Arthur (season 16) | |
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Country of origin | United States Canada |
No. of episodes | 10 (19 segments) |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
Original release | October 15, 2012 | – May 10, 2013
Season chronology | |
The 16th season of the television series Arthur began airing on PBS in the United States on October 15, 2012. The season is the first time to be distributed by 9 Story Media Group, after Cookie Jar Entertainment went out of business, being relocated to DHX Media, before Epitome Pictures, a Canadian company founded by Linda Schuyler, was also acquired by DHX Media on April 3, 2014. Beginning this season, the show switches from traditional animation to Flash animation.
The voice actors for Arthur, D.W., Brain, Timmy, and Catherine have all been replaced by new actors. Drew Adkins has replaced Dallas Jokic as Arthur, Jake Beale has replaced Robert Naylor as D.W., Siam Yu has replaced Lyle O'Donohoe as Brain, Jacob Ewaniuk has replaced Dakota Goyo as Timmy, and Robyn Thaler has replaced Alexina Cowan as Catherine.
A new character, Ladonna Compson (Krystal Meadows), a rabbit with a Cajun accent, has also been added to the large cast of main characters.
Part 1: A new girl named Ladonna moves to Elwood City from Louisiana with her family. In order to make friends, she tells the Lakewood students stories about her life. As she continues with her tales, the stories begin to repeat, and the kids are noticing. Ladonna begins to fabricate her stories and is caught by the Brain when she makes an actual mistake.
Night of the Tibble: The Tibble Twins invite James to their very first sleepover. Worried for James' safety, D.W. and Emily try to help James to back out of the invitation.
The Last Tough Customer: The Tough Customers realize it's time to quit bullying and set out to find a new hobby - but can Molly ever change her ways?