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<[[Media:span class="plainlinks"></span>==An unofficial '''timeline''' of the story of ''Arthur''. Specific years, such as 1984, 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.==
An unofficial '''timeline''' of the story of ''Arthur''. Specific years, such as 1984, 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==
==150 Years Ago==
*==[[Gustaf]] purchases and settles the family farm.<ref>"[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]"</ref>==
*[[Gustaf]] purchases and settles the family farm.<ref>"[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]"</ref>
==123 Years Ago==
==123 Years Ago==
*==[[Buffalo Bill]] and [[Sittin[[File:
*[[Buffalo Bill]] and [[Sitting Bull]] pass through Elwood City.<ref>"[[On This Spot]]" - Arthur specifically says it happened 123 years ago.</ref>
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]]g Bull]] pass through Elwood City.<ref>"[[On This Spot]]" - Arthur specifically says it happened 123 years ago.</ref>==
==100 Years Ago==
==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>==
*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==
==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>"[[The Curse of the Grebes]][[Media:Example.ogg]]]]"</ref>==
*[[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>"[[The Curse of the Grebes]]"</ref>


==51 Years Ago==
==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>==
*[[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==
==40 Years Ago==
*==[[Millicent Crosswire]] was born.<ref>"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]"</ref>==
*[[Millicent Crosswire]] was born.<ref>"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]"</ref>
==30 Years Ago==
==30 Years Ago==
*==[[Mrs. Robertson]] started teaching Kindergarten.<ref>"[[Brain's Shocking Secret]]"</ref>==
*[[Mrs. Robertson]] started teaching Kindergarten.<ref>"[[Brain's Shocking Secret]]"</ref>
==20 Years Ago==
==20 Years Ago==
*==[[Trevor]] was born.<ref>"[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]"</ref>==
*[[Trevor]] was born.<ref>"[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]"</ref>
==16 Years Ago==
==16 Years Ago==
*==[[Sally McGill]] was born.<ref>"[[Crushed]]"</ref>==
*[[Sally McGill]] was born.<ref>"[[Crushed]]"</ref>
*==[[Catherine]] was born.<ref>"[[Muffy Gets Mature]]"</ref>==
*[[Catherine]] was born.<ref>"[[Muffy Gets Mature]]"</ref>
==13 Years Ago==
==13 Years Ago==
*==[[Seth]] was born.<ref>"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"</ref>==
*[[Seth]] was born.<ref>"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"</ref>
*==[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] was born.<ref>"[[To Tibble the Truth]]" - Alberto says he is in 8th grade.</ref>==
*[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]] was born.<ref>"[[To Tibble the Truth]]" - Alberto says he is in 8th grade.</ref>
==10 Years Ago==
==10 Years Ago==
*==The Crosswire family first hires [[Bailey]].<ref>"[[The Butler Did... What?]]"</ref>==
*The Crosswire family first hires [[Bailey]].<ref>"[[The Butler Did... What?]]"</ref>
==9 Years Ago==
==9 Years Ago==
*==[[Binky Barnes]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas">"But Binky has three other 9 year olds to help him!" - Buster Baxter in, "[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]"</ref>==
*[[Binky Barnes]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas">"But Binky has three other 9 year olds to help him!" - Buster Baxter in, "[[Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?]]"</ref>
*==[[Prunella Deegan]] was born.<ref>"[[Prunella Gets It Twice]]"</ref>==
*[[Prunella Deegan]] was born.<ref>"[[Prunella Gets It Twice]]"</ref>
*==[[Rattles]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>==
*[[Rattles]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>
*==[[Molly MacDonald]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>==
*[[Molly MacDonald]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>
*==[[Slink]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>==
*[[Slink]] was born.<ref name="butbinkyhas"/>
*==[[Michelle Kwan]] graduated from [[Lakewood Elementary School]].<ref>"[[The Good Sport]]"</ref>==
*[[Michelle Kwan]] graduated from [[Lakewood Elementary School]].<ref>"[[The Good Sport]]"</ref>
==8 Years Ago==
==8 Years Ago==
*==[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] was born. (May 25th)<ref name="arthursbirthday">"[[Arthur's Birthday]]"</ref>==
*[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] was born. (May 25th)<ref name="arthursbirthday">"[[Arthur's Birthday]]"</ref>
*==[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] was born. (May 25th)<ref name="arthursbirthday"/>==
*[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]] was born. (May 25th)<ref name="arthursbirthday"/>
*==[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] was born.<ref>"[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]"</ref>==
*[[Buster Baxter|Buster]] was born.<ref>"[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]"</ref>
*==[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] was born.<ref>"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"</ref>==
*[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] was born.<ref>"[[Francine's Split Decision]]"</ref>
*==[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-brain2</ref>==
*[[Alan Powers|The Brain]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-brain2</ref>
*==[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-sueellen1</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>==
*[[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>==
*[[Fern Walters|Fern]] was born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-fern1</ref>
==7 Years Ago==
==7 Years Ago==
*==[[Art Radley]] loses his [[Art Radley's Pocketwatch|pocketwatch]].<ref>"[[Based on a True Story]]"</ref>==
*[[Art Radley]] loses his [[Art Radley's Pocketwatch|pocketwatch]].<ref>"[[Based on a True Story]]"</ref>
==5 Years Ago==
==5 Years Ago==
*==Arthur gets his [[Stanley (stuffed animal)|teddy bear]].<ref>"[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]"</ref>==
*Arthur gets his [[Stanley (stuffed animal)|teddy bear]].<ref>"[[Desperately Seeking Stanley]]"</ref>


==4 Years Ago (Arthur's Preschool)==
==4 Years Ago (Arthur's Preschool)==
*==[[D.W. Read]] was born. (March 1st)<ref>"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]"</ref>==
*[[D.W. Read]] was born. (March 1st)<ref>"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]"</ref>
*==[[Emily]] was born.<ref>"[[D.W., Bossy Boots]]"</ref>==
*[[Emily]] was born.<ref>"[[D.W., Bossy Boots]]"</ref>
*==[[Binky Barnes|Binky]] started being a bully.<ref>"[[Bully for Binky]]"</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>==
*[[Tibble Twins|The Tibbles]] were born.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-tibbles1</ref>
==3 Years Ago (Arthur's Kindergarten)==
==3 Years Ago (Arthur's Kindergarten)==
*==The [[Tree House]] is built.<ref>"[[Castles in the Sky]]"</ref>==
*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>==
*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>
==2 Years Ago (Arthur's 1st Grade)==
==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>==
*[[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"/>==
*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>==
*Sue Ellen begins keeping a diary.<ref name="april9th">"[[April 9th]]"</ref>


==1 Year Ago (Arthur's 2nd Grade)==
==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>==
*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]]" and "[[D.W.'s Baby]]"</ref>==
*[[Kate Read]] was born.<ref>"[[Arthur's Baby]]" and "[[D.W.'s Baby]]"</ref>
*==[[Muffy Crosswire]] transfers to [[Lakewood Elementary School]].<ref>"[[Arthur and the True Francine]]"</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]].<ref>''[[Arthur's Halloween (book)]]''</ref>==
*Arthur goes into the scariest house in town, the [[Tibbles' house|Tibbles' Mansion]].<ref>''[[Arthur's Halloween (book)]]''</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 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>==
*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>
*==Cousin [[Monique|Mo']] dresses up Arthur as a baby at the family reunion. (July)<ref name="arthurscousincatastrophe"/>==
*Cousin [[Monique|Mo']] dresses up Arthur as a baby at the family reunion. (July)<ref name="arthurscousincatastrophe"/>


==Arthur's 3rd Grade==
==Arthur's 3rd Grade==
=='''''This section is particularly under construction. Please refer to the chart [[Timeline/Chart|here]] in the meantime.'''''==
'''''This section is particularly under construction. Please refer to the chart [[Timeline/Chart|here]] in the meantime.'''''
==August==
===August===
*==16th==
*16th
 
**Arthur started on the show.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html - As he says he was 8 years, 3 months, 22 days old; calculating that from May 25th, "[[Arthur's Birthday]]", the result is August 16th right before the 3rd grade school year begins.</ref>
**==Arthur started on the show.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html - As he says he was 8 years, 3 months, 22 days old; calculating that from May 25th, "[[Arthur's Birthday]]", the result is August 16th right before the 3rd grade school year begins.</ref>==
*23rd
*==23rd==
**Muffy started on the show.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html - She says she was 8 years, 3 months, 29 days old; calculating that from May 25th, "Arthur's Birthday", the result is August 23rd right before the 3rd grade school year begins.</ref>
 
===September===
**==Muffy started on the show.<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html - She says she was 8 years, 3 months, 29 days old; calculating that from May 25th, "Arthur's Birthday", the result is August 23rd right before the 3rd grade school year begins.</ref>==
*''Unknown date''
==September==
**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>
*==''Unknown date''==
**Arthur and his friends are assigned to [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]], the "toughest teacher in the universe".<ref>"[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]"</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>
**==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>==
**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 and his friends are assigned to [[Nigel Ratburn|Mr. Ratburn]], the "toughest teacher in the universe".<ref>"[[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]"</ref>==
*(circa) 1st
**==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 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>
**==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>==
**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>
*==(circa) 1st==
*20th
 
**The [[Stoddard Wilkins Elementary Aptitude Test]] is taken.<ref>"[[S.W.E.A.T.]]"</ref>
**==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>==
*==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==
*==Thanksgiving ''(exact date unknown)''==
 
**==[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] plagerizes 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>==
*==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>==
*==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]], and the students go to [[Mighty Mountain Elementary School|Mighty Mountain]] in the meantime.<ref name="april9th"/>==
*==16th==
 
**==A false fire alert happens at Mighty Mountain.<ref name="april9th"/>==
*==22nd==
 
**==[[Prunella Deegan|Prunella]] learns how giving away extra clutter can help others too.<ref>"[[Prunella the Packrat]]" - Earth Day is April 22nd.</ref>==
 
==May==
*==Unknown date==
 
**==[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] and [[Alan Powers|The Brain]] get into a huge argument during a soccer game.<ref>"[[The Big Blow-Up]]" - Arthur says it's May when D.W. is writing her letter to Santa.</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>==
*==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>==
*==25th==
 
**==[[Arthur Read]]'s birthday.<ref name="arthursbirthdayepisode">[[Arthur's Birthday]]"</ref>==
**==[[Muffy Crosswire]]'s 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>==
===October===
*==14th - 16th==
*''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>


**==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>==
===November===
==July==
*Thanksgiving ''(exact date unknown)''
*==''Unknown date''==
**[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] plagerizes 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>


**==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>==
===January===
*==25th==
<!-- EDITORS - We do not know that Ladonna moved in January. All we know is that it was winter. -->


**==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>==
===February===
*==26th==
*''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>
*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>
*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]], and the students go to [[Mighty Mountain Elementary School|Mighty Mountain]] in the meantime.<ref name="april9th"/>
*16th
**A false fire alert happens at Mighty Mountain.<ref name="april9th"/>
*22nd
**[[Prunella Deegan|Prunella]] learns how giving away extra clutter can help others too.<ref>"[[Prunella the Packrat]]" - Earth Day is April 22nd.</ref>


**==George walks from Crown City to Elwood City.<ref name="thelongroadhome">"[[The Long Road Home]]" - George writes on a calendar.</ref>==
===May===
**==[[Alberto Molina|Alberto]]'s birthday.<ref name="thelongroadhome"/>==
*Unknown date
**[[Francine Frensky|Francine]] and [[Alan Powers|The Brain]] get into a huge argument during a soccer game.<ref>"[[The Big Blow-Up]]" - Arthur says it's May when D.W. is writing her letter to Santa.</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>
*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>
*25th
**[[Arthur Read]]'s birthday.<ref name="arthursbirthdayepisode">[[Arthur's Birthday]]"</ref>
**[[Muffy Crosswire]]'s 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>


==August, ''(technically part of 4th grade year)''==
===June===
*==''Unknown date''==
*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>
===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"/>


**==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>==
===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>


==5 Years Later (Arthur's 8th Grade)==
==5 Years Later (Arthur's 8th Grade)==
*==The [[Andy and Company]] contest winners are announced.<ref>"[[The Contest]]"</ref>==
*The [[Andy and Company]] contest winners are announced.<ref>"[[The Contest]]"</ref>
==100 Years Later==
==100 Years Later==
*==[[R4]] and [[3W]] watch a [[Datagram]] of the episode "[[Background Blues]]".<ref>"[[Background Blues]]"</ref>==
*[[R4]] and [[3W]] watch a [[Datagram]] of the episode "[[Background Blues]]".<ref>"[[Background Blues]]"</ref>
==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Lists]]

Revision as of 17:17, 9 February 2013

An unofficial timeline of the story of Arthur. Specific years, such as 1984, 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

  • Gustaf purchases and settles the family farm.[1]

123 Years Ago

100 Years Ago

87 Years Ago

51 Years Ago

40 Years Ago

30 Years Ago

20 Years Ago

16 Years Ago

13 Years Ago

10 Years Ago

9 Years Ago

8 Years Ago

7 Years Ago

5 Years Ago

4 Years Ago (Arthur's Preschool)

3 Years Ago (Arthur's Kindergarten)

2 Years Ago (Arthur's 1st Grade)

1 Year Ago (Arthur's 2nd Grade)

Arthur's 3rd Grade

This section is particularly under construction. Please refer to the chart here in the meantime.

August

  • 16th
    • Arthur started on the show.[41]
  • 23rd
    • Muffy started on the show.[42]

September

  • Unknown date
    • Arthur and D.W. find Starry Moony in Grandma Thora's attic.[43]
    • Arthur and his friends are assigned to Mr. Ratburn, the "toughest teacher in the universe".[44]
    • The Tibble Twins try to be well-behaved for their grandmother, since they forgot about Grandparents Day last Sunday.[45]
    • Buster receives a mysterious box of chocolates from a secret admirer, and tries to identify the person so he can thank them.[46]
  • (circa) 1st
    • Buster and Arthur compete over who is a better magician.[47]
    • D.W. gives all of her toys to the Tibbles, who wreck most of them.[48]
  • 20th

October

  • Unknown date
  • 31st
    • D.W. has a bad case of hiccups that she can't get rid of.[51]

November

  • Thanksgiving (exact date unknown)
    • Francine plagerizes a paper about the Pilgrims.[52]
    • Arthur has to be the turkey in the school play.[53]

December

  • 25th
    • Arthur's family celebrates Christmas in a different way than he had planned. Other families celebrate the holidays in their own ways.[54]
  • 31st/January 1st
    • Arthur tries to stay up until midnight to see the new year.[55]

January

February

  • Unknown date, (before Valentine's Day)
    • Arthur and his friends try to invent a new holiday to cure their boredom.[56]
  • 15th

March

  • 1st
    • D.W.'s birthday.[58]
  • 10th
    • The class goes on a trip to the Science Museum, but Binky finds most of it boring, since he had already gone on the trip last year.[59]
  • 16th-17th

April

  • Unknown date
  • 1st
    • Binky takes Arthur's favorite pen, so he gets him back with an April Fools prank.[62]
  • 9th
  • 16th
    • A false fire alert happens at Mighty Mountain.[33]
  • 22nd
    • Prunella learns how giving away extra clutter can help others too.[63]

May

June

  • 2nd
  • 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.[72]

July

  • Unknown date
    • The Read Family reunion takes place, and Arthur is afraid of what Cousin Mo' has in store for him this year.[73]
  • 25th
  • 26th

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.[76]

5 Years Later (Arthur's 8th Grade)

100 Years Later

References

  1. "Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm"
  2. "On This Spot" - Arthur specifically says it happened 123 years ago.
  3. "Elwood City Turns 100!"
  4. "The Curse of the Grebes"
  5. "Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea"
  6. "Arthur's Treasure Hunt"
  7. "Brain's Shocking Secret"
  8. "Muffy's Soccer Shocker"
  9. "Crushed"
  10. "Muffy Gets Mature"
  11. "Francine's Split Decision"
  12. "To Tibble the Truth" - Alberto says he is in 8th grade.
  13. "The Butler Did... What?"
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 "But Binky has three other 9 year olds to help him!" - Buster Baxter in, "Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?"
  15. "Prunella Gets It Twice"
  16. "The Good Sport"
  17. 17.0 17.1 "Arthur's Birthday"
  18. "The Ballad of Buster Baxter"
  19. "Francine's Split Decision"
  20. http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-brain2
  21. http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-sueellen1
  22. http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-george1
  23. http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-fern1
  24. "Based on a True Story"
  25. "Desperately Seeking Stanley"
  26. "D.W.'s Perfect Wish"
  27. "D.W., Bossy Boots"
  28. "Bully for Binky"
  29. http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-tibbles1
  30. "Castles in the Sky"
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe" - The calendar transition shows it was July.
  32. "The Great MacGrady" - Arthur says so in the opening sequence.
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 "April 9th"
  34. "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend" - Also: Nadine said in "Baby Steps" that D.W. was 3 when she first imagined her.
  35. "Arthur's Baby" and "D.W.'s Baby"
  36. "Arthur and the True Francine"
  37. Arthur's Halloween (book)
  38. "Arthur's Eyes"
  39. In the book, the calendar on Mr. Marco's desk says November.
  40. 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.
  41. http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html - As he says he was 8 years, 3 months, 22 days old; calculating that from May 25th, "Arthur's Birthday", the result is August 16th right before the 3rd grade school year begins.
  42. http://pbskids.org/arthur/backstreet/chat/index.html - She says she was 8 years, 3 months, 29 days old; calculating that from May 25th, "Arthur's Birthday", the result is August 23rd right before the 3rd grade school year begins.
  43. "Bats in the Belfry", Buster says the month when D.W. shows the calendar.
  44. "Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn"
  45. "Mind Your Manners" - Grandparents Day is the first Sunday after Labor Day, meaning it is in September.
  46. "Buster's Secret Admirer" - Fern said it was September.
  47. "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.
  48. "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.
  49. "S.W.E.A.T."
  50. "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" tells that his birthday is in May.
  51. "Hic or Treat" - It was Halloween, which is on October 31st.
  52. "Francine's Pilfered Paper"
  53. Arthur's Thanksgiving
  54. Arthur's Perfect Christmas
  55. "Arthur's New Year's Eve"
  56. "The Long, Dull Winter" - At the end, they say that Valentine's Day is coming up.
  57. "Dad's Dessert Dilemma"
  58. "D.W.'s Perfect Wish"
  59. "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?!"
  60. "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.
  61. "Arthur's Big Hit" - When Buster calls Arthur in the hallway, the bulletin board has Earth Day information. Earth Day is April 22nd.
  62. Arthur's April Fool - It happened this year because it mentions Mr. Ratburn
  63. "Prunella the Packrat" - Earth Day is April 22nd.
  64. "The Big Blow-Up" - Arthur says it's May when D.W. is writing her letter to Santa.
  65. "Fernlets by Fern"
  66. "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.
  67. "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.
  68. 68.0 68.1 Arthur's Birthday"
  69. "Muffy Goes Metropolitan" - The festival is May 25th, which Muffy says is tonight.
  70. "Arthur Loses His Marbles" - Buster's video camera reads May 26th, but in a few shots mistakenly says May 24th.
  71. "The Great MacGrady" - Buster says the date when he is writing in his journal right before he confronts Skip Bitterman and Mrs. MacGrady returns.
  72. "Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea" - Calculating 51 years, 3 months, and 7 days after March 9, 1960.
  73. "Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe" - The calendar transition for the past 3 years shows the reunion takes place in July.
  74. "Home Sweet Home" - On the day the bus comes to Buster's house, the calendar transition shows that the 25th is circled.
  75. 75.0 75.1 "The Long Road Home" - George writes on a calendar.
  76. "The Short, Quick Summer"
  77. "The Contest"
  78. "Background Blues"