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'''Peter K. Hirsch '''is the head writer on [[Arthur (TV series)|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 October 2012, and the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''.
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==Writing Credits==
'''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 105 episodes in total thus far, as well as writing episodes for every season of the program, except for season 23. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''. Some of his other writing credits include ''Martha Speaks'' and ''Time Warp Trio''.
===Arthur Episodes===
 
*10702 [[Buster Makes the Grade]]
==Appearances on ''Arthur''==
*11601 [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
===Confirmed===
*20202 [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
*[[Mayor Hirsch]] is named after him.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025</ref>
*20302 [[Buster and the Daredevils]]
*He appears in person as one of the two people who tell [[Arthur Read|Arthur]], [[Buster Baxter|Buster]], and [[Bo Baxter|Bo]] that their car has been towed in the episode "{{E|Postcards from Buster}}".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140212070520/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg815/#msg815</ref>
*20401 [[Arthur Makes a Movie]]
*[[Dr. Hirsch]] is also named after him.
*20501 [[Arthur's Underwear]]
===Speculated===
*20701 [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]
*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.
*20122 [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
 
*20131 [[Water and the Brain]]
==Writing credits==
*20141 [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]
===''Arthur''===
*20202 [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]
*107b. [[Buster Makes the Grade (episode)|Buster Makes the Grade]]
*30201 [[D.W., All Fired Up]]
*113a. [[So Long, Spanky]]
*30401 [[Background Blues]]
*116a. [[Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (episode)|Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest]]
*30701 [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]
*116b. [[D.W. Flips (episode)|D.W. Flips]]
*30111 [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
*202b. [[Arthur's Lucky Pencil]]
*30131 [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
*203b. [[Buster and the Daredevils]]
*40101 [[D.W.'s Library Card]]
*204a. [[Arthur Makes a Movie]]
*40301 [[Buster's Breathless]]
*205a. [[Arthur's Underwear (episode)|Arthur's Underwear]]
*40801 [[1001 Dads]]
*207a. [[Arthur's TV-Free Week]]
*40901 [[What is that Thing?]]
*212b. [[Arthur and the Square Dance]]
*50102 [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]
*213a. [[Water and the Brain]]
*50201 [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]
*214a. [[Sue Ellen's Lost Diary]]
*50501 [[The Lousy Week]]
*220b. [[Sue Ellen's Little Sister]]
*50502 [[You Are Arthur]]
*302a. [[D.W. All Fired Up]]
*50802 [[Bitzi's Beau]]
*304a. [[Background Blues]]
*50901 [[Just Desserts]]
*307a. [[Arthur Rides the Bandwagon]]
*50101 [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
*309b. [[The Return of the King]]
*60101 [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
*311a. [[Double Tibble Trouble]]
*60102 [[Best of the Nest]]
*313a. [[Arthur's Dummy Disaster]]
*60302 [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*401a. [[D.W.'s Library Card (episode)|D.W.'s Library Card]]
*60501 [[The Boy Who Cried Comet!]]
*403a. [[Buster's Breathless]]
*60701 [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
*408a. [[1001 Dads]]
*60801 [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
*409a. [[What is that Thing?]]
*70102 [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*501b. [[Arthur and the Big Riddle]]
*70401 [[To Tibble the Truth]]
*502a. [[Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto]]
*705 [[Elwood City Turns 100!]]
*505a. [[The Lousy Week]]
*70901 [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
*505b. [[You Are Arthur]]
*70100 [[April 9th]]
*508b. [[Bitzi's Beau]]
*80101 [[Dear Adil]]
*509a. [[Just Desserts]]
*80102 [[Bitzi's Break-Up]]
*510a. [[Arthur's Family Feud]]
*80502 [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]]
*601a. [[Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked]]
*806 [[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]
*601b. [[Best of the Nest]]
*80101 [[Big Horns George]]
*603b. [[The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies]]
*90101 [[Castles in the Sky]]
*605a. [[The Boy Who Cried Comet]]
*90401 [[Buster's Green Thumb]] (with [[Catherine Lieuwen]])
*607a. [[The Boy with His Head in the Clouds]]
*90501 [[Lights, Camera, Opera!]]
*608a. [[Rhyme for Your Life]]
*90602 [[It Came From Beyond]]
*701b. [[The Great Sock Mystery]]
*90102 [[Breezy Listening Blues]]
*704a. [[To Tibble the Truth]] (with [[Gerard Lewis]])
*1001 [[Happy Anniversary]]
*705. [[Elwood City Turns 100!]] (with [[Matthew Lane]])
*100901 [[Do You Speak George?]]
*709a. [[Prunella Sees the Light]]
*110101 [[Swept Away]]
*710. [[April 9th]]
*110401 [[Phony Fern]]
*801a. [[Dear Adil]]
*110501 [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]
*801b. [[Bitzi's Break-Up]]
*110601 [[The Making of Arthur]]
*805b. [[Sue Ellen Chickens Out]] (with [[Peter Egan]])
*110702 [[Mr. Alwaysright]]
*806. [[Postcards from Buster (episode)]]
*110902 [[Spoiled Rotten]] (with [[Wolfram Breuer]])
*810a. [[Big Horns George]]
*120201 [[Room to Ride]] (with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Martha Atwater]])
*901a. [[Castles in the Sky]]
*120202 [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]
*902a. [[George Blows His Top]] (with [[Courtney Lilly]])
*120802 [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]
*904a. [[Buster's Green Thumb]] {{C|idea by [[Catherine Lieuwen]]}}
*120901 [[Home Sweet Home]]
*905a. [[Lights, Camera... Opera!]]
*1301 [[The Great MacGrady]]
*906b. [[It Came From Beyond]]
*130301 [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
*910b. [[Breezy Listening Blues]]
*130601 [[When Carl Met George]]
*1001. [[Happy Anniversary]]
*130701 [[The Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble]]
*1009a. [[Do You Speak George?]]
*130902 [[The Pride of Lakewood]]
*1101a. [[Swept Away]]
*140401 [[Falafelosophy]]
*1104a. [[Phony Fern]]
*140402 [[The Great Lint Rush]]
*1105a. [[Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery]]
*140601 [[Follow the Bouncing Ball]]
*1106a. [[The Making of Arthur]]
*140602 [[Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea]]
*1107b. [[Mr. Alwaysright]]
*140901 [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
*1109b. [[Spoiled Rotten]] {{C|with [[Wolfram Breuer]]}}
*140102 [[The Long Road Home]]
*1202a. [[Room to Ride]] {{C|with [[Ken Olshanksky]] and [[Martha Atwater]]}}
*150301 [[Buster's Secret Admirer]]
*1202b. [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]
*150601 [[Prunella the Pack Rat]]
*1208b. [[Mei Lin Takes a Stand]]
*1601 [[Based on a True Story]]
*1209a. [[Home Sweet Home]]
*160502 [[Read and Flumberghast]]
*1301. [[The Great MacGrady]]
*1303a. [[Arthur's Number Nightmare]]
*1306a. [[When Carl Met George]]
*1307a. [[A 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 & the Letter from the Sea]] {{C|with [[Mathayu Warren Lane]]}}
*1409a. [[D.W., Queen of the Comeback]]
*1410b. [[The Long Road Home]]
*1503a. [[Buster's Secret Admirer]]
*1506a. [[Prunella the Packrat]]
*1601. [[Based on a True Story]]
*1605b. [[Read and Flumberghast]]
*1606a. [[The Last Tough Customer]] {{C|with [[P. Kevin Strader]]}}
*1606b. [[Brain's Chess Mess]]
*1610a. [[So Funny I Forgot to Laugh]]
*1701a. [[Show Off]]
*1701b. [[Dog's Best Friend]] {{C|with [[Jacqui Deegan]]}}
*1705b. [[Kidonia]] {{C|with [[Tolon Brown]]}}
*1707a. [[Pets and Pests]]
*1707b. [[Go Fly a Kite]]
*1708a. [[The Director's Cut]]
*1708b. [[Crime and Consequences]]
*1710b. [[Brain Freeze]] {{C|with [[Andy Yerkes]]}}
*1801b. [[D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose]]
*1802a. [[The Friend Who Wasn't There]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
*1804a. [[Best Wishes]] {{C|with [[Dietrich Smith]]}}
*1805b. [[Arthur Calls It]] {{C|with [[Craig Carlisle]]}}
*1806a. [[Whip. Mix. Blend.]]
*1810. [[Shelter from the Storm]]
*1901a. [[Brain's Brain]]
*1902a. [[Sue Ellen Adds It Up]] {{C|with [[Cusi Cram]]}}
*1905a. [[Buster Isn't Buying It]]
*1907a. [[Carl's Concerto]] {{C|with [[Eric Shaw]]}}
*1907b. [[Too Much of a Good Thing]]
*1909b. [[Besties]]
*1910. [[The Last Day]]
*2001b. [[Arthur and the Whole Truth]]
*2002a. [[Fern's Flights of Fancy]]
*2005a. [[Lend Me Your Ear]] {{C|with [[Raye Lankford]]}}
*2005b. [[The Butler Did It]]
*2101a. [[Binky's 'A' Game]]
*2102. [[The Master Builders]]
*2104b. [[Arthur Takes a Stand]]
*2105a. [[Slink's Special Talent]]
*2107b. [[Pal and the Big Itch]]
*2201a. [[Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone]]
*2204a. [[Muffy's Car Campaign]] {{C|with [[Matt Hoverman]]}}
*2402 "[[The Great MacGrady (Season 24 episode)|The Great Macgrady]]" {{C|with [[Leah Ryan]] (uncredited)}}
*2504b. "[[All Grown Up]]"
 
===''Postcards from Buster''===
*[[Buster's Egyptian Adventure]]


===Specials===
===Specials===
*S1 [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas|Arthur's Perfect Christmas ]]
*[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]
[[Category:Writers|Hirsch, Peter K.]]
*[[D.W. and the Beastly Birthday]]
[[Category:Real life]]
*[[Arthur and the Haunted Treehouse]]
[[Category:Crew members]]
 
==Songwriting Credits==
*"[[Perfect Christmas]]" (lyrics)
*"[[What's the Use of Presents?]]" (lyrics)
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{NameSort}}{{NameSort}}
[[Category:Writers]]
[[Category:Songwriters]]
[[Category:A to Z]]

Latest revision as of 22:14, 16 June 2023

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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 105 episodes in total thus far, as well as writing episodes for every season of the program, except for season 23. He also wrote lyrics for some songs in the special Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Some of his other writing credits include Martha Speaks and Time Warp Trio.

Appearances on Arthur[edit]

Confirmed[edit]

Speculated[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Arthur[edit]

Postcards from Buster[edit]

Specials[edit]

Songwriting Credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212033419/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg1025/#msg1025
  2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212070520/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/new-board/crew-members-that-appear-in-the-series/msg815/#msg815



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