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Season 1 (1996-1997)
Based on the Arthur Adventure book Arthur’s Teacher Trouble (published in 1986)
Original production funding provided by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
PBS Viewers Like You
National Endowment for Children’s Educational Television
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Polaroid Corporation
Juicy Juice
Baby Gap
Based on the Arthur Adventure book Arthur’s Teacher Trouble (published in 1986)
Original production funding provided by: Corporation for Public Broadcasting
PBS Viewers Like You
National Endowment for Children’s Educational Television
The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
Polaroid Corporation
Juicy Juice
Baby Gap
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00:00Every day when you're walking down the street
00:18Everybody that you meet
00:21Has an original point of view
00:23And I say
00:26Hey!
00:27What a wonderful kind of day
00:29If you can learn to work and play
00:32And get along with each other
00:34You got to listen to your heart
00:37Listen to the beat
00:38Listen to the rhythm
00:40Rhythm of the street
00:41Open up your eyes
00:43Open up your ears
00:44Get together and make things better
00:46By working together
00:47It's a simple message
00:49And it comes from the heart
00:52Oh, believe in yourself
00:55For that's the place to start
00:57Start and I say
00:58Hey!
00:59Hey!
00:59What a wonderful kind of day
01:01Learn to work and play
01:04And get along with each other
01:07Hey!
01:07What a wonderful kind of day
01:09Hey!
01:10What a wonderful kind of day
01:12Hey!
01:13Hey, D.W.
01:16Hey!
01:17Whoa!
01:17Whoa!
01:18Mr. Haney is about to post a list
01:28That tells us which teacher
01:29We'll get this year
01:30Uh-oh
01:35Oh, forgot a tack
01:36Huh?
01:37Aw
01:38There are three teachers
01:39For third grade
01:40Mrs. Sweetwater
01:42She's nice
01:43Mrs. Fink
01:45She's fun
01:47Billy
01:50Name three oceans
01:52And Mr. Ratburn
01:54The toughest, scariest teacher in school
01:56No, in the whole world
01:59No, in the whole history of the world
02:01Here comes the least
02:03He's going to come with me
02:06Go look
02:07Arthur
02:09We're in the rats class
02:12Maybe you read the list wrong, Francine
02:30Let me look
02:31You're right
02:34It's Ratburn
02:37Ratburn
02:38Ratburn
02:40Ratburn
02:44Ratburn
02:45Ratburn
02:48Ratburn
02:50Ratburn
03:00Ratburn
03:01Ratburn
03:02Ratburn
03:03Ratburn
03:04Ratburn
03:04Three samples of a new flavor
03:07Rocky Road
03:08All you can eat
03:09Maybe he's not as rigorous as everyone says.
03:13Prunella had him last year.
03:15Let's ask her.
03:17Is the rat bad?
03:19Does a bull fight?
03:21He eats nails for breakfast without milk.
03:39And make sure you never answer any questions wrong.
03:42Or he'll send you to death row.
03:44Death row?
03:51Have you done your math exercises?
03:54I did the first 5,000, sir.
03:57Then you have 9,995,000 left.
04:01Get to work.
04:02And after that, you have 37 million spelling words to memorize.
04:09And you spiders, get moving!
04:14And he's also a weird vampire.
04:16With hypnotic magic power.
04:25You are in my power.
04:28We do not like recess.
04:34Well, good luck.
04:36Aww.
04:38Oh, he's coming.
04:39Oh, he's coming.
04:40Oh, he's coming.
04:41Oh, he's coming.
04:42Oh, he's coming.
04:43Oh!
04:46Good morning, everyone.
04:49Welcome to grade 3.
04:50My name is Mr. Ratburn.
04:53He doesn't look so bad.
04:55It's probably a trick.
04:57Let's start with a 2-minute math quiz
04:59to see what you remember from second grade.
05:01I told you it was a trick.
05:02I told you it was a trick.
05:06Yay!
05:07This is fun.
05:08I love this.
05:09I love this.
05:14Welcome to the first game school.
05:17School is cool.
05:18School is cool.
05:19Arthur Reed?
05:21You'd better concentrate on those problems
05:24before time's up.
05:40Class, you may now file out in an orderly fashion.
05:43Quietly.
05:44No talking.
05:46Arthur Reed, are you standing in your proper alphabetical position?
05:55Boy, Ratburn's tough.
05:57He gave us homework on the first day.
05:59Get with it, Arthur.
06:00We're not dealing with a human being here.
06:02This is serious.
06:07Whoa!
06:10You find it yet?
06:11Hello.
06:12This is Mr. Ratburn.
06:13Shh.
06:14Uh-oh.
06:15Yes, I have all the eyes I need,
06:17but I'm completely out of heads.
06:18I need heads.
06:20I can wait for girls' heads,
06:21but I must have boys' heads immediately.
06:24Wait.
06:25He'll see us,
06:26and we have boys' heads.
06:29There's no time.
06:30I need them now.
06:31I'll have to get them myself.
06:35Ah!
06:40Ah!
06:42Huh!
06:45What are you doing?
06:47Ah-ah!
06:48Ah-ah!
06:49Ratburn.
06:50He-he's looking for body parts.
06:52Heads!
06:53Boy's heads!
06:54You must have heard wrong.
06:55A vampire doesn't need heads.
06:57This is no ordinary vampire.
06:59He's beyond vampire.
07:00What's beyond a vampire?
07:04A ratburn.
07:06hey what stand still he wants boy heads not girls
07:14breakfast
07:20what do you think he's gonna do with that saw
07:26i read a book where kids discovered a scary mystery like this and became detectives to
07:32solve it
07:36we should probably investigate
07:40you know we have a lot of homework to do
07:42you're just a fraidy cat
07:44arthur we have to choose
07:46face horrifying scary danger or do our homework
07:50horrifying scary danger
08:02the
08:09the
08:11the
08:13the
08:15the
08:17I'm bored. He's not doing anything weird. You probably heard him talking about heads
08:39of lettuce. Boy heads of lettuce? I don't think so,
08:42Francie. Oh yeah? It's probably the term grocers use for the rotten ones. I'm going to do my homework.
08:50Arthur, look.
09:05Maybe we should go do our homework. Come on.
09:07He went into the carnival. Of course he went into the carnival. Look at all those boy heads.
09:16We've got to warn them.
09:23Oh no. He's got us. We're trapped.
09:25Look. There he goes. Come on.
09:36He went into that booth.
09:41Okay. It was that one.
09:45This is very authentic, Mrs. McGrady, but I prefer a real action pose.
09:49Oh. Sorry, sir.
09:58Okay. I pick this time.
10:05One, two, three, go!
10:08Run away! You're not safe. He'll get you!
10:22Huh? Hey, you're not in this story.
10:26And you're doing my lines. I warned Jack to run away, but not till he hears fee-fi-fo. You know the drill.
10:33Arthur! Buster! Get off the stage!
10:44Okay, fellas. When you leave that castle, make a left, down that beanstalk, and you'll be back in Elwood City.
10:50Wow. The rat does kids' puppet shows?
11:00Jack, you're disorganized. You'd forget your head if it wasn't attached.
11:04Uh-uh. Would not.
11:08Grab your head and hide. Here comes the giant!
11:11Arthur, look!
11:16Three, five, four, thumb!
11:18Eww!
11:19They always crack when I do that. I must go through 50 boy heads a year.
11:25Boy heads!
11:27I can never have enough boy heads.
11:29We didn't know you made puppets.
11:31Can't talk, boys. I have 40 seconds to get Jack ready. Must always stay on schedule because of all I do.
11:38You do a lot. You're a teacher, a coach. You work on the school paper.
11:45I can't even find time to do my homework and eat.
11:48You need to learn to organize your time. I've heard that some people think I give a lot of homework.
11:53We never heard that.
11:54But once you've learned good work habits, you'll discover...
11:57Jack! Where are you?
12:00Just a second. The cat rolled my head into the litter box.
12:03You're capable of more than you think.
12:05I'll teach you how to do that homework and then have more time for things you enjoy.
12:10Like how you do all that stuff? Plus puppets?
12:13Exactly. Ah, two seconds early. Self-discipline is as important to learn as two plus two.
12:20Okay, I got my head on straight.
12:24Hey man, your head's on straight, but your body is backwards.
12:28Please don't stand there. I have to concentrate on my work.
12:33Oh, sorry. Boy, were we wrong.
12:37By the way boys, I can't wait to see your geography projects tomorrow.
12:42And now we're at Ma's Kids.
12:52My teacher's name is Mrs. Erlinson.
12:54Mrs. Erlinson.
13:01Some other kids told me she was mean.
13:03I wasn't scared of her.
13:07Division in the second grade. Yes, we can do it.
13:11Then I found out she was a nice teacher.
13:13I thought she was going to be mean, but she wasn't. She was nice.
13:16She had purple shoes.
13:18Purple dress.
13:19Purple hair rings, purple shirt and purple shoes.
13:23And she has these decorations on her dress.
13:25She wears a bow every day on her hair.
13:29Beautiful and pretty.
13:30She's not like grouchy all the time.
13:34Mm-mm.
13:37Nope.
13:37She's fun.
13:38Because she likes doing things.
13:41She likes to eat hard meals.
13:43She likes to cook.
13:44And she likes to eat hot food.
13:47She likes to eat Mexican food.
13:49She likes to teach.
13:51She teaches kids.
13:53And every time she comes to three, everybody gets into their seats.
14:05One, two, three.
14:10Fantastic.
14:11She likes to sing.
14:13Sandwiches are beautiful.
14:15Sandwiches are so fine.
14:17I like sandwiches.
14:19I eat them all the time.
14:20She's the nicest teacher in the whole world.
14:28And now, back to Arthur.
14:37Do you think everybody gets nervous before they do something that's really important to them?
14:41Benjamin, do you think you should do this?
14:47I have to.
14:49Ouch!
14:51Ouch!
14:52I did it!
14:53Ouch!
14:54Ouch!
14:55Ouch!
14:55Hey!
14:56Ouch!
14:57This is nothing compared to a lightning storm.
15:01So I shouldn't be afraid either, right?
15:04And next, Arthur Reed.
15:06Yay!
15:08Yay!
15:09Yay!
15:10Good morning, Mr. Haney.
15:23The old school spell-a-thon is coming up.
15:25Everybody ready to compete?
15:27Well, the third grade has the best spellers.
15:30It used to, but now I'm in the fourth grade.
15:34I won last year with the word endurance.
15:37Can you spell endurance, Arthur?
15:38I, N, forget it.
15:43It's a good thing the third grade isn't depending on me to win.
15:48Quiet, please.
15:49Everyone get your homework out so I can collect it.
15:52An important announcement, people.
15:54On Friday, we will have a spelling test.
15:56It will be a spell-off in spell-a-thon style.
15:59Study very hard because the winners get a special surprise.
16:02What do you think the surprise is?
16:05Maybe the winner doesn't have to do so much homework for the rest of the year.
16:09If it means less homework, I want to win.
16:12I'm going to study extra hard.
16:14Me too.
16:15Oh, I knew I forgot something.
16:18There.
16:20Now I can really concentrate.
16:23A, N, T, I, D.
16:27What word are you struggling with, son?
16:30Anti-disestablishmentarianism.
16:32I can never remember if it has five eyes or six.
16:35Maybe you should just skip down to antidote.
16:40Dog.
16:41D-O-G.
16:44Muffy, you're a genius.
16:51Hey, that's it.
16:52This ought to do it.
17:07Dad, listen to this.
17:08This song fits the letters of the first word on my spelling list.
17:13A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:15A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:18A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:21A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:24A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:27Don't bother me, DW.
17:29I'm studying.
17:30Oh, is that what you call it?
17:32I thought you had ants in your pants.
17:34Go away.
17:36All right.
17:38What a grouch.
17:40A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:43A, A, R, D, V, A, R, K.
17:45I said don't bother.
17:47Huh?
17:48Oh, hi, Buster.
17:49Buster, done studying already?
17:51Don't have to.
17:52I have this.
17:54My good luck, C-H-A-R-M, charm.
17:57Wanna go to the arcade?
17:59I should probably study some more.
18:01If you don't know it now, is one more hour really gonna help?
18:04Maybe you're right.
18:06It doesn't feel like I'm getting any better at it.
18:09Face it, pal.
18:10Some people are born spellers.
18:12You're more the go-have-fun type.
18:15They've got the jet game that flips you upside down.
18:17Okay.
18:22You all ready for the test, Arthur?
18:24The test!
18:25How long did you study?
18:26I woke up extra early to squeeze in more study time.
18:29I know this whole book, even the publisher's address.
18:35Buster and I went to the arcade and I forgot to finish studying.
18:38Okay, everyone, line up for the spelling bee.
18:44That is incorrect.
18:45You may sit down.
18:46Jenna, please spell essential.
18:48What am I gonna do?
18:49What am I gonna do?
18:53Maybe if I lean against the heater, maybe my temperature will go up and I can go to the nurse.
18:57Arthur, perhaps you can be the first not to get knocked out by this word, aardvark.
19:03A-A-R-D-V-A-R-K.
19:08Thank you for the entertainment, Arthur.
19:10Francine, spell pleasant.
19:13Pleasant.
19:14P-L-E-A-S-E-N-T.
19:19No, I'm sorry.
19:21What kind of stupid word is that?
19:23Pleasant.
19:25Arthur and the brain are our winners.
19:28And the surprise you've won is you will represent our class in the all-school spellathon.
19:39Mr. Ratburn, I don't think I should be in the spellathon.
19:43You earned the honor, Arthur.
19:45Yeah, but the thing is, I don't know how to spell anything.
19:50A-N-T-I-N-G.
19:52See, I just knew that one word.
19:54Did you study?
19:56Sort of.
19:58No, not really.
20:00It's going to take some study, Arthur.
20:02But if you really work at it, I know you can do well at the spellathon.
20:06You do?
20:08And Mr. Ratburn thinks I can do it.
20:10I have a lot of studying to do.
20:12I have a list of a hundred words to learn.
20:15That's only 92 more than you know now.
20:18D.W.
20:20We'll all be happy to help any way we can, Arthur.
20:25E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T.
20:30Elephant.
20:32D.W.
20:34How about some ice cream?
20:36Are you bribing me?
20:38Yes.
20:38D.W.
20:39Okay.
20:46Hey, Arthur, you want to play football?
20:49I have to study.
20:50S-O-R-R-Y.
20:52Sour?
20:53Sorry.
20:54My brain hurts.
21:07All this studying isn't helping me at all.
21:09I'm just not a speller.
21:12Sometimes it feels like you're not getting it when you actually are.
21:15You want a snack?
21:16Absolutely.
21:17A-B-S-O-L-U-T-E-L-Y.
21:22Absolutely.
21:27Hey, that's right!
21:32I got it!
21:34Hi, D.W.
21:35Is Arthur there?
21:37Sorry.
21:38Arthur can't come out to play.
21:39He's exercising his brain.
21:41But I'm available.
21:43I'm not a prisoner of my vocabulary.
21:50Hi, Arthur!
21:51Hey, brain!
21:52How's the studying going?
21:54Extraordinarily well!
21:56Now I'm getting some equipment for the computer program I'm writing in my spare time.
22:00Spare time?
22:01Spell toothpaste.
22:07Toothpaste.
22:08T-O-O-T-H-P-A-S-T-E.
22:13Toothpaste.
22:14Right?
22:15How should I know?
22:16I'm good to guess.
22:20Glooba!
22:22Glooba.
22:23G-L-O-O-B-A.
22:27Glooba.
22:32I'm nervous.
22:33N-E-R-V-O-U-S.
22:36Nervous.
22:37You'll do just fine, Arthur.
22:43You better get backstage.
22:45We'll sit down.
22:45Good luck.
22:47Don't worry.
22:48If you lose, I bet Mom and Dad will let you live in the garage.
22:52G-A-R-A-G-E.
22:54Garage.
22:56Today's the big day.
22:58How do you feel?
22:59I feel fine.
23:01I wish I were back in bed.
23:03It's starting.
23:04They're going to light the spellathon torch.
23:06It's so exciting.
23:11Welcome to the old school spellathon.
23:13And now, our contestants.
23:19Go, Arthur!
23:19Everybody ready?
23:22Good luck.
23:23Our first word goes to the brain.
23:29Spell fear.
23:33Brain.
23:37Brain.
23:37Spell fear.
23:39Fear.
23:40F-E-R-E.
23:42Fear.
23:44I'm sorry.
23:45That's incorrect.
23:46Are you sure?
23:47What dictionary are you using?
23:54Spell pieces.
23:55Pieces.
23:57P-E-I-C-E-S.
23:59Pieces.
24:01No, I'm sorry.
24:03I before E except after C.
24:06I before E except after C.
24:09The word is champion.
24:10That's so easy.
24:12I see it every day on my award from last year.
24:15Champion.
24:16C-H-A-M-P-I-O-N.
24:20Champion.
24:24Arthur.
24:25Spell suggest.
24:27Suggest.
24:29S-U-G-G-E-S-T.
24:31Suggest.
24:32That is correct.
24:34You can't beat me.
24:36Why don't you just give up?
24:38Prunella.
24:39Spell preparation.
24:43Prunella.
24:44Could I have a definition, please?
24:47Preparation.
24:48The process of getting ready.
24:50Of course.
24:52Preparation.
24:52P-R-E-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
25:01Preparation.
25:02I'm sorry.
25:03That's incorrect.
25:05Now Arthur gets a chance.
25:07If you spell this correctly, Arthur,
25:09you are the winner.
25:12Preparation.
25:15Preparation.
25:16P-R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N.
25:21Preparation.
25:22P-R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N.
25:22That was absolutely worst.
25:35That was the most fantastic thing I've ever seen.
25:38Arthur, you're the greatest speller of all time.
25:42You know what the best part of winning is?
25:44It's over.
25:45P-R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N.
25:46P-R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N.
25:46Congratulations, Arthur.
25:47I knew you could do it.
25:49Yeah, but now he knows he could do it.
25:52P-R-E-P-A-R-A-T-I-O-N.
25:54And I say, hey, what a wonderful kind of day.
25:59You could learn to work and play and get along with each other.
26:05You got to listen to your heart.
26:07Listen to the beat.
26:09Listen to the rhythm.
26:10The rhythm of the street.
26:12It's a simple message.
26:14And it comes from the heart.
26:16Oh, believe in yourself.
26:19For that's the place to start.
26:21Start and I say, hey, hey, what a wonderful kind of day.
26:26You could learn to work and play and get along with each other.
26:31Hey, what a wonderful kind of day.
26:34Hey, what a wonderful kind of day.
26:36Hey!
26:41Funding for Arthur is provided by
26:43The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
26:46And viewers like you
26:48The National Endowment for Children's Educational Television
26:55And by
26:57The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
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27:16Remember, you can find Arthur books
27:22And lots of other books, too
27:24At your local library
27:25Hey!
27:28It's always a wonderful kind of day
27:30When Arthur and his pals visit you and your family
27:33Now there are even more delightful stories
27:36About this lovable aardvark
27:38Each ready for you to enjoy anytime, right at home
27:41So come and join Arthur
27:43D.W.
27:44Binky
27:45Buster
27:46Francine
27:47And all their friends
27:48In these enchanting videos
27:50Filled with laughter
27:51Learning
27:52And fun
27:53From Random House Home Video
27:56If you think your teacher's tough
28:02Wait until you meet
28:03Mr. Ratburn
28:05He eats nails for breakfast
28:07And he's also a weird vampire
28:10With heavy nardic magic powers
28:12He's the meanest third grade teacher there is
28:15And Arthur's got him
28:17Find out all about the rat
28:19In Arthur's Teacher Trouble
28:21You'll never look at school
28:24The same way again
28:25Join Private Eye Arthur
28:30And Detective Binky
28:31As they try to solve the mystery
28:33Of Arthur's lost library book
28:35Everybody's a suspect
28:38Is there a thief on the loose
28:41At Elwood City Library?
28:43Or is it a case of a guilty conscience?
28:46You be the judge
28:47Arthur and D.W.
28:51Are in for a big surprise
28:53Is it a new bicycle?
28:55No
28:56Is Arthur moving out?
28:58No
28:58What is it?
28:59What is it?
29:00It's Arthur's baby
29:02As if having one baby sister
29:04Weren't hard enough
29:05Now Arthur is going to have two
29:08Which one is my sister?
29:10And a new baby means constant crying
29:13And stinky diapers
29:15Hey you
29:16Smells like a zoo in here
29:18Arthur imagines the worst
29:23But discovers that a new addition to the family
29:26Can also mean
29:28One more person to love
29:31Aww
29:32When Arthur writes a story
29:35His simple school assignment changes
29:38From the tale of how he got his pet puppy
29:40To a wild ride into outer space
29:43Where polka dotted elephants sing and dance to country music
29:47Astounding
29:48Stupendous
29:49Tremendous
29:51Arthur
29:51This is the single best thing I have ever read
29:54But Arthur learns that the best stories
29:57Are the ones that come straight from the heart
30:00If this picture isn't clear
30:03Then you know how things look
30:05Through Arthur's eyes
30:06When Arthur can't seem to see straight
30:09His parents take him to get glasses
30:11Cool
30:12But all the kids at school tease him
30:17Because now he looks different
30:19Arthur's a four-eyed
30:21What's an eight-year-old aardvark to do?
30:26There are mix-ups galore
30:28Before everything comes into focus
30:30Arthur's pet business is born
30:35When Arthur needs to prove to his parents
30:37That he can take care of a puppy
30:38It seems easy at first
30:41But Arthur never counted on having to babysit a dog
30:44Nicknamed Jaws
30:45A slimy snake
30:47And a frisky frog
30:49Can Arthur cope with a house full of animals
30:52And all of their pet peeve?
30:58What's wrong?
31:00I followed the instructions
31:01Be sure to check your local stores for Arthur books, CD-ROMs, and other Arthur merchandise
31:18Yes, are you guys?
31:19I love the