Arthur season 7

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Arthur
Season 7
No. of episodes10 (18 segments)
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseOctober 8 (2002-10-08) –
November 29, 2002 (2002-11-29)
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The 7th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from October 8 to November 29, 2002 and contains 10 episodes. [1] The special "Arthur, It's Only Rock 'N' Roll" served as the premiere of this season. Jason Szwimer replaced Oliver Grainger as the voice of D.W. Alex Hood is cast as the new voice of Alan "The Brain" Powers, replacing Steven Crowder. Mark Rendall replaced Justin Bradley as Arthur (who would later dub on re-runs of season 6, due to Justin Bradley's dialogue being unfavorable).[ citation needed ] This is the last season in which Patricia Rodriguez voices Catherine Frensky, Also this is the last season Vanessa Lengies voiced Emily, and this is the final season where Jonathan Koensgen voices Tommy Tibble, and this is the last season in which Mitchell Rothpan voices George Lundgren. The series won a Daytime Emmy in 2003 for Outstanding Sound Mixing - Live Action and Animation.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air dateProd.
code  [2]
96a1a"Cast Away"Dietrich SmithGerry CapelleOctober 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)97B
Arthur is depressed when things don't go the way he wants them to be. He wants to have a weekend fishing alone with Mr. Read, being away from D.W., but a change of plans for the following weekend forces them to bring her along. He then gets jealous of her when she catches more fish than him by using an unusual technique she came up with herself.
96b1b"The Great Sock Mystery"Peter K. HirschStefanie GignacOctober 8, 2002 (2002-10-08)98B
One of D.W.'s socks goes missing, so Pal and Kate try to find it. The thief is revealed to be the Molinas' dog, Amigo, who tells them about the Sock Market, a parody of the stock market, and Pal tries to auction off socks from the house to get D.W.'s back.
97a2a"Francine's Split Decision"Peter EganStefanie GignacOctober 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)96B
Francine's bowling tournament and her cousin's bar mitzvah are at the same time, so her friends devise a plan allowing her to attend both events at once. However, Francine's friends forget some parts of the plan, and her parents eventually figure out what is going on. As punishment for missing half of the party, Francine is given extra chores.
97b2b"Muffy Goes Metropolitan"Matthew LaneJeremy O'NeillOctober 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)97A
Sue Ellen invites Muffy to spend the weekend with her in Crown City, a nearby metropolis, which Muffy thinks is a glamorous world of class, fashion, shopping, and high culture. However, her first trip is nothing like she imagined it would be as they go to an Ethiopian restaurant and listen to a poetry slam.
98a3a"Ants in Arthur's Pants"Glen BergerRobert YapOctober 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)96A
For an extra credit science project, Arthur builds an ant farm, but all the ants spill out of the ant farm and he must find a way to attract them back in. When Arthur accidentally destroys Francine's project while trying to catch the ants, they get a new idea and team up to work on the project together.
98b3b"Don't Ask Muffy" Cusi Cram Gerry CapelleOctober 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)100A
Muffy starts an advice column, but one of the Tough Customers, Molly, turns out to be a better advice giver. Muffy tries to improve her column by copying Molly's appearance and interests.
99a4a"To Tibble the Truth"Gerard Lewis & Peter K. HirschRobert YapOctober 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)98A
After causing two incidents involving lying to Alberto, the Tibbles fear they may end up in jail for lying. They swear to always tell the truth, but end up offending their friends and acquaintances. Alberto advises the twins not to say the first thing that comes to their minds and explains how they can be honest and nice at the same time.
99b4b"Waiting to Go"Glen BergerRobert YapOctober 11, 2002 (2002-10-11)100B
After Binky accidentally breaks Brain's new watch during a soccer game, thy fight with each other while waiting for their parents (who are late) to pick them up.
1005"Elwood City Turns 100!"Peter K. Hirsch & Matthew LaneJeremy O'Neill & Robert YapOctober 14, 2002 (2002-10-14)101A
102A
To celebrate Elwood City's 100th anniversary, Mr. Ratburn's class is chosen to stage a musical based on the birth of the city. However, many arguments arise over which direction the play should take, and things eventually escalate into chaos. The play is a disaster until Arthur willingly trades roles with Francine before the final act, and the show turns to be big success.
101a6a"Pick a Car, Any Car"Peter EganJeremy O'NeillNovember 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)99B
The Reads' family car starts making funny noises, but they cannot figure out what is wrong with their car. To make matters worse, they cannot afford to repair or replace it. Fortunately, with the help of Buster and the Car Talk guys, Arthur figures out that Kate's rattle is stuck in the exhaust pipe.
Guest stars: Tom and Ray Magliozzi (the Car Talk guys) as Click and Clack Tappet.
101b6b"Jenna's Bedtime Blues"Glen BergerJean Saro & Sylvie LafranceNovember 25, 2002 (2002-11-25)103A
Jenna is invited to Muffy's annual slumber party, but she is worried that she will be teased since she still wets the bed and has to wear a pull-up. So Jenna tries to hide her secret, but when her pull-up is exposed, Francine tells her that it is nothing to be embarrassed about as she used to have the same problem as Jenna.
102a7a"D.W.'s Time Trouble"Dietrich SmithGerry CapelleNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)102B
After being forced to watch a movie with Arthur and his friends, D.W. wishes she was older than Arthur. She has a dream where she and Nadine alter the timeline so that she is bought first at the baby store before Arthur.
102b7b"Buster's Amish Mismatch"Peter EganJean Saro & Sylvie LafranceNovember 26, 2002 (2002-11-26)101B
After a field trip to an Amish family farm, Buster changes his lifestyle to one of the Amish, but finds the adjustment very hard to do. After learning from Mrs. MacGrady that what he is doing is not fully Amish, since he is feeling lonely and miserable, Buster decides to return to his normal lifestyle.
103a8a"The World of Tomorrow"Peter EganRobert YapNovember 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)104A
During a sleepover at the science museum with his class, Binky gets bored until he sees a new unopened exhibit about the future. Interested, he sneaks into the exhibit, only to be trapped inside. He has a dream where he is in the future with robot lookalikes of his friends.
103b8b"Is There a Doctor in the House?"Nick RaposoGerry CapelleNovember 27, 2002 (2002-11-27)99A
Arthur and D.W. try to help out around the house when their parents have colds, but they end up making things worse. So they try to fix their mistakes, fearing that they will have to learn to take care of things if their parents stay ill. Their worries are cured when Grandma Thora arrives to help out.
104a9a"Prunella Sees the Light"Peter K. HirschJeremy O'NeillNovember 28, 2002 (2002-11-28)103B
Prunella invites Marina over for a sleepover. However, she is worried that Marina may get injured because she is blind. Marina dislikes the special treatment Prunella is giving her, and Prunella learns to treat Marina just like any other friend.
104b9b"Return of the Snowball"Dietrich SmithGerry CapelleNovember 28, 2002 (2002-11-28)104B
D.W. finds that her snowball has returned (from the season 1 episode "D.W.'s Snow Mystery") and tries to prevent it from being stolen again. After an investigation by Brain, Arthur confesses that the snowball is actually an unflavored snow cone and that the real snowball is still lost, and that he got the fake snowball hoping D.W would end being bothered by the real one missing.
10510"April 9th"Peter K. HirschGerry Capelle & Jeremy O'NeillNovember 29, 2002 (2002-11-29)105
A fire strikes in Lakewood Elementary, forcing Arthur and his friends to attend school at Mighty Mountain, their biggest rival, until their own school reopens. The fire affects everyone in various ways. Sue Ellen is upset when her diary is inadvertently burned, and Muffy isn’t understandable how important it is to Sue Ellen, and when Arthur's father barely makes it out of the fire, Arthur fears that something could happen to him again. Binky gets traumatized after witnessing the fire, causing him to pull the fire alarm, and Mr. Morris, the school janitor, injures his leg during the fire. Buster was absent when the fire occurred and is unable to relate to the others. Buster becomes friends with Mr. Morris until he chooses to retire to New Mexico. Binky overcomes his trauma with help from Francine's father, who's a former firefighter. Arthur's fears ease when his father admits that he had a similar fear for his mother, Grandma Thora, when he was younger, and shows him how to handle it. Muffy gives Sue Ellen a new diary, along with a picture from the original diary that inspires Sue Ellen to move forward. Francine writes each of the inspiring stories in a school newspaper, and it is presented to everyone when the school reopens.

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References

  1. ↑ "PBS Kids: Arthur: On TV". PBS Kids . Archived from the original on 15 October 2002. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ↑ From the GBH Open Vault: "GBH Open Vault - Search [search: "Arthur"]". GBH Open Vault. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
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