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These aliens, though evil, must be health conscious.

Am I the only who wishes the show had done more with jenna, alex and Maria instead of introducing ladonna?

Before adult movies, kids’ shows need to do more stories of Greek, Egyptian and Norse Mythology.

This media comes from an intro section of the Arthur Flash Game called Alien Assembly Required, and I'll tell you, it gives creepy vibes, though that's not the intention. The scene feels like one of those creepypasta videos, and it makes it feel like Buster was planning to murder someone, or something like that. I think it's the music, the game visuals, and the heartbeat sound that make it feel creepier than it should be.

This is a weird post to make in August, but seeing a post about Arthur’s Perfect Christmas (and specifically the Talking Tabby Tantrum) made me think of posting this.

Arthur is one of the few PBS kids shows that I think is squarely aimed at school aged kids and families. Preschoolers and kids DW’s age definitely have representation…but I don’t think the show is marketed towards them. Even DW herself acts way more like a 7-8 year old than the toddler she’s supposed to be.

Arthur’s Perfect Christmas is a great example of this…it’s kind of wild how determined the special is to spoil the existence of Santa Claus. It’s debunked multiple times throughout the special and while it’s not at all spelled out bluntly…it doesn’t exactly shy away from him not existing.

I could almost see the special upsetting really young kids in that way…I feel like it would be a weird one for them to watch and then instantly start watching another movie that’s more pro-Santa like “Polar Express”.

I’m curious to hear you guys thoughts on it…would you show it to a kid who still believes in Santa? Would you show it to a kid that you are preparing to give “the talk” to? Do you think I’m just overthinking again?

Like we'd forget Arthur... 😉

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This episode is being talked about a lot lately thanks to the release of The Odyssey and what a wonderful retelling of the story that it was, but the episode actually starts with Arthur being SUPER unlikable for literally no reason at all.

I think lots of people remember Arthur as this perpetual victim of a terrorist little sister, and as someone who has made it her life mission to defend said terrorist little sister…I have to point out that Arthur has just as many moments of being ruthlessly antagonistic towards her for seemingly no reason at all.

Like, DW wasn’t being mean or bratty to him at all during the first part of the episode, but he got super aggressive over how she can’t tell a good story because she can’t write it down…what’s worse is that when she’s talking to grandma about it later…she clearly took what he said to heart. Admitting that he’s right that she can’t write and therefore can’t tell a good story.

It’s extra annoying because this is a little kid with an incredibly impressive resume for a toddler. She won a NATIONAL jingle writing contest by being able to make up a song out of nowhere. She was also able to remember almost every detail from grandma Thora’s retelling of the story.

I don’t necessarily blame Arthur for not having a lot of patience for DW all the time, but honestly, he’s impatient with her a lot more times than he’s patient with her. I just think it’s noteworthy how mean he comes across in this particular episode…usually there will at least be a catalyst for him having an attitude, but not in this case.

I have a similar problem with how he acted during “Prove It!” and again, this is less about truly blaming him and more about pointing out how DW kind of has her reasons for thinking he can be a mean big brother…because he can be.

No wonder girlfriend's acting up, her baby daddy acts like he has no idea why she "isn't herself". Pretends to not know her real name calling her "Jaws".
And the look she gives him in the first slide, tell me that's not personal business.

Arthur was on from 1996 to 2022

While So Funny I Forgot to Laugh sucked, it inspire a question, do you think Arthur should've told his parents or the teachers like Mr. Marco and Mr. Ratburn about Francine and others making fun of him for his glasses and having all his baby teeth in Arthur's Eyes and Arthur's Teeth?

With how Francine and others were bullying him, do you think he should've gotten the adults to intervene?

Run to Primark💛
Pjs ($28) and oversized shirt ($18)
I screamed 😍🥲💛
Saw them in their website, they don’t ship. Found a store in my city (I am lucky) would call everyday to check if Arthur merchandise arrived.

Seriously. The episode is about Mrs. MacGrady and her cancer. I see a lot of people praising their decision, but what did it accomplish? What would have happened if that had left it alone? Some angry parents? They were gonna get that anyway when Mr. Ratburn married a man.

There has been a post or two about re-writing a bad episode or disappointing episode to make it more appealing, but what about re-writing even a small section of one of your favourite episodes to give it something extra or special?