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Arthur
Country of origin United States
Canada
No. of episodes 10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network PBS
Original release September 24 (2001-09-24) – November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)
List of Arthur episodes

The sixth season of the popular TV show Arthur first aired on PBS in the United States. It ran from September 24 to November 26, 2001. This season has 10 episodes, each with two shorter stories.

A shorter version of the show's theme song, "Believe in Yourself", played at the end of each episode. This was to promote the third music album from the Arthur series.

This season also featured some big changes! Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan appeared as herself in the episode "The Good Sport." Also, Justin Bradley took over as the voice of Arthur. This happened because the previous voice actor, Michael Yarmush, had a voice change. Later, for reruns in the U.S., Mark Rendall re-recorded Arthur's lines for this season. The show's producers felt Justin Bradley's voice was too deep for Arthur. This was also the last season for Steven Crowder as the voice of Brain and Oliver Grainger as the voice of D.W.

You can still find the episodes with Justin Bradley's voice on VHS and DVD. They also air on TV in many places around the world.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Written by Storyboarded by Original air date
86a 1a "Sue Ellen Gets Her Goose Cooked" Written by : Peter K. Hirsch Robert Yap September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
Sue Ellen loves a video game called Virtual Goose. She tries not to play it for a week. But then a mysterious player named Fourhand451 challenges everyone. Sue Ellen tries to beat them but loses. D.W. saves the day because she knows the game is like her favorite board game, "Confuse the Goose."
86b 1b "Best of the Nest" Peter K. Hirsch Zhigang Wang September 24, 2001 (2001-09-24)
Brain plays a silly "Choose Your Own Adventure" game. He wonders if the game knows anything about science. His friends challenge him to see if he could survive in the wild. Brain plans a camping trip, but his friends and even Mr. Ratburn are more interested in the game.
87a 2a "Arthur Plays the Blues" Catherine Lieuwen Jeremy O'Neill October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)
Arthur's piano teacher retires, and he gets a strict new one, Dr. Fugue. Arthur doesn't practice enough, so Dr. Fugue fires him. Wanting to play again, Arthur starts practicing the song he was supposed to learn.
87b 2b "Buster's Sweet Success" Nick Raposo Robert Yap October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)
Buster tries to sell chocolates for a school fundraiser. But he eats all of them! He doesn't have the money to pay, so he decides to make his own chocolates. They taste terrible. Mr. Haney gives Buster another chance by having him work at Jack's Joke Shop.
88a 3a "Prunella's Special Edition" Matthew Lane Robert Yap October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08)
Prunella is excited to get her new Henry Skreever book. But it arrives in Braille, which is a reading system for blind people. She goes to the library to get a regular book. There, she meets Marina, a blind girl looking for the same book in Braille. They become friends.
88b 3b "The Secret Life of Dogs and Babies" Peter K. Hirsch Patricia Atchinson & Elie Klimos October 8, 2001 (2001-10-08)
Kate and Pal can understand each other, but grown-ups can't. Mr. Read can't find a small statue for a wedding cake he made. Kate and Pal work together to find the statue and put it on the cake before the wedding starts.
89a 4a "Muffy's Soccer Shocker" Matt Steinglass Lyndon Ruddy & Patricia Atchinson October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15)
Muffy's dad becomes the new soccer coach. The kids, especially Muffy, doubt his coaching style. Muffy struggles with her dad's training. She worries her team won't win any games with her as goalie.
89b 4b "Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?" Dietrich Smith Jeremy O'Neill & Stefanie Gignac October 15, 2001 (2001-10-15)
Binky's clarinet isn't working, and his family can't buy a new one. So, he teams up with the Tough Customers. They try to get rid of music by messing with other kids' instruments. They also use a megaphone to disrupt tryouts for the Young Person's Orchestra.
90a 5a "The Boy Who Cried Comet" Peter K. Hirsch Elie Klimos & Zhigang Wang October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)
Buster thinks he saw UFOs, but Arthur, Fern, and Brain don't believe him. Buster borrows Muffy's telescope and finds a comet heading for Earth. No one believes him again. But when Brain confirms it, everyone panics. Then Fern notices a missing piece on the telescope, which changed its view. The comet is not actually heading for Earth.
90b 5b "Arthur and Los Vecinos" Cusi Cram Patricia Atchinson & Elie Klimos October 22, 2001 (2001-10-22)
A new family, the Molinas, moves in next to the Reads. Arthur worries that Alberto, one of the Molina kids, will be mean. D.W. gets upset because Vicita, the other Molina kid, wins every game they play. They both find out they have a lot in common with their new neighbors.
91a 6a "Citizen Frensky" Jacqui Deegan Jeremy O'Neill October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)
Francine creates her own newspaper after spending time with Buster's mom at work. She starts writing tabloid-style articles, taking pictures of her friends out of context and adding mean captions. When Francine finds an embarrassing picture of herself going around school, she realizes her sister Catherine did it. She then understands how her friends felt.
91b 6b "D.W.'s Backpack Mishap" Cusi Cram Jeremy O'Neill October 29, 2001 (2001-10-29)
D.W. accidentally grabs the wrong backpack at the pool. Most of the letters on the name tag have rubbed off, spelling a silly name: "Omble." Arthur and D.W. look through the backpack's contents. The mysterious "Omble" is later revealed to be Tommy Tibble.
92a 7a "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds" Peter K. Hirsch Robert Yap November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)
George has dyslexia, which means he has trouble reading. He doesn't want anyone to think he's not smart. He asks Binky to teach him to be tough so no one will tease him. But George realizes being tough isn't for him. Mr. Ratburn helps him learn how to deal with his dyslexia, and George feels much more confident.
92b 7b "More!" Dietrich Smith Elie Klimos & Patricia Atchinson November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05)
D.W. is excited to get an allowance. But she gets upset when she learns Emily and the Tibbles already get allowances and have more money. When she can't get a bigger allowance, she pretends she gets more money than them.
93a 8a "Rhyme for Your Life" Peter K. Hirsch Robert Yap November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)
Binky tries to write a poem for his mom's birthday, but he can't find the right words. That night, he dreams he's in a village where speaking normally is against the law. The next morning, he starts speaking in rhymes without meaning to, and it lasts for a whole week!
93b 8b "For Whom the Bell Tolls" Kathy Waugh Stefanie Gignac November 12, 2001 (2001-11-12)
Arthur is happy that D.W. lost her voice. But he's not so happy when he has to do everything she wants, especially being her translator. When he finds out D.W. is faking, he and his friends plan to expose her. They make her think she's deaf.
94a 9a "The Good Sport" Kathy Waugh Jeremy O'Neill November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)
Michelle Kwan is giving out the Athlete of the Year Award. Jenna wins, which makes Francine very jealous. With Muffy's help, Francine tries to prove she deserves the award. She pretends to be a good sport and gives Jenna special attention, but nothing works.
94b 9b "Crushed" Catherine Lieuwen Lyndon Ruddy, Robert Yap & Jeremy O'Neill November 19, 2001 (2001-11-19)
Arthur gets a crush on his new babysitter, Sally, after playing a video game with her. He's sad when he finds out she has a boyfriend and doesn't want to see her again. But when Buster invites Arthur for a sleepover, Arthur discovers Sally is babysitting Buster. She tells Arthur she likes playing video games with him more, as her boyfriend isn't good at them.
95a 10a "Arthur Loses His Marbles" Nick Raposo Alex Hawley & Elie Klimos November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)
Muffy's new marbles make Arthur and his friends want to play in a marbles tournament. Arthur is trained by Grandma Thora, who used to be a professional marbles player. But when he finds out he has to play against Thora, he plays badly on purpose. Thora gives up when she realizes what's happening.
95b 10b "Friday the 13th" Gerard Lewis Alex Hawley & Lyndon Ruddy November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26)
Brain doesn't believe in superstitions. He tries to prove it by doing things that people think bring bad luck, like walking under a ladder or breaking a mirror. But then he has a streak of bad luck! Brain goes to Buster for lucky charms. During a baseball game on Friday the 13th, Brain forgets the charms. He hits a home run that wins the game, proving his idea that superstitions aren't real.
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