Arthur (season 21)

The 21st season of Arthur aired on PBS Kids in the U.S. from October 24, 2017 to February 15, 2018. John Lewis guest starred on the episode "Arthur Takes a Stand".^[1] This is also the last season where Jacob Ursomarzo voices Arthur, Christian Distefano voices D.W. and Max Friedman Cole voices Brain.

Arthur
Season 21
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of episodes	7 (13 segments)
Release
Original network	PBS Kids
Original release	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24) – February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 20 Next → Season 22
List of episodes

Episodes

Main article: List of Arthur episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
233a	1a	"Binky's 'A' Game"^[2]	Peter K. Hirsch	Michel Carbonneau	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
Muffy and Francine think Binky cheated on a test when he gets an A.
233b	1b	"Brain and the Time Capsule"^[3]	Cliff Ruby & Elana Lesser	Jean Banville	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
Brain makes a time capsule, but soon gets frustrated when everyone wants to donate their objects.
234	2	"The Master Builders"^[4]^[5]	Peter K. Hirsch	Gerry Capelle and Michel Carbonneau	October 24, 2017 (2017-10-24)
Buster tries building a birdhouse for the community garden, while Muffy and Francine work together to create cat toys.
235a	3a	"Francine & the Soccer Spy"^[6]	Vanessa Wiegel	Bernie Denk and Allan Jeffery	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
Ladonna befriends a member of the Mighty Mountain soccer team, and Francine is suspicious of Ladonna sharing the Lakewood team's secret plans.
235b	3b	"Sue Ellen & the Last Page"^[7]	Belinda Arredondo	Dev Ramsaran and Allan Jeffery	October 26, 2017 (2017-10-26)
Sue Ellen tries to save the library after the city council votes to close it.
236a	4a	"Muffy Misses Out"	Matt Hoverman	Allan Jeffery	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
Muffy takes a trip to Paris, but worries about her position in charge of Mrs. MacGrady's bake sale. When the bake sale is a success, Muffy thinks that her friends do not need her anymore.
236b	4b	"Arthur Takes a Stand"^[a]	Peter K. Hirsch	Cilbur Rocha	February 12, 2018 (2018-02-12)
Arthur discovers that Mrs. MacGrady manages the cafeteria without any help, which he does not find fair. With the help of John Lewis, Arthur is able to convince the school board to hire an assistant for her.
237a	5a	"Slink's Special Talent"	Peter K. Hirsch	Cilbur Rocha	February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)
Slink doubts that he has a special talent. With the help of Rattles, he finds out that he is great at newspaper delivery.
237b	5b	"Take a Hike, Molly"	Cheri Magid	Nick Vallinakis	February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)
The Tough Customers go on a hiking trail while filming a documentary.
238a	6a	"The Lost Dinosaur"	Jessica Carleton	Cilbur Rocha	February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
Bud loses his imaginary friend, a dinosaur named Rapty.
238b	6b	"The Princess Problem"	Matt Hoverman	Jean Banville, James Clayton Bourne, and Daniel Miodini	February 14, 2018 (2018-02-14)
D.W. and Emily learn that Lydia, their substitute basketball teacher, hates princesses because they are all "perfect."
239a	7a	"Invasion of the Soccer Fans"	Lindsay Thompson	Denis Banville, Michel Carbonneau, Elie Klimos, and Nick Vallinakis	February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)
The Reads and the Molinas are having a soccer game watch party. Kate shows interest in the game, but Pal, Killer, and Amigo think that Kate has been hypnotized and try to save her.
239b	7b	"Pal and the Big Itch"	Peter K. Hirsch	Gerry Capelle	February 15, 2018 (2018-02-15)
Pal gets an itch, and his friends help him deal with the pain. When he recovers, he misses his special treatment.

Voice cast

The following list of voice actors below are the actors for the characters in the 21st season of Arthur:^[b]

• Jacob Ursomarzo as Arthur Timothy Read
• Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter
• Christian Distefano as Dora Winifred Read (A.K.A. D.W.), James MacDonald
• Jodie Lynn Resther as Francine Alice Frensky
• Mellisa Altro as Mary Alice Crosswire (A.K.A. Muffy)
• Max Friedman-Cole as Alan Powers (A.K.A. The Brain)
• Bruce Dinsmore as Shelley Barnes (A.K.A. Binky), David L. Read (A.K.A. Mr. Read), Bailey Carson Belvedere III
• Sonja Ball as Jane Read (A.K.A. Ms. Read)
• Arthur Holden as Nigel Charles Ratburn (A.K.A. Mr. Ratburn), Bionic Bunny
• Joanna Noyes as Grandma Thora Read
• A.J. Henderson as Grandpa Dave, Edward Edzel Crosswire (A.K.A. Mr. Crosswire and Ed)
• Tamar Koslov as Prunella Deegan
• Jessie Kardos as Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Jake Sim as Tommy Tibble
• Jacob Ewaniuk as Timmy Tibble
• Sally Isherwood as Emily
• Hayley Reynolds as Nadine Flumberghast (D.W.'s imaginary friend)
• Holly Gauthier-Frankel as Fern Walters
• Krystal Meadows as Ladonna Compson
• Eleanor Noble as George Lundgren
• Maggie Castle as Molly MacDonald
• Brigid Tierney as Jenna Morgan
• Robyn Thaler as Catherine Frensky
• Julie Lemieux as Bud Tucker Compson
• Bronwen Mantel as Leah MacGrady (Sara MacGrady before the production of the 13th season)
• Eramelinda Boquer as Rubella Deegan
• Walter Massey as Francis Haney (Herbert Haney before the production of the 11th season), Mr. Marco
• Mark Camacho as Oliver Frensky
• Jane Wheeler as Mrs. Barnes
• Ellen David as Bitzi Lynne Baxter (A.K.A. Mrs. Baxter)
• Katie Hutchison as Paige Turner
• Susan Glover as Mrs. Wood
• Simon Peacock as Pal
• Tracy Braunstein as Baby Kate (A.K.A. Kate Read)
• Michael Yarmush as Slink
• Scott Beaudin as Rattles
• Jonathan Potts as Mr. Compson

Production

Oasis Animation produced the 21st season of Arthur.^[8]

Notes

1. From this episode, these titles and other episode info are taken from the opening credits and the closing credits of each episode.
2. The voice cast information is collected from the closing credits from each episode from Season 21.

References

1. "Arthur: Season 21". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
2. "Binky's "A" Game". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
3. "Brain and the Time Capsule". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
4. "The Master Builders, Part 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
5. "The Master Builders, Part 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
6. "Francine and the Soccer Spy". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
7. "Sue Ellen and the Last Page (Episode 7)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
8. Jennifer Wolfe. "Oasis Animation Tapped for New Seasons of Arthur". AWN. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

External links

• Arthur Season 21 Episodes
• Watch Arthur Season 21 Episodes Online