The Arthur Podcast is the official podcast from Arthur. It is based on the original Arthur Adventure books by Marc Brown. Each podcast episode features Arthur retelling the events of a classic Arthur television episode, with commentary from friends and family. It also includes an interactive segment that incorporates listener-submitted audio clips from kids, responding to questions posed by Arthur regarding topics related to kids' everyday life and challenges.[1]
The podcast premiered on October 20, 2022. A pre-launch, introductory episode, "Arthur Makes a Podcast" was released on October 6, 2022, alongside a new short.
The Arthur Podcast is available to stream on the Arthur PBS website, the PBS KIDS Video app, the Arthur YouTube channel, and most major audio streaming platforms, such as Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. The podcast is produced by GBH Kids and Gen-Z Media, and distributed by PBS KIDS and PRX.
As of 2023, The Arthur Podcast is the #1 PBS KIDS podcast,[2][3] and has performed "incredibly well"[4] in the children's podcast space, according to Senior Vice President and General Manager of PBS KIDS, Sara DeWitt.
Episodes[]
Season One[]
Episodes were released weekly on Thursdays throughout the fall of 2022.
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"Arthur Makes a Podcast" (Preview Episode) | 0 | 0 | October 6, 2022 |
| Arthur's making his own podcast and is excited to share the news with D.W. and you! | ||||
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"Spelling Trubble" | 1 | 1 | October 20, 2022 |
| Arthur is surprised when he and Brain are chosen to represent Mr. Ratburn’s class in the school-wide spellathon. Arthur didn’t study! How will he be able to compete against the smartest kid in the school and last year’s reigning champ? | ||||
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"Scare-Your-Pants-Off" | 2 | 2 | October 27, 2022 |
| When a group called “Parents Against Weird Stories” try to ban the “Scare-Your-Pants-Off” books, it’s up to Arthur and his friends to save their favorite book series! | ||||
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"Buster's Secret Admirer" | 3 | 3 | November 3, 2022 |
| Buster receives a box of chocolates in the mail. Who could they be from? He’ll need Arthur’s help to discover who his secret admirer is. | ||||
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"Snow Biz" | 4 | 4 | November 10, 2022 |
| It’s snowing in Elwood City, and Arthur’s new shoveling business is booming…that is, until Buster tries to get in on the action. Now the friends must compete to be the best shoveler on the block! | ||||
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"Arthur's New Baby" | 5 | 5 | November 17, 2022 |
| Arthur is not excited when his parents announce that they’ll be having another baby. One little sister is more than enough! Will he be able to win Baby Kate over, or will he have another D.W. to contend with? | ||||
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"Locked in the Library" | 6 | 6 | November 24, 2022 |
| Francine is upset with Arthur and refuses to speak to him. Being in a fight with your best friend is hard enough, but things take a turn for the worst when they both get locked inside the Elwood City Library for the weekend! | ||||
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"Long, Dull Winter" | 7 | 7 | December 1, 2022 |
| When Arthur and his friends catch a case of the winter blues, they decide that having a holiday to celebrate is the only way to cure it. Since there are no major holidays coming up, they take it upon themselves to create a brand new one! | ||||
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"Crunch Cereal" | 8 | 8 | December 8, 2022 |
| Arthur is determined to win the new Crunch Cereal Jingle contest! All he needs is a band…and lyrics…and a melody. | ||||
Season Two[]
Episodes were released weekly on Thursdays throughout the spring of 2023.
| Picture | Title | Number | Episode | Original Release Date |
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"Arthur’s Pet Business" | 9 | 1 | March 16, 2023 |
| To prove to his parents that he’s responsible enough to have a dog of his own, Arthur creates his own pet sitting business. But managing all these pets turns out to be harder than he bargained for! | ||||
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"The World Record" | 10 | 2 | March 23, 2023 |
| Arthur and his friends want to break a world record, but can’t seem to agree on which record to break! | ||||
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"D.W.'s Very Bad Mood" | 11 | 3 | March 30, 2023 |
| D.W. is acting even crankier than usual, and it’s up to Arthur and Francine to get to the bottom of what’s causing her bad mood. | ||||
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"Staycation" | 12 | 4 | April 6, 2023 |
| Mr. and Mrs. Read have to cancel their vacation when they can’t find a babysitter for Arthur, D.W., and Baby Kate. To help cheer their parents up, the kids plan a staycation for them in their own backyard. | ||||
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"Lend Me Your Ear" | 13 | 5 | April 13, 2023 |
| Mr. Ratburn is acting strangely, and Arthur, Buster, and Brain are worried. The kids work together to get to the bottom of Mr. Ratburn’s odd behavior! | ||||
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"Speak Up, Francine!" | 14 | 6 | April 20, 2023 |
| After discovering that the local creek is polluted, Francine is determined to get the word out during Elwood City’s Earth Day Rally. But will her fear of public speaking get in her way? | ||||
Season Three[]
Episodes were released weekly on Thursdays throughout the fall of 2023.
| Picture | Title | Number | Episode | Original Release Date |
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"Desk Wars" | 15 | 1 | November 9, 2023 |
| It’s the hottest school day of the year and tempers are even hotter. The tension comes to a head when Mr. Ratburn moves Brain and Arthur away from their usual desks and sets off the most dramatic desk war in third grade history! | ||||
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"The Case of the Girl with the Long Face" | 16 | 2 | November 16, 2023 |
| Fern has been feeling down, but none of her friends know why! Buster Baxter, private eye, is determined to get to the bottom of the mystery. | ||||
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"Arthur's New Old Vacation" | 17 | 3 | November 23, 2023 |
| Arthur’s family goes on the same summer vacation every year to Codpocket Lake. But this year, Arthur wants to go to the pirate-themed amusement park: Dead Man’s Cove. Can he convince his family to change up their usual vacation destination? | ||||
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"Arthur's Big Meltdown" | 18 | 4 | November 30, 2023 |
| Arthur is usually pretty calm, but even the most mild-mannered kid gets upset sometimes! When his friends ruin his brand new pair of sneakers, Arthur flips out. Will he be able to salvage his reputation—and his friendships?
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"How the Cookie Crumbles" | 19 | 5 | December 7, 2023 |
| Muffy is determined to win the cookie competition at this year’s Strawberry Festival. Together with her friends, she makes the perfect batch of cookies with a brand new recipe. But she’ll have to decide which is more important: getting all the credit, or keeping her friends! | ||||
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"Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone " | 20 | 6 | December 14, 2023 |
| Arthur’s third grade class is shocked when they discover that Mr. Ratburn is getting married. When they overhear Mr. Ratburn talking about a wedding with a woman named Patty, the kids worry that he’s marrying someone even tougher than he is! | ||||
Credits[]
- Executive Producers: Carol Greenwald and Marc Brown
- Co-producer: Ben Strouse and Gen-Z Media
- Senior Producer: Tolon Brown
- Producer: Anthony Bostler
- Associate Producer: Kacie Quinn
- Original Stories: Marc Brown
- Original Television Script Writer: Joe Fallon, Terence Taylor, Allan Neuwirth, Peter K. Hirsch, Jonathan Greenberg, Kathy Waugh, Gerard Lewis, Raye Lankford
- Television Script Adapted for Podcasting: Holly Gregory
- Music Editing, Sound Design, and Mix: Chris Tarry
- Audio Engineer: Darian Newsome
- Voice Director: Holly Gregory
- Supervising Producer: Claire McClanahan
- Session and Post Producer: Amy Cervini
- Voice Recording: Difuze & Super Sonics
- Composer: Ray Fabi
- Talent Coordination: Chantal Page and Sphere Animation
- Casting: Debra Toffan
Trivia[]
- PRX has partnered with PBS KIDS to present other children's podcasts, like The Molly of Denali Podcast and The Pinkalicious & Peterrific Podcast.
- Similar to the television program, corporate sponsors for the podcast are IKEA (season 1, 2 & 3) and ABCmouse.com (season 1).
References[]
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2022/10/arthur-podcast-series-pbs-kids-1235136720/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/arthurpbs/status/1702076965078155273
- ↑ https://www.pbs.org/about/about-pbs/blogs/news/pbs-kids-expands-growing-library-of-podcasts-this-fall-with-new-offerings/
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/pbs-kids-sara-dewitt-streaming-gaming-kids-industry-cuts-1235549425/