Arthur — 1996-2022 · 25 seasons · 259 eps

★ 7.4

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Arthur

1996-2022 25 seasons 259 episodes

★ 7.4 (17,437 votes) Bottom 46%

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.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

S10

S11

S12

S13

S14

S15

S16

S17

S18

S19

S20

S21

S22

S23

S24

S25

E1

8.0

8.3

7.9

5.8

7.5

7.8

7.9

7.2

6.9

7.4

7.5

8.1

6.9

6.6

5.8

5.6

6.4

5.9

6.4

7.1

7.2

8.1

6.9

7.4

7.8

E2

8.1

8.1

8.2

7.7

7.0

6.8

6.9

7.3

6.6

7.2

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.4

6.3

5.2

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.5

6.3

7.3

6.5

6.1

7.2

E3

8.1

7.9

8.1

7.7

7.8

7.1

7.7

7.5

6.7

6.9

6.5

6.9

7.3

7.1

6.6

5.8

6.3

5.8

5.4

6.1

6.5

5.7

6.0

7.2

6.5

E4

8.1

8.2

7.8

8.2

7.8

7.2

6.8

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.8

7.1

7.2

5.3

6.0

6.1

6.5

5.9

6.1

5.3

6.8

5.9

7.6

8.5

E5

8.0

7.6

8.4

8.3

7.8

7.2

7.4

6.7

7.0

6.4

7.2

6.8

7.4

5.6

6.1

6.2

5.5

6.7

6.3

7.2

5.6

5.7

E6

8.1

7.8

8.1

7.5

7.7

7.6

8.2

7.4

7.0

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.1

6.5

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.7

E7

8.1

8.1

8.2

7.4

7.5

7.3

7.1

7.5

6.3

6.7

7.0

7.2

6.5

6.4

7.0

6.1

6.5

4.8

6.2

5.6

5.3

E8

7.7

7.8

7.6

7.4

7.8

7.6

7.7

6.7

6.7

6.6

7.5

7.4

7.1

7.1

6.7

5.4

5.9

5.9

5.5

5.9

6.5

E9

8.0

8.1

8.2

7.4

7.8

7.5

7.5

6.5

6.6

7.0

7.1

6.6

6.5

6.0

6.6

6.4

5.8

5.6

6.4

E10

7.8

8.0

7.6

7.7

8.1

7.7

7.6

7.9

6.7

7.0

7.5

6.9

6.8

6.3

7.3

3.1

6.2

7.7

5.5

E11

8.3

8.1

8.3

8.9

7.8

E12

7.9

8.1

7.6

E13

7.7

7.9

7.5

E14

8.2

8.2

7.8

E15

8.3

8.1

7.9

E16

8.1

8.1

E17

7.6

7.8

E18

7.8

7.6

E19

7.6

7.7

E20

7.8

8.1

E21

8.0

E22

8.0

E23

8.0

E24

7.6

E25

7.9

E26

7.8

E27

7.8

E28

8.1

E29

7.7

E30

7.9

Avg

7.9

8.0

7.9

7.5

7.7

7.4

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.3

6.5

5.7

6.2

6.0

6.1

6.1

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.9

7.5

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 8.9

S7E10 April 9th

When the Read family car breaks down, Arthur is heartbroken. He wants to save the vehicle before his parents replace it.

#2

S25E4 8.5

Blabbermouth/All Grown Up

#3

S3E5 8.4

The Chips Are Down/Revenge of the Chip

Mr. Ratburn assigns partners for a project and Arthur gets teamed up with Muffy. After spending a lot of time with her, he starts to act just like her.

4. S1E11 "Arthur's Baby/D.W.'s Baby" 8.3
5. S1E15 "Arthur's Family Vacation/Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm" 8.3
6. S2E1 "Arthur Meets Mister Rogers/Draw!" 8.3
7. S3E11 "Double Tibble Trouble/Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival" 8.3
8. S4E5 "The Blizzard/The Rat Who Came to Dinner" 8.3
9. S1E14 "Arthur the Wrecker/Arthur and the True Francine" 8.2
10. S2E4 "Go to Your Room, D.W/Arthur Makes a Movie" 8.2

📉 Bottom Episodes

#259

S16E10 3.1

So Funny I Forgot to Laugh/The Best Day Ever

The Tough Customers have to change their ways. Molly might not be able to do so.

258. S18E7 "Two Minutes/Messy Dress Mess" 4.8
257. S16E2 "Flippity Francine/Muffy Takes the Wheel" 5.2
256. S21E6 "The Lost Dinosaur/The Princess Problem" 5.3
255. S20E3 "He Said, He Said/Bunny Trouble" 5.3

The Quality Arc

Each point is an episode, plotted chronologically. The colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for upward or downward trends to see if quality improved or declined over time.

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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97 Standouts

33 Infamous

10 Hidden Gems

119 Forgettable

Top Standout: S7E10 April 9th

Most Infamous: S16E10 So Funny I Forgot to Laugh/The Best Day Ever

Best Hidden Gem: S22E0 Arthur's First Day

Episodes plotted by rating vs. vote count. The vertical line marks the rating threshold (7.5). More votes = more engagement. Toggle above to compare against global or show-specific median.

Series Trajectory

A simplified view: one point per season. This smooths out episode-to-episode noise to show the overall arc of the series.

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Season Momentum

Did each season build momentum or fizzle out? Green arrows mean the finale rated higher than the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows = bigger swings.

Season Consistency

Some seasons are reliable bangers. Others are hit-or-miss. Each dot is an episode. Tightly clustered dots mean consistent quality. Scattered dots mean a mixed bag.

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