Arthur Takes a Stand

"Arthur Takes a Stand"
Season/Series:	21
Number in season:	4b
Original Airdate:	February 12, 2018 February 13, 2018
Credits
Written by:	Peter K. Hirsch
Storyboard by:	Cilbur Rocha
Episodes
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"Arthur Takes a Stand" is an episode of Arthur. It debuted 12 February 2018.

Official synopsis

Arthur thinks Mrs. MacGrady is being treated unfairly and seeks guidance from Congressman John Lewis.

Plot

Sue Ellen Armstrong informs Arthur (who doesn't know who John Lewis is) that he was "a really important civil rights leader from the 1960s and challenged the lack of equal rights for black Americans" while Ladonna Compson elaborates he "helped guarantee that everyone could vote" and that he "was one of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior's most important allies".

Characters

Major

• Arthur Read
• Leah MacGrady
• congressman John Lewis (character) (voiced by himself)

Minor

• George Lundgren
• Mrs. Tingley
• Buster Baxter
• Ladonna Compson
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Francine Frensky
• Muffy Crosswire
• Binky Barnes

Cameo

• Prunella Deegan
• Jenna Morgan
• Alex
• Maria Pappas
• Fletcher
• Slink
• Helen
• Jack Weasel
• Unknown Male Bear (Number 13)
• Brian (4th grader)
• Molly MacDonald
• Rattles
• Steve
• Fern Walters
• The Brain
• 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
• 3rd Grade Male Cat
• 3rd Grade Male Rat
• Kenny
• Carl Gould

Trivia

Episode Connections

• When Ms. Tingley is speaking on the loudspeaker, George is wearing the same H.M. hat from "The Hallway Minotaur".
• Arthur refers to Ms. Tingley as "the principal" since she has assumed the role of Lakewood Elementary's temporary principal while Mr. Haney is in Tanzania. This is the first episode since "The Hallway Minotaur" to show her in this new position.
• The episode's title sounds similar to the twelfth season episode, "Mei Lin Takes a Stand".