Episode
Arthur: Arthur Writes a Story
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Arthur
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 1996-10-22
- Runtime
- 13 min
Episode context
Arthur Writes a Story is Episode 23 in Season 1 of Arthur. It aired on 1996-10-22. The runtime is 13 min.
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Episode 22: D.W.'s Baby
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.
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When Pal runs away at a street fair, even Arthur starts to doubt his dog's intelligence.
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