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|animal = Aardvark<ref>http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171102021621/http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html archived page])</ref>
|animal = Aardvark<ref>http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html ([https://web.archive.org/web/20171102021621/http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html archived page])</ref>
|birthday = During "[[Return of the Snowball]]"
|birthday = During "[[Return of the Snowball]]"
|hair = Brown
|hair = Medium brown
|complexion = Tan
|complexion = Tan
|favorite color = Violet<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-mom2</ref><br>Blue<ref>''[[Arthur Loses His Patience]]''</ref>
|favorite color = Violet<ref>http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-mom2</ref><br>Blue<ref>''[[Arthur Loses His Patience]]''</ref>
|residence = [[Reads' House]], [[Elwood City]]
|residence = [[Reads' House]], [[Elwood City]]
|family = [[Dave]] (father)<br>[[David Read]] (husband)<br>[[Arthur Read]] (son)<br>[[D.W. Read]] (daughter)<br>[[Kate Read]] (daughter){{Collapsing text|<br>[[Fred]] (brother)<br>[[Lucy]] (sister)<br>[[Lucy's husband]] (brother-in-law)<br> [[Jessica (aunt)|Jessica]] (sister or sister-in-law) <br>[[Richard]] (brother or brother-in-law)<br>[[Cora]] (niece)<br>[[Gustav]] (great-grandfather)<br>[[Jane's great-grandmother]] (great-grandmother)<br>[[Jane's great-grandfather]] (great-grandfather)<br>[[Matthew (sailor)|Matthew]] (great-great uncle)<br>[[Thora Read]] (mother-in-law)<br>[[David's brother]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Sean (uncle)|Sean]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Bonnie (aunt)|Bonnie]] (sister-in-law)<br>[[George (cousin)|George]] (nephew)<br>[[Bud (uncle)|Bud]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Loretta]] (sister-in-law)<br>[[Monique]] (niece)<br>[[Ricky]] (nephew)<br>[[Loretta's daughter]] (niece)}}
|family =  
*[[Dave]] <small>(father)</small><br>
*[[David Read]] <small>(husband)</small><br>
*[[Arthur Read]] <small>(son)</small><br>
*[[D.W. Read]] <small>(daughter)</small><br>
*[[Kate Read]] <small>(daughter)</small>
*[[Fred]] <small>(brother)</small><br>
*[[Lucy]] <small>(sister)</small><br>
*[[Lucy's husband]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small><br>
*[[Jessica (aunt)|Jessica]] <small>(sister)</small> <br>
*[[Richard]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small><br>
*[[Cora]] <small>(niece)</small><br>
*[[Ryder]] <small>(nephew)</small><br>
*[[Gustav]] <small>(great-grandfather)</small><br>
*[[Theodore Read]] <small>(great-grandfather)</small><br>
*[[Jane's great-grandmother]] <small>(great-grandmother)</small><br>
*[[Jane's great-grandfather]] <small>(great-grandfather)</small><br>
*[[Matthew (sailor)|Matthew]] <small>(great-great uncle)</small><br>
*[[Thora Read]] <small>(mother-in-law)</small><br>
*[[David's brother]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small><br>
*[[Sean (uncle)|Sean]] <small>(brother-in-law)<br>
*[[Bonnie (aunt)|Bonnie]] <small>(sister-in-law)</small><br>
*[[George (cousin)|George]] <small>(nephew)</small><br>
*[[Bud (uncle)|Bud]] <small>(brother-in-law)</small><br>
*[[Loretta]] <small>(sister-in-law)</small><br>
*[[Monique]] <small>(niece)</small><br>
*[[Ricky]] <small>(nephew)</small><br>
*[[Loretta's daughter]] <small>(niece)</small>
|job = Accountant
|job = Accountant
|book first appeared = "[[Arthur's Nose]]"
|book_debut = [[Arthur's Nose]]
|cartoon first appeared = [[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]
|cartoon_debut = "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]"
|portrayer = [[Sonja Ball]]
|voice_actor = [[Sonja Ball]]
}}'''Jane Read''' is the mother of [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], and [[Kate Read|Kate]]. She is married to [[David Read]], and works as a full-time work-at-home tax accountant.
}}'''Jane Read''' is the mother of [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[D.W. Read|D.W.]], and [[Kate Read|Kate]]. She is married to [[David Read]], and works as a full-time work-at-home tax accountant. She is also the daughter of her children's grandfather [[Dave]].


==Physical appearance==
==Physical appearance==
Jane Read is depicted with a tan complexion and shaggy brown hair and wears a pink sweater over a white shirt, blue jeans, and white Velcro shoes with purple loops. Like her son Arthur, the white shirt she wears underneath the sweater is tucked into her pants. Originally, she had a long snout and was based upon an actual aardvark with the rest of her family in ''[[Arthur's Nose]]''. She and the other aardvarks were redesigned in ''[[Arthur's Eyes (book)|Arthur's Eyes]]'' that was published three years later. In the 1980s, she and the other aardvarks had their snouts gradually shortened until it became flat. In the books, she wore different clothes of different colors. In the episode [[Crushed]] she dressed like a princess when filling in for the head caterer of the medieval reenactment society. Then again in D.W.'s dream in [[D.W.'s Time Trouble]], when D.W. traveled back in time the differences between the costumes of the two episodes was the color; it was purple in the episode Crushed and pink in the episode D.W.'s Time Trouble. Her sleepwear is yellow pajamas with a pink collar. While she was pregnant with Kate, she was seen wearing a white collared shirt with blue jeans and a yellow dress as sleepwear. Jane's summer attire is often a cream-colored sundress and a red one-piece swimsuit with a yellow stripe, or a blue variant with a green stripe.
Jane Read is depicted as a tan aardvark with shaggy brown hair and wears a pink sweater over a white shirt, blue jeans, and white Velcro shoes with purple loops. Like her son Arthur, the white shirt she wears underneath the sweater is tucked into her pants. Originally, she had a long snout and was based upon an actual aardvark with the rest of her family in ''[[Arthur's Nose]]''. She and the other aardvarks were redesigned in ''[[Arthur's Eyes (book)|Arthur's Eyes]]'', which was published three years later. In the 1980s, she and the other aardvarks had their snouts gradually shortened until they became flat. In the books, she wore different clothes of different colors. In the episode "[[Crushed]]" she dressed like a princess when filling in for the head caterer of the medieval reenactment society, and again in D.W.'s dream in "[[D.W.'s Time Trouble]]", when D.W. traveled back in time; the difference between the costumes of the two episodes was the color; it was purple in "Crushed" and pink in "D.W.'s Time Trouble". Her sleepwear is yellow pajamas with a pink collar. While she was pregnant with Kate, she was seen wearing a white collared shirt with blue jeans and a yellow dress as sleepwear. Jane's summer attire is often a cream-colored sundress and a red one-piece swimsuit with a yellow stripe, or a blue variant with a green stripe.


==Past life==
==Past life==
Jane grew up near an [[Town (Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm)|Unidentified Town]] on [[Dave|Grandpa Dave]]'s Farm (inferred, as her father, Grandpa Dave is said to have lived there for a long time). When Jane was a baby, she wore a pink dress with white cuffs, a white hair bow, and white shoes. Her diaper was covered by the skirt, and it is likely she wore wool diapers since they were in favor when she and others her age were babies. During her high school years, when she started going out with David, she had longer, thicker hair and wore pink disco clothes with white boots that were fashionable between the late 1960s through the 1970s. She is mostly known as a normal person. According to "[[Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers]]", [[Mr. Rogers]] states that he knew Jane when she was young.
Jane grew up near an [[Town (Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm)|unidentified town]] on [[Dave|Grandpa Dave]]'s Farm (inferred, as her father, Grandpa Dave, is said to have lived there for a long time). When Jane was a baby, she wore a pink dress with white cuffs, a white hair bow, and white shoes. Her diaper was covered by the skirt, and it is likely she wore wool diapers since they were in favor when she and others her age were babies. During her high school years, when she started going out with David, she had longer, thicker hair and wore pink disco clothes with white boots that were fashionable between the late 1960s through the 1970s. She is mostly known as a normal person. In "[[Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers]]", [[Mr. Rogers]] states that he knew Jane when she was young.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
*Season 1
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**[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]] 10101
*Specials
**[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]] 10202
**"[[Arthur's New Friend]]"
**[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]] 10301
**"[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]"
**[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]] 10401
**"[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]]"
**[[Arthur's Pet Business (episode)|Arthur's Pet Business]] 10402
**"[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]"
**[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]] 10501
**"[[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House]]"
**[[D.W. the Copycat]] 10502
**"[[The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur]]"
**[[Locked in the Library! (episode)|Locked in the Library!]] 10601
*[[Season 1]]
**[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]] 10701
**"[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]" 10101
**[[Arthur's New Puppy (episode)|Arthur's New Puppy]] 10801
**"[[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]" 10202
**[[Arthur Bounces Back]] 10802
**"[[D.W. All Wet (episode)|D.W. All Wet]]" 10301
**[[Arthur Babysits (episode)|Arthur Babysits]] (Cameo) 10901
**"[[D.W.'s Imaginary Friend]]" 10401
**[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]] 10902
**"[[Arthur's Pet Business (episode)|Arthur's Pet Business]]" 10402
**[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]] 11001
**"[[Arthur's Lost Library Book]]" 10501
**[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]] 11101
**"[[D.W. the Copycat]]" 10502
**[[D.W.'s Baby]] 11102
**"[[Locked in the Library! (episode)|Locked in the Library!]]" 10601
**[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]] 11201
**"[[Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)|Arthur Goes to Camp]]" 10701
**[[Arthur's Lost Dog]] 11202
**"[[Arthur's New Puppy (episode)|Arthur's New Puppy]]" 10801
**[[So Long, Spanky]] 11301
**"[[Arthur Bounces Back]]" 10802
**[[Buster's New Friend (episode)|Buster's New Friend]] 11302
**"[[Arthur Babysits (episode)|Arthur Babysits]]" {{c|cameo}} 10901
**[[Arthur the Wrecker]] 11401
**"[[Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe]]" 10902
**[[Arthur's Family Vacation (episode)|Arthur's Family Vacation]] 11501
**"[[Arthur's Birthday (episode)|Arthur's Birthday]]" 11001
**[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]] 11502
**"[[Arthur's Baby (episode)|Arthur's Baby]]" 11101
**[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]] 11601
**"[[D.W.'s Baby]]" 11102
**[[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]] 11602
**"[[Arthur Writes a Story (episode)|Arthur Writes a Story]]" 11201
**[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]] 11801
**"[[Arthur's Lost Dog]]" 11202
**[[Sick as a Dog]] 11802
**"[[So Long, Spanky]]" 11301
**[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again]] 11901
**"[[Buster's New Friend (episode)|Buster's New Friend]]" 11302
**[[Arthur Makes the Team (episode)|Arthur Makes the Team]] 11902
**"[[Arthur the Wrecker]]" 11401
**[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]] 12001
**"[[Arthur's Family Vacation (episode)|Arthur's Family Vacation]]" 11501
**[[The Half-Baked Sale]] 12002
**"[[Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm]]" 11502
**[[The Perfect Brother]] 12102
**"[[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]" 11601
**[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]] 12201
**"[[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]]" 11602
**[[Misfortune Teller]] 12302
**"[[Arthur's Chicken Pox (episode)|Arthur's Chicken Pox]]" 11801
**[[Arthur's Tooth (episode)|Arthur's Tooth]] 12401
**"[[Sick as a Dog]]" 11802
**[[D.W. Gets Lost]] 12402
**"[[D.W. Rides Again (episode)|D.W. Rides Again]]" 11901
**[[D.W. Thinks Big (episode)|D.W. Thinks Big]] 12501
**"[[Arthur Makes the Team (episode)|Arthur Makes the Team]]" 11902
**[[Arthur Cleans Up]] 12502
**"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]" 12001
**[[D.W.'s Blankie]] 12701
**"[[The Half-Baked Sale]]" 12002
**[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]] (Cameo) 12702
**"[[The Perfect Brother]]" 12102
**[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]] 12802
**"[[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]" 12201
**[[Arthur's First Sleepover (episode)|Arthur's First Sleepover]] 13001
**"[[Misfortune Teller]]" 12302
**[[Arthur's New Year's Eve]] 13002
**"[[Arthur's Tooth (episode)|Arthur's Tooth]]" 12401
*Season 2
**"[[D.W. Gets Lost]]" 12402
**[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]] 20101
**"[[D.W. Thinks Big (episode)|D.W. Thinks Big]]" 12501
**[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]] 20202
**"[[Arthur Cleans Up]]" 12502
**[[D.W., the Picky Eater (episode)|D.W., the Picky Eater]] 20301
**"[[D.W.'s Blankie]]" 12701
**[[Buster and the Daredevils]] 20302
**"[[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]" {{c|cameo}} 12702
**[[Arthur Makes a Movie]] (Cameo) 20401
**"[[The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club]]" 12802
**[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]] 20402
**"[[Arthur's First Sleepover (episode)|Arthur's First Sleepover]]" 13001
**[[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]] 20501
**"[[Arthur's New Year's Eve]]" 13002
**[[Play it Again, D.W.]] 20602
*[[Season 2]]
**[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]] 20701
**"[[Arthur Meets Mister Rogers]]" 20101
**[[Night Fright]] (Mentioned) 20702
**"[[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]" 20202
**[[Arthur vs. the Piano]] 20801
**"[[D.W., the Picky Eater (episode)|D.W., the Picky Eater]]" 20301
**[[The Big Blow-Up]] (Cameo) 20802
**"[[Buster and the Daredevils]]" 20302
**[[Lost!]] 20901
**"[[Arthur Makes a Movie]]" {{c|cameo}} 20401
**"[[Go to Your Room, D.W.]]" 20402
**"[[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]]" 20501
**"[[Play it Again, D.W.]]" 20602
**"[[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]" 20701
**"[[Night Fright]]" {{c|mentioned}} 20702
**"[[Arthur vs. the Piano]]" 20801
**"[[The Big Blow-Up]]" {{c|cameo}} 20802
**"[[Lost!]]" 20901
**[[The Short, Quick Summer]] 20902
**[[The Short, Quick Summer]] 20902
**[[D.W. Goes to Washington]] 21001
**"[[D.W. Goes to Washington]]" 21001
**[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]] 21002
**"[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope (episode)|Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]" 21002
**[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]] 21101
**"[[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]" 21101
**[[Buster Hits the Books]] (Voice heard) 21102
**"[[Buster Hits the Books]]" {{c|voice heard}} 21102
**[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]] 21201
**"[[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]" 21201
**[[Arthur and the Square Dance]] 21202
**"[[Arthur and the Square Dance]]" 21202
**[[Arthur the Unfunny]] 21302
**"[[Arthur the Unfunny]]" 21302
**[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]] 21401
**"[[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]" 21401
**[[Arthur's Knee]] 21402
**"[[Arthur's Knee]]" 21402
**[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]] 21501
**"[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]]" 21501
**[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]] 21602
**"[[D.W. Blows the Whistle]]" 21602
**[[Francine Redecorates]] 21701
**"[[Francine Redecorates]]" 21701
**[[Arthur the Loser]] 21702
**"[[Arthur the Loser]]" 21702
**[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]] 21802
**"[[D.W.'s Very Bad Mood]]" 21802
**[[D.W.'s Name Game]] 21901
**"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]" 21901
**[[Finders Key-pers]] 21902
**"[[Finders Key-pers]]" 21902
**[[How the Cookie Crumbles]] 22001
**"[[How the Cookie Crumbles]]" 22001
**[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]] (Cameo) 22002
**"[[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]" {{c|cameo}} 22002
*Season 3
*[[Season 3]]
**[[Buster's Back]] 30101
**"[[Buster's Back]]" 30101
**[[D.W. All Fired Up]] 30201
**[[D.W. All Fired Up]] 30201
**[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]] 30202
**"[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]" 30202
**[[The Chips are Down]] 30501
**"[[The Chips are Down]]" 30501
**[[Revenge of the Chip]] 30502
**"[[Revenge of the Chip]]" 30502
**[[Meet Binky]] 30602
**"[[Meet Binky]]" 30602
**[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]] 30702
**"[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]" 30702
**[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]] 30901
**"[[Arthur's Treasure Hunt]]" 30901
**[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]] 31001
**"[[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]" 31001
**[[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]] 31002
**"[[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]]" 31002
**[[Double Tibble Trouble]] 31101
**"[[Double Tibble Trouble]]" 31101
**[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] 31102
**"[[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]]" 31102
**[[Clarissa is Cracked]] 31202
**"[[Clarissa is Cracked]]" 31202
**[[Francine and the Feline]] 31302
**"[[Francine and the Feline]]" 31302
**[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]] 31401
**"[[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]" 31401
**[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]] 31402
**"[[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]" 31402
**[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]] 31501
**"[[Arthur and D.W. Clean Up]]" 31501
**[[The Long, Dull Winter]] 31502
**"[[The Long, Dull Winter]]" 31502
*Season 4
*[[Season 4]]
**[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]] 40101
**"[[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]]" 40101
**[[Arthur's Big Hit]] 40102
**"[[Arthur's Big Hit]]" 40102
**[[Hide and Snake]] 40201
**"[[Hide and Snake]]" 40201
**[[Buster's Breathless]] 40301
**"[[Buster's Breathless]]" 40301
**[[Prove It]] (Cameo) 40402
**"[[Prove It]]" {{c|cameo}} 40402
**[[The Blizzard]] 40501
**"[[The Blizzard]]" 40501
**[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]] 40502
**"[[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]]" 40502
**[[Prunella's Prediction]] 40802
**"[[Prunella's Prediction]]" 40802
**[[What is that Thing?]] 40901
**"[[What is that Thing?]]" 40901
**[[Buster's Best Behavior]] 40902
**"[[Buster's Best Behavior]]" 40902
**[[My Music Rules]] 41001
**"[[My Music Rules]]" 41001
*Season 5
*[[Season 5]]
**[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]] 50101
**"[[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]" 50101
**[[Double Dare]] 50102
**"[[Double Dare]]" 50102
**[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]] 50201
**"[[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]" 50201
**[[Nerves of Steal]] 50202
**"[[Nerves of Steal]]" 50202
**[[The Shore Thing]] (Cameo) 50302
**"[[The Shore Thing]]" {{c|cameo}} 50302
**[[The World Record]] 50401
**"[[The World Record]]" 50401
**[[The Cave]] 50402
**"[[The Cave]]" 50402
**[[The Lousy Week]] 50501
**"[[The Lousy Week]]" 50501
**[[You Are Arthur]] 50502
**"[[You Are Arthur]]" 50502
**[[Pet Peeved]] 50702
**"[[Pet Peeved]]" 50702
**[[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]] 50801
**"[[The Last of Mary Moo Cow]]" 50801
**[[Just Desserts]] (Mentioned) 50901
**[[Just Desserts]] {{c|mentioned}} 50901
**[[The Big Dig]] 50902
**"[[The Big Dig]]" 50902
**[[Arthur's Family Feud]] 51001
**"[[Arthur's Family Feud]]" 51001
*Season 6
*[[Season 6]]
**[[Arthur Plays the Blues (episode)|Arthur Plays the Blues]] 60201
**"[[Arthur Plays the Blues (episode)|Arthur Plays the Blues]]" 60201
**[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]] 60302
**"[[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]" 60302
**[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]] 60401
**"[[Muffy's Soccer Shocker]]" 60401
**[[Arthur and Los Vecinos]] 60502
**"[[Arthur and Los Vecinos]]" 60502
**[[Citizen Frensky]] 60601
**"[[Citizen Frensky]]" 60601
**[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]] 60602
**"[[D.W.'s Backpack Mishap]]" 60602
**[[More!]] 60702
**"[[More!]]" 60702
**[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]] 60802
**"[[For Whom the Bell Tolls]]" 60802
**[[Crushed]] 60902
**"[[Crushed]]" 60902
*Season 7
*[[Season 7]]
**[[Cast Away]] 70101
**"[[Cast Away]]" 70101
**[[The Great Sock Mystery]] 70102
**"[[The Great Sock Mystery]]" 70102
**[[Ants in Arthur's Pants]] 70301
**"[[Ants in Arthur's Pants]]" 70301
**[[To Tibble the Truth]] 70401
**"[[To Tibble the Truth]]" 70401
**[[Elwood City Turns 100!]] 70501
**"[[Elwood City Turns 100!]]" 70501
**[[Pick a Car, Any Car]] 70601
**"[[Pick a Car, Any Car]]" 70601
**[[D.W.'s Time Trouble]] 70701
**"[[D.W.'s Time Trouble]]" 70701
**[[Buster's Amish Mismatch]] (Cameo) 70702
**"[[Buster's Amish Mismatch]]" {{c|cameo}} 70702
**[[Is There a Doctor in the House?]] 70801
**"[[Is There a Doctor in the House?]]" 70801
**[[Return of the Snowball]] 70902
**"[[Return of the Snowball]]" 70902
**[[April 9th]] (Cameo) 71001
**"[[April 9th]]" {{c|cameo}} 71001
*Season 8
*[[Season 8]]
**[[Arthur's Snow Biz]] 80301
**"[[Arthur's Snow Biz]]" 80301
**[[Bugged]] 80302
**"[[Bugged]]" 80302
**[[D.W., Dancing Queen]] (Cameo) 80402
**"[[D.W., Dancing Queen]]" {{c|cameo}} 80402
**[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]] 80601
**"[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]" 80601
**[[Tales from the Crib]] 80802
**"[[Tales from the Crib]]" 80802
**[[Flea to Be You and Me]] 80901
**"[[Flea to Be You and Me]]" 80901
**[[Kiss and Tell]] 80902
**"[[Kiss and Tell]]" 80902
**[[Bleep]] 81002
**"[[Bleep]]" 81002
*Season 9
*[[Season 9]]
**[[Castles in the Sky]] (Past) 90101
**"[[Castles in the Sky]]" {{c|past}} 90101
**[[Francine's Big Top Trouble]] (Cameo) 90201
**"[[Francine's Big Top Trouble]]" {{c|cameo}} 90201
**[[George Blows His Top]] 90202
**"[[George Blows His Top]]" 90202
**[[Arthur Weighs In]] 90301
**"[[Arthur Weighs In]]" 90301
**[[My Fair Tommy]] (Cameo) 90402
**"[[My Fair Tommy]]" {{c|cameo}} 90402
**[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]] 90501
**"[[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]" 90501
**[[All Worked Up]] 90502
**"[[All Worked Up]]" 90502
**[[It Came From Beyond]] 90602
**"[[It Came From Beyond]]" 90602
**[[A is for Angry]] 90702
**"[[A is for Angry]]" 90702
**[[Emily Swallows a Horse]] 90802
**"[[Emily Swallows a Horse]]" 90802
**[[D.W. Beats All]] 90901
**"[[D.W. Beats All]]" 90901
**[[Buster the Myth Maker]] (Cameo) 90902
**"[[Buster the Myth Maker]]" {{c|cameo}} 90902
*Season 10
*[[Season 10]]
**[[Happy Anniversary]] 10010
**"[[Happy Anniversary]]" 10010
**[[The Squirrels (episode)|The Squirrels]] 100201
**"[[The Squirrels (episode)|The Squirrels]]" 100201
**[[Fern and Persimmony Glitchet]] (Cameo) 100202
**"[[Fern and Persimmony Glitchet]]" {{c|cameo}} 100202
**[[The Secret About Secrets]] 100302
**"[[The Secret About Secrets]]" 100302
**[[Family Fortune]] 100402
**"[[Family Fortune]]" 100402
**[[Flaw and Order]] 100502
**"[[Flaw and Order]]" 100502
**[[Arthur Changes Gears]] (Cameo) 100602
**"[[Arthur Changes Gears]]" {{c|cameo}} 100602
**[[Unfinished]] 100701
**"[[Unfinished]]" 100701
**[[D.W., Bossy Boots]] 100702
**"[[D.W., Bossy Boots]]" 100702
**[[Binky vs. Binky]] (Cameo) 100801
**"[[Binky vs. Binky]]" {{c|cameo}} 100801
**[[Operation: D.W.!]] 100802
**"[[Operation: D.W.!]]" 100802
**[[What's Cooking?]] 101001
**"[[What's Cooking?]]" 101001
*Season 11
*[[Season 11]]
**[[Swept Away]] 110101
**"[[Swept Away]]" 110101
**[[Arthur Sells Out]] 110201
**"[[Arthur Sells Out]]" 110201
**[[Dancing Fools]] 110602
**"[[Dancing Fools]]" 110602
**[[Hic or Treat]] 110701
**"[[Hic or Treat]]" 110701
**[[Buster Gets Real]] 110802
**"[[Buster Gets Real]]" 110802
**[[D.W. on Ice]] 110901
**"[[D.W. on Ice]]" 110901
**[[Big Brother Binky]] 11100
**"[[Big Brother Binky]]" 11100
*Season 12
*[[Season 12]]
**[[Never, Never, Never]] 120101
**"[[Never, Never, Never]]" 120101
**[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]] (Cameo) 120201
**"[[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]" {{c|cameo}} 120201
**[[D.W.'s Stray Netkitten]] 120301
**"[[D.W.'s Stray Netkitten]]" 120301
**[[The Blackout]] 120801
**"[[The Blackout]]" 120801
**[[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]] (Cameo) 120802
**"[[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]" {{c|cameo}} 120802
**[[Do You Believe in Magic?]] 120902
**"[[Do You Believe in Magic?]]" 120902
**[[D.W.'s Furry Freak-out]] 121002
**"[[D.W.'s Furry Freak-out]]" 121002
*Season 13
*[[Season 13]]
**[[Kung Fool]] 130202
**"[[Kung Fool]]" 130202
**[[Arthur's Number Nightmare]] (Fantasy) 130301
**"[[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]" {{c|fantasy}} 130301
**[[No Acting, Please]] (Cameo) 130501
**"[[No Acting, Please]]" {{c|cameo}} 130501
**[[D.W. Swims with the Fishes]] 130602
**"[[D.W. Swims with the Fishes]]" 130602
**[[Paradise Lost]] 130901
**"[[Paradise Lost]]" 130901
**[[The Secret Origin of Supernova]] (Cameo) 131002
**"[[The Secret Origin of Supernova]]" {{c|cameo}} 131002
*Season 14
*[[Season 14]]
**[[Falafelosophy]] (Cameo) 140401
**"[[Falafelosophy]]" {{c|cameo}} 140401
**[[Pet Projects]] (Cameo) 140502
**"[[Pet Projects]]" {{c|cameo}} 140502
**[[Buster Baxter & the Letter from the Sea]] (Cameo) 140602
**"[[Buster Baxter & the Letter from the Sea]]" {{c|cameo}} 140602
**[[Around the World in 11 Minutes]] (Cameo) 140701
**"[[Around the World in 11 Minutes]]" {{c|cameo}} 140701
**[[Muffy and the Big Bad Blog]] (Cameo) 140702
**"[[Muffy and the Big Bad Blog]]" {{c|cameo}} 140702
**[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]] 140901
**"[[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]" 140901
*Season 15
*[[Season 15]]
**[[Fifteen]] 150100
**"[[Fifteen]]" 150100
**[[The Last King of Lambland]] (Flashback) 150302
**"[[The Last King of Lambland]]" {{c|flashback}} 150302
**[[S.W.E.A.T.]] (Cameo) 150502
**"[[S.W.E.A.T.]]" {{c|cameo}} 150502
**[[Grandpa Dave's Memory Album]] 150601
**"[[Grandpa Dave's Memory Album]]" 150601
**[[Best Enemies]] 150802
**"[[Best Enemies]]" 150802
**[[Through the Looking Glasses]] 150902
**"[[Through the Looking Glasses]]" 150902
**[[The Trouble with Trophies]] 151002
**"[[The Trouble with Trophies]]" 151002
*Season 16
*[[Season 16]]
**[[All About D.W.]] (Cameo) 160301
**"[[All About D.W.]]" {{c|cameo}} 160301
**[[Blockheads]] 160302
**"[[Blockheads]]" 160302
*Season 17
*[[Season 17]]
**[[Dog's Best Friend]] (Cameo) 170102
**"[[Dog's Best Friend]]" {{c|cameo}} 170102
**[[Adventures in Budylon]] (Mentioned) 170201
**"[[Adventures in Budylon]]" {{c|mentioned}} 170201
**[[Opposites Distract]] 170401
**"[[Opposites Distract]]" 170401
**[[Just the Ticket]] 170402
**"[[Just the Ticket]]" 170402
**[[All Thumbs]] 170501
**"[[All Thumbs]]" 170501
**[[Kidonia (episode)|Kidonia]] 170502
**"[[Kidonia (episode)|Kidonia]]" 170502
**[[Pets and Pests]] 170701
**"[[Pets and Pests]]" 170701
*Season 18
*[[Season 18]]
**[[The Tattletale Frog]] 180101
**"[[The Tattletale Frog]]" 180101
**[[Whip. Mix. Blend.]] 180601
**"[[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]" 180601
**[[Staycation]] 180602
**"[[Staycation]]" 180602
**[[Two Minutes]] 180701
**"[[Two Minutes]]" 180701
**[[Arthur Read: Super Saver]] 180801
**"[[Arthur Read: Super Saver]]" 180801
**[[Tibbles to the Rescue]] (Mentioned) 180802
**"[[Tibbles to the Rescue]]" {{c|mentioned}} 180802
**[[The Pageant Pickle]] 180901
**"[[The Pageant Pickle]]" 180901
**[[Some Assembly Required]] 180902
**"[[Some Assembly Required]]" 180902
**[[Shelter from the Storm]] 181000
**"[[Shelter from the Storm]]" 181000
*Season 19
*[[Season 19]]
**[[One Ornery Critter]] 190501
**"[[One Ornery Critter]]" 190501
**[[Maria Speaks]] (Cameo) 190601
**"[[Maria Speaks]]" {{c|cameo}} 190601
**[[Carl's Concerto]] (Cameo) 190701
**"[[Carl's Concerto]]" {{c|cameo}} 190701
*Season 20
*[[Season 20]]
**[[Arthur and the Whole Truth]] (Cameo) 200102
**"[[Arthur and the Whole Truth]]" {{c|cameo}} 200102
**[[He Said, He Said]] 200301
**"[[He Said, He Said]]" 200301
**[[Bunny Trouble]] 200302
**"[[Bunny Trouble]]" 200302
**[[Lend Me Your Ear]] 200501
**"[[Lend Me Your Ear]]" 200501
**[[Mutiny on the Pitch]] 200602
**"[[Mutiny on the Pitch]]" 200602
*Season 21
*[[Season 21]]
**[[Francine & the Soccer Spy]] (Cameo) 210301
**"[[Francine & the Soccer Spy]]" {{c|cameo}} 210301
**[[Pal and the Big Itch]] 210702
**"[[Pal and the Big Itch]]" 210702
*[[Season 22]]
**"[[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]" {{c|cameo}}
**"[[The Feud]]" {{c|cameo}}
**"[[The Longest Eleven Minutes]]" {{c|mentioned}}
**"[[Binky Can't Always Get What He Wants]]" {{c|cameo}}
**"[[Muffy's Car Campaign]]" {{c|cameo}}
*[[Season 23]]
**"[[When Duty Calls]]" {{c|cameo}}
**"[[D.W. and Dr. Whosit]]"
*[[Season 24]]
**[[Arthur's Big Meltdown]] (cameo)
}}


==Other Media==
==Other media==
In the [[Living Books]] computer games, she had a light brown complexion and orange hair (and sometimes straight hair) in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'' and a light complexion and light brown hair in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''. It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. In those two games, she was voiced by Jennifer Hewitt before the cartoon show replaced her with Sonja Ball.
In the [[Living Books]] computer games, she had a light brown complexion and orange hair (and sometimes straight hair) in ''[[Arthur's Teacher Trouble (game)|Arthur's Teacher Trouble]]'' and a light complexion and light brown hair in ''[[Arthur's Birthday (game)|Arthur's Birthday]]''. It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. In those two games, she was voiced by Jennifer Hewitt before the cartoon show replaced her with [[Sonja Ball]].


In the later games during the 32-bit era of computers and software such as ''[[Arthur's Thinking Games]]'', her appearance was the same as she looks in the cartoon show.
In the later games during the 32-bit era of computers and software such as ''[[Arthur's Thinking Games]]'', her appearance was the same as she looks in the cartoon show.
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==Career==
==Career==
David and Jane prefer to stay at home. This is made possible by [[Ed Crosswire]]. Both are hired by Ed, and would have to get new jobs if Ed canceled. As for Jane, Ed relies on her for accounting needs. Other busy moments are during tax season, but she does not like to work long hours. Her usual station is in the den and wears casual attire. Some episodes she has worn professional attire and left for or returned from work at a large company. She rarely needs Thora, [[Catherine Frensky]], or some other sitter since they are usually at home. The only three times they are needed are when David and Jane are sick, or are going to a social event with their friends, or when they need to concentrate on work so they ask Arthur and D.W. to stay with their friends or with Thora. Jane herself also babysits.<ref>"[[D.W. Gets Lost]]"</ref><ref>"[[Arthur the Wrecker]]"</ref><ref>"[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]"</ref><ref>"[[Is There a Doctor in the House?]]"</ref><ref>"[[Play it Again, D.W.]]"</ref><ref>"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]"</ref><ref>"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]"</ref><ref>"[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]"</ref>
David and Jane prefer to stay at home. This is made possible by [[Ed Crosswire]]. Both are hired by Ed, and would have to get new jobs if Ed canceled. As for Jane, Ed relies on her for accounting needs. Other busy moments are during tax season, but she does not like to work long hours. Her usual station is in the den and she wears casual attire while working. Some episodes she has worn professional attire and left for or returned from work at a large company. She rarely needs [[Thora Read|Thora]], [[Catherine Frensky]], or some other sitter since they are usually at home. The only three times they are needed are when David and Jane are sick, or are going to a social event with their friends, or when they need to concentrate on work so they ask Arthur and D.W. to stay with their friends or with Thora. Jane herself also babysits.<ref>"[[D.W. Gets Lost]]"</ref><ref>"[[Arthur the Wrecker]]"</ref><ref>"[[Arthur's Mystery Envelope]]"</ref><ref>"[[Is There a Doctor in the House?]]"</ref><ref>"[[Play it Again, D.W.]]"</ref><ref>"[[D.W.'s Name Game]]"</ref><ref>"[[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]"</ref><ref>"[[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]"</ref>


==See also==
==Trivia==
* In "[[Arthur's Eyes (episode)|Arthur's Eyes]]," the first Arthur spotted when looking at Jane with his new glasses, was that she had gray hairs.
 
==Gallery==
*[[Jane Read/Gallery]]
*[[Jane Read/Gallery]]


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Jane Read
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Gender Female
Animal Aardvark[1]
Birthday During "Return of the Snowball"

Hair color Medium brown
Complexion Tan
Favorite color Violet[2]
Blue[3]
Residence Reads' House, Elwood City
Family *Dave (father)
Job Accountant
Book debut Arthur's Nose
Cartoon debut "Arthur's Eyes"
Voiced by Sonja Ball

Jane Read is the mother of Arthur, D.W., and Kate. She is married to David Read, and works as a full-time work-at-home tax accountant. She is also the daughter of her children's grandfather Dave.

Physical appearance[edit]

Jane Read is depicted as a tan aardvark with shaggy brown hair and wears a pink sweater over a white shirt, blue jeans, and white Velcro shoes with purple loops. Like her son Arthur, the white shirt she wears underneath the sweater is tucked into her pants. Originally, she had a long snout and was based upon an actual aardvark with the rest of her family in Arthur's Nose. She and the other aardvarks were redesigned in Arthur's Eyes, which was published three years later. In the 1980s, she and the other aardvarks had their snouts gradually shortened until they became flat. In the books, she wore different clothes of different colors. In the episode "Crushed" she dressed like a princess when filling in for the head caterer of the medieval reenactment society, and again in D.W.'s dream in "D.W.'s Time Trouble", when D.W. traveled back in time; the difference between the costumes of the two episodes was the color; it was purple in "Crushed" and pink in "D.W.'s Time Trouble". Her sleepwear is yellow pajamas with a pink collar. While she was pregnant with Kate, she was seen wearing a white collared shirt with blue jeans and a yellow dress as sleepwear. Jane's summer attire is often a cream-colored sundress and a red one-piece swimsuit with a yellow stripe, or a blue variant with a green stripe.

Past life[edit]

Jane grew up near an unidentified town on Grandpa Dave's Farm (inferred, as her father, Grandpa Dave, is said to have lived there for a long time). When Jane was a baby, she wore a pink dress with white cuffs, a white hair bow, and white shoes. Her diaper was covered by the skirt, and it is likely she wore wool diapers since they were in favor when she and others her age were babies. During her high school years, when she started going out with David, she had longer, thicker hair and wore pink disco clothes with white boots that were fashionable between the late 1960s through the 1970s. She is mostly known as a normal person. In "Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers", Mr. Rogers states that he knew Jane when she was young.

Appearances[edit]

Other media[edit]

In the Living Books computer games, she had a light brown complexion and orange hair (and sometimes straight hair) in Arthur's Teacher Trouble and a light complexion and light brown hair in Arthur's Birthday. It was likely due to color and tone restrictions during the 16-bit era of computers and software. In those two games, she was voiced by Jennifer Hewitt before the cartoon show replaced her with Sonja Ball.

In the later games during the 32-bit era of computers and software such as Arthur's Thinking Games, her appearance was the same as she looks in the cartoon show.

Personality[edit]

Jane is quite caring and loving to her three children. However, some of the time, she seems to be passively exasperated on a daily basis, because of the antics of her kids. She is a bit more strict than her husband, usually with D.W. as David is with Arthur. Arthur always refers to her as "Mom," but D.W. usually refers to her as "Mommy." She wants the best for her children, such as making sure they keep their rooms clean.

Jane is also the most talented at cleaning the house. She can sometimes be quite firm when Arthur and D.W. are frequently arguing and quarreling. She also doesn't seem to mind D.W.’s bothering of Arthur, as she usually sighs and goes about her day whenever Arthur complains of D.W.’s tomfoolery.

Jane also may have a more greedy and self-absorbed side; this is shown when she fantasizes of one day escaping her family life to pursue personal interests in "Pick a Car, Any Car."

Career[edit]

David and Jane prefer to stay at home. This is made possible by Ed Crosswire. Both are hired by Ed, and would have to get new jobs if Ed canceled. As for Jane, Ed relies on her for accounting needs. Other busy moments are during tax season, but she does not like to work long hours. Her usual station is in the den and she wears casual attire while working. Some episodes she has worn professional attire and left for or returned from work at a large company. She rarely needs Thora, Catherine Frensky, or some other sitter since they are usually at home. The only three times they are needed are when David and Jane are sick, or are going to a social event with their friends, or when they need to concentrate on work so they ask Arthur and D.W. to stay with their friends or with Thora. Jane herself also babysits.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Trivia[edit]

  • In "Arthur's Eyes," the first Arthur spotted when looking at Jane with his new glasses, was that she had gray hairs.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/parents/arthur/help/answers/faq_friends.html (archived page)
  2. ↑ http://pbskids.org/arthur/print/tradingcards/cards.html#pg-mom2
  3. ↑ Arthur Loses His Patience
  4. ↑ "D.W. Gets Lost"
  5. ↑ "Arthur the Wrecker"
  6. ↑ "Arthur's Mystery Envelope"
  7. ↑ "Is There a Doctor in the House?"
  8. ↑ "Play it Again, D.W."
  9. ↑ "D.W.'s Name Game"
  10. ↑ "Arthur's Almost Boring Day"
  11. ↑ "I'd Rather Read It Myself"



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