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| | '''Peter K. Hirsch '''is the head writer on [[Arthur (TV series)|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. |
| '''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]] |
| *[[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]] |
| *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]] |
| *[[Dr. Hirsch]] is also named after him.
| | *20401 [[Arthur Makes a Movie]] |
| ===Speculated===
| | *20501 [[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.
| | *20701 [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] |
| | | *20122 [[Arthur and the Square Dance]] |
| ==Writing credits== | | *20131 [[Water and the Brain]] |
| ===''Arthur''=== | | *20141 [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] |
| *107b. [[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]] | | *20202 [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]] |
| *113a. [[So Long, Spanky]] | | *30201 [[D.W., All Fired Up]] |
| *116a. [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
| | *30401 [[Background Blues]] |
| *116b. [[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]] | | *30701 [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]] |
| *202b. [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
| | *30111 [[Double Tibble Trouble]] |
| *203b. [[Buster and the Daredevils]] | | *30131 [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]] |
| *204a. [[Arthur Makes a Movie]] | | *40101 [[D.W.'s Library Card]] |
| *205a. [[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]] | | *40301 [[Buster's Breathless]] |
| *207a. [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] | | *40801 [[1001 Dads]] |
| *212b. [[Arthur and the Square Dance]] | | *40901 [[What is that Thing?]] |
| *213a. [[Water and the Brain]] | | *50102 [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]] |
| *214a. [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] | | *50201 [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] |
| *220b. [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]] | | *50501 [[The Lousy Week]] |
| *302a. [[D.W. All Fired Up]] | | *50502 [[You Are Arthur]] |
| *304a. [[Background Blues]] | | *50802 [[Bitzi's Beau]] |
| *307a. [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]] | | *50901 [[Just Desserts]] |
| *309b. [[The Return of the King]] | | *50101 [[Arthur's Family Feud]] |
| *311a. [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
| | *60101 [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]] |
| *313a. [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]] | | *60102 [[Best of the Nest]] |
| *401a. [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] | | *60302 [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]] |
| *403a. [[Buster's Breathless]] | | *60501 [[The Boy Who Cried Comet!]] |
| *408a. [[1001 Dads]] | | *60701 [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]] |
| *409a. [[What is that Thing?]] | | *60801 [[Rhyme for Your Life]] |
| *501b. [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]] | | *70102 [[The Great Sock Mystery]] |
| *502a. [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] | | *70401 [[To Tibble the Truth]] |
| *505a. [[The Lousy Week]] | | *70500 [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] |
| *505b. [[You Are Arthur]] | | *70901 [[Prunella Sees the Light]] |
| *508b. [[Bitzi's Beau]] | | *70100 [[April 9th]] |
| *509a. [[Just Desserts]] | | *80101 [[Dear Adil]] |
| *510a. [[Arthur's Family Feud]] | | *80102 [[Bitzi's Break-Up]] |
| *601a. [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]] | | *80502 [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] |
| *601b. [[Best of the Nest]] | | *80600 [[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]] |
| *603b. [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]] | | *80101 [[Big Horns George]] |
| *605a. [[The Boy Who Cried Comet]] | | *90101 [[Castles in the Sky]] |
| *607a. [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]] | | *90401 [[Buster's Green Thumb]] (with [[Catherine Lieuwen]]) |
| *608a. [[Rhyme for Your Life]] | | *90501 [[Lights, Camera, Opera!]] |
| *701b. [[The Great Sock Mystery]] | | *90602 [[It Came From Beyond]] |
| *704a. [[To Tibble the Truth]] (with [[Gerard Lewis]]) | | *90102 [[Breezy Listening Blues]] |
| *705. [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (with [[Matthew Lane]]) | | *100100 [[Happy Anniversary]] |
| *709a. [[Prunella Sees the Light]] | | *100901 [[Do You Speak George?]] |
| *710. [[April 9th]] | | *110101 [[Swept Away]] |
| *801a. [[Dear Adil]] | | *110401 [[Phony Fern]] |
| *801b. [[Bitzi's Break-Up]] | | *110501 [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]] |
| *805b. [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] (with [[Peter Egan]]) | | *110601 [[The Making of Arthur]] |
| *806. [[Postcards from Buster (episode)]] | | *110702 [[Mr. Alwaysright]] |
| *810a. [[Big Horns George]] | | *110902 [[Spoiled Rotten]] (with [[Wolfram Breuer]]) |
| *901a. [[Castles in the Sky]] | | *120201 [[Room to Ride]] (with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Peter K. Hirsch]]) |
| *902a. [[George Blows His Top]] (with [[Courtney Lilly]]) | | *120202 [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]] |
| *904a. [[Buster's Green Thumb]] {{C|idea by [[Catherine Lieuwen]]}}
| | *120802 [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]] |
| *905a. [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]] | | *120901 [[Home Sweet Home]] |
| *906b. [[It Came From Beyond]] | | *130100 [[The Great MacGrady]] |
| *910b. [[Breezy Listening Blues]] | | *130301 [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]] |
| *1001. [[Happy Anniversary]] | | *130902 [[The Pride of Lakewood]] |
| *1009a. [[Do You Speak George?]] | |
| *1101a. [[Swept Away]] | |
| *1104a. [[Phony Fern]] | |
| *1105a. [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]] | |
| *1106a. [[The Making of Arthur]] | |
| *1107b. [[Mr. Alwaysright]] | |
| *1109b. [[Spoiled Rotten]] {{C|with [[Wolfram Breuer]]}} | |
| *1202a. [[Room to Ride]] {{C|with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Martha Atwater]]}} | |
| *1202b. [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]] | |
| *1208b. [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]] | |
| *1209a. [[Home Sweet Home]] | |
| *1301. [[The Great MacGrady]] | |
| *1303a. [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]] | |
| *1306a. [[When Carl Met George]] | |
| *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]] |
| | | [[Category:Crew members]] |
| ==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]] | |
