Editing The Arthur Mega Marathon

'''The Arthur Mega Marathon''' is an upcoming, multi-day event on [[PBS Kids|PBS KIDS]] from February 16-21, 2022 in commemoration of {{Arthur}}'s 25th broadcast year and final season. Nearly every episode of the show is scheduled to air back-to-back, concluding with the debut of [[Season 25]], which includes the [[All Grown Up|series finale]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/arthur-celebrates-25th-anniversary-on-pbs-kids-with-special-marathon-and-big-reveal/ PBS Press Release - ARTHUR Celebrates 25th Anniversary on PBS KIDS with Special Marathon and Big Reveal]</ref>
==Event information==
The marathon is expected to air on the [[PBS KIDS]] 24/7 Channel on television, suspending all normal programming from 9 AM EST February 16 to 5 PM EST February 21. There will be a livestream on the PBS KIDS Video app and [[Arthur (website)|website]], in addition to the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrNnk0wFBnCS1awGjq_ijGQ official PBS KIDS YouTube Channel]

The episodes will generally run season by season, but not necessarily in their original broadcast order. One-hour specials are scheduled during evening prime-time viewing hours. The full event schedule includes nearly the [[List of episodes|entire series]] of ''Arthur'' episodes and one-hour specials, with the following exceptions:

* '''Five episodes are omitted from the marathon. These episodes are also no longer part of the normal broadcast rotation on [[PBS]]:'''
** 503 “[[It's a No-Brainer]] / [[The Shore Thing]]”
** 903 “[[Arthur Weighs In]] / [[The Law of the Jungle Gym]]”
** 1008 “[[Binky vs. Binky]] / [[Operation: D.W.!]]”
** 1202 “[[Room to Ride]] / [[The Frensky Family Fiasco]]”
** 1301 “[[The Great MacGrady (Season 13 episode)|The Great MacGrady]]” (Note: The new, revised edition of “[[The Great MacGrady (Season 24 episode)|The Great MacGrady]]” will air during the marathon.)
* '''The following holiday specials are omitted from the marathon:'''
** [[Arthur's Perfect Christmas|''Arthur’s Perfect Christmas'']]
** [[Arthur and the Haunted Tree House|''Arthur and the Haunted Tree House'']]
** [[An Arthur Thanksgiving|''An Arthur Thanksgiving'']]
* The movie [[Arthur's Missing Pal|''Arthur’s Missing Pal'']] will not air during the marathon.
==Trivia==
* Some TV listings mistakenly show “[[Grandma Thora Appreciation Day]] / [[Fern's Slumber Party]]” airing twice. However, the description for the second airing is actually that of the next episode, "[[Love Notes for Muffy]] / [[D.W. Blows the Whistle]]."
* The rerun of “[[Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll|Arthur - It’s Only Rock 'n' Roll]]” will be the first national airing of the special in about two decades.
* Some local PBS stations will simulcast the final four episodes on both their main PBS channel and PBS KIDS channel.
* The official announcement for the marathon also revealed new ''Arthur'' content is planned for the future, including digital shorts, a podcast, and online games.<ref name=":0" /> It was previously announced that reruns of the existing episodes would continue for "years to come."<ref>https://www.ign.com/articles/pbs-arthur-final-season-premiere-date-season-25</ref>
==See also==
* [[Arthur Marathon]] - a marathon of 25 fan-favorite episodes in May 2019
==References==
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[[Category:Arthur events]]