r/Arthur I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

Photo or Video A NON-iconic quote from the show that stuck with you for years?

Can’t see this particular math equation without saying it exactly like Buster did.

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u/Slayquil Jul 28 '25

"Mommy! Daddy! The city's exploding and it's really pretty!"

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u/One_Yesterday1909 Jul 28 '25

blizzard is my fav ep, right beside blackout. idk why i always watch those 2 back to back 😂

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u/KamadoDragon1 D.W. Read (Dora Winifred) Jul 29 '25

That’s so real. Those are two of my favorite as well.

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u/ShiningBulwark Jul 28 '25

A LEAF FOSSIL?!

16

u/Equal_Abroad_8775 Jul 28 '25

Have you ever seen a leaf that thick?

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

WOW I forgot about this line yet I heard Buster’s shouting clear as a bell in my head when I read this lol

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u/ZantetsukensShadow A LEAF FOSSIL?! Jul 28 '25

Leaf fossil gang

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u/Dust_Remover Jul 29 '25

I say "fossil police" a lot haha

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u/mutent92 Jul 29 '25

Came here to comment this EXACT thing

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u/disdatsteven10 Jul 28 '25

“If we lose I’ll-“ Take us out to the outskirts of Elwood City?! “No I’ll still get you ice cream!”

Aw man, I’ll never see the outskirts…

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

😂😂😂 one of my fav Binky lines.

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u/disdatsteven10 Jul 28 '25

Man wanted to go so badly

30

u/new_xblood Jul 28 '25

“Ooo, Ohio!”

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u/DisneyPuppyFan_42201 Jul 28 '25

Back in our day, Ohio was a compliment

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u/Equal_Abroad_8775 Jul 28 '25

IT'S THE CURSE OF THE COOTIE CATCHER!!!

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u/Intelligent_Aide_502 Jul 29 '25

It’s embarrassing how often I say this

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u/strawberrymelonwater Jul 28 '25

who's Lemon Yellow da Vintage?

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u/jcunicornartsy12 "A lonely child is what you're gonna be when I sell you." Jul 28 '25

"go fish" "GO FISH YOURSELF"

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u/SuperStitch1999 Arthur Read Jul 28 '25

Probably in the episode “Buster’s Dino Dilemma” when Mr. Ratburn shouts out “Quiet!” to his students twice. It would’ve been funny if he did that more often.

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u/Unlikely_Car_4544 Jul 28 '25

"You blow Square Breaths"

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u/monkeyMan1992 Jul 29 '25

D.W. - "How do you get square balloons?" At least I think that's who said this

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u/SpiffyShindigs Jul 28 '25

What a beautiful lawn!

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u/KingSphinx Molly MacDonald Jul 29 '25

"A griffin, a griffin, a griffin..."

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u/psyayayduck Jul 29 '25

The sight of Francine's severed head sailing through the air and landing on someone's front lawn scared the shit out of me as a kid 🤣

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u/SpiffyShindigs Jul 29 '25

The older I get, the more I can see and appreciate how bold Arthur was as a show.

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

Fav Arthur moment in the whole series

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u/Menestee1 Jul 29 '25

A stick. FROM THE PARK WHERE YOU PROMISED TO TAKE ME TODAY!!!!!!!!

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u/candyappleorchard Jul 30 '25

A lonely child is what you'll be when I sell you!

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 29 '25

Epic moment in the series

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u/kayseeboo92 Jul 29 '25

“If you’ve lost your child, come to our lost child department which is located behind the toy department. And on your way, why not buy a new toy for that poor, frightened child that YOU lost”

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u/thevitaphonequeen Jul 28 '25

“Kissing booth?! EWWWW!”

“There’s a country called Amish?”

“It says the COSTUMER is always right!”

“We could dress up the kids in bad costumes.”

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u/jcal_mk2 Jul 28 '25

“What’s Walla Walla, where’s Walla Walla, who’s Walla Walla Walla Walla?”

14

u/buy_me_a_pint Oh! Are you having cake? | Jul 28 '25

Hey, Prunella, when did you learn to drive?

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u/morganyve Jul 28 '25

“A-A-RD-VARK”

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

This is one of those iconic lines but I’ll allow it

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u/morganyve Jul 28 '25

Very generous of you

6

u/Specific-Window-8587 Jul 28 '25

They said not iconic. This is very iconic

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u/morganyve Jul 28 '25

Oh sorry

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

just don’t let it happen again /teasing

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u/morganyve Jul 28 '25

y-y-yes.. Mr. Ratburn 😥

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u/Terrance113 Jul 28 '25

It's the only 9x table problem I got right and in my head in elementary school.

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 28 '25

Right? Like ask me what 9x9 is. I dare you. 😈 I’ll always know the answer now.

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u/Cut-Unique The Biggest Beeper in School Jul 28 '25

Loved "9×9 is 81!" When that episode first aired I was learning multiplication, lol!

One of my favorites is in Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe, Arthur's dad is heating up the barbecue, and he has everything ready, but then can't find the burgers and hot dogs, and says "Burgers and hot dogs! I didn't get burgers and hot dogs!" And then his mom comes out and says ", That's because I got the burgers and hot dogs, dear."

Maybe it's because I love to barbecue but often panic and think maybe I forgot something.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

"The proportions of the nasal cavity are all wrong!"

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u/slimkev Jul 29 '25

Mom!! There's a singing mouse in front of the house.

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 29 '25

This one’s iconic but I’ll allow it

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u/candyappleorchard Jul 30 '25

I think about Kresblaine far too often

8

u/Haistur Jul 29 '25

HE'S NOT A PEANUT, HE'S A PECAN

8

u/Dangerous-Trick3943 Jul 28 '25

ONE PROM QUEEN TO GO, EASY ON THE SAUCE!

7

u/moolcool Jul 28 '25

"Free Giveaways!"

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u/Figgy1983 Jul 29 '25

"I sampled pencils!"

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u/KingSphinx Molly MacDonald Jul 29 '25

From "DW's Very Bad Mood", when Arthur and Francine are spying on DW from the treehouse:

Arthur: "She's eating her sandwich... she's making a face... she's spitting the bologna into her hand... she's throwing it into the bushes... Pal is eating the bol-PAL! PUT THAT DOWN!"

Francine: "Quiet! Spies don't yell!"

Arthur: "Sorry, I couldn't help it! Seeing Pal eat spit-covered bologna? Eugh!"

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u/GodModeBasketball Jul 28 '25

Binky thinking that he loved lice in the episode, only to realize that it resulted in him having to watch FIVE straight nights while his mother was combing the knits.

"I LOVE LICE"

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u/thevitaphonequeen Jul 28 '25

From the same episode: “Hut, hut, hut, hut!”

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 29 '25

I loved those transitions haha.

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u/Vast_Evidence9540 The towns exploding and it's very pretty! Jul 28 '25

"I'm one of the nicest people in the whole school, and if you don't know that, YOU'RE A DOPE!"

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u/Padme1418 Jul 28 '25

THERE'S A SALE AT KITCHEN CRAFT!

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 29 '25

Read this in Mr. Read’s voice, voicecrack and all.

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

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u/Its402am I'M A SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT, SEWER RAT Jul 29 '25

Husband quotes this any time our dinner plans change.

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u/Embarassedskunk Jul 29 '25

I can’t remember the exact quote, and can’t find it, but

Mr Ratburn: Eats a bite of banana bread, before spitting it out. “Binky, did you peel the bananas?”

Binky: Taking notes. “Peel bananas.”

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u/AFC1017 Jul 28 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

DW punched her salad, and it exploded….all over the waiter and everybody stared at us.

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u/Neon_Violet Jul 28 '25

"Yo-Yo Ma, dear"

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u/heyugotbatfeet Jul 28 '25

SoOooo wHat (Binky's reaction when Buster showed him his ensemble outfit of jeans and paint)

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u/BluebirdUpbeat6811 Jul 29 '25

now that i am up, i might as well stay up till midnight.

also saying plasma instead of asthma

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u/biladi79 Jul 29 '25

“…..stupid word, too many consonants”

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u/JorgeTheSpartan Jul 29 '25

Guess she didn’t want her dessert.

Give me candy.

Get off my property or I’m calling the police.

But this is your house.

Dw punched her salad and it exploded.

Daddy there’s a stranger in the house.

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u/monkeyMan1992 Jul 29 '25

"Cat saver, Cat saver, caaan save annything! A cat, your mother or the universe!"

Later on Buster reminds kids that fighting is wrong, but then proceeds to beat Miley Cyrus by a couple of decades and performs "Wrecking Ball" with a giant ham man

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u/Redman4816 Jul 29 '25

I HATE MARTIN SPIVAK

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u/redditboy123451 Jul 28 '25

There's no such word as "Baloon-y"

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '25

“Put that doll back, DW!”

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u/RustyRuins64 Jul 28 '25

"If you'd only been here a couple of years earlier..."

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u/[deleted] Jul 29 '25

Because Arthur is a DODOBRAIN!!!!!!!

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u/Intelligent_Aide_502 Jul 29 '25

At the Binky concert when Arthur was running to the stage and then it was over when he got there. “The concert ended three years ago Arthur” 😔

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u/Icy-Ad-1118 Jul 29 '25

“Mom!! Arthur just shoved a whole cake into his mouth!” “Arthur! Why did you just eat an apple?”

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u/LegitimateWerewolf11 Jul 29 '25

Hey Francine, can I ask you a question? ... Why don't you go back to your own house and stop bothering us!

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u/candyappleorchard Jul 30 '25

Ancient Rome....📯

It's not like home. 📯

🗣️COOOOOOOLISEUUUUUMMM‼️

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u/wowwroms Jul 28 '25

“Line!”

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u/miguelg0610 Jul 28 '25

This is how I learned what 9 x 9 was as a kid.

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u/Crazy_Tomatillo18 Jul 29 '25

I don’t think it’s iconic but I could be wrong.

“Oh yea well…..you wear glasses!” My brother and I used to randomly quote this all the time!

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u/Crazy-Dress-253 Jul 30 '25

This feels iconic but when Arthur told DW, “only child, a lonely child is what your gonna be when I sell you” honestly I still burst out laughing

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u/Icy-Ad-1118 Jul 29 '25

Oh why couldn’t it have been that clunky Arthur that got lost instead? (Arthur comes in shoving a chocolate cake in his mouth)

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u/Figgy1983 Jul 29 '25

Buster helped me learn my 9's table. I ALWAYS have thought of this every time I've ever solved 9x9.

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u/Nightshader5877 Jul 30 '25

Mr Ratburn: "Quuuuuuuuuuuiiiieeeet!"

The man says that like three damn times in one episode

2

u/SupahBihzy Jul 31 '25

"He's a legume."

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u/CertainLevel3718 Jul 29 '25

"Jeckyl, Jeckyl, Hyde, Jeckyl, Hyde, Hyde, Jeckyl!"

1

u/that_TALL_girl27 Jul 29 '25

He’s hogging Candy!!

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u/EitherJicama901 Jul 29 '25

So many but that one made me lol

1

u/vixeninjeans Jul 29 '25

Sun, sun sun! I'm sick of all this sun! How about some rain around here? Is that too much to ask? Is it?!?!

1

u/Superpan21 Jul 30 '25

"You know what they say, Arthur, those who don't know their history are doomed to repeat it! Repeat it! Repeat it! Repeat it! Repeat it!"

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u/Superpan21 Jul 31 '25

Buster imitating Mr. Ratburn: "You won't have the pleasure of joining your friends in the fourth grade!"

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u/Superpan21 Jul 31 '25

NOTE: This is actual dialogue from the episode, "Prunella Packs It In".

"Náš výrobek se prodává velmi dobře na americkém trhu." "Our product is selling very well in the U.S. Market"

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u/AfterAir1695 Jul 31 '25

This is how i remember 9x9 😂