‘Arthur’ Is The Longest Running Children’s Show In U.S. TV History; Last Episode Follows Characters In The Year 2042
deadline.comArthur, is now the longest-running children’s animated series in the history of American television, which has ended with its 25th season.
Developed for PBS by Kathy Waugh, and produced by WGBH, Arthur centers on a young aardvark of the same name, and the lessons he learns from friends and family, while growing up in the fictional Elwood City.Arthur’s final episode, titled All Grown Up, aired Feb 21.
on PBS and took place 20 years into the future chronicling the lives of Arthur, his sister DW, Buster, Brian, Muffy and Sue Ellen in their 20s.
In the 20-year flash forward, it is revealed Arthur became a graphic novelist, who has just published his first book. As the group reunites at Sugar Bowl Cafe, a dessert parlor they would go to as kids, Arthur shows the group what he’s working on and they all reveal what they’ve been doing since they were kids.
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