Mary Moo Cow (show)

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The logo of the Mary Moo Cow show.

Mary Moo Cow is a show about an anthropomorphic cow who entertains children in her barn. She often plays with young children who help her to teach basic lessons to viewers, often while adding musical numbers and playing games. The show, in nature, bears resemblance to Barney & Friends, another PBS television program.

D.W. is arguably Mary Moo Cow's biggest fan, the show being one of her main obsessions. She never misses the show, and if she does, she has a near meltdown. She says that there is "no such thing as a boring Mary Moo Cow episode"^[1] and claims that it "gets better with age."^[2] She owns all of its merchandise and even owns some Mary Moo Cow videotapes, as well as a soundtrack of the show in Turkish. However, her brother Arthur dislikes the show, thinking it to be a "baby show" that always repeats the same lessons over and over again. Thus, he often fights over the TV so he can watch what he likes instead.

Mary Moo Cow is cancelled in "The Last of Mary Moo Cow," during which its final episode airs. D.W. becomes severely depressed by this and, after seeing how a petition works on TV, sends in her own petition to get the show back on, with her friends signing it.

Mary Moo Cow does eventually return to TV (through reruns), but ends up getting Dark Bunny (the sequel series to Bionic Bunny) cancelled in the process, much to Arthur's dismay. However, both shows appear to be on the air once again with no noticeable problem. D.W. still watches the show and its host obsessively.

In "Dear Adil", Adil found a Turkish Mary Moo Cow CD for D.W. and sent it to her.

In an alternate future in "D.W. and the Beastly Birthday," an older D.W. states that Mary Moo Cow was a "baby show," but that it had "a lot of adult references" in it.

In "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur," it is revealed by Buster that each Mary Moo Cow episode is around 30 minutes long. When D.W. asks if they were at the farm yet, her dad tells her they have only been on the road for half an hour. Then, Grandma Thora tells the kids it will take 5 hours to get from their house to the old family farm. When D.W. asks how long 5 hours is, Buster tells her it would be like if she watched 10 episodes of Mary Moo Cow in a row. Doing the math, given that 5 hours is the equivalent of 300 minutes, and by dividing those 300 minutes by 10 episodes, one would conclude that each Mary Moo Cow episode is around 30 minutes long, similar to the Arthur show itself.

Known viewers of the show

Production team

The ending credits of Mary Moo Cow are shown for approximately three seconds in "That's a Baby Show!" Some of the names, such as "Richard Nixon" (a former U.S. President known for corruption), are obvious jokes, while others are references to actual Arthur show staff. For example, Enguan Xu was an early production coordinator for the series, while "Alex Tankushev" is likely a reference to Ivan Tankushev, who served as both an animation director and layout supervisor for the series.

Michel Simard
David Bailey
Shayne Gryn
Philippe St-Onye
Ethan Layue
Peter Huggan
Keith Seggie
Paulo Gougeon
Lucie Faniel
Monica Lanylois
Karen Wolf
Tolon Brown
Richard Nixon
Tanis Flemons
Daphne Doggie
Enguan Xu
Joey Vekteris
Maude Fonteau
Gabriel Houle
Alex Tankushev
Sandrine Marceau
Ingrid David
Wayne Millet
Joseph Zamboni

Songs

Theme Song

Mary Moo Cow, Mary Moo Cow,
We love you, Mary Moo,
When you're with the Moo Cow,
Every day is new—wow!
We love you, Mary Moo.

*This song is featured in numerous episodes of Arthur

F-U-N

The best word I know is F-U-N,
F-U-N spells fun!
Fun is nice, I like fun!
I like F-U-N!
F-U-N!
F-U-N!
Let's spell it again!
F-U-N!
F-U-N!
F-U-N spells fun!
(song is interrupted by Arthur)

*Like the theme song, this song is featured in numerous episodes of Arthur

Magic Christmas

Magic Christmas, Magic Christmas.

It's a big bright magic Christmas.

Full of love and happy things.

And all the joy that giving brings.

*This song is featured in the Arthur episode "The Chips Are Down"

Soup Song

We like soup, soup is great!
You eat it in a bowl, not on a plate!

*This song is featured in the Arthur episode "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked"

Sharing

*Sung to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle"

I can share, you can share, sharing, sharing everywhere
It's a ton of, ton of fun, sharing toys with everyone
(rest unknown)

*This song is featured in the Arthur episode "Operation: D.W.!"

Last

L-A-S-T, that spells last!
Last is L-A-S-T,
Mary
Can you spell it really fast?
Kids
OK, we'll do our best! Hey!
L-A-S-T, L-A-S-T, L-A-S-T, L-A-S-T! L-A-S-T, L-A-S-T!
Last Spells L-A-S-T!

Arthur and Buster: L-A-S-T, that spells last! No more Mary Moo Cow!

*This song is featured in the Arthur episode "The Last of Mary Moo Cow"

Three

Three, three, three is fun,
It's more than one or two...
(the rest of the song is unknown)

*This song is featured in the Arthur episode "Buster Spaces Out" when Buster is channel surfing on the TV and Mary Moo Cow is shown for a few seconds.

Count up to one

Sung in "Two Minutes"

These two songs do not appear in Mary Moo Cow, but are sung by her in D.W.'s fantasy in "The Last of Mary Moo Cow"

Oh, D.W.

Mary
Oh, D.W., oh, D.W.,
I love you...
D.W.
...really, Moo?
Mary
There is no one smarter...
D.W.
Yeah, tell that to Arthur!
Mary
Arthur? Blegh!
I love you...
D.W. and Mary
...toodle-loo!

A Petition

Mary
A petition, here is a petition.
Spell petition...
Kids
P-E-T-I...something something something.
Now we can get out of here!
Mary
D.W., you've brought us cheer!
P-E-T!
Kids
Something something something!
Mary
P-E-T!
Kids
Something something something!
Mary and Kids
Awwwwww!

And these two songs appear in "Cast Away"

F-U-N (Complete Version)

The best word I know is F-U-N,
F-U-N Spells Fun!
Fun is nice, I like fun!
I Like F-U-N
F-U-N
F-U-N
Let's spell it again!
F-U-N
F-U-N
F-U-N Spells Fun,
Let's Spell Again!

Main (Sung by Fishermen)

Mary Moo Cow, Mary Moo Cow,
I love you, Yes I do!
(rest unknown)

References

↑ "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur"
↑ "Framed!"

[1] "The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur"

[2] "Framed!"

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