Arthur (season 10) facts for kids
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| Country of origin | United States Canada |
| No. of episodes | 10 (19 segments) |
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| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | May 15 – 26, 2006 |
The 10th season of the television series Arthur was originally produced in 2006 and broadcast on PBS in the United States from May 15 to 26, 2006 and contains 10 episodes. The DVD set for the season was released in region 1 on March 25, 2008. This included downloadable teaching materials and described video for the visually impaired. The season's guest stars are Édgar Rentería, Mike Timlin, Johnny Damon, and Ming Tsai. This is the last season in which Jason Szwimmer voices D.W. This is the second season of Arthur where the episodes aired in one month, following season 4.
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.
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| 126 | 1 | "Happy Anniversary" | Peter K. Hirsch | Gerry Capelle & Elie Klimos | May 15, 2006 | |
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On Arthur's parents' 10th anniversary, they plan to go to a fancy restaurant; Arthur is supposed to go to Buster's house to sleep over and watch the Bionic Bunny 10th Anniversary Special; and D.W. needs to find some tin as a gift. After the car breaks down, the family gets stranded in a diner. The entire Read family come to understand that just spending time together is as special as any planned celebration.
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| 127a | 2a | "The Squirrels" | Dietrich Smith | Jeremy O'Neill | May 16, 2006 | |
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Arthur and Buster become scared of squirrels after watching a horror movie, and try to conquer their fear.
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| 127b | 2b | "Fern and Persimmony Glitchet" | Stephanie Simpson | Elie Klimos & Ivan Tankushev | May 16, 2006 | |
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Fern publishes her story to the school newspaper under a pen name, but is worried when all of her friends dislike it.
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| 128a | 3a | "Desert Island Dish" | Daisy Scott | Jeremy O'Neill | May 17, 2006 | |
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Mr. Ratburn's class must find the one ideal food that each of them would choose if stranded on a desert island. Brain researches many food items, and comes to the conclusion that a variety of foods is the best way to survive.
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| 128b | 3b | "The Secret About Secrets" | Stephanie Simpson | Stéphanie Gignac | May 17, 2006 | |
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D.W. learns that her friend split his pants, but must keep it a secret, even when she is very tempted to tell people.
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| 129a | 4a | "Feeling Flush" | Glen Berger | Gerry Capelle | May 18, 2006 | |
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Francine and Arthur bet to see who can conserve the most water.
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| 129b | 4b | "Family Fortune" | Joel Barkow & Stephanie Simpson | Jeremy O'Neill | May 18, 2006 | |
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Arthur, D.W., and Grandma Thora search for something to bring to a television auction show.
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| 130a | 5a | "D.W. Aims High" | Rose Compagine | Gerry Capelle | May 19, 2006 | |
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"D.W. Aims High": D.W. dreams of becoming an astronaut and being the first person to set foot on Mars, but the Tibbles try to scare her with myths about the planet.
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| 130b | 5b | "Flaw and Order" | Gentry Menzel | Stéphanie Gignac | May 19, 2006 | |
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Buster and Arthur are falsely accused of breaking a cake plate that Mr. Read ordered. With help from their friends, they manage to solve the case and find that it was a rock that got launched from a loose manhole cover that broke the plate.
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| 131a | 6a | "The Curse of the Grebes" | Stephanie Simpson | Elie Klimos & Jeremy O'Neill | May 22, 2006 | |
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Buster believes that he brings bad luck to his favorite baseball team.
Édgar Rentería, Mike Timlin and Johnny Damon guest star. |
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| 131b | 6b | "Arthur Changes Gears" | Raye Lankford | Patricia Atchinson | May 22, 2006 | |
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After purchasing a new bike, Arthur is hesitant in riding it for fear that he will get it dirty.
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| 132a | 7a | "Unfinished" | Dietrich Smith | Elie Klimos | May 23, 2006 | |
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After finding an old novel titled 93 Million Miles in a Balloon, Arthur discovers that the final page of the book has been ripped out. He tries to find out how the story ends.
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| 132b | 7b | "D.W., Bossy Boots" | Raye Lankford | Stéphanie Gignac | May 23, 2006 | |
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D.W. acts very bossy at Emily's birthday party, until she has a dream that makes her realize her bossiness.
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| 133a | 8a | "Binky vs. Binky" | Raye Lankford | Patricia Atchinson | May 24, 2006 | |
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Binky overcomes his fear of athletic competition when he takes up biking, and finds out that winning is not as important as finding the courage to continue.
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| 133b | 8b | "Operation: D.W.!" | Stephanie Simpson | Jeremy O'Neill | May 24, 2006 | |
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D.W. has an operation on her ears to have tympanostomy tubes inserted, and is initially fearful. Her family supports her and convinces her to go through with the operation.
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| 134a | 9a | "Do You Speak George?" | Peter K. Hirsch | Stéphanie Gignac | May 25, 2006 | |
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When everyone at school starts inventing their own languages, George tries to create one that is easy for everyone to use.
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| 134b | 9b | "World Girls" | Hilary Illick | Jeremy O'Neill | May 25, 2006 | |
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Muffy, Sue Ellen, and Francine visit a brand new doll superstore called World Girl World. Muffy attempts to complete her collection, Francine tries to find a doll she likes, and Sue Ellen tries to find a replacement accessory for the only doll she owns.
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| 135a | 10a | "What's Cooking?" | Hilary Illick | Stéphanie Gignac | May 26, 2006 | |
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A big cooking competition is coming up, and everyone is making a dish of his or her choice. Arthur's chocolate cake is ruined when he accidentally uses baking soda instead of baking powder, but then learns that making mistakes in cooking may lead to the creation of a new recipe.
Guest star: Ming Tsai as himself. |
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| 135b | 10b | "Buster's Special Delivery" | Cusi Cram | Elie Klimos | May 26, 2006 | |
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Buster becomes the first student mail carrier, but struggles with his job.
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