![]() In the latter category, there are blogs such as "Arthur Out of Context" and the Twitter account which as of July 28th, 2016, has over 15,000 followers. ![]() In the former category, there are Tumblr blogs such as "Fuck Yeah, Arthur!" and "a-a-r-d-v-a-r-k," and the Arthur Facebook page has over 1,000,000 likes. FandomĪrthur has generated both sincere and humorous appreciation on social media. The show has had guest stars ranging from the late Mr Rogers and Philip Seymour Hoffman to Lance Armstrong, Matt Damon, and YoYo Ma. The series has been praised for highlighting issues such as cancer, dyslexia, allergies, violence, and Asperger syndrome. It is one of the longest-running cartoons in the United States next to the Simpsons and Spongebob Squarepants. The show has earned four Daytime Emmy Awards since its debut in 1994. This one from Redditor u/stowboy1995 on /r/memes is the earliest known Arthur cancelation meme (shown below), uploaded immediately after news broke on the night of the 27th. Predictably, the announcement of Arthur’s ending led to a number of memes. This tweet by (seen below) is one of the earliest examples, gaining 6,629 retweets and 32,600 likes within 27 hours. Reactions to the news quickly overtook Twitter where users reacted with sadness at seeing their childhood favorite being taken off the air, as well as its many contributions to meme culture. Producer GBH and PBS KIDS are continuing to work together on additional Arthur content, sharing the lessons of Arthur and his friends in new ways.Īrthur ended its time in production as the longest-running kids' animated series of all time. Arthur will continue to be available on PBS KIDS for years to come. The news went unconfirmed until July 27th, when Arthur’s executive producer Carol Greenwald sent the following via email to IGN: In the winter of 2022, the 25th and final season of Arthur will debut. podcast that Arthur had ceased production. On July 13th, 2021, Kathy Waugh revealed on Jason Szwimer’s Finding D.W. His temper and image make him come off as a mean person, but it is all a ruse. He is African American and celebrates Kwanzaa and other African cultural festivities.īinky: the eldest of the casts' children, Binky is the playground bully when others are around while secretly being having soft hobbies like opera, clarinet, and nature watching. She has moments of humility, however, when finding out money really can't buy you happiness.īrain: earning his namesake for being the smartest in his class, Brain sometimes has inferiority complex and hides that, while he is intelligent, he was held back early in his life due to his emotional maturity. Owning all the latest electronics and "in" fashions she comes off to most as snobbish and bratty. Muffy is the spoiled daughter of Elwood city's local tycoon and is used to an expensive lifestyle. Despite being from a low-income family, her best friend is the daughter of the richest man in town. She is a Jewish-American living in an apartment complex with her family. It ran from 2003 to 2008, before being revived in 2012.įrancine: Francine is an 8th grade anthropomorphic monkey in the series in the same class as Arthur and Buster. A spin-off starring him was created in 2003 called Post-Cards from Buster which was filmed part-animated part real life as he travels the world with his father documenting the lives of children he meets along the way. He is the same age as Arthur and reads the same comic books as his best friend about Bionic Bunny and Dark Bunny (satires of Superman and Batman.) He is a victim of asthma and loves to eat excessively. She enjoys a fictional series Mary Moocow (a spoof of Barney) which irritates her brother and family.īuster Baxter: Arthur's best friend and one of the most popular characters. ![]() She has an imaginary friend named Nadeen who leaves later on in the series as part of growing up. She has also had multiple episodes revolving around her and her life. She is a pre-school-aged aardvark who has been a part of the supporting cast since the show's pilot. ![]() Seen mostly as a pest and annoyance to Arthur, she is stubborn, bossy, and loud. He also has a dog named Pal.ĭW: Arthur's younger sister. He is an elementary school-aged aardvark with round glasses and a yellow long-sleeved shirt.
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