Editing Arthur's Computer Disaster

{{youmay|the book|[[Arthur the Wrecker|the episode]], [[Arthur's Computer Adventure (VHS)|the VHS]], [[Arthur's Computer Adventure (DVD)|the DVD]], or [[Arthur's Computer Adventure (game)|the computer game]]}}
{{Book
|image = Arthur's Computer Disaster.png
|author = [[Marc Brown]]
|illustrator = Marc Brown
|date = September 1, 1997
|publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company]]
|isbn =  0316105341
|previous = ''[[Arthur Writes a Story (book)|Arthur Writes a Story]]'' (1996)
|next = ''[[Arthur Lost and Found]]'' (1998)
}}
'''''Arthur's Computer Disaster''''' is the 23rd book in the ''[[Arthur Adventure]]'' series. It was written and illustrated by [[Marc Brown]], and published by [[Little, Brown and Company]]. It is based on "[[Arthur the Wrecker]]", and it is also the second ''Arthur Adventure'' book based on an episode, but the first to be published ''after'' its episode counterpart's original airdate.

In the story, Arthur Read plays a game on his mom's computer, but accidentally breaks it. In the end, he finds that it is not, in fact, broken, but he gets into trouble for disobeying his mom's orders to stay off the computer.

==Characters==
*[[D.W. Read]]
*[[David Read|Dad]]
*[[Arthur Read]]
*[[Jane Read|Mom]]
*[[Kate Read]]
*[[Pal]]
*[[Buster Baxter]]
*[[Mrs. Powers|The Brain's mom]]
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]]
*A [[Computer expert (Arthur's Computer Disaster)|computer expert]]

==Trivia==

* There's also a version of the book called ''[[Arthur's Computer Adventure (game)|Arthur's Computer Adventure]]'' that's a computer game.

===Differences from the TV episode===
* When [[Arthur Read|Arthur]] started playing ''[[Deep Dark Sea]]'', he was wearing his pajamas. In the episode, he was playing on the computer before changing into his pajamas.
* When Mom tells Arthur and [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] that it's tax season that she needs to use the computer all day, she was in the kitchen and on the phone. In the episode, she was on the computer when she told them.
** Also, in the book, after she tells the boys she needs to run to the office, she adds "And don't touch my computer" (which she didn't exactly say in the cartoon but meant to remind them).
* Mrs. Powers told the boys that the Brain was not home instead of Mr. Powers.
* After the Brain couldn't find the problem with the computer, Arthur, D.W. and Buster then go to the computer repair shop. In the episode, they didn't go to the computer repair shop because Jane came home right away, thus making Buster and the Brain leave.
* After the computer supposedly breaks, D.W. tells Arthur and his friend Buster that they're both in big trouble. In the episode, she rambles on to them about how their mom could get fired and that their family could become homeless and suffer poor health conditions. In the book, she says it before Mom comes home.
* After the computer incident, Arthur's mom calls to check and see how he's doing, and he lies to her about not touching the computer. In the episode, she doesn't call, but later mentions he could have called her and asked her for help.
* The main character in the game ''Deep Dark Sea'' is a bear wearing goggles, a snorkel, air tanks on its back, a swimsuit, and flippers. In the episode, the character in the game was wearing a metallic diving suit.
* Before Mom uses the computer once again (but decides to play ''Deep Dark Sea'' instead of working on her taxes), she grounds Arthur by telling him "No computer games for a week." In the episode, she said, "I'm forbidding you from the computer for a week" before asking Arthur if that was fair (to which Arthur sadly nodded).

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