Arthur (season 5)
The 5th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from September 25 to November 27, 2000 and contains 10 episodes. The special "Arthur's Perfect Christmas" served as the finale to this season. Steven Crowder replaced Luke Reid as Brain. This is the last season where Michael Yarmush voices Arthur due to his voice changing. Starting in season 9, he returns to voice the character Slink, one of the Tough Customers. Alex Trebek guest starred as Alex Lebek on the season premiere "Arthur and the Big Riddle".
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| Season 5 | |
| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| No. of episodes | 10 (20 segments) |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | September 25 – November 27, 2000 |
| Season chronology | |
Peter Moss replaced Carol Greenwood and Micheline Charest as executive producer and Lesley Taylor stepped in for Cassandra Schafhausen when she replaced Ronald A. Weinberg as producer. Head writers Joe Fallon and Ken Scarborough also left to work on Between the Lions, although Joe Fallon was still credited as executive story editor in this season along with Joseph Purdy. When this season was nominated for a Daytime Emmy, only Joseph Purdy, Peter K. Hirsch, Kathy Waugh, Dietrich Smith, and Bruce Akiyama were nominated as writers of Arthur.
This season won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Animated Program. It was also nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing - Special Class. In 2001, it won a Peabody Award.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date | |
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| 76a | 1a | "Arthur and the Big Riddle" | Peter K. Hirsch | Robert Yap | September 25, 2000 | |
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Arthur goes on the TV game show Riddle Quest against an intelligent contestant. In the final round, Arthur must decide between winning and staying with his friends. Guest star: Alex Trebek as Alex Lebek. | ||||||
| 76b | 1b | "Double Dare" | Kathy Waugh | Guylaine Seguin, Lyndon Ruddy & Greg Huculack | September 25, 2000 | |
| Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Brain resent the large amount of homework they are assigned, which culminates in a large number of dares issued to skip school. However, the next morning, Arthur and Buster call Francine and Brain out of guilt and attempt to convince them to call off the dare, but Francine fails to receive the message and carries on with the dare. | ||||||
| 77a | 2a | "Kids Are From Earth, Parents Are From Pluto" | Peter K. Hirsch | Mario Cabrera, Patricia Atchison & Marie Blanchard | October 2, 2000 | |
| Lakewood Elementary is having an open house, and Sue Ellen is initially excited to introduce her parents, until she hears her friends tell stories about their parents being embarrassing, causing Sue Ellen to change her parents into more "normal people". However, when she realizes she's not letting her parents be themselves, she lets them go, and they become the life of the open house. | ||||||
| 77b | 2b | "Nerves of Steal" | Bruce Akiyama | Eric Bergeron, Greg Huculack & Patricia Atchinson | October 2, 2000 | |
| Buster wants a Cybertoy, but they are too expensive. While he is at the store, he slips one into Arthur's backpack without him noticing. He feels guilty later, so he and Arthur try to return it without getting into trouble. | ||||||
| 78a | 3a | "It's a No-Brainer" | Dietrich Smith | Robert Yap | October 9, 2000 | |
| After losing a math contest to Buster when he can't get over a question that he got wrong, the Brain decides to start being funny instead of smart. | ||||||
| 78b | 3b | "The Shore Thing" | Bruce Akiyama | Zoran Vanjaka | October 9, 2000 | |
| Although they want to go to Aqualand, an exciting water park, Arthur, Buster, Binky, D.W., Sue Ellen, and Brain are instead brought to the beach, where Arthur's dad tells them about Ocean Zone and leaves them to find it. They have fun at the beach and realize that the beach is Ocean Zone. | ||||||
| 79a | 4a | "The World Record" | Joseph Purdy | Nick Vallinakis & Zoran Vanjaka | October 16, 2000 | |
| Arthur and his friends, after reading a world record book, try to set their own records, but when they fail, they work together to make the world's largest pizza instead. | ||||||
| 79b | 4b | "The Cave" | Gerard Lewis | Lyndon Ruddy & Helene Cossette | October 16, 2000 | |
| The class is taking a field trip to a cave. Francine and D.W. tease Arthur that he is going to be afraid, even though he is sure he won't. When the class goes to the cave, Francine pays the price for her teasing when it is she and Mr. Ratburn who panic when they encounter bats, and it's up to Arthur, using tactics learned from his dad to counter fear, to get the class safely out. | ||||||
| 80a | 5a | "The Lousy Week" | Peter K. Hirsch | Stefanie Gignac & Patricia Atchinson Robert Yap | October 23, 2000 | |
| When Muffy gets head lice, it ends up spreading to everyone at school, forcing the students and staff to be checked everyday and instead of doing homework. | ||||||
| 80b | 5b | "You Are Arthur" | Peter K. Hirsch | Robert Yap | October 23, 2000 | |
| This episode is shown from Arthur's point of view, showing a day in Arthur's life, where he's set to run a 3K race, where he tries to compete against the Brain, who questions Arthur being able to run the race. In the end, Arthur loses to the Brain but has his picture on the front page of the newspaper for helping Muffy up after she fell down. | ||||||
| 81a | 6a | "The Election" | Joseph Purdy | Robert Yap | October 30, 2000 | |
| Mr. Ratburn's class holds a mock class election. Muffy takes the candidacy for class president seriously and a competitive campaign against Arthur ensues, reaching a fever pitch until a dark horse candidate, Binky, joins the election. | ||||||
| 81b | 6b | "Francine Goes to War" | Kathy Waugh | Lyndon Ruddy & Patricia Atchinson | October 30, 2000 | |
| Annoyed by her new neighbor, Francine tries to get her to move by setting traps to scare her. This does not work and Francine makes a new friend as she gets to know her neighbor. | ||||||
| 82a | 7a | "Sleep No More" | Dietrich Smith | Stefanie Gignac | November 6, 2000 | |
| Buster believes it is his destiny to go win a pizza-eating contest. However, he is too excited about the contest to sleep, until he encounters other contestants who share his excitement and anxiety, and Buster realizes that the contest is not that big a deal in the end. | ||||||
| 82b | 7b | "Pet Peeved" | Bruce Akiyama | Lyndon Ruddy, Guylane Seguin & Eric St. Gelais | November 6, 2000 | |
| Francine pays Binky to look after Nemo for the weekend, but he does not take a look at her written instructions. When Nemo acts strangely at the mention of Francine, Binky keeps him away from her, thinking she is a bad owner. | ||||||
| 83a | 8a | "The Last of Mary Moo Cow" | Dietrich Smith | Zoran Vanjaka | November 13, 2000 | |
| When D.W.'s favorite show, Mary Moo Cow, is canceled, she starts a petition to get the show back on the air. | ||||||
| 83b | 8b | "Bitzi's Beau" | Peter K. Hirsch | John Delaney, Nick Vallinakis & Elie Klimos | November 13, 2000 | |
| Buster's mom, Bitzi, has a boyfriend, and Buster is nervous to meet him, believing he may be an alien until the boyfriend and Buster meet and find out they have a lot in common. | ||||||
| 84a | 9a | "Just Desserts" | Peter K. Hirsch (Idea by: Bruce Akiyama) | Stefanie Gignac | November 20, 2000 | |
| Arthur has a stomachache after eating too many sweets, and has dreams involving fairy tales made famous by the Brothers Grimm. | ||||||
| 84b | 9b | "The Big Dig" | Kathy Waugh | Elie Klimos, Angus Bungay, Guylaine Seguin, Eric St. Gelais, & Zhigang Wang | November 20, 2000 | |
| Arthur and D.W. do not want to spend time with Grandpa Dave because all he does is play checkers and sleep. He tells them about a buried family treasure from their pirate ancestor, so Arthur and D.W. take the map and look for the treasure themselves. | ||||||
| 85a | 10a | "Arthur's Family Feud" | Peter K. Hirsch | Stéfanie Gignac & Robert Yap | November 27, 2000 | |
| When their father's soufflé is found destroyed, Arthur and D.W. both explain their sides of the story: Arthur claims that D.W ran too fast into the kitchen and bumped into the table, while D.W claims that Arthur pushed her into the table. Their mom figures out that the truth was a combination of the two stories, and they make amends by helping their father make a new soufflé. | ||||||
| 85b | 10b | "Muffy Gets Mature" | Michel Lamoreaux | Robert Yap | November 27, 2000 | |
| Muffy hangs out with Francine's sister, Catherine, because Francine is not mature enough for Muffy's favorite new magazine, meant for teenagers. Catherine's friends ridicule Muffy because of her misguided attempts at acting like a teen, and Catherine convinces Muffy that it's okay to still be a younger kid and to enjoy what she can do while she still can. | ||||||
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 5 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- "Seasons 4-8". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
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