Season 3

Season 3 of Arthur premiered in the United States on September 21, 1998 on PBS.

Episodes

Screenshot	Title	Number	Episode	Original Airdate
	"Buster's Back"	101	1a	September 21, 1998
	Buster is coming back and Arthur is excited. He is also afraid that Buster will have changed too much, so he reads up on all the places Buster had visited. His fears worsen when Buster doesn't call back or come over.
	"The Ballad of Buster Baxter"	102	1b	September 21, 1998
	Art Garfunkel guest stars as a moose with a guitar who sings The Ballad of Buster Baxter. Buster has returned to Elwood City. He's surprised by how much has changed and feels left out because of the things he didn't get to experience while he was away. Arthur decides to throw a party for him.
	"D.W. All Fired Up"	103	2a	September 28, 1998
	D.W. is afraid of the upcoming fire drill in her preschool, so her family name her a fire warden and run fire drills in their house.
	"I'd Rather Read It Myself"	104	2b	September 28, 1998
	D.W. wants to prove to the Tibble twins that she can read so she picks up one of Arthur's books and makes up a story because the Tibbles can't read either. The Tibbles are impressed as she rehashes events from the last two seasons into a sci-fi/fantasy adventure story about D.W.
	"Arthur Goes Crosswire"	105	3a	October 5, 1998
	When Arthur and Muffy are assigned to work on a project together, Arthur begins to act more and more like Muffy. His friends try to turn them back into Arthur before it's too late.
	"Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurus"	106	3b	October 5, 1998
	Sue Ellen and the Brain are assigned to work on a project together (same assignment as "Arthur Goes Crosswire"). Francine and Buster say it will be easy as Brain does almost all of the work by himself. Sue Ellen wants to help, but the Brain doesn't let her. This turns into a struggle that nearly ruins their project.
	"Background Blues"	107	4a	October 12, 1998
	Arthur's class is asked to research their ancestors. Muffy and Francine try to one-up each other with who their ancestors were, even after each find nothing interesting. Even though Muffy is eventually caught lying about her ancestors, Francine continues with her lie.
	"And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids"	108	4b	October 12, 1998
	The Magic Toolbox show is coming to Ratburn's class to put the kids on TV! The kids prepare for stardom, all practicing their various talents. Brain is the only one not interested in appearing on the show, but when it turns out that the segment is not what the other kids expect it to be, they need Brain's help.
	"The Chips are Down"	109	5a	November 2, 1998
	Arthur and Buster are sorting potato chips and find a big green one. D.W. eats the chip, so Arthur and Buster trick her into think it's poisonous. Binky eats one, too, and the both of them make the best out the last days of their lives.
	"Revenge of the Chip"	110	5b	November 2, 1998
	D.W. does not like to be reminded of the events in "The Chips are Down". Throughout the day, all of the kids and adults tease D.W. about the green chip incident. D.W. is furious that this went public, and blames Arthur but finds out it was her mom who told other people. Her mom apologizes, but D.W. is upset again and runs off when her mom starts telling the story to someone else.
	"Binky Rules"	111	6a	November 9, 1998
	When graffiti stating "Binky Rules" mysteriously appears on the walls of the school, everyone thinks that Binky wrote it. Buster and Fern, who are well known for being good detectives, attempt to prove that Binky didn't do it. After more investigating, they realize that the graffiti was done by an unknown band called Binky to promote their band. Värttinä guest stars as the band Binky.
	"Meet Binky"	112	6b	November 9, 1998
	Binky, the unknown band, has their first concert. Arthur gets to visit them backstage and struggles with whether or not he should bring his friends along and decides to bring them at the last minute. The gang get to meet Binky backstage because Arthur's father is catering for them. When they meet Binky, they realize that they are actually holograms. Värttinä guest stars as the band Binky.
	"Arthur Rides the Bandwagon"	113	7a	November 16, 1998
	Arthur doesn't like the new Woogle fad, but when everyone else has a Woogle, he tries to get one. Frustrated after several failed attempts, he starts playing with a bottle cap and starts a new fad.
	"Dad's Dessert Dilemma"	114	7b	November 16, 1998
	Arthur brings a cake his dad made to a party in Mr. Ratburn's class celebrating Galileo's birthday. Everyone likes the cake so Arthur asks his dad to make more, but this makes his dad run behind on his other orders. He realizes this after Brain's mom starts bringing ice cream to the school. A subplot has Mr. Ratburn attempting to get Dad's cake by pretending to try to give anyone who is having cake a schedule of Spring Reading, but his final attempt doesn't work when it turns out that Arthur and dad aren't having cake; they're making cakes for other people.
	"Popular Girls"	115	8a	December 7, 1998
	Francine accidentally takes her sister's backpack to school and discovers a magazine called "Popular Girl". Reading it convinces Sue Ellen and Fern to change their personality to become more likable.
	"Buster's Growing Grudge"	116	8b	December 7, 1998
	Buster has never been mad at anyone for long, but he holds a grudge against Binky for telling his joke. This culminates to an onstage rant during a school talent show and Arthur has to set things right.
	"Arthur's Treasure Hunt"	117	9a	January 4, 1999
	After Buster finds an arrowhead in his backyard, Arthur wants to dig around his house to see what he can find. When he gets too involved, he starts digging where he's not allowed to dig.
	"The Return of the King"	118	9b	January 4, 1999
	Mr. Ratburn's class is at a medieval fair competing for a trophy against a class from Glenbrook led by Mr. Ratburn's former teacher, Mr. Pryce-Jones. During the competitions, Arthur is sidetracked by the sword in the stone and Mr. Ratburn's class fear that Mr. Pryce-Jones may replace Mr. Ratburn if they lose.
	"Attack of the Turbo Tibbles"	119	10a	January 11, 1999
	The Tibble twins watch an episode of "Terrific Turbo-Trooper Toy T-Bot Team" and start dressing and acting like the T-Bots, a duo of crime-fighting robots (who bear a striking resemblance to the Power Rangers). They play roughly while pretending to fight crime and end up hurting D.W.
	"D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy"	120	10b	January 11, 1999
	D.W. wants a tooth pulled out so that she can get money from the tooth fairy. When her plans don't work, she tries to trick the tooth fairy with a fake tooth.
	"Double Tibble Trouble"	121	11a	February 8, 1999
	Tommy Tibble is sad and less active because Timmy is sick. Although D.W. would like to have the Tibbles less hyperactive, they try to help Timmy out by playing like a Tibble.
	"Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival"	122	11b	February 8, 1999
	Arthur and Buster have an imaginary music festival featuring the whole cast in songs based on their lives, themselves, and the library.
	"What Scared Sue Ellen?"	123	12a	March 15, 1999
	Sue Ellen is hard to scare and is frightened by a mysterious howl in the woods. She gets enlists the help Arthur, Buster, and Binky to investigate the noise.
	"Clarissa is Cracked"	124	12b	March 15, 1999
	D.W. borrows Grandma Thora's porcelain doll, Clarissa, and she cracks the doll the day she is supposed to return it. Arthur gets the help of Mr. Ratburn to try to fix it.
	"Arthur's Dummy Disaster"	125	13a	April 26, 1999
	George becomes more popular with his giraffe ventriloquist dummy, Wally, and starts a short-lived ventriloquism fad at school. He starts acting less rationally as Wally starts falling apart, because before Wally, nobody noticed him.
	"Francine and the Feline"	126	13b	April 26, 1999
	Francine's family gets a new cat that Francine renames Nemo after her sister named him Rose Petal. Arthur is a dog person and doesn't like Nemo, thinking he is trying to kill Pal. He dislikes Nemo so much that it may end his friendship with Francine.
	"Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight"	127	14a	May 24, 1999
	D.W. and Arthur overhear their Mom and Dad arguing and fear that it will split their family.
	"D.W.'s Perfect Wish"	128	14b	May 24, 1999
	D.W. isn't as excited about her fifth birthday as her previous birthdays because according to Emily, after she turns five, she will no longer be a kid. Arthur goes over past events (from previous episodes) with D.W. to cheer her up. This works and she goes on to her birthday party to make a wish.
	"Arthur and D.W. Clean Up"	129	15a	May 31, 1999
	Arthur and D.W. need to clean their rooms and work together to get things done quicker. However, each are picky about what stays and what goes and how it all goes together.
	"The Long, Dull Winter"	130	15b	May 31, 1999
	Arthur and his friends are feeling different, but can't put a finger on it. They eventually realize that they haven't had a holiday in a while, so they embark on making a new one.