The twentieth season of Arthur began broadcast on PBS Kids in the United States on October 10, 2016,[1] and finished on June 1, 2017. In this season, Oasis Animation took over animation from 9 Story Media Group.[2]
| Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Season 20 | |
| No. of episodes | 7 (14 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids |
| Original release | October 10, 2016 – June 1, 2017 |
| Season chronology | |
In a cast shake-up, Christian Distefano has stepped into the role of D.W.'s voice actor, following Andrew Dayton's departure. Interestingly, Distefano is no stranger to the show, having previously lent his voice to the character of James in Seasons 18 and 19. Meanwhile, Jacob Ursomarzo has taken on the iconic role of Arthur, succeeding William Healy. Furthermore, the show has also welcomed Samuel Faraci and Devan Cohen, who will be voicing Timmy and Tommy Tibble, respectively, after the departures of Jacob Ewaniuk and Jake Sim.
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | |
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| 226a | 1a | "Buster's Second Chance" | Ken Scarborough | Cilbur Rocha | October 10, 2016 | |
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Buster has a dream about what his life would be like if he was a genius. | ||||||
| 226b | 1b | "Arthur and the Whole Truth" | Peter K. Hirsch | Jeremy O'Neill | October 10, 2016 | |
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Arthur thinks that Buster has been lying to him to avoid hurting his feelings. | ||||||
| 227a | 2a | "Fern's Flights of Fancy" | Peter K. Hirsch | Gerry Capelle | October 11, 2016 | |
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Fern writes a story for a writing contest, but ends up losing. She gives up on writing and pursues soccer as an interest. | ||||||
| 227b | 2b | "Cereal" | John Yearly | Cilbur Rocha | October 11, 2016 | |
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After a box of D.W.'s favorite cereal goes missing, Buster makes a podcast about the scenario. | ||||||
| 228a | 3a | "He Said, He Said" | Cheri Magid | Sylvain Lavoie | October 12, 2016 | |
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Arthur, Buster, Carl, and George are excited to watch a Bionic Bunny special, but the cable goes out. Meanwhile, D.W. and Bud play Tower of Cows, and Carl joins in. | ||||||
| 228b | 3b | "Bunny Trouble" | Kathy Waugh | Jeremy O'Neill | October 12, 2016 | |
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D.W. is allowed to take home her preschool class's pet bunny, who runs away. D.W. must find the bunny before returning to school, and borrows Ladonna’s help. | ||||||
| 229a | 4a | "Bud's Knotty Problem" | Raye Lankford | Cilbur Rocha | October 13, 2016 | |
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Bud learns to tie his shoes after seeing a pair of boots that he wants. | ||||||
| 229b | 4b | "That's MY Grandma!" | Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser | Gerry Capelle | October 13, 2016 | |
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D.W. is upset when Grandma Thora becomes Elwood City’s most popular babysitter. | ||||||
| 230a | 5a | "Lend Me Your Ear" | Raye Lankford & Peter K. Hirsch | Allan Jeffery | May 30, 2017 | |
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Mr. Ratburn begins to ignore his students, much to Arthur, Buster, and the Brain's concern. He later reveals that this is due to his noise-induced hearing loss, as he plays in a band. | ||||||
| 230b | 5b | "The Butler Did It" | Peter K. Hirsch | Gerry Capelle | May 30, 2017 | |
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Ed gets a robot butler, but Muffy fears that it may replace Bailey. | ||||||
| 231a | 6a | "Prunella's Tent of Portent" | Jessica Carleton | Jeremy O'Neill | May 31, 2017 | |
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After Marina doubts Prunella's fortune-telling abilities, they makes a bet that Prunella's three predictions will come true by the end of the day. | ||||||
| 231b | 6b | "Mutiny on the Pitch" | Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser | Cilbur Rocha | May 31, 2017 | |
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Francine leaves her soccer position to Buster when the Lakewood Elementary soccer team claims she is too bossy. | ||||||
| 232a | 7a | "The Hallway Minotaur" | Matt Hoverman | Gerry Capelle | June 1, 2017 | |
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George becomes Lakewood Elementary's hallway monitor. | ||||||
| 232b | 7b | "Ladonna's Like List" | Jessica Carleton | Allan Jeffrey | June 1, 2017 | |
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Ladonna makes a list to see how many people like her. | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "'What A Wonderful Kind Of Day!' WGBH Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of Family Favorite 'Arthur' On PBS Kids". PR Newswire. 19 September 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (29 September 2015). "Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of 'Arthur'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 26 December 2022.