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'''And Now a Word from Us Kids''' is a regular feature aired as interstitial content on most episodes of ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]'' between stories. The segments feature real kids (most often third graders and usually at a school), who discuss the topic featured in the story immediately preceding the intial segment. For example, in the segment following "[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]," a group of real-kids discuss having had the [[chicken pox]] and show their own chicken pox-related drawings. Other examples include:
'''And Now a Word from Us Kids''' is a regular feature aired as interstitial content on most episodes of {{Arthur}}, after the first episode and before the second. The segments feature real kids (most often third graders and usually at a school), who discuss the topic featured in the story immediately preceding the initial segment. For example, in the segment following "[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]," a group of real-kids discuss having had the [[chicken pox]] and show their own chicken pox-related drawings. After the segment, a kid's drawing of Arthur is shown while the kids announce, "And Now Back To Arthur."
 
Other examples include:
* A trip to the Cape Cod potato chip factory in [[The Chips Are Down]]
* A trip to the Cape Cod potato chip factory in [[The Chips Are Down]]
* Movie making of ''The Three Billy Goats Gruff'' [[Arthur Makes a Movie|Arthur Makes a Movie]]
* A group of kids pretend it's their birthday in [[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]]
* Kids draw what they're going to bring in their paper suitcases to camp in [[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]
* A school hosting a sleepover for its second graders in [[Arthur's First Sleepover (episode)|Arthur's First Sleepover]]
* Kids create their own pet businesses in [[Arthur's Pet Business (episode)|Arthur's Pet Business]]
* Kids talk about their baby siblings in [[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]]
* A class describes what their teacher is like in [[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]
* Looking for clues to find some animals in [[Binky Rules (episode)|Binky Rules]]
* Looking for clues to find some animals in [[Binky Rules (episode)|Binky Rules]]
* A class trip to the fire department in [[D.W. All Fired Up]]
* A class trip to the fire department in [[D.W. All Fired Up]]
* Holly Holland talks about herself in [[The Contest]]
* Holly Holland talks about herself in [[The Contest]]
* A boy sharing about how deafness affects his life in [[Do You Speak George?]]
* A boy sharing about how deafness affects his life in [[Do You Speak George?]]
* A girl talks about what she and her class does when they are bored or if it's a rainy day in [[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]
* An interview with firefighters following Part I of [[April 9th]]
* An interview with firefighters following Part I in [[April 9th]]
* A behind the scenes look at ''Zoom'' in [[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]] (There was no Arthur drawing at the end of this segment. Caroline made a mistake by saying, "And Now Back to Zoom" instead of Arthur.)
* Kids rap about heroes and heroines in [[Locked in the Library! (episode)|Locked in the Library!]]
* A teenager discussing acting in a play ("A Word from an Actor") in [[No Acting, Please]]
* A behind the scenes look at Zoom in [[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]] (There was no Arthur drawing at the end of this segment. Caroline made a mistake by saying "And Now Back to Zoom" instead of Arthur).
* A girl with cerebral palsy and her twin sister in [[The Wheel Deal]]
* A teenager discussing acting in a play ("A Word from an Actor”) in [[No Acting, Please]]
* A girl named Corinne, her sister, and friends make snacks like fruit smoothies, then play basketball at the end of the day in [[Desert Island Dish]]
* Letters to Arthur in [[Arthur the Wrecker]]
* A girl with Cerebral Palsy and her twin sister in [[The Wheel Deal]]
* A girl named Corinne, her sister, and friends making snacks like fruit smoothies, then play basketball at the end of the day in [[Desert Island Dish]]
* A group of kids talking about healthy snacks in [[Just Desserts]]
* A group of kids talking about healthy snacks in [[Just Desserts]]
* Kids discuss music and play different instruments in [[Arthur vs. the Piano]]
* A Karate class in [[Binky vs. Binky]]
* Kids create their own version of the Crunch Cereal commercial in [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
* Kids show and talk about their favorite things, and how meaningful they are to them in [[D.W.'s Blankie]]
* Karate class in [[Binky vs. Binky]]
* A behind the scenes look at the making of [[Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers]]
* Students at The Perkins School for the Blind discussing how they make cookies in [[How the Cookie Crumbles]]
* Making friends in [[Arthur Makes Waves]]
* Making friends in [[Arthur Makes Waves]]
* Students discussing bad habits in [[All Thumbs]]
* Students discussing bad habits in [[All Thumbs]]
* Computer poem in [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
* A Computer poem in [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
* Argument solution about a pen in [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
*A solution to an argument about a pen in [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
* Sleeping techniques in [[Sleep No More]]
* Techniques for getting to sleep in [[Sleep No More]]
* Class vote in [[The Election]]
* A Class vote in [[The Election]]
* Kids discussing why name-calling is bad in [[D.W.'s Name Game]]
* A word from a biologist in [[The Lousy Week]]
* A word from a biologist in [[The Lousy Week]]
* A word from Kosta (a pizzeria owner) in [[The World Record]]
* A word from Kosta (a pizzeria owner) in [[The World Record]]
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* Inventions in [[What is That Thing?]]
* Inventions in [[What is That Thing?]]
* A look at life with Asperger's Syndrome in [[When Carl Met George]]
* A look at life with Asperger's Syndrome in [[When Carl Met George]]
* A Word From Buster in [[Happy Anniversary]] (There was no Arthur drawing at the end of this segment. Instead, it just shows Buster when the kids announce "And Now Back to Arthur")
* A Word From Buster in [[Happy Anniversary]] (There was no Arthur drawing at the end of this segment. Instead, it just shows Buster when the kids announce, "And Now Back to Arthur.")
* Animal facts in [[The Squirrels]]
* Animal facts in [[The Squirrels]]
* School news in [[Citizen Frensky]]
* School news in [[Citizen Frensky]]
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* Trivia game in [[Get Smart]]
* Trivia game in [[Get Smart]]
* Kids talk about dyslexia in [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
* Kids talk about dyslexia in [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
* A class discussing talents and interests in [[Baseball Blues]]
* A Song from Us Kids in [[Big Horns George]]
* A Song from Us Kids in [[Big Horns George]]
* A visit with the proprieters of a nut-free chocolate factory and their daughter who's allergic to nuts in [[Binky Goes Nuts (episode)|Binky Goes Nuts]]
* A visit with the proprieters of a nut-free chocolate company and their daughter who's allergic to nuts in [[Binky Goes Nuts (episode)|Binky Goes Nuts]]
* A music class at Conservatory Lab Charter School in [[D.W. Beats All]]
* A music class at Conservatory Lab Charter School in [[D.W. Beats All]]
* Students teaching each other how to do things in [[Bud's Knotty Problem]]
* Students teaching each other how to do things in [[Bud's Knotty Problem]]
* Kids play dodgeball at recess in [[The "A" Team|The A Team]]
* Kids play dodgeball at recess in [[The "A" Team]]
* Happy and mad face in [[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]
* Happy and mad face in [[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]
* Twins in [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
* Twins in [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
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* Kids creating a dodgeball opera with Rodney Gilfry's help in [[Lights, Camera...Opera!]]
* Kids creating a dodgeball opera with Rodney Gilfry's help in [[Lights, Camera...Opera!]]
* A word from us friends in [[Buster's Back]]
* A word from us friends in [[Buster's Back]]
* A word from Larry King from [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (There was no Arthur drawing at the end of this segment. Instead, Larry King said "And Now Back to Arthur".)
* A word from Larry King in [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (There is no Arthur drawing at the end of this segment. Instead, Larry says, "And Now Back to Arthur.")
* A word from [[Dr. Griffith]] on living with asthma in [[Buster's Breathless]]
* A word from Dr. Griffith on living with asthma in [[Buster's Breathless]]
* Kids talking about times they were scared and how they got over it in [[Night of the Tibble]]
* A word from Mason-Rice Elementary School principal and cancer survivor Mark Springer in [[The Great MacGrady]]
* A word from Firefighter Scott in [[D.W. All Fired Up]]


After the segment, a kid's drawing of Arthur is shown while the kids announced "And Now Back To Arthur".
In a number of installments of ''Arthur'' following the premiere of ''[[Postcards from Buster (series)|Postcards from Buster]]'', this segment was briefly replaced with the feature ''Postcards from You'', but it was discontinued once ''Postcards from Buster'' went off the air, and ''And Now a Word from Us Kids'' returned.


In a number of installments of ''Arthur'' following the premiere of ''[[Postcards from Buster (series)|Postcards from Buster]]'', this segment was briefly replaced with the feature ''Postcards from You'', but it was discontinued once ''Postcards from Buster'' went off the air, and ''And Now a Word from Us Kids'' returned.
A similar themed segment, ''[[A Word From Marc Brown]]'', is shown at the end of the second ''Arthur'' story starting with [[Season 10]]. [[Marc Brown]] shows how to draw the faces of one character per segment, including [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], [[Kate Read|Kate]], and [[Pal]]. Later, a similar feature called [[Which ARTHUR Character Are You?]] started airing after the second ''Arthur'' episode, featuring kids comparing themselves to characters in ''Arthur''.
 
==Segments==
===Season 1===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"{{e|Arthur's Eyes}}" / "[[Francine's Bad Hair Day]]"
|Kids talk about how looks are not important and everyone is different.
|-
|2
|"[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]" / "[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]"
|A class describes what their teacher is like.
|-
|3
|"{{e|D.W. All Wet}}" / "[[Buster's Dino Dilemma]]"
|
|-
|4
|"[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]" / "[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]]"
|
|-
|5
|"[[Arthur's Pet Business]]" / "[[D.W. the Copycat]]"
|Kids create their own pet businesses.
|-
|6
|"[[Locked in the Library!]]" / "{{e|Arthur Accused!}}"
|Kids rap about heroes and heroines.
|-
|7
|"{{e|Arthur Goes to Camp}}" / "[[Buster Makes the Grade]]"
|Kids draw what they are going to bring in their paper suitcases to camp.
|-
|8
|"[[Arthur's New Puppy]]" / "[[Arthur Bounces Back]]"
|
|-
|9
|"{{e|Arthur Babysits}}" / "[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]"
|
|-
|10
|"{{e|Arthur's Birthday}}" / "[[Francine Frensky, Superstar]]"
|A group of kids pretend it is their birthday.
|-
|11
|"[[Arthur's Baby]]" / "[[D.W.'s Baby]]"
|Kids talk about their baby siblings.
|-
|12
|"[[Arthur Writes a Story]]" / "[[Arthur's Lost Dog]]"
|
|-
|13
|"[[So Long, Spanky]]" / "[[Buster's New Friend]]"
|
|-
|14
|"[[Arthur the Wrecker]]" / "[[Arthur and the True Francine]]"
|Kids write letters to Arthur on the computer.
|-
|15
|"[[Arthur's Family Vacation]]" / "[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]"
|
|-
|16
|"[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]" / "[[D.W. Flips]]"
|Kids create their own version of the Crunch Cereal commercial.
|-
|17
|"[[Meek for a Week]]" / "[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]"
|
|-
|18
|"[[Arthur's Chicken Pox]]" / "[[Sick as a Dog]]"
|
|-
|19
|"[[D.W. Rides Again]]" / "[[Arthur Makes the Team]]"
|
|-
|20
|"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]" / "[[The Half-Baked Sale]]"
|A girl talks about what she and her class does when they are bored or if it is a rainy day.
|-
|21
|"[[Sue Ellen Moves In]]" / "[[The Perfect Brother]]"
|
|-
|22
|"[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]" / "[[Team Trouble]]"
|
|-
|23
|"[[Bully for Binky]]" / "[[Misfortune Teller]]"
|
|-
|24
|"[[Arthur's Tooth]]" / "[[D.W. Gets Lost]]"
|
|-
|25
|"[[D.W. Thinks Big]]" / "[[Arthur Cleans Up]]"
|
|-
|26
|"[[My Dad, the Garbage Man]]" / "[[Poor Muffy]]"
|
|-
|27
|"[[D.W.'s Blankie]]" / "[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]"
|Kids show and talk about their favorite things, and how meaningful they are to them.
|-
|28
|"[[I'm a Poet]]" / "[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!]]"
|
|-
|29
|"[[My Club Rules]]" / "[[Stolen Bike]]"
|
|-
|30
|"[[Arthur's First Sleepover]]" / "[[Arthur's New Year's Eve]]"
|A school hosts a sleepover for its second graders.
|}
===Season 2===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]" / "[[Draw!]]"
|A behind the scenes look at the making of "Arthur Meets Mister Rogers."
|-
|2
|"[[Binky Barnes, Art Expert]]" / "[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]"
|
|-
|3
|"[[D.W. the Picky Eater]]" / "[[Buster and the Daredevils]]"
|
|-
|4
|"[[Arthur Makes a Movie]]" / "[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]]"
|Kids make a movie adaptation of ''The Three Billy Goats Gruff''.
|-
|5
|"[[Arthur's Underwear]]" / "[[Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider]]"
|
|-
|6
|"[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]" / "[[Play it Again, D.W.]]"
|The class talks about Weird Animals.
|-
|7
|"[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]" / "[[Night Fright]]"
|This class talks about how too much T.V. is bad.
|-
|8
|"[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]" / "[[The Big Blow-Up]]"
|Kids discuss music and play different instruments.
|-
|9
|"[[Lost!]]" / "[[The Short, Quick Summer]]"
|
|-
|10
|"[[D.W. Goes to Washington]]" / "[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]"
|
|-
|11
|"[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]" / "[[Buster Hits the Books]]"
|
|-
|12
|"[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]" / "[[Arthur and the Square Dance]]"
|
|-
|13
|"[[Water and the Brain]]" / "[[Arthur the Unfunny]]"
|
|-
|14
|"[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]" / "[[Arthur's Knee]]"
|
|-
|15
|"[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]" / "[[Fern's Slumber Party]]"
|
|-
|16
|"[[Love Notes for Muffy]]" / "[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]]"
|
|-
|17
|"[[Francine Redecorates]]" / "[[Arthur the Loser]]"
|
|-
|18
|"[[Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard]]" / "[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]]"
|
|-
|19
|"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" / "[[Finders Key-pers]]"
|Kids discuss why name calling is bad.
|-
|20
|"[[How the Cookie Crumbles]]" / "[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]"
|Students at The Perkins School for the Blind discuss how they make chocolate chip cookies.
|}
===Season 3===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Buster's Back]]" / "[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]"
|
|-
|2
|"[[D.W. All Fired Up]]" / "[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]"
|A class trip to the fire department
|-
|3
|"[[Arthur Goes Crosswire]]" / "[[Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous]]"
|
|-
|4
|"[[Background Blues]]" / "[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]"
|
|-
|5
|"[[The Chips are Down]]" / "[[Revenge of the Chip]]"
|A trip to the Cape Cod potato chip factory.
|-
|6
|"[[Binky Rules]]" / "[[Meet Binky]]"
|the class is Looking for clues to find some animals.
|-
|7
|"[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]" / "[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]"
|
|-
|8
|"[[Popular Girls]]" / "[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]"
|
|-
|9
|"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]" / "[[The Return of the King]]"
|
|-
|10
|"[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]" / "[[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]]"
|
|-
|11
|"[[Double Tibble Trouble]]" / "[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]]"
|
|-
|12
|"[[What Scared Sue Ellen?]]" / "[[Clarissa is Cracked]]"
|
|-
|13
|"[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]" / "[[Francine and the Feline]]"
|
|-
|14
|"[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]" / "[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]"
|
|-
|15
|"[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]]" / "[[The Long, Dull Winter]]"
|
|}
===Season 10===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Happy Anniversary]]"
|Buster reads letters from kids about why they like ''Arthur''.
|}
===Season 13===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[The Great MacGrady]]"
|Students share their feelings after their principal recovers from cancer
|}
 
=== Season 14 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[The Wheel Deal]]"/"[[The Buster Report]]"
|Kids visit the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
|}.
===Season 16===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Based on a True Story]]"
|Kids advise Ladonna on what she should do after lying.
|-
|2
|"[[Flippity Francine]]" / "[[Muffy Takes the Wheel]]"
|A 1st grade class takes pictures.
|-
|3
|"[[All About D.W.]]" / "[[Blockheads]]"
|
|-
|4
|"[[Get Smart]]" / "[[Baby Steps]]"
|A class plays a quiz game on an interactive whiteboard.
|-
|5
|"[[Night of the Tibble]]" / "[[Read and Flumberghast]]"
|Kids discuss times they were scared and how they got over it.
|-
|6
|"[[The Last Tough Customer]]" / "[[Brain's Chess Mess]]"
|
|-
|7
|"[[Baseball Blues]]" / "[[Brain's Biggest Blunder]]"
|A class discusses talents and interests.
|-
|8
|"[[Buster's Book Battle]]" / "[[On the Buster Scale]]"
|Kids recommend books to each other.
|-
|9
|"[[Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story]]" / "[[Sue Ellen Vegges Out]]"
|
|-
|10
|"[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]" / "[[The Best Day Ever]]"
|A class has a puppet show about standing up to bullies.
|}
===Season 17===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Show Off]]" / "[[Dog's Best Friend]]"
|
|-
|2
|"[[Adventures in Budylon]]" / "[[Ladonna Compson: Party Animal]]"
|
|}


A similar themed segment, ''A Word from Marc Brown,'' is shown at the end of the second Arthur story starting with Season 10. Marc Brown showed how to draw the faces of one character per segment, including Arthur, D.W., Buster, Baby Kate and Pal.
===Season 18===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Shelter from the Storm]]"
|Kids visit the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
|}
===Season 22===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]" / "[[The Feud]]"
|Students meet their teacher's husband for the first time and get to know him better.
|}
=== Season 24 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[George Scraps His Sculpture]]" / "[[Arthur's Big Meltdown]]"
|Kids visit with Kevin Sampson to see how he creates his artwork.
|-
|2
|"[[The Great MacGrady (Season 24 episode)|The Great MacGrady]]"
|Students share their feelings after their principal recovers from cancer. (Originally aired during Season 13)
|-
|3
|"[[D.W.'s New Best Friend]]" / "[[Freaky Tuesday]]"
|Kids design and model their own clothes.
|}


== Kid's Drawings of Arthur at the end of the segment ==
=== Season 25 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Number
!Episodes
!Description
|-
|1
|"[[Binky Wrestles with a Story]]" / "[[All Will Be Revealed!]]"
|Students learn how to write an attention-grabbing sentence.
|-
|2
|"[[Making Conversation]]" / "[[A Cloudy Day]]"
|Kids make a silent movie.
|-
|3
|"[[Listen Up]]" / "[[Arthur's New Old Vacation]]"
|
|-
|4
|"[[Blabbermouth]]" / "[[All Grown Up]]"
|Students discuss their personalities and compare them with the ''Arthur'' cast of characters.
|}


== Kids' drawings of Arthur at the end of the segment ==
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Arthur thing.jpg|1996
Backtoarthurseason1 2.jpg|Normal 1996-1998 version
Backtoarthurseason2.jpg|1997-2011
Backtoarthurseason2.jpg|1997-2012
Backtoarthurseason16.jpg|2012–present
Backtoarthurseason16.jpg|2012–present
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In overseas airings of the show, such as when the show aired on Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom and on Disney Channel Asia airings of the show, this segment was omitted to make room for commercials. The segments are also omitted on many PBS stations during pledge drives.
* In all Season 1 episodes and 10 Season 2 episodes, the introductory music was eventually redubbed in reruns in the United States. Some VHS and DVD releases retain the original music.
* In overseas and international airings of the show, such as when it aired on CBBC in the United Kingdom and on Disney Channel Asia airings of the show, this segment was omitted to make room for commercials. They are also omitted on many PBS stations during pledge drives.
* The interstitial after "[[Prunella's Special Edition]]" originally showed students writing their own books and having a book signing, but this segment was later replaced by the interstitial after "[[The Wheel Deal]]". This interstitial is about the [[All Kids Can Character Search|All Kids Can]] character contest and is now featured after each of the aforementioned episodes.
* The interstitial after "[[Prunella's Special Edition]]" originally showed students writing their own books and having a book signing, but this segment was later replaced by the interstitial after "[[The Wheel Deal]]". This interstitial is about the [[All Kids Can Character Search|All Kids Can]] character contest and is now featured after each of the aforementioned episodes.
* "[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]" is the only episode to not include an interstitial, likely because the episode itself featured many different live-action scenes similar to a And Now a Word from Us Kids segment.
* "[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]" is the only episode to not include an interstitial, likely because the episode itself featured many different live-action scenes similar to this one.
* The audio of the kids saying, "And now back to ''Arthur''." at the end of each segment was slightly lowered in pitch in later seasons.
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And Now a Word from Us Kids is a regular feature aired as interstitial content on most episodes of Arthur, after the first episode and before the second. The segments feature real kids (most often third graders and usually at a school), who discuss the topic featured in the story immediately preceding the initial segment. For example, in the segment following "Arthur's Chicken Pox," a group of real-kids discuss having had the chicken pox and show their own chicken pox-related drawings. After the segment, a kid's drawing of Arthur is shown while the kids announce, "And Now Back To Arthur."

Other examples include:

In a number of installments of Arthur following the premiere of Postcards from Buster, this segment was briefly replaced with the feature Postcards from You, but it was discontinued once Postcards from Buster went off the air, and And Now a Word from Us Kids returned.

A similar themed segment, A Word From Marc Brown, is shown at the end of the second Arthur story starting with Season 10. Marc Brown shows how to draw the faces of one character per segment, including Arthur, D.W., Kate, and Pal. Later, a similar feature called Which ARTHUR Character Are You? started airing after the second Arthur episode, featuring kids comparing themselves to characters in Arthur.

Segments[edit]

Season 1[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Arthur's Eyes" / "Francine's Bad Hair Day" Kids talk about how looks are not important and everyone is different.
2 "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn" / "Arthur's Spelling Trubble" A class describes what their teacher is like.
3 "D.W. All Wet" / "Buster's Dino Dilemma"
4 "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend" / "Arthur's Lost Library Book"
5 "Arthur's Pet Business" / "D.W. the Copycat" Kids create their own pet businesses.
6 "Locked in the Library!" / "Arthur Accused!" Kids rap about heroes and heroines.
7 "Arthur Goes to Camp" / "Buster Makes the Grade" Kids draw what they are going to bring in their paper suitcases to camp.
8 "Arthur's New Puppy" / "Arthur Bounces Back"
9 "Arthur Babysits" / "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe"
10 "Arthur's Birthday" / "Francine Frensky, Superstar" A group of kids pretend it is their birthday.
11 "Arthur's Baby" / "D.W.'s Baby" Kids talk about their baby siblings.
12 "Arthur Writes a Story" / "Arthur's Lost Dog"
13 "So Long, Spanky" / "Buster's New Friend"
14 "Arthur the Wrecker" / "Arthur and the True Francine" Kids write letters to Arthur on the computer.
15 "Arthur's Family Vacation" / "Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm"
16 "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest" / "D.W. Flips" Kids create their own version of the Crunch Cereal commercial.
17 "Meek for a Week" / "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper"
18 "Arthur's Chicken Pox" / "Sick as a Dog"
19 "D.W. Rides Again" / "Arthur Makes the Team"
20 "Arthur's Almost Boring Day" / "The Half-Baked Sale" A girl talks about what she and her class does when they are bored or if it is a rainy day.
21 "Sue Ellen Moves In" / "The Perfect Brother"
22 "D.W.'s Snow Mystery" / "Team Trouble"
23 "Bully for Binky" / "Misfortune Teller"
24 "Arthur's Tooth" / "D.W. Gets Lost"
25 "D.W. Thinks Big" / "Arthur Cleans Up"
26 "My Dad, the Garbage Man" / "Poor Muffy"
27 "D.W.'s Blankie" / "Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble" Kids show and talk about their favorite things, and how meaningful they are to them.
28 "I'm a Poet" / "The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club!"
29 "My Club Rules" / "Stolen Bike"
30 "Arthur's First Sleepover" / "Arthur's New Year's Eve" A school hosts a sleepover for its second graders.

Season 2[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Arthur Meets Mister Rogers" / "Draw!" A behind the scenes look at the making of "Arthur Meets Mister Rogers."
2 "Binky Barnes, Art Expert" / "Arthur's Lucky Pencil"
3 "D.W. the Picky Eater" / "Buster and the Daredevils"
4 "Arthur Makes a Movie" / "Go to Your Room, D.W." Kids make a movie adaptation of The Three Billy Goats Gruff.
5 "Arthur's Underwear" / "Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider"
6 "Buster Baxter, Cat Saver" / "Play it Again, D.W." The class talks about Weird Animals.
7 "Arthur's TV-Free Week" / "Night Fright" This class talks about how too much T.V. is bad.
8 "Arthur vs. the Piano" / "The Big Blow-Up" Kids discuss music and play different instruments.
9 "Lost!" / "The Short, Quick Summer"
10 "D.W. Goes to Washington" / "Arthur's Mystery Envelope"
11 "D.W.'s Deer Friend" / "Buster Hits the Books"
12 "Arthur's Faraway Friend" / "Arthur and the Square Dance"
13 "Water and the Brain" / "Arthur the Unfunny"
14 "Sue Ellen's Lost Diary" / "Arthur's Knee"
15 "Grandma Thora Appreciation Day" / "Fern's Slumber Party"
16 "Love Notes for Muffy" / "D.W. Blows the Whistle"
17 "Francine Redecorates" / "Arthur the Loser"
18 "Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard" / "D.W.'s Very Bad Mood"
19 "D.W.'s Name Game" / "Finders Key-pers" Kids discuss why name calling is bad.
20 "How the Cookie Crumbles" / "Sue Ellen's Little Sister" Students at The Perkins School for the Blind discuss how they make chocolate chip cookies.

Season 3[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Buster's Back" / "The Ballad of Buster Baxter"
2 "D.W. All Fired Up" / "I'd Rather Read It Myself" A class trip to the fire department
3 "Arthur Goes Crosswire" / "Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous"
4 "Background Blues" / "And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids"
5 "The Chips are Down" / "Revenge of the Chip" A trip to the Cape Cod potato chip factory.
6 "Binky Rules" / "Meet Binky" the class is Looking for clues to find some animals.
7 "Arthur Rides the Bandwagon" / "Dad's Dessert Dilemma"
8 "Popular Girls" / "Buster's Growing Grudge"
9 "Arthur's Treasure Hunt" / "The Return of the King"
10 "Attack of the Turbo Tibbles" / "D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy"
11 "Double Tibble Trouble" / "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival"
12 "What Scared Sue Ellen?" / "Clarissa is Cracked"
13 "Arthur's Dummy Disaster" / "Francine and the Feline"
14 "Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight" / "D.W.'s Perfect Wish"
15 "Arthur and D.W. Clean Up" / "The Long, Dull Winter"

Season 10[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Happy Anniversary" Buster reads letters from kids about why they like Arthur.

Season 13[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "The Great MacGrady" Students share their feelings after their principal recovers from cancer

Season 14[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "The Wheel Deal"/"The Buster Report" Kids visit the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

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Season 16[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Based on a True Story" Kids advise Ladonna on what she should do after lying.
2 "Flippity Francine" / "Muffy Takes the Wheel" A 1st grade class takes pictures.
3 "All About D.W." / "Blockheads"
4 "Get Smart" / "Baby Steps" A class plays a quiz game on an interactive whiteboard.
5 "Night of the Tibble" / "Read and Flumberghast" Kids discuss times they were scared and how they got over it.
6 "The Last Tough Customer" / "Brain's Chess Mess"
7 "Baseball Blues" / "Brain's Biggest Blunder" A class discusses talents and interests.
8 "Buster's Book Battle" / "On the Buster Scale" Kids recommend books to each other.
9 "Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story" / "Sue Ellen Vegges Out"
10 "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh" / "The Best Day Ever" A class has a puppet show about standing up to bullies.

Season 17[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Show Off" / "Dog's Best Friend"
2 "Adventures in Budylon" / "Ladonna Compson: Party Animal"

Season 18[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Shelter from the Storm" Kids visit the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.

Season 22[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" / "The Feud" Students meet their teacher's husband for the first time and get to know him better.

Season 24[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "George Scraps His Sculpture" / "Arthur's Big Meltdown" Kids visit with Kevin Sampson to see how he creates his artwork.
2 "The Great MacGrady" Students share their feelings after their principal recovers from cancer. (Originally aired during Season 13)
3 "D.W.'s New Best Friend" / "Freaky Tuesday" Kids design and model their own clothes.

Season 25[edit]

Number Episodes Description
1 "Binky Wrestles with a Story" / "All Will Be Revealed!" Students learn how to write an attention-grabbing sentence.
2 "Making Conversation" / "A Cloudy Day" Kids make a silent movie.
3 "Listen Up" / "Arthur's New Old Vacation"
4 "Blabbermouth" / "All Grown Up" Students discuss their personalities and compare them with the Arthur cast of characters.

Kids' drawings of Arthur at the end of the segment[edit]

  • 1996 variant

  • 1996 variant

  • Normal 1996-1998 version

  • 1997-2012

  • 2012–present

Trivia[edit]

  • In all Season 1 episodes and 10 Season 2 episodes, the introductory music was eventually redubbed in reruns in the United States. Some VHS and DVD releases retain the original music.
  • In overseas and international airings of the show, such as when it aired on CBBC in the United Kingdom and on Disney Channel Asia airings of the show, this segment was omitted to make room for commercials. They are also omitted on many PBS stations during pledge drives.
  • The interstitial after "Prunella's Special Edition" originally showed students writing their own books and having a book signing, but this segment was later replaced by the interstitial after "The Wheel Deal". This interstitial is about the All Kids Can character contest and is now featured after each of the aforementioned episodes.
  • "Postcards from Buster" is the only episode to not include an interstitial, likely because the episode itself featured many different live-action scenes similar to this one.
  • The audio of the kids saying, "And now back to Arthur." at the end of each segment was slightly lowered in pitch in later seasons.
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