band in "[[Elwood City Turns 100!]]".

He makes regular appearances in many episodes. He appears to get along with other kids. His only line occurs while he is walking past Buster, Arthur, and Binky in the episode "[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]".
==Physical appearance==
3rd Grade Male Rat is a rat with an olive green complexion. He has whiskers and a little hair. He wears a blue-and-white striped pullover and brown pants with blue sneakers. His backpack is green. In the episode [[Germophobia]] he wore light blue swim trunks.

==Personality==
In Buster's Growing Grudge, he was shown walking up the steps mumbling, "Oh, Dear. Oh Dear."  He may have been having a bad day or an overall nervous and pessimistic personality. Not much is known about him, but he appears to be nice and friendly to the other kids.
==Friends==
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]: She invited him to her spring party.
*[[3rd Grade Male Cat]]: Seen walking out of the movie theater together in [[The Agent of Change]].
==Appearances==
*Specials
**[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]
*Season 1
**[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]] 10101
**[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]] 10201
**[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]] 10701
**[[Francine Frensky, Superstar]] 11002
**[[Arthur's Lost Dog]] 11202
**[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]] 11702
**[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]] 12702
**[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] 12802
**[[My Club Rules]] 12901
*Season 2
**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]] 20202
**[[Buster and the Daredevils]] 20302
**[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (episode)|Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]] 20601
**[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] 20701
**[[Arthur vs. the Piano]] 20801
**[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]] 21002
**[[Buster Hits the Books]] 21102
**[[Arthur and the Square Dance]] 21202
**[[Water and the Brain]] 21301
**[[Love Notes for Muffy]] 21601
**[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]] 21602
*Season 3
**[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]] 30102
**[[Revenge of the Chip]] 30502
**[[Meet Binky]] 30602
**[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]] 30701
**[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]] 30702
**'''[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]''' 30802
**[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] 31102
**[[What Scared Sue Ellen?]] 31201
**[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]] 31301
**[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] 31501
**[[The Long, Dull Winter]] 31502
*Season 4
**[[Arthur's Big Hit]] 40102
**[[Muffy's New Best Friend]] 40202
**[[The Fright Stuff]] 40302
**[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]] 40701
**[[To Beat or Not to Beat]] 40702
**[[That's a Baby Show!]] 41002
*Season 5
**[[Double Dare]] 50102
**[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] 50201
**[[It's a No-Brainer]] 50301
**[[The Shore Thing]] 50302
**[[The Lousy Week]] 50501
**[[The Election]] 50601
*Season 7
**[[Muffy Goes Metropolitan]] 70202
**[[Elwood City Turns 100!]] 705
**[[Jenna's Bedtime Blues]] 70602
*Season 8
**[[Bitzi's Break-up]] 80102
**[[Vomitrocious]] 80501
*Season 9
**'''[[Francine's Big Top Trouble]]''' 90201
**[[George Blows His Top]] 90202
**[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]] 90302
**[[Binky Goes Nuts]] 91001
*Season 10
**[[Desert Island Dish]] 100301
**[[Do You Speak George?]] 100901
**[[What's Cooking?]] 101001
*Season 11
**[[Germophobia]] 110102
**[[Phony Fern]] 110401
**[[Francine's Pilfered Paper]] 110801
**[[Buster Gets Real]] 110802
*Season 12
**[[The Cherry Tree]]
*Season 13
**[[The Great MacGrady]] 1301
**[[The Silent Treatment]] 130201
*Season 14
**[[The Agent of Change]] 140201
*Season 15
**[[Buster's Secret Admirer]] 150301
**[[To Eat or Not to Eat]] 150501
*Season 16
**[[Brain's Biggest Blunder]]
*Season 20
**[[Cereal]] 200202
**[[The Hallway Minotaur]]
Specials
*[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]

==Trivia==
*According to "[[Sue Ellen Moves In]]", [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] thinks he is an alien.
*In "[[Francine's Big Top Trouble]]", [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] imagines [[D.W.]] being respected by everyone because she is his little sister. 3rd Grade Male Rat was shown cheering D.W. on in front of [[Lakewood Elementary School]] with other students.
*He may have some sort of food allergy or restriction as he was seen at the special foods table in "[[Binky Goes Nuts]]". However, he may have just been sitting with a friend.
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