Season 9

Season 9 of Arthur premiered in the United States on December 27, 2004 on PBS. It aired between late 2004 and the spring of 2005.

Production

New voice actors included Cameron Ansell as Arthur, Jessica Kardos as Sue Ellen, and Paul-Stuart Brown as Brain. However, Brown split his voice acting role with Alex Hood, who has been voicing Brain since season 7, because his voice matured this season. This is also the last season where Alex Hood voices Brain.

Starting this season Arthur is on PBS Kids Go! for 2004-13.

Episodes

Screenshot	Title	Number	Episode	Original Airdate
	"Castles in the Sky"	116	1a	December 27, 2004
	The tree house collapses under the weight of snow on the roof. After meeting Frank Gehry at the Sugar Bowl, Arthur and his friends come up with different ideas to build a new one. The only design they agree on is the original, which they rebuild. Frank Gehry guest stars as himself.
	"Tipping the Scales"	116	1b	December 27, 2004
	The school choir is excited about singing in Crown City, but they aren't excited about Ms. Krasny's replacement, Dr. Frederique Fugue. All goes well until the road is closed and the trip is canceled. They stop at a diner and sing anyway.
	"Francine's Big Top Trouble"	117	2a	December 28, 2004
	Francine and her friends go to circus camp, but she becomes frustrated when she isn't as good as her sister, Catherine, was.
	"George Blows His Top"	117	2b	December 28, 2004
	George becomes increasingly annoyed when Buster begins to take advantage of his kindness.
	"Arthur Weighs In"	118	3a	December 29, 2004
	After being unable to fit into a suit for his play (and instead, is given a "husky" suit for the role), Arthur looks at a variety of diets. He finds that exercise is the best way of keeping fit, as opposed to diets.
	"The Law of the Jungle Gym"	118	3b	December 29, 2004
	Muffy gets a new camera, and wants to use the playground as a photo studio. Unfortunately, that is the Tough Customers turf, and disagreements arise about who it really belongs to.
	"Buster's Green Thumb"	119	4a	December 30, 2004
	Buster decides to try his own hand at gardening with a tomato plant after trying home-grown tomatoes and finding out that commercial ones do not taste as good.
	"My Fair Tommy"	119	4b	December 30, 2004
	D.W. teaches Tommy Tibble manners in a bet with Emily.
	"Lights, Camera... Opera!"	120	5a	December 31, 2004
	Muffy is not excited about going to the opera.
	"All Worked Up"	120	5b	December 31, 2004
	Arthur aces five quizzes in a row. But his luck runs out when his mom takes a new job. At first, he and D.W. get all worked up over this change at home, but they learn that they'll always be priority #1.
	"Arthur Makes Waves"	121	6a	April 4, 2005
	The community pool is closed for repairs, but Arthur and D.W. can use the MacDonalds' pool. Arthur discovers that James' older sister is Molly. Eventually, they get along but avoid each other in public because their friends won't approve.
	"It Came From Beyond"	121	6b	April 4, 2005
	Grandma Thora finds a stray dog named Killer. She is a ferocious dog that barks at and bites other people and pets. Grandma Thora finds out that she has been in and out of the pound several times and changes her mind after leaving her there. She rethinks her behavior toward others.
	"Three's a Crowd"	122	7a	April 5, 2005
	Prunella gets jealous when her friend, Marina, joins the yoga lessons which she has with her mother, and turns out to be better at it than her.
	"A is for Angry"	122	7b	April 5, 2005
	Arthur cracks after unwanted support from his friends, who want him to defeat the Brain and participate in the inter-scholastic checkers tournament.
	"The "A" Team"	123	8a	April 6, 2005
	The Brain and Francine feel that their soccer team is doing stuff that is much too easy for them, so they join the Elwood City All-Stars. They practice hard, until they have a soccer game against their old team, but they become extra players for it.
	"Emily Swallows a Horse"	123	8b	April 6, 2005
	D.W. finds a ball, drops it, and finds Emily holding it. Emily tries to make up an excuse to keep it instead of D.W. She lies but it keeps getting bigger as she tells more lies, such as when she said Marie-Hélène had a terrible disease called halitosis. She has a dream and tells Marie-Helene and D.W.
	"D.W. Beats All"	124	9a	April 7, 2005
	When the Tibble Twins get a set of drums and decide to perform the Summer Serenade Festival, D.W. wishes that she has an instrument of her own to play, and ultimately creates her own.
	"Buster the Myth Maker"	124	9b	April 7, 2005
	After finding that Siberian tigers are living in Turkey Hill Park, Arthur and Buster decide to investigate. However, the myth turns out to be a hoax, set up by the Brain as an experiment.
	"Binky Goes Nuts"	125	10a	April 8, 2005
	Binky discovers that he's allergic to peanuts. He finds this discovery rather daunting at first, but soon discovers that there are many ways to cope with his allergy.
	"Breezy Listening Blues"	125	10b	April 8, 2005
	The Brain is convinced that his parents' Breezy Listening Blues CD is the reason why he didn't do as well as usual on a test. He also has to find some music that will suit everyone to play in their ice cream shop.