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{{character infobox | {{character infobox | ||
|character name = | |character name = Mr. Ratburn | ||
|image = Mr_Nigel_Ratburn.gif | |image = Mr_Nigel_Ratburn.gif | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = Male | ||
|animal = Rat | |animal = Rat | ||
|portrayer = [[Arthur Holden]] | |portrayer = '''[[Arthur Holden]]'''<br>[[David Kessler]] (Living Books CD games) | ||
|family = [[Rodentia Ratburn]] (sister)<br>[[Lisa Ratburn]] (mother)<br>[[Otto Ratburn]] (father) | |family = [[Rodentia Ratburn]] (sister)<br>[[Lisa Ratburn]] (mother)<br>[[Otto Ratburn]] (father) | ||
|favorite color = Magenta<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-ratburn2</ref> | |favorite color = Magenta<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-ratburn2</ref> | ||
|cartoon first appeared = Arthur's Eyes | |cartoon first appeared = "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]" | ||
|book first appeared = Arthur and the True Francine (book)|Arthur and the True Francine}} | |book first appeared = [[Arthur and the True Francine (book)|Arthur and the True Francine]]}} | ||
'''Nigel''' (formerly '''Emil'''<ref>"[[Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[Background Blues]]"</ref>) '''Charles Ratburn III''' | '''Nigel''' (formerly '''Emil'''<ref>"[[Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[Background Blues]]"</ref>) '''Charles Ratburn III'''<ref>"[[Bitzi's Beau]]"</ref> is a third-grade teacher at [[Lakewood Elementary School]]. | ||
==Appearance== | |||
Mr. Ratburn's appearance consists of a green suit complete with a solid yellow shirt and bright red necktie (in the books, his uniform ranges to different colors). Being a rat, he has long whiskers, which he appears to keep trimmed. | |||
==Appearance | |||
Mr. Ratburn's appearance consists of a green suit complete with a solid yellow shirt and bright red necktie (in | |||
He has brown clumps of hair in the books; although in the cartoon show, his hair was restricted to thin black lines. He also wears his shirts tucked into his pants and always wears a belt buckle with his pants. | He has brown clumps of hair in the books; although in the cartoon show, his hair was restricted to thin black lines. He also wears his shirts tucked into his pants and always wears a belt buckle with his pants. | ||
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When outdoors for something like fossil-hunting Mr. Ratburn wears a dark brown hat with a yellow line on the bottom of the tip of the hat going all around the tip. He also wears a very light yellow or beige shirt a dark blue scarf tucked into the shirt. | When outdoors for something like fossil-hunting Mr. Ratburn wears a dark brown hat with a yellow line on the bottom of the tip of the hat going all around the tip. He also wears a very light yellow or beige shirt a dark blue scarf tucked into the shirt. | ||
There is also a short-sleeved beige jacket with two pockets one on each side of the jacket and two shoulder straps one on each side of the jacket. He also wears blue shorts very light yellow or beige socks and light brown boots. He always carries a briefcase with him to class. | There is also a short-sleeved beige jacket with two pockets one on each side of the jacket and two shoulder straps one on each side of the jacket. He also wears blue shorts very light yellow or beige socks and light brown boots. He always carries a briefcase with him to class. | ||
==Personality== | |||
He tends to give out a lot of homework to the kids in his class, sometimes assigning two research projects in the same week. Because of these tendencies, he is often considered the strictest teacher at Lakewood Elementary School. | He tends to give out a lot of homework to the kids in his class, sometimes assigning two research projects in the same week. Because of these tendencies, he is often considered the strictest teacher at Lakewood Elementary School. | ||
However, many of Arthur and his friends find out he's not as bad as they first thought, although the Brain seems to have no problem with him, but Buster has the strongest dislike for homework. Though he is a cool and calm character, in some dream sequences, he cackles uncontrollably. | However, many of Arthur and his friends find out he's not as bad as they first thought, although the Brain seems to have no problem with him, but Buster has the strongest dislike for homework. Though he is a cool and calm character, in some dream sequences, he cackles uncontrollably. | ||
===Past life=== | ===Past life=== | ||
When Mr. Ratburn was a baby, he was wearing a light blue sweater with a white collar, a red bowtie, white cloth diapers with pins, and bright red shoes and blue socks. | When Mr. Ratburn was a baby, he was wearing a light blue sweater with a white collar, a red bowtie, white cloth diapers with pins, and bright red shoes and blue socks. | ||
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He used to be a "fat rat", until he learned how to play ping-pong. | He used to be a "fat rat", until he learned how to play ping-pong. | ||
< | As a young adult, he attended [[Elwood City High School]] with [[Bailey]]<ref>"[[The Butler Did... What?]]"</ref>, [[David Read]]<ref>"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]"</ref>, and [[Mr. Haney]]<ref>"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]"</ref>. | ||
In college, he was in a band called the "[[Ratburn Rats]]". | |||
=== Future Life === | === Future Life === | ||
Not much has been seen about Mr.Ratburn's future. But if the future in the episode,"Buster Makes | Not much has been seen about Mr.Ratburn's future. But if the future in the episode, "[[Buster Makes the Grade]]" happens Mr. Ratburn will continue his career as a teacher at Lakewood Elementary. | ||
== | ==In Other media== | ||
In the [[Living Books]] computer games, he came out in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (computer game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'', even though there's a shadow look-alike of him walking outside while [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[Jane Read|Jane]] are out shopping for party supplies in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (computer game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''. He was voiced by [[David Kessler]] before the [[Arthur|cartoon show]] replaced him with [[Arthur Holden]]. | In the [[Living Books]] computer games, he came out in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (computer game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'', even though there's a shadow look-alike of him walking outside while [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[Jane Read|Jane]] are out shopping for party supplies in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (computer game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''. He was voiced by [[David Kessler]] before the [[Arthur|cartoon show]] replaced him with [[Arthur Holden]]. | ||
In the later computer games (such as ''[[Arthur's Thinking Games]]''), Mr. Ratburn's appearance was the same as he looked in the cartoon show. | In the later computer games (such as ''[[Arthur's Thinking Games]]''), Mr. Ratburn's appearance was the same as he looked in the cartoon show. | ||
==Students== | ==Students== | ||
Mr. Ratburn has 13 students ( | Mr. Ratburn has 13 students (seated in groups of 4) in his class. The majority of his students used to be in [[Mr. Marco]]'s 2nd grade class. Some of his students moved to Elwood City and attend his class. | ||
*[[Arthur Read]] | *[[Arthur Read]] | ||
*[[Buster Baxter]] | *[[Buster Baxter]] | ||
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==Jobs== | ==Jobs== | ||
Mr. Ratburn has a numerous amount of jobs. In "[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]," it's revealed that Mr. Ratburn's a teacher, a basketball coach, and works on the school newspaper. In his spare time, he administers puppet shows that are popular among young kids. In "[[The Short, Quick Summer]]," Mr. Ratburn got a summer job at [[Jack's Joke Shop]], where he worked as a cashier and helped [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] learn a card game magic trick. | Mr. Ratburn has a numerous amount of jobs. In "[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]," it's revealed that Mr. Ratburn's a teacher, a basketball coach, and works on the school newspaper. In his spare time, he administers puppet shows that are popular among young kids. In "[[The Short, Quick Summer]]," Mr. Ratburn got a summer job at [[Jack's Joke Shop]], where he worked as a cashier and helped [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] learn a card game magic trick. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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|image2 = Ratburndro.jpg | |||
|width2 = 150 | |||
|image1 = Ratburn.jpg | |||
|width1 = 175 | |||
|image3 = Ratburn card.gif}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Outside of school, Ratburn is shown to enjoy many jovial pursuits, such as magic, puppeteering, and camping. | * Outside of school, Ratburn is shown to enjoy many jovial pursuits, such as magic, puppeteering, and camping. | ||
* The car that Mr. Ratburn drives is a red roadster convertible. | * The car that Mr. Ratburn drives is a red roadster convertible. | ||
* Mr. Ratburn is a fanatic of ''[[Spooky-Poo]]'', a play on the [[wikipedia:Hanna-Barbera|Hanna-Barbera]]-based ''[[wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]]'' show. | |||
* A running gag is Mr. Ratburn knowing nothing about computers or the internet. | |||
* Mr. Ratburn is a fanatic of ''[[Spooky-Poo]]'', a play on the [ | * Another running gag is his love (almost obsession) of desserts, especially for cake. | ||
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* In "[[Cents-Less]]," Mr. Ratburn is shown feeding two goldfish, whom he calls [[Vladimir and Estragon]]. It would seem that Mr. Ratburn has named his pets in honor of two characters from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett Samuel Beckett]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot Waiting for Godot]''. | * In "[[Cents-Less]]," Mr. Ratburn is shown feeding two goldfish, whom he calls [[Vladimir and Estragon]]. It would seem that Mr. Ratburn has named his pets in honor of two characters from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett Samuel Beckett]'s ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waiting_for_Godot Waiting for Godot]''. | ||
*He is based on Gary Rathbun, [[Marc Brown]]'s seventh-grade algebra teacher.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4jXXjZJ5NI</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 03:36, 7 December 2012
| Nigel Ratburn | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Animal | Rat
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| Favorite color | Magenta[1]
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| Family | Rodentia Ratburn (sister) Lisa Ratburn (mother) Otto Ratburn (father)
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Nigel (formerly Emil[2]) Charles Ratburn III[3] is a third-grade teacher at Lakewood Elementary School.
Appearance
Mr. Ratburn's appearance consists of a green suit complete with a solid yellow shirt and bright red necktie (in the books, his uniform ranges to different colors). Being a rat, he has long whiskers, which he appears to keep trimmed.
He has brown clumps of hair in the books; although in the cartoon show, his hair was restricted to thin black lines. He also wears his shirts tucked into his pants and always wears a belt buckle with his pants.
His casual clothing consists of a cream-colored T-shirt and faded blue jeans. For formal occasions Mr. Ratburn wears a charcoal or black Tuxedo jacket with a white Tuxedo shirt black bow tie and charcoal or black Tuxedo trousers.
When outdoors for something like fossil-hunting Mr. Ratburn wears a dark brown hat with a yellow line on the bottom of the tip of the hat going all around the tip. He also wears a very light yellow or beige shirt a dark blue scarf tucked into the shirt.
There is also a short-sleeved beige jacket with two pockets one on each side of the jacket and two shoulder straps one on each side of the jacket. He also wears blue shorts very light yellow or beige socks and light brown boots. He always carries a briefcase with him to class.
Personality
He tends to give out a lot of homework to the kids in his class, sometimes assigning two research projects in the same week. Because of these tendencies, he is often considered the strictest teacher at Lakewood Elementary School.
However, many of Arthur and his friends find out he's not as bad as they first thought, although the Brain seems to have no problem with him, but Buster has the strongest dislike for homework. Though he is a cool and calm character, in some dream sequences, he cackles uncontrollably.
Past life
When Mr. Ratburn was a baby, he was wearing a light blue sweater with a white collar, a red bowtie, white cloth diapers with pins, and bright red shoes and blue socks.
As a kid, he had two outfits: A school uniform that was colored blue like Glenbrook Academy's dress code and the uniform that had the school's badge on it. Then he had casual clothes; which he wore to events, like the Father's Day picnic. That consisted of a blue-buttoned shirt with a white shirt under it and blue pants.
He used to be a "fat rat", until he learned how to play ping-pong.
As a young adult, he attended Elwood City High School with Bailey[4], David Read[5], and Mr. Haney[6].
In college, he was in a band called the "Ratburn Rats".
Future Life
Not much has been seen about Mr.Ratburn's future. But if the future in the episode, "Buster Makes the Grade" happens Mr. Ratburn will continue his career as a teacher at Lakewood Elementary.
In Other media
In the Living Books computer games, he came out in Arthur's Teacher Trouble, even though there's a shadow look-alike of him walking outside while Arthur and Jane are out shopping for party supplies in Arthur's Birthday. He was voiced by David Kessler before the cartoon show replaced him with Arthur Holden.
In the later computer games (such as Arthur's Thinking Games), Mr. Ratburn's appearance was the same as he looked in the cartoon show.
Students
Mr. Ratburn has 13 students (seated in groups of 4) in his class. The majority of his students used to be in Mr. Marco's 2nd grade class. Some of his students moved to Elwood City and attend his class.
- Arthur Read
- Buster Baxter
- Francine Frensky
- Muffy Crosswire
- The Brain
- Binky Barnes (twice)
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Fern Walters
- George Lundgren
- Jenna Morgan
- Alex
- Maria
- Ladonna Compson
Former students
- Prunella Deegan
- Billy
- Chris (books only)
- 4th Grade Female Cat (Number 2) ("Tipping the Scales")
- 4th Grade Male Aardvark ("Tipping the Scales")
Jobs
Mr. Ratburn has a numerous amount of jobs. In "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn," it's revealed that Mr. Ratburn's a teacher, a basketball coach, and works on the school newspaper. In his spare time, he administers puppet shows that are popular among young kids. In "The Short, Quick Summer," Mr. Ratburn got a summer job at Jack's Joke Shop, where he worked as a cashier and helped Sue Ellen learn a card game magic trick.
Gallery
| File:Ratburn.jpg |
Trivia
- Outside of school, Ratburn is shown to enjoy many jovial pursuits, such as magic, puppeteering, and camping.
- The car that Mr. Ratburn drives is a red roadster convertible.
- Mr. Ratburn is a fanatic of Spooky-Poo, a play on the Hanna-Barbera-based Scooby-Doo show.
- A running gag is Mr. Ratburn knowing nothing about computers or the internet.
- Another running gag is his love (almost obsession) of desserts, especially for cake.
- In "Cents-Less," Mr. Ratburn is shown feeding two goldfish, whom he calls Vladimir and Estragon. It would seem that Mr. Ratburn has named his pets in honor of two characters from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.
- He is based on Gary Rathbun, Marc Brown's seventh-grade algebra teacher.[7]
