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Arthur (season 12)
The 12th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS Kids Go! in the United States from October 6, 2008, to April 24, 2009, and contains 20 episodes. The 10 episodes listed below were broadcast as season 12, and the other 10 were broadcast as season 13. This resulted all of season 13 episodes airing in several countries such as Canada and United Kingdom for many months prior the U.S. broadcast. This season was created and originally aired in the 16:9 widescreen format though still in 480i; in the U.S., they were and continued to be aired in 4:3, with the left and right sides cropped out. The animation was produced by Animation Services HK Ltd. instead of by AKOM. This was also the first season where Michael Hirsh was credited as the executive producer.
| Arthur | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| No. of episodes | 10 (20 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS Kids Go! |
| Original release | October 6, 2008 – April 24, 2009 |
| Season chronology | |
| List of episodes | |
Joan Rivers guest starred as Francine's grandmother and Camel on the season's premiere episode "Is That Kosher?". Lance Armstrong guest starred in the episode "Room to Ride" as himself. Dallas Jokic replaced Cameron Ansell as the voice of Arthur, and Lyle O'Donohoe replaced Paul-Stuart Brown as the voice of Brain.
Episodes edit
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | Prod. code [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 146a | 1a | "Is That Kosher?" | Allan Neuwirth | Robert Yap | October 6, 2008 | 147A |
| Francine tries to go 24 hours without eating or drinking for Yom Kippur, but is tempted when Arthur has a pizza party. Guest star: Joan Rivers as Bubby. | ||||||
| 146b | 1b | "Never, Never, Never" | Dietrich Smith | Gerry Capelle | October 6, 2008 | 146A |
| After being asked by her mother to part with a few toys, D.W. gives all of her toys to someone who "really loves her": the Tibbles. | ||||||
| 147a | 2a | "Room to Ride" | Martha Atwater, Ken Olshansky & Peter K. Hirsch | Ivan Tankushev | October 13, 2008 | 146B |
| Arthur, Buster, Brain, and Binky start a campaign to build more bike lanes for the city. Note:This episode (along with its sister episode) was pulled from live TV in 2021 due to controversy over Lance Armstrong. Guest star: Lance Armstrong as himself. | ||||||
| 147b | 2b | "The Frensky Family Fiasco" | Peter K. Hirsch | Nick Vallinakis | October 13, 2008 | 147B |
| Francine wants to spend more time with her family, but nobody can agree on which activity to do. | ||||||
| 148a | 3a | "D.W.'s Stray Netkitten" | Matt Steinglass | Gerry Capelle | October 20, 2008 | 148A |
| D.W. asks Arthur and Emily to take care of her virtual pet after her family's computer gets a virus. | ||||||
| 148b | 3b | "Bats in the Belfry" | Susan Kim | Elise Benoît, Elie Klimos & Jeremy O'Neill | October 20, 2008 | 148B |
| Arthur, D.W., and Buster turn Grandma Thora's attic into a clubhouse, but are frightened of a bat that lives there. | ||||||
| 149a | 4a | "For the Birds" | Susan Kim | Ivan Tankushev | October 27, 2008 | 151A |
| Arthur, Buster, and Brain try to spot an elusive bird while bird-watching. | ||||||
| 149b | 4b | "Ungifted" | Joe Purdy | Gerry Capelle & Michel Carbonneau | October 27, 2008 | 149B |
| Buster feels offended after Arthur trades away one of his gifts. | ||||||
| 150a | 5a | "The Chronicles of Buster" | Dietrich Smith | Ivan Tankushev & Jeremy O'Neill | November 3, 2008 | 152B |
| Buster aims to finish an absurdly long "collector's edition" DVD, neglecting Arthur to watch it. | ||||||
| 150b | 5b | "On This Spot" | Dietrich Smith | Daniel Decelles | November 3, 2008 | 152A |
| After learning that Sitting Bull once stopped in Elwood City as part of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Arthur starts a petition in an attempt to recognize the spot. | ||||||
| 151a | 6a | "The Cherry Tree"[2] | Leah Ryan | Daniel Miodini, Nick Vallinakis & Sylvie Lafrance | April 20, 2009 | 155A |
| Muffy's favorite cherry tree is chopped down to make room for her bouncy castle. | ||||||
| 151b | 6b | "Matchmaker Matchbreaker"[2] | Allan Neuwirth | Zhigang Wang | April 20, 2009 | 155B |
| Francine and Muffy play matchmaker for their older siblings, Chip and Catherine, thinking if they marry, the two of them will become sisters. | ||||||
| 152a | 7a | "War of the Worms"[3] | Gentry Menzel | Elise Benoît, Elie Klimos, Zhigang Wang & Sylvie Lafrance | April 21, 2009 | 151B |
| Fern tricks Brain into believing that Elwood City is being attacked by giant worms. | ||||||
| 152b | 7b | "I Owe You One"[3] | Dietrich Smith | Daniel Decelles | April 21, 2009 | 149A |
| Buster tries to repay all of the favors he owes Arthur by helping everyone whom Arthur owes favors to. | ||||||
| 153a | 8a | "The Blackout"[4] | Cusi Cram | Jeremy O'Neill, Daniel Miodini & Nadja Cozic | April 22, 2009 | 161A |
| When a terrible blackout threatens Elwood City, Arthur's family gets advice from the Molinas on how to withstand the heat. | ||||||
| 153b | 8b | "Mei Lin Takes a Stand"[4] | Peter K. Hirsch | Nick Vallinakis | April 22, 2009 | 161B |
| Binky's little sister, Mei Lin, would rather crawl than walk, until she hears a story from Pepe (from "Flea to Be You and Me"). | ||||||
| 154a | 9a | "Home Sweet Home"[5] | Peter K. Hirsch | Gerry Capelle | April 23, 2009 | 156A |
| Buster is disappointed to learn that he won't be attending the same summer camp as his friends, but makes new friends while at camp. | ||||||
| 154b | 9b | "Do You Believe in Magic?"[5] | Jonathan Greenberg | Daniel Decelles | April 23, 2009 | 156B |
| Arthur gets jealous of Buster after he proves to be better at doing magic tricks. | ||||||
| 155a | 10a | "The Perfect Game"[6] | Elliot Thomson | Jeremy O'Neill & Daniel Miodini | April 24, 2009 | 162A |
| Francine is excited about designing a model city for class until she starts the project and obsesses on the baseball stadium for her favorite team. | ||||||
| 155b | 10b | "D.W.'s Furry Freak-out"[6] | David Steven Cohen | Elie Klimos & Élise Benoît | April 24, 2009 | 162B |
| A cat finds its way to D.W., and she is accepted into the house. As they wait for its owner to claim it, D.W. gets scared of the cat after seeing an advertisement for a horror movie. | ||||||
References edit
- ^ From the GBH Open Vault: "GBH Open Vault - Search [search: "Arthur"]". GBH Open Vault. from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Arthur: The Cherry Tree / Matchmaker Matchbreaker". TV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Arthur: War of the Worms / I Owe You One". TV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Arthur: The Blackout / Mei Lin Takes a Stand". TV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Arthur: Home Sweet Home / Do You Believe in Magic?". TV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Arthur: The Perfect Game / D.W.'s Furry Freakout". TV.com. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- General references
- "Arthur Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- . MSN TV. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- "Arthur Season 12 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- "Season 12 - 14". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved 13 February 2011.