Season 1 · Episode 49 — D.W. Thinks Big

Arthur is embarrassed because he now has to wear glasses.

Francine tries to get through picture day, without messing up her meticulously-crafted hairdo.

Arthur and Buster fear that their new teacher, Mr. Ratburn, is some kind of evil maniac who collects children's heads - until they discover…

Arthur does some heavy-duty studying, in order to compete in the school's upcoming spelling bee.

Whew, boy is it HOT today. The Reads decide to head to the beach in order to cool off, but D.W. refuses to go along (she thinks there is an…

When the class goes on a field trip to a dinosaur museum, Buster finds a fossil on the ground - and wants to keep it for himself.

D.W. has an imaginary friend, Nadine, says she has to come everywhere, but Arthur is sick of it.

When Arthur checks out a library book and loses it a week later; he thinks he is banned from the library. So he and Binky team up to find i…

When Arthur desperately wants a dog, he starts a pet business. When he gets too many he decides to just take care of one pet.

When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.

After Arthur called Francine a marshmallow, Francine and her friends get really mad and it looks like they are going to fight. But when the…

Arthur had a job to collect coins for Mrs. McGrady to raise money for a new dog for the Elwood City firemen, and when he left the bag of qu…

Arthur and his friends go to summer camp and Binky brings up the issue that it's boys vs. girls. The other team participating always won be…

Buster's grades aren't as good as his jokes, and now he is on the verge of repeating his third grade year. If he does not receive at least…

Arthur has a new puppy is exactly what he wanted. But the only problem is that he destroys everything in sight, so can Arthur teach Pal to…

Arthur's dream is to have Moon shoes, but he does not have the ten dollars to get them. When he begins working chores to receive money, he…

Arthur has plenty of gripes about his past babysitters, but soon finds himself trying his hand at some babysitting of his own. He ends up h…

The Read Family is having a big reunion, with aardvark relatives from all over coming. Arthur normally enjoys the festivities, such as sack…

Arthur is excited about his birthday. After shopping for party supplies, he makes invitations and passes them out at school. He then finds…

Francine has always gotten the worst roles in school plays, so everyone in the Ratburn class asks Mr. Ratburn to give her a good part in th…

Viewers are taken back, as Arthur and D.W. recollect what happened when Baby Kate was first-born. D.W. is excited with anticipation, but Ar…

D.W. was excited to have a new little sister, but when she doesn't get to help much and the baby moves into her room, things don't seem so…

Mr. Ratburn gives the class an assignment --- to write a story about anything they want. It seems like a simple assignment and it doesn't e…

When Pal runs away at a street fair, even Arthur starts to doubt his dog's intelligence.

D.W. suffers through the death of her beloved bird, then has to decide whether to risk her heart again by adopting a lonely toad.

Arthur is lonely when Buster starts spending time with a new super-cool friend named Mike.

Arthur breaks his mom's computer. Can he fix it before she finds out?

Muffy and Francine are absolute best friends. It seems nothing can come between them, until Muffy cheats on a math test and lets Francine t…

A rainy family vacation wasn't what Arthur had in mind; Camp Meadowcroak was more like it. As Arthur discovers, however, there are 101 fun…

Arthur and D.W. spend a week at their grandfather's farm, which isn't quite as Arthur remembers it.

Arthur's sure he can win a year's supply of Crunch Cereal by entering a jingle in their contest. The only problem is his song seems to be l…

It's hard enough for D.W. to do somersaults and cartwheels without having a showoff like Emily in gymnastics class. But D.W. learns about t…

Muffy challenges Francine to be nice, and not to say insulting things, for one week. The trouble is, the gang begins to worry that Francine…

Arthur thinks it would be cool to be a Gleeper and win the admiration of the tough kids at school. Too late he finds out that "gleeping" me…

The circus is in town, and the whole family's excited: Father gets tickets, Mother gets film for the camera and Arthur gets. . . chicken po…

Pal is sick, and Arthur is sure it's D.W.'s fault. After all, it couldn't have anything to do with the hotdogs and Halloween candy Arthur's…

The bikeathon is coming and D.W. wants to ride in it. With Arthur's help, D.W. embarks on a crash course to learn the rules of the road.

It's baseball season, and Arthur and the gang are a team. With some practice, and some coaching from Francine, they may just stand a chance.

It's a rainy Saturday, and Arthur is stuck with D.W. and nothing to do; to make matters worse, Arthur has to report on Monday about how he…

Grandma Thora has agreed to help on the local bake sale, but Arthur and D.W. worry what people will think when they discover Grandma Thora'…

Sue Ellen's family has just moved into the neighborhood, and the gang is convinced they're either spies, criminals, or aliens. Finally, eve…

It seemed like a great idea to have Brain spend the weekend. But Arthur finds it's very hard being around someone who's almost perfect; or,…

Much to her distress, D.W.'s most prized possession--a snowball from last winter--is missing. Arthur and the gang try to piece together an…

Arthur, Francine, and Buster have to do a history report on ancient Rome. Working together as a team presents some serious challenges.

Binky is the toughest kid in school and everyone is afraid of him.

Prunella has a fortune-telling "cootie catcher," and all the kids want to know their futures. Yet, somehow, it seems as if the fortune tell…

When Arthur is teased by Francine and the others because he hasn't lost all of his baby teeth yet, he becomes determined to lose his tooth…

Being lost in a humongous, super-giganto department store would scare most four-year-olds....but not D.W. Lost while searching for the earr…

Elwood City's park is in sad shape. After grumbling about it, the kids find themselves volunteering to clean it up. Even though it's a lot…

Every kid at school's parents has cool jobs except for Francine's dad. He's a garbage man and Francine is embarrassed by it so to make him…

A new carpet and an attack of sneezing means Muffy must spend the weekend at Francine's. But the Frensky house sure is hard to get used to:…

D.W. loses her blankie and she and Arthur search all over town just to find it.

Mr. Ratburn is sick, and the class is thrilled to have a substitute until they find out who she is: Ms. Rodentia Ratburn, Mr. Ratburn's you…

Fern dares everyone to write a good poem for a contest. If the loser backs out they have to join art club for a year.

Arthur and his friends develop a consuming passion for the Scare-Your-Pants-Off books, a series of hair-raising, spine-tingling ghost stori…

The Strawberry Festival is coming to town and Arthur and his friends all band together and form a club to create the perfect float, but whe…

Francine is so determined to get a shiny new bike that she finally decides to let her old one get "stolen."

Arthur throws a sleepover and invites Brain and Buster. He doesen't invite D.W. so she decides to ruin the sleepover.

For the past few years, Arthur kept on trying to stay up until midnight for the new year, but he always fell asleep. This year he decides t…