Arthur: Season 1

Episode 1: Arthur's Eyes 1996-10-07 | 13 min Arthur is embarrassed because he now has to wear glasses.

Episode 2: Francine's Bad Hair Day 1996-10-07 | 13 min Francine tries to get through picture day, without messing up her meticulously-crafted hairdo.

Episode 3: Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn 1996-10-08 | 13 min Arthur and Buster fear that their new teacher, Mr. Ratburn, is some kind of evil maniac who collects children's heads - until they discover the truth about him, of course.

Episode 4: Arthur's Spelling Trubble 1996-10-08 | 13 min Arthur does some heavy-duty studying, in order to compete in the school's upcoming spelling bee.

Episode 5: D.W. All Wet 1996-10-09 | 13 min Whew, boy is it HOT today. The Reads decide to head to the beach in order to cool off, but D.W. refuses to go along (she thinks there is an octopus in the water).

Episode 6: Buster's Dino Dilemma 1996-10-09 | 13 min When the class goes on a field trip to a dinosaur museum, Buster finds a fossil on the ground - and wants to keep it for himself.

Episode 7: D.W.'s Imaginary Friend 1996-10-10 | 13 min D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, says she has to come everywhere, but Arthur is sick of it.

Episode 8: Arthur's Lost Library Book 1996-10-10 | 13 min When Arthur checks out a library book and loses it a week later; he thinks he is banned from the library. So he and Binky team up to find it.

Episode 9: Arthur's Pet Business 1996-10-11 | 13 min When Arthur desperately wants a dog, he starts a pet business. When he gets too many he decides to just take care of one pet.

Episode 10: D.W. the Copycat 1996-10-11 | 13 min When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.

Episode 11: Locked in the Library! 1996-10-14 | 13 min After Arthur called Francine a marshmallow, Francine and her friends get really mad and it looks like they are going to fight. But when they both get locked inside the Elwood City Library they either have to make up, or prepare for a long and scary weekend, because it's the weekend and the library closes until Monday.

Episode 12: Arthur Accused! 1996-10-14 | 13 min Arthur had a job to collect coins for Mrs. McGrady to raise money for a new dog for the Elwood City firemen, and when he left the bag of quarters where Mrs. McGrady was working, she said she never received them. While this was happening, Buster opened his detective agency, he has no idea his first job will involve Arthur. Now, it is up to Buster to solve this mystery, was Arthur the real thief?....

Episode 13: Arthur Goes to Camp 1996-10-15 | 13 min Arthur and his friends go to summer camp and Binky brings up the issue that it's boys vs. girls. The other team participating always won because of this problem, so now the kids of Elwood must work together to defeat them this year.

Episode 14: Buster Makes the Grade 1996-10-15 | 13 min Buster's grades aren't as good as his jokes, and now he is on the verge of repeating his third grade year. If he does not receive at least a B on his next test, he fails...

Episode 15: Arthur's New Puppy 1996-10-16 | 13 min Arthur has a new puppy is exactly what he wanted. But the only problem is that he destroys everything in sight, so can Arthur teach Pal to behave, before his parents do something with Pal because of all the disasters he is causing.

Episode 16: Arthur Bounces Back 1996-10-16 | 13 min Arthur's dream is to have Moon shoes, but he does not have the ten dollars to get them. When he begins working chores to receive money, he got too desperate and does something he will regret.

Episode 17: Arthur Babysits 1996-10-17 | 13 min Arthur has plenty of gripes about his past babysitters, but soon finds himself trying his hand at some babysitting of his own. He ends up having the Tibble Twins' Grandma ask him to babysit the infamous Tibble Twins and he agrees to the job. Despite the warnings from both his friends and D.W., he takes on the task and quickly finds himself overwhelmed. After some quick thinking, and a willingness to keep at things, he comes up with a plan.

Episode 18: Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe 1996-10-17 | 13 min The Read Family is having a big reunion, with aardvark relatives from all over coming. Arthur normally enjoys the festivities, such as sack-racing and swapping stories, but finds himself hiding because he's worried that his cousin Mo has a big practical joke planned for him. He remembers her being awful to him in the past and is sure that she has something big planned. However, his worries might just be unfounded.

Episode 19: Arthur's Birthday 1996-10-18 | 13 min Arthur is excited about his birthday. After shopping for party supplies, he makes invitations and passes them out at school. He then finds out that Muffy is having her party on the same day, at the same time. This starts a huge battle between the boys and the girls in the Ratburn class. Fortunately, Francine and Arthur devise a great solution to the problem.

Episode 20: Francine Frensky, Superstar 1996-10-18 | 13 min Francine has always gotten the worst roles in school plays, so everyone in the Ratburn class asks Mr. Ratburn to give her a good part in the next one. The play is about Thomas Edison, and Francine is given the role of Edison himself. She takes her role very seriously, to the point where she starts to trying to run everything her way and insults her friends. After the hurt and the anger, they set out to show her that she can't just forget their needs

Episode 21: Arthur's Baby 1996-10-21 | 13 min Viewers are taken back, as Arthur and D.W. recollect what happened when Baby Kate was first-born. D.W. is excited with anticipation, but Arthur is very worried. His worries are only made worse when his friends tell him about all the awful stuff that's going to happen when the baby comes. Still, Arthur, is determined to be a good big brother, but ends up thinking that the baby hates him!

Episode 22: D.W.'s Baby 1996-10-21 | 13 min D.W. was excited to have a new little sister, but when she doesn't get to help much and the baby moves into her room, things don't seem so great. Kate stinks and makes a lot of noise. D.W. hatches a plan to get rid of her, but finds that maybe being a big sister isn't so bad after all.

Episode 23: Arthur Writes a Story 1996-10-22 | 13 min Mr. Ratburn gives the class an assignment --- to write a story about anything they want. It seems like a simple assignment and it doesn't even have to be bound and sent to a publisher as Muffy suggests. Arthur, however, finds it a hard task when he starts trying to write to please everyone's tastes. He starts out with the simple story of how he got his dog Pal, but after following the advice of each of his friends, it morphs into a bizarre country tune about baby elephants being born in outer space.

Episode 24: Arthur's Lost Dog 1996-10-22 | 13 min When Pal runs away at a street fair, even Arthur starts to doubt his dog's intelligence.

Episode 25: So Long, Spanky 1996-10-23 | 13 min D.W. suffers through the death of her beloved bird, then has to decide whether to risk her heart again by adopting a lonely toad.

Episode 26: Buster's New Friend 1996-10-23 | 13 min Arthur is lonely when Buster starts spending time with a new super-cool friend named Mike.

Episode 27: Arthur the Wrecker 1996-10-24 | 13 min Arthur breaks his mom's computer. Can he fix it before she finds out?

Episode 28: Arthur and the True Francine 1996-10-24 | 13 min

Episode 29: Arthur's Family Vacation 1996-10-25 | 13 min

Episode 30: Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm 1996-10-25 | 13 min Arthur and D.W. spend a week at their grandfather's farm, which isn't quite as Arthur remembers it.

Episode 31: Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest 1996-10-28 | 13 min

Episode 32: D.W. Flips 1996-10-28 | 13 min

Episode 33: Meek for a Week 1996-10-29 | 13 min

Episode 34: Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper 1996-10-29 | 13 min

Episode 35: Arthur's Chicken Pox 1996-10-30 | 13 min

Episode 36: Sick as a Dog 1996-10-30 | 13 min

Episode 37: D.W. Rides Again 1996-10-31 | 13 min

Episode 38: Arthur Makes the Team 1996-10-31 | 13 min

Episode 39: Arthur's Almost Boring Day 1996-11-01 | 13 min

Episode 40: The Half-Baked Sale 1996-11-01 | 13 min

Episode 41: Sue Ellen Moves In 1996-11-04 | 13 min

Episode 42: The Perfect Brother 1996-11-04 | 13 min

Episode 43: D.W.'s Snow Mystery 1996-11-05 | 13 min

Episode 44: Team Trouble 1996-11-05 | 13 min

Episode 45: Bully for Binky 1996-11-06 | 13 min Binky is the toughest kid in school and everyone is afraid of him.

Episode 46: Misfortune Teller 1996-11-06 | 13 min

Episode 47: Arthur's Tooth 1996-11-07 | 13 min When Arthur is teased by Francine and the others because he hasn't lost all of his baby teeth yet, he becomes determined to lose his tooth and fit in with the others.

Episode 48: D.W. Gets Lost 1996-11-07 | 13 min