The eleventh season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS Kids Go! in the United States from June 25 to September 7, 2007 and contains 10 episodes.[1][2][3] This is the last season in which Cameron Ansell voices Arthur. Starting in season sixteen, he returns to voice the new character Rafi. Robert Naylor replaced Jason Szwimmer as the voice of D.W. This is also the last season in which Paul-Stuart Brown voices Brain. This is the last season animated by AKOM.
| Arthur | |
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| Season 11 | |
| No. of episodes | 10 (19 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids Go! |
| Original release | June 25 – September 7, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
Episodes
edit| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboard by | Original air date | Prod. code [4] |
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| 136a | 1a | "Swept Away" | Peter K. Hirsch | Jean Lacombe | June 25, 2007 | 137A |
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Arthur, D.W., and Buster are spending a few days at the beach. There, they discover the simple joys of building sandcastles. But endless tidal waves hit shore as they try to make their perfect and sandy masterpieces. | ||||||
| 136b | 1b | "Germophobia" | Dietrich Smith | Elie Klimos, Elise Benoît & Nick Vallinakis | June 25, 2007 | 137B |
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Arthur's friends are fed up with Buster's sloppy habits, but they have gone too far when Buster develops mysophobia and starts seeing germs everywhere. | ||||||
| 137a | 2a | "Arthur Sells Out" | Raye Lankford | Ivan Tankushev | June 26, 2007 | 136A |
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Arthur is willing to have the newly released video game, "Revenge of the Moomies". He tries to sell his old toys to save plenty of money for the game, but he will lie about how great his toys are to earn an allowance for something he wants. | ||||||
| 137b | 2b | "Mind Your Manners" | P. Kevin Strader | Robert Yap & Nick Vallinakis | June 26, 2007 | 142B |
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Upon realizing that they forget about Grandparents Day, the Tibbles decide to surprise their grandmother by taking her out to dinner, but she would rather stay home. But their table manners have something to do with her turning down their invitation. | ||||||
| 138a | 3a | "Buenas Noches, Vicita" | Cusi Cram | Gerry Capelle | June 27, 2007 | 136B |
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Vicita loses her favorite book so she can't sleep. Arthur and D.W. try to cheer her up by re-writing their own version of the book. | ||||||
| 138b | 3b | "Prunella Packs It In" | Susan Kim | Elie Klimos, Elise Benoît & Jean Lajeunesse | June 27, 2007 | 139B |
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An anxious Prunella discovers that college is for well-rounded students. Without tuition to offer a prospective program, she piles on extracurricular activities. Otherwise, Prunella crack under the heavy load. | ||||||
| 139a | 4a | "Phony Fern" | Peter K. Hirsch | Gerry Capelle | June 28, 2007 | 138B |
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Fern gets a Portilex cell phone for emergencies, but is addicted to it with severe texts and calls from Muffy. When the phone's battery dies, Fern drops the device onto a crosswalk and a truck runs it over. | ||||||
| 139b | 4b | "Brain's Shocking Secret" | Glen Berger | Stéfanie Gignac | June 28, 2007 | 138A |
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Everyone knows that the Brain is the smartest kid in class. What they don’t know is that he got held back in kindergarten, and the reason why: he was not yet fully emotionally developed. That's a fact the Brain would like to keep as a secret. | ||||||
| 140a | 5a | "Baby Kate and the Imaginary Mystery" | Peter K. Hirsch | Elie Klimos & Elise Benoît | June 29, 2007 | 141B |
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When Nadine is missing, Kate and Pal try to find out where she went, suspecting that the Tibbles have kidnapped her. | ||||||
| 140b | 5b | "Strangers on a Train" | Gentry Menzel | Gerry Capelle | June 29, 2007 | 140B |
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During a weekend trip to Crown City, Sue Ellen finds a diary on an old train and wonders who it belongs to. | ||||||
| 141a | 6a | "The Making of Arthur" | Peter K. Hirsch | Jeremy O'Neill | September 3, 2007 | 145B |
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Matt Damon guest stars in animated form as a presenter of Arthur's favorite TV program, "Postcards from You". His character asks viewers to send in homemade movies, which sparks a craze amongst Arthur and his friends. | ||||||
| 141b | 6b | "Dancing Fools" | Cusi Cram | Stéfanie Gignac & Nick Vallinakis | September 3, 2007 | 144A |
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Mr. Molina is teaching a dance class for the students as Francine and George are paired together. They have guessed that George and Francine could be the next Fred and Ginger. | ||||||
| 142a | 7a | "Hic or Treat" | Kathy Waugh | Robert Yap | September 4, 2007 | TBA |
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It's Halloween in Elwood City and D.W. has the hiccups again (from "Arthur vs. the Piano"). As it continues, none of the other Reads remedy work, she miserably contemplates spending the rest of her life with her hiccups, so Arthur helps her cure them before going trick-or-treating. | ||||||
| 142b | 7b | "Mr. Alwaysright" | Peter K. Hirsch | Jeremy O'Neill | September 4, 2007 | TBA |
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An annoyed Buster blames the Brain for being right about everything, he'll screw up eventually and Buster pesters him until he finally gets something wrong. | ||||||
| 143a | 8a | "Francine's Pilfered Paper" | Raye Lankford | Jean Lacombe, Ivan Tankushev & Robert Yap | September 5, 2007 | 139A |
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It's Thanksgiving in Elwood City and Mr. Ratburn assigns his class to write essays about different Thanksgiving topics. Francine cheats by plagiarizing an essay off the Internet about Pilgrim cuisine. When she learns that plagiarism is illegal, she rewrites her assignment and confesses to Mr. Ratburn what she did. | ||||||
| 143b | 8b | "Buster Gets Real" | Dietrich Smith | Elie Klimos & Elise Benoît | September 5, 2007 | 143B |
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Everyone that is, is into the new supermarket reality show on TV, except for Arthur. When Buster quits watching Bionic Bunny and is addicted to the new series, Arthur is anxious that their friendship will be over permanently. | ||||||
| 144a | 9a | "D.W. on Ice" | Raye Lankford | Jean Lacombe & Robert Yap | September 6, 2007 | 141A |
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D.W. tells her playgroup friends about her perfect skills at ice skating. The truth is, she can barely stand on ice. Due to the upcoming part of Emily's skating party, D.W.'s friends find out that she is lying. | ||||||
| 144b | 9b | "Spoiled Rotten!" | Peter K. Hirsch & Wolfram Breuer | Stéfanie Gignac | September 6, 2007 | 140A |
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Accused of being spoiled by her friends, Muffy sets about to prove them wrong by being the most charitable person around, but Francine is unimpressed by Muffy's token efforts. Finally, a used clothing store helps Muffy discover her true talents, and the true meaning of charity. | ||||||
| 145 | 10 | "Big Brother Binky" | Stephanie Simpson | Stéfanie Gignac, Elie Klimos & Elise Benoît | September 7, 2007 | 142A 145A |
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Binky is excited when Mr. and Mrs. Barnes decide to adopt a Chinese baby girl whom they name her Mei Lin. The thought of a baby sister makes Binky relieved, until he realizes there are some changes in store. A year later, the Barnes' travel to China to meet Mei Lin. Binky then realizes that not only having a sister in their house is harder than he thinks, but also that being a big brother has its own rewards too. | ||||||
References
edit- ^ "ARTHUR: Swept Away/Germophobia". KET. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "ARTHUR: Big Brother Binky". KET. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Arthur . Sneak Preview". PBS Kids. Archived from the original on June 21, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ From the GBH Open Vault: "GBH Open Vault - Search [search: "Arthur"]". GBH Open Vault. Archived from the original on March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- General references
- "Arthur Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Arthur: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Arthur Season 11 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Seasons 9-11". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved March 7, 2010.