Arthur season 1 explained

Season Number:	1
Bgcolour:	FF5F61
Num Episodes:	30 (60 segments)
Network:	PBS
Episode List:	List of Arthur episodes

The first season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from October 7^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} to November 15, 1996, and contains 30 episodes with each episode containing two 11-minute segments, making it the longest season of the show.

Production

According to an October 14, 1997 New York Daily News article, each episode this season reportedly cost around $400,000 to make (or $12 million for the entire season).^[5]

Funding for Arthurs first season was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS viewers, the National Endowment for Children's Educational Television, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and corporate sponsor Libby's Juicy Juice.

Episodes

See main article: List of Arthur episodes.

Home media

In Europe, the season was released in full on a 3-disc set by Delta Leisure Group on April 7, 2008. In the US, select episodes were released on compilation VHS and DVD releases from Random House Home Video.

References

General references

• Web site: Arthur Episodes. TV Guide. March 7, 2010.
• Web site: Arthur: Episode Guide. MSN TV. March 7, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100108211733/http://tv.msn.com/tv/series-episodes/arthur/. January 8, 2010. dead.
• Web site: Arthur Season 1 Episode Guide. TV.com. March 7, 2010.
• Web site: Seasons 1-3. Arthur episodes. PBS parents. March 7, 2010. September 6, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090906163139/http://pbskids.org/arthur/parentsteachers/schedule/ep_desc1_3.html. dead.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arthur on TV. https://web.archive.org/web/19961225213502/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/arthur/tv.html . December 25, 1996. February 17, 2017.
2. Web site: Monday, October 7, 1996. KET. December 31, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/19970723021343/http://www.ket.org/Visions/Oct96/VL961007.html. July 23, 1997.
3. Web site: The Marketing 100: 'Arthur': Marc Brown. Ad Age. June 29, 1998. Jeffrey D.. Zbar. December 31, 2022.
4. Web site: Arthur -Yesterdayland Saturday Morning Cartoons. YesterdayLand. December 31, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20000818001446/http://207.114.151.6/saturday/shows/synopsis/838.php. August 18, 2000.
5. Web site: KING 'ARTHUR' PBS GENTLE AARDVARK RULES KIDS' TV; HIS SECOND SEASON BEGINS ON MONDAY. New York Daily News. October 14, 1997. Paul. Schultz. December 31, 2022. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090504205511/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/10/14/1997-10-14_king__arthur__pbs__gentle_aa.html. May 4, 2009.