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| | '''Peter K. Hirsch '''is the head writer on [[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]. |
| '''Peter K. Hirsch '''is the head writer on {{Arthur}}. He was a staff writer for the first four seasons of ''Arthur'' and took over as head writer after [[Joe Fallon]] and [[Ken Scarborough]] left the production crew. He is perhaps the program's most prolific writer, having written 105 episodes in total thus far, as well as writing episodes for every season of the program, except for season 23. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''. Some of his other writing credits include ''Martha Speaks'' and ''Time Warp Trio''. | | ==Writing Credits== |
| | | ===Arthur Episodes=== |
| ==Appearances on ''Arthur''==
| | *10702 [[Buster Makes the Grade]] |
| ===Confirmed===
| | *11601 [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest ]] |
| *[[Mayor Hirsch]] is named after him.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025</ref>
| | *20202 [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil|Arthur's Lucky Pencil ]] |
| *He appears in person as one of the two people who tell [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and [[Bo Baxter|Bo]] that their car has been towed in the episode "{{E|Postcards from Buster}}".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212070520/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg815/#msg815</ref>
| | *20302 [[Buster and the Daredevils|Buster and the Daredevils ]] |
| *[[Dr. Hirsch]] is also named after him.
| | *20401 [[Arthur Makes a Movie|Arthur Makes a Movie ]] |
| ===Speculated===
| | *20501 [[Arthur's Underwear|Arthur's Underwear ]] |
| *The name 'Peter' appears on a paper on the bulletin board behind Arthur in "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" right after Binky walks into Ratburn's classroom.
| | *21202 [[Arthur and the Square Dance|Arthur and the Square Dance ]] |
| | | *21301 [[Water and the Brain|Water and the Brain ]] |
| ==Writing credits== | | *22002 [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister|Sue Ellen's Little Sister ]] |
| ===''Arthur''=== | | *51001 [[Arthur's Family Feud|Arthur's Family Feud ]] |
| *107b. [[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]] | | *80600 [[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]] |
| *113a. [[So Long, Spanky]]
| | *90401 [[Buster's Green Thumb]] (with [[Catherine Lieuwen]]) |
| *116a. [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]] | | *60302 [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies|The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies ]] |
| *116b. [[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]] | | *80101 [[Dear Adil]] |
| *202b. [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
| | *90501 [[Lights, Camera, Opera!]] |
| *203b. [[Buster and the Daredevils]] | | *90602 [[It Came From Beyond|It Came From Beyond ]] |
| *204a. [[Arthur Makes a Movie]] | | *91002 [[Breezy Listening Blues|Breezy Listening Blues ]] |
| *205a. [[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]] | | *110902 [[Spoiled Rotten]] (with [[Wolfram Breuer]]) |
| *207a. [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] | | *120202 [[The Frensky Family Fiasco|The Frensky Family Fiasco ]] |
| *212b. [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
| | *130902 [[The Pride of Lakewood]] |
| *213a. [[Water and the Brain]] | |
| *214a. [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] | |
| *220b. [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]
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| *302a. [[D.W. All Fired Up]] | |
| *304a. [[Background Blues]]
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| *307a. [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]
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| *309b. [[The Return of the King]]
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| *311a. [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
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| *313a. [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
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| *401a. [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] | |
| *403a. [[Buster's Breathless]] | |
| *408a. [[1001 Dads]]
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| *409a. [[What is that Thing?]]
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| *501b. [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]
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| *502a. [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]
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| *505a. [[The Lousy Week]] | |
| *505b. [[You Are Arthur]]
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| *508b. [[Bitzi's Beau]]
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| *509a. [[Just Desserts]]
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| *510a. [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
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| *601a. [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
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| *601b. [[Best of the Nest]]
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| *603b. [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
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| *605a. [[The Boy Who Cried Comet]] | |
| *607a. [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
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| *608a. [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
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| *701b. [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
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| *704a. [[To Tibble the Truth]] (with [[Gerard Lewis]])
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| *705. [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (with [[Matthew Lane]])
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| *709a. [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
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| *710. [[April 9th]]
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| *801a. [[Dear Adil]]
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| *801b. [[Bitzi's Break-Up]] | |
| *805b. [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] (with [[Peter Egan]])
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| *806. [[Postcards from Buster (episode)]]
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| *810a. [[Big Horns George]]
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| *901a. [[Castles in the Sky]]
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| *902a. [[George Blows His Top]] (with [[Courtney Lilly]])
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| *904a. [[Buster's Green Thumb]] {{C|idea by [[Catherine Lieuwen]]}}
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| *905a. [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]
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| *906b. [[It Came From Beyond]] | |
| *910b. [[Breezy Listening Blues]] | |
| *1001. [[Happy Anniversary]] | |
| *1009a. [[Do You Speak George?]]
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| *1101a. [[Swept Away]]
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| *1104a. [[Phony Fern]]
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| *1105a. [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]
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| *1106a. [[The Making of Arthur]]
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| *1107b. [[Mr. Alwaysright]]
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| *1109b. [[Spoiled Rotten]] {{C|with [[Wolfram Breuer]]}}
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| *1202a. [[Room to Ride]] {{C|with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Martha Atwater]]}} | |
| *1202b. [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]
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| *1208b. [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]] | |
| *1209a. [[Home Sweet Home]]
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| *1301. [[The Great MacGrady]]
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| *1303a. [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
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| *1306a. [[When Carl Met George]]
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| *1307a. [[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]
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| *1309b. [[The Pride of Lakewood]]
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| *1404a. [[Falafelosophy]]
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| *1404b. [[The Great Lint Rush]]
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| *1406a. [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]
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| *1406b. [[Buster Baxter & the Letter from the Sea]] {{C|with [[Mathayu Warren Lane]]}}
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| *1409a. [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
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| *1410b. [[The Long Road Home]]
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| *1503a. [[Buster's Secret Admirer]]
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| *1506a. [[Prunella the Packrat]]
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| *1601. [[Based on a True Story]]
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| *1605b. [[Read and Flumberghast]]
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| *1606a. [[The Last Tough Customer]] {{C|with [[P. Kevin Strader]]}}
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| *1606b. [[Brain's Chess Mess]]
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| *1610a. [[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]
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| *1701a. [[Show Off]]
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| *1701b. [[Dog's Best Friend]] {{C|with [[Jacqui Deegan]]}}
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| *1705b. [[Kidonia]] {{C|with [[Tolon Brown]]}}
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| *1707a. [[Pets and Pests]]
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| *1707b. [[Go Fly a Kite]]
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| *1708a. [[The Director's Cut]]
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| *1708b. [[Crime and Consequences]]
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| *1710b. [[Brain Freeze]] {{C|with [[Andy Yerkes]]}}
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| *1801b. [[D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose]]
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| *1802a. [[The Friend Who Wasn't There]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
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| *1804a. [[Best Wishes]] {{C|with [[Dietrich Smith]]}}
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| *1805b. [[Arthur Calls It]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
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| *1806a. [[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]
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| *1810. [[Shelter from the Storm]]
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| *1901a. [[Brain's Brain]]
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| *1902a. [[Sue Ellen Adds It Up]] {{C|with [[Cusi Cram]]}}
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| *1905a. [[Buster Isn't Buying It]]
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| *1907a. [[Carl's Concerto]] {{C|with [[Eric Shaw]]}}
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| *1907b. [[Too Much of a Good Thing]]
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| *1909b. [[Besties]]
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| *1910. [[The Last Day]]
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| *2001b. [[Arthur and the Whole Truth]]
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| *2002a. [[Fern's Flights of Fancy]]
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| *2005a. [[Lend Me Your Ear]] {{C|with [[Raye Lankford]]}}
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| *2005b. [[The Butler Did It]]
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| *2101a. [[Binky's 'A' Game]]
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| *2102. [[The Master Builders]]
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| *2104b. [[Arthur Takes a Stand]]
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| *2105a. [[Slink's Special Talent]]
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| *2107b. [[Pal and the Big Itch]]
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| *2201a. [[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]
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| *2204a. [[Muffy's Car Campaign]] {{C|with [[Matt Hoverman]]}}
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| *2402 "[[The Great MacGrady (Season 24 episode)|The Great Macgrady]]" {{C|with [[Leah Ryan]] (uncredited)}}
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| *2504b. "[[All Grown Up]]"
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| ===''Postcards from Buster''===
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| *[[Buster's Egyptian Adventure]]
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| ===Specials=== | | ===Specials=== |
| *[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]] | | *S1 [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas|Arthur's Perfect Christmas ]] |
| *[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]
| | [[Category:Writers|Hirsch, Peter K.]] |
| *[[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]
| | [[Category:Real life]] |
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| ==Songwriting Credits==
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| *"[[Perfect Christmas]]" (lyrics)
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| *"[[What's the Use of Presents?]]" (lyrics)
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{NameSort}}{{NameSort}}
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| [[Category:Writers]] | |
| [[Category:Songwriters]] | |
| [[Category:A to Z]]
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