Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival

"Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival"
Main image Title card
Season/Series:	3
Number in season:	11B
Original Airdate:	February 8, 1999[citation needed] September 20, 1999 March 7, 2002
Credits
Written by:	Joe Fallon Ken Scarborough
Storyboard by:	Robert Yap
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"Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival" is the second half of the eleventh episode in the third season of Arthur.

Summary

Arthur and Buster have an imaginary music festival featuring the whole cast in songs based on their lives, themselves, and the library.

Plot

At the beginning of the episode, D.W. and Jane Read hears a noise that leads her to the basement where Buster and Arthur are pretending to make music videos. After D.W. joins along, the videos start.

Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival

After the title card, the first song was Library Card by the Elwood City kids, the second song is Jekyll and Hyde sung by The Brain, the third song being Leftovers Goulash sung by Arthur, D.W. and David Read, the fourth song is Homework sung by Mr. Ratburn and Buster Baxter, and the final song is the Library Card reprise sung by the Elwood City kids, with D.W. becoming confused by the references to the Dewey Decimal system. The show ends with D.W. yelling "WHO IS DEWEY?????!!!!!!" As the episode still comes to a close, Arthur and Buster say "Ta-Da!", following which they comment on how D.W. much liked the program. along with the comment, "But it would never work on real TV."

"By the way," she adds. "Who is Dewey?"

Characters

• Arthur Read
• Binky Barnes
• Alan Powers
• Buster Baxter
• D.W. Read
• Fern Walters
• Francine Frensky
• George Lundgren
• Francis Haney
• Nigel Ratburn
• Paige Turner
• Muffy Crosswire
• Prunella Deegan
• Alex
• Amanda Hulser
• Billy
• Billy and Bobby
• Bionic Bunny
• Brian
• Buffy
• Catherine Frensky
• Chester
• Colleen
• David Read
• Edwin
• Emily
• Thora Read
• I.Q.
• Jack Weasel
• James MacDonald
• Jane Read
• Jenna Morgan
• John
• Kenny
• Kiefer
• Liam
• Lisa
• Luke
• Maria Pappas
• Mary
• Maryann
• Ms. Morgan
• Miss Sweetwater
• Ms. Tingley
• Molly MacDonald
• Leah MacGrady
• Mr. Marco
• Ms. Bryan
• Ms. Krasny
• Nancy
• Grandpa Dave
• Mary Moo Cow
• Nadine
• Liam
• Wally
• Bailey
• Mrs. Tibble
• Norman Hedgehog
• Rattles
• Ricky
• Rusty
• Sarah
• Steve
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• "Unknown Female Aardvark (Number 3)"
• "Unknown Female Rabbit"
• "Unknown Male Monkey"
• Winky
• "3rd Grade Female Aardvark"
• "3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 2)"
• "3rd Grade Female Aardvark (Number 8)"
• "3rd Grade Female Bear (Number 2)"
• "3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2)"
• "3rd Grade Female Dog"
• "3rd Grade Female Dog (Number 2)"
• "3rd Grade Female Moose"
• Jessica
• "3rd Grade Male Cat"
• "3rd Grade Male Dog"
• "3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)"
• "3rd Grade Male Goat"
• "3rd Grade Male Rabbit"
• "3rd Grade Male Rat"
• "4th Grade Female Aardvark"
• Fletcher
• "4th Grade Male Dog"
• "4th Grade Male Rabbit"

Songs

• Library Card
• Jekyll and Hyde
• Leftovers Goulash
• Homework
• Library Card (Reprise)

Trivia

• Several of the Glenbrook students make a cameo appearance in Library Card.
• The Homework song is not shown on some PBS stations during its Pledge Drive.
• The songs that were sung in this episode are featured on the Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape) CD.
• Stock footage From D.W., the Picky Eater is used

Home Video

• Arthur: The Complete Series Three

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Videos

ARTHUR Having Fun Isn't Hard When You've Got a Library Card PBS KIDS

First part of Library Card

ARTHUR Jekyll Hyde

Short clip of Jekyll and Hyde

ARTHUR Homework Tonight

ARTHUR Library Card Song!

Promotional images

A promotional picture from Arthur's Facebook page

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