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 – December 26, 2003
Season chronology

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Written by	Storyboarded by	Original air date
106a	1a	"Dear Adil"	Peter K. Hirsch	Ivan Tankushev	September 15, 2003
Arthur becomes pen pals with a Turkish boy named Adil, but he confuses his pen pal with his incorrect knowledge of Turkey, which he got from a comic book he read. When Alberto explains to Arthur that everything in the comic is inaccurate, Arthur apologizes to Adil and they both realize they actually have a lot in common.
106b	1b	"Bitzi's Break Up"	Peter K. Hirsch	Jeremy O'Neill	September 15, 2003
Bitzi, Buster's mother, announces to Buster that she is breaking up with her boyfriend, Harry. Buster, thinking he will never get to spend time with Harry again, is devastated, so he creates a plan to reunite them, but it backfires. After his mother explains he can still be friends with Harry, Buster feels better.
107a	2a	"Fernfern and the Secret of Moose Mountain"	Stephanie Simpson	Ivan Tankushev	September 16, 2003
During a trip to Moose Mountain, Francine is determined to beat her record of three hours to the top, but she gets frustrated when she is paired with Fern, who has no experience with mountain-climbing. Disaster strikes when Francine's impatience leads to her losing the map and Fern getting stuck in a muddy bog. Francine manages to beat her record, but her father gets mad at her for acting inconsiderate towards Fern and grounds her.
107b	2b	"Thanks a Lot, Binky"	Peter Egan	Julian Harris	September 16, 2003
Binky saves Rattles from getting injured in a dangerous stunt, but Rattles is not grateful and refuses to thank Binky. Soon after, Binky tries doing good deeds to get someone to thank him, but nobody does. That night, he dreams what the world would be like if he was not kind.
108a	3a	"Arthur's Snow Biz"	Jonathan Greenberg	Jeremy O'Neill	September 17, 2003
Arthur and Buster start a snow-shoveling business, but an argument over splitting the money leads to them separating and competing for customers. After working hard for ridiculously low fees and getting blisters, they give Muffy their jobs and reconcile.
108b	3b	"Bugged"	Jonathan Greenberg	Robert Yap	September 17, 2003
Brain annoys his friends by constantly correcting them, and they call him a pest. After he has a dream where he becomes a bug to see how his friends really see him, he decides to never help them again, but soon learns that it might not be the best solution to his problem.
109a	4a	"Fernkenstein's Monster"	Stephanie Simpson	Ivan Tankushev & Patricia Atchinson	September 18, 2003
Fern tells Arthur, Buster, and Muffy a scary story, but they find it disturbing. Nobody wants to be near Fern because of her story, so she tries creating one that is fun instead of frightening.
109b	4b	"D.W., Dancing Queen"	Glen Berger	Robert Yap	September 18, 2003
Mr. Ratburn's class is doing projects with the preschoolers, and D.W. and Binky are made partners. They decide to do a dance for their project, but teaching D.W. how to dance proves to be a handful for Binky. Things get worse when Molly and Rattles tease him and he twists his ankle. However, D.W. dances successfully in front of everyone, much to Binky's delight.
110a	5a	"Vomitrocious"	Dietrich Smith	Julian Harris & Patricia Atchinson	September 19, 2003
When Francine and her friends tease George due to his constant nosebleeds, she suddenly vomits in front of everyone, and worries that her friends will make fun of her and constantly avoids them. Francine continues to feel nauseous until she stands up for George when he tells her everyone teases him but not her since she is popular.
110b	5b	"Sue Ellen Chickens Out"	Peter Egan & Peter K. Hirsch	Robert Yap	September 19, 2003
Mr. Manino, the Sugar Bowl manager, announces that he is retiring and plans to sell the shop to a fast-food chain. Sue Ellen is dismayed by this change and starts a rally for her friends to go on strike and save the Sugar Bowl, but it backfires when everyone except her cannot stay on track. In the end, after recalling the good times he had at the Sugar Bowl with Grandma Thora, Mr. Manino changes his mind and decides to keep the shop open, much to Sue Ellen's delight.
111	6	"Postcards from Buster"	Peter K. Hirsch	Jeremy O'Neill	December 22, 2003
Buster, his father, and the Reads travel to New York City. Throughout a majority of the episode, while Buster is using his new video camera, everything seen on the camera is live-action footage, instead of the usual animation. Note: This episode serves as the backdoor-pilot episode for the Arthur spin-off series Postcards from Buster.
112a	7a	"Desk Wars"	Glen Berger	Gerry Capelle	December 23, 2003
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 the situation soon escalates into a complete battle.
112b	7b	"Desperately Seeking Stanley"	Cusi Cram	Julian Harris & Patricia Atchinson	December 23, 2003
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.
113a	8a	"Muffy's Art Attack"	Stephanie Simpson	Jeremy O'Neill	December 24, 2003
After attending an art show with her father, Muffy tries to build kinetic sculptures but she cannot come up with any good ideas. Her butler, Bailey, builds some well-done sculptures, and during a showcase, Muffy tries to pass them off as her own. Guest star: Arthur Ganson as himself.
113b	8b	"Tales from the Crib"	Jonathan Greenberg	Robert Yap & Julian Harris	December 24, 2003
Vicita is upset when she has to give up her crib, so D.W. tells her how she grew out of her crib and gave it to Kate.
114a	9a	"Flea to Be You and Me"	Story by : Cusi Cram Written by : Jonathan Greenberg	Gerry Capelle	December 25, 2003
A flea named Pepe tells Kate, Pal, and Amigo the story of his journey around the world, and how he became separated from his brother, Sale.
114b	9b	"Kiss and Tell"	Jacqui Deegan	Jeremy O'Neill & Julian Harris	December 25, 2003
Emily tells D.W. how she felt when a boy kissed her on vacation, and D.W. begins to wonder what it feels like. She starts contemplating on asking James to kiss her.
115a	10a	"Big Horns George"	Peter K. Hirsch	Gerry Capelle & Robert Yap	December 26, 2003
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.
115b	10b	"Bleep"	Dietrich Smith	Jeremy O'Neill	December 26, 2003
While on a shopping trip with Grandma Thora, D.W. overhears a teenage boy curse at his mother, causing her to drop a glass and break it. D.W. wants to know the meaning of the word, 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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