The BEST episodes of Arthur season 3

Every episode of Arthur season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Arthur season 3!

The adventures of Arthur, an 8-year-old aardvark, and his family and friends as they grow up and learn how to be good neighbors to one another.

Last Updated: 3/19/2024Network: PBSStatus: Ended
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D.W., All Fired Up
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8.65
40 votes

#1 - D.W., All Fired Up

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/1998

D.W. loves school (being in Pre-School and all) and wants to go everyday, but when Ms.Morgan starts doing fire drills she fears for her safety and doesn't want to go anymore. Will she get over her fear of fire drills?

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Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival
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8.33
6 votes

#2 - Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival

Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/28/1998

In this musical episode Arthur and Buster show D.W. that you don't need cameras, lights, etc. to make a music video.

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The Ballad of Buster Baxter
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8.00
8 votes

#3 - The Ballad of Buster Baxter

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/16/1998

In this musical episode Buster feels left out having missed all the adventures since he was. He feels that everyone has changed and they feel the same about him, so Aarthur plans a party so they can rekindle their friendship with Buster.

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Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous
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8.00
7 votes

#4 - Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/1998

Once again Mr.Ratburn assigns another partner project. This time Sue Ellen gets partnered up with Brain? Soon he starts to be a report hog and gets on Sue Ellen's nerves. Can she snap him to his senses to get this prehistoric project done with as a team?

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What Scared Sue Ellen?
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7.86
7 votes

#5 - What Scared Sue Ellen?

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/29/1998

After everyone has told scary stories, Everything scares Sue Ellen, who is hardly scared at all, until she hears noises in the woods.

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Arthur's Dummy Disaster
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7.75
4 votes

#6 - Arthur's Dummy Disaster

Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/30/1998

When George brings his dummy, Wally, to school, everyone loves him. After awhile, they get tired of Wally. Will they stop him?

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Dad's Dessert Dilemma
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7.75
8 votes

#7 - Dad's Dessert Dilemma

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/24/1998

After one of Mr. Read's scrumptious desserts makes Arthur the most popular kid in class, Arthur can't stop asking his dad to cook. Despite his dad's busy catering schedule, Arthur promises delectable desserts to anyone and everyone. Unfortunately, Mr. Read becames overworked and overloaded...will he ever recover? and will Arthur ever see the error of his ways?

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Arthur Rides the Bandwagon
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7.56
9 votes

#8 - Arthur Rides the Bandwagon

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/24/1998

Everyone has a Woogle, the popular new toy... everyone except Arthur. He think that they're dweeby, until everyone else has one. He tries to obtain a wonderful Woogle, but the stores are all sold out! What will he do now?

Arthur's Treasure Hunt
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7.50
4 votes

#9 - Arthur's Treasure Hunt

Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/26/1998

When Buster finds an arrowhead in his yard; everyone wants to know if there are treasures in their yards. How will Arthur know if there are treasures in his yard if Mom will only let him dig behind the garage?

The Return of the King
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7.50
4 votes

#10 - The Return of the King

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/26/1998

When Mr. Ratburn's class goes to a medieval style fair, his old teacher, Mr. Pryce-Jones, comes with his class. Mr. Pryce-Jones' class wins all the games. The last contest is pulling a sword from a stone. Will Arthur prove that Lakewood is better than Glenbrook? (Glenbrook is the name of the school where Mr. Pryce-Jones' class is from).

Clarissa is Cracked
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7.50
4 votes

#11 - Clarissa is Cracked

Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/29/1998

Grandma Thora lends her doll to D.W. for a week, and she has a lot of fun. Then one day, Clarissa breaks! Will she get fixed before the end of the week?

And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids
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7.43
7 votes

#12 - And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1998

Arthur's class gets picked to be on a television show in which the Brain does not want to go on.

Background Blues
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7.33
39 votes

#13 - Background Blues

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1998

Mr. Ratburn assigns a project that involves family ancestors. Muffy and Francine turn this project into a competition to see who has the best ancestors.

Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight
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7.33
3 votes

#14 - Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight

Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 12/31/1998

When Mom and Dad begin to fight over spilled milk, D.W. is worried that they might be getting a divorce. Arthur tries to convince her that they aren't getting a divorce, but Arthur, too, is worried.

Revenge of the Chip
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7.29
7 votes

#15 - Revenge of the Chip

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1998

D.W's mom tells the newspapers and everyone in town that story about D.W. and the green chip embarrassing her ultimately.

Binky Rules
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7.24
37 votes

#16 - Binky Rules

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1998

Someone has been writing ""Binky Rules"" all over Lakewood Elementary, and Mr. Morris thinks it is Binky. Binky says he didn't do it, so Fern and Buster are trying to find out. They later find out it is a music group with the same name as Binky's.

I'd Rather Read It Myself
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7.22
37 votes

#17 - I'd Rather Read It Myself

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/17/1998

The Tibble Twins can do anything better than D.W. They even learned how to ride a 2-wheeler before her, so D.W. tries the impossible and tells them that she is able to read before them. They challenge her and she picks up a book and makes up a story, but when the Tibble's bring the book home for their Grandma to read to them her trick is revealed!

Popular Girls
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7.14
35 votes

#18 - Popular Girls

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/25/1998

Fern and Sue Ellen read a teenage magazine, and after they take a quiz, they change the way they act. Fern turns loud and aggressive, while Sue Ellen falls back in everything.

The Chips Are Down
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7.14
37 votes

#19 - The Chips Are Down

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1998

D.W. eats a big green potato chip and to get her off his back Arthur tells her that it's fatal and she could die so D.W. spends this day as her last day until she finds out the truth.

Meet Binky
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7.08
37 votes

#20 - Meet Binky

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/23/1998

Everyone gets tickets for a concert starring the new group Binky.

Arthur Goes Crosswire
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7.06
35 votes

#21 - Arthur Goes Crosswire

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/18/1998

Mr.Ratburn assigns partners for a project and Arthur gets teamed up with Muffy? After spending alot of time with her he starts to act just like her except he gets snotty with his friends so they change him back.

Buster's Back
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7.00
13 votes

#22 - Buster's Back

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/1998

Buster returns after a extremely long trip to bond with his father and a nervous Arthur wonders if Buster's trip made him change?

Buster's Growing Grudge
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7.00
4 votes

#23 - Buster's Growing Grudge

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 11/25/1998

When Binky steals Buster's joke for his report, Buster has a grudge against him.

The Long, Dull Winter
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7.00
6 votes

#24 - The Long, Dull Winter

Season 3 - Episode 30 - Aired 1/1/1999

Is Arthur bored? The gang decides to make up another holiday for the wintertime.

Double Tibble Trouble
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6.75
4 votes

#25 - Double Tibble Trouble

Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 12/28/1998

Tommy Tibble gets sick and Timmy Tibble gets sad so D.W. and Emily pretend to be Tibble's to make Timmy feel better until Tommy is well.