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Arthur
Country of origin United States
Canada
No. of episodes 10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network PBS
Original release October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06) – April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)
List of Arthur episodes

The 12th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from October 6, 2008 to April 24, 2009 and contains 20 episodes. The 10 episodes listed below were broadcast as season 12, and the other 10 were broadcast as season 13. This resulted all of season 13 episodes airing in several countries such as Canada and United Kingdom for many months prior the U.S. broadcast. This season was created and originally aired in the widescreen format though still in 480i; in the U.S., they were and continued to be aired in 4:3, with the left and right sides cropped out. The animation was produced by Animation Services HK Ltd. instead of by AKOM. This was also the first season where Michael Hirsh was credited as the executive producer.

Joan Rivers guest starred as Francine's grandmother and Camel on the season's premiere episode "Is That Kosher?". Lance Armstrong guest starred in the episode "Room to Ride" as himself. Dallas Jokic replaced Cameron Ansell as the voice of Arthur, and Lyle O'Donohoe replaced Paul-Stuart Brown as the voice of Brain.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Written by Storyboarded by Original air date
146 1 "Is That Kosher?"
"Never, Never, Never"
Allan Neuwirth
Dietrich Smith
Robert Yap
Gerry Capelle
October 6, 2008 (2008-10-06)

"Is That Kosher?": Francine tries to go 24 hours without eating or drinking for Yom Kippur, but is tempted when Arthur has a pizza party.

Guest star: Joan Rivers as Bubby.

"Never, Never, Never": After being asked by her mother to part with a few toys, D.W. gives all of her toys to someone who "really loves her": the Tibbles.
147 2 "Room to Ride"
"The Frensky Family Fiasco"
Martha Atwater, Ken Olshansky & Peter K. Hirsch
Peter K. Hirsch
Ivan Tankushev
Nick Vallinakis
October 13, 2008 (2008-10-13)

"Room to Ride": Arthur, Buster, Brain, and Binky start a campaign to build more bike lanes for the city.

Guest star: Lance Armstrong as himself.

"The Frensky Family Fiasco": Francine wants to spend more time with her family, but nobody can agree on which activity to do.
148 3 "D.W's Stray Netkitten"
"Bats in the Belfry"
Matt Steinglass
Susan Kim
Gerry Capelle
Elise Benoît, Elie Klimos & Jeremy O'Neill
October 20, 2008 (2008-10-20)

"D.W's Stray Netkitten": D.W. asks Arthur and Emily to take care of her virtual pet after her family's computer gets a virus.

"Bats in the Belfry": Arthur, D.W., and Buster turn Grandma Thora's attic into a clubhouse, but are frightened of a bat that lives there.
149 4 "For the Birds"
"Ungifted"
Susan Kim
Joe Purdy
Ivan Tankushev
Gerry Capelle & Michel Carbonneau
October 27, 2008 (2008-10-27)

"For the Birds": Arthur, Buster, and Brain try to spot an elusive bird while bird-watching.

"Ungifted": Buster feels offended after Arthur trades away one of his gifts.
150 5 "The Chronicles of Buster"
"On This Spot"
Dietrich Smith Ivan Tankushev & Jeremy O'Neill
Daniel Decelles
November 3, 2008 (2008-11-03)

"The Chronicles of Buster": Buster aims to finish an absurdly long "collector's edition" DVD, neglecting Arthur to watch it.

"On This Spot": After learning that Sitting Bull stopped in Elwood City, Arthur starts a petition in an attempt to recognize the spot.
151 6 "The Cherry Tree"
"Matchmaker Matchbreaker"
Leah Ryan
Allan Neuwirth
Daniel Miodini, Nick Vallinakis & Sylvie Lafrance
Zhigang Wang
April 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)

"The Cherry Tree": Muffy's favorite cherry tree is chopped down to make room for her bouncy castle.

"Matchmaker, Matchbreaker": Francine and Muffy play matchmaker for their older siblings, Chip and Catherine, thinking if they marry, the two of them will become sisters.
152 7 "War of the Worms"
"I Owe You One"
Gentry Menzel
Dietrich Smith
Elise Benoît, Elie Klimos, Zhigang Wang & Sylvie Lafrance
Daniel Decelles
April 21, 2009 (2009-04-21)

"War of the Worms": Fern tricks Brain into believing that Elwood City is being attacked by giant worms.

"I Owe You One": Buster tries to repay all of the favors he owes Arthur by helping everyone whom Arthur owes favors to.
153 8 "The Blackout"
"Mei Lin Takes a Stand"
Cusi Cram
Peter K. Hirsch
Jeremy O'Neill, Daniel Miodini & Nadja Cozic
Nick Vallinakis
April 22, 2009 (2009-04-22)

"The Blackout": A blackout hits Elwood City, and Arthur's family gets advice from the Molinas on how to withstand the heat.

"Mei Lin Takes a Stand": Binky's little sister, Mei Lin, would rather crawl than walk, until she hears a story from Pepe(from "Flea to Be You and Me").
154 9 "Home Sweet Home"
"Do You Believe in Magic?"
Peter K. Hirsch
Jonathan Greenberg
Gerry Capelle
Daniel Decelles
April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23)

"Home Sweet Home": Buster is disappointed to learn that he won't be attending the same summer camp as his friends, but makes new friends while at camp.

"Do You Believe in Magic?": Arthur gets jealous of Buster after he proves to be better at doing magic tricks.
155 10 "The Perfect Game"
"D.W.'s Furry Freak-out"
Elliot Thomson
David Steven Cohen
Jeremy O'Neill & Daniel Miodini
Elie Klimos & Élise Benoît
April 24, 2009 (2009-04-24)

"The Perfect Game": Francine is excited about designing a model city for class until she starts the project and obsesses on the baseball stadium for her favorite team.

"D.W.'s Furry Freak-out": A cat finds its way to D.W., and she is accepted into the house. As they wait for its owner to claim it, D.W. gets scared of the cat after seeing an advertisement for a horror movie.
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