The Arthur Podcast

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"The Arthur Podcast" is a Podcast Featuring Arthur Read. It will be released October 20th. New podcast episodes are scheduled to be released weekly on Thursdays throughout the fall of 2022. The Arthur Podcast is available to stream on the Arthur PBS website the PBS KIDS Video app, the Arthur YouTube channel, and most major audio streaming platforms, such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. The podcast is produced by (W)GBH Kids and Gen-Z Media, and distributed by PBS KIDS and PRX. Each podcast episode features Arthur retelling the events of a classic Arthur television episode, with commentary from his friends and family. It also includes an interactive segment that incorporates listener-submitted audio clips from kids, responding to questions posed by Arthur regarding topics that relate to kids' everyday life and challenges.

Plot

• Trailer: Arthur is getting ready to start his new podcast. He has his recording equipment set up in his bedroom, but D.W. is curious and eager to interrupt. She wants to make the show all about her instead. Arthur explains that the podcast will be about his friends and family.
• Spelling Trubble: Arthur is surprised when he and Brain are chosen to represent Mr. Ratburn’s class in the school-wide spellathon. Arthur didn’t study! How will he be able to compete against the smartest kid in the school and last year’s reigning champ?
• Scare-Your-Pants-Off: When a group called “Parents Against Weird Stories” try to ban the “Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club” books, it’s up to Arthur and his friends to save their favorite book series!
• Buster's Secret Admirer: Buster receives a box of chocolates in the mail. Who could they be from? He’ll need Arthur’s help to discover who his secret admirer is.
• Snow Biz: It’s snowing in Elwood City, and Arthur’s new shoveling business is booming…that is, until Buster tries to get in on the action. Now the friends must compete to be the best shoveler on the block!
• Arthur's New Baby: Arthur is not excited when his parents announce that they’ll be having another baby. One little sister is more than enough! Will he be able to win Baby Kate over, or will he have another D.W. to contend with?

Characters

Trailer

• David Read (mentioned)
• Buster Baxter (mentioned)
• Muffy Crosswire (mentioned)
• Jane Read (mentioned)
• D.W. Read
• Pal
• Arthur Read
• Francine Frensky (mentioned)

Spelling Trubble

• Arthur Read
• Prunella Deegan
• Brain
• Buster Baxter
• Francine Frensky
• D.W. Read
• Mr. Haney
• Mr. Ratburn
• Muffy Crosswire
• 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2) (first speaking role)
• David Read
• Jane Read
• Kate Read
• Mr. Powers
• Thora Read
• Pal
• Jenna Morgan (cameo)
• George Lundgren (cameo)
• Binky Barnes (cameo)
• Sue Ellen Armstrong (cameo)
• Fern Walters (cameo)
• Ms. Tingley (cameo)
• Mrs. Fink (cameo)
• Miss Sweetwater (cameo)
• Mr. Marco (cameo)
• Billy (cameo)
• Otis (cameo)
• Alex Davidson (cameo)
• Maria Pappas (cameo)
• Brian (cameo)
• Luke (cameo)
• Mary (cameo)
• Beulah McInnerny (cameo)

Scare-Your-Pants-Off

• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• Muffy Crosswire
• Francine Frensky
• Alan Powers
• Ed Crosswire
• Ms. McWord
• Paige Turner
• Julie Moore
• Bailey
• Laverne Frensky
• Rashad
• Ice cream shop customer

Buster's Secret Admirer

• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• Bitzi Baxter
• Muffy Crosswire
• Fern Walters
• Mrs. Wood
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Francine Frensky
• Jamie (Meteor Comix)
• Unknown Female Aardvark (Number 7)

Snow Biz

• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• D.W. Read
• Jane Read
• David Read
• Ramon Molina
• Thora Read
• Francine Frensky
• Binky Barnes
• Muffy Crosswire

Arthur's New Baby

• Kate Read
• Arthur Read
• D.W. Read
• Jane Read
• David Read
• Thora Read
• Buster Baxter
• Francine Frensky
• Binky Barnes
• Muffy Crosswire

Songs

• Spelling Trubble:
  • "A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K"
• Snow Biz:
  • The Magic Snow Jingle
  • The Everclean Snow Shoveling Jingle

List Of Podcasts

1. Trailer
2. Spelling Trubble
3. Scare-Your-Pants-Off
4. Buster's Secret Admirer
5. Snow Biz
6. Arthur's New Baby

Trivia

• Arthur, D.W. and Brain's voice sounds quite different.
  • It has later been revealed that Wyatt White is now voicing Arthur, due to the previous voice actor reaching puberty.
  • D.W. and Brain are voiced by Billy Ibbott and Nathan Sayavong respectively due to their previous voice actors are reaching puberty.
• This is the first Arthur media with him walking with the New PBS Kids Logo.
• This is the second podcast to be based on a cartoon, the first was Listen Out Loud
• PRX has partnered with PBS KIDS to present other children's podcasts, like The Molly of Denali Podcast and The Pinkalicious & Peterrific Podcast.
• Similar to the television program, corporate sponsors for the podcast are IKEA and ABCmouse.com

Errors

• Scare-Your-Pants-Off: The plot on YouTube misspelled as "When a group called “Parents Against Weird Stories” trird to ban the “Scare-Your-Pants-Off” books, it’s up to Arthur and his friends to save their favorite book series!"

Credits

• Executive Producers: Carol Greenwald and Marc Brown
• Co-producer: Ben Strouse / Gen-Z Media
• Senior Producer: Tolon Brown
• Producer: Anthony Bostler
• Associate Producer: Kacie Quinn

External Links

• The Arthur Podcast Trailer/Promo
• The Podcast