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Arthur character
Arthur Timothy Read
Gender:	Male
Age	8
Voiced by:	Cameron Ansell, see Voices for past voice actors

Arthur is the title character of the PBS children's television series Arthur which was created by Marc Brown. On the show, he is eight years old in third grade, and lives in Elwood City.

Contents 1 Arthur's appearance 2 Arthur's relationships 2.1 Family 2.2 Friends 2.3 School Teachers and Staff 3 Voices 4 Trivia 5 External links

Arthur is an eight-year-old aardvark recognizable by the trademark bright, yellow sweater, bright blue jeans, big glasses, and red and white sneakers that he wears in most episodes. When he goes to bed, he wears blue pajamas, although he occasionally wears a blue T-shirt with blue shorts. Occasionally on formal events, he can be seen wearing a suit featuring a blue coat, white shirt, blue slacks, brown shoes, and a red bow tie. On some occasions, Arthur wore a yellow and orange t-shirt with his trademark jeans, but he wore them together on summer days.

Arthur is constantly pestered by his four-year old sister D. W. Read, which stands for Dora Winifred. Much of the time, D.W. tries to get Arthur into trouble. For instance, in the episode "Flaw and Order" D.W. videotaped Arthur and Buster while they were playing in the kitchen. At the same time glass is shattered making it appear as if Arthur is the culprit.

Arthur's parents are his mother Jane, who works as an accountant, and his father David Read, who runs a catering business. He also has a baby sister named Kate and a dog named Pal. Appearances from Arthur's extended family include Grandma Thora, Grandpa Dave, Uncle Fred, Uncle Richard (Dave's father), Aunt Jessica, Aunt Loretta, Aunt Lucy, Great-Grandma (Thora's mother) and his cousins Cora, Monique, Ticky, and some other unnamed cousins.

Buster Baxter (who happens to be a rabbit) is Arthur's best friend. Arthur's other friends include Francine Frensky (a monkey), who is quite bossy and enjoys sports; Mary Alice "Muffy" Crosswire (a monkey as well), a rich and rather stuffy girl who loves fashion; Alan "The Brain" Powers (a bear), a very intelligent boy, hence his nickname; Sue Ellen Armstrong (a cat), a friendly girl who does martial arts; Fern Walters (a dog), a quiet girl who loves reading, especially mysteries. She also loves writing poetry and reading poems. George Nordgren (a moose), a timid and shy boy who daydreams regularly. George also has a puppet named Wally that he sometimes talks to; and Binky Barnes, a bulldog whose personality varies from episode to episode. Throughout the first seasons he was viewed as a bully, but later on he was viewed as a good person with a heart of gold.

• Mr. Nigel Ratburn (Arthur's 3rd Grade Teacher)
• Ms. Fink ( 3rd grade teacher)
• Mrs. Sweetwater ( 3rd grade teacher)
• Mr. Marco (Arthur's Former 2nd Grade Teacher)
• Mrs. Yollanda (Arthur's Former 1st Grade Teacher)

Name	Season(s)
Michael Yarmush	1 – 4
Justin Bradley	5
Mark Rendall	6 – 8
Cameron Ansell	9 – Present

Trivia sections are discouraged under Wikipedia guidelines. The article could be improved by integrating relevant items and removing inappropriate ones.

• Arthur's eyes in the first season (mainly seen in the first episode Arthur's Eyes) are shown to be regular drawn eyes (with pupil and sclera), similar to Buster, D.W., etc. But in the second season, his eyes were changed to dots instead.
• Arthur's birthday is May 25.
• In the first Arthur book Arthur's Nose, he had a nose like an actual aardvark.
• The theme tune for Arthur was sung by Ziggy Marley (Bob Marley's son).
• At first Arthur did not have glasses.
• When the first Arthur books were made, there was an Arthur Fan Club.

• http://pbskids.org/arthur

v • d • e Arthur
Characters	Arthur Read | D. W. Read | Buster Baxter | Francine Frensky | Muffy Crosswire | Binky Barnes | Sue Ellen Armstrong | Alan "The Brain" Powers | Mr. Ratburn | Bionic Bunny
Miscellaneous	Episodes | Soundtracks | Postcards from Buster | Marc Brown