Tough Customers

Several of the Tough Customers at their cafeteria table

“	We're not bullies. We're kids who have a hard time expressing our emotions in a constructive manner.	”
—Rattles, "D.W., Queen of the Comeback"

The Tough Customers are a gang of bullies at Lakewood Elementary School. As of "The Last Tough Customer", they have all changed and are no longer bullies.

Members

Current members

• Binky Barnes (founder)
• Molly MacDonald
• Rattles
• Slink
• Billy
• Fletcher
• Kiefer
• 4th Grade Male Dog
• 4th Grade Male Rabbit
• 4th Grade Female Aardvark

Temporary

• Arthur Read "Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper"
• George Lundgren "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds"

Imaginary

• Big Kid 1
• Big Kid 2
• Los Dedos

Alternate names

The Tough Customers have a tendency to rename themselves, often temporarily, when they change their interests.

• "Bully Ballet" - when they danced a ballet about green potato chips in "Revenge of the Chip".
• "Tough Costumers" - unofficially; when they tried to get kids interested in playing outside in "The Play's the Thing"
• "Buff Customers" - when they tried working out in "The Last Tough Customer"
• "Muffy Crosswire's 4 Open Hearts Tough Customers" (MCTC) - when they tried singing in "The Last Tough Customer"
• "Shush Customers" - when they tried to enforce the library's "no talking rule in "The Last Tough Customer"
• "Tough Consumers" - current name; when they inform people about the nutrition of food

Trivia

• Some of the members are named after baby stuff and children's toys. (i.e. Rattles and Binky)

Appearances

Episodes with enough of them together to be recognized as the Tough Customers. Ones that specifically focus on them are in bold.

Arthur Season 1 106b Arthur Accused! 107a Arthur Goes to Camp 112a Arthur Writes a Story 117b Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 123a Bully for Binky Season 2 201a Arthur Meets Mister Rogers 203b Buster and the Daredevils (Slink's debut) 210b Arthur's Mystery Envelope 212b Arthur and the Square Dance 216a Love Notes for Muffy Season 3 305b Revenge of the Chip 308a Popular Girls Season 4 401b Arthur's Big Hit Season 5 507b Pet Peeved Season 6 604b Brother Can You Spare a Clarinet? Season 7 709a Prunella Sees the Light (cameo) Season 8 802b Thanks a Lot, Binky 804b D.W., Dancing Queen Season 9 903b The Law of the Jungle Gym 906a Arthur Makes Waves 909a D.W. Beats All (cameo) Season 13 1309b The Pride of Lakewood (cameo) Season 14 1403b The Play's the Thing 1408a Arthur Unravels 1409a D.W., Queen of the Comeback Season 15 1502a I Wanna Hold Your Hand Season 16 1601 Based on a True Story 1602a Flippity Francine (cameo) 1606a The Last Tough Customer 1607b Brain's Biggest Blunder 1610a So Funny I Forgot to Laugh 1610b The Best Day Ever (mentioned) Season 17 1705a All Thumbs Season 18 Whip. Mix. Blend.

Gallery

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  The Tough Customers, plus Arthur.

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  Binky stops pea-shooting to admire a butterfly.

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  The Tough Customers helping out in the park (rare occasion).

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  Some Tough Customers seen at Camp Horsewater

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  The members of the "Bully Ballet" perform Don't Eat the Green Ones.

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  Reserved a whole row to watch a Henry Skreever movie.

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