Name the Best Episode of Every Season

Season 1:"Buster Makes the Grade"
Season 2:"Arthur's Faraway Friend"
Season 3:"Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival"
Season 4:"That's a Baby Show!"
Season 5:"Francine Goes to War"
Season 6:"Best of the Nest"
Season 7:"Elwood City Turns 100!"
Season 8:"Bleep"
Season 9:"Buster the Myth Maker"
Season 10:"Happy Anniversary"
Season 11:"Arthur Sells Out"
Season 12:"Is That Kosher?"
Season 13:"The Great MacGrady"
Season 14:"The Wheel Deal"
Season 15:"Buster's Carpool Catastrophe"
Season 16:"The Last Tough Customer"
Season 17:"Caught in the Crosswires"
Season 18:"The Substitute Arthur"

Season 1: "Arthur's First Sleepover / Arthur's New Years Eve"
Season 2: "D.W.'s Deer Friend / Buster Hits the Books"
Season 3: "Arthur and D.W. Clean Up / The Long, Dull Winter"
Season 4: "The Blizzard / The Rat Who Came to Dinner"
Season 5: "The Lousy Week / You Are Arthur"
Season 6: None
Season 7: "Elwood City Turns 100"
Season 8: "Arthur's Snow Biz / Bugged"
Season 9: None
Season 10: None
Season 11: None
Season 12: "The Blackout"
Season 13: "No Acting Please"
Season 14: None
Season 15: None
Season 16: "Buster's Book Battle / On the Buster Scale"
Season 17: "Waiting for Snow"
Season 18: So far "The Tardy Tumbler"

Season 1: Buster's Dino Dilemma
Season 2: Draw!
Season 3: The Long, Dull Winter
Season 4: Arthur's Big Hit
Season 5: Muffy Gets Mature
Season 6: The Good Sport
Season 7: Jenna's Bedtime Blues
Season 8: Bleep
Season 9: Arthur Makes Waves
Season 10: Happy Anniversary
Season 11: Germophobia
Season 12: The Blackout
Season 13: The Great MacGrady
Season 14: The Agent of Change
Season 15: Buster's Secret Admirer
Season 16: The Last Tough Customer
Season 17: Caught in the Crosswires
Season 18: The Tardy Tumbler

Ones bout pr00nie an r33na, Susie too i guess

Season 1: The Half-Baked Sale
Season 2: Love Notes for Muffy
Season 3: Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival
Season 4: The Blizzard
Season 5: Nerves of Steal
Season 6: The Best of the Nest
Season 7: Elwood City Turns 100!
Season 8: Desk Wars
Season 9: The Law of the Jungle Gym
Season 10: Do You Speak George?
Season 11: Brain's Shocking Secret
Season 12: The Frensky Family Fiasco
Season 13: When Carl Met George
Season 14: DW Unties the Knot
Season 15: Fifteen
Season 16: Get Smart
Season 17: Framed!
Season 18: The Substitute Arthur (so far...)

Again-hope no one minds the bump.
S1:"Arthur's Eyes",for being the one that started it all.
S2:"Arthur's Faraway Friend".Very emotional episode,and it was a good guide for kids who have friends that have moved.
S3:"The Ballad of Buster Baxter".Not only does the "Singing Moose" line make it worthwhile, but they got freaking Art Garfunkel for this episode...
S4:"The Contest".Nice little nods to other shows that were popular at the time.
S5:"Arthur's Family Feud".
S6:"Best of the Nest".Great little plot twist at the end.
S7:Tie between "Elwood City Turns 100!" and "April 9th".They are the Magnum Opuses of Arthur.
S8:"Bitzi's Breakup".
S9:"Castles in the Sky".Nice background story for the Treehouse.
S10:"Happy Anniversary".
S11:"Swept Away".
S12:"The Frensky Family Fiasco".
S13:"The Great MacGrady".
S14:"The Agent of Change".
S15:None.Awful season all around that needs to be put out of rotation.
S16:"The Last Tough Customer".
S17:"Framed!".
S18:So far "The Case of the Girl with the Long Face"...

I really stopped caring about new episodes once Season 16 started, so I'm only doing Seasons 1-15 since I haven't seen much of 16-18.

1: Francine Frensky, Superstar
2: Water and the Brain
3: Dad's Dessert Dilemma
4: Prove It!
5: Sleep No More
6: More!
7: Francine's Split Decision
8: Desk Wars
9: Arthur Makes Waves
10: World Girls
11: Brain's Shocking Secret
12: The Blackout
13: Brain Gets Hooked
14: The Long Road Home
15: Buster's Carpool Catastrophe

S1. Arthur and the Real Mister Ratburn (Close second: I'm a Poet!)
S2. Draw! (Second: Lost!)
S3: Buster's Back / The Ballad of Buster Baxter (Second: Arthur's Dummy Disaster)
S4: The Blizzard / The Rat Who Came To Dinner (Second: Arthur's Big Hit [Yeah, I liked the most controversial episode of the series, so what?])
S5: The Lousy Week
S6: Prunella's Special Edition (Second: Crushed)
S7: April 9th (Second: Waiting to Go)
S8: Desk Wars (Maybe my all-series favorite) [Second: Vomitrocious!]
S9: George Blows His Top
S10: Desert Island Dish
S11: Mr. Alwaysright
S12: War of the Worms
S13: When Carl Met George
S14: Nicked By a Name
S15: What's in a Name? (Second: To Eat or Not to Eat)
S16: Based On a True Story
S17: Buster Bombs
S18: The Friend Who Wasn't There (So far)

TheoDW wrote:S4: (Second: Arthur's Big Hit [Yeah, I liked the most controversial episode of the series, so what?])

Nice to know I'm not alone on that one.  For a while, I was beginning to think it was an episode only a Village Idiot could truly appreciate...

Hah! Too easy.

S1: Francine Frensky, Superstar
S2: Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider
S3: Francine and the Feline
S4: To Beat or Not to Beat
S5: Francine Goes to War
S6: Citizen Frensky
S7: Francine's Split Decision
S8: Vomitrocious
S9: Francine's Big Top Trouble
S10: Feeling Flush
S11: Francine's Pilfered Paper
S12: The Frensky Family Fiasco
S13: MacFrensky
S14: The Agent of Change
S15: The Trouble with Trophies
S16: Flippity Francine
S17: Speak Up, Francine!
S18: Surprise!

Stay humble, Frankie.

If only we all shared her level of esteem and self-righteousness, just imagine what a wonderful World War III we'd all live in.  

I don't really dislike "Arthur's Big Hit," at all, but like many others, the thing that really irks me about the episode is the fact that D.W. faces no consequences for her own actions, and all the punishment is heaped on Arthur.

I can see how some may find "Arthur's Bit Hit" frustrating.  My appreciation for it stems partially from its absurdity...in much the same way that I'm able to appreciate the thought of Pickles getting run down and crushed under the wheels of a slow-moving ice cream truck.

On that note, I honestly can't say that I dislike any of the Arthur episodes.  There are just some that I adore a bit less than others.

Guys, facing facts, I'm a total noob when it comes to Arthur. I've seen some episodes, but not even NEARLY all of them. But I know Arthur's a pretty great show from those ones I have seen, with its consistent quality.

While I've got some free time, I really want to see the best of what this show has to offer!

What are your favorite Arthur episodes?

Hey FrenskyStar, I moved your post into this thread, which I believe will serve as a good reference for episode recommendations for you.

Everybody else, still feel free to discuss your favorite episodes too!

Hi I'm new here but I figured what better way to start than listing off some of my fave episodes? So here they are.

S1: Arthur's Spelling Trubble
S2: Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers
S3: The Chips Are Down
S4: My Music Rules
S5: The Last of Mary Moo Cow
S6: Best of the Nest
S7: Elwood City Turns 100!
S8: Desk Wars
S9: Arthur Makes Waves
S10: Happy Anniversary
S11: Brain's Shocking Secret
S12: Is That Kosher?
S13: The Great MacGrady
S14: DW Unties the Knot
S15: I Wanna Hold Your Hand
S16: The Last Tough Customer
S17: Binky's Music Madness
S18 (so far): The Tardy Tumbler

Honorable Mentions: DW's Name Game, Play it Again DW, The Ballad of Buster Baxter, Prunella Gets it Twice, Buster's Breathless, Prunella's Special Edition, The Boy With His Head in the Clouds, Francine's Split Decision, April 9th, MacFrensky (plus probably some others I forgot)

Once again, welcome aboard!  

Good idea including an Honorable Mentions section, too.  There are so many other great episodes throughout the series, I had a hard time picking just one for each Season (especially Season 1).

Yeah Season 1 had so many episodes in it including a lot of good ones so it would definitely be one of the hardest to choose one from. Though for me Seasons 4-7 were the most difficult I think.

Haven't seen enough of the later seasons, but I can leave my favorites for the first seven:

1: Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe. They pull every funny joke they can out of this scenario and it all culminates in a heartwarming ending.
2: Arthur's Faraway Friend. It really hits home especially if you've had to go through a friend moving away, and it's handled with a lot of tact.
3: Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival. No explanation needed.
4: The Contest. A great homage to many other not-very-kid-friendly shows that works quite well. As a bonus, I also like their teenage designs at the end.
5: The Lousy Week. This one only barely makes it due to being a fairly weak season, but I thought this one was cleverly done by having the head lice represented as an army.
6: Best of the Nest. It's amazing how such a weak season can have such an intriguing premiere, but it did. The ending especially makes this worth watching.
7: April 9th. Again, no description needed.

Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival probably would have at least made my honorable mentions list if two of the videos weren't made from old clips.

Well, considering music videos are already generally out of the show's budget, I could forgive it. Plus the songs were super catchy anyway.

JUST A LITTLE HOOOOMEWORK TONIGHT, JUST A LITTLE HOOOMEWORK...

I had the album with all those songs on it. I think I still do actually. Gotta find it and jam out!

Season 1: Arthur's Almost Boring Day. I'm a Poet is 2
Season 2: Draw (controversial), Cat Saver is 2.
Season 3: Binky Rules, Clarissa is Cracked gets 2
Season 4: The Blizzard, Prove it is 2
Season 5: You are Arthur
Season 6: Boy who Cried Comet (my nomination for most underrated episode)
Season 7: Elwood City turns 100 (Best episdoe of the series)
Season 8: Tales from the Crib
Season 9: Castles in the Sky
Season 10: Happy Anniversary tops a great season
Season 11: Phony Fern, Arthur Sells Out is 2
Season 12:Room to Ride, War of the Worms is 2
Season 13: Portrait of the Artist as a Young Tibble. Ironically Fern gets 4 major appearances and the Tibble episode is clearly the best of the season. It is their best appearence.
Season 14: Long Road Home, which overcame DW, Queen of the Comeback, and Grotesquely Grim Bunny.
Season 15: Trouble With Trophies. Still only an average episode at best.
Season 16: Also had only one good episode, Buster's Book Battle. Defying the AR system alone was wonderful. It restored my faith in Arthur after seeing So Funny I forgot to Laugh/Best Day Ever
Season 17: Crime and Consequences eating out the Director's Cut
Season 18: Case of the Girl with the Long Face
Season 19: Buster Isn't Buying it.

FrenskyStar wrote:Guys, facing facts, I'm a total noob when it comes to Arthur. I've seen some episodes, but not even NEARLY all of them. But I know Arthur's a pretty great show from those ones I have seen, with its consistent quality.

While I've got some free time, I really want to see the best of what this show has to offer!

What are your favorite Arthur episodes?

this one is pretty cool

Its only rock n roll. This is from the book but the backstreet boys are in it which at the time was cute....AT THE TIME.
Still it showcases the talents of the Characters like Molly and Francine

The Agent of Change
honestly the best episode ever written. Empowering and fun. Its also got Molly and Francine in it so I cannot complain since they are my two favorites alongside George but...its got a great message.

Square Dance hinted romance xxx between Arthur x Francine even though it ends when Arthur says "lets never let a silly little thing like love get between us" blah blah blah, they don't mean it.

Now lets talk to some kids
I love it. The kids all get interviewed, well the main characters, its funny too. It ends with an old married couple Arthur X francine
Watching a video tape so you know its an old episode since the future apparently still has VCR players. They talk about Buster and what became of him....welll its left open