Editing Arthur Wiki:Timeline

An unofficial '''timeline''' of the story of {{Arthur}}. Specific years, such as {{CURRENTYEAR}}, are not used. Instead, all events are dated by their distance from [[Arthur Read]]'s 3rd grade year, and only that year is broken into months.
==150 Years Ago==
*[[Gustav]] purchases and settles the family farm.<ref>"[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]"</ref>

==123 Years Ago==
*[[Buffalo Bill]] and [[Sitting Bull]] pass through Elwood City.<ref>{{Refquote|Actually, it was only 123 years ago.|[[Arthur Read]]|"[[On This Spot]]"}}</ref>
==100 Years Ago==
*President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] declares the [[Elwood City|lumber town]] founded by [[Jacob Katzenellenbogan]] an official city.<ref>"[[Elwood City Turns 100!]]"</ref>

==87 Years Ago==
*[[Horace P. Crane]], owner of the [[Elwood City Grebes]], takes a home run baseball from a boy, supposedly putting a "[[Curse of the Grebes (story)|curse]]" on the team.<ref>{{Refquote|We're the world champions-- and it only took 87 years! |[[Buster Baxter]]|"[[The Curse of the Grebes]]"}}</ref>
==75 Years Ago==
*[[Edzel E. Crosswire]], Muffy's great-grandfather, "came to these shores".<ref>{{Refquote|75 years ago, a man came to these shores with a dream in his heart. It was my great-grandfather: Edzel E. Crosswire.|[[Muffy Crosswire]]|"[[Arthur and the True Francine (episode)|Arthur and the True Francine]]"}}</ref>

==51 Years Ago==
*[[Ernest J. Cherney]] was stranded on an Antarctic expedition, but is soon rescued. (March 16th)<ref>"[[Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea]]"</ref>
==40 Years Ago==
*[[Millicent Crosswire]] was born.<ref>{{Refquote|I estimate that it's over 40 years old."<br>"That's how old my mom is! That's ancient!|[[Alan Powers]] and [[Muffy Crosswire]]|"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]"}}</ref>
==37 Years Ago==
*[[Bailey]] was born.<ref>"[[Caught in the Crosswires]]"</ref>
==30 Years Ago==
*[[Mrs. Robertson]] started teaching Kindergarten.<ref>{{Refquote|Yes, after 30 years of teaching kindergarten.|[[Francis Haney]]|"[[Brain's Shocking Secret]]"}}</ref>
==20 Years Ago==
*[[Trevor]] was born.<ref>{{Refquote|When I was young, I felt that way but now I'm almost 20, and I've realized winning doesn't always make you happy.|[[Trevor]]|"[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]"}}</ref>
==16 Years Ago==
*[[Sally McGill]] was born.<ref>{{Refquote|Sally's 16, D.W., that's 12 years older than you.|[[Jane Read]]|"[[Crushed]]"}}</ref>
==13 Years Ago==
*[[Seth]] was born.<ref>{{Refquote|All I know is, you turn 13, you go to Temple, recite prayers and people call you an adult.|[[Francine Frensky]]|"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"}}</ref>
*[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] was born.<ref>{{Refquote|I'm 13. You think I want to play with a plastic cow?|[[Alberto Molina]]|"[[To Tibble the Truth]]"}}</ref>
==10 Years Ago==
*The Crosswire family first hires [[Bailey]].<ref>"[[The Butler Did... What?]]"</ref>
*[[David Read|David]] and [[Jane Read]] are married.<ref>"[[Happy Anniversary]]"</ref>
==9 Years Ago==
*[[Binky Barnes]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas">{{Refquote|But Binky has three other 9 year olds to help him!|[[Buster Baxter]]|"[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]"}}</ref>
*[[Prunella Deegan]] was born.<ref>"[[Prunella Gets It Twice]]"</ref>
*[[Rattles]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>
*[[Molly MacDonald]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>
*[[Slink]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>
*[[Michelle Kwan]] graduated from [[Lakewood Elementary School]].<ref>"[[The Good Sport]]"</ref>

==8 Years Ago==
*[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] was born. (May 25th)<ref name="arthursbirthday">"[[Arthur's Birthday]]"</ref>
*[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] was born. (May 25th)<ref name="arthursbirthday"/>
*[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] was born.<ref>"[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]"</ref>
*[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] was born.<ref>"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"</ref>
*[[Alan Powers|Brain]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-brain1</ref><ref group=note>This is disputed. Due to the events of "[[Brain's Shocking Secret]]", some argue his age is actually 9, and the trading cards are superseded by the newer episode. Others argue that it is possible for him to have been a year ahead and still the same age as his current classmates.</ref>
*[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-sueellen1</ref>
*[[George Lundgren|George]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-george1</ref>
*[[Fern Walters|Fern]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-fern1</ref>
==7 Years Ago==
*[[Art Radley]] loses his [[Art Radley's Pocketwatch|pocketwatch]].<ref>"[[Based on a True Story]]"</ref>
==5 Years Ago==
*Arthur gets his [[Stanley (stuffed animal)|teddy bear]].<ref>"[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]"</ref>

==4 Years Ago (Arthur's Preschool)==
*[[D.W. Read]] was born. (March 1st)<ref>"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]"</ref>
*[[Emily]] was born.<ref>"[[D.W., Bossy Boots]]"</ref>
*[[Binky Barnes|Binky]] started being a bully.<ref>"[[Bully for Binky]]"</ref>
*[[Tibble Twins|The Tibbles]] were born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-tibbles1</ref>
*Brain's family opened the [[Ice Cream Shop|ice cream shop]].<ref>"[[Brain Freeze]]"</ref>

==3 Years Ago (Arthur's Kindergarten)==
*The [[Tree House]] is built.<ref>"[[Castles in the Sky]]"</ref>
*Cousin [[Monique|Mo']] spins Arthur on a sprinkler at the family reunion. (July)<ref name="arthurscousincatastrophe">"[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]" - The calendar transition shows it was July.</ref>
*Buster finds a roll, which he mistakes for a hole-less doughnut, in a diner in {{W|Tuscaloosa}}, and adds it to his [[food collection]].<ref>"[[For the Birds]]"</ref>
*Francine plays [[Static Airwaves]]' first single for Show and Tell. <ref>"[[Just the Ticket]] Francine says in her phone call to Arthur: "Remember when I played their first single in kindergarten for Show and Tell?" </ref>

==2 Years Ago (Arthur's 1st Grade)==
*[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] begins keeping a [[School Lunch Almanac]].<ref>"[[The Great MacGrady]]" - Arthur says so in the opening sequence.</ref>
*At the Read Family reunion, Cousin [[Monique|Mo']] practices karate on Arthur. (July)<ref name="arthurscousincatastrophe"/>
*Sue Ellen begins keeping a diary.<ref name="april9th">"[[April 9th]]"</ref>

==1 Year Ago (Arthur's 2nd Grade)==
*D.W. first imagines [[Nadine]].<ref>"[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]" - Also: Nadine said in "[[Baby Steps]]" that D.W. was 3 when she first imagined her.</ref>
*[[Kate Read]] was born.<ref>"[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[D.W.'s Baby]]"</ref>
*[[Muffy Crosswire]] transfers to [[Lakewood Elementary School]].<ref>"[[Arthur and the True Francine]]"</ref>
*Arthur goes into the scariest house in town, the [[Tibbles' house|Tibbles' Mansion]]. (October 31st)<ref>''[[Arthur's Halloween]]''</ref>
*[[Arthur Read]] gets his glasses.<ref>"[[Arthur's Eyes]]"</ref> (November)<ref>In the [[Arthur's Eyes (book)|book]], the calendar on Mr. Marco's desk says November.</ref>
*Arthur gets a valentine from a secret admirer, and hopes it is from [[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]]. (February 13-14)<ref>''[[Arthur's Valentine]]'' - despite Mr. Ratburn being the teacher in "Sue Ellen Moves In", the book shows Arthur is still in Mr. Marco's class.</ref>
*Binky visits the Science Museum for the first time and finds it boring. (March) <ref>[["The World of Tomorrow"]]--Binky remembers his first trip.</ref>
*Cousin [[Monique|Mo']] dresses up Arthur as a baby at the family reunion. (July)<ref name="arthurscousincatastrophe"/>
*Arthur and Muffy plan their 8th birthday parties on the same day.<ref>"[[Arthur's Birthday]]" - the 8 candles, and the 8 birthday hugs and kisses.</ref>

==Arthur's 3rd Grade==
===August===
*''Unknown date''
**Buster tries to save his Dark Bunny toy from the teacher's lounge. <ref>"[[Buster the Lounge Lizard]]" - A calendar flashes by with the month of August during a transition. 3rd grade year because the kids are in Mr. Ratburn's class this episode. </ref>
===September===
*''Unknown dates''
**Arthur and D.W. find [[Starry Moony (character)|Starry Moony]] in [[Grandma Thora]]'s attic.<ref>"[[Bats in the Belfry]]", Buster says the month when D.W. shows the calendar.</ref>
**The Tibble Twins try to be well-behaved for their grandmother, since they forgot about Grandparents Day last Sunday.<ref>"[[Mind Your Manners]]" - Grandparents Day is the first Sunday after Labor Day, meaning it is in September.</ref>
**Buster receives a mysterious box of chocolates from a secret admirer, and tries to identify the person so he can thank them.<ref>"[[Buster's Secret Admirer]]" - Fern said it was September.</ref>
**Arthur, Francine, Brain, Muffy, and Buster compete in a bowling tournament.<ref name="antsinpantsseptember">{{Refquote|Half a ham sandwich; it was my lunch when we won that bowling tournament in September.|[[Buster Baxter]]|"[[Ants in Arthur's Pants]]"}}</ref>
**Francine's brother Seth celebrates his Bar Mitzvah.<ref name="antsinpantsseptember"></ref>
**D.W. learns to write her name and gets a library card.<ref>"[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)]]" - In Arthur's room, the calendar says September.</ref>
*(circa) 1st
**Buster and Arthur compete over who is a better magician.<ref>"[[Do You Believe in Magic]]" - It was D.W.'s half-birthday, which "D.W.'s Perfect Wish" revealed to be March 1st, so 6 months away is September 1st.</ref>
**D.W. gives all of her toys to the Tibbles, who wreck most of them.<ref>"[[Never, Never, Never]]" - It was D.W.'s half-birthday, which "D.W.'s Perfect Wish" revealed to be March 1st, so 6 months away is September 1st.</ref>
*19th
       * International Talk Like A Pirate Day
*20th
**The [[Stoddard Wilkins Elementary Aptitude Test]] is taken.<ref>"[[S.W.E.A.T.]]"</ref>

===October===
*''Unknown date''
**The [[Tough Customers]] attempt to eliminate all music in the world.<ref>"[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]" The logic for this month being that Arthur said his birthday isn't for 7 months, and "[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]]" tells that his birthday is in May.</ref>
*31st
**D.W. has a bad case of hiccups that she can't get rid of.<ref>"[[Hic or Treat]]" - It was Halloween, which is on October 31st.</ref>

===November===
*13th
**A leaky roof forces Arthur to study in Buster's room.<ref>{{Refquote|On November 13, Arthur Read was asked to leave his own bedroom. That request came from his mother.|Narrator|"[[Opposites Distract]]"}}</ref>
*{{tt|Thanksgiving|exact date unknown}}
**[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] plagiarizes a paper about the Pilgrims.<ref>"[[Francine's Pilfered Paper]]"</ref>
**Arthur has to be the turkey in the school play.<ref>''[[Arthur's Thanksgiving]]''</ref>

===December===
*25th
**Arthur's family celebrates Christmas in a different way than he had planned. Other families celebrate the holidays in their own ways.<ref>''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''</ref>
*31st/January 1st
**Arthur tries to stay up until midnight to see the new year.<ref>"[[Arthur's New Year's Eve]]"</ref>

===January===
<!-- EDITORS - We do not know that Ladonna moved in January. All we know is that it was winter. -->

===February===
*''Unknown date, (before Valentine's Day)''
**Arthur and his friends try to invent a new holiday to cure their boredom.<ref>"[[The Long, Dull Winter]]" - At the end, they say that Valentine's Day is coming up.</ref>
*2nd
**Buster reads his horoscope, which says "you will find a hidden talent".<ref>"[[Framed!]]"</ref>
*15th
**Arthur's [[David Read|father]] makes a cake for [[Galileo Galilei|Galileo]]'s birthday party.<ref>"[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]"</ref>

===March===
*1st
**D.W.'s birthday.<ref>"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]"</ref>
*7th
**Buster steals a [[CyberToy]] from the [[Jim's Drug Store|drug store]] and unsuccessfully tries to return it unnoticed.<ref>"[[Nerves of Steal]]" - Buster crosses off the days on a calendar.</ref>
*10th
**The class goes on a trip to the [[Elwood City Museum of Science|Science Museum]], but Binky finds most of it boring, since he had already gone on the trip last year.<ref>"[[The World of Tomorrow]]" - Thruster said the date was March 10, 2203; to which Binky exclaimed "You mean I've been asleep for 200 years?!"</ref>
*16th-17th
**[[Bitzi Baxter]] breaks up with [[Harry Mills]], but they remain good friends.<ref>"[[Bitzi's Break-Up]]" - In the scene where Buster returns Muffy's magazine, a "Happy St. Patrick's!" banner is briefly visible in the hallway. St. Patrick's Day is March 17th.</ref>

===April===
*''Unknown date''
**Arthur punches D.W., eventually leading to the "de-founding" of the [[Tough Customers]].<ref>"[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" - When Buster calls Arthur in the hallway, the bulletin board has Earth Day information. Earth Day is April 22nd.</ref>
*1st
**[[Binky Barnes|Binky]] takes Arthur's favorite pen, so he gets him back with an April Fools prank.<ref>''[[Arthur's April Fool]]'' - It happened this year because it mentions Mr. Ratburn</ref>
*9th
**A fire burns the teacher's lounge at [[Lakewood Elementary School|Lakewood Elementary]].<ref name="april9th"/>
*10th
**The students go to [[Mighty Mountain ]]after the fire. <ref>"[[April 9th]]" - "And tomorrow, we're going to school at Mighty Mountain!" --[[Buster Baxter]]</ref>
*16th
**A false fire alert happens at Mighty Mountain.<ref name="april9th"/>
**[[Sue Ellen]] gets a new journal from[[ Muffy| Muffy.]] <ref>This occurs right before the fire alarm is pulled.</ref>
**Arthur's father has a catering job at the aquarium. <ref>"[[April 9th]]" - "It's April 16th?! Oh no. The aquarium luncheon is today!" --[[David Read]]</ref>
*18th
**Sue Ellen gets an idea to paint a mural on the side of Lakewood about the events of the fire. <ref>"[[April 9th]]" - Before she gets the idea, she reads aloud the date while writing a diary entry.</ref>
*22nd
**[[Prunella Deegan|Prunella]] learns how giving away extra clutter can help others too.<ref>"[[Prunella the Packrat]]" - Earth Day is April 22nd.</ref>
***Within the time of this story, Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Brain try to create their own [[Kidonia (location)|country]].<ref>"[[Kidonia]]" - Buster obtained [[Yamlet]] at the beginning of "Prunella the Packrat" and cut it into fries at the end of the episode. Because Yamlet is still in one piece, "Kidonia" happens within the story of "Prunella the Packrat".</ref>

===May===
*Unknown date
**[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] and [[Alan Powers|The Brain]] get into a huge argument during a soccer game.<ref>{{Refquote|I need you to help me write a letter to Santa."<br>"In May?|[[D.W. Read]] and [[Arthur Read]]|"[[The Big Blow-Up]]"}}</ref>
**George accidentally breaks a class woodworking project. <ref>"[[Crime and Consequences]]" - During the scene where Binky is interrogating Buster, the calendar in Buster's room reads May.</ref>
*''Unknown date, (right after Mothers Day)''
**Muffy and Fern team up to sell greeting cards.<ref>"[[Fernlets by Fern]]"</ref>
*1st
**[[Mrs. MacGrady]] is diagnosed with cancer.<ref>"[[The Great MacGrady]]" - after the moving goulash splatters on Buster, the calendar transition has the 1st crossed off, before it crosses off the 2nd and 3rd.</ref>
*5th
**[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] decides to become a vegetarian.<ref>Mrs. MacGrady says it is ''Cinco de Mayo'', which takes place on May 5th.</ref>
***During the same time frame: D.W. fakes losing her voice. <ref>"[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]: A desk calendar can be seen which says May 5th when Arthur and his mother are talking.</ref>
*16th
**[[Doria Walters]]'s birthday.<ref>"[[Fernlets by Fern]]" - As Mother's Day is the 2nd Sunday in May, it gives enough space for her birthday on the 16th to be in the same month. This makes sense, because it shortens the span of the episode from 1 month to 1 week.</ref>
*23rd
**[[Brain]] and [[Buster]] compete in the practice round of the Math-a-thon. <ref>"[[It's a No-Brainer]]" - In Brain's fantasy, Mr. Ratburn reads the date and time as "May 23rd, 4:53 pm". </ref>
*25th
**[[Arthur Read]]'s 9th birthday.<ref name="arthursbirthdayepisode">"[[Arthur's Birthday]]" - NOTE: This was not the episode/book "Arthur's Birthday" because in that episode/book they were turning 8.</ref>
**[[Muffy Crosswire]]'s 9th birthday.<ref name="arthursbirthdayepisode"/>
**Muffy and Sue Ellen go to [[Crown City]] and meet with Sue Ellen's old babysitter, [[Carla]].<ref>"[[Muffy Goes Metropolitan]]" - The festival is May 25th, which Muffy says is tonight.</ref>
*26th
**Arthur goes against [[Grandma Thora]] in a marbles championship.<ref>"[[Arthur Loses His Marbles]]" - Buster's video camera reads May 26th, but in a few shots mistakenly says May 24th.</ref>

===June===
*2nd
**[[Mrs. MacGrady]] finally returns to work after recovering from cancer.<ref>"[[The Great MacGrady]]" - Buster says the date when he is writing in his journal right before he confronts [[Skip Bitterman]] and Mrs. MacGrady returns.</ref>
*14th - 16th
**Buster and the Read family go to the beach, where Buster finds a note in a bottle that he thinks to be from Atlantis.<ref>"[[Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea]]" - Calculating 51 years, 3 months, and 7 days after March 9, 1960.</ref>
*15th
**Buster convinces everyone that he will still feel OK on the Father's Day picnic even though his parents are divorced. <ref>"[[1001 Dads]]" - Third grade year because Mr. Ratburn offers to attend the picnic with Buster. </ref>

===July===
*''Unknown date''
**The Read Family reunion takes place, and Arthur is afraid of what Cousin [[Monique|Mo']] has in store for him this year.<ref>"[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]" - The calendar transition for the past 3 years shows the reunion takes place in July.</ref>
*25th
**Buster goes to [[Camp Meadowcroak]] without his friends, but makes new ones instead.<ref>"[[Home Sweet Home]]" - On the day the bus comes to Buster's house, the calendar transition shows that the 25th is circled.</ref>
*26th
**George walks from Crown City to Elwood City.<ref name="thelongroadhome">"[[The Long Road Home]]" - George writes on a calendar.</ref>
**[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]]'s birthday.<ref name="thelongroadhome"/>

==={{tt|August|technically part of 4th grade year}}===
*''Unknown date''
**In the last week of summer break, Arthur tries to find his list of things to do over the summer.<ref>"[[The Short, Quick Summer]]"</ref>
**Buster attempts to launch a model rocket with his friends. <ref>"[[Buster Spaces Out]]-Mentioned that it's the last weekend before school starts."</ref>
*8th
**Buster returns from Camp Meadowcroak. <ref>"[[Home Sweet Home]]"--Buster's mother mentions that the trip will be "only for two weeks".</ref>

==5 Years Later (Arthur's 8th Grade)==
*The [[Andy and Company]] contest winners are announced.<ref>"[[The Contest]]"</ref>
==7 Years Later (Arthur's 10th Grade)==
*A space probe will reach [[Saturn]] and send pictures of it back to [[Earth]].<ref>{{Refquote|The probe won't get to Saturn for seven years! How can I stand waiting seven years to see photos of Saturn?|[[Alan Powers]]|"[[Buster's Growing Grudge]]"}}</ref>

==100 Years Later==
*[[R4]] and [[3W]] watch a [[Datagram]] of the episode "[[Background Blues]]".<ref>{{Refquote|Was life really like that 100 years ago?|[[3W]]|"[[Background Blues]]"}}</ref>
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