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Arthur (TV series)

Arthur
Created by Marc Brown
Developed by Kathy Waugh
Directed by Greg Bailey
Theme music composer Judy Henderson & Jerry de Villiers Jr.
Opening theme "Believe in Yourself" by Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers
Country of origin United States
Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 21 (20 aired)
No. of episodes 232 (229 aired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Marc Brown (Season 10-present)
Micheline Charest (Seasons 1–4)
Carol Greenwald
Peter Moss (Seasons 5-6)
Lesley Taylor
Toper Taylor
Pierre Valette
Producer(s) Ronald Weinberg (Seasons 1–4)
Cassandra Schafhausen
Lesley Taylor
Greg Bailey
Diane Dallaire
Tolon Brown
Running time 24–26 minutes
Production company(s) Cinar (seasons 1–8)
Cookie Jar Entertainment
(seasons 9–15)
9 Story Media Group (seasons 16–19)
Oasis Animation (season 20–present)
WGBH-TV
Release
Original network PBS
Picture format SDTV (480i) (seasons 1-11)
HDTV (1080i) (seasons 12–present)
Audio format Dolby Surround
Original release October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07) – present
Chronology
Related shows Postcards from Buster
External links
Official Website on PBSkids.org

Arthur is a Canadian/American animated educational television series for children, created by Cookie Jar Group (formerly known as Cinar) and WGBH for PBS. The show is set in the fictional American city of Elwood City, and revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.

The television series is based on the Arthur book series, which are written and illustrated by Marc Brown. WGBH Boston along with Cinar (now Cookie Jar Group) began production of the animated series in 1994, and aired its first episode on October 7, 1996. Since its debut, the show has broadcast 225 thirty-minute-long episodes. With 225 episodes, Arthur is the second-longest active running show on PBS Kids, behind only Sesame Street. It is the longest running children's animated television series.

A pilot for the spin-off series Postcards from Buster aired in December 2003 as a season 8 episode of Arthur. Postcards from Buster aired from October 11, 2004, to November 21, 2008, when the series faced several years of hiatus, until a brief revival in February 2012, only to be cancelled after airing three unseen episodes that had been held over from the show's third season.

Arthur often deals with important issues families face such as asthma, dyslexia, cancer, diabetes, and Asperger syndrome. It also encourages reading and relationships with family and friends by explaining that people have different personalities and interests.


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