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*This | *This is the first one-hour special since "[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]". | ||
*It | *It is one of two hour-long specials produced as part of the [[Oasis Animation]] [http://www.awn.com/news/oasis-animation-tapped-new-seasons-arthur production deal] (alongside Seasons 20 and 21); the second being [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]. | ||
*[http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/247-pbs-kids-channel-launches-across-us/ The title was confirmed in press releases for the launch of the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel.] The press release also confirmed it will premiere on the channel as part of the “PBS KIDS Family Night” block (launched on April 21st). The synopsis was announced (along with [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]) [http://pressroom.pbs.org/Home/PBS%20Kids/PBS%20KIDS%20Channel.aspx in an infokit for the block.] | *[http://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/247-pbs-kids-channel-launches-across-us/ The title was confirmed in press releases for the launch of the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel.] The press release also confirmed it will premiere on the channel as part of the “PBS KIDS Family Night” block (launched on April 21st). The synopsis was announced (along with [[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]) [http://pressroom.pbs.org/Home/PBS%20Kids/PBS%20KIDS%20Channel.aspx in an infokit for the block.] | ||
*D.W.'s fifth birthday is also celebrated in the episode "[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]". | *D.W.'s fifth birthday is also celebrated in the episode "[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]". | ||
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| "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday" | |
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| Season/Series: | TBA |
| Number in season: | TBA |
| Original Airdate: |  May 29th, 2017 |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Peter K. Hirsch |
| Storyboard by: | Gerry Capelle Bernie Denk Olivier Migneron Dev Ramsaran Cilbur Rocha |
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"D.W. and the Beastly Birthday" is a one-hour special that premiered on May 29, 2017 on PBS.[1][2]
Synopsis
"In this all-new Arthur movie event, D.W.’s fifth birthday doesn’t go the way she had always imagined it would and she chose to escape to the magical island of Ukubonga. Meanwhile, Arthur has skipped her birthday party to go on a school trip to the planetarium – but instead of transporting him into outer space, it transports him four years in the future!"
Videos
Songs
- Big Beastly Bugaloo
Characters
Main
- D.W. Read
- Nadine Flumberghast
- Arthur Read
- Buster Baxter
- Ladonna Compson
- Bud Compson
- Emily
- Timmy and Tommy Tibble
Minor
Cameo
- 3rd Grade Female Rabbit
- 3rd Grade Female Aardvark
- Helen
- Nancy
- Maria Pappas
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Carl Gould
- Mary
- Kiefer
- Prunella Deegan
- Otis
- Alex
- George Lundgren
- Francine Frensky
- Jenna Morgan
- Binky Barnes
- Slink
- Jack Weasel
- Fern Walters
- Teenager
- Thora Read
- Pal
Mentioned
- Francis Haney (phone call)
Trivia
- This is the first one-hour special since "Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll".
- It is one of two hour-long specials produced as part of the Oasis Animation production deal (alongside Seasons 20 and 21); the second being Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse.
- The title was confirmed in press releases for the launch of the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel. The press release also confirmed it will premiere on the channel as part of the “PBS KIDS Family Night” block (launched on April 21st). The synopsis was announced (along with Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse) in an infokit for the block.
- D.W.'s fifth birthday is also celebrated in the episode "D.W.'s Perfect Wish".
- A commercial for the special and the surrounding tentpole event (a week of new episodes in the days following the premiere) was posted to the PBS Kids YouTube channel on April 29th, 2017.
- The plot surrounding D.W. is a parody of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are".
- Future D.W. is wearing a shirt with her name (Dora) in japanese (ドラ).
