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This is a list of characters featured in the PBS Kids television show Arthur, it is based on the book series by Marc Brown. Arthur is the main character and protagonist of the series. Other major characters include Buster, Muffy, Francine, Binky, the Brain, Sue Ellen, Mr. Ratburn, D.W., Kate, and Arthur's parents.
King Arthur; Francine, Believe It or Not; Arthur and the Cootie-Catcher; Buster Makes the Grade; Muffy's Secret Admirer; Arthur and the Poetry Contest; Buster Baxter, Cat Saver; Arthur and the Big Blow-Up; Arthur and the Perfect Brother; Francine the Superstar; Buster's New Friend; Binky Rules; Arthur and the Double Dare; Arthur and the No ...
Arthur is a young anthropomorphic aardvark residing in a world populated by anthropomorphic animals. His classmate, Francine, who sits nearby him, frequently complains about Arthur's lengthy nose. A few other remarks regarding the length of his nose inspire Arthur to have it fixed . [ 2 ]
Arthur and Buster trick Mr. Ratburn into recording himself reading a book for young children, which they then edit over a manipulated photo of him dressed as a hippie. Francine delivers the video to Patty, who laughs it off to the kids' surprise. Arthur and Francine initiate a plan to connect Mr. Ratburn with the town's librarian, Ms. Turner.
Arthur and his friends attend a summer sleep-away program at Camp Meadowcroak, where everything is a competition between girls and boys. When Meadowcroak's rival camp, Horsewater, plays a spooky prank on them, Arthur convinces everybody to work together in Meadowcroak's annual scavenger hunt, and they win.
2006 was marked as a 10-year milestone for the TV series Arthur and a 30-year milestone of the book series by Marc Brown. In celebration, a contest was run on the Arthur website called "Crazy 10's Scavenger Hunt", where viewers would search for hidden "10"s on the season's episodes for a chance to win a prize.
The PBS website for Arthur seems to designate Arthur, DW, Pal, Francine, Sue Ellen, Buster, Binky, Fern, George, Brain, Muffy and the Twins as the series' "main characters" as they are (or were) usually the subjects of most episodes. Next, I would suggest merging the Buster and Ratburn articles back into this list.
Frances Ann Lebowitz (/ ˈ l iː b ə w ɪ t s /; [1] born October 27, 1950) is an American author, [2] public speaker, [3] [4] and actor. [5] She is known for her sardonic social commentary on American life as filtered through her New York City sensibilities and her association with many prominent figures of the New York art scene of the 1970s and 1980s, including Andy Warhol, Martin Scorsese ...