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The End Of An Aardvark's Era

Ailsa Chang

Ari Shapiro

Justine Kenin

Jason Fuller

With the news that the show Arthur will cease after its 25th and final season which debuts in the winter of 2022, NPR has this farewell to PBS' favorite aardvark.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST:

A true star knows when it's time to take his last bow.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #1: A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K. A-A-R-D...

UNIDENTIFIED CHILD #2: V-A-R-K.

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Arthur the aardvark will air just one more season, his 25th, in the winter of 2022. For those of you not in the know, he's an 8-year-old with a sister named D.W.

SHAPIRO: The show has multiple Emmys and a Peabody. Kids love Arthur because he struggles and relies on various animal friends who help him out, and they all feel like real kids.

CHANG: Arthur deals with being bullied for having glasses, for not being the greatest kickball player. And like most PBS kid shows, Arthur helps with life's scary side.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "ARTHUR")

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #1: (As character) What's a fire drill?

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #2: (As Ms. Morgan) It's a plan we follow to make sure we get out of school safely in case there's a fire.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Arthur) Fire? Did Ms. Morgan say we're going to have a fire?

CHANG: And he shows that regardless of age, you are never too small to help, even at a wedding.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As D.W.) How about me? I can do it.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #5: (As character) That a girl, D.W.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #4: (As character) Please hold this, Arthur.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Arthur) D.W., you carry the ring, you found it. You deserve it.

SHAPIRO: Arthur made it cool to read.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS #1: (As characters, singing) Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card. Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As character, rapping) Come on inside. We've got everything you need. There's plenty to do, or you could just sit and read.

SHAPIRO: And Arthur's teacher, Mr. Ratburn, made it cool to do schoolwork

ARTHUR HOLDEN: (As Emil Nigel Ratburn III, singing) Just a little homework tonight. Read 19 chapters of history. List 63 adverbs alphabetically.

SHAPIRO: Like any iconic show, celebrities made cameos from Yo-Yo Ma to Matt Damon to Mr. Rogers.

MR ROGERS: (As himself) I wondered where you were hiding, Arthur.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR #3: (As Arthur) I think maybe I'm sick. In fact, I may be too sick to go to school tomorrow.

CHANG: As "Arthur" fans grew up, they brought him into social media to express themselves, often with a close-up on his very frustrated fist. Dami Lee (ph) is a 31-year-old cartoonist and writer, and to her, the fist meme symbolizes...

DAMI LEE: Maybe, like, the millennial, like, anger or something. It's just like the lot that you're handed in life, and you can't really do anything about it.

CHANG: Well, you can always watch "Arthur" on demand. Congratulations on 25 seasons.

UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS #2: (As characters, singing) And I say, hey, what a wonderful kind of day. You can learn to work and play and get along with each other. You got to learn to your heart, listen to the beat...

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Arthur- The Homework Song

Lend Me Your Ear (episode)

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" Lend Me Your Ear " is the first half of the fifth episode in the twentieth season of Arthur .

• 3.4 Mentioned
• 4.1 Episode connections
• 4.2 Cultural references
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Summary [ ]

Arthur, Buster, and Brain become worried when Mr. Ratburn is not behaving like himself. Normally, he is always pleased to see them. The real reason why comes as a surprise to the boys.

In the introduction, Arthur hosts the show "Know Your Teacher." Buster easily makes it through round one by knowing that Mr. Ratburn is smart and loves giving tests, homework, and more homework. But when asked if he knows things about Mr. Ratburn that are unrelated to school, he only knows that Mr. Ratburn likes puppets. Arthur admits that he does not know anything else, either.

Arthur wants to say hi to Mr. Ratburn at the mall , but Mr. Ratburn ignores him.

When Arthur tells Brain and Buster about the meeting, Brain says that Mr. Ratburn ignored him in The Sugar Bowl . While they wonder what is wrong with Mr. Ratburn, the teacher comes in and orders three sorbets to go since the "Lost Teachers" like them. The boys are confused and decide to follow him.

The boys see Mr. Ratburn walk into his house . Arthur wants to ask him if he is alright, but Brain says that Mr. Ratburn would not admit it if he was not. They hear an odd scream and when they walk up to the window they hear a man tell Mr. Ratburn that "hope's gone." When Buster looks through a back window, a loud E-guitar is heard, causing him to fall. Mr. Ratburn hears the noise and the boys have to run.

In Brain's room, the boys discuss what they found out. Buster suggests that Mr. Ratburn may be sad because during summer vacation he has no students to give tests or homework. Arthur has an idea.

The next day, the boys ring Mr. Ratburn's doorbell to ask him to teach them, just to make him happy. Mr. Ratburn takes them by surprise and explains that he is not unhappy, but rather, his hearing is impaired. He takes the boys on an imaginary tour of his outer and middle ear and afterward admits that it felt good to do a little teaching.

When Arthur asks how he lost his hearing, Mr. Ratburn takes the boys to his workshop where he jams with two other teachers named Trevor and Hope as " The Lost Teachers ." He explains that they used to play for years without earplugs, but they have learned their lesson. They play the song " Pop Quiz ," which the boys like, although they also think that it supports Buster's earlier theory of Mr. Ratburn being an alien .

Characters [ ]

• Arthur Read
• Buster Baxter
• Mr. Ratburn
• Vladimir and Estragon
• The Lost Teachers
• Trevor Brown
• Molly MacDonald
• Angie Vanderloo
• Mrs. Powers
• Unknown Male Bear (Number 6)
• Caroline or Mrs. Lancaster
• Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 7)
• Unknown Female Brown-Haired Rabbit

Mentioned [ ]

• The teenage boy from the episode " Bleep " appears as a background character at the beginning with another boy with him.

Episode connections [ ]

• In Brain's room, Buster plays with a hurricane on Brain's weather globe. This is the same globe from " Shelter from the Storm ."
• Arthur, Buster, and Brain "traveling" into Mr. Ratburn's ear to learn about his hearing impairment are similar to " Buster's Breathless ," when the class traveled up Buster's nose to learn about his asthma.
• Arthur notes Buster's previous theories about Mr. Ratburn, including being an alien (a running gag throughout the series), a nail-eating vampire (" Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn "), and a secret superhero (" Mr. Ratburn's Secret Identity ").
• He also teaches a lesson on iron ore smelting in " So Funny I Forgot to Laugh ."
• It was revealed that he was a part of his high school band in " The Butler Did... What? "
• Hope Locke's school, Glenbrook Academy , is featured in " The Return of the King ." Trevor Brown's school, Mighty Mountain , is featured in many episodes.

Cultural references [ ]

• The episode title is based on a quote from William Shakespeare 's play Julius Caesar .

Gallery [ ]

References [ ]

• ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20002005/
• ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl9r/2018/11/22

External links [ ]

• Transcript: Lend Me Your Ear / The Butler Did It . TVOKids. Archived from the original on November 13, 2020.
• 1 Arthur Read
• 2 D.W. Read
• 3 Francine Frensky

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Arthur's Spelling Trubble

" Arthur's Spelling Trubble " is the second half of the second episode in the first season of Arthur . It is based on the book Arthur's Teacher Trouble .

• 5.1 Cultural references
• 6 Home video
• 8 References

Summary [ edit ]

Arthur enters the spelling bee, but becomes nervous when he makes it to the finals with the smartest kid in his class and last year's winner.

Plot [ edit ]

Arthur is hiding backstage of the Spellathon. He asks the viewers if they have ever been nervous to do something that was important to them. He imagines himself as Benjamin Franklin doing his famous lightning and kite experiment.

Francine , as his wife supposedly, worries over him. But he is determined to do so. A lightning bolt strikes the kite, causing it to travel down to Arthur, shocking him.

In the present day, Arthur admits he shouldn't be afraid of something so little, but then Mr. Haney calls Arthur to stage. Arthur becomes nervous again.

Arthur, Francine, and Prunella are walking down the hall and greet Mr. Haney, who is polishing the Spellathon trophy. Prunella boasts about how she won last year's contest with the word endurance .

She asks Arthur if he can spell it. He attempts to, but fails to do so. Class begins and Mr. Ratburn gives the announcement to the students that they will have a spelling bee.

He asks them to study thoroughly, for whoever wins gets a surprise. After school, Arthur, Buster , Francine, and Brain wonder what the surprise is going to be. Buster guesses that it will be less homework.

This inspires the others to study hard. Francine studies at home with her movie star glasses. Brain attempts to memorize how to spell antidisestablishmentarianism, but keeps forgetting how many i's are within it. His dad advises him to skip it. Muffy uses a computer spelling simulator and spells dog . Buster is sitting in his chair studying but eventually becomes bored.

He gets an idea and buys a lucky charm. Arthur shows his dad , who is making a model of a bodybuilder out of meat, a song about the first word in his spelling book which is aardvark .

Arthur goes to his treehouse and studies, although he is just singing the rap of one word over and over. D.W. arrives, but Arthur tells her to not bother him because he's studying. D.W. thought that he had ants in his pants, due to his leg movements.

He tells her again to leave. She does so, thinking that he is a grouch. Arthur resumes studying and is interrupted by Buster. Arthur asks him if he is done studying. Buster claims he doesn't need to, for he has his good luck charm, and asks Arthur if he wants to go to the arcade.

Arthur isn't sure and thinks he should study more. Buster tempts him by telling him that he is not the spelling type and that they have a new game that flips you all around. Arthur eventually agrees.

At the day of the spelling bee, Buster asks Arthur if he's ready, but this rather has Arthur worried, for he forgot about studying. Mr. Ratburn has the spelling bee begin, and so far all the students, except the Brain, have spelled incorrectly.

Arthur thinks he could get closer to the heater so that he could go to the nurse, but it's too late, as it's his turn and Mr. Ratburn asks him to spell aardvark . Arthur then briefly does the rap of the word. Francine's turn comes and she has to spell pleasant , but she spells it incorrectly as pleasent , discouraging her.

The bee is over and only the Brain and Arthur have won. Mr. Ratburn announces that the surprise is that they will participate in the Spellathon, which shocks Arthur. After the bell rings, Arthur suggests to Ratburn that he himself should not be in the contest and admits that "aardvark" was the only word he studied.

Mr. Ratburn encourages Arthur to give more effort if he wants to do well in the Spellathon. Back at home at dinner, Arthur's family volunteers to help Arthur in any way they can, although D.W. doesn't apply. Later, Arthur is studying in his room, and D.W. prepares to annoy him, but their mom stops her and bribes her with ice cream.

The next day, when Arthur is again studying in the treehouse, Buster comes and asks if he wants to play football. But this time, Arthur declines this and spells "sorry".

At home again, Mrs. and Mr. Read try to feed Baby Kate , while Arthur is studying, but he thinks he isn't getting any better. His dad tells him that he probably is getting better without realizing it.

He asks if he wants something to eat. Arthur answers and spells absolutely , then checks his book and is happy to see that he spelled it correctly. He continues studying. Just then the doorbell rings. D.W. answers it and it turns out to be Buster and Francine wanting to know if Arthur can play.

D.W. says he's still 'exercising his brain' and that she's available. Arthur is then shown walking down the street still reviewing his book. Brain greets him, and Arthur asks how his studying is going. He says that it's going well and that he is now getting computer equipment for a program he is making in his spare time which amazes Arthur.

That night, Arthur is brushing his teeth when D.W. walks up to him and asks him to spell "toothpaste", and he does so correctly. The next day, he continues studying and hears Kate say "glooba". Arthur spells this once again correctly, which confuses Kate. The moment of the Spellathon has arrived. Grandma Thora helps Arthur with his suit. He is also very nervous, but Grandma Thora encourages him.

Backstage, everyone feels excited, except for Arthur. Prunella is especially excited when the Spellathon torch is lit, beginning the contest. Mr. Haney welcomes everyone and presents the contestants. D.W. cheers on Arthur when he is presented with the other contestants.

He wishes them good luck and calls Brain to the microphone. Mr. Haney asks him to spell "fear", but Brain doesn't respond for he is very nervous, he eventually attempts to spell the word, but he incorrectly spells it as "fere", possibly due to nervousness.

Some time later into the contest, a cat girl attempts to spell "pieces", but improperly spells it as "peices". Prunella's turn comes and has to spell "champion". She claims this is easy, for she sees her last year's trophy every day, and spells it correctly.

Arthur's turn comes. His word is "suggest", and he spells this correctly. Prunella mocks Arthur, thinking she is unbeatable. Her turn comes again and she is made to spell "preparation". She is uncertain and asks Mr. Haney for the definition.

He grants her request and defines it. She attempts to spell it, but spells it as preperation , and is shocked to see that it was incorrect. Arthur comes up again and is asked to spell preparation .

He spells it correctly and wins the Spellathon trophy. After the contest, Buster is very glad for Arthur, while Arthur is very relieved that it's over. Mr. Ratburn congratulates him and that he knew he could do it. D.W. comments that now 'Arthur' knows this as well.

Characters [ edit ]

Major [ edit ].

• Arthur Read
• Prunella Deegan
• Buster Baxter
• Francine Frensky
• Francis Haney
• Nigel Ratburn

Minor [ edit ]

• Muffy Crosswire
• 3rd Grade Female Cat (Number 2) (first speaking role)
• Kate Read (debut)
• Mr. Powers (debut)
• Thora Read (debut)
• Benjamin Franklin (Arthur as Benjamin Franklin in his fantasy)

Cameo [ edit ]

• Jenna Morgan
• George Lundgren
• Binky Barnes
• Sue Ellen Armstrong
• Fern Walters
• Ms. Tingley
• Miss Sweetwater
• Maria Pappas
• Beulah McInnerny

Songs [ edit ]

• " A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K "

Trivia [ edit ]

• It is revealed that Prunella is a great speller.
• This is the first episode to use an animation of Arthur finding an umbrella as a title card.
• This is the first appearance of the Treehouse .
• It is abnormal in this episode that Brain hopes to have less homework, yet in most other episodes, he likes homework.
• Mr. Haney and Mr. Ratburn referred to Brain by his nickname, which he is usually referred to by Arthur and his friends; although he refers to Brain by his real name, "Alan," in all later episodes.
• The word Arthur spells in his song references his species, "aardvark."
• Brain strangely can't spell "fear", a second grade word. It's either Brain was nervous, or he wasn't thinking.
• Although the title card has not been narrated on the home video and DVD releases, Binky says the title when this aired on television.
• The word "trubble" from the episode title is intentionally misspelled from the word "trouble" as a joke for what Arthur can't spell.
• A scene from this episode was used for a ABC For Kids promo in Australia. [5]
• When this episode premiered in Germany, it was paired with " Arthur's Eyes ", rather than with " Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn ".
• Running Gag: Baby Kate saying her first word.
• Timeline: Francine wears her movie star glasses from " Arthur's Eyes ".
• Moral: Don't pop out of nowhere just to force someone to spell.
• Arthur only memorizes one word, while Francine studied her whole book. He happens to get the word he memorized, while she misspells "pleasant".
• Brain due to nerves misspells "fear". He then walks off the stage, protesting.
• Prunella loses the bee by misspelling "preparation," which Arthur spells flawlessly.

Cultural references [ edit ]

• This episode features the first reference to the popular English rock group, The Beatles . In Arthur's dictionary, it says "Abbey Road" on one of the pages. This is the name of the studio in which the Fab Four recorded most of their songs, as well as the title of their last studio recorded album.
• "Antidisestablishmentarianism" is considered the longest non-scientific word in the English language. It refers to a movement in 19th century Britain that sought to keep the Chuch of England as the official state religion.
• The incorrect spelling of "pieces" refers to the saying, "i before e except after c, or when sounded as a as neighbor or weigh."
• The image of Arthur and Francine in the opening is from Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment.

Errors [ edit ]

• When the contestants are first seen backstage, Brain is wearing his usual clothes, rather than his tan-colored shirt for the Spellathon. In the next shot, he is now wearing his formal tan-colored shirt.
• At the starting of the spelling bee in Mr. Ratburn's class, George can be seen at the end next to Francine, but when it's Francine's turn to spell the word "pleasant", George has mysteriously disappeared, making Francine the last person to spell a word in the spelling bee.
• For some unknown reason, during the Spelling Bee in Mr. Ratburn's class, Muffy isn't seen in line to spell a word.

Home video [ edit ]

• Arthur's Teacher Trouble
• Arthur: The Complete Series One

Gallery [ edit ]

Arthur winning the Spellathon trophy

References [ edit ]

• ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/19970723021343/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Oct96/VL961008.html
• ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0078872/arthur-series-1-2-arthur-and-the-real-mr-ratburnspelling-trubble ( archived page )
• ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20120413104003/http://ww3.tvo.org/program/157024/arthur
• ↑ https://www.fernsehserien.de/erdferkel-arthur-und-seine-freunde/episodenguide/staffel-1/3906
• ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8hUR8172Kw&t=30s
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