Arthur season 9

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Arthur
Season 9
No. of episodes10 (20 segments)
Release
Original network PBS Kids Go!
Original releaseDecember 27, 2004 (2004-12-27) –
April 8, 2005 (2005-04-08)
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The 9th season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS Kids Go! in the United States from December 27, 2004, to April 8, 2005, and contains 10 episodes. [1] [2] Cameron Ansell replaced Mark Rendall as the voice of Arthur, Jessica Kardos replaced Patricia Rodriguez as the voice of Sue Ellen Armstrong, Eleanor Noble Replaced Evan Smirnow as the voice of George, and Paul-Stuart Brown replaced Alex Hood as Brain. However, Brown shared this with Alex Hood who also voiced Brain since season seven. But in Seasons 10 and 11, Brown provides Brain alone. This is also the last season where Alex Hood voices Brain, as well as the first season where Cookie Jar Entertainment produced this series after the CINAR-Cookie Jar rebrand. It produced the series until the end of Season 15, when it merged with DHX Media.

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleWritten byStoryboarded byOriginal air dateProd.
code  [3]
116a1a"Castles in the Sky"Peter K. HirschJeremy O'NeillDecember 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)116A
Arthur’s tree house falls apart due to the weight of snow on it, so Arthur and his friends come up with their own designs to re-build it, while getting help from famous architect Frank Gehry.
116b1b"Tipping the Scales"Alan SilberbergRobert YapDecember 27, 2004 (2004-12-27)119A
The school choir is excited about performing at a recital in Crown City. However, their regular teacher, Ms. Krasny, is ill and Arthur's strict piano teacher, Dr. Fugue (from “Arthur Plays The Blues”) returns, substituting for her, and this time he means business.
117a2a"Francine's Big Top Trouble" Adam Felber Ivan TankushevDecember 28, 2004 (2004-12-28)117B
Francine attends circus camp, and tries to perform better than Catherine. She finds herself unable to perform the same tricks as her sister, until she realizes she is good at clowning around.
117b2b"George Blows His Top" Courtney Lilly Gerry CapelleDecember 28, 2004 (2004-12-28)116B
George becomes increasingly annoyed when Buster begins to exploit his kindness. Buster eventually realizes the error of his ways, and he apologizes.
118a3a"Arthur Weighs In"Raye LankfordFrancois BrissonDecember 29, 2004 (2004-12-29)120A
After being unable to fit into his costume during rehearsals for a play, Arthur looks for ways to lose weight.
118b3b"The Law of the Jungle Gym"Matt SteinglassGerry Capelle, Ivan Tankushev & Francois BrissonDecember 29, 2004 (2004-12-29)118A
The jungle gym is the Tough Customers' hangout spot, leading to arguments when Muffy gets a new camera and wants to take photos from the jungle gym.
119a4a"Buster's Green Thumb"Written by : Peter K. Hirsch
Idea by : Catherine Lieuwen		Jeremy O'NeillDecember 30, 2004 (2004-12-30)120B
Buster decides to try his own hand at gardening in the community garden after using out home-grown compost on tomatoes and finding out that commercial ones do not taste as good. He also becomes friends with the garden's caretaker, Fritz Langley.
119b4b"My Fair Tommy"Dietrich SmithStéfanie GignacDecember 30, 2004 (2004-12-30)117A
Fed up with punishments for incidents Timmy causes, Tommy asks D.W. to teach him good manners to prepare for Parent-Visiting Day and get a chance to win the Good Behavior Award. D.W. is hesitant at first, but when Emily proposes a bet, D.W. gives in and teaches Tommy good manners.
120a5a"Lights, Camera... Opera!"Peter K. HirschStéfanie GignacDecember 31, 2004 (2004-12-31)119A
Muffy isn’t thrilled about going to the opera, a performance of Carmen , fearing that it will be boring.
Guest star: Rodney Gilfrey as himself.
120b5b"All Worked Up"Daisy ScottJeremy O'NeillDecember 31, 2004 (2004-12-31)118B
Arthur aces five quizzes in a row, but his luck runs out when Mrs. Read takes a client and he believes that she will not be around as often.
121a6a"Arthur Makes Waves"Raye LankfordPatricia Atchinson & Robert YapApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)123A
James invites Arthur and D.W. to a pool party, but Arthur is shocked to find out that Molly is James' older sister. Arthur and Molly have fun together and become friends, but avoid each other in public because their own friend groups will be unimproved.
121b6b"It Came from Beyond"Peter K. HirschGerry CapelleApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)124B
Grandma Thora finds a stray dog named Killer on her porch. Killer turns out to be a bully, intimidating D.W., Kate, Pal, and Amigo. Kate and the other dogs doubt that they like Killer, but reconsider after Killer rescues Nemo from a tree.
122a7a"Three's a Crowd"Hilary Selden IllickStéfanie GignacApril 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)123B
Prunella is jealous when Marina joins yoga lessons with her and her mother, and Marina ends up doing better poses than Prunella. Prunella thinks that Marina is "stealing" her mother from her, but her mother assures her that she will never like Marina as much as her daughter.
122b7b"A is for Angry"Dietrich SmithRobert YapApril 5, 2005 (2005-04-05)121A
Arthur joins an inter-scholastic checkers tournament, facing off against the Brain. However, Arthur's friends take the game too seriously, and he is frustrated with their unwanted support.
123a8a"The "A" Team"Daisy ScottJeremy O'Neill & Robert YapApril 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)125A
The Brain and Francine move into a more advanced soccer team, but are immediately overwhelmed by their new team's strict demands. They rejoin their old team after they learn their team is short two players.
123b8b"Emily Swallows a Horse"Melissa KirschStèfanie GignacApril 6, 2005 (2005-04-06)121B
D.W. finds a ball, drops it, and sees Emily holding it. Emily makes up an excuse to keep the ball, but starts telling bigger lies to cover up the first one, and D.W. eventually forgets why Emily started lying in the first place. Emily eventually decides to tell the truth and D.W. forgives her.
124a9a"D.W. Beats All"Raye Lankford & Ken ScarboroughJeremy O'NeillApril 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)124A
When the Tibble twins get a set of drums and decide to perform for the Summer Serenade Festival, D.W. wishes that she has an instrument of her own to play, and, with inspiration from Arthur, Buster, Francine, and Fern, she ultimately creates her own kinetic instrument.
124b9b"Buster the Myth Maker"Matt SteinglassStéfanie GignacApril 7, 2005 (2005-04-07)125B
Arthur and Buster go to investigate a rumor that tigers are loose in the park. This turns out to be an experiment by Brain, who wanted to see if anyone would believe a seemingly true internet rumor with no leads. Brain's story leads to Arthur and Buster solving a mystery about dogs disappearing from the park.
125a10a"Binky Goes Nuts" Cusi Cram Gerry CapelleApril 8, 2005 (2005-04-08)122A
Binky learns that he is allergic to peanuts and is upset when he realizes he may have to give up Chinese food, as it is cooked with peanut oil. Fortunately, with advice from Jenna, who is allergic to milk, Binky discovers that there are many ways to cope with his allergy, and finds a peanut-free Chinese restaurant.
125b10b"Breezy Listening Blues"Peter K. KirschJeremy O'NeillApril 8, 2005 (2005-04-08)122B
After scoring a B- on a test, the Brain thinks it may be caused by the Breezy Listening CD playing in his parents' ice cream shop. Despite suggestions from his friends, he is unable to find music for the store that satisfies everyone. Soon after, the Brain gets a better grade on his next test, and accepts that the CD didn’t impact his performance.

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References

  1. ↑ "Arthur. Promo. Season 9 Promo". PBS Kids . Archived from the original on 1 January 2005. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Castles in the Sky/Tipping the Scales". KET . Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ↑ 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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