Is Arthur supposed to be black?

2. Arthur & his family from Arthur. We think we all know that Arthur and his family are Black, we don't even think it's up for debate. Between the catchy theme song performed by Ziggy Marley and the show's approach to societal issues, it just reads Black.
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What ethnicity was Arthur?

King Arthur is a legendary British king who appears in a series of stories and medieval romances as the leader of a knightly fellowship called the Round Table.
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Is Arthur Black Francine?

In short she's confident. Francine is also black. This is something I realized later on, since on the show Arthur and in the books race isn't shown as a problem or a stigma, generally. The subtlety vanishes when one becomes an adult, however, and rewatches the episode on YouTube.
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What race is Muffy from Arthur?

Muffy is a medium-skinned anthropomorphic monkey.
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Are Francine and Muffy lesbians?

Francine Frensky and Muffy Crosswire (Arthur)

Muffy is a different case, as girly as can be, this pillow princess hangs out with Frankie just to tick off daddy. She's totally straight, this is just a special friendship.
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Is brain from Arthur African?

Brain celebrates Kwanzaa, since he has family that are African, specifically of Senegalese descent. The shoes he wears resemble the brown dress shoes that Arthur wears in episodes where there are formal occasions.
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Is Arthur and his family black?

2. Arthur & his family from Arthur. We think we all know that Arthur and his family are Black, we don't even think it's up for debate. Between the catchy theme song performed by Ziggy Marley and the show's approach to societal issues, it just reads Black.
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Is Buster from Arthur Black?

In the Living Books computer games such as Arthur's Teacher Trouble, Arthur's Birthday and Arthur's Computer Adventure, Buster's complexions ranged from white to cream-colored. In these three games, he was voiced by Robert Bell before the cartoon show replaced him with Daniel Brochu.
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What is Arthur supposed to be?

Arthur Read, the series' titular character, is an anthropomorphic brown aardvark who lives in the fictional town of Elwood City.
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What is DW short for Arthur?

Dora Winifred "D.W." Read, the bratty younger sister to the titular character on the long-running animated children's show Arthur, has become somewhat of a pop culture icon in the years since the program's 1996 debut.
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What language did King Arthur speak?

What Arthur and his knights of the round table, and all the other people around then and there, would have been speaking was something we now call Brythonic or Brittonic: a Celtic language. Completely unlike modern English.
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Is Merlin a true story?

Merlin was indeed an historical figure, living in what are now the lowlands of Scotland at the end of the sixth century A.D...an authentic prophet, most likely a druid surviving in a pagan enclave of the north."
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Did Camelot really exist?

Although most scholars regard it as being entirely fictional, there are many locations that have been linked with King Arthur's Camelot. Camelot was the name of the place where King Arthur held court and was the location of the famous Round Table.
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Is Daffy Duck supposed to be black?

Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character created by Warner Bros. Styled as an anthropomorphic black duck, he has appeared in cartoon series such as Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, in which he is usually depicted as a foil for Bugs Bunny.
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What animal is Binky Barnes?

Shelley "Binky" Barnes (voiced by Bruce Dinsmore) is a yellow bulldog boy who usually wears an orange shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes.
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How many years did Arthur run?

Final "Arthur" episode airs after 25 seasons, making it the "longest-running kids animated series in history" After 25 seasons, the beloved children's series "Arthur" aired its final episode Monday.
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Is George from Arthur autistic?

In the episode, "The Boy with His Head in the Clouds," George is revealed to have dyslexia.
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Does Arthur marry Francine?

It's been implied in the Arthur franchise that Arthur and Francine do have crushes on each other and that they end up getting married when they become adults.
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How does Arthur end?

Buster ends up a schoolteacher, while Francine presides over a trendy sneaker business and Muffy campaigns to become Elwood City's newest mayor. D.W. is a traffic cop, Binky is a weatherman and George runs the Sugar Bowl, everyone's favorite cafe.
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Why is DW voiced by a boy?

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Dora Winifred “D.W.” Read, the bratty, tomboy younger sister of the title character from PBS' long-running animated series Arthur, has only ever been voiced by boys because young girls “were just too sweet” for the role, according to the show's voice director.
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How old is Arthur?

ARTHUR chronicles the adventures of eight-year-old Arthur through engaging, emotional stories that explore issues faced by real kids, telling these stories from a kid's point of view without moralizing or talking down.
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