Despite being the series’ titular character, Arthur doesn't appear in every episode. Out of the show's 493 episode segments, Arthur is absent from 15. This is a list of his absences (excluding his appearance in title cards and the theme song).
Season 7 (one absence)[]
- 709a. "Prunella Sees the Light"
Season 8 (three absences)[]
- 802. "Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain"/"Thanks a Lot, Binky" (This is the only episode in which Arthur is absent from both episode segments.)
- 810a. "Big Horns George"
Season 9 (one absence)[]
- 904b. "My Fair Tommy"
Season 10 (one absence)[]
- 1009b. "World Girls"
Season 11 (three absences)[]
- 1102b. "Mind Your Manners"
- 1103b. "Prunella Packs It In"
- 1105b. "Strangers on a Train"
Season 13 (two absences)[]
- 1307a. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble"
- 1308b. "Prunella and the Haunted Locker"
Season 15 (one absence)[]
- 1502b. "Whistling in the Wind"
Season 18 (one absence)[]
- 1804b. "The Tardy Tumbler"
Season 19 (two absences)[]
- 1903b. "Spar for the Course"
- 1908b. "Little Miss Meanie"