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Animation following the adventures of the world's most famous aardvark.

Follow the adventures of the world's most famous aardvark, eight-year-old Arthur Read, and his family and friends.

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Arthur: Series 8

Arthur: Series 8: Episode 2: April 9th

Episode 2

Episode 2: April 9th

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Everyone is shocked when a fire in the teachers' lounge forces the school to close.

Animated adventures of an aardvark. A fire in the teachers' lounge forces the school to close, causing a wide range of emotional reactions among the children.

Join Arthur, an eight year old aardvark, his sister DW and their friends Buster, Francine, The Brain and Muffy in their adventures. Based on the popular children's books by Marc Brown.

April 9th begins like any normal day... until a fire destroys the teacher's lounge and forces Lakewood Elementary to close. This unexpected event finds the children dealing with a wide range of emotional reactions: Sue Ellen is devastated when her diary is ruined, while Binky sees the frightening flames up close but tries to act cool. Mr. Read escapes a school catering job unhurt, but now Arthur is constantly worried about his dad's safety. Meanwhile, Buster feels totally left out because he overslept and completely missed the disaster!

As Arthur and his friends struggle with their feelings about the fire, they wonder if life will ever return to normal. But with the support of parents, teachers and community members they discover that by reaching out and working together, they can help each other through the most difficult of times.

April 9th

Series 8

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Animated series following the adventures of a young aardvark and his friends

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