Arthur (season 8)

The 8th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from September 15 to December 26, 2003 and contains 10 episodes. This season is the last season with Mark Rendall voicing Arthur, as well as the last season before CINAR, the show's original production company, was rebranded as Cookie Jar Entertainment the following year. Evan Smirnow replaced Mitchell Rothpan as George. This season is the first with a new voice actor for Francine Frensky's older sister, Catherine. From this point until the end of season 15, she is voiced by Alexina Cowan.

Arthur
Season 8
Country of origin	United States Canada
No. of episodes	10 (19 segments)
Release
Original network	PBS
Original release	September 15 (2003-09-15) – December 26, 2003 (2003-12-26)
Season chronology

Episodes

Main article: List of Arthur episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
106	1	"Dear Adil" "Bitzi's Break Up"	Peter K. Hirsch	Ivan Tankushev Jeremy O'Neill	September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)
"Dear Adil": Arthur becomes pen pals with a Turkish boy, but he confuses his pen pal with his incorrect knowledge of Turkey. "Bitzi's Break Up": Bitzi, Buster's mother, announces to Buster that she's breaking up with her boyfriend, Harry. Buster is dismayed, so he creates a plan to reunite them.
107	2	"Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain" "Thanks a Lot, Binky"	Stephanie Simpson Peter Egan	Ivan Tankushev Julian Harris	September 16, 2003 (2003-09-16)
"Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain": On a school field trip, Francine and Fern try to climb a mountain. "Thanks a Lot, Binky": After saving Rattles from getting hurt in a dangerous stunt and not getting thanked for it, Binky is shown in a dream what the world would be like if he was not kind. Note: Arthur is absent in both segments.
108	3	"Arthur's Snow Biz" "Bugged"	Jonathan Greenberg	Jeremy O'Neill Robert Yap	September 17, 2003 (2003-09-17)
"Arthur's Snow Biz": Arthur and Buster start their own snow-shoveling businesses and compete for customers. "Bugged": Brain has a dream where he becomes a bug to see how his friends really see him (as someone who bugs them all the time). He decides to never help them again, but soon learns that it might not be the best solution to his problem.
109	4	"Fernkenstein's Monster" "D.W., Dancing Queen"	Stephanie Simpson Glen Berger	Ivan Tankushev & Patricia Atchinson Robert Yap	September 18, 2003 (2003-09-18)
"Fernkenstein's Monster": Fern tells a scary story, but her friends find it disturbing and try to avoid her. "D.W., Dancing Queen": D.W. and Binky are paired for a school project, with Binky teaching D.W. how to dance.
110	5	"Vomitrocious" "Sue Ellen Chickens Out"	Dietrich Smith Peter Egan & Peter K. Hirsch	Julian Harris & Patricia Atchinson Robert Yap	September 19, 2003 (2003-09-19)
"Vomitrocious": Francine and her friends pick on George due to his constant nosebleeds. Francine then vomits, and worries that people will make fun of her like George. "Sue Ellen Chickens Out": The Sugar Bowl manager attempts to sell the shop to a fast-food chain, and Sue Ellen tries to prevent it.
111	6	"Postcards from Buster"	Peter K. Hirsch	Jeremy O'Neill	December 22, 2003 (2003-12-22)
Buster, his father, and the Reads travel to New York City.
112	7	"Desk Wars" "Desperately Seeking Stanley"	Glen Berger Cusi Cram	Gerry Capelle Julian Harris & Patricia Atchinson	December 23, 2003 (2003-12-23)
"Desk Wars": On a hot day, Arthur and his friends get into a heated argument over who gets to sit by the fan, which leads to everyone threatening to destroy each other's possessions, and a complete battle soon ensues. "Desperately Seeking Stanley": Arthur sells his teddy bear, Stanley, to Vicita at a garage sale. He later regrets his decision and tries to get his teddy bear back.
113	8	"Muffy's Art Attack" "Tales from the Crib"	Stephanie Simpson Jonathan Greenberg	Jeremy O'Neill Robert Yap & Julian Harris	December 24, 2003 (2003-12-24)
"Muffy's Art Attack": Muffy and her butler, Bailey, build kinetic sculptures for a showcase. Guest star: Arthur Ganson as himself. "Tales from the Crib": D.W. tells Vicita the story of how she grew out of her crib.
114	9	"Flea to Be You and Me" "Kiss and Tell"	Jonathan Greenberg (Story by: Cusi Cram) Jacqui Deegan	Gerry Capelle Jeremy O'Neill & Julian Harris	December 25, 2003 (2003-12-25)
"Flea to Be You and Me": A flea named Pepe tells of his journey around the world, and how he became separated from his brother. "Kiss and Tell": Emily tells D.W. how she felt when a boy kissed her on vacation, and D.W. begins to wonder what it feels like.
115	10	"Big Horns George" "Bleep"	Peter K. Hirsch Dietrich Smith	Gerry Capelle & Robert Yap Jeremy O'Neill	December 26, 2003 (2003-12-26)
"Big Horns George": George learns how to sing the blues, with inspiration from his giraffe dummy and Brain's CDs. Guest stars: Koko Taylor and Taj Mahal as themselves. "Bleep": D.W. overhears a curse word from a teenage boy, but she is afraid that if she says it, something will break. She tests this on Vicita, only to get in trouble, but her mother does not punish her because she does not know what the word means.

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 8 Episode Guide". TV.com. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
• "Seasons 4-8". Arthur episodes. PBS parents. Retrieved March 7, 2010.

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