Peter K. Hirsch

Peter K. Hirsch is the head writer on Arthur. He was a staff writer for the first four seasons of Arthur and took over as head writer after Joe Fallon and Ken Scarborough left the production crew. He is perhaps the program's most prolific writer, having written installments for every season of the program as of season 17. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special Arthur's Perfect Christmas.

Appearances on Arthur

• Confirmed
  • The character Mayor Hirsch is named after him.
  • He appears in person as one of the two people who tell Arthur, Buster, and Bo that their car has been towed in the episode "Postards from Buster".
• Speculated
  • The name 'Peter' appears on a paper on the bulletin board behind Arthur in "Arthur's Big Hit" right after Binky walks into Ratburn's classroom.

Writing Credits

Arthur

• 107b Buster Makes the Grade (episode)
• 113a So Long, Spanky
• 116a Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)
• 116b D.W. Flips (episode)
• 202b Arthur's Lucky Pencil
• 203b Buster and the Daredevils
• 204a Arthur Makes a Movie
• 205a Arthur's Underwear (episode)
• 207a Arthur's TV-Free Week
• 212b Arthur and the Square Dance
• 213a Water and the Brain
• 214a Sue Ellen's Lost Diary
• 202b Sue Ellen's Little Sister
• 302a D.W., All Fired Up
• 304a Background Blues
• 307a Arthur Rides the Bandwagon
• 309b The Return of the King
• 311a Double Tibble Trouble
• 313a Arthur's Dummy Disaster
• 401a D.W.'s Library Card
• 403a Buster's Breathless
• 408a 1001 Dads
• 409a What is that Thing?
• 501b Arthur and the Big Riddle
• 502a Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto
• 505a The Lousy Week
• 505b You Are Arthur
• 508b Bitzi's Beau
• 509a Just Desserts
• 501a Arthur's Family Feud
• 601a Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked
• 601b Best of the Nest
• 603b The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies
• 605a The Boy Who Cried Comet!
• 607a The Boy with His Head in the Clouds
• 608a Rhyme for Your Life
• 701b The Great Sock Mystery
• 704a To Tibble the Truth
• 705 Elwood City Turns 100!
• 709a Prunella Sees the Light
• 701 April 9th
• 801a Dear Adil
• 801b Bitzi's Break-Up
• 805b Sue Ellen Chickens Out
• 806 Postcards from Buster
• 810a Big Horns George
• 901a Castles in the Sky
• 904a Buster's Green Thumb (with Catherine Lieuwen)
• 905a Lights, Camera, Opera!
• 906b It Came From Beyond
• 901b Breezy Listening Blues
• 1001 Happy Anniversary
• 1009a Do You Speak George?
• 1101a Swept Away
• 1104a Phony Fern
• 1105a Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery
• 1106a The Making of Arthur
• 1107b Mr. Alwaysright
• 1109b Spoiled Rotten (with Wolfram Breuer)
• 1202a Room to Ride (with Ken Olshanksky and Martha Atwater)
• 1202b The Frensky Family Fiasco
• 1208b Mei Lin Takes a Stand
• 1209a Home Sweet Home
• 1301 The Great MacGrady
• 1303a Arthur's Number Nightmare
• 1306a When Carl Met George
• 1307a The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble
• 1309b The Pride of Lakewood
• 1404a Falafelosophy
• 1404b The Great Lint Rush
• 1406a Follow the Bouncing Ball
• 1406b Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea
• 1409a D.W., Queen of the Comeback
• 1401b The Long Road Home
• 1503a Buster's Secret Admirer
• 1506a Prunella the Pack Rat
• 1601 Based on a True Story
• 1605b Read and Flumberghast
• 1606a The Last Tough Customer(With P. Kevin Strader)
• 1606b Brain's Chess Mess
• 1610a So Funny I Forgot to Laugh
• 1701a Show Off
• 1701b Dog's Best Friend
• 1705b Kidonia

Songwriting Credits

• "Perfect Christmas" (lyrics)
• "What's the Use of Presents?" (lyrics)