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Season 12 of Arthur premiered on PBS Kids Go! in the United States on October 6, 2008,[1][2] with "Is That Kosher?/Never, Never, Never."[3] It concluded on April 24, 2009, with "The Perfect Game/D.W.'s Furry Freakout".[4]
Episodes[]
Screenshot | Title | Number | Episode | Original Airdate |
"Is That Kosher?" | 146 | 1a | October 6, 2008 | |
Francine makes a bet with her sister, Catherine, that she can fast through Yom Kippur with their parents, but Arthur's pizza party is on the same day. | ||||
"Never, Never, Never" | 146 | 1b | October 6, 2008 | |
D.W. has too many toys in her room and her mom wants to send some to charity. She decides that she will give all of them to the people who love her most, forgetting that her mom said that she only needed to get rid of the ones she doesn't use. The Tibble Twins falsely say they love her more than ever, while Emily declines. | ||||
"Room to Ride" | 147 | 2a | October 13, 2008 | |
Binky watches a tape of Lance Armstrong, and decides to bike. Unfortunately, he hits a pothole and gets injured. He, Arthur, Buster, and the Brain start a campaign to put in more bike lanes for the city. | ||||
"The Frensky Family Fiasco" | 147 | 2b | October 13, 2008 | |
Francine realizes that her family isn't spending enough time together and makes every Tuesday family night. | ||||
"D.W.'s Stray Netkitten" | 148 | 3a | October 20, 2008 | |
D.W. asks Arthur and Emily to babysit her Netkitten since a "clown" virus hacked their computer. | ||||
"Bats in the Belfry" | 148 | 3b | October 20, 2008 | |
Arthur, D.W., and Buster turn Grandma Thora's attic into a clubhouse until Arthur spots a bat. | ||||
"For the Birds" | 149 | 4a | October 27, 2008 | |
The Brain eats breakfast when he hears talk on radio about sightings of a rare bird and he unsuccessfully attempts to spot it so he can win a prize after he signs up for a bird-watching club. He is angry when Buster talks about it at school and disguises as a monster so he can scare away the remaining club members. | ||||
"Ungifted" | 149 | 4b | October 27, 2008 | |
Buster builds an old model harvester (called the Grain Reaper) bought by his Uncle Stu after he stumbled upon it in his closet. He hands it over to Arthur, who trades it for Binky's Bionic Bunny poster, who then gives it to the Brain, who donates it to Lakewood Elementary, who then puts it in the school sale. | ||||
"The Chronicles of Buster" | 150 | 5a | November 3, 2008 | |
Buster watches a commercial for the 376-disc special edition DVD of The Chronicles of Ahmayzzia. One month later, he does bad and Arthur does good when they train for a rock-climbing expedition. | ||||
"On This Spot" | 150 | 5b | November 3, 2008 | |
After a lecture, Arthur prints out some images of the famous Native American Sitting Bull and a tree on the site where he performed in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show. Arthur's friends are not interested, and Buster starts making a tour called the "Derek Montaigne Tour" after Arthur asks what historic events were done in Elwood City. | ||||
"The Cherry Tree" | 151 | 6a | April 20, 2009 | |
Muffy's insistence on having a huge Dream Bouncy Castle at her party results in her favorite cherry tree being cut down to make room for it. | ||||
"Matchmaker, Match Breaker" | 151 | 6b | April 20, 2009 | |
Francine and Muffy play matchmaker for their older siblings, Chip and Catherine, thinking if they marry they will become sisters. | ||||
"War of the Worms" | 152 | 7a | April 21, 2009 | |
Fern tricks the Brain into believing that Elwood City is under attack from giant worms, leaving unmistakable evidence, while eventually leading him into a rampage against worms. | ||||
"I Owe You One" | 152 | 7b | April 21, 2009 | |
Buster tries to repay all of the favors he owes Arthur by helping everyone whom Arthur owes favors to. | ||||
"The Blackout" | 153 | 8a | April 22, 2009 | |
Arthur and D.W. aren't sure they can survive without T.V. and A.C., when a blackout hits Elwood City on the hottest day of the year, until they learn about how the Molinas deal with the heat. | ||||
"Mei Lin Takes a Stand" | 153 | 8b | April 22, 2009 | |
Binky's adopted sister, Mei Lin, would rather crawl than walk until she hears a story from Pepe the flea (from "Flea To Be You and Me") and his brother, Sale. | ||||
"Home Sweet Home" | 154 | 9a | April 23, 2009 | |
Buster is fearful of attending summer camp, but discovers making new friends isn't as difficult as he thought. | ||||
"Do You Believe in Magic?" | 154 | 9b | April 23, 2009 | |
Arthur is jealous of Buster when his magic talents outshine his own. | ||||
"The Perfect Game" | 155 | 10a | April 24, 2009 | |
Francine is excited about designing a model city for class until she starts the project and obsesses on the baseball stadium for her favorite team, the Elwood City Grebes. Eventually she forgets about the whole project devoting everything to the stadium. | ||||
"D.W.'s Furry Freak-out" | 155 | 10b | April 24, 2009 | |
A cat finds its way to D.W., where she is accepted into her house. She causes much trouble with D.W. while they wait for her owner to claim her. |
Trivia[]
- This is the first season for a few things:
- The first season animated by Animation Services (HK) Ltd. instead of AKOM Productions.
- The first season that Dallas Jokic voiced Arthur, Lyle Lettau voiced Brain and Samantha Reynolds voiced George.
- The first season to be produced in the 16:9 aspect ratio. Additionally, some non-U.S. markets would begin airing the show in said aspect ratio (This would not begin in the U.S. until Season 16.)
- The first season where JT Turner had more than one assistant with the audio descriptions and the following are: Michelle Proud for episodes 4 and 5 and Kelly Morrison for the remaining five episodes of this season and until the end of season 15.
- The first seven episodes feature the Postcards From You interstitial segment, while the last three feature the usual A Word from Us Kids.
- Getting active is a theme throughout this season.[2] As such, the storyboard artists were asked to include a character riding a bicycle in each episode for this season.[5]
References[]
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20081012130625/http://pbskids.org/arthur/promo/sneak/index.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.kidsfirst.org/kidsfirstnews/2008/get-active-with-arthur-the-beloved-aardvark/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180606094904/https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001201/
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20180606095137/https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20001210/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140212043522/http://elwoodcitycentral.createaforum.com/general-arthur-tv-series-discussion/the-read-house/msg912/#msg912