Arthur (season 12)

The 12th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from October 6, 2008 to April 24, 2009 and contains 20 episodes. The 10 episodes listed below were broadcast as season 12, and the other 10 were broadcast as season 13. This resulted all of season 13 episodes airing in several countries such as Canada and United Kingdom for many months prior the U.S. broadcast. This season was created and originally aired in the 16:9 widescreen format though still in 480i; in the U.S., they were and continued to be aired in 4:3, with the left and right sides cropped out. The animation was produced by Animation Services HK Ltd. instead of by AKOM. This was also the first season where Michael Hirsh was credited as the executive producer.

Arthur
Season 12
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of episodes	10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06) – April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)
Season chronology

Joan Rivers guest starred as Francine's grandmother and Camel on the season's premiere episode "Is That Kosher?". Lance Armstrong guest starred in the episode "Room to Ride" as himself. Dallas Jokic replaced Cameron Ansell as the voice of Arthur, and Lyle O'Donohoe replaced Paul-Stuart Brown as the voice of Brain.

Episodes

Main article: List of Arthur episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
146	1	"Is That Kosher?" "Never, Never, Never"	Allan Neuwirth Dietrich Smith	Robert Yap Gerry Capelle	October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)
"Is That Kosher?": Francine tries to go 24 hours without eating or drinking for Yom Kippur, but is tempted when Arthur has a pizza party. Guest star: Joan Rivers as Bubby. "Never, Never, Never": After being asked by her mother to part with a few toys, D.W. gives all of her toys to someone who "really loves her": the Tibbles.
147	2	"Room to Ride" "The Frensky Family Fiasco"	Martha Atwater, Ken Olshansky & Peter K. Hirsch Peter K. Hirsch	Ivan Tankushev Nick Vallinakis	October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)
"Room to Ride": Arthur, Buster, Brain, and Binky start a campaign to build more bike lanes for the city. Guest star: Lance Armstrong as himself. "The Frensky Family Fiasco": Francine wants to spend more time with her family, but nobody can agree on which activity to do.
148	3	"D.W's Stray Netkitten" "Bats in the Belfry"	Matt Steinglass Susan Kim	Gerry Capelle Elise Benoît, Elie Klimos & Jeremy O'Neill	October 20, 2008 (2008-10-20)
"D.W's Stray Netkitten": D.W. asks Arthur and Emily to take care of her virtual pet after her family's computer gets a virus. "Bats in the Belfry": Arthur, D.W., and Buster turn Grandma Thora's attic into a clubhouse, but are frightened of a bat that lives there.
149	4	"For the Birds" "Ungifted"	Susan Kim Joe Purdy	Ivan Tankushev Gerry Capelle & Michel Carbonneau	October 27, 2008 (2008-10-27)
"For the Birds": Arthur, Buster, and Brain try to spot an elusive bird while bird-watching. "Ungifted": Buster feels offended after Arthur trades away one of his gifts.
150	5	"The Chronicles of Buster" "On This Spot"	Dietrich Smith	Ivan Tankushev & Jeremy O'Neill Daniel Decelles	November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03)
"The Chronicles of Buster": Buster aims to finish an absurdly long "collector's edition" DVD, neglecting Arthur to watch it. "On This Spot": After learning that Sitting Bull stopped in Elwood City, Arthur starts a petition in an attempt to recognize the spot.
151	6	"The Cherry Tree" "Matchmaker Matchbreaker"[1]	Leah Ryan Allan Neuwirth	Daniel Miodini, Nick Vallinakis & Sylvie Lafrance Zhigang Wang	April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
"The Cherry Tree": Muffy's favorite cherry tree is chopped down to make room for her bouncy castle. "Matchmaker, Matchbreaker": Francine and Muffy play matchmaker for their older siblings, Chip and Catherine, thinking if they marry, the two of them will become sisters.
152	7	"War of the Worms" "I Owe You One"[2]	Gentry Menzel Dietrich Smith	Elise Benoît, Elie Klimos, Zhigang Wang & Sylvie Lafrance Daniel Decelles	April 21, 2009 (2009-04-21)
"War of the Worms": Fern tricks Brain into believing that Elwood City is being attacked by giant worms. "I Owe You One": Buster tries to repay all of the favors he owes Arthur by helping everyone whom Arthur owes favors to.
153	8	"The Blackout" "Mei Lin Takes a Stand"[3]	Cusi Cram Peter K. Hirsch	Jeremy O'Neill, Daniel Miodini & Nadja Cozic Nick Vallinakis	April 22, 2009 (2009-04-22)
"The Blackout": A blackout hits Elwood City, and Arthur's family gets advice from the Molinas on how to withstand the heat. "Mei Lin Takes a Stand": Binky's little sister, Mei Lin, would rather crawl than walk, until she hears a story from Pepe(from "Flea to Be You and Me").
154	9	"Home Sweet Home" "Do You Believe in Magic?"[4]	Peter K. Hirsch Jonathan Greenberg	Gerry Capelle Daniel Decelles	April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)
"Home Sweet Home": Buster is disappointed to learn that he won't be attending the same summer camp as his friends, but makes new friends while at camp. "Do You Believe in Magic?": Arthur gets jealous of Buster after he proves to be better at doing magic tricks.
155	10	"The Perfect Game" "D.W.'s Furry Freak-out"[5]	Elliot Thomson David Steven Cohen	Jeremy O'Neill & Daniel Miodini Elie Klimos & Élise Benoît	April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)
"The Perfect Game": 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. "D.W.'s Furry Freak-out": A cat finds its way to D.W., and she is accepted into the house. As they wait for its owner to claim it, D.W. gets scared of the cat after seeing an advertisement for a horror movie.

References

1. "Arthur: The Cherry Tree / Matchmaker Matchbreaker". TV.com. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
2. "Arthur: War of the Worms / I Owe You One". TV.com. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
3. "Arthur: The Blackout / Mei Lin Takes a Stand". TV.com. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
4. "Arthur: Home Sweet Home / Do You Believe in Magic?". TV.com. Retrieved February 5, 2010.
5. "Arthur: The Perfect Game / D.W.'s Furry Freakout". TV.com. Retrieved February 5, 2010.

General references

• "Arthur Episodes". TV Guide. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
• "Arthur: Episode Guide". MSN TV. Archived from the original on January 8, 2010. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
• "Arthur Season 12 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
• "Season 12 - 14". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved February 13, 2011.

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