Arthur season 14

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Arthur
Season 14
No. of episodes10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network PBS Kids Go!
Original releaseOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11) –
April 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)
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The 14th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS Kids Go! in the United States from October 11, 2010 [1] to April 29, 2011, and contains 10 episodes. Season 14 began screening at Israel in late August 2010 and on ABC2 of Australia on September 27, 2010. It has also screened in United Kingdom on CBBC since November 1, 2010. The second half started on Earth Day 2011 and ended the day before the Royal Wedding the next day.

Contents

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air date  [2] Prod.
code  [3]
166a1a"The Wheel Deal" [1] Raye LankfordDaniel MiodiniOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)177A
The Brain is put in a wheelchair after a leg injury during basketball and copes with the encouragement of Lydia, a disabled girl who uses a wheelchair.
166b1b"The Buster Report" [1] Ken ScarboroughZhigang Wang & Lisa WhittickOctober 11, 2010 (2010-10-11)177B
The class is assigned to do a report on someone they admire, and George picks Buster.
167a2a"The Agent of Change" [4] Gentry MenzelGerry CapelleOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)174A
After noticing the lack of female leads in movies, Francine, Muffy, and Molly set out to create their own movie.
167b2b"D.W. Unties the Knot" [4] P. Kevin StraderGreg HillOctober 12, 2010 (2010-10-12)174B
After watching a reality program, D.W. plans her own dream wedding, but is confused when she is reminded that she needs someone to marry.
168a3a"Nicked by a Name" [5] Ken Pontac Jim Craig & Rob ClarkeOctober 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)169A
The Brain starts to give people nicknames, but is frustrated when he is constantly asked for them.
168b3b"The Play's the Thing" [5] P. Kevin StraderChris Damboise, Jean-Marc Paradis & Dev RamsaranOctober 13, 2010 (2010-10-13)169B
The children abandon the playground to look at Muffy's new smart phone, and Binky and the other Tough Customers are angry that there is nobody to pick on. They attempt to make the playground popular again.
169a4a"Falafelosophy" [6] David Steven Cohen & Peter K. HirschElise Benoît & François BrissonOctober 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)184A
Sue Ellen goes to guest star Neil Gaiman's book signing, and he encourages her to write her own graphic novel. Although her friends are confused by her story, Neil Gaiman encourages her to keep writing.
169b4b"The Great Lint Rush" [6] Peter K. HirschLouis PichéOctober 25, 2010 (2010-10-25)184B
Pal loses all the socks in the Read’s to a rich toad. To get them back, he and Amigo try to convince the toad that lint is more valuable than socks.
170a5a"Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny" [7] David Steven CohenElise BenoîtOctober 29, 2010 (2010-10-29)176A
Arthur and Buster are pressured into reading a scary graphic novel.
170b5b"Pet Projects" [7] Scott GrayRob ClarkOctober 29, 2010 (2010-10-29)176B
Arthur, Francine, Buster, and Muffy make videos about Pal and Nemo, but to the pets' dismay, they aren't liking the results.
171a6a"Follow the Bouncing Ball"Peter K. HirschIvan TankushevApril 22, 2011 (2011-04-22)166A
Alberto loses his signed "El Boomerang" soccer ball, and it bounces all over town, especially knocking George’s domino contraption over twice.
171b6b"Buster Baxter and the Letter From the Sea"Mathayu Warren Lane & Peter K. HirschIvan TankushevApril 22, 2011 (2011-04-22)166B
Buster finds a letter in a bottle and believes it is from sea people of Atlantis.
172a7a"Around the World in 11 Minutes"Jon GreenbergLouis PichéApril 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)167A
Pal, Amigo, Kate and Mei Lin take a trip around the world while competing with Nemo.
172b7b"Muffy and the Big Bad Blog"Jon GreenbergFrançois BrissonApril 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)167B
Muffy becomes addicted to blogging after chronicling her holiday to Costa Rica on her blog. After Francine suggests she should spend less time blogging, the two begin feuding online.
173a8a"Arthur Unravels"Susan KimFrançois BrissonApril 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)171A
Grandma Thora teaches Arthur how to knit, but he is embarrassed about his new hobby.
173b8b"All the Rage"Claudia SilverLouis Piché & Al JefferyApril 26, 2011 (2011-04-26)171B
Muffy tries to come up with fashion trends, but they don't catch on.
174a9a"D.W., Queen of the Comeback"Peter K. HirschGreg HillApril 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)178B
After more teasing from the Tibbles, D.W. asks for advice on comebacks.
174b9b"In My Africa"Ken PontacGerry CapelleApril 27, 2011 (2011-04-27)178A
The Brain's African cousin from Senegal, Cheikh Powers, moves to Elwood City. After D.W. draws a picture with a misinterpretation of Africa, she, Brain, and Cheikh write a duet educating about the countries of the continent.
175a10a"Buster Spaces Out"Ron HolseyFrançois BrissonApril 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)179A
Buster decides to build a model rocket ship, and recruits Arthur, George, Carl, Francine, and Muffy to help him. Chaos ensues until he receives advice from guest star Michael Fincke.
175b10b"The Long Road Home"Peter K. HirschLouis PichéApril 28, 2011 (2011-04-28)179B
Thinking he performed badly in a running race, George decides to walk from Crown City to Elwood City to raise money for autism research. Arthur finds the El Boomerang soccer ball (from “Follow The Bouncing Ball”) and plans to give it to Alberto on his birthday.

Australian air dates

Season 14 began screening on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's iView service and ABC2 on September 27, 2010. The episode order does not agree with the list above, instead being listed in the series' original production order. [3] The episodes that didn't air in the U.S. from October 2010 to April 2011 were aired as season 15.

No.
overall  [3] 		No. in
season		TitleAustralian air date
1661"Follow the Bouncing Ball"
"Buster Baxter and the Letter From the Sea" [8] 		September 27, 2010 (2010-09-27) [8]
1672"Around the World in 11 Minutes"
"Muffy and the Big Bad Blog" [9] 		September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28) [9]
1683"I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
"Whistling in the Wind" [10] 		September 29, 2010 (2010-09-29) [10]
1694"Nicked by a Name"
"The Play's the Thing" [11] 		September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30) [11]
1705"Buster's Garden of Grief"
"Through the Looking Glasses" [12] 		October 1, 2010 (2010-10-01) [12]
1716"Arthur Unravels"
"All the Rage" [13] 		October 2, 2010 (2010-10-02) [13]
1727"S.W.E.A.T."
"To Eat or Not to Eat" [14] 		October 3, 2010 (2010-10-03) [14]
1738"Muffy's Classy Classics Club"
"Best Enemies" [15] 		October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04) [15]
1749"The Agent of Change"
"D.W. Unties the Knot" [16] 		October 5, 2010 (2010-10-05) [16]
17510"The Trouble With Trophies"
"The Butler Did... What?" [17] 		October 6, 2010 (2010-10-06) [17]
17611"Tales of Grotesquely Grim Bunny"
"Pet Projects" [18] 		October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07) [18]
17712"The Wheel Deal"
"The Buster Report" [19] 		October 8, 2010 (2010-10-08) [19]
17813"In My Africa"
"D.W., Queen of the Comeback" [20] 		October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09) [20]
17914"Buster Spaces Out"
"The Long Road Home" [21] 		October 10, 2010 (2010-10-10) [21]
18015"Buster's Secret Admirer"
"The Last King of Lambland" [22] 		October 11, 2010 (2010-10-11) [22]
18116"Fifteen" [23] October 12, 2010 (2010-10-12) [23]
18217"Buster the Lounge Lizard"
"Cents-less" [24] 		October 13, 2010 (2010-10-13) [24]
18318"Grandpa Dave's Memory Album"
"Buster's Carpool Catastrophe" [25] 		October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) [25]
18419"Falafelosophy"
"The Great Lint Rush" [26] 		October 15, 2010 (2010-10-15) [26]
18520"What's in a Name?"
"Prunella the Packrat" [27] 		October 16, 2010 (2010-10-16) [27]

Production

In September 2009, Cookie Jar Group confirmed production of this season and 185 episodes by 2010. [28] Like season 12, this season produced 20 episodes for the broadcast span of two years (or television seasons). Because of this, many countries outside of the U.S. released the episodes earlier than scheduled for PBS.

Additionally, overseas this was the first season to be produced in 1080i HD (the previous two seasons were aired in widescreen in some markets but were still produced in 480i regardless of the aspect ratio), and was the first season to use previews for the episode on the title cards instead of the animated ones. In the US, the show continued to be aired in 480i and in the 4:3 aspect ratio, and still used the animated title cards up until season 16.

In January 2009, WGBH and CVS Caremark announced a character design contest for children aged 6 – 12. [29] The contest was designed to educate children about the importance of inclusion and how children of all abilities can play together. Entries required an illustration and description of a character with a disability. Jacqui Deegan, senior director of Arthur comments, "We're looking for an exciting new character, who can show the gang in Elwood City that children come in all shapes, sizes and abilities. Over the years, ARTHUR has helped children to embrace other kids' unique characteristics as well as their own, and this new character will continue that tradition." [30] The contest ran from February 1, 2009, to March 31, 2009, and the winner was announced in June 2009. Connor Gordon's character, Lydia Fox, was featured on the season premiere, "The Wheel Deal."

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