Season 2

Oct 20, 1997
40 Episodes

Episodes

1

Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers

Oct 20, 1997
13 min

Mr. Rogers from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood comes to the Read family for a visit.

2

Draw!

Oct 20, 1997
13 min

After Francine makes fun of Fern for liking Mr. Ratburn's puppet shows, Fern gets revenge by drawing an unflattering comic strip making fun of Francine, and pretty soon, everyone else tries it too.

3

Binky Barnes, Art Expert

Oct 21, 1997
13 min

Binky gets teamed up with Arthur and Buster for an art class assignment. They go to an art museum and Binky discovers a mistake with a certain drawing-

4

Arthur's Lucky Pencil

Oct 21, 1997
13 min

Arthur uses a pencil that seems to be lucky and then lends it to his friends. But it gets shorter and shorter, so Arthur decides to use it for emergencies only.

5

D.W., the Picky Eater

Oct 22, 1997
13 min

D.W. is not invited to Grandma Thora's upcoming birthday dinner because she is a very picky eater.

6

Buster and the Daredevils

Oct 22, 1997
13 min

Arthur and Buster want Toby and Slink to teach them some skating tricks, but Toby and Slink say that they have to do some dares first. Arthur quits before the first dare, but Buster keeps on fulfilling dare after dare.

7

Arthur Makes a Movie

Oct 23, 1997
13 min

Arthur wants to see a movie, but he is too young, so he and his friends make a parody of the movie.

8

Go to Your Room, D.W.

Oct 23, 1997
13 min

D.W. does not get along well with Kate, whom she claims keeps trying to take her toys, when they are supposed to be sharing them. When Kate will not give D.W. one of her toys back, D.W. tries to take the toy away from Kate by force and threatens to pinch her. For doing this, Jane sends D.W. upstairs to her room as punishment.

9

Arthur's Underwear

Oct 24, 1997
13 min

Arthur has an embarrassing dream about being seen in his underwear and it gets even worse when it happens for real.

10

Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider

Oct 24, 1997
13 min
11

Buster Baxter, Cat Saver

Oct 27, 1997
13 min

Buster saves a cat from up a tree and now he is known as a local hero because of an article in the newspaper.

12

Play it Again, D.W.

Oct 27, 1997
13 min
13

Arthur's TV-Free Week

Oct 28, 1997
13 min

Everyone has all pledged not to watch TV for one whole week.

14

Night Fright

Oct 28, 1997
13 min
15

Arthur vs. the Piano

Oct 29, 1997
13 min

Arthur gets stage fright during a rehearsal. Will he be able to get through his recital without any mistakes?

16

The Big Blow-Up

Oct 29, 1997
13 min

Can Francine and the Brain put aside their differences for the good of the soccer team? Probably not - so Arthur and Buster decide to "write" some wrongs.

17

Lost!

Oct 30, 1997
13 min

Arthur gets on the wrong bus to his swimming lessons and gets lost.

18

The Short, Quick Summer

Oct 30, 1997
13 min

Arthur has a to-do list for the summer, but he can't find it and summer's nearly over. He finds out everyone else had a great summer. He finds his list and D.W. accidentally helps him realize that he did all the things on it and had a great time too.

19

D.W. Goes to Washington

Oct 31, 1997
13 min

It's the first family trip and Arthur gets to choose. He chooses going to Washington, D.C. and D.W. thinks that she's going to be bored until she accidentally runs into the American president.

20

Arthur's Mystery Envelope

Oct 31, 1997
13 min

Mr. Haney gives Arthur an envelope to give to his mom. He is worried about its contents, thinking that it's about him, so he comes up with a way of giving it to her without her opening it. It turns out to contain Mr. Haney's tax documents.

21

D.W.'s Deer Friend

Apr 6, 1998
13 min

It's the second family trip and D.W. gets to choose. She chooses camping and D.W. gets attached to a deer she met and wants to bring home.

22

Buster Hits the Books

Apr 6, 1998
13 min

Buster needs to write a book report, but he has never finished a book. His friends try to find one he can finish.

23

Arthur's Faraway Friend

Apr 7, 1998
13 min

Arthur and Buster are on the urge of finishing their story for the sequel of Robin Hood. Everything is well until Arthur discovers that Buster has decided to go on a long trip to bond with his dad. Arthur fears that it's the end of their story and their friendship!

24

Arthur and the Square Dance

Apr 7, 1998
13 min

The gang convinces Arthur and Francine that the two are in love. When they're partners for square dancing, they avoid one another to keep from catching cooties.

25

Water and the Brain

Apr 8, 1998
13 min

Arthur and his friends are all invited by Muffy to go to Waterworld, but the Brain doesn't want to go. When he and Binky find out that the Brain is afraid of water, they try to cure this fear so they can all go together.

26

Arthur the Unfunny

Apr 8, 1998
13 min

Arthur's a notorious joke-killer. But when he's scheduled to perform as a carnival clown, Arthur decides he'll learn how to make people laugh -- or else!

27

Sue Ellen's Lost Diary

Apr 9, 1998
13 min

When Sue Ellen drops her diary at the library, she is worried that someone has found it and is going to read it.

28

Arthur's Knee

Apr 9, 1998
13 min

Arthur does not want to tell his mother he hurt his knee, because then she will know he was playing down at the dump—where he is not supposed to go.

29

Grandma Thora Appreciation Day

Apr 10, 1998
13 min

Arthur and D.W. sleepover at Grandma Thora's house and find out that she gets lonely when they're not there. So Arthur and D.W. throw her a party to help her.

30

Fern's Slumber Party

Apr 10, 1998
13 min

Fern's mom suggests that she have a slumber party. The kids are sure it will be a night to forget, and sure enough, disaster strikes - until Fern's special talents save the night.

31

Love Notes for Muffy

Apr 13, 1998
13 min

When Muffy annoys Francine and Brain, they decide to get even with her by sending her fake love notes for an anonymous person to make her look goofy.

32

D.W. Blows the Whistle

Apr 13, 1998
13 min

Deputized as a Junior Safety Officer, D.W. sees it as a license to tattle.

33

Francine Redecorates

Apr 14, 1998
13 min

When Francine and Katherine get sick of each other Katherine moves out to have her own room in the living room.

34

Arthur the Loser

Apr 14, 1998
13 min

Arthur keeps losing at the new No Guessing! board game and other things as well, so he starts cheating to win.

35

Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard

Apr 15, 1998
13 min

On the way home from school, Arthur and the Brain meet a crossing guard who wants $10.00 from them to cross the street.

36

D.W.'s Very Bad Mood

Apr 15, 1998
13 min
37

D.W.'s Name Game

Apr 16, 1998
13 min

D.W. gets praise from the Tibbles at being the best at name-calling, so she tries it on Arthur but it fails because he's older and knows more words so with the help of Katherine she looks up words in the Thesaurus that Arthur doesen't know and uses them against him.

38

Finders Key-pers

Apr 16, 1998
13 min

Arthur, Brain, and Binky find a mysterious key int he grass at school. An agreement to share the key turns ugly when each decides he wants the key for himself.

39

How the Cookie Crumbles

Apr 17, 1998
13 min

Muffy won last year's Strawberry baking contest in The Strawberry Festival because her father was the judge but this year when her friends help her bake strawberry cookies she takes the credit and wins the contest. Soon the cookies become so good that Muffy decides to run a business and sell them but not before she lets Arthur and friends get their share.

40

Sue Ellen's Little Sister

Apr 17, 1998
13 min

When Sue Ellen wishes she had a little sister, Arthur and Francine both offer to lend her theirs.