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Arthur
Country of origin United States
Canada/Australia
No. of episodes 10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network PBS
Original release November 11, 2013 (2013-11-11) – May 13, 2014 (2014-05-13)
List of Arthur episodes

The 17th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from November 11, 2013 to May 13, 2014. This season was the second produced by 9 Story Media Group. This is the last season in which Drew Adkins, Jake Beale and Siam Yu voice Arthur, D.W. and The Brain. In the next season, Beale is replaced by Andrew Dayton as D.W., Adkins is replaced by William Healy as Arthur and Yu is replaced by Max Friedman Cole as The Brain.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Written by Storyboarded by Original air date
196 1 "Show Off"
"Dog's Best Friend"
Peter K. Hirsch
Jacqui Deegan & Peter K. Hirsch
Ken Cunningham
Allan Jeffery
November 11, 2013 (2013-011-11)

"Show Off": Killer participates in a dog show to put Sebastian Winkleplotz (Alan Cumming), the snobby champion, in his place.

"Dog's Best Friend": While Arthur takes care of Amigo, Pal fears that he has been replaced.
197 2 "Adventures in Budylon"
"Ladonna Compson: Party Animal"
Craig Carlisle
Marin Gazzaniga
Cilbur Rocha
Daniel Miodini
November 12, 2013 (2013-11-12)

"Adventures in Budylon": D.W. and Bud camp in the backyard, while Arthur and Ladonna build a diorama about Annie Smith Peck.

"Ladonna Compson: Party Animal": Ladonna attempts to do many activities at once during her first fall in Elwood City, but is unable to keep up with all the events.
198 3 "Molina's Mulligan"
"Buster Bombs"
Matt Hoverman
Ken Pontac
Cilbur Rocha
Ken Cunningham
November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)

"Molina's Mulligan": Alberto starts playing golf, while his overenthusiastic father embarrasses him during his games.

"Buster Bombs": Buster's jokes are now unable to make anyone laugh, so he tries to be as funny as possible.
199 4 "Opposites Distract"
"Just the Ticket"
Matt Hoverman
Dietrich Smith
Gerry Capelle
Ken Cunningham
November 14, 2013 (2013-11-14)

"Opposites Distract": When Arthur's room gets a leaky roof, he is forced to study in Buster's house for a while. Buster is annoyed by Arthur's neat tendencies, while Arthur finds it hard to study in Buster's messy room.

"Just the Ticket": Arthur wins two tickets to a concert, which his friends compete for.
200 5 "All Thumbs"
"Kidonia"
Dietrich Smith
Tolon Brown & Peter K. Hirsch
Gerry Capelle
Ken Cunningham
November 15, 2013 (2013-11-15)

"All Thumbs": Arthur catches Buster sucking his thumb, and begins avoiding him while not telling anyone about Buster's secret.

"Kidonia": Arthur and his friends start their own country to get out of homework and chores, but they realize that a world with no rules is not as good as it seems.
201 6 "Speak Up, Francine!"
"Waiting for Snow"
Jon Greenberg
Scott Gray
Allan Jeffery
Cilbur Rocha
November 18, 2013 (2013-11-18)

"Speak Up, Francine!": Francine wants to speak about pollution, but she must overcome her problems with speaking to crowds first.

"Waiting for Snow": Ladonna is disappointed by the lack of snow in the winter, so Arthur and Buster try to make it snow.
202 7 "Pets and Pests"
"Go Fly a Kite"
Peter K. Hirsch Allan Jeffery
Cilbur Rocha
November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)

"Pets and Pests": Arthur tries using Nemo to catch a mouse in the house.

"Go Fly a Kite": Muffy, Binky, and Ladonna find a lost kite and argue over who gets to keep it.
203 8 "The Director's Cut"
"Crime and Consequences"
Elliott Thomson & Peter K. Hirsch
Peter K. Hirsch
Robert Yap
Gerry Capelle
November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)

"The Director's Cut": George is inspired to make a movie, but his friends refuse to cooperate.

"Crime and Consequences": When George accidentally breaks the class's prize woodworking project, Binky gets unfairly blamed.
204 9 "Caught in the Crosswires "
"Framed!"
Scott Gray
Kathy Waugh
Allan Jeffery
Cilbur Rocha
November 21, 2013 (2013-11-21)

"Caught in the Crosswires": Muffy's family is chosen to star in a reality show, but the producers order Muffy to be mean to Bailey.

"Framed!": Muffy hires Buster to paint a portrait of her, but she is not pleased when he paints her as an alien.
205 10 "Binky's Music Madness"
"Brain Freeze"
David Steven Cohen
Andy Yerkes & Peter K. Hirsch
Ken Cunningham
Gerry Capelle
November 22, 2013 (2013-11-22)

"Binky's Music Madness": The Bang on a Can All-Stars visit Elwood City, and everyone loves their music, except Binky.

"Brain Freeze": When a new ice cream shop opens up next to Brain's, he must come up with a gimmick to win back customers.
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