Michael Yarmush

Michael Yarmush (right) with Mr. Rogers and Marc Brown in 1999.

Michael Yarmush was the original voice of Arthur Read for the TV series, voicing the character from Season 1 to Season 5 and Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Yarmush now provides the voice of Tough Customers member Slink, and his Arthur voice is still heard in the opening theme. He also provided the voice of the waiter Jay in the Season 10 premiere "Happy Anniversary," which celebrated ten years of the series.

Voices on Arthur

Major

• Arthur Read (1996-2000;season 1—season 5; Arthur's Perfect Christmas, Arthur's New Friend)
• Slink (2005/2006—present)

Minor

• Jay (waiter)
• Big Kid #2

Voice Credits

Season 1

Episode Number	Episode Twin 1	Episode Twin 2
1	Arthur's Eyes (episode)	Francine's Bad Hair Day
2	Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn	Arthur's Spelling Trubble
3	D.W. All Wet (episode)	Buster's Dino Dilemma (episode)
4	D.W.'s Imaginary Friend	Arthur's Lost Library Book
5	Arthur's Pet Business (episode)	D.W. the Copycat
6	Locked in the Library! (episode)	Arthur Accused!
7	Arthur Goes to Camp (episode)	Buster Makes the Grade (episode)
8	Arthur's New Puppy (episode)	Arthur Bounces Back
9	Arthur Babysits (episode)	Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
10	Arthur's Birthday	Francine Frensky, Superstar
11	Arthur's Baby	D.W.'s Baby
12	Arthur Writes a Story (episode)	Arthur's Lost Dog
13	So Long, Spanky	Buster's New Friend
14	Arthur the Wrecker	Arthur and the True Francine (episode)
15	Arthur's Family Vacation (episode)	Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm
16	Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)	D.W. Flips
17	Meek for a Week	Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper
18	Arthur's Chicken Pox	Sick as a Dog
19	D.W. Rides Again	Arthur Makes the Team
20	Arthur's Almost Boring Day	The Half-Baked Sale
21	Sue Ellen Moves In	The Perfect Brother
22	D.W.'s Snow Mystery	Team Trouble
23	Bully for Binky	Misfortune Teller
24	Arthur's Tooth	D.W. Gets Lost
25	D.W. Thinks Big	Arthur Cleans Up
26	My Dad, the Garbage Man	Poor Muffy
27	D.W.'s Blankie	Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble
28	I'm a Poet	The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club
29	My Club Rules	Stolen Bike
30	Arthur's First Sleepover	Arthur's New Year's Eve

Season 2

• Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers/Draw!
• Binky Barnes, Art Expert/Arthur's Lucky Pencil
• D.W., the Picky Eater/Buster and the Daredevils
• Arthur Makes a Movie/Go to Your Room, D.W.
• Arthur's Underwear/Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider
• Buster Baxter, Cat Saver/Play it Again, D.W.
• Arthur's TV-Free Week/Night Fright
• Arthur vs. the Piano/The Big Blow-Up
• Lost!/The Short, Quick Summer
• D.W. Goes to Washington/Arthur's Mystery Envelope
• D.W.'s Deer Friend/Buster Hits the Books
• Arthur's Faraway Friend/Arthur and the Square Dance
• Water and the Brain/Arthur the Unfunny
• Sue Ellen's Lost Diary/Arthur's Knee
• Grandma Thora Appreciation Day/Fern's Slumber Party
• Love Notes for Muffy/D.W. Blows the Whistle
• Francine Redecorates/Arthur the Loser
• Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard/D.W.'s Very Bad Mood
• D.W.'s Name Game/Finders Key-pers
• How the Cookie Crumbles/Sue Ellen's Little Sister

Season 3

• Buster's Back/The Ballad of Buster Baxter
• D.W. All Fired Up/I'd Rather Read It Myself
• Arthur Goes Crosswire/Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurus
• Background Blues/And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids
• The Chips are Down/Revenge of the Chip
• Binky Rules/Meet Binky
• Arthur Rides the Bandwagon/Dad's Dessert Dilemma
• Popular Girls/Buster's Growing Grudge
• Arthur's Treasure Hunt/The Return of the King
• Attack of the Turbo Tibbles/D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy
• Double Tibble Trouble/Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival
• What Scared Sue Ellen?/Clarissa is Cracked
• Arthur's Dummy Disaster/Francine and the Feline
• Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight/D.W.'s Perfect Wish
• Arthur and D.W. Clean Up/The Long, Dull Winter

Season 4

• D.W.'s Library Card/Arthur's Big Hit
• Hide and Snake/Muffy's New Best Friend
• Buster's Breathless/The Fright Stuff
• The Contest/Prove It
• The Blizzard/The Rat Who Came to Dinner
• D.W. Tale Spins/Prunella Gets it Twice
• Binky Barnes, Wingman!/To Beat or Not to Beat
• 1001 Dads/Prunella's Prediction
• What is that Thing?/Buster's Best Behavior
• My Music Rules/That's a Baby Show!

Season 5

• Arthur and the Big Riddle/Double Dare
• Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto/Nerves of Steal
• It's a No-Brainer/The Shore Thing
• The World Record/The Cave
• The Lousy Week/You Are Arthur
• The Election/Francine Goes to War
• Sleep No More/Pet Peeved
• The Last Of Mary Moo Cow/Bitzi's Beau
• Just Desserts/The Big Dig
• Arthur's Family Feud/Muffy Gets Mature

Specials

• Arthur's New Friend
• Arthur's Perfect Christmas

Season 9

• The Law of the Jungle Gym
• Arthur Makes Waves

Season 10

• Happy Anniversary

Season 14

• The Play's the Thing

Season 16

• The Last Tough Customer

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