Editing Arthur (TV series)

'''Arthur''' is a Canadian-American animated edutainment children's television program. It is based on a [[Arthur Adventure|book series]] of the same name, created by [[Marc Brown]] in [[1976 (real world)|1976]]. Brown himself, as well as some of his family, has been heavily involved in the show's production. The TV show premiered in [[1996 (real world)|1996]] on [[PBS]] and has been on air for 25 years, making it the longest-running animated children's series.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYKJMq5Hyf0 All About ARTHUR (YouTube)]</ref><ref>http://marcbrownstudios.com/arthur/tv-show/</ref> This is also the second longest-running animated show behind ''The Simpsons''. On July 27, 2021, [[Carol Greenwald]] confirmed that the series will be cancelled on 2022 after 25 seasons. All of the Season 25 episodes are set to premiere on February 21, 2022, which will mark the conclusion of the series' run on PBS Kids. It has won numerous awards, including several Emmys, the George Foster Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting, and a BAFTA.<ref>http://pressroom.pbs.org/PBS-Kids/ARTHUR</ref><ref>http://marcbrownstudios.com/arthur/</ref>

Aimed at viewers between the ages of four and eight, ''Arthur''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> goal is to help foster children's interest in literature and to encourage positive social skills. Each episode follows [[Arthur Read]] (an eight-year-old aardvark) and his family and friends through engaging, emotional stories that explore issues faced by children such as cancer<ref>"[[The Great MacGrady]]"</ref>, bed-wetting<ref>"[[Jenna's Bedtime Blues]]"</ref>, adoption<ref>"[[Big Brother Binky]]"</ref>, video game addiction<ref>"[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]"</ref>, etc. It is a comedy that tells these stories from a child's point of view without moralizing or talking down. Situations on ''Arthur'' develop in realistic ways, and don't always turn out as people or Arthur and his friends might think.

The series airs daily in the United States on PBS during the daytime kids' block, as well as the [[PBS KIDS]] Channel. It has consistently earned high ratings on public television.<ref name=":0">https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/oasis-provides-production-services-for-pbss-arthur/</ref> ''Arthur'' is notable for being the first daily television program to provide video description service for the sight-impaired starting in [[1997 (real world)|1997]].<ref>https://www.pbs.org/parents/shows/arthur/about/</ref> There are over 100 countries around the world that air the program.<ref>https://www.rmichelson.com/illustration/marc-brown/</ref> To date, there are twenty- five seasons consisting of more than 250 half-hour episodes and 9 one-hour specials. A spin-off series, [[Postcards from Buster|''Postcards from Buster'']], ran from [[2004 (real world)|2004]] to [[2012]].

Originally produced by Cinar (later [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]]), production of the series shifted to [[9 Story Media Group]]<ref>https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/pbs-arthur-cartoon-gets-new-237842</ref> and later [[Oasis Animation]].<ref name=":0" /> It is also a co-production of [[WGBH]]. For the first fifteen seasons, the show used traditional hand-drawn cel animation. Beginning with the [[Season 16|sixteenth season]], the show is created using digital computer animation software, such as Flash and Toon Boom.<ref>https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/9-story-to-co-produce-with-wgbh-new-season-of-arthur/</ref><ref>https://blog.toonboom.com/lgbtq-family-friendly-animated-series-pride-month</ref> This also coincided with widescreen, high-definition broadcasts on PBS (where available), though this 16:9 option had been available in some non-U.S. markets since [[Season 14]].