Trading Cards

Trading Cards are a printable feature of the Arthur pages on the CBBC and PBS Kids websites.

History

The first batch of trading cards was released in 2001 with 26 different character cards. In 2003, each character received a second card, bringing the total to 52 cards. In 2012, 2 more cards were added for Ladonna, bringing the grand total to 54 cards.

The CBBC website only has the original 26 cards.

List of cards

Card #	Character	Age	Grade	Card	Text
1	Baby Kate	Cute	Baby		Favorite joke: Bling blap flug-urky? Bug-urky fling blap!!! (hee hee hee) Place I most want to visit: The Big Kids' Playground
2					Favorite color: Yellow What I like: Arthur, D.W., putting mashed potatoes on my face. What I want to be: Toilet trained.
3	Arthur	8	3		Favorite joke: I took Pal to see a flea circus, but he stole the show!! Place I most want to visit: Mount Everest
4					Favorite color: Yellow What I like: Pal, pancakes, hanging out with Buster. What I want to be: Teacher, vet, or maybe Bionic Bunny's animal trainer.
5	D.W.	4-3/4	Pre-K		Favorite joke: Where does Baby Kate go on the Web? Goo-Goo-Google. Place I most want to visit: The North Pole, home of The Snowball
6					Favorite color: Pink What I like: Telling Arthur what to do. What I want to be: Ballerina, princess, actress, president, scientist, plumber, writer, Emperor, Queen, doctor.
7	Pal	Puppy			Favorite joke: Woof bark ruff NEMO grrr ruff ruff? SPLASH -- meow!!! Place I most want to visit: Labrador
8					Favorite color: Salmon What I like: Arthur, eating, chewing D.W.'s shoe. What I want to be: Baby Kate's friend.
9	Francine	8	3		Favorite joke: Why are caterpillars bad at soccer? By the time they've put on their cleats, the game is over. Place I most want to visit: The World Cup Finals
10					Favorite color: Red What I like: Annoying Arthur. What I want to be: Musician, actress, drummer, stage director, soccer star.
11	Sue Ellen	8	3		Favorite joke: When is the best time to learn judo? Fall! Place I most want to visit: Japan
12					Favorite color: Olive green What I like: My compass, karate, reading travel guides, taking pictures. What I want to be: Travel writer, Web site producer, archaeologist.
13	Buster	8	3		Favorite joke: Why did the donut baker quit? She was fed up with the "hole" business! Place I most want to visit: The International Ice Cream Museum
14					Favorite color: Blue What I like: Cupcakes, outer space, comics, hanging out with Arthur. What I want to be: Older.
15	Binky	9	3		Favorite joke: How is school like a shower? One wrong turn and you're in hot water. Place I most want to visit: The Royal Ballet in London (But don't tell anyone.)
16					Favorite color: Orange What I like: Butterflies -- I mean, wrestling! And playing the clarinet. What I want to be: A boxer or the guy who plays Godzilla in the movies.
17	George	8	3		Favorite joke: The worst ventriloquist I ever saw was so bad that his lips moved even when he wasn't talking. Place I most want to visit: My grandparents' home in Sweden
18					Favorite color: Fuzzy wuzzy brown What I like: Puppet shows, sweatshirts with hoods, red wagons, coat racks. What I want to be: Entertainer, ventriloquist.
19	Muffy	8	3		Favorite joke: If money doesn't grow on trees, why do banks have so many branches? Place I most want to visit: Wall Street
20					Favorite color: Mauve What I like: Shopping, spending money, being rich, having braids. What I want to be: Famous.
21	Prunella	9	4		Favorite joke: My predictions are 100% accurate...about 10% of the time. Place I most want to visit: San Francisco
22					Favorite color: Gold What I like: Elvis, fortune cookies, bunk beds. What I want to be: Astrologer, graphic designer, massage therapist.
23	Brain	8	3		Favorite joke: There are three kinds of mathematicians: those who can count and those who can't. Place I most want to visit: Germany (That's where Albert Einstein was born.)
24					Favorite color: Plaid What I like: Computers, soccer, skipping stones. What I want to be: The first person on Mars.
25	Tibbles	4	Pre-K		Favorite joke: What's D.W.'s worst nightmare? Tibble Triplets. Place I most want to visit: The Big Joke and Small Prank Museum (If it exists.)
26					Favorite color: Watermelon What I like: Food fights, anthills, finger painting. What I want to be: Quality assurance testers, personal trainers, criminal justice lawyers.
27	Fern	8	3		Favorite joke: Why did the famous poet wear purple and yellow socks? To keep her feet warm. Place I most want to visit: Stratford-upon-Avon in England (It's Shakespeare's birthplace.)
28					Favorite color: Forest green What I like: Fountain pens, lined paper, dental floss, wind chimes, crossword puzzles. What I want to be: Songwriter, poet.
29	Mr. Ratburn				Favorite joke: Why is 6 afraid? Because 7 8 9. Place I most want to visit: The Air and Space Museum
30					Favorite color: Magenta What I like: Puppets, cake, checklists, magic tricks, giving homework. What I want to be: A winner on Jeopardy!
31	Grandma Thora				Favorite joke: What goes up but never comes down? Your age. Place I most want to visit: The year 1927.
32					Favorite color: Green apple What I like: Comfortable shoes, corn dogs, The Beatles, line dancing, blueberry waffles, Julia Child. What I want to be: DJ, lounge singer, massage therapist.
33	Grandpa Dave				Favorite joke: How do you get four elephants into a car? Two in the front, two in the back. Place I most want to visit: Vermont (They have some beautiful farms there.)
34					Favorite color: Copper What I like: Transistor radios, jogging suits, ping pong, fixing things, shopping for bargains. What I want to be: Newscaster, weather man, stand-up comedian.
35	Paige Turner				Favorite joke: What's a bookworm buffet? A whole shelf of Scare Your Pants Off books. Place I most want to visit: The Library of Congress
36					Favorite color: Navy blue What I like: Yard sales, napping in window seats, wall-to-wall carpet. What I want to be: Journalist, truck driver, book critic, English teacher.
37	Mom				Favorite joke: What's purple and goes slam, slam, slam, slam? A four-door grape. Place I most want to visit: Anywhere quiet
38					Favorite color: Violet What I like: Doing math in my head, bubble baths, mystery novels, going to bed at nine p.m. What I want to be: Accountant, karaoke star, lawyer, computer programmer.
39	Dad				Favorite joke: Have you tried my gold soup? It has fourteen carrots in it. Place I most want to visit: Italy (The food is wonderful!)
40					Favorite color: Lemon yellow What I like: Chopping broccoli, seedless grapes, old Spooky Poo episodes, Martha Stewart. What I want to be: The next Iron Chef, hotel manager, bed and breakfast owner.
41	Bionic Bunny				Favorite joke: Why don't astronauts get hungry? They've usually just had a big launch. Place I most want to visit: The Zark Nebula
42					Favorite color: Atomic tangerine What I like: Baby carrots, high-performance fleece, energy bars. What I want to be: Social worker.
43	Mary Moo Cow				Favorite joke: When cows laugh, does milk come out of our noses? Place I most want to visit: The Mooooon
44					Favorite color: Dandelion What I like: Juice boxes, cotton undershirts, opera, sunny meadows, clover ice cream. What I want to be: Gardener, Broadway star, dairy farmer.
45	Mr. Haney				Favorite joke: There are two reasons why I went into teaching: July and August. Place I most want to visit: Las Vegas (To see some real magic shows!)
46					Favorite color: Maroon What I like: Sharpened pencils, being on time, Elvis, hardcover books. What I want to be: Rock and roll star, policeman, judge.
47	Emily	4	Pre-K		Favorite joke: How does an elephant get out of a tree? It sits on a leaf and waits until fall. Place I most want to visit: Mary Moo Cow's Magic Farmyard
48					Favorite color: Pink What I like: Pompom socks, ballroom dancing, opera, wearing tutus. What I want to be: Fashion designer.
49	Mrs. MacGrady				Favorite joke: Why does a giraffe have such a long neck? Because its head is a long way from its body. Place I most want to visit: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
50					Favorite color: Gray What I like: Exact change, single file lines, pinball. What I want to be: Caterer, food critic, nutritionist, game show host.
51	Nadine				Favorite joke: How did the invisible boy upset his parents? He kept appearing. Place I most want to visit: Your imagination
52					Favorite color: Teal blue What I like: Night lights, magic shows, science fiction. What I want to be: Therapist, fairy, poet, personal trainer.
53	Ladonna	8	3		Favorite color: Gator green What I like: Friends, and stories, and snow, and my pet rat General Higgins, and... well just about everything! What I want to be: A lawyer. Or an author. A zookeeper would be cool! Or maybe...
54					Favorite joke: What's the biggest lizard in the city? An ALLEY-gator! Place I most want to visit: Anywhere and everywhere! I love exploring! It's how I get the material for many of my stories.

External links

• Trading Cards from CBBC (archived)
• Trading Cards from PBS Kids (archived)