Arthur — Season 2
What a wonderful kind of day!
About this season
The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
Episodes (40)
1. Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers
Aired 20 October 1997 • 13 min
Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood comes to the Read family for a visit.
2. Draw!
Aired 20 October 1997 • 13 min
After Francine makes fun of Fern for liking Mr. Ratburn's puppet shows, Fern gets revenge by drawing an unflattering comic strip making fun of Francine, and pretty soon, everyone else tries it too.
3. Binky Barnes, Art Expert
Aired 21 October 1997 • 13 min
Binky gets teamed up with Arthur and Buster for an art class assignment. They go to an art museum and Binky discovers a mistake with a certain drawing-
4. Arthur's Lucky Pencil
Aired 21 October 1997 • 13 min
Arthur uses a pencil that seems to be lucky and then lends it to his friends. But it gets shorter and shorter, so Arthur decides to use it for emergencies only.
5. D.W., the Picky Eater
Aired 22 October 1997 • 13 min
D.W. is not invited to Grandma Thora's upcoming birthday dinner because she is a very picky eater.
6. Buster and the Daredevils
Aired 22 October 1997 • 13 min
Arthur and Buster want Toby and Slink to teach them some skating tricks, but Toby and Slink say that they have to do some dares first. Arthur quits before the first dare, but Buster keeps on fulfilling dare after dare.
7. Arthur Makes a Movie
Aired 23 October 1997 • 13 min
Arthur wants to see a movie, but he is too young, so he and his friends make a parody of the movie.
8. Go to Your Room, D.W.
Aired 23 October 1997 • 13 min
D.W. does not get along well with Kate, whom she claims keeps trying to take her toys, when they are supposed to be sharing them. When Kate will not give D.W. one of her toys back, D.W. tries to take the toy away from Kate by force and threatens to pinch her. For doing this, Jane sends D.W. upstairs to her room as punishment.
9. Arthur's Underwear
Aired 24 October 1997 • 13 min
Arthur has an embarrassing dream about being seen in his underwear and it gets even worse when it happens for real.
10. Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider
Aired 24 October 1997 • 13 min
11. Buster Baxter, Cat Saver
Aired 27 October 1997 • 13 min
Buster saves a cat from up a tree and now he is known as a local hero because of an article in the newspaper.
12. Play it Again, D.W.
Aired 27 October 1997 • 13 min
13. Arthur's TV-Free Week
Aired 28 October 1997 • 13 min
Everyone has all pledged not to watch TV for one whole week.
14. Night Fright
Aired 28 October 1997 • 13 min
15. Arthur vs. the Piano
Aired 29 October 1997 • 13 min
16. The Big Blow-Up
Aired 29 October 1997 • 13 min
17. Lost!
Aired 30 October 1997 • 13 min
Arthur gets on the wrong bus to his swimming lessons and gets lost.
18. The Short, Quick Summer
Aired 30 October 1997 • 13 min
Arthur has a to-do list for the summer, but he can't find it and summer's nearly over. He finds out everyone else had a great summer. He finds his list and D.W. accidentally helps him realize that he did all the things on it and had a great time too.
19. D.W. Goes to Washington
Aired 31 October 1997 • 13 min
It's the first family trip and Arthur gets to choose. He chooses going to Washington, D.C. and D.W. thinks that she's going to be bored until she accidentally runs into the American president.
20. Arthur's Mystery Envelope
Aired 31 October 1997 • 13 min
Mr. Haney gives Arthur an envelope to give to his mom. He is worried about its contents, thinking that it's about him, so he comes up with a way of giving it to her without her opening it. It turns out to contain Mr. Haney's tax documents.
21. D.W.'s Deer Friend
Aired 6 April 1998 • 13 min
It's the second family trip and D.W. gets to choose. She chooses camping and D.W. gets attached to a deer she met and wants to bring home.
22. Buster Hits the Books
Aired 6 April 1998 • 13 min
Buster needs to write a book report, but he has never finished a book. His friends try to find one he can finish.
23. Arthur's Faraway Friend
Aired 7 April 1998 • 13 min
Arthur and Buster are on the urge of finishing their story for the sequel of Robin Hood. Everything is well until Arthur discovers that Buster has decided to go on a long trip to bond with his dad. Arthur fears that it's the end of their story and their friendship!
24. Arthur and the Square Dance
Aired 7 April 1998 • 13 min
25. Water and the Brain
Aired 8 April 1998 • 13 min
Arthur and his friends are all invited by Muffy to go to Waterworld, but the Brain doesn't want to go. When he and Binky find out that the Brain is afraid of water, they try to cure this fear so they can all go together.
26. Arthur the Unfunny
Aired 8 April 1998 • 13 min
27. Sue Ellen's Lost Diary
Aired 9 April 1998 • 13 min
When Sue Ellen drops her diary at the library, she is worried that someone has found it and is going to read it.
28. Arthur's Knee
Aired 9 April 1998 • 13 min
Arthur does not want to tell his mother he hurt his knee, because then she will know he was playing down at the dump—where he is not supposed to go.
29. Grandma Thora Appreciation Day
Aired 10 April 1998 • 13 min
Arthur and D.W. sleepover at Grandma Thora's house and find out that she gets lonely when they're not there. So Arthur and D.W. throw her a party to help her.
30. Fern's Slumber Party
Aired 10 April 1998 • 13 min
31. Love Notes for Muffy
Aired 13 April 1998 • 13 min
When Muffy annoys Francine and Brain, they decide to get even with her by sending her fake love notes for an anonymous person to make her look goofy.
32. D.W. Blows the Whistle
Aired 13 April 1998 • 13 min
Deputized as a Junior Safety Officer, D.W. sees it as a license to tattle.
33. Francine Redecorates
Aired 14 April 1998 • 13 min
When Francine and Katherine get sick of each other Katherine moves out to have her own room in the living room.
34. Arthur the Loser
Aired 14 April 1998 • 13 min
35. Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard
Aired 15 April 1998 • 13 min
On the way home from school, Arthur and the Brain meet a crossing guard who wants $10.00 from them to cross the street.
36. D.W.'s Very Bad Mood
Aired 15 April 1998 • 13 min
37. D.W.'s Name Game
Aired 16 April 1998 • 13 min
D.W. gets praise from the Tibbles at being the best at name-calling, so she tries it on Arthur but it fails because he's older and knows more words so with the help of Katherine she looks up words in the Thesaurus that Arthur doesen't know and uses them against him.
38. Finders Key-pers
Aired 16 April 1998 • 13 min
39. How the Cookie Crumbles
Aired 17 April 1998 • 13 min
Muffy won last year's Strawberry baking contest in The Strawberry Festival because her father was the judge but this year when her friends help her bake strawberry cookies she takes the credit and wins the contest. Soon the cookies become so good that Muffy decides to run a business and sell them but not before she lets Arthur and friends get their share.
40. Sue Ellen's Little Sister
Aired 17 April 1998 • 13 min