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{{actor
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|name = Peter K. Hirsch
'''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''.
|image = Hirsch.png
 
|gender = Male
==Appearances on ''Arthur''==
}}
===Confirmed===
'''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. He is perhaps the program's most prolific writer having written installments for every season of the program as of October 2012, and the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''.
*[[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>
==Writing Credits==
*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>
===Arthur Episodes===
*[[Dr. Hirsch]] is also named after him.
*10702 [[Buster Makes the Grade]]
===Speculated===
*11601 [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
*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.
*20202 [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
 
*20302 [[Buster and the Daredevils]]
==Writing credits==
*20401 [[Arthur Makes a Movie]]
===''Arthur''===
*20501 [[Arthur's Underwear]]
*107b. [[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]]
*20701 [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]
*113a. [[So Long, Spanky]]
*20122 [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
*116a. [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
*20131 [[Water and the Brain]]
*116b. [[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]]
*20141 [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]
*202b. [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
*20202 [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]
*203b. [[Buster and the Daredevils]]
*30201 [[D.W., All Fired Up]]
*204a. [[Arthur Makes a Movie]]
*30401 [[Background Blues]]
*205a. [[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]]
*30701 [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]
*207a. [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]
*30902 [[The Return of the King]]
*212b. [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
*30111 [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
*213a. [[Water and the Brain]]
*30131 [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
*214a. [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]
*40101 [[D.W.'s Library Card]]
*220b. [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]
*40301 [[Buster's Breathless]]
*302a. [[D.W. All Fired Up]]
*40801 [[1001 Dads]]
*304a. [[Background Blues]]
*40901 [[What is that Thing?]]
*307a. [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]
*50102 [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]
*309b. [[The Return of the King]]
*50201 [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]
*311a. [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
*50501 [[The Lousy Week]]
*313a. [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
*50502 [[You Are Arthur]]
*401a. [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]]
*50802 [[Bitzi's Beau]]
*403a. [[Buster's Breathless]]
*50901 [[Just Desserts]]
*408a. [[1001 Dads]]
*50101 [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
*409a. [[What is that Thing?]]
*60101 [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
*501b. [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]
*60102 [[Best of the Nest]]
*502a. [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]
*60302 [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*505a. [[The Lousy Week]]
*60501 [[The Boy Who Cried Comet!]]
*505b. [[You Are Arthur]]
*60701 [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
*508b. [[Bitzi's Beau]]
*60801 [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
*509a. [[Just Desserts]]
*70102 [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*510a. [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
*70401 [[To Tibble the Truth]]
*601a. [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
*705 [[Elwood City Turns 100!]]
*601b. [[Best of the Nest]]
*70901 [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
*603b. [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*70100 [[April 9th]]
*605a. [[The Boy Who Cried Comet]]
*80101 [[Dear Adil]]
*607a. [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
*80102 [[Bitzi's Break-Up]]
*608a. [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
*80502 [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]]
*701b. [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*806 [[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]
*704a. [[To Tibble the Truth]] (with [[Gerard Lewis]])
*80101 [[Big Horns George]]
*705. [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (with [[Matthew Lane]])
*90101 [[Castles in the Sky]]
*709a. [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
*90401 [[Buster's Green Thumb]] (with [[Catherine Lieuwen]])
*710. [[April 9th]]
*90501 [[Lights, Camera, Opera!]]
*801a. [[Dear Adil]]
*90602 [[It Came From Beyond]]
*801b. [[Bitzi's Break-Up]]
*90102 [[Breezy Listening Blues]]
*805b. [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] (with [[Peter Egan]])
*1001 [[Happy Anniversary]]
*806. [[Postcards from Buster (episode)]]
*100901 [[Do You Speak George?]]
*810a. [[Big Horns George]]
*110101 [[Swept Away]]
*901a. [[Castles in the Sky]]
*110401 [[Phony Fern]]
*902a. [[George Blows His Top]] (with [[Courtney Lilly]])
*110501 [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]
*904a. [[Buster's Green Thumb]] {{C|idea by [[Catherine Lieuwen]]}}
*110601 [[The Making of Arthur]]
*905a. [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]
*110702 [[Mr. Alwaysright]]
*906b. [[It Came From Beyond]]
*110902 [[Spoiled Rotten]] (with [[Wolfram Breuer]])
*910b. [[Breezy Listening Blues]]
*120201 [[Room to Ride]] (with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Martha Atwater]])
*1001. [[Happy Anniversary]]
*120202 [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]
*1009a. [[Do You Speak George?]]
*120802 [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]
*1101a. [[Swept Away]]
*120901 [[Home Sweet Home]]
*1104a. [[Phony Fern]]
*1301 [[The Great MacGrady]]
*1105a. [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]
*130301 [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
*1106a. [[The Making of Arthur]]
*130601 [[When Carl Met George]]
*1107b. [[Mr. Alwaysright]]
*130701 [[The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]
*1109b. [[Spoiled Rotten]] {{C|with [[Wolfram Breuer]]}}
*130902 [[The Pride of Lakewood]]
*1202a. [[Room to Ride]] {{C|with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Martha Atwater]]}}
*140401 [[Falafelosophy]]
*1202b. [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]
*140402 [[The Great Lint Rush]]
*1208b. [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]
*140601 [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]
*1209a. [[Home Sweet Home]]
*140602 [[Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea]]
*1301. [[The Great MacGrady]]
*140901 [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
*1303a. [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
*140102 [[The Long Road Home]]
*1306a. [[When Carl Met George]]
*150301 [[Buster's Secret Admirer]]
*1307a. [[A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]
*150601 [[Prunella the Pack Rat]]
*1309b. [[The Pride of Lakewood]]
*1601 [[Based on a True Story]]
*1404a. [[Falafelosophy]]
*160502 [[Read and Flumberghast]]
*1404b. [[The Great Lint Rush]]
*1406a. [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]
*1406b. [[Buster Baxter & the Letter from the Sea]] {{C|with [[Mathayu Warren Lane]]}}
*1409a. [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
*1410b. [[The Long Road Home]]
*1503a. [[Buster's Secret Admirer]]
*1506a. [[Prunella the Packrat]]
*1601. [[Based on a True Story]]
*1605b. [[Read and Flumberghast]]
*1606a. [[The Last Tough Customer]] {{C|with [[P. Kevin Strader]]}}
*1606b. [[Brain's Chess Mess]]
*1610a. [[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]
*1701a. [[Show Off]]
*1701b. [[Dog's Best Friend]] {{C|with [[Jacqui Deegan]]}}
*1705b. [[Kidonia]] {{C|with [[Tolon Brown]]}}
*1707a. [[Pets and Pests]]
*1707b. [[Go Fly a Kite]]
*1708a. [[The Director's Cut]]
*1708b. [[Crime and Consequences]]
*1710b. [[Brain Freeze]] {{C|with [[Andy Yerkes]]}}
*1801b. [[D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose]]
*1802a. [[The Friend Who Wasn't There]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
*1804a. [[Best Wishes]] {{C|with [[Dietrich Smith]]}}
*1805b. [[Arthur Calls It]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
*1806a. [[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]
*1810. [[Shelter from the Storm]]
*1901a. [[Brain's Brain]]
*1902a. [[Sue Ellen Adds It Up]] {{C|with [[Cusi Cram]]}}
*1905a. [[Buster Isn't Buying It]]
*1907a. [[Carl's Concerto]] {{C|with [[Eric Shaw]]}}
*1907b. [[Too Much of a Good Thing]]
*1909b. [[Besties]]
*1910. [[The Last Day]]
*2001b. [[Arthur and the Whole Truth]]
*2002a. [[Fern's Flights of Fancy]]
*2005a. [[Lend Me Your Ear]] {{C|with [[Raye Lankford]]}}
*2005b. [[The Butler Did It]]
*2101a. [[Binky's 'A' Game]]
*2102. [[The Master Builders]]
*2104b. [[Arthur Takes a Stand]]
*2105a. [[Slink's Special Talent]]
*2107b. [[Pal and the Big Itch]]
*2201a. [[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]
*2204a. [[Muffy's Car Campaign]] {{C|with [[Matt Hoverman]]}}
*2402 "[[The Great MacGrady (Season 24 episode)|The Great Macgrady]]" {{C|with [[Leah Ryan]] (uncredited)}}
*2504b. "[[All Grown Up]]"
 
===''Postcards from Buster''===
*[[Buster's Egyptian Adventure]]


===Specials===
===Specials===
*S1 [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas|Arthur's Perfect Christmas ]]
*[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]
[[Category:Writers|Hirsch, Peter K.]]
*[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]
[[Category:Crew members]]
*[[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]
 
==Songwriting Credits==
*"[[Perfect Christmas]]" (lyrics)
*"[[What's the Use of Presents?]]" (lyrics)
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{NameSort}}{{NameSort}}
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Songwriters]]
[[Category:A to Z]]

Latest revision as of 22:14, 16 June 2023

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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.

Appearances on Arthur[edit]

Confirmed[edit]

Speculated[edit]

  • 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.

Writing credits[edit]

Arthur[edit]

Postcards from Buster[edit]

Specials[edit]

Songwriting Credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212070520/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg815/#msg815



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