Every day when you're walking down the street Everybody that you meet Has an original point of view And I say - Hey! (Hey!) What a wonderful kind of day If we could learn to work and play And get along with each other
You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street Open up your eyes Open up your ears Get together and make things better By working together
It's a simple message and it comes from the heart Believe in yourself for that's the place to start
And I say - Hey! (Hey!) What a wonderful kind of day If we could learn to work and play And get along with each other
Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey! What a wonderful kind of day. Hey!
Arthur
Nickname: "Four Eyes" (but only Francine calls him that)
Age: 8
Grade: Third
Teacher: The Rat (Mr. Ratburn)
Favorite Things: Pal, pancakes, Grandma Thora, video games, and summer camp
Greatest Fear: Having to play with D.W. and babysitting the Tibble Twins
Hobbies: Reading, playing in my treehouse, training Pal, and hanging out with Buster
What he want to be when he grows up: Teacher, doctor, explorer, vet, or maybe Bionic Bunny's animal trainer
Favorite Quote: "You know what would make the world perfect? If there were no little sisters!"
Pal
Age: Puppy
Job: Eat, sleep, bark, eat, sleep, and scratch
Favorite Things: Arthur, Arthur, Arthur, Arthur, Arthur, and D.W.'s shoe
Greatest Fear: Bullydogs
Hobbies: Chewing on things, playing tricks on D.W., and eating anything and everything Arthur can find
Favorite Quote: "Arf, Arf"
Buster
Nickname: "Antenna Ears"
Age: 8
Grade: Third
Teacher: The Rat (Mr. Ratburn)
Favorite Things: Comic books, dinosaurs, snakes, dinosaurs, video games, and dinosaurs
Greatest Fear: Haunted houses and flunking third grade
Hobbies: Hanging around with Arthur
What he want to be when he grow up: Older
Favorite Quote: "Are you going to eat that cupcake?"
D.W.
Nickname: "Dim Wit"
Real Name: Dora Winifred
Age: 4 (and three-quarters)
Grade: Pre-school
Favorite color: Pink
Teacher: She forgets
Favorite Things: Getting presents and telling Arthur what to do
Greatest Fear: Being ignored
Hobbies: Gymnastics, riding her two-wheeler, and trick or treating
What she want to be when she grows up: Ballerina, Princess, Actress, and President
Favorite Quote: "After Binky pulverizes Arthur, can I have his room?"
Francine
Nickname: Frankenstein
Age: 8
Grade: Third
Teacher: The Rat (Mr. Ratburn)
Favorite Things: Teasing Arthur, annoying Arthur, playing with Arthur, and getting better grades than Arthur
Greatest Fear: Wearing a dress
Hobbies: Horses (if she ever get one)
What she want to be when she grows up: Soccer star, baseball star, and football star.
Favorite Quote: "I am one of the nicest people in the whole school, and if you don't know that, you're a dope."
The Brain
Real Name: Alan
Age: 8
Grade: Third
Favorite Things: His atlas and computer modem
Greatest Fear: Aliens landing while he is camping in Arthur's backyard
Hobbies: Meteorology, ichthyology, and skipping rocks
What he want to be when he grows up: The first person on Mars
Favorite Quote: "Is that Arthur's sister or some frightening scientific experiment gone wrong?"
Binky
Name: Binky
Age: 9
Grade: Third
Teacher: The Rat (Mr. Ratburn)
Favorite Things: Sleeping, eating
Greatest Fear: Being laughed at and scary sounds at night (He will smash you if you tell anyone)
Hobbies: Wrestling and playing the clarinet
What he want to be when he grows up: A boxer or the guy who plays Godzilla in the movies
Favorite Quote: "What are you laughing at?"
Mr. Ratburn
Nickname: "The Rat"
Age: Never Mind
Grade: He teachs the third grade
Favorite Things: Building puppets, giving LOTS of homework, and gourmet cooking
Greatest Fear: He do not know the meaning of the word
Hobbies: Chess, crossword puzzles, making checklists, and playing along with Jeopardy!
What he want to do when he grows up: Continue to mold disorderly third graders into fine, upstanding citizens
Favorite Quote: "Arthur Read, have you finished those multiplication tables?"
Muffy
Nickname: Only Francine knows her parents call her Muffin
Age: 8
Grade: Third
Teacher: The Rat (Mr. Ratburn)
Favorite Things: Being rich, having long, curly hair, and diving for sunken treasure in her bathtub
Greatest Fear: That no one will come to her birthday party
Hobbies: Looking through her closet, playing with Francine, and braiding her hair
What she want to do when she grows up: To establish the MuffyTM cosmetics line: "If you don't look good, I'm not making money."
Favorite Quote: "Vomitrocious!"
Mom and Dad
Nicknames: "Mom" and "Dad"
Ages: That's not polite to ask, dear
Job: Parents
Favorite Things: Arthur, D.W., and Baby Kate
Greatest Fear: Untrained puppies
Hobbies: Sleeping late
What they want to do when their kids grows up: Ride down the Amazon on a raft, and live on a remote desert island with no telephone
Favorite Quote: "Kids, wouldn't you like to spend the day at Grandma Thora's?"
Baby Kate
Age: Cute as a button
Job: Baby
Favorite Things: Arthur and D.W.
Greatest Fear: The dark
Hobbies: Dropping her pacifier and putting mashed potatoes on her face
What she want to be when she grows up: Toilet trained
