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{{youmay|the titular character|[[Arthur (TV series)|''Arthur'', the TV show]] or [[Arthur (website)|the website]]}}
{{Character infobox
{{Character infobox
|image = Arthur 2.png
|image = S7E3a Arthur Read.png
|imagesize= 230px
|gender = Male
|gender = Male
|animal = Aardvark
|animal = Aardvark
|eye = Blue (books only)
|grade = 3rd<!-- until an episode mentions being in 4th grade, episodes after "The Last Day" are still set in 3rd grade. See "The Short, Quick Summer" for a past example of the show's time loop--> 4th ([[Arthur's First Day]])
|age = 6 (''[[Arthur's Nose]]''),<br>7 (episodes in [[Mr. Marco]]'s class),<br>'''8''' (all others)
|eye = Blue (books only), Black (TV show only)
|residence = [[Reads' House]], Main St., [[Elwood City]]
|age = 8<ref name="pbskids.org">http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-arthur2</ref><ref>{{refquote|Sorry, Arthur, only five more years!|David telling Arthur when he can see a PG-13 movie|"Arthur Makes a Movie"}}</ref> 9 ([[Arthur's First Day]])
|birthday = May 25
|residence = [[Arthur's House]], [[Elwood City]]
|portrayer = [[Michael Yarmush]] ([[Arthur (season 1)|s1]] – [[Arthur (season 5)|s5]])<br>[[Justin Bradley]] ([[Arthur (season 6)|s6]])<br>[[Mark Rendall]] ([[Arthur (season 6)|s6]] re-dub; [[Arthur (season 7)|s7]] - [[Arthur (season 8)|s8]])<br>[[Cameron Ansell]] ([[Arthur (season 9)|s9]] - [[Arthur (season 11)|s11]])<br>[[Dallas Jokic]] ([[Arthur (season 12)|s12]] - [[Arthur (season 15)|s15]])<br>'''[[Drew Adkins]]''' ([[Arthur (season 16)|s16]] - present)<br>[[Philip Penalosa]] (singing voice; "[[Perfect Christmas]]")<br>[[Carr Thompson]] (''[[Arthur's Missing Pal|AMP]]'')<br>[[Martin Descher]] ([[Living Books]])
|birthday = 25th of a month with 31 days<ref name=birthdayepisode/><br>6 months before [[D.W. Read|D.W.]]'s birthday<ref name=birthdayepisode>[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)]]</ref><br>May 25<ref name="Arthur's Birthday book">[[Arthur's Birthday (book)]]</ref><ref>In "[[Letters To...]]," if you ask Arthur "By the way, when's your birthday?" he responds with, "My birthday is May 25th. Prunella says that makes me a Gemini, whatever that is."</ref>
|family = [[Jane Read]] (mother)<br>[[David Read]] (father)<br>[[D.W. Read]] (sister)<br>[[Kate Read]] (sister)<br>[[Grandma Thora]] (paternal)<br>[[Grandpa Dave]] (maternal)
|voice_actor = [[Michael Yarmush]] <small>([[Season 1|s1]] – [[Season 5|s5]])</small><br>[[Justin Bradley]] <small>([[Season 6|s6]])</small><br>[[Mark Rendall]] <small>([[Season 6|s6]] re-dub; [[Season 7|s7]] - [[Season 8|s8]])</small><br>[[Cameron Ansell]] <small>([[Season 9|s9]] - [[Season 11|s11]])</small><br>[[Dallas Jokic]] <small>([[Season 12|s12]] - [[Season 15|s15]])</small><br>[[Drew Adkins]] <small>([[Season 16|s16]] - [[Season 17|s17]])</small><br>[[William Healy]] <small>([[Season 18|s18]] - [[season 19|s19]])</small><br>[[Jacob Ursomarzo]] <small>([[season 20|s20]] - [[season 21|s21]])</small><br>'''[[Roman Lutterotti]]'''<small>([[season 22|s22]] - present)</small><br>[[Philip Penalosa]] <small>(singing voice in [[Arthur's New Friend|ANF]] and [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas|''APC'']])</small><br>[[Carr Thompson]] <small>(''[[Arthur's Missing Pal|AMP]]'')</small><br>[[Ben Ellis]] <small>([[Living Books|LB]]: [[Arthur's Reading Race|''ARR'']]; [[Arthur's Computer Adventure (game)|''ACA'']]; [[Arthur's Birthday (computer game)|''AB'']]; [[D.W. The Picky Eater (game)|''DTPE'']])</small><br>[[Duncan Wold]] <small>([[Living Books|LB]]: [[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (computer game)|''ATT'']]; [[Arthur's Birthday (computer game)|''AB'']])</small>
|favorite color = Yellow<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-arthur2</ref>
|family = [[Jane Read]] (mother)<br>[[David Read]] (father)<br>[[D.W. Read]] (younger sister)<br>[[Kate Read]] (younger sister)<br>[[Thora Read]] (paternal grandmother)<br>[[Dave]] (maternal grandfather)<br>[[Gustav]] (maternal great-great-grandfather)<br>[[Minnie]] (paternal aunt)<br>[[Bonnie (aunt)|Bonnie]] (paternal aunt)<br>[[Sean (uncle)|Sean]] (paternal uncle)<br>[[George (cousin)|George]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Bud (uncle)|Bud]] (paternal uncle)<br>[[Loretta]] (paternal aunt)<br>[[Monique]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Ricky]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Loretta's daughter]] (paternal cousin)<br>[[Ryder]] (cousin)</small><br>[[Jessica (aunt)|Jessica]] (maternal aunt)<br>[[Richard]] (maternal uncle)<br>[[Cora]] (maternal cousin)<br>[[Lucy]] (maternal aunt)<br>[[Lucy's husband]] (maternal uncle)<br>[[Fred]] (maternal uncle)<br>[[David's brother]] (paternal uncle)<br>[[Claudia]] (aunt)<br>[[Hilary]] (aunt)<br>[[Ruthie]] (aunt)<br>[[Theo]] (great-grand uncle)<br>[[Jane's great-grandfather]] (maternal great-great-grandfather)<br>[[Jane's great-grandmother]] (maternal great-great-grandmother)<br>[[Matthew (sailor)|Matthew]] (maternal great-great-great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's brother 1]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's brother 2]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's brother 3]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Arthur's great-uncle]] (paternal great-uncle)<br>[[Thora's father]] (paternal great-grandfather)<br>[[Thora's mother]] (paternal great-grandmother)<br>[[Thora's mother's great-uncle]] (paternal great-great-great-great-uncle)<br>[[R4]] (great-grandson)<br>[[3W]] (great-granddaughter)
|cartoon first appeared = "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]"
|favorite color = Yellow<ref name="pbskids.org">http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-arthur2</ref>
|cartoon last appeared = "[[Brain Freeze]]"
|cartoon_debut = "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]"
|book first appeared = [[Arthur's Nose]]
|book_debut = [[Arthur's Nose]]
|book last appeared = [[Arthur Turns Green]]
}}
|character name = Arthur Timothy Read}}
{{cquote|D.W.!|Arthur}}
'''Arthur Timothy Read''' is a 3rd grader aardvark in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s class. He is the titular character and protagonist of the [[Arthur (series)|show]].
'''<font color=yellow>Arthur Timothy Read</font>'''<ref name="Arthur's Big Hit">Middle name, Timothy, first revealed in "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]"</ref><ref>Spelling of "Read" confirmed in written form in episodes such as "[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]" ([[:File:Arthur's_Cousin_Catastrophe_15.jpg|see image]]), in addition to numerous ''Arthur'' books and the title of [[Arthur Read: Super Saver]]</ref> is the oldest child and only son of [[David Read|David]] and [[Jane Read]], and the brother of [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] and [[Kate Read|Kate]]. He is a third-grader in [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]]'s class at [[Lakewood Elementary School]].


==Physical appearance==
==Physical appearance==
Arthur is an aardvark, like the rest of his family. The shape and look of his head comes mostly from his father [[David Read|David]]. He wears round brown glasses, a yellow V-neck sweater, a white shirt underneath, plain jeans, a brown belt, a white undershirt, white briefs, white socks, and red-and-white sneakers.
Arthur is an aardvark, like the rest of his family. The shape and appearance of his head come mostly from his father, [[David Read|David]]. In the first Arthur book, ''Arthur's Nose'', Arthur had a long nose and he resembled an actual aardvark. However, his design evolved over the first half dozen books; he now has a much shorter nose and more human features. He and many other characters also originally had a tail and were sometimes pants-less, but ''Arthur's Eyes'' and all later books removed the tails and made them more humanoid and dressy. In ''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'', his ears raised up. In ''[[Arthur's April Fool]]'' he became more humanoid. In the first season, Arthur's eyes, when seen without his glasses, are drawn with white sclerae and black pupils but are later redrawn without the sclerae like, say, [[Prunella]]'s. Although, his eyes with sclerae are shown again during flashbacks before getting glasses and in flashforwards as an elderly man in the future wearing half-glasses. In the later books, he still has the sclerae.


His shirts worn underneath his sweater are tucked into his pants. His most notable trademark is his pair of glasses. In the early books, he typically wore brown shoes, but has since switched to sneakers like his friends Buster and Francine wear.
His current standard outfit consists of round brown glasses, a yellow sweater with a white polo underneath, a white undershirt tucked into blue jeans with a brown belt, white socks, and red-and-white sneakers. His undergarments vary between white briefs, white boxer shorts with blue polka-dots, blue Bionic Bunny boxer shorts, red [[Bionic Bunny]] underwear, and sky blue boxers with dark blue bunnies. While Arthur's trademark is his aforementioned pair of glasses, it is unclear how the glasses stay on (because of his ears being located on top of his head). In the early books, Arthur wore brown shoes (as opposed to his now staple red-and-white ones), like his friends [[Buster]] and [[Francine]]. Arthur's shoes have white laces in the cartoon, but red Velcro straps in the books.


Arthur's sneakers have white laces in the cartoon, but with red Velcro straps in the books. In the first season, Arthur's eyes, when seen without his glasses, were drawn with white sclerae and black pupils, but later on they were redrawn completely black like Prunella's; although his appearance with sclerae are shown again during flashbacks before getting glasses and as an elderly man in the future wearing half-glasses, and he still has the sclerae for eyes in the later books.
Arthur's summertime attire consists of a blue short-sleeved T-shirt with white accents and dark blue shorts; when swimming, Arthur wears yellow swimming trunks. During wintertime, Arthur wears a red hat, brown winter coat, red mittens, and brown boots. In "[[Arthur Cleans Up]]," he wore a green Clean-up Brigade uniform while cleaning up the littered park, where he and his friends like to play Frisbee.


In "[[Arthur Goes to Camp]]," he had a pair of red ''Bionic Bunny'' underwear among his clothes. His sleepwear includes blue pajamas that have a long-sleeved button-up top, pajama pants, and a pair of white bunny slippers (in the books, his pajamas often had a striped pattern, though the animated series often restricts the details of certain clothing in order to simplify the animation process). When the weather is hot, Arthur wears a short-sleeved pajama top and pajama shorts.
Arthur's baseball uniform consists of a yellow T-shirt and white shorts, both with blue accents. His baseball uniform consists of a yellow baseball cap, a yellow T-shirt with an orange #7 on the rear, and the "LW" logo for his school is sometimes seen on the front (although the front is sometimes blank). His ears originally would stick out from the caps he wears, but in later seasons his ears are always inside. His football uniform consists of a light green oversized shirt with a green #1 on the front and a green football helmet with a purple stripe and purple face mask. During cool weather outside of winter, he wears two zip-up jackets: One is green with yellow pockets and another is black.


Arthur's swimming gear is a pair of yellow swimming trunks. In the summertime, he wears a blue short-sleeved T-shirt with white accents and dark blue shorts. Arthur's basketball uniform consists of a yellow T-shirt and white shorts, which both have blue accents.
Arthur's regular sleepwear consists of a blue long-sleeved button-up top, blue pajama pants, and a pair of white bunny slippers. (In the books, his pajamas often have a striped pattern.) When the weather is hot, Arthur wears a purple short-sleeved pajama top and pajama shorts instead.


His baseball uniform consists of a yellow baseball cap and a yellow T-shirt with an orange #7 on the rear, and the "LW" logo for his school is sometimes seen on the front, although the front is sometimes blank. His ears originally would stick out from the caps he wears, but in later seasons his ears are always inside.
For formal occasions, Arthur wears either a white suit or a tuxedo. He has two stained tuxedos and a suit. One of his stained tuxedos is light blue and has two buttons on the right side of the jacket and two pockets, one on each side, with the stain near the left breast pocket. Arthur's suit is made up of the same jacket that he wears when he wears his blue tuxedo. However, he wears a white shirt with no jumper like he does with the tuxedo and wears either a purple bow-tie or a purple four-in-hand tie. The trousers are the same as his blue tuxedo, and the shoes are brown. He also wears his usual yellow sweater and a white shirt underneath and a dark purple bow tie. As well, he wears dark blue trousers and brown shoes. Arthur's other tuxedo is either black or charcoal with a tuxedo jacket, white tuxedo shirt, black bow tie, matching tuxedo trousers and black dress shoes.


His football uniform consists of a light green oversized shirt with a green #1 on the front and a green football helmet with a purple stripe and purple face mask. During cool weather outside of winter, he wears two zip-up jackets: one is green with yellow pockets, and another is black.
On Halloween, he likes to wear his Bionic Bunny costume that is complete with a Bionic Bunny suit and cape, a red hat with an antenna, and bunny ears that can be worn on his aardvark ears. His Bionic Bunny costume was first seen in "[[Buster and the Daredevils]]" during a flashback; the hat and bunny ears were added in ''[[The Fright Stuff]],'' and the costume was shown again in "[[Hic or Treat]]". On the front cover of ''[[Arthur's Scary Stories]]'' on VHS and DVD, his Bionic Bunny costume lacked the bunny ears and he wore gloves instead of having bare hands.
 
During wintertime, Arthur wears a red hat, brown winter coat, red mittens, and brown boots. In "[[Arthur Cleans Up]]," he wore a green Clean-up Brigade uniform while cleaning up the littered park where he and his friends like to play frisbee.
 
For formal occasions, Arthur wears either a white suit or a tuxedo. He has two stained tuxedos and a suit. One of his stained tuxedos is light blue and has two buttons on the right side of the jacket and two pockets, one on each side, with the stain near the left breast pocket.
 
He also wears his usual yellow sweater and white shirt underneath and a dark purple bow tie. He also wears dark blue trousers and brown shoes. His other tuxedo is either black or charcoal with a tuxedo jacket, white tuxedo shirt, black bow tie, matching tuxedo trousers and black dress shoes.
 
His suit is made up of the same jacket that he wears when he wears his blue tuxedo. However he wears a white shirt with no jumper like he does with the tuxedo and wears either a purple bow-tie or a purple four-in-hands tie. The trousers are the same as his blue tuxedo, and the shoes are brown.
 
On Halloween, he likes to wear his Bionic Bunny costume that is complete with a Bionic Bunny suit and cape, a red hat with an antenna, and bunny ears that can be worn on his aardvark ears.
 
His Bionic Bunny costume was first seen in "[[Water and the Brain]]" during a flashback, the hat and bunny ears were added in ''[[The Fright Stuff]],'' and the costume was shown again in "[[Hic or Treat]]".
 
On the front cover of ''[[Arthur's Scary Stories]]'' on VHS and DVD, his Bionic Bunny costume lacked the bunny ears and he wore gloves instead of having bare hands.
 
In the first Arthur book, ''Arthur's Nose'', Arthur had a long nose and he resembled an actual aardvark. However, his design evolved over the first half dozen books; he now has a much shorter nose and more human features.
 
 
He and many other characters also originally had a tail and were sometimes pants-less, but ''Arthur's Eyes'' and all later books removed the tails and made them more humanoid and dressy. In ''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'', his ears raised up. In ''[[Arthur's April Fool]]'' he became more humanoid.


===Past life===
===Past life===
When Arthur was a baby, he wore a yellow T-shirt that had blue cuffs like his basketball uniform, white disposable diapers, and periwinkle sneakers.
When Arthur was a baby, he wore a yellow T-shirt that had blue cuffs like his basketball uniform, white disposable diapers, and periwinkle sneakers.


One day, while his dad was fliming him with a video camera, Arthur somehow was able to grab the camera from his dad's hands and walked off with it for a few seconds, thus making his first 'movie'<ref>"[[Pet Projects]]"</ref>.
One day, while his father was filming him with a video camera, Arthur somehow was able to grab the camera from his dad's hands and walked off with it for a few seconds, thus making his first "movie".<ref>"[[Pet Projects]]"</ref>


From pre-school until the time between his first and second grade years, Arthur wore long-sleeved shirts, shorts, different-colored sneakers, and (sometimes) overalls; and he wore different-colored pajamas.
From pre-school until the time between his first and second-grade years, Arthur wore long-sleeved shirts, shorts, different-colored sneakers, and (sometimes) overalls; he also wore different-colored pajamas.
 
He started wearing his usual yellow sweater, blue jeans, and red and white sneakers after turning seven; he got glasses during the first semester of second grade when his vision became poor.


He started wearing his usual yellow sweater, blue jeans, and red and white sneakers after turning seven, and started getting glasses during the first semester of second grade when his vision became poor. 
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Toddler Arthur.png|Arthur as a baby
Toddler Arthur.png|Arthur as a baby
Young_Arthur.png|With [[Stanley]].
Young_Arthur.png|With [[Stanley]].
P1000327.jpg|Arthur buying his first comic book in the opening of [[Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny]].
Arthur Buying his First Comic.jpg|Arthur buying his first comic book in the opening of [[Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny]].
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===Future life===
===Future life===
Arthur's future life has been shown in a few shorts, such as "[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]," "[[The Contest]]," and "[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]." Unlike his early to present childhood, he seems to have clumps of hair like his [[David Read|dad]].
Arthur's future life has been shown in a few shorts, such as "[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]," "[[The Contest]]" and "[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]." Unlike his early to present childhood, he seems to have clumps of hair like his [[David Read|father]].


While as a teenager and young adult, he was wearing a shirt with red and blue stripes (he also wore that shirt in the book, ''[[Arthur's Lost Puppy]]''), gray jeans, and brown loafers; and still wore the same glasses like his childhood.
While as a teenager and young adult, he was wearing a shirt with red and blue stripes (which he also wore in the book ''[[Arthur's Lost Dog|Arthur's Lost Puppy]]''), gray jeans, and brown loafers; he still wore the same glasses like his childhood.


As an old man, he wore half-glasses like many elderly people do, a teal sweater with a white shirt underneath, gray pants, and gray shoes.
As an elderly man, he wore typical old-person half-glasses, a teal sweater with a white shirt underneath, gray pants, and gray shoes.


On many futuristic occasions, he appears to be married to Francine. If the intro to the episode, "[[The Election]]]" happens, he will go to future President Muffy's inauguration and be arrested by future Binky.  
On many futuristic occasions, Arthur appears to be married to Francine. If the intro to the episode "[[The Election]]" happens, he will go to future President [[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]'s inauguration and be arrested by future [[Binky Barnes|Binky]].
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Adult Arthur.png|Arthur as a teenager / adult|At the end of "[[The Contest]]"
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Adult Arthur.png|Arthur as a teenager / young adult at the end of "[[The Contest]]"
Elderly Arthur Read.png|Arthur as an old man
Elderly Arthur Read.png|Arthur as an old man
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===Other Media===
 
==Appearances==
Specials
*"[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]"
*"[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]"
*"[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]"
*"[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]"
Season 1
*"[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]" 10101
*"[[Francine's Bad Hair Day]]" 10102
*"[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]" 10201
*"[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]" 10202
*"[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]" 10301
*"[[Buster's Dino Dilemma (episode)|Buster's Dino Dilemma]]" 10302
*"[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]" 10401
*"[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]]" 10402
*"[[Arthur's Pet Business (episode)|Arthur's Pet Business]]" 10501
*"[[D.W. the Copycat]]" 10502
*"[[Locked in the Library! (episode)|Locked in the Library!]]" 10601
*"[[Arthur Accused! (episode)|Arthur Accused!]]" 10602
*"[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]" 10701
*"[[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]]" 10702
*"[[Arthur's New Puppy (episode)|Arthur's New Puppy]]" 10801
*"[[Arthur Bounces Back]]" 10802
*"[[Arthur Babysits (episode)|Arthur Babysit]]" 10901
*"[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]" 10902
*"[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]]" 11001
*"[[Francine Frensky, Superstar]]" 11002
*"[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]]" 11101
*"[[D.W.'s Baby]]" 11102
*"[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]]" 11201
*"[[Arthur's Lost Dog]]" 11202
*"[[So Long, Spanky]]" 11301
*"[[Buster's New Friend (episode)|Buster's New Friend]]" 11302
*"[[Arthur the Wrecker]]" 11401
*"[[Arthur and the True Francine (episode)|Arthur and the True Francine]]" 11402
*"[[Arthur's Family Vacation (episode)|Arthur's Family Vacation]]" 11501
*"[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]" 11502
*"[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]" 11601
*"[[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]] 11602
*"[[Meek for a Week]]" 11701
*"[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]" 11702
*"[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]" 11801
*"[[Sick as a Dog]]" 11802
*"[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again]]" 11901
*"[[Arthur Makes the Team (episode)|Arthur Makes the Team]]" 11902
*"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]" 12001
*"[[The Half-Baked Sale]]" 12002
*"[[Sue Ellen Moves In]]" 12101
*"[[The Perfect Brother]]" 12102
*"[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]" 12201
*"[[Team Trouble]]" 12202
*"[[Bully for Binky]]" 12301
*"[[Misfortune Teller]]" 12302
*"[[Arthur's Tooth (episode)|Arthur's Tooth]]" 12401
*"[[D.W. Gets Lost]]" 12402
*"[[D.W. Thinks Big (episode)|D.W. Thinks Big]]" 12501
*"[[Arthur Cleans Up]]" 12502
*"[[My Dad, the Garbage Man]]" 12601
*"[[Poor Muffy]]" 12602
*"[[D.W.'s Blankie]]" 12701
*"[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]" 12702
*"[[I'm a Poet]]" 12801
*"[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]]" 12802
*"[[My Club Rules]]" 12901
*"[[Stolen Bike]]" 12902
*"[[Arthur's First Sleepover (episode)|Arthur's First Sleepover]]" 13001
*"[[Arthur's New Year's Eve]]" 13002
Season 2
*"[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]" 20101
*"[[Draw!]]" 20102
*"[[Binky Barnes, Art Expert]]" 20201
*"[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]" 20202
*"[[D.W., the Picky Eater (episode)|D.W., the Picky Eater]]" 20301
*"[[Buster and the Daredevils]]" 20302
*"[[Arthur Makes a Movie]]" 20401
*"[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]]" 20402
*"[[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]]" 20501
*"[[Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider]]" 20502
*"[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (episode)|Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]" 20601
*"[[Play it Again, D.W.]]" 20602
*"[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]" 20701
*"[[Night Fright]]" 20702
*"[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]" 20801
*"[[The Big Blow-Up]]" 20802
*"[[Lost!]]" 20901
*"[[The Short, Quick Summer]]" 20902
*"[[D.W. Goes to Washington]]" 21001
*"[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]" 21002
*"[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]" 21101
*"[[Buster Hits the Books]]" 21102
*"[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]" 21201
*"[[Arthur and the Square Dance]]" 21202
*"[[Water and the Brain]]" 21301
*"[[Arthur the Unfunny]]" 21302
*"[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]" 21401
*"[[Arthur's Knee]]" 21402
*"[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]" 21501
*"[[Fern's Slumber Party]]" 21502
*"[[Love Notes for Muffy]]" 21601
*"[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]]" 21602
*"[[Francine Redecorates]]" 21701
*"[[Arthur the Loser]]" 21702
*"[[Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard]]" 21801
*"[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]]" 21802
*"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" 21901
*"[[Finders Key-pers]]" 21902
*"[[How the Cookie Crumbles]]" 22001
*"[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]" 22002
Season 3
*"[[Buster's Back]]" 30101
*"[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]" 30102
*"[[D.W. All Fired Up]]" 30201
*"[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]" 30202
*"[[Arthur Goes Crosswire]]" 30301
*"[[Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous]]" (Cameo) 30302
*"[[Background Blues]]" 30401
*"[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]" 30402
*"[[The Chips are Down]]" 30501
*"[[Revenge of the Chip]]" 30502
*"[[Binky Rules (episode)|Binky Rules]]" 30601
*"[[Meet Binky]]" 30602
*"[[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]" 30701
*"[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]" 30702
*"[[Popular Girls]]" 30801
*"[[Buster's Growing Grudge]] 30802
*"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]" 30901
*"[[The Return of the King]]" 30902
*"[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]" 31001
*"[[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]]" 31002
*"[[Double Tibble Trouble]]" 31101
*"[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]]" 31102
*"[[What Scared Sue Ellen?]]" 31201
*"[[Clarissa is Cracked]]" 31202
*"[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]" 31301
*"[[Francine and the Feline]]" 31302
*"[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]" 31401
*"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]" 31402
*"[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]]" 31501
*"[[The Long, Dull Winter]]" 31502
Season 4
*"[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]]" 40101
*"[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" 40102
*"[[Hide and Snake]]" 40201
*"[[Muffy's New Best Friend]]" 40202
*"[[Buster's Breathless]]" 40301
*"[[The Fright Stuff]]" 40302
*"[[The Contest]]" 40401
*"[[Prove It]]" 40402
*"[[The Blizzard]]" 40501
*"[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]]" 40502
*"[[D.W. Tale Spins]]" 40601
*"[[Prunella Gets it Twice]]" 40602
*"[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]]" 40701
*"[[To Beat or Not to Beat]]" 40702
*"[[1001 Dads]]" 40801
*"[[Prunella's Prediction]]" 40802
*"[[What is that Thing?]]" 40901
*"[[Buster's Best Behavior]]" 40902
*"[[My Music Rules]]" 41001
*"[[That's a Baby Show!]]" 41002
Season 5
*"[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]" 50101
*"[[Double Dare]]" 50102
*"[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]" 50201
*"[[Nerves of Steal]]" 50202
*"[[It's a No-Brainer]]" 50301
*"[[The Shore Thing]]" 50302
*"[[The World Record]]" 50401
*"[[The Cave]]" 50402
*"[[The Lousy Week]]" 50501
*"[[You Are Arthur]]" 50502
*"[[The Election]]" 50601
*"[[Francine Goes to War]]" 50602
*"[[Sleep No More]]" 50701
*"[[Pet Peeved]]" 50702
*"[[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]]" 50801
*"[[Bitzi's Beau]]" 50802
*"[[Just Desserts]]" 50901
*"[[The Big Dig]]" 50902
*"[[Arthur's Family Feud]]" 51001
*"[[Muffy Gets Mature]]" 51002
Season 6
*"[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]" 60101
*"[[Best of the Nest]]" 60102
*"[[Arthur Plays the Blues (episode)|Arthur Plays the Blues]]" 60201
*"[[Buster's Sweet Success]]" 60202
*"[[Prunella's Special Edition]]" 60301
*"[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]" 60302
*"[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]" 60401
*"[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]" 60402
*"[[The Boy Who Cried Comet]]" 60501
*"[[Arthur and Los Vecinos]]" 60502
*"[[Citizen Frensky]]" 60601
*"[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]" 60602
*"[[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]" 60701
*"[[More!]]" 60702
*"[[Rhyme for Your Life]]" 60801
*"[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]" 60802
*"[[The Good Sport (episode)|The Good Sport]]" 60901
*"[[Crushed]]" 60902
*"[[Arthur Loses His Marbles (episode)|Arthur Loses His Marbles]]" 61001
*"[[Friday the 13th]]" 61002
Season 7
*"[[Cast Away]]" 70101
*"[[Francine's Split Decision]]" 70201
*"[[Muffy Goes Metropolitan]]" 70202
*"[[Ants in Arthur's Pants]]" 70301
*"[[Don't Ask Muffy]]" 70302
*"[[To Tibble the Truth]]" (Cameo) 70401
*"[[Waiting to Go]]" 70402
*"[[Elwood City Turns 100!]]" 70500
*"[[Pick a Car, Any Car]]" 70601
*"[[Jenna's Bedtime Blues]]" 70602
*"[[D.W.'s Time Trouble]]" 70701
*"[[Buster's Amish Mismatch]]" 70702
*"[[The World of Tomorrow]]" 70801
*"[[Is There a Doctor in the House?]]" 70802
*"[[Return of the Snowball]]" 70901
*"[[April 9th]]" 71000
Season 8
*"[[Dear Adil]]" 80101
*"[[Bitzi's Break-up]]" 80102
*"[[Arthur's Snow Biz]]" 80301
*"[[Bugged]]" 80302
*"[[Fernkenstein's Monster]]" 80401
*"[[D.W., Dancing Queen]]" 80402
*"[[Vomitrocious]]" 80501
*"[[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]]" 80502
*"[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]" 80600
*"[[Desk Wars]]" 80701
*"[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]" 80702
*"[[Muffy's Art Attack]]" 80801
*"[[Tales from the Crib]]" 80802
*"[[Flea to Be You and Me]]" 80901
*"[[Kiss and Tell]]" 80902
*"[[Bleep]]" 81002
Season 9
*"[[Castles in the Sky]]" 90101
*"[[Tipping the Scales]]" 90102
*"[[Francine's Big Top Trouble]]" 90201
*"[[George Blows His Top]]" 90202
*"[[Arthur Weighs In]]" 90301
*"[[The Law of the Jungle Gym]]" (heard in crowd) 90302
*"[[Buster's Green Thumb]]" 90401
*"[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]" 90501
*"[[All Worked Up]]" 90502
*"[[Arthur Makes Waves]]" 90601
*"[[It Came From Beyond]]" 90602
*"[[Three's a Crowd]]" 90701
*"[[A is for Angry]]" 90702
*"[[The "A" Team]]" 90801
*"[[Emily Swallows a Horse]]" 90802
*"[[D.W. Beats All]]" 90901
*"[[Buster the Myth Maker]]" 90902
*"[[Binky Goes Nuts]]" (Cameo) 91001
*"[[Breezy Listening Blues]]" 91002
Season 10
*"[[Happy Anniversary]]" 100100
*"[[The Squirrels]]" 100201
*"[[Fern and Persimmony Glitchet]]" 100202
*"[[Desert Island Dish]]" 100301
*"[[The Secret About Secrets]]" 100302
*"[[Feeling Flush]]" 100401
*"[[Family Fortune]]" 100402
*"[[D.W. Aims High]]" 100501
*"[[Flaw and Order]]" 100502
*"[[The Curse of the Grebes]]" 100601
*"[[Arthur Changes Gears]]" 100602
*"[[Unfinished]]" 100701
*"[[D.W., Bossy Boots]]" 100702
*"[[Binky vs. Binky]]" 100801
*"[[Operation: D.W.!]]" 100802
*"[[Do You Speak George?]]" 100901
*"[[What's Cooking?]]" 101001
*"[[Buster's Special Delivery]]" 101002
Season 11
*"[[Swept Away]]" 110101
*"[[Germophobia]]" 110102
*"[[Arthur Sells Out]]" 110201
*"[[Buenas Noches, Vicita]]" 110301
*"[[Phony Fern]]" (non-speaking) 110401
*"[[Brain's Shocking Secret]]" 110402
*"[[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]" 110501
*"[[The Making of Arthur]]" 110601
*"[[Dancing Fools]]" 110602
*"[[Hic or Treat]]" 110701
*"[[Mr. Alwaysright]]" 110702
*"[[Francine's Pilfered Paper]]" 110801
*"[[Buster Gets Real]]" 110802
*"[[D.W. on Ice]]" 110901
*"[[Spoiled Rotten!]]" 110902
*"[[Big Brother Binky]]" 111000
Season 12
*"[[Is That Kosher?]]" 120101
*"[[Never, Never, Never]]" 120102
*"[[Room to Ride]]" 120201
*"[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]" (Cameo) 120202
*"[[D.W.'s Stray Netkitten]]" 120301
*"[[Bats in the Belfry]]" 120302
*"[[For the Birds]]" 120401
*"[[Ungifted]]" 120402
*"[[The Chronicles of Buster]]" 120501
*"[[On This Spot]]" 120502
*"[[The Cherry Tree]]" 120601
*"[[Matchmaker, Match Breaker]]" 120602
*"[[War of the Worms]]" 120701
*"[[I Owe You One]]" 120702
*"[[The Blackout]]" 120801
*"[[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]" 120802
*"[[Home Sweet Home]]" 120901
*"[[Do You Believe in Magic?]]" 120902
*"[[The Perfect Game]]" 121001
*"[[D.W.'s Furry Freak-out]]" 121002
Season 13
*"[[The Great MacGrady]]" 130100
*"[[The Silent Treatment]]" 130201
*"[[Kung Fool]]" 130202
*"[[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]" 130301
*"[[Brain Gets Hooked]]" 130302
*"[[MacFrensky]]" 130401
*"[[The Good, the Bad, and the Binky]]" 130402
*"[[No Acting, Please]]" 130501
*"[[Prunella and the Disappointing Ending]]" 130502
*"[[When Carl Met George]]" 130601
*"[[D.W. Swims with the Fishes]]" 130602
*"[[The Secret Guardians]]" 130702
*"[[Fernlets by Fern]]" 130801
*"[[Paradise Lost]]" 130901
*"[[The Pride of Lakewood]]" 130902
*"[[Looking for Bonnie]]" 131001
*"[[The Secret Origin of Supernova]]" 131002
Season 14
*"[[Nicked by a Name]]" 140101
*"[[The Buster Report]]" 140102
*"[[The Agent of Change]]" (Cameo) 140201
*"[[D.W. Unties the Knot]]" 140202
*"[[Nicked by a Name]]" 140301
*"[[The Play's the Thing]]" 140302
*"[[Falafelosophy]]" (Opening) 140401
*"[[The Great Lint Rush]]" 140402
*"[[Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny]]" 140501
*"[[Pet Projects]]" 140502
*"[[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]" 140601
*"[[Buster Baxter & the Letter from the Sea]]" 140602
*"[[Around the World in 11 Minutes]]" (Cameo) 140701
*"[[Muffy and the Big Bad Blog]]" 140702
*"[[Arthur Unravels]]" 140801
*"[[All the Rage]]" 140802
*"[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]" 140901
*"[[In My Africa]]" 140902
*"[[Buster Spaces Out]]" 141001
*"[[The Long Road Home]]" 141002
Season 15
*"[[Fifteen]]" 150100
*"[[I Wanna Hold Your Hand]]" 150201
*"[[Whistling in the Wind]]" (Mentioned) 150202
*"[[Buster's Secret Admirer]]" 150301
*"[[The Last King of Lambland]]" (Flashback) 150302
*"[[Cents-less]]" 150401
*"[[Buster the Lounge Lizard]]" 150402
*"[[To Eat or Not to Eat]]" 150501
*"[[S.W.E.A.T.]]" 150502
*"[[Grandpa Dave's Memory Album]]" 150601
*"[[Buster's Carpool Catastrophe]]" 150602
*"[[Prunella the Packrat]]" 150701
*"[[What's in a Name?]]" 150702
*"[[Muffy's Classy Classics Club]]" 150801
*"[[Best Enemies]]" 150802
*"[[Buster's Garden of Grief]]" 150901
*"[[Through the Looking Glasses]]" 150902
*"[[The Butler Did... What?]]" 151001
*"[[The Trouble with Trophies]]" 151002
Season 16
*"[[Based on a True Story]]" 1601
*"[[Flippity Francine]]" 160201
*"[[Muffy Takes the Wheel]]" 160202
*"[[All About D.W.]]" 160301
*"[[Blockheads]]" 160302
*"[[Get Smart]]" 160401
*"[[Baby Steps]]" 160402
*"[[Night of the Tibble]]" (cameo) 160501
*"[[Read and Flumberghast]]" 160502
*"[[The Last Tough Customer]]" 160601
*"[[Brain's Chess Mess]]" 160602
*"[[Baseball Blues]]" 160701
*"[[Brain's Biggest Blunder]]" 160702
*"[[Buster's Book Battle]]" 160801
*"[[On the Buster Scale]]" 160802
*"[[Fern and the Case of the Stolen Story]]" 160901
*"[[Sue Ellen Vegges Out]]" 160902
*"[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]" 161001
*"[[The Best Day Ever]]" 161002
Season 17
*"[[Show Off]]" 170101
*"[[Dog's Best Friend]]" 170102
*"[[Adventures in Budylon]]" 170201
*"[[Ladonna Compson: Party Animal]]" 170202
*"[[Molina's Mulligan]]" 170301
*"[[Buster Bombs]]" 170302
*"[[Opposites Distract]]" 170401
*"[[Just the Ticket]]" 170402
*"[[All Thumbs]]" 170501
*"[[Kidonia]]" 170502
*"[[Speak Up, Francine]]" 170601
*"[[Waiting for Snow]]" 170602
*"[[Pets and Pests]]" 170701
*"[[Go Fly a Kite]]" 170702
*"[[The Director's Cut]]" 170801
*"[[Crime and Consequences]]" 170802
*"[[Caught in the Crosswires]]" 170901
*"[[Framed!]]" 170902
*"[[Binky's Music Madness]]" 171001
*"[[Brain Freeze]]" 171002
Season 18
*"[[The Tattletale Frog]]" 180101
*"[[D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose]]" 180102
*"[[The Friend Who Wasn't There]]" 180201
*"[[Surprise!]]" 180202
*"[[The Case of the Girl with the Long Face]]" 180301
*"[[The Substitute Arthur]]" 180302
*"[[Best Wishes]]" 180401
*"[[Fountain Abbey]]" 180501
*"[[Arthur Calls It]]" 180502
*"[[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]" 180601
*"[[Staycation]]' 180602
*"[[Two Minutes]]' 180701
*"[[Messy Dress Mess]]' 180702
*"[[Arthur Read: Super Saver]]" 180801
*"[[Tibbles to the Rescue]]" (cameo) 180802
*"[[The Pageant Pickle]]" 180901
*"[[Some Assembly Required]]" 180902
*"[[Shelter from the Storm]]" 181000
Season 19
*"[[Brain's Brain]]" 190101
*"[[Brain Sees Stars]]" 190102
*"[[Sue Ellen Adds It Up]]" (cameo) 190201
*"[[Wish You Were Here]]" (cameo) 190202
*"[[Arthur's Toy Trouble]]" 190301
*"[[Spar for the Course]]" (Mentioned) 190302
*"[[Carried Away]]" 190401
*"[[Dueling Detectives!]]" 190402
*"[[Buster Isn't Buying It]]" 190501
*"[[One Ornery Critter]]" 190502
*"[[Maria Speaks]]" 190601
*"[[Postcards from Binky]]" 190602
*"[[Carl's Concerto]]" 190701
*"[[Too Much of a Good Thing]]" 190702
*"[[Francine's Cleats of Strength]]" (cameo) 190801
*"[[Mr. Ratburn's Secret Identity]]" 190901
*"[[Besties]]" 190902
*"[[The Last Day]]" 191000
Season 20
*"[[Buster's Second Chance]]" 200101
*"[[Arthur and the Whole Truth]]" 200102
*"[[Fern's Flights of Fancy]]" 200201
*"[[Cereal]]" 200202
*"[[He Said, He Said]]" 200301
*"[[Bunny Trouble]]" 200302
*"[[Bud's Knotty Problem]]" 200401
*"[[That's MY Grandma!]]" 200402
*"[[Lend Me Your Ear]]" 200501
*"[[The Butler Did It]]" (cameo) 200502
*"[[Prunella's Tent of Portent]]" 200601
*"[[Mutiny on the Pitch]]" 200602
*"[[The Hallway Minotaur]]" 200701
*"[[Ladonna's Like List]]" 200702
Season 21
*"[[Binky's 'A' Game]]" 210101
*"[[Brain and the Time Capsule]]" 210102
*"[[The Master Builders]]" 210200
*"[[Francine & the Soccer Spy]]" 210301
*"[[Sue Ellen & the Last Page]]" 210302
*"[[Muffy Misses Out]]" 210401
*"[[Arthur Takes a Stand]]" 210402
*"[[Take a Hike, Molly]]" 210501
*"[[Slink's Special Talent]]" (cameo) 210502
*"[[The Lost Dinosaur]]" (cameo) 210601
*"[[The Princess Problem]]" 210602
*"[[Invasion of the Soccer Fans]]" 210701
*"[[Pal and the Big Itch]]" 210702
Season 22
* "[[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]" 220101
* "[[The Feud]]" 210102
* "[[When Rivals Came to Roost]]" 220201
* "[[The Longest Eleven Minutes]]" 220202
* "[[Muffy's House Guests]]" 220301
* "[[Binky Can't Always Get What He Wants]]" 220302
* "[[Muffy's Car Campaign]]" 220401
* "[[Truth or Poll]]" 220402
Season 24
*"[[Arthur's Big Meltdown]]" 240102
Season 25
*"[[Arthur's New Old Vacation]]"
''Postcards from Buster'' episodes
*[[Moose on the Loose]]
 
'''Other media'''
In the [[Living Books]] computer games that are based upon the books, Arthur had a light brown complexion in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (computer game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'' and it was changed to pale in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (computer game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''.
In the [[Living Books]] computer games that are based upon the books, Arthur had a light brown complexion in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (computer game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'' and it was changed to pale in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (computer game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''.


It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. He was voiced by [[Martin Descher]] before the cartoon show replaced him with [[Michael Yarmush]].
It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. He was voiced by [[Duncan Wold]] and [[Ben Ellis]] before the TV series replaced them with [[Michael Yarmush]].


In the later games during the 32-bit era of computers and software such as ''[[Arthur's Thinking Games]]'', his appearance was the same as he looks in the cartoon show.
In the later games during the 32-bit era of computers and software (such as ''[[Arthur's Thinking Games]]''), Arthur's appearance is the same as he looks in the TV series.


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==Personality and skills==
==Personality and skills==
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Arthur is a great pianist. However, he can forget to practice the piano at times<ref>"[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]"</ref>, where he might not play the right note at a recital. He was originally taught by [[Mrs. Cardigan]] who retired in "''[[Arthur Plays the Blues]]''", and was transferred over to [[Frederick Fugue|Dr. Fugue]]'s, but was once temporarily expelled for not practicing enough.


Although he does very well at school most of the time, he occasionally receives help from the Brain, whose grade mostly ranges between an A+ and an A- (100-90%).
===Skills===
Generally, Arthur is regarded as an average person.<ref name="Best of the Nest">"[[Best of the Nest]]"</ref><ref name="A is for Angry">"[[A is for Angry]]"</ref><ref name="Nicked by a Name">"[[Nicked by a Name]]"</ref>
 
Arthur is a mediocre pianist, though he has shown that he can truly play when he is motivated. However, he can forget to practice the piano at times,<ref name="Arthur vs. the Piano">"[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]"</ref><ref name="Arthur Plays the Blues">"[[Arthur Plays the Blues (episode)|Arthur Plays the Blues]]"</ref> where he might not play the right note at a recital. He was originally taught by [[Mrs. Cardigan]], who retired in "[[Arthur Plays the Blues]]," and was transferred over to [[Frederick Fugue|Dr. Fugue]]'s, but was once temporarily expelled for not practicing enough.
 
Although he does average to well in school most of the time, he occasionally receives help from [[Alan Powers|Brain]].{{cite}}
 
Arthur enjoys reading - his best friends were shocked after he left a book on the ground in "[[Arthur Goes Crosswire]]." He remembers reading many exciting books in "[[The Short, Quick Summer]]."
 
At times, he helps out [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], who has a general dislike in homework, who he feared was falling behind and may repeat the third grade.<ref name="Buster Makes the Grade">"[[Buster Makes the Grade]]"</ref>
 
He won the school [[Spell-a-thon]],<ref name="Arthur's Spelling Trubble">"[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]"</ref> plays piano in the [[Lakewood Elementary Band|band]], and was one of the founding members of the [[Lakewood Pride Committee]].<ref name="The Pride of Lakewood">"[[The Pride of Lakewood]]"</ref>
 
Arthur is indeed not into contests. While he has shown immense skills in winning game shows, he backs out at the last minute. Other times, he cheats, or otherwise uses other people's ideas to support his own.<ref name="A is for Angry" /><ref name="Arthur and the Big Riddle">"[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]"</ref><ref name="Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest">"{{E|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest}}"</ref><ref name="Arthur the Loser">"[[Arthur the Loser]]"</ref>
 
===Sports===
Arthur is seen playing many sports throughout the show. He usually just plays baseball and soccer with his friends, but in "[[D.W. Goes to Washington]]," he has a daydream about him playing golf with the [[President]].
 
In "[[Team Trouble]]," he plays American football. He is forward and goalkeeper for the [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team]].


He enjoys reading--his friends were shocked after he left a book on the ground in "''[[Arthur Goes Crosswire]]''". Also, he remembers reading many exciting books in "''[[The Short, Quick Summer]]''".
Arthur competes on [[Lakewood Elementary School|Lakewood]]'s [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team|soccer]], [[Lakewood Elementary Track and Field Team|track]], and [[Lakewood Elementary Baseball Team|baseball teams]], as well as on a bowling team against [[Mighty Mountain]].<ref name="Francine's Split Decision">"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"</ref>


At times, he helps out his best friend Buster who has a general dislike in homework, whom he feared was falling behind and could repeat the third grade<ref>"[[Buster Makes the Grade]]"</ref>.
===Popularity===
Arthur wants to be popular and loves celebrities and fancy living.<ref name="Arthur Goes Crosswire">"[[Arthur Goes Crosswire]]"</ref> He ran in a class election and was more humble than Muffy, his opponent.<ref name="The Election">"[[The Election]]"</ref>


He is occasionally referred to by his full name when he gets into trouble, although his middle name "Timothy" wasn't actually mentioned until ''"[[Arthur's Big Hit]]"'' from [[Arthur (season 4)|Season 4]].
At times, Arthur is very focused on his popularity to the point of being awkward.<ref name="Through The Looking Glasses">"[[Through the Looking Glasses]]"</ref> He does not understand other people's jokes<ref name="The Contest">"[[The Contest]]"</ref>, and takes advantage of people in an attempt to gain popularity.<ref name="Arthur And The Crunch Cereal Contest">"[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)]]"</ref><ref name="Dad's Dessert Dilemma">"[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]"</ref>


Despite his politeness, he sometimes has a tendency to break promises his parents have given him such as to not touch the computer during his mother's tax season, to clean up his room like being told, and to practice the piano which he does other things instead. He's also known to "play with his glasses" whenever he's fibbing, which D.W has caught him doing before.
Arthur is often mocked by other classmates, especially Francine, for having bad things happen to him or liking unpopular things.<ref name="Arthur's Eyes">"[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)]]"</ref><ref name="Arthur Accused!">"[[Arthur Accused! (episode)]]"</ref><ref name="Arthur's Baby">{{E|Arthur's Baby}}</ref><ref name="Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper">"[[Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper]]"</ref><ref name="The Rat Who Came To Dinner">"[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]]"</ref><ref name="That's A Baby Show!">"[[That's a Baby Show!]]"</ref>


Arthur is usually a smart kid, but he sometimes tends to be one who doesn't use common sense, much to the annoyance of his parents especially his dad. An example of this was in [[Arthur's Knee]] when he told D.W. to not tell Jane and David that he cut his knee from a lima bean can (D.W. wanted to explain to David why lima beans are "bad" for you).
===When In Trouble===
Despite himself being friendly, Arthur sometimes has a tendency to break promises his parents have given him, such as to not touch the computer during his mother's tax season,<ref name="Arthur the Wrecker">"[[Arthur the Wrecker]]"</ref> to clean up his room as he’s told,<ref name="Arthur and D.W. Clean Up">"[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]]"</ref> to not dig in the yard,<ref name="Arthur's Treasure Hunt">"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]"</ref> and to practice the piano on time.<ref name="Arthur Plays the Blues" />


Arthur competes on [[Lakewood]]'s [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team|soccer]],[[Lakewood Elementary Track and Field Team| track]], and [[Lakewood Elementary Baseball Team|baseball ]]teams, as well as on a bowling team against [[Mighty Mountain]]. He won the school [[Spell-a-thon]], plays piano in the [[Lakewood Elementary Band|band, ]]and was one of the founding members of the [[Lakewood Pride Committee]].
He is known to mumble his words whenever he evades somebody's questions.<ref name="Grandma Thora Appreciation Day">"[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]"</ref><ref name="Dad's Dessert Dilemma" /> He is also known to "play with his glasses" whenever he lies, which D.W has caught him doing before.<ref name="Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked">"[[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]"</ref> Sometimes, he lies at first, then he changes his answer to an exaggeration but finally confesses immediately afterward.<ref name="The Perfect Brother">"[[The Perfect Brother]]"</ref><ref name="Team Trouble">"[[Team Trouble]]"</ref> He (because of Buster) is known as the World's Greatest Gleeper.<ref name="Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper" /> In this case, Arthur never intentionally meant to lie but did not know how nor when to tell the truth. When he does finally tell the truth, he is scolded by [[Rattles]] and lectured by [[Binky Barnes]] moments before they all run off to play sports together.


==Relationships==
He is occasionally referred to by his full name when he gets into trouble, although his middle name, "Timothy," wasn't actually mentioned until "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" from [[Season 4]].
===Family===
 
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He occasionally cheats when he feels overwhelmed, or his friends insist he competes in a contest.<ref name="Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest" /><ref name="Arthur the Loser" />
A recurring theme in the ''Arthur'' series are the tensions between Arthur and his younger sister. Arthur is constantly pestered by his four-year-old sister [[D.W. Read]], and even though she celebrated her fifth birthday during the TV series' third season, Arthur still referred to her as a "four-year-old" in the episode "''[[Return of the Snowball]]''", which aired in the seventh season.
 
Despite [[Buster Baxter]] having a reputation for eating too much food, Arthur loves to eat desserts. Arthur is regarded as a messy eater.<ref name="Arthur the Wrecker" /><ref name="The Perfect Brother" /> He tends to eat any junk food he can find.<ref name="Dad's Dessert Dilemma" /><ref name="Sick as a Dog">"[[Sick as a Dog]]"</ref><ref name="Just Desserts">"[[Just Desserts]]"</ref><ref name="D.W. Gets Lost">"[[D.W. Gets Lost]]"</ref><ref name="D.W.'s Name Game">"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]"</ref> After learning about his unhealthy habits, he stops obsessing over desserts.<ref name="Arthur Weighs In">"[[Arthur Weighs In]]"</ref>
 
Arthur also is reluctant when it’s time for bed. This often gets him into trouble.<ref name="The Perfect Brother" /><ref name="Lost!">"[[Lost!]]"</ref>
 
===Mistakes===
Arthur has the potential to be an intelligent person but tends to be one who doesn't use common sense, much to the annoyance of his parents. An example of this is in "[[Arthur's Knee]]," where he tells D.W. to not tell Jane and David that he cut his knee from a lima bean can (D.W. wanted to explain to David why lima beans are "bad" for you).
 
Arthur usually takes advantage of people until they are exhausted and frustrated.<ref name="Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest" /><ref name="Dad's Dessert Dilemma" />
 
Arthur made a mistake with the responsibility of giving tax documents from Mr. Haney to Jane Read. Arthur was so afraid that it was about him that he avoided giving it to her.<ref name="Arthur's Mystery Envelope">"{{E|Arthur's Mystery Envelope}}"</ref>
 
In "[[Besties]]," Arthur suspects that [[Ladonna Compson|Ladonna]] has become Buster's best friend. He tries multiple approaches to get Buster to be his best friend again, including lying to Ladonna that Buster said something mean about her. However, Arthur apologizes, and they become friends again.
 
Arthur has a dislike for large but warm sweaters. In "[[Locked in the Library! (episode)]]" he insulted Francine more than once by saying she is a Marshmallow and did not apologize to her. However, they made up after Arthur became worried about her safety.
 
In "[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]," Arthur teases [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] about a sweater she wears. While Sue Ellen does find it funny at first, Arthur starts going too far with the joke. This includes taping an insulting note to Sue Ellen's locker, emailing her a rude image, and writing her a nasty apology note. After realizing that Sue Ellen wants to change classes because of him, he runs outside and sincerely apologizes to Sue Ellen.
 
===Bigotry===
Arthur can also be quite bigoted when it comes to people's tastes, such as D.W.'s love for [[Mary Moo Cow]] and [[Crazy Bus]] that he claims are both "babyish"; and for Francine's pet cat [[Nemo]], in which he exaggerates that all cats are evil because of a story he heard.<ref name="Francine and the Feline">"[[Francine and the Feline]]"</ref> Due to his bigotry, he tends to be stereotypical and insist that he's the one in the right mind.
 
===Rage===
Arthur is also not one to get angry so easily, but when he snaps, the other kids are quite frightened by it.


D.W. usually tries to get Arthur into trouble, although there are times when Arthur can also be mean to D.W. or retaliate. Despite that, Arthur tries his best to ignore D.W.'s annoying antics most of the time, and often does her favors - sometimes on his parents' behest - against his will. Despite all of the mean stuff they both do to each other, they are still a great brother and sister, and they often love each other, D.W. often hugs Arthur most of the time when either Arthur or she does something that's a big deal, like in the episode, "D.W.'s Perfect Wish" from Season 3, Arthur talks about all the great stuff that D.W. did, and when he finished the story, D.W. hugs him because Arthur told her all the great stuff she did when she was 4, another episode was "Operation D.W." from Season 10, D.W. hugs Arthur probably because she's brave and for all that nice stuff Arthur did for her before the Operation.
In [[Arthur Cleans Up]], while cleaning up the park, with Pal for company, he passes by the [[Tough Customers]]. They litter right in front of him and tease him about it, but after Pal starts choking on their garbage, Arthur angrily scolds them to help him clean up.


He is also jealous of her for being a better songwriter, storyteller, and fisher<ref>"[[Cast Away]]"</ref>; which embarrassed him, and made him believe she's a "show-off", like Muffy.
In "[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)]]," he is on a tirade during most of the episode. After his friends do not play the single how he wants, he shouts, "'''THIS IS ''MY'' JINGLE, AND WE ARE GOING TO DO IT ''MY'' WAY!'''"


Arthur's parents include his mother [[Jane Read|Jane]], who is a work-at-home accountant and his father [[David Read]], who runs a catering business.
Arthur sometimes gets frustrated a lot with D.W. It’s rare that Arthur can get physical with her. In "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]," D.W. tries to make Arthur's model plane fly and ”flies” it out the window. The plane breaks, and he yells at D.W. that she was warned not to touch it. Arthur's anger gets the better of him, and he aggressively punches D.W. in the arm.


His mother is from the Pittsburgh area, and knew [[Mister Rogers|Fred Rogers]] as a child<ref>"[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]"</ref>. His parents drive a purple [[Read Family Car|station wagon]] when traveling. He also has a baby sister named Kate and a pet dog named Pal. He and his family live in a yellow Cape Cod-style house with a green roof.
In "[[A is for Angry]]" Arthur and Brain play in a checkers tournament. Initially, Arthur is excited, while Brain is bored, resulting in Francine and Muffy starting pep rallies to support Arthur and shun Brain. Arthur gets annoyed by this, telling them to give it a rest, only for Francine and Muffy to start pep rallies to support Brain and shun Arthur. When Arthur learns about this, he screams and announces that he's quitting the competition.


Appearances from Arthur's extended family include [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]], Grandpa Dave, Uncle Fred, Uncle Richard, Aunt Jessica, Aunt Loretta, Uncle Phil, Cousin Jared, Great-Grandpa Lucius, Aunt Lucy, Great-Grandma (Thora's mother) and his cousins Cora, Monique, Ricky, and other unnamed relatives.
In [[The Feud]], he gets in a fight with [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], over a video game, because he thought he and Buster have different opinions on how the fight happened, and that caused the whole gang to get in a feud and be on each friend's side. (Muffy, Ladonna, and Fern were on Arthur's side, while Francine, The Brain, and Sue Ellen were on Buster's side) But then [[Binky Barnes|Binky]] (who was "late" for the feud) got involved, and he didn't pick anyone's side. Instead, he made his own team, called "Team Binky" where only himself could be allowed. Soon, Arthur and Buster both join "Team Binky" after that.


However, the only two members of Arthur's extended family who have appeared more than once as of today are Grandma Thora and Grandpa Dave. His grandparents are both widowed.
In [[Arthur's Big Meltdown]], he was angry because Kale spilled on his sneakers not on purpose.


Grandma Thora lives in a house not too far from Arthur's in Elwood City and is known to be a poor cook, but a loving grandmother and a world-class marbles player. Grandpa Dave lives on a farm that he claims has been in Arthur's Mom's side of the family for 150 years.
==Relationships==
===Family===
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A recurring theme in the ''Arthur'' series is the tensions between Arthur and his younger sister. Arthur is constantly pestered and annoyed by his four-year-old sister [[D.W. Read]], and even though she celebrated her fifth birthday during the TV series' third season, Arthur still referred to her as a "four-year-old" in the episode "''[[Return of the Snowball]]''", which aired in the seventh season.


They are a Christian family who celebrate Christmas in the book, ''[[Arthur's Christmas]]'', and the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]'' (also adapted into a [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas (book)|book]] at the same time as the special, but different storyline than the earlier book).
Arthur gets frustrated a lot with D.W. D.W would come to his room while he does his homework or they’ll fight over the television. Despite all of the shenanigans between the two, they are still a great brother and sister team, and they genuinely care for each other. ([[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]], [[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]], [[Lost!]], [[Clarissa is Cracked]], [[Just Desserts]], [[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]], [[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)]], [[The Big Dig]], [[Arthur's Knee]], [[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight|Mom, and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]], [[Arthur's Family Feud]], [[Is There a Doctor in the House?]].) D.W. often hugs Arthur most of the time when either Arthur or she does something that's a big deal, like in the episode, "D.W.'s Perfect Wish" from Season 3, Arthur talks about all the great stuff that D.W. did, and when he finished the story, D.W. hugs him because Arthur told her all the great stuff she did when she was 4, another episode was "Operation D.W." from Season 10, D.W. hugs Arthur probably because she's brave and for all that nice stuff Arthur did for her before the Operation.


He and his family, plus his Aunt Jessica's family, and Grandpa Dave went to Aunt Lucy's wedding at the local church.
He is also jealous of her for being a better songwriter, storyteller,<ref>"[[D.W. Tale Spins]]"</ref> and fly fisher;<ref>"[[Cast Away]]"</ref> which embarrassed him, and made him believe she's a "show-off".
 
When his baby sister [[Kate Read]], came home Arthur was close with her, while D.W got jealous because of the lack of attention she got during Kate’s newborn days. In [[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]], he was shown to be nervous about how his new baby sister would act towards until he burped her to stop her from crying to which she is then seen snuggling into him and kissing his cheek. This is carried on in the episode "[[D.W.'s Baby]]" where he's feeding her milk bottle to her with no problem. Arthur has also been seen to make her laugh starting with the episode "[[Arthur the Unfunny]]" where he was purposely making mistakes on the piano while making funny faces. In "[[Binky Barnes, Wingman]]", Arthur dressed as a spider and brings Kate to school dressed as a fly to help with his report on spiders.
 
Arthur's parents include his mother, [[Jane Read|Jane]], who is a work-at-home accountant, and his father [[David Read]], who runs a catering business. She often breaks up the arguments between D.W and Arthur.


===Friends===
===Friends===
[[File:Arthur_and_Buster_meet_for_the_first_time.png|thumb|right|Arthur and Buster meet for the first time]]
[[File:Arthur_and_Buster_meet_for_the_first_time.png|thumb|right|Arthur and Buster meet for the first time]]
Arthur's best friend is [[Buster Baxter]], a jolly but naive rabbit who enjoys works of science fiction ([[Aliens]] especially) and eating, and has a knack for telling jokes. He lives with his single mother (Bitzi Baxter) who is divorced from his father, an airplane pilot. Arthur wearing bunny slippers and his friend Buster wearing aardvark slippers may represent the fact that they are best friends.
* [[Buster Baxter]]: Buster is Arthur's best friend.<ref name="Besties">"[[Besties]]"</ref> They do many things together, such as watching movies,<ref name="The Long, Dull Winter">"[[The Long, Dull Winter]]"</ref> going to [[Wonder World]],<ref name="D.W.'s Imaginary Friend">"[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]"</ref> and eating at [[The Sugar Bowl]]. Arthur and Buster share multiple interests, such as [[Henry Skreever (franchise)|Henry Skreever books]],<ref name="Buster Gets Real">"[[Buster Gets Real]]"</ref> [[Bionic Bunny]], and playing baseball and soccer. He has a "spin-off" called [[Postcards from Buster]]
 
* [[Ladonna Compson]]: Ladonna is Arthur's four-houses-down neighbour. Arthur and Ladonna became friends shortly after Ladonna moved to [[Elwood City]],<ref name="Based on a True Story">"[[Based on a True Story]]"</ref> and have remained friends since.
Arthur's other good friends include:
*[[Francine Frensky]]: She is one of Arthur's best friends. According to "[[Locked in the Library!]]", they first met in preschool; but in "[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]" from [[Season 8]], she went to his third birthday party. Francine sometimes teases Arthur, although they always remain friends in the end. She gave him ''Spin-the-Bottle'' for his eighth birthday, and other than that, there are many rumours that they have a crush on each other; this is evidenced heavily in the book ''Arthur's Valentine'' when she appears angered that Arthur has given a "mushy" (in her words) valentine to [[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]. Another example is in "[[Arthur and the Square Dance]]" where Muffy (upset that she has to dance with a clumsy Binky) spreads a rumour (with Binky's help) that Arthur and Francine are boyfriend and girlfriend and in love. This later scares the two of them, and they admit that there are no romantic feelings between them. At the end of "[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]", they are shown as an elderly couple in the future, watching ''[[The Magic Toolbox]]'' on VHS.
 
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]: She and Arthur are good friends. They both share the same birthday,<ref name="Arthur's Birthday book" /> and although they don't hang out with each other often, they are still good companions. Their own parents are close friends with each other: Arthur's mother works as a tax accountant for Muffy's father, who runs [[Crosswire Motors]], and Ed is often the customer for desserts that Arthur's father bakes and delivers to people.<ref name="Dad's Dessert Dilemma" /><ref name="The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies">"[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]"</ref> While Arthur is sometimes quite annoyed by Muffy antics, like when she talks about shopping or gloats about her wealth, he'll still lend her a helping hand if she needs. An example is in "[[You Are Arthur]]," where Arthur notices Muffy about to bump into the railing. He asks her if she is alright, and helps her up.
*[[Francine Frensky]]: She and Arthur are each other's second best friends. According to "''[[Locked in the Library!]]''", they first met in pre-school; but in "''[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]''" from [[Arthur (season 8)|Season 8]] that aired seven years later, she went to his third birthday party. She often had the habit of teasing him. She called him a "four-eyes" when he started getting glasses and called him a "baby" when he hadn't lost any baby teeth. She also once accused him for calling her a "marshmallow" when she once wore a white sweater, yet they renewed their friendship. She also gave him ''Spin-the-Bottle'' for his eighth birthday, and other than that, there were many rumors where they would have a crush on each other. She also appears to hang out with him and the other boys sometimes, besides her best friend Muffy. At the end of ''[[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]'', they were shown as an elderly couple in the future watching The Magic Toolbox on VHS that turns out to be more than fifty years ago. In the books, they usually wear the same colored shirts (Arthur wears yellow and Francine wears red) and blue jeans unlike most other characters who wear different colored ones in different books and elements of each book, (Except Buster maybe).
*[[Alan Powers]]: Another one of Arthur's best friends, whom he and others nickname as "Brain." Brain occasionally helps out Arthur with his homework. He also stayed at Arthur's for the weekend while his parents were out to the Ice Creamer's Convention, and was neat as a guest; but when he went back to his own house, Arthur found out that the Brain wasn't as neat as expected.<ref name="The Perfect Brother" /> Arthur is a frequent customer at Brain's [[Ice Cream Shop]].
*[[Muffy Crosswire]]: She and Arthur are each other's third best friends. They both share the same birthday: May 25th, although they don't usually hang out with each other that often, but they are still best friends and good companions, and somewhat, third best friends. Sometimes if Arthur goes to a crebes game or an opera, he will probably see Muffy there and might say "Hi" quietly. Their own parents are close friends with each other: Arthur's mother Jane works as a tax accountant for Muffy's father [[Ed Crosswire|Ed]] who runs [[Crosswire Motors]], and Ed is often the customer for desserts that Arthur's father David bakes and delivers to people.
*[[Binky Barnes]]: Despite Arthur fearing Binky and casting Binky as the villains in his stories, Binky usually does not want to harm Arthur. Arthur and Binky have been shown to get along sometimes, like in "[[Big Brother Binky]]" and "[[Baby Steps]]."
*[[Alan Powers]]: Another one of Arthur's friends whom he and others nickname as "the Brain". The Brain usually gets an A+ and occasionally helps out Arthur with his homework. He also stayed at Arthur's for the weekend while his parents were out to the Ice Creamer's Convention, and was staying neat as a guest; but when he went back to his own house, Arthur found out that the Brain wasn't as neat as expected.<ref>"[[The Perfect Brother]]"</ref>
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]: She is said to be one of Arthur's best friends,<ref>"[[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]"</ref> although they don't hang out much. In the book ''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'', he expected her to be his secret admirer after she transferred to his school. In "[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]," she gave him the advice to spend time with Buster before his long trip with his dad. In "[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]," he and [[Binky Barnes|three]] [[Francine Frensky|of]] [[Muffy Crosswire|their]] friends were able to retrieve the diary she once lost in the [[Elwood City Public Library]]. In "[[The Secret Guardians]]," she invites him to sail her model ship with her near the treehouse. In "[[The Best Day Ever]]," when she, Arthur and some of their friends talk about their best day ever, Sue Ellen tells the group that Arthur returning her diary to her was her best day.
*[[Binky Barnes]]: There are times where Binky hangs out with Arthur and his other friends, although Binky often hangs out with a group of bullies known as the "[[Tough Customers]]", whom Arthur doesn't usually get along with.
*[[George Lundgren]]: Even though they might not hang out very often, they're together enough times to have formed a friendship. In "[[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]" when George's dummy, [[Wally]], falls apart when he is supposed to read a poem out loud, Arthur talks to George and helps him overcome his shyness while helping him realize he can have the courage to speak without the use of Wally. George recounts this as his best day ever.<ref name="The Best Day Ever">"[[The Best Day Ever]]"</ref> In "[[The Silent Treatment]]," Arthur and his friends plan a surprise party for George.
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong]]: Not much is known about their friendship, although they don't hang out very much. In the book, ''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'', he expected her to be his secret admirer after she transferred to his school, but ultimately ended up with Francine instead. In ''"[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]"'', he and many other friends were able to retrieve her diary she once lost in the [[Elwood City Public Library]].
*[[Fern Walters]]: In earlier seasons, interactions between Arthur and Fern were rare; however. as the show progressed more episodes featured them together. This is evident in episodes like "[[The Boy Who Cried Comet]]" and "[[Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny]]" where Buster, Fern, and Arthur appear as a trio.


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It is hinted in a few episodes, that Arthur wants to be a lot bigger in size, for unknown reasons. In "[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]", he views himself as someone 1.5 times his normal size.
It is hinted in a few episodes, that Arthur wants to be a lot bigger in size, for unknown reasons. In "[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]", he views himself as someone 1.5 times his normal size.


In "[[The World Record]]," he fantasizes as being the tallest person in the world. In the opening of [[Buster's Best Behavior]], he views himself as being able to make himself much taller. These moments are unexplained.
In "[[The World Record]]," he fantasizes as being the tallest person in the world. In the opening of "[[Buster's Best Behavior]]", he views himself as being able to make himself much taller. These moments are unexplained.
==Sports==
Arthur is seen playing many sports throughout the show. He usually just plays baseball and soccer with his friends, but in the episode, "[[D.W. Goes to Washington]]" he has a daydream about him playing golf with the [[President]].


In "[[Team Trouble]]" he plays American football. He is forward and goalkeeper for the [[Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team]].
==Development==
==Development==
[[File:arthurbustersig.gif|thumb|Arthur's signature, along with Buster's, from the "[[Arthur's Guide to Children's Hospital Boston]]" website feature.]]
[[File:arthurbustersig.gif|thumb|Arthur's signature, along with Buster's, from the "[[Arthur's Guide to Children's Hospital Boston]]" website feature.]]
===Creation===
===Creation===
[[Marc Brown]] first imagined the character of Arthur Read in 1976, when his son, Tolon Brown, asked him to tell him a bedtime story featuring a "weird animal." Brown then came up with an aardvark named Arthur, who worried that his nose was too long.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF163BF937A3575BC0A96E958260 Arts in America; An Aardvark Gets to the Top (Literally) at a Museum.] Sara Rimer, ''New York Times''. August 4th, 1998. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref> He decided to round the character's face off in the second ''Arthur'' book, so as not to frighten children.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/10/14/1997-10-14_king__arthur__pbs__gentle_aa.html KING 'ARTHUR' PBS' GENTLE AARDVARK RULES KIDS' TV; HIS SECOND SEASON BEGINS ON MONDAY.] Paul Schultz, ''Daily News Entertainment.'' Tuesday, October 14, 1997. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref> Brown describes the character as being an "Everykid who experiences all the milestones, those things that are so important in the lives of children."<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E3DD153BF933A25752C1A960958260 Arthur the Aardvark accepts a Mission.] Glenn Collins, ''New York Times.'' November 10th, 1996. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref>
[[Marc Brown]] first imagined the character of Arthur Read in 1976, when his son, Tolon Brown, asked him to tell him a bedtime story featuring a "weird animal." Brown then came up with an aardvark named Arthur, who worried that his nose was too long.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF163BF937A3575BC0A96E958260 Arts in America; An Aardvark Gets to the Top (Literally) at a Museum.] Sara Rimer, ''New York Times''. August 4th, 1998. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref> He decided to round the character's face off in the second ''Arthur'' book, so as not to frighten children.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/10/14/1997-10-14_king__arthur__pbs__gentle_aa.html KING 'ARTHUR' PBS' GENTLE AARDVARK RULES KIDS' TV; HIS SECOND SEASON BEGINS ON MONDAY.] Paul Schultz, ''Daily News Entertainment.'' Tuesday, October 14, 1997. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref> Brown describes the character as being an "Every kid who experiences all the milestones, those things that are so important in the lives of children."<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E3DD153BF933A25752C1A960958260 Arthur the Aardvark accepts a Mission.] Glenn Collins, ''New York Times.'' November 10th, 1996. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref>
 
===Voice Acting===
===Voice Acting===
For the first five seasons of the television series, Arthur was voiced by [[Michael Yarmush]]. For season six, Yarmush was replaced by [[Justin Bradley]], and for seasons seven and eight, the character's voice was provided by [[Mark Rendall]].
For the first five seasons of the television series, Arthur was voiced by [[Michael Yarmush]].


Rendall also re-dubbed Season 6 due to complaints from Carol Greenwald stating that Bradley's voice was too low and he lacked the vocal range of Yarmush.{{Cite}} After Rendall left, [[Cameron Ansell]] took up the role for seasons nine, ten and eleven.
For season six, Yarmush was replaced by [[Justin Bradley]], and for seasons seven and eight, the character's voice was provided by [[Mark Rendall]]. Rendall also redubbed Season 6 due to complaints from Carol Greenwald stating that Bradley's voice was too low and he lacked the vocal range of Yarmush.{{Cite}}


Starting with [[Season 12|season twelve]], he was voiced by [[Dallas Jokic]]. In the Living Books computer games: ''Arthur's Teacher Trouble'' and ''Arthur's Birthday'', he was voiced by [[Martin Descher]].
After Rendall left, [[Cameron Ansell]] took up the role for seasons nine, ten and eleven.


He is currently voiced by [[Drew Adkins]], starting with [[Season 16]].
Starting with [[Season 12|season twelve]], he was voiced by [[Dallas Jokic]].
 
During season [[Season 16|16]] and [[Season 17|17]], he was voiced by [[Drew Adkins]].
 
During the [[Season 18|eighteenth]] and [[Season 19|nineteenth]] seasons, he was voiced by [[William Healy]].
 
He is voiced by [[Jacob Ursomarzo]] In [[Season 20]] and [[Season 21]].
 
As of [[Season 22]], he is currently voiced by [[Roman Lutterotti]].
 
In the Living Books computer games: ''Arthur's Teacher Trouble'' and ''Arthur's Birthday'', he was voiced by [[Duncan Wold]] and [[Ben Ellis]].


In the Direct-to-DVD CGI film, ''[[Arthur's Missing Pal]]'', he was voiced by [[Carr Thompson]].{{Cite}}
In the Direct-to-DVD CGI film, ''[[Arthur's Missing Pal]]'', he was voiced by [[Carr Thompson]].{{Cite}}


===Reception===
==Trivia==
Arthur's first voice actor [[Michael Yarmush]] got a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Performance in a Voice Over in a Feature or TV - Best Young Actor, for voicing Arthur; but unfortunately, his nomination lost to Courtland Mead's role as Gus in ''Recess''.<ref>Young Artist Awards Ceremony of 1999, at the [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Young_Artist_Awards/1999 Internet Movie Database.] Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref>
*Arthur's bedtime is at 9:00 pm.<ref>"[[Arthur Changes Gears]]"</ref>
*Arthur has not appeared in [[List of episodes in which Arthur does not appear|multiple episodes]] of the show.
*He started on [[Arthur (TV series)|the show]] when he was eight years old, three months, and 22 days.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html</ref>
*It was seen in some episodes, in the future, Arthur and [[Francine Frensky|Francine]] will be married.<ref>[[Arthur and the Square Dance]]</ref>
*The reason Arthur's nose was gradually reduced in size to give him a more oval-shaped faced in the later years was due to it obscuring his mouth and also limiting his facial expressions. Because of his current design, some fans often confused Arthur for a mouse instead of an aardvark.<ref>Eng, Monica. “Q. If the Main Character of the...” ''Chicagotribune.com'', 28 Aug. 2018, https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-01-23-0001230271-story.html.</ref>
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] hints she has a crush on Arthur at the end of "[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]" resulting in him blushing.
*Arthur's favorite color is yellow.<ref name="pbskids.org" />
*Arthur is one of the few characters to have never read any title cards out loud.
*In ''FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman'', starting with the fourth season, the theme song of the show ended with Ruff Ruffman saying "You know, I bet Arthur doesn't have to deal with stuff like this." Both ''Arthur'' and ''FETCH!'' aired on PBS Kids and were made by the same companies.
*His physical appearance is related to the cartoon character Pedro Pony.
**Both of them wear glasses. Pedro wears black glasses, while Arthur wears brown glasses.
**Both of them wear a yellow shirt.
**Both of them are tan skin-coloured.


In 2002, ''TV Guide'' ranked Arthur No. 26 on its list of the "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time."<ref>[http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/program/prog_summary.html About the Program.] PBS Kids.org. Retrieved on December 29th, 2008.</ref>
===Cultural Influence===
[[Image:Boston Childrens Museum.jpg|right|thumb|250px|An inflatable image of Arthur Read, seated on the top of the Boston Children's Museum in order to advertise the "Arthur's World" exhibit inside]]
In May of 1998, the Children's Museum in Boston opened an exhibit titled "Arthur's World", featuring the character and his haunts in the fictional Elwood City. The museum's president Lou Casagrande commented that as the motive for the museum is to get behind well-known children's icons in media and culture, it was natural to have an ''Arthur''-related exhibit. [[Marc Brown]], creator of the ''Arthur'' books and television series, said that he felt overwhelmed seeing the twenty-two foot tall inflatable statue of Arthur at the top of the museum; meant to advertise the exhibit within. "Arthur's World" drew in a large amount of visitors; which increased by 40 percent over the summer of the year it opened.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E3DF163BF937A3575BC0A96E958260 Arts in America; An cat Gets to the Top (Literally) at a Museum.] Sara Rimer, ''New York Times''. August 4th, 1998. Retrieved on December 29</ref>
==Trivia==
*Arthur's bedtime is 9:00 pm. <ref>"[[Arthur Changes Gears]]"</ref>
*There are episodes that he hasn't appeared in. They are "[[Prunella Sees the Light]]", "[[Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain]]", "[[Thanks a Lot, Binky]]", "[[Big Horns George]]", "[[My Fair Tommy]]", "[[Mind Your Manners]]", "[[Prunella Packs It In]]", "[[Strangers on a Train]]", "[[George and the Missing Puzzle Piece]]", "[[The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]", "[[Prunella and the Haunted Locker]]", and "[[World Girls]]".
*His middle name is only heard three times in the entire series. The first time in "[[Arthur's Big Hit]]", the second time in "[[Arthur Changes Gears]]", and the third time in "[[Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny]]".
*Arthur is ranked 31th most popular cartoon character according to [http://animatedtv.about.com/od/showsaz/tp/top50chrctrs.01.htm]
*He started on the show when he was eight years old, three months, and 22 days.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html</ref>
*It was seen in some episodes, in the future, Arthur and [[Francine]] are married.
*[[Sue Ellen]] hints she has a crush on Arthur at the end of [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] resulting in him blushing.
*The brown dress shoes that he wears in episodes where there are special occasions resemble the shoes [[The Brain]] wears.
*Arthur's middle name is first used in [[Arthur's Big Hit]] by [[Jane Read|his mother]].
==Appearances==
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==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0085302/ Arthur Timothy Read, at the] Internet Movie Database.
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Arthur Read
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Age 8[1][2] 9 (Arthur's First Day)
Grade 3rd 4th (Arthur's First Day)
Gender Male
Animal Aardvark
Birthday 25th of a month with 31 days[3]
6 months before D.W.'s birthday[3]
May 25[4][5]
Eye color Blue (books only), Black (TV show only)

Favorite color Yellow[1]
Residence Arthur's House, Elwood City
Family Jane Read (mother)
David Read (father)
D.W. Read (younger sister)
Kate Read (younger sister)
Thora Read (paternal grandmother)
Dave (maternal grandfather)
Gustav (maternal great-great-grandfather)
Minnie (paternal aunt)
Bonnie (paternal aunt)
Sean (paternal uncle)
George (paternal cousin)
Bud (paternal uncle)
Loretta (paternal aunt)
Monique (paternal cousin)
Ricky (paternal cousin)
Loretta's daughter (paternal cousin)
Ryder (cousin)
Jessica (maternal aunt)
Richard (maternal uncle)
Cora (maternal cousin)
Lucy (maternal aunt)
Lucy's husband (maternal uncle)
Fred (maternal uncle)
David's brother (paternal uncle)
Claudia (aunt)
Hilary (aunt)
Ruthie (aunt)
Theo (great-grand uncle)
Jane's great-grandfather (maternal great-great-grandfather)
Jane's great-grandmother (maternal great-great-grandmother)
Matthew (maternal great-great-great-uncle)
Thora's brother 1 (paternal great-uncle)
Thora's brother 2 (paternal great-uncle)
Thora's brother 3 (paternal great-uncle)
Arthur's great-uncle (paternal great-uncle)
Thora's father (paternal great-grandfather)
Thora's mother (paternal great-grandmother)
Thora's mother's great-uncle (paternal great-great-great-great-uncle)
R4 (great-grandson)
3W (great-granddaughter)

Book debut Arthur's Nose
Cartoon debut "Arthur's Eyes"
Voiced by Michael Yarmush (s1 – s5)
Justin Bradley (s6)
Mark Rendall (s6 re-dub; s7 - s8)
Cameron Ansell (s9 - s11)
Dallas Jokic (s12 - s15)
Drew Adkins (s16 - s17)
William Healy (s18 - s19)
Jacob Ursomarzo (s20 - s21)
Roman Lutterotti(s22 - present)
Philip Penalosa (singing voice in ANF and APC)
Carr Thompson (AMP)
Ben Ellis (LB: ARR; ACA; AB; DTPE)
Duncan Wold (LB: ATT; AB)
“ D.W.! ”

—Arthur

Arthur Timothy Read[6][7] is the oldest child and only son of David and Jane Read, and the brother of D.W. and Kate. He is a third-grader in Mr. Ratburn's class at Lakewood Elementary School.

Physical appearance

Arthur is an aardvark, like the rest of his family. The shape and appearance of his head come mostly from his father, David. In the first Arthur book, Arthur's Nose, Arthur had a long nose and he resembled an actual aardvark. However, his design evolved over the first half dozen books; he now has a much shorter nose and more human features. He and many other characters also originally had a tail and were sometimes pants-less, but Arthur's Eyes and all later books removed the tails and made them more humanoid and dressy. In Arthur's Valentine, his ears raised up. In Arthur's April Fool he became more humanoid. In the first season, Arthur's eyes, when seen without his glasses, are drawn with white sclerae and black pupils but are later redrawn without the sclerae like, say, Prunella's. Although, his eyes with sclerae are shown again during flashbacks before getting glasses and in flashforwards as an elderly man in the future wearing half-glasses. In the later books, he still has the sclerae.

His current standard outfit consists of round brown glasses, a yellow sweater with a white polo underneath, a white undershirt tucked into blue jeans with a brown belt, white socks, and red-and-white sneakers. His undergarments vary between white briefs, white boxer shorts with blue polka-dots, blue Bionic Bunny boxer shorts, red Bionic Bunny underwear, and sky blue boxers with dark blue bunnies. While Arthur's trademark is his aforementioned pair of glasses, it is unclear how the glasses stay on (because of his ears being located on top of his head). In the early books, Arthur wore brown shoes (as opposed to his now staple red-and-white ones), like his friends Buster and Francine. Arthur's shoes have white laces in the cartoon, but red Velcro straps in the books.

Arthur's summertime attire consists of a blue short-sleeved T-shirt with white accents and dark blue shorts; when swimming, Arthur wears yellow swimming trunks. During wintertime, Arthur wears a red hat, brown winter coat, red mittens, and brown boots. In "Arthur Cleans Up," he wore a green Clean-up Brigade uniform while cleaning up the littered park, where he and his friends like to play Frisbee.

Arthur's baseball uniform consists of a yellow T-shirt and white shorts, both with blue accents. His baseball uniform consists of a yellow baseball cap, a yellow T-shirt with an orange #7 on the rear, and the "LW" logo for his school is sometimes seen on the front (although the front is sometimes blank). His ears originally would stick out from the caps he wears, but in later seasons his ears are always inside. His football uniform consists of a light green oversized shirt with a green #1 on the front and a green football helmet with a purple stripe and purple face mask. During cool weather outside of winter, he wears two zip-up jackets: One is green with yellow pockets and another is black.

Arthur's regular sleepwear consists of a blue long-sleeved button-up top, blue pajama pants, and a pair of white bunny slippers. (In the books, his pajamas often have a striped pattern.) When the weather is hot, Arthur wears a purple short-sleeved pajama top and pajama shorts instead.

For formal occasions, Arthur wears either a white suit or a tuxedo. He has two stained tuxedos and a suit. One of his stained tuxedos is light blue and has two buttons on the right side of the jacket and two pockets, one on each side, with the stain near the left breast pocket. Arthur's suit is made up of the same jacket that he wears when he wears his blue tuxedo. However, he wears a white shirt with no jumper like he does with the tuxedo and wears either a purple bow-tie or a purple four-in-hand tie. The trousers are the same as his blue tuxedo, and the shoes are brown. He also wears his usual yellow sweater and a white shirt underneath and a dark purple bow tie. As well, he wears dark blue trousers and brown shoes. Arthur's other tuxedo is either black or charcoal with a tuxedo jacket, white tuxedo shirt, black bow tie, matching tuxedo trousers and black dress shoes.

On Halloween, he likes to wear his Bionic Bunny costume that is complete with a Bionic Bunny suit and cape, a red hat with an antenna, and bunny ears that can be worn on his aardvark ears. His Bionic Bunny costume was first seen in "Buster and the Daredevils" during a flashback; the hat and bunny ears were added in The Fright Stuff, and the costume was shown again in "Hic or Treat". On the front cover of Arthur's Scary Stories on VHS and DVD, his Bionic Bunny costume lacked the bunny ears and he wore gloves instead of having bare hands.

Past life

When Arthur was a baby, he wore a yellow T-shirt that had blue cuffs like his basketball uniform, white disposable diapers, and periwinkle sneakers.

One day, while his father was filming him with a video camera, Arthur somehow was able to grab the camera from his dad's hands and walked off with it for a few seconds, thus making his first "movie".[8]

From pre-school until the time between his first and second-grade years, Arthur wore long-sleeved shirts, shorts, different-colored sneakers, and (sometimes) overalls; he also wore different-colored pajamas.

He started wearing his usual yellow sweater, blue jeans, and red and white sneakers after turning seven; he got glasses during the first semester of second grade when his vision became poor.

Future life

Arthur's future life has been shown in a few shorts, such as "Buster's Growing Grudge," "The Contest" and "And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids." Unlike his early to present childhood, he seems to have clumps of hair like his father.

While as a teenager and young adult, he was wearing a shirt with red and blue stripes (which he also wore in the book Arthur's Lost Puppy), gray jeans, and brown loafers; he still wore the same glasses like his childhood.

As an elderly man, he wore typical old-person half-glasses, a teal sweater with a white shirt underneath, gray pants, and gray shoes.

On many futuristic occasions, Arthur appears to be married to Francine. If the intro to the episode "The Election" happens, he will go to future President Muffy's inauguration and be arrested by future Binky.

  • Arthur as a teenager / young adult at the end of "The Contest"

  • Arthur as an old man

Appearances

Specials

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18

Season 19

Season 20

Season 21

Season 22

Season 24

Season 25

Postcards from Buster episodes

Other media In the Living Books computer games that are based upon the books, Arthur had a light brown complexion in Arthur's Teacher Trouble and it was changed to pale in Arthur's Birthday.

It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. He was voiced by Duncan Wold and Ben Ellis before the TV series replaced them with Michael Yarmush.

In the later games during the 32-bit era of computers and software (such as Arthur's Thinking Games), Arthur's appearance is the same as he looks in the TV series.

Personality and skills

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Skills

Generally, Arthur is regarded as an average person.[9][10][11]

Arthur is a mediocre pianist, though he has shown that he can truly play when he is motivated. However, he can forget to practice the piano at times,[12][13] where he might not play the right note at a recital. He was originally taught by Mrs. Cardigan, who retired in "Arthur Plays the Blues," and was transferred over to Dr. Fugue's, but was once temporarily expelled for not practicing enough.

Although he does average to well in school most of the time, he occasionally receives help from Brain.[citation needed]

Arthur enjoys reading - his best friends were shocked after he left a book on the ground in "Arthur Goes Crosswire." He remembers reading many exciting books in "The Short, Quick Summer."

At times, he helps out Buster, who has a general dislike in homework, who he feared was falling behind and may repeat the third grade.[14]

He won the school Spell-a-thon,[15] plays piano in the band, and was one of the founding members of the Lakewood Pride Committee.[16]

Arthur is indeed not into contests. While he has shown immense skills in winning game shows, he backs out at the last minute. Other times, he cheats, or otherwise uses other people's ideas to support his own.[10][17][18][19]

Sports

Arthur is seen playing many sports throughout the show. He usually just plays baseball and soccer with his friends, but in "D.W. Goes to Washington," he has a daydream about him playing golf with the President.

In "Team Trouble," he plays American football. He is forward and goalkeeper for the Lakewood Elementary Soccer Team.

Arthur competes on Lakewood's soccer, track, and baseball teams, as well as on a bowling team against Mighty Mountain.[20]

Popularity

Arthur wants to be popular and loves celebrities and fancy living.[21] He ran in a class election and was more humble than Muffy, his opponent.[22]

At times, Arthur is very focused on his popularity to the point of being awkward.[23] He does not understand other people's jokes[24], and takes advantage of people in an attempt to gain popularity.[25][26]

Arthur is often mocked by other classmates, especially Francine, for having bad things happen to him or liking unpopular things.[27][28][29][30][31][32]

When In Trouble

Despite himself being friendly, Arthur sometimes has a tendency to break promises his parents have given him, such as to not touch the computer during his mother's tax season,[33] to clean up his room as he’s told,[34] to not dig in the yard,[35] and to practice the piano on time.[13]

He is known to mumble his words whenever he evades somebody's questions.[36][26] He is also known to "play with his glasses" whenever he lies, which D.W has caught him doing before.[37] Sometimes, he lies at first, then he changes his answer to an exaggeration but finally confesses immediately afterward.[38][39] He (because of Buster) is known as the World's Greatest Gleeper.[30] In this case, Arthur never intentionally meant to lie but did not know how nor when to tell the truth. When he does finally tell the truth, he is scolded by Rattles and lectured by Binky Barnes moments before they all run off to play sports together.

He is occasionally referred to by his full name when he gets into trouble, although his middle name, "Timothy," wasn't actually mentioned until "Arthur's Big Hit" from Season 4.

He occasionally cheats when he feels overwhelmed, or his friends insist he competes in a contest.[18][19]

Despite Buster Baxter having a reputation for eating too much food, Arthur loves to eat desserts. Arthur is regarded as a messy eater.[33][38] He tends to eat any junk food he can find.[26][40][41][42][43] After learning about his unhealthy habits, he stops obsessing over desserts.[44]

Arthur also is reluctant when it’s time for bed. This often gets him into trouble.[38][45]

Mistakes

Arthur has the potential to be an intelligent person but tends to be one who doesn't use common sense, much to the annoyance of his parents. An example of this is in "Arthur's Knee," where he tells D.W. to not tell Jane and David that he cut his knee from a lima bean can (D.W. wanted to explain to David why lima beans are "bad" for you).

Arthur usually takes advantage of people until they are exhausted and frustrated.[18][26]

Arthur made a mistake with the responsibility of giving tax documents from Mr. Haney to Jane Read. Arthur was so afraid that it was about him that he avoided giving it to her.[46]

In "Besties," Arthur suspects that Ladonna has become Buster's best friend. He tries multiple approaches to get Buster to be his best friend again, including lying to Ladonna that Buster said something mean about her. However, Arthur apologizes, and they become friends again.

Arthur has a dislike for large but warm sweaters. In "Locked in the Library! (episode)" he insulted Francine more than once by saying she is a Marshmallow and did not apologize to her. However, they made up after Arthur became worried about her safety.

In "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh," Arthur teases Sue Ellen about a sweater she wears. While Sue Ellen does find it funny at first, Arthur starts going too far with the joke. This includes taping an insulting note to Sue Ellen's locker, emailing her a rude image, and writing her a nasty apology note. After realizing that Sue Ellen wants to change classes because of him, he runs outside and sincerely apologizes to Sue Ellen.

Bigotry

Arthur can also be quite bigoted when it comes to people's tastes, such as D.W.'s love for Mary Moo Cow and Crazy Bus that he claims are both "babyish"; and for Francine's pet cat Nemo, in which he exaggerates that all cats are evil because of a story he heard.[47] Due to his bigotry, he tends to be stereotypical and insist that he's the one in the right mind.

Rage

Arthur is also not one to get angry so easily, but when he snaps, the other kids are quite frightened by it.

In Arthur Cleans Up, while cleaning up the park, with Pal for company, he passes by the Tough Customers. They litter right in front of him and tease him about it, but after Pal starts choking on their garbage, Arthur angrily scolds them to help him clean up.

In "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)," he is on a tirade during most of the episode. After his friends do not play the single how he wants, he shouts, "THIS IS MY JINGLE, AND WE ARE GOING TO DO IT MY WAY!"

Arthur sometimes gets frustrated a lot with D.W. It’s rare that Arthur can get physical with her. In "Arthur's Big Hit," D.W. tries to make Arthur's model plane fly and ”flies” it out the window. The plane breaks, and he yells at D.W. that she was warned not to touch it. Arthur's anger gets the better of him, and he aggressively punches D.W. in the arm.

In "A is for Angry" Arthur and Brain play in a checkers tournament. Initially, Arthur is excited, while Brain is bored, resulting in Francine and Muffy starting pep rallies to support Arthur and shun Brain. Arthur gets annoyed by this, telling them to give it a rest, only for Francine and Muffy to start pep rallies to support Brain and shun Arthur. When Arthur learns about this, he screams and announces that he's quitting the competition.

In The Feud, he gets in a fight with Buster, over a video game, because he thought he and Buster have different opinions on how the fight happened, and that caused the whole gang to get in a feud and be on each friend's side. (Muffy, Ladonna, and Fern were on Arthur's side, while Francine, The Brain, and Sue Ellen were on Buster's side) But then Binky (who was "late" for the feud) got involved, and he didn't pick anyone's side. Instead, he made his own team, called "Team Binky" where only himself could be allowed. Soon, Arthur and Buster both join "Team Binky" after that.

In Arthur's Big Meltdown, he was angry because Kale spilled on his sneakers not on purpose.

Relationships

Family

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A recurring theme in the Arthur series is the tensions between Arthur and his younger sister. Arthur is constantly pestered and annoyed by his four-year-old sister D.W. Read, and even though she celebrated her fifth birthday during the TV series' third season, Arthur still referred to her as a "four-year-old" in the episode "Return of the Snowball", which aired in the seventh season.

Arthur gets frustrated a lot with D.W. D.W would come to his room while he does his homework or they’ll fight over the television. Despite all of the shenanigans between the two, they are still a great brother and sister team, and they genuinely care for each other. (Grandma Thora Appreciation Day, Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm, Lost!, Clarissa is Cracked, Just Desserts, Dad's Dessert Dilemma, Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode), The Big Dig, Arthur's Knee, Mom, and Dad Have a Great Big Fight, Arthur's Family Feud, Is There a Doctor in the House?.) D.W. often hugs Arthur most of the time when either Arthur or she does something that's a big deal, like in the episode, "D.W.'s Perfect Wish" from Season 3, Arthur talks about all the great stuff that D.W. did, and when he finished the story, D.W. hugs him because Arthur told her all the great stuff she did when she was 4, another episode was "Operation D.W." from Season 10, D.W. hugs Arthur probably because she's brave and for all that nice stuff Arthur did for her before the Operation.

He is also jealous of her for being a better songwriter, storyteller,[48] and fly fisher;[49] which embarrassed him, and made him believe she's a "show-off".

When his baby sister Kate Read, came home Arthur was close with her, while D.W got jealous because of the lack of attention she got during Kate’s newborn days. In Arthur's Baby, he was shown to be nervous about how his new baby sister would act towards until he burped her to stop her from crying to which she is then seen snuggling into him and kissing his cheek. This is carried on in the episode "D.W.'s Baby" where he's feeding her milk bottle to her with no problem. Arthur has also been seen to make her laugh starting with the episode "Arthur the Unfunny" where he was purposely making mistakes on the piano while making funny faces. In "Binky Barnes, Wingman", Arthur dressed as a spider and brings Kate to school dressed as a fly to help with his report on spiders.

Arthur's parents include his mother, Jane, who is a work-at-home accountant, and his father David Read, who runs a catering business. She often breaks up the arguments between D.W and Arthur.

Friends

Arthur and Buster meet for the first time
  • Buster Baxter: Buster is Arthur's best friend.[50] They do many things together, such as watching movies,[51] going to Wonder World,[52] and eating at The Sugar Bowl. Arthur and Buster share multiple interests, such as Henry Skreever books,[53] Bionic Bunny, and playing baseball and soccer. He has a "spin-off" called Postcards from Buster
  • Ladonna Compson: Ladonna is Arthur's four-houses-down neighbour. Arthur and Ladonna became friends shortly after Ladonna moved to Elwood City,[54] and have remained friends since.
  • Francine Frensky: She is one of Arthur's best friends. According to "Locked in the Library!", they first met in preschool; but in "Desperately Seeking Stanley" from Season 8, she went to his third birthday party. Francine sometimes teases Arthur, although they always remain friends in the end. She gave him Spin-the-Bottle for his eighth birthday, and other than that, there are many rumours that they have a crush on each other; this is evidenced heavily in the book Arthur's Valentine when she appears angered that Arthur has given a "mushy" (in her words) valentine to Sue Ellen Armstrong. Another example is in "Arthur and the Square Dance" where Muffy (upset that she has to dance with a clumsy Binky) spreads a rumour (with Binky's help) that Arthur and Francine are boyfriend and girlfriend and in love. This later scares the two of them, and they admit that there are no romantic feelings between them. At the end of "And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids", they are shown as an elderly couple in the future, watching The Magic Toolbox on VHS.
  • Muffy Crosswire: She and Arthur are good friends. They both share the same birthday,[4] and although they don't hang out with each other often, they are still good companions. Their own parents are close friends with each other: Arthur's mother works as a tax accountant for Muffy's father, who runs Crosswire Motors, and Ed is often the customer for desserts that Arthur's father bakes and delivers to people.[26][55] While Arthur is sometimes quite annoyed by Muffy antics, like when she talks about shopping or gloats about her wealth, he'll still lend her a helping hand if she needs. An example is in "You Are Arthur," where Arthur notices Muffy about to bump into the railing. He asks her if she is alright, and helps her up.
  • Alan Powers: Another one of Arthur's best friends, whom he and others nickname as "Brain." Brain occasionally helps out Arthur with his homework. He also stayed at Arthur's for the weekend while his parents were out to the Ice Creamer's Convention, and was neat as a guest; but when he went back to his own house, Arthur found out that the Brain wasn't as neat as expected.[38] Arthur is a frequent customer at Brain's Ice Cream Shop.
  • Binky Barnes: Despite Arthur fearing Binky and casting Binky as the villains in his stories, Binky usually does not want to harm Arthur. Arthur and Binky have been shown to get along sometimes, like in "Big Brother Binky" and "Baby Steps."
  • Sue Ellen Armstrong: She is said to be one of Arthur's best friends,[56] although they don't hang out much. In the book Arthur's Valentine, he expected her to be his secret admirer after she transferred to his school. In "Arthur's Faraway Friend," she gave him the advice to spend time with Buster before his long trip with his dad. In "Sue Ellen's Lost Diary," he and three of their friends were able to retrieve the diary she once lost in the Elwood City Public Library. In "The Secret Guardians," she invites him to sail her model ship with her near the treehouse. In "The Best Day Ever," when she, Arthur and some of their friends talk about their best day ever, Sue Ellen tells the group that Arthur returning her diary to her was her best day.
  • George Lundgren: Even though they might not hang out very often, they're together enough times to have formed a friendship. In "Arthur's Dummy Disaster" when George's dummy, Wally, falls apart when he is supposed to read a poem out loud, Arthur talks to George and helps him overcome his shyness while helping him realize he can have the courage to speak without the use of Wally. George recounts this as his best day ever.[57] In "The Silent Treatment," Arthur and his friends plan a surprise party for George.
  • Fern Walters: In earlier seasons, interactions between Arthur and Fern were rare; however. as the show progressed more episodes featured them together. This is evident in episodes like "The Boy Who Cried Comet" and "Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny" where Buster, Fern, and Arthur appear as a trio.

  • Arthur, Buster and Francine

  • Arthur with his friends

  • Arthur and Francine on the TV show, Let's Talk to Some Kids.

Growth

It is hinted in a few episodes, that Arthur wants to be a lot bigger in size, for unknown reasons. In "D.W.'s Snow Mystery", he views himself as someone 1.5 times his normal size.

In "The World Record," he fantasizes as being the tallest person in the world. In the opening of "Buster's Best Behavior", he views himself as being able to make himself much taller. These moments are unexplained.

Development

Arthur's signature, along with Buster's, from the "Arthur's Guide to Children's Hospital Boston" website feature.

Creation

Marc Brown first imagined the character of Arthur Read in 1976, when his son, Tolon Brown, asked him to tell him a bedtime story featuring a "weird animal." Brown then came up with an aardvark named Arthur, who worried that his nose was too long.[58] He decided to round the character's face off in the second Arthur book, so as not to frighten children.[59] Brown describes the character as being an "Every kid who experiences all the milestones, those things that are so important in the lives of children."[60]

Voice Acting

For the first five seasons of the television series, Arthur was voiced by Michael Yarmush.

For season six, Yarmush was replaced by Justin Bradley, and for seasons seven and eight, the character's voice was provided by Mark Rendall. Rendall also redubbed Season 6 due to complaints from Carol Greenwald stating that Bradley's voice was too low and he lacked the vocal range of Yarmush.[citation needed]

After Rendall left, Cameron Ansell took up the role for seasons nine, ten and eleven.

Starting with season twelve, he was voiced by Dallas Jokic.

During season 16 and 17, he was voiced by Drew Adkins.

During the eighteenth and nineteenth seasons, he was voiced by William Healy.

He is voiced by Jacob Ursomarzo In Season 20 and Season 21.

As of Season 22, he is currently voiced by Roman Lutterotti.

In the Living Books computer games: Arthur's Teacher Trouble and Arthur's Birthday, he was voiced by Duncan Wold and Ben Ellis.

In the Direct-to-DVD CGI film, Arthur's Missing Pal, he was voiced by Carr Thompson.[citation needed]

Trivia

  • Arthur's bedtime is at 9:00 pm.[61]
  • Arthur has not appeared in multiple episodes of the show.
  • He started on the show when he was eight years old, three months, and 22 days.[62]
  • It was seen in some episodes, in the future, Arthur and Francine will be married.[63]
  • The reason Arthur's nose was gradually reduced in size to give him a more oval-shaped faced in the later years was due to it obscuring his mouth and also limiting his facial expressions. Because of his current design, some fans often confused Arthur for a mouse instead of an aardvark.[64]
  • Sue Ellen hints she has a crush on Arthur at the end of "Sue Ellen's Lost Diary" resulting in him blushing.
  • Arthur's favorite color is yellow.[1]
  • Arthur is one of the few characters to have never read any title cards out loud.
  • In FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, starting with the fourth season, the theme song of the show ended with Ruff Ruffman saying "You know, I bet Arthur doesn't have to deal with stuff like this." Both Arthur and FETCH! aired on PBS Kids and were made by the same companies.
  • His physical appearance is related to the cartoon character Pedro Pony.
    • Both of them wear glasses. Pedro wears black glasses, while Arthur wears brown glasses.
    • Both of them wear a yellow shirt.
    • Both of them are tan skin-coloured.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-arthur2
  2. ↑ "Sorry, Arthur, only five more years!" — David telling Arthur when he can see a PG-13 movie, "Arthur Makes a Movie"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Arthur's Birthday (episode)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Arthur's Birthday (book)
  5. ↑ In "Letters To...," if you ask Arthur "By the way, when's your birthday?" he responds with, "My birthday is May 25th. Prunella says that makes me a Gemini, whatever that is."
  6. ↑ Middle name, Timothy, first revealed in "Arthur's Big Hit"
  7. ↑ Spelling of "Read" confirmed in written form in episodes such as "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe" (see image), in addition to numerous Arthur books and the title of Arthur Read: Super Saver
  8. ↑ "Pet Projects"
  9. ↑ "Best of the Nest"
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "A is for Angry"
  11. ↑ "Nicked by a Name"
  12. ↑ "Arthur vs. the Piano"
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Arthur Plays the Blues"
  14. ↑ "Buster Makes the Grade"
  15. ↑ "Arthur's Spelling Trubble"
  16. ↑ "The Pride of Lakewood"
  17. ↑ "Arthur and the Big Riddle"
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest"
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Arthur the Loser"
  20. ↑ "Francine's Split Decision"
  21. ↑ "Arthur Goes Crosswire"
  22. ↑ "The Election"
  23. ↑ "Through the Looking Glasses"
  24. ↑ "The Contest"
  25. ↑ "Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)"
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 "Dad's Dessert Dilemma"
  27. ↑ "Arthur's Eyes (episode)"
  28. ↑ "Arthur Accused! (episode)"
  29. ↑ Arthur's Baby
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper"
  31. ↑ "The Rat Who Came to Dinner"
  32. ↑ "That's a Baby Show!"
  33. ↑ 33.0 33.1 "Arthur the Wrecker"
  34. ↑ "Arthur and D.W. Clean Up"
  35. ↑ "Arthur's Treasure Hunt"
  36. ↑ "Grandma Thora Appreciation Day"
  37. ↑ "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked"
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 "The Perfect Brother"
  39. ↑ "Team Trouble"
  40. ↑ "Sick as a Dog"
  41. ↑ "Just Desserts"
  42. ↑ "D.W. Gets Lost"
  43. ↑ "D.W.'s Name Game"
  44. ↑ "Arthur Weighs In"
  45. ↑ "Lost!"
  46. ↑ "Arthur's Mystery Envelope"
  47. ↑ "Francine and the Feline"
  48. ↑ "D.W. Tale Spins"
  49. ↑ "Cast Away"
  50. ↑ "Besties"
  51. ↑ "The Long, Dull Winter"
  52. ↑ "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend"
  53. ↑ "Buster Gets Real"
  54. ↑ "Based on a True Story"
  55. ↑ "The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies"
  56. ↑ "So Funny I Forgot to Laugh"
  57. ↑ "The Best Day Ever"
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