TV Show · Kids & Family · Educational

A six-time Emmy Award winner, this daily animated series, based on Marc Brown's best-selling Arthur adventure books, shows how Arthur and his friends use effective, age-appropriate problem-solving skills. In Season 13, the series once again takes on a difficult topic that impacts kids and their parents in a profound way — cancer. Lance Armstrong returns to Elwood City for the two-part episode "The Great MacGrady," about an illness that affects the lives of so many children. Also in Season 13, Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman lends his voice as director Will Toffman in "No Acting Please," a unique premiere episode about theater and the joy of the performing arts.

1996 · 26m
  • 5+
Director Greg Bailey

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Season 13

Kids & Family

A six-time Emmy Award winner, this daily animated series, based on Marc Brown's best-selling Arthur adventure books, shows how Arthur and his friends use effective, age-appropriate problem-solving skills. In Season 13, the series once again takes on a difficult topic that impacts kids and their parents in a profound way — cancer. Lance Armstrong returns to Elwood City for the two-part episode "The Great MacGrady," about an illness that affects the lives of so many children. Also in Season 13, Academy Award-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman lends his voice as director Will Toffman in "No Acting Please," a unique premiere episode about theater and the joy of the performing arts.

COMMON SENSE

A thoughtful cartoon for kids to grow up on.

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Studio
PBS
Released
1996
Rated
TV-Y
Regions of Origin
United States, Canada
© 1996 DHX Cookie Jar Inc. under license from WGBH Educational Foundation. All characters and underlying material (including artwork) copyright by Mark Brown. “Arthur” and “D.W.” are trademarks of Marc Brown. All rights reserved.

Languages

Original Audio
English (United States), English (Australia)
Subtitles

English (United States) (SDH)