The Arthur Mega Marathon was a multi-day event on PBS Kids from February 16–21, 2022 in commemoration of Arthur's 25th broadcast year and final season. Nearly every episode of the show aired back-to-back, concluding with the debut of Season 25, which includes the series finale.[1]
Event information[]
The marathon aired on the PBS Kids 24/7 Channel on television, suspending all normal programming from 9 AM EST February 16 to 5 PM EST February 21. There was a livestream on the PBS Kids Video app and website, in addition to the official PBS Kids YouTube Channel.
The episodes generally ran season by season, but not necessarily in their original broadcast order. One-hour specials, fan-favorite episodes, and episodes with celebrity guests aired during evening prime-time viewing hours. The full event schedule included nearly the entire series of Arthur episodes and one-hour specials, with the following exceptions:
- Five episodes were omitted from the marathon. These episodes are also no longer part of the normal broadcast rotation on PBS, for reasons discussed on their respective episode pages:
- 503 "It's a No-Brainer" / "The Shore Thing"
- 903 "Arthur Weighs In" / "The Law of the Jungle Gym"
- 1008 "Binky vs. Binky" / "Operation: D.W.!"
- 1202 "Room to Ride" / "The Frensky Family Fiasco"
- 1301 "The Great MacGrady" (Note: The revised edition of "The Great MacGrady" from the show's twenty-fourth season aired during the marathon.)
- The following holiday specials were omitted from the marathon:
- The movie Arthur's Missing Pal also did not air during the marathon.
Trivia[]
- Some TV listings mistakenly listed "Grandma Thora Appreciation Day" / "Fern's Slumber Party" airing twice. However, the description for the second airing was actually that of the next episode, "Love Notes for Muffy" / "D.W. Blows the Whistle."
- The rerun of the special Arthur - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll was the first national airing of the special in about two decades.
- Some local PBS stations simulcasted the final four episodes on both their main PBS channel and PBS Kids channel.
- The official announcement for the marathon also revealed that new Arthur content is planned for the future, including digital shorts, a podcast, and online games.[1] It was previously announced that reruns of the existing episodes would continue for "years to come."[2]
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See also[]
- PBS Kids Vote-A-Rama
- Arthur Marathon - a marathon of 25 fan-favorite episodes in May 2019
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