Arthur (season 3)

The 3rd season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from November 16, 1998 to January 1, 1999 and contains 15 episodes. This season, like seasons 1 and 2, was released on DVD in Europe only (as "Series 4").

Arthur
Season 3
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of episodes	15 (30 segments)
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16) – January 1, 1999 (1999-01-01)
Season chronology

This is the last season where Michael Caloz voices D.W. Read, due to his voice deepening after the end of the season.

Episodes

Main article: List of Arthur episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
51a	1a	"Buster's Back"	Joe Fallon	Gerry Capelle	November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)
Buster is returning to Elwood City (after leaving in the 2nd season episode "Arthur's Faraway Friend"), and while Arthur is initially excited, he worries that Buster has changed during his travels. Fearing that Buster will find him lame after his exciting travels, Arthur reads books on the places Buster has visited. When Buster arrives, he says that he did not change and was looking forward to hanging out with Arthur, and the two play checkers.
51b	1b	"The Ballad of Buster Baxter"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	November 16, 1998 (1998-11-16)
Buster feels left out because of the things he did not get to experience while he was away, while rumors about his travels cause his friends to consider him a snob. Arthur throws a surprise party for him, with everyone joining in to help, but when Buster does not show, Muffy thinks this affirms the rumors until they realize that they did not invite him at all. When Buster attends the party, he enjoys it and reunites with his friends. Guest star: Art Garfunkel as a singing moose.
52a	2a	"D.W. All Fired Up"	Peter K. Hirsch	Stéfanie Gignac	November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
D.W. is scared of the upcoming fire drill in her preschool, so her family names her a fire warden and runs fire drills in their house to ease her fears. During the fire drill, D.W. is able to coach other students and lead them to safety.
52b	2b	"I'd Rather Read It Myself"	Joe Fallon	Robert Yap	November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
D.W. wants to prove to the Tibble twins that she can do something they cannot, so she pretends to read them a book, while instead making up a story about a D.W. lookalike named "B.W." Arthur thinks that the Tibbles will find out about D.W.'s trick, while D.W. is glad that she could be better than them for the day. The Tibbles ask to borrow the book, and when their grandmother reads it to them, they learn that it is instead about Leonardo da Vinci, but think it is a "magic book" that changes whenever it is read.
53a	3a	"Arthur Goes Crosswire"	Chris Moore	Nick Rijgersberg & Jeremy O'Neill	November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18)
Arthur and Muffy are paired up for a class project about an animal of their choice. They choose to report on a whale and go whale watching as part of it. While at sea, Arthur and Muffy rescue famous actor Wilbur Rabbit, causing Arthur to copy Muffy's uptight behavior. Buster and his friends try to get him to change back to normal by imitating Arthur's behavior during a baseball game, and Arthur realizes how he had been acting, choosing to stop.
53b	3b	"Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous"	Chris Moore & Ken Scarborough	Robert Yap	November 18, 1998 (1998-11-18)
Set at the same time as "Arthur Goes Crosswire," Sue Ellen and Brain choose to build a dinosaur model for their animal project. Sue Ellen wants to help, but Brain refuses to let her, paranoid that her model will be inaccurate. When Brain ends up doing the entire project by himself and neglects to use Sue Ellen's model, they argue and end up dropping Brain's model; Sue Ellen turns this into a dig site exhibit, which gets them a good grade. Meanwhile, Francine is paired with Buster, who avoids her so he does not have to work.
54a	4a	"Background Blues"	Peter K. Hirsch	Robert Yap	November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19)
The class is asked to research their ancestors for a school project. Muffy and Francine try to best one another with who their ancestors were, with Muffy believing that her family has descended from royalty, while Francine believes her ancestors are famous. Both separately become disappointed that their ancestors were just "plain folks." However, Francine's grandfather teaches her about an ancestor of hers who advised Abraham Lincoln to trim his beard, which Francine presents for the project.
54b	4b	"And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	November 19, 1998 (1998-11-19)
A TV show called The Magic Toolbox is coming to Mr. Ratburn's class to put the kids on television. The kids practice their various talents, but Brain is the only one with no interest in appearing on the show. When the rest of the class are interviewed on the show and struggle to answer the science questions they are given, Brain helps them.
55a	5a	"The Chips Are Down"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	November 20, 1998 (1998-11-20)
Arthur and Buster trick D.W. into thinking that the big, green potato chip she ate was poisonous. Rather than admit to eating it, D.W becomes friends with Binky, who had eaten one as well. Believing he is close to death, Binky is motivated to reveal his private passion of ballet, impressing his friends.
55b	5b	"Revenge of the Chip"	Dietrich Smith	Mario Cabrera	November 20, 1998 (1998-11-20)
When the story of D.W. believing a green potato chip is poison (from the previous episode) becomes a story in the newspaper, she promptly blames Arthur for telling about it. D.W. finds out that her mother is the one telling people about the story, and tells her how upsetting it is. To help her feel better, Arthur takes D.W. to a live show where Binky performs a ballet about his experience with eating a green chip.
56a	6a	"Binky Rules"	Sandra Willard	Robert Yap	November 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)
When graffiti reading "Binky Rules" mysteriously appears on the walls of the school, Binky is blamed for it. Buster and Fern act as detectives to prove Binky's innocence, but when Buster starts teasing Fern about her detective style, it makes matters worse. After listening to a song, they find out that the graffiti was caused by a local radio station promoting a new band called "BINKY". Note: The song by "BINKY" is performed by Finnish band Värttinä.
56b	6b	"Meet Binky"	Sandra Willard	Jeremy O'Neill & Larry Jacobs	November 23, 1998 (1998-11-23)
BINKY, the band from "Binky Rules", become a huge hit in Elwood City, and a concert is planned to expose a big secret about the band. Arthur is able to go backstage due to his father catering the concert, and worries that if he invites his friends, it will interfere with him befriending the band. He changes his mind and lets them come, thinking that it would be more fun to go with his friends. However, Arthur learns that BINKY is actually a group of holograms and is not real.
57a	7a	"Arthur Rides the Bandwagon"	Peter K. Hirsch	Robert Shedlowich & Mario Cabrera	November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)
Arthur does not approve of a new fad, cute toys called Woogles, but after seeing how popular they are, he tries to get one. Frustrated after several failed attempts, he starts playing with a bottle cap and starts a new fad.
57b	7b	"Dad's Dessert Dilemma"	Sandra Willard	Jeremy O'Neill & Alex Greychuck	November 24, 1998 (1998-11-24)
Arthur brings a cake his dad made to a party in Mr. Ratburn's class celebrating Galileo's birthday. Everyone enjoys the cake, so Arthur brings in even more to build his school popularity, unaware of the work he is imposing on his father until he sees that he made his father fall behind on a crucial order for Muffy's dad. Arthur and D.W. then assist their father with his baking.
58a	8a	"Popular Girls"	Sandra Willard	Jeremy O'Neill	November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)
Francine inadvertently takes Catherine's backpack to the community center and discovers a magazine called Popular Girl. After taking a personality quiz, Sue Ellen and Fern change their personalities to be more "likable." Sue Ellen goes from being an expert to quiet and not speaking up, while Fern becomes loud and bossy, both causing chaos in their groups.
58b	8b	"Buster's Growing Grudge"	Joe Fallon	Robert Yap & Daniel Decelles	November 25, 1998 (1998-11-25)
Buster holds a grudge against Binky for telling a joke in class that Buster intended to tell. Arthur tries to console him before the grudge overtakes Buster. In the end, Buster settles his grudge by talking with Binky, who was unaware how upset Buster was.
59a	9a	"Arthur's Treasure Hunt"	Stephen Krensky	Mario Cabrera & Rich Vanatte	November 26, 1998 (1998-11-26)
Arthur digs up his backyard to find treasure, but his search quickly spreads to the front yard, where his mother told him not to dig. When she arrives home, she is disappointed and grounds Arthur.
59b	9b	"The Return of the King"	Peter K. Hirsch	Mario Cabrera	November 26, 1998 (1998-11-26)
Mr. Ratburn's class is at a medieval fair, competing for a trophy against a very intelligent class led by Mr. Ratburn's former teacher. Mr. Ratburn's class loses constantly until Arthur bests the other class in a "sword in the stone" challenge by figuring out the riddle the challenge's caller recites, and Mr. Ratburn's teacher realizes that Mr. Ratburn taught his class something he himself never did: to think for themselves.
60a	10a	"Attack of the Turbo Tibbles"	Joe Fallon	Robert Yap	November 27, 1998 (1998-11-27)
The Tibble twins watch a violent cartoon and start dressing and acting like the protagonists: a duo of superhero crime-fighting robots. They play roughly while pretending to fight crime and throw a swing into D.W.'s face, causing her to need stitches. They apologize and agree not to watch the show anymore, and D.W. forgives them.
60b	10b	"D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	November 27, 1998 (1998-11-27)
D.W. wants a tooth pulled out so that she can get money from the Tooth Fairy to buy a unicorn doll. When her plans do not work, she tries to trick the Tooth Fairy with a fake tooth. Arthur replaces the tooth with his money, worried that the Tooth Fairy could be offended by the fake tooth.
61a	11a	"Double Tibble Trouble"	Peter K. Hirsch	Stéfanie Gignac	December 28, 1998 (1998-12-28)
Tommy Tibble is sad and less active because Timmy is sick. Although D.W. and Emily would like to have the Tibbles less hyperactive, they try to help Tommy out by playing like a Tibble, but they are not as hyperactive as the twins.
61b	11b	"Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival"	Joe Fallon & Ken Scarborough	Robert Yap	December 28, 1998 (1998-12-28)
Arthur and his friends make music videos of the songs Library Card, Jekyll and Hyde, Leftovers Goulash, Homework, and Library Card: Reprise from the Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape) soundtrack record.
62a	12a	"What Scared Sue Ellen?"	Bruce Akiyama	Stéfanie Gignac	December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29)
Sue Ellen, who dismisses Arthur, Buster, and Binky's scary stories, is frightened by a mysterious howl in the woods, which she thinks is Baba Yaga, a kappa, or a banshee. She enlists the help of Arthur, Buster, and Binky to investigate the ruckus. They find out that the howl is coming from Mrs. Woods' dog, Perky, who had been trapped in a tree stump.
62b	12b	"Clarissa is Cracked"	Sandra Willard	Bulent Karabagli & Marcos Da Silva	December 29, 1998 (1998-12-29)
D.W. borrows Grandma Thora's porcelain doll, Clarissa, and cracks the doll. She tries to fix it, and Arthur brings Clarissa to Mr. Ratburn to repair her.
63a	13a	"Arthur's Dummy Disaster"	Peter K. Hirsch	Mario Cabrera	December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30)
George's new ventriloquist's dummy, Wally, makes him popular and starts a short-lived ventriloquism fad at school. He starts acting less rationally as Wally begins falling apart, and Arthur tries to convince George that he does not need Wally to make friends.
63b	13b	"Francine and the Feline"	Sandra Willard	Robert Yap	December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30)
Francine's family gets a new cat, who Catherine tries to name "Rose Petal" and pampers it, but the cat grows fond of Francine and she renames it "Nemo". When she tries to show Nemo to her friends, Arthur is shown to hate cats and believes they are evil, which jeopardizes his friendship with Francine, especially when Nemo and Pal become play-pals.
64a	14a	"Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight"	Joe Fallon	Robert Yap	December 31, 1998 (1998-12-31)
D.W. and Arthur overhear their parents arguing over a spilled carton of milk and fear that it will split their family for good, fantasizing about what would happen if they were not in love anymore.
64b	14b	"D.W.'s Perfect Wish"	Joe Fallon	Stéfanie Gignac	December 31, 1998 (1998-12-31)
D.W. is not excited about her fifth birthday when she is told by Emily that her childhood is over due to turning five. Arthur goes over events from previous episodes with D.W. to cheer her up and make her excited about her future.
65a	15a	"Arthur and D.W. Clean Up"	Anne-Marie Perrotta & Tean Schultz	Robert Yap & Jeremy O'Neill	January 1, 1999 (1999-01-01)
Arthur and D.W. need to clean their rooms and work together to get things done quicker. However, each is fussy about what stays and what goes and how it all goes together.
65b	15b	"The Long, Dull Winter"	Joe Fallon	Jeremy O'Neill	January 1, 1999 (1999-01-01)
Arthur and his friends are feeling different, but can not put a finger on it. They eventually realize that they have not had a holiday in a while, so they attempt to make a new one, but when the others are overcome by the commercial side of holidays, Arthur has to make them realize that holidays mean more than TV specials, candy, or fireworks.

References

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 3 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
• "Seasons 1–3". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved March 7, 2010.

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