Stanley (teddy bear)

Stanley (teddy bear)
Item Type	Teddy bear
Owner	Arthur Read
Appearances
First Appeared (cartoon)	"D.W.'s Blankie"

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Stanley, briefly Chico^[1] (named by Vicita) is Arthur's teddy bear. His grandmother gave it to him on his third birthday (seen in a flashback). Arthur once let D.W. borrow him when her Blankie was missing. Brain also uses Stanley at one point, to explain to Arthur that hidden cameras are small enough to be placed inside something small like a stuffed bear.

History[]

In "Desperately Seeking Stanley", Stanley is starting to fall apart. Jane sews him up and says that Stanley is "getting old and needs special care". D.W. makes fun of Arthur for still having a teddy bear. Arthur finally gives Stanley up in a garage sale to Vicita. She decides to name him Chico, but later on, she trades him for a sticker to the Tibbles. Arthur worries, thinking the Tibbles would de-stuff and destroy Stanley, but Arthur then discovers that the Tibbles actually gave Stanley to their grandmother, and she fixed him up. Arthur tells her she can keep it, but then he runs back and reclaims him saying "Actually, I think I'll just keep him for this weekend."

However, in "Francine & the Soccer Spy", Francine tells the group, "Don't tell these secrets to anyone." She then proceeds to tell each member an example, and when she comes to Arthur, she states "not even your teddy bear." Arthur then wiggles his glasses, saying "I don't have a teddy bear." However, since he wiggled his glasses, he is lying, as D.W mentioned before; this means Arthur actually has a teddy bear in his possession.

Appearances[]

Season 1[]

"Arthur's Eyes" 10101
"D.W.'s Imaginary Friend" 10401
"D.W. the Copycat" 10502
"D.W.'s Blankie" 12701

Trivia[]

Stanley has been owned by Arthur since he was 3.
Although Stanley is not imaginary, Arthur viewed him as an imaginary friend.^[2] This is depicted in a flashback to Arthur's fifth birthday.^[3]
A teddy bear is seen in the first Arthur book, Arthur's Nose, though it is not identified by the name Stanley yet.
The blue coat with which Mrs. Tibble outfits Stanley is similar to that worn by Paddington Bear.
He can talk, and oddly, he can hear Pal and Kate speak English, but doesn’t seem to hear gibberish from non-babies, sharing this power with Nadine.