Arthur Takes a Stand

"Arthur Takes a Stand"
Season/Series:	21
Number in season:	4b
Original Airdate:	February 12, 2018 February 13, 2018
Credits
Written by:	Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by:	Cilbur Rocha
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"Arthur Takes a Stand" is the second half of the fourth episode in the twenty-first season of Arthur.

Official synopsis

Arthur thinks that Mrs. MacGrady is being treated in an unfair way and seeks guidance from Congressman John Lewis.

Plot

Sue Ellen informs Arthur (who doesn't know John Lewis) that he was "a really important civil rights leader from the 1960s and challenged the lack of equal rights for black Americans" while Ladonna Compson elaborates he "helped guarantee that everyone could vote" and that he "was one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most important allies".

Characters

Major

• Arthur Read
• Leah MacGrady
• Congressman John Lewis (voiced by himself)

Minor

• George Lundgren
• Cecilia Tingley
• Buster Baxter
• Ladonna Compson
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Francine Frensky
• Muffy Crosswire
• Binky Barnes
• Martin Luther King Jr.. (mentioned)

Cameo

• Prunella Deegan
• Jenna Morgan
• Alex
• Maria Pappas
• Fletcher
• Slink
• Helen
• Jack Weasel
• Little Boy
• Brian
• Molly MacDonald
• Rattles
• Steve
• Fern Walters
• The Brain
• 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
• 3rd Grade Male Cat
• 3rd Grade Male Rat
• Kenny
• Carl

Trivia

• The end credits for this episode included a cover of Believe in Yourself performed by Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Nate Fox, Donnie Trumpet & Stix for Social Experiment.

Episode Connections

• When Ms. Tingley is speaking on the loudspeaker, George is wearing the same H.M. hat from "The Hallway Minotaur".
• Arthur refers to Ms. Tingley as "the principal" since she has assumed the role of Lakewood Elementary's temporary principal while Mr. Haney is in Tanzania. This is the first episode since "The Hallway Minotaur" to show her in this new position.
• The episode's title sounds similar to the twelfth season episode, "Mei Lin Takes a Stand". 

Production notes

• Some broadcasts changed some of Ladonna's dialogue. In the original, she says, "He was one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s most important allies." In the alternate cut, she says, "He also wrote this really cool graphic novel called March. I have it at home."