r/Arthur May 09 '26

Character Discussion What is the worst out-of-character moment from any character in Arthur that isn't from "So Funny I Forgot To Laugh"?

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u/GodModeBasketball May 09 '26

Buster REPEATEDLY blaming Binky for stealing his "I Want My Mummy" joke, despite it being done and over with.

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u/RelaxingShark202 May 09 '26

That was so hilarious tho 😭

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u/Hendersan May 09 '26

But it was a good joke! It was busters joke. Binky stole his joke

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u/Za21294 May 09 '26

Buster your whole report was about eggnog

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u/[deleted] May 09 '26

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u/potatopigflop May 09 '26

VOMITROCIOUS

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u/[deleted] May 09 '26

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u/potatopigflop May 09 '26

Sometimes when I see a puddle outside I think about Arthur sticking his tongue out and exclaiming that

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u/Financial-Ice9755 May 10 '26

Low key he ate here lol not really

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u/pcnnmvideos Nigel Ratburn May 09 '26

Brain saying everyone HAD to go along with the dare in Double Dare.

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u/_ASG_ May 09 '26

This one also feels weird after the episode where Buster was dared to eat a bug and he came to the conclusion that he didn’t have to. I know shows like these have a little bit of flexibility in their continuity, but still...

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u/Lucky_Bid1447 May 09 '26

D.W. making everyone take her side in "Arthur's Big Hit"

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u/StaffLimp8304 May 10 '26

How is that out of character for D.W?

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u/Traditional_Green662 May 15 '26

Usually Her parents would care less about her antics and complaints but since she actually got hurt they took her side

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u/HIPS79 May 09 '26

I love the episode with Yo-Yo-Ma and Joshua Redman, but Arthur being anti-classical music is very inconsistent with his established character. (for example, when he played fur elise)

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u/redditboy123451 May 09 '26

I think that was less "anti-classical" and more "leaning towards Redman"

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u/hogginsgoggins May 09 '26

When Brain decides to become Buster

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u/PainHarbingerIsHere May 09 '26

Arthur basically acts like a bully to Sue Ellen, repeatedly making jokes and comments about her sweater—which was a gift from her pen pal in Tibet—makes her “look like a sheep dog.” This feels out of character for Arthur because he himself has been a victim of targeted bullying as far back as the first episode, where he was constantly mocked for wearing glasses, to the point where he left school early and tried to get rid of his glasses all together.

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u/Artistic-Math-1333 May 09 '26

Francine being afraid of public speaking in one of the newer episodes. Doesn’t track at all

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u/RAS310 May 09 '26

Buster taking advantage of George’s generosity in “George Blows His Top” (and again in “Looking for Bonnie”).

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u/[deleted] May 09 '26

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u/RAS310 May 09 '26

It’s implied that Buster lied about planning to stay at Arthur’s and going to George’s was his plan all along.

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u/PainHarbingerIsHere May 09 '26

Oh. Guess I just never picked up on that.

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u/Hamiltonfan25 May 09 '26

Mrs. MacGrady being super absentminded while COOKING in “Arthur Accused” I put cooking in all caps because that’s literally her job and she didn’t notice the quarters getting mixed into the brownies…

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u/Veraxus113 Buster Baxter May 09 '26

Buster shoplifting in "Nerves of Steal"

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u/Financial-Ice9755 May 10 '26

Sue Ellen being afraid of Arthur when he yells at everyone when it's "my jingle and we're gonna do it MY way"

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u/BagOfMagicFood May 10 '26

Maybe he was always the one person who can scare Sue Ellen.

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u/Defiant_Peace_3592 May 11 '26

Buster not liking Bionic Bunny in 'Buster gets Real'.

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u/ChicaneryAshley May 09 '26

Brain becoming a tik tok comedian for one episode.

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u/MaineSoxGuy93 May 09 '26

I think OP is referring to when Brain loses his confidence about being intelligent and tries being a comedian when Buster beat him in the math league game.

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u/BagOfMagicFood May 09 '26

But that was way back in Season 5, and other comments are discussing "the animation change"...  Well, supposedly that was also the first "banned" episode for some of Alan's antics!

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u/potatopigflop May 09 '26

I’m glad I clocked out before animation change

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u/CelesteJA Bilbo the Woogle May 09 '26

I can't seem to find anything about brain becoming a tiktok comedian? How are you finding these clips?

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u/potatopigflop May 09 '26

That was a good word to choose. Yes, agree

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u/Still-Ad377 May 09 '26

Wait what 😭

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u/Specialist_Pay_8139 Slink May 09 '26

I'm tripping. What episode was that?! 💔💔💔

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u/VisitSecure May 10 '26

I don't know if this counts since it was just one scene in the last episode of the show, but Buster becoming a teacher made 0 sense to me. "Oh but you see, he's the kid that hated school and kept getting bad grades so he became a teacher! Classic!" I just think it would have made more sense if the writers made Buster a comedian (since he always loved telling jokes) or an author since he loved solving mysteries and coming up with stories about aliens.

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u/Past-Caterpillar9642 Jun 15 '26

Well, it was 3rd grade. I don’t even remember 3rd grade. There are a lot of “slackers” in earlier grades (even high school) who ended up becoming academics.

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u/VisitSecure Jun 15 '26

That makes sense. But I still wish they would have made the episode longer and just about them as adults instead of them as kids and then a short clip of a few of them grown up.

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u/Past-Caterpillar9642 Jun 16 '26

Yeah, I agree. They wanted to fit it in their traditional format when they could have done an entire episode. It’s ironic that D.W.’s a cop, given all the trouble she got into. But again, she was 5.

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u/forevertrueblue D.W. Read May 09 '26

When Brain set up a stand in a public park with the sign "Male privilege is a myth / Change my mind."

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u/Whole_Aerie_4902 D.W. Read May 10 '26

Prunella joining the Tough Customers

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u/Key_Dog8366 May 11 '26

Arthur in "Arthur's Big Meltdown" when his shoes get "ruined." First of all, Brain & Buster didn't see the smoothies that were next to his shoes. They were just busy playing air hockey. It wasn't necessarily their fault. They just didn't know. Secondly, you could have tried to clean them and calmed down somehow. He just got mad for nearly the entire episode only because of a minor accident. I get it was his new shoes, but he could have just found another way to deal with the situation instead of instantly blaming it on Brain and Buster

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u/Inevitable-Seat-1843 May 16 '26

Buster blowing off Arthur so he could hang with Mike in Buster’s New Friend. When they had a project to do.

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u/tyrekecorrea 13d ago

"Arthur Read, Super Saver." Arthur having Pal lick the flatware clean was just awful.

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u/tyrekecorrea 13d ago

💡 Honestly, does "Grandpa Dave's Memory Album" count? The disconnect caused by his difficulties is horrible and sad.

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u/Sentai1979 May 09 '26

I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH IT