Plans are under way in Elwood City for the best holidays ever! Arthur, D.W., their friends and family make preparations for perfect gifts, perfect parties, and perfect family traditions for Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. But, just as in real life, perfection cannot last and things begin to fall apart. Arthur learns that the joy in Christmas isn't found in an artificial vision of the perfect holiday season, but in the wonderfully messy, imperfect world he lives in.

The Backstreet Boys are coming to Elwood City! While Muffy fantasizes about meeting her idol, Nick Carter, Francine gripes about everyone's infatuation with a bunch of sellouts. Fed up with the hype, Francine forms her own anti-sellout band, U Stink. But when U Stink becomes an overnight sensation, the band suffers from an identity crisis and Francine quits in a huff. Will U Stink rise to stardom without Francine? Will the Backstreet Boys make Muffy their manager?

Arthur is thrilled when Dad invites him to go fly fishing for the weekend.

One of D.W.'s socks goes missing, so Pal and Kate try to find it.

When Francine's bowling tournament and her cousin's bar mitzvah take place at the same time, her friends help her attend both events at once.

Muffy happily accepts Sue Ellen's invitation to spend the weekend in Crown City, a nearby metropolis.

Arthur builds an ant farm for Mr. Rathburn's science class, but all the ants spill out and he must find a way to attract them back in.

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When the Tibble twins' constant lying lands them in constant trouble, they promise to tell only the truth.

After Binky accidentally breaks Brain's new watch during a soccer game, the two get into several arguments while waiting for their parents to pick them up.

Mr. Ratburn' s class is chosen to stage a musical tribute to Elwood City for its centennial celebration.

When the Read family car breaks down, Arthur is heartbroken. He wants to save the vehicle before his parents replace it.

An invitation to Muffy's exclusive slumber party terrifies Jenna, an occasional bed-wetter.

D.W. is sick and tired of being bossed around all the time and demands to know why she couldn't have been born before Arthur.

During a field trip to Amish country, Buster becomes enamoured with the simple lifestyle and vows to forgo all modern conveniences back home.

Since Binky's repeating third grade, he's dreading Mr. Ratburn's annual class sleepover at the Science Museum. After all, he remembers how boring it was last year.

Arthur and D.W. try to help out around the house when their parents catch a cold.

When Marina comes over for a sleepover, Prunella is worried that Marina may get injured because she is blind.

D.W. finds that her missing snowball has re-appeared in the freezer and tries to prevent it from being stolen again.

After a huge fire in the teacher's lounge during the middle of the day Elwood Elementary School gets closed down.

Arthur is excited to have a new pen pal named Adil and fantasizes about what life would be like in Turkey.

When Bitzi and Harry break up, Buster is sad to lose his favorite baseball buddy.

The Elwood city kids are thrilled to go hiking, but when pro Francine is assigned to be novice Fern's partner, squabbling ensues.

When Binky is deprived of a simple thank you, he resolves to quit doing good things for other people.

Both Arthur and Buster start their own snow-removal businesses, eager to rake in the big bucks.

When Francine insults the Brain, he wakes up to find out he has a bug's body,

When Fern composes a truly terrifying tale, the rest of her classmates begin to fear her. Determined to win them back, she tries her hand at a being a fun author rather than a scary one.

When Binky and D.W. are paired up for a school project, they discover a mutual love for dancing, and decide to perform for the class.

When Francine gets sick in school one day, she is reluctant to return.

Chickin Lickin, a fast food restaurant wants to replace the gang's beloved Sugar Bowl and Sue Ellen is outraged.

Buster, his father, and the Reads travel to New York City.

Arthur and his friends are trying to get the best desk.

Arthur sells his bear Stanly, after he thinks the Brain thinks he needs to get rid of the bear, and move on.

Muffy thinks that art is pointless and she has the sudden idea to put on her own Art Show.

When Vicita is upset that she has to give up her crib, D.W. tells her how she grew out of her crib and gave it to Kate.

Pal and Kate meet a flea who's a circus performer.

Emily got kissed by a boy in France. Now D.W tries to find someone to kiss her.

George's bad day gets worse when he comes over to Mrs. McGrady's house to sing for Koko Taylor and his friends insult his quiet voice.

At a glass shop, D.W. overhears a word she doesn't know. D.W. is afraid to ask anyone what the word means, because she thinks that it causes people to break stuff. Arthur and the Tibbles warn her not to say it in front of grownups, or they will become zombie slaves (or at least the Tibbles say...). D.W. and Nadine put it to the test by having the neighborhood kid Vecita say it to her parents. D.W. accidentally says it to her mother while spying, and after apologizing to the neighbors, Mother tells her what the cuss word means. But the next day at school, all DW's friends are saying it. Here we go again...

Aired on PBS on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005, this two-hour special featured several Arthur stories and two complete episodes of Postcards from Buster. This special featured interstitial postcard segments from Buster, segments with kids from the show Zoom (Taylor and Kyle) and a small additional factoid regarding Arthur and Buster. At the end of the special, a secret password for The Tibble Super Action Challenge, a new game at the official PBS Kids Arthur website was revealed.

The Arthur stories shown were:

"Buster's Green Thumb"

"Dad's Dessert Dilemma"

"Thanks a Lot, Binky"

"The Ballad of Buster Baxter"

The Postcards from Buster episodes shown were:

"Best Friends"

"Among the Hmong"

The first-ever Arthur movie. In Arthur's Missing Pal, Arthur's dog, Pal, goes missing. Arthur and Buster are certain that D.W. did it, but D.W. denies any involvement. Arthur and his friends mount a search throughout Elwood City for the missing dog.

In this all-new Arthur movie event, D.W.’s fifth birthday doesn’t go the way she had always imagined it would and she chose to escape to the magical island of Ukubonga. Meanwhile, Arthur has skipped her birthday party to go on a school trip to the planetarium – but instead of transporting him into outer space, it transports him four years in the future!

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Pack your bags, buckle your seatbelts, and get ready for an ARTHUR road trip to the family farm! Arthur's Great-Grand Uncle Theo is celebrating his 85th birthday, so the Reads (and Buster) are off to Ohio to join in the festivities. While D.W. and Arthur learn that farm life is a little different than life in Elwood City, Buster worries he may be getting in the way at this family reunion. With the help of Cousin Miles, some llamas, and a little bit of music, they all discover what it truly means to be family.

Arthur and his family are getting ready for Thanksgiving! But when Pal disappears to go on his own adventure, family, friends and the rest of Elwood City try to get Pal home. Will they be able to celebrate the best Thanksgiving yet?

It's finally the first day of fourth grade and Arthur couldn't be more excited -until he learns Buster is in another class! Meanwhile, D.W. is nervous for her first day of kindergarten. Will Arthur and D.W. be able to make new friends?