The 20th 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 episodes7 (14 segments)
Release
Original networkPBS Kids
Original releaseOctober 10, 2016 (2016-10-10) –
June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
Season chronology
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Season 19
Next →
Season 21
List of episodes

Christian Distefano takes over the voice for D.W., replacing Andrew Dayton.[3] Distefano previously voiced James in Seasons 18 and 19. Jacob Ursomarzo replaced William Healy as Arthur, and Samuel Faraci and Devan Cohen replaced Jacob Ewaniuk and Jake Sim as Timmy and Tommy Tibble.

Episodes

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TitleWritten byStoryboard byOriginal air date
226a1a"Buster's Second Chance"Ken ScarboroughCilbur RochaOctober 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
Buster has a dream about what his life would be like if he was a genius.
226b1b"Arthur and the Whole Truth"Peter K. HirschJeremy O'NeillOctober 10, 2016 (2016-10-10)
Arthur thinks that Buster has been lying to him to avoid hurting his feelings.
227a2a"Fern's Flights of Fancy"Peter K. HirschGerry CapelleOctober 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
Fern writes a story for a writing contest, but ends up losing. She gives up on writing and pursues soccer as an interest.
227b2b"Cereal"John YearlyCilbur RochaOctober 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)
After a box of D.W.'s favorite cereal goes missing, Buster makes a podcast about the scenario.
228a3a"He Said, He Said"Cheri MagidSylvain LavoieOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)
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.
228b3b"Bunny Trouble"Kathy WaughJeremy O'NeillOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)
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.
229a4a"Bud's Knotty Problem"Raye LankfordCilbur RochaOctober 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
Bud learns to tie his shoes after seeing a pair of boots that he wants.
229b4b"That's MY Grandma!"Cliff Ruby & Elana LesserGerry CapelleOctober 13, 2016 (2016-10-13)
D.W. is upset when Grandma Thora becomes Elwood City’s most popular babysitter.
230a5a"Lend Me Your Ear"Raye Lankford & Peter K. HirschAllan JefferyMay 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
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.
230b5b"The Butler Did It"Peter K. HirschGerry CapelleMay 30, 2017 (2017-05-30)
Ed gets a robot butler, but Muffy fears that it may replace Bailey.
231a6a"Prunella's Tent of Portent"Jessica CarletonJeremy O'NeillMay 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)
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.
231b6b"Mutiny on the Pitch"Cliff Ruby & Elana LesserCilbur RochaMay 31, 2017 (2017-05-31)
Francine leaves her soccer position to Buster when the Lakewood Elementary soccer team claims she is too bossy.
232a7a"The Hallway Minotaur"Matt HovermanGerry CapelleJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
George becomes Lakewood Elementary's hallway monitor.
232b7b"Ladonna's Like List"Jessica CarletonAllan JeffreyJune 1, 2017 (2017-06-01)
Ladonna makes a list to see how many people like her.

References

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  1. ^ "'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.
  2. ^ Wolfe, Jennifer (29 September 2015). "Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of 'Arthur'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ Distefano, Christian (20 April 2016). "Its been a fun season voicing DW on @wgbh #Arthur Season 20 !!!! wraps today hoping for a season 21 #voiceactor". Twitter. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2022.