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| '''Joe Fallon''' (sometimes credited for music as '''Joe "Toolbox" Fallon''') is a former writer for {{Arthur}}. He was the program's head writer from [[Season 1]] to [[Season 4]]. He wrote and performed [[D.W.]]'s favorite song, "[[Crazy Bus]]", and most of the other songs seen in the show.
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| After his departure from the program, Fallon went on to write for a number of other popular programs airing on [[PBS Kids]], including ''{{W|Between the Lions}}'', ''{{W|Curious George (TV series)|Curious George}}'' and ''{{W|Martha Speaks (TV series)|Martha Speaks}}''. Some of his other writing credits include ''{{W|Doug}}'', ''{{W|Peep and the Big Wide World}}'' and ''{{W|Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man}}''.
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| ==Other references in the show==
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| *[[Fallon & Son Movers]] is named after him.<ref>http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg822/#msg822</ref>
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| *[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] and [[D.W.]] indirectly mention him in "[[Play it Again, D.W.]]" and "[[My Music Rules]]" as "the guy who wrote Crazy Bus".
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| **[[D.W.]] indirectly mentions his leaving by proclaiming in [[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll]], "[[Crazy Bus]] (a song that he wrote) is for babies!" and went on to never play or sing it again.
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| *[[Mrs. Fallon]] is likely named after him.
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| ==Writing Credits==
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| *101a. {{E|Arthur's Eyes}}
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| *102a. [[Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn]]
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| *102b. [[Arthur's Spelling Trubble]]
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| *104b. [[Arthur's Lost Library Book]]
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| *105a. {{E|Arthur's Pet Business}}
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| *105b. [[D.W. the Copycat]]
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| *108a. [[Arthur's New Puppy]]
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| *109a. [[Arthur Babysits]]
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| *110a. {{E|Arthur's Birthday}}
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| *110b. [[Francine Frensky, Superstar]]
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| *111a. {{E|Arthur's Baby}}
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| *111b. [[D.W.'s Baby]]
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| *112a. {{E|Arthur Writes a Story}}
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| *112b. [[Arthur's Lost Dog]]
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| *114a. [[Arthur the Wrecker]]
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| *117a. [[Meek for a Week]]
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| *118b. [[Sick as a Dog]]
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| *119a. {{E|D.W. Rides Again}}
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| *120a. [[Arthur's Almost Boring Day]]
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| *121a. [[Sue Ellen Moves In]]
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| *121b. [[The Perfect Brother]]
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| *122a. [[D.W.'s Snow Mystery]]
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| *122b. [[Team Trouble]]
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| *123a. [[Bully for Binky]]
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| *123b. [[Misfortune Teller]]
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| *124b. [[D.W. Gets Lost]]
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| *127b. [[Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble]]
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| *128a. [[I'm a Poet]]
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| *129a. [[My Club Rules]]
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| *130a. {{E|Arthur's First Sleepover}}
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| *130b. [[Arthur's New Year's Eve]]
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| *201b. [[Draw!]]
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| *202a. [[Binky Barnes, Art Expert]]
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| *206a. [[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]
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| *206b. [[Play it Again, D.W.]]
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| *207b. [[Night Fright]]
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| *208a. {{E|Arthur vs. the Piano}}
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| *208b. [[The Big Blow-Up]]
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| *209b. [[The Short, Quick Summer]]
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| *201a. [[D.W. Goes to Washington]]
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| *211a. [[D.W.'s Deer Friend]]
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| *211b. [[Buster Hits the Books]]
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| *212a. [[Arthur's Faraway Friend]]
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| *213b. [[Arthur the Unfunny]]
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| *217b. [[Arthur the Loser]]
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| *219a. [[D.W.'s Name Game]]
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| *202a. [[How the Cookie Crumbles]]
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| *301a. [[Buster's Back]]
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| *301b. [[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]
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| *302b. [[I'd Rather Read It Myself]]
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| *304b. [[And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids]]
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| *305a. [[The Chips are Down]]
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| *308b. [[Buster's Growing Grudge]]
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| *310a. [[Attack of the Turbo Tibbles]]
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| *310b. [[D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy]]
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| *311b. [[Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival]] {{C|with [[Ken Scarborough]]}}
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| *314a. [[Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight]]
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| *314b. [[D.W.'s Perfect Wish]]
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| *315b. [[The Long, Dull Winter]]
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| *401b. [[Arthur's Big Hit]]
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| *404b. [[Prove It]]
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| *405a. [[The Blizzard]]
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| *405b. [[The Rat Who Came to Dinner]]
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| *406a. [[D.W. Tale Spins]]
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| *406b. [[Prunella Gets It Twice]]
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| *410b. [[That's a Baby Show!]]
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| ==Songwriting Credits==
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| * "[[Crazy Bus]]"
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| * "[[Library Card]]"
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| * "[[The UFO Song]]"
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| * "[[Meek for a Week (song)|Meek for a Week]]"
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| * "[[My Dog Pal]]"
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| * "[[My Night Light]]"
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| * "[[Go to Sleep]]"
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| * "[[Lucky Pencil (song)|Lucky Pencil]]"
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| * "[[Poetry Club (song)|Poetry Club]]"
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| * "[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter (song)|The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]"
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Despite the rumors, him leaving the show had '''''NOTHING''''' to do with the [[Cinar]] Tax Scandal and was in fact a year before the investigation.<ref>http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/joe-fallon/msg746/#msg746</ref> {{Arthur}} was not affected by the scandal at all because it was publicly known to be a Canadian-American co-production.
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| ==External links==
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| *[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266423/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Joe Fallon on IMDb]
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| [[Category:Writers]] | |
| [[Category:Songwriters]] | | [[Category:Songwriters]] |
| [[Category:A to Z]]{{NameSort}}{{NameSort}}
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