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Arthur is an animated television series for children ages 4 to 8, [1] developed by Kathy Waugh for PBS and produced by WGBH Boston.The show is set in the fictional U.S. city of Elwood City and revolves around the lives of Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, [2] his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" is a song performed and co-written by American singer-songwriter Christopher Cross as the main theme for the 1981 film Arthur, starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. It was recognized as the year's Best Original Song at both the 54th Academy Awards and 39th Golden Globe Awards. [2]
Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD was the first album for the series, issued in October 1998. Many of the songs on this CD aired in shorter forms on the TV episode "Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival." Others were heard at other times on the program and some were never seen on the TV show.
Interestingly, "Arthur's Big Hit" also happens to be one of the more divisive episodes in the show's history, with fans criticizing Arthur for raising his fist against little sister, D.W., after ...
Arthur borrows a new computer game from the Brain, but Mrs. Read needs to use her computer for tax season. When Buster visits, Arthur shows him the game, but just as Arthur is about to win, he and Buster squabble over the keyboard and accidentally knock it to the floor, causing the monitor to shut down permanently.
Buster falls asleep in class and has a dream where he and Mr. Ratburn switch bodies after touching an electrified dish of spanakopita.Buster, in Mr. Ratburn's body, attempts to teach his class while Mr. Ratburn, in Buster's body, figures out how to reverse the effects.
Arthur throws a surprise party for him, with everyone joining in to help, but when Buster is unable to 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. A singing moose narrates Buster's story throughout the episode.
Marc Brown, creator of the Arthur franchise, had met Lewis at the National Press Club and got the idea to have him appear on the show. Carol Greenwald, executive producer of Arthur, wrote that Lewis was excited to appear on the show, although he corrected facts about his history in the writing and rejected initial character designs.