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* Ladonna began a career as a country music singer.




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* Lydia is a disabled rights activist.
* Rae is now a women's soccer coach.
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* Carl is now an executive at a major computer manufacturer.
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If the first theory suggests anything, it's very much likely Arthur made everything up to boost his literacy skills.

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If the first theory suggests anything, it's very much likely Arthur made everything up to boost his literacy skills.skills.

[[WMG:Carl's parents died, and his "mother" is actually a [=DCS=] foster parent.]]
This would explain why he's a rabbit and his mother is an aardvark.
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* George is a teacher for Special Ed classes.

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* George is a teacher for Special Ed classes.
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* Jenna becomes Lakewood Elementary's gym teacher.
* George is a teacher for Special Ed classes.

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[[WMG:Arthur and D.W. likely cut ties with their parents as adults]]
Since we don't get any word about them in the FlashFoward and given how grey area their parenting was throughout the show, it's implied that Arthur and D.W. cut ties with their parents when they gotten older.

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[[WMG:Arthur and [[WMG:Arthur, D.W. and Kate likely cut ties with their parents as adults]]
Since we don't get any word about them in the FlashFoward Flash-forward and given how grey area their parenting was throughout the show, it's implied that Arthur and Arthur, D.W. and Kate cut ties with their parents when they gotten older.



Since he's so much older than her and appears so rarely.

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Since he's so much older than her and appears so rarely.rarely.

[[WMG: Arthur Made Everything Up]]
If the first theory suggests anything, it's very much likely Arthur made everything up to boost his literacy skills.
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Since we don't get any word about them in the FlashFoward and given how grey area their parenting was throughout the show, it's implied that Arthur and D.W. cut ties with their parents when they gotten older.

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Since we don't get any word about them in the FlashFoward and given how grey area their parenting was throughout the show, it's implied that Arthur and D.W. cut ties with their parents when they gotten older.older.

[[WMG: Brain is biracial.]]
His family celebrates Kwanzaa and are implied to be African-American, but his mother has blonde hair.

[[WMG: Chip is Muffy's half-brother.]]
Since he's so much older than her and appears so rarely.
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Hence the last name, "Crosswire".

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Hence the last name, "Crosswire"."Crosswire".

[[WMG:Arthur and D.W. likely cut ties with their parents as adults]]
Since we don't get any word about them in the FlashFoward and given how grey area their parenting was throughout the show, it's implied that Arthur and D.W. cut ties with their parents when they gotten older.
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(nI was the one who originally added those entries, but since the Arthur cleanup has judged them to be complaining, I removed them.

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[[WMG: D.W. is actually a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.]]

The Heartwarming page has listed a number of moments where D.W. supposedly shows a nicer side to others, but those seem rather ingenuine considering she has no problem being mean to those same people most other times and blaming them for her own wrongdoings. She always continues being mean even after having a seeming JerkassRealization, which might mean that she's simply a ManipulativeBitch who fakes remorse for her actions to make it seem to other people that she's a good person deep down when she's not. This is also supported by the fact that in some episodes, such as, for example, "Lost!", she apparently shows that she cares about Arthur deep down, but that also seems contradictory to the fact that she takes downright sadistic enjoyment out of making his life miserable, and in other episodes she's outright eager to get rid of him. She is actually a complete {{Jerkass}} doesn't actually care about anyone but herself, not even her parents or her supposed friends, and only does nice things to her "friends" at times so that they will do things for her in return. Also, her aforementioned concern for Arthur in "Lost!" could be interpreted as her only wanting him back so that she can continue harassing him for her own amusement, not because she actually cares for him.

[[WMG: To add to the above, D.W. is actually a straight-up EnfantTerrible.]]

The way she's portrayed in fanfics such as ''[[Fanfic/ProperDiscipline Proper Discipline]]'' is pretty much what she's actually like; the only reason she hasn't done anything as bad in canon as she does in such fanfics is because of ''Arthur'''s target demographic.

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[[WMG: D.W. is actually a JerkWithAHeartOfJerk.]]

The Heartwarming page has listed a number of moments where D.W. supposedly shows a nicer side to others, but those seem rather ingenuine considering she has no problem being mean to those same people most other times and blaming them for her own wrongdoings. She always continues being mean even after having a seeming JerkassRealization, which might mean that she's simply a ManipulativeBitch who fakes remorse for her actions to make it seem to other people that she's a good person deep down when she's not. This is also supported by the fact that in some episodes, such as, for example, "Lost!", she apparently shows that she cares about Arthur deep down, but that also seems contradictory to the fact that she takes downright sadistic enjoyment out of making his life miserable, and in other episodes she's outright eager to get rid of him. She is actually a complete {{Jerkass}} doesn't actually care about anyone but herself, not even her parents or her supposed friends, and only does nice things to her "friends" at times so that they will do things for her in return. Also, her aforementioned concern for Arthur in "Lost!" could be interpreted as her only wanting him back so that she can continue harassing him for her own amusement, not because she actually cares for him.

[[WMG: To add to the above, D.W. is actually a straight-up EnfantTerrible.]]

The way she's portrayed in fanfics such as ''[[Fanfic/ProperDiscipline Proper Discipline]]'' is pretty much what she's actually like; the only reason she hasn't done anything as bad in canon as she does in such fanfics is because of ''Arthur'''s target demographic.
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[[WMG: D.W. is a [[TheSociopath sociopath]].]]
Seriously, she fits the symptoms of one perfectly. LackOfEmpathy, ManipulativeBitch, a grandiose sense of self-worth, a NeverMyFault mentality, selfishness, and chronic lying. This also opens up some FridgeHorror at how she will turn out as an adult.
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* This isn't WMG, because Grandma Thora herself outright confirms this in "[[Recap/ArthurS1E20ArthursAlmostBoringDayTheHalfBakedSale The Half-Baked Sale]]", which aired long before this WMG entry was added here.

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* They did make a PSA about masks, but no one died.



With how bad they already are as preschoolers (worse than DW!) and the fact their grandmother rarely disciplines them, they may not have a bright future ahead of them. "To Tibble The Truth" seems to imply this may be their future,

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With how bad they already are as preschoolers (worse than DW!) and the fact their grandmother rarely disciplines them, they may not have a bright future ahead of them. "To Tibble The Truth" seems to imply this may be their future,future,

[[WMG:Muffy's ancestors were technicians.]]
Hence the last name, "Crosswire".
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** To elaborate: Arthur was trying to come up with something that rhymed with "Computer", D.W. came up with "cuter", and they worked together to come up with her line; afterwards, upon finding out that Buster was going to mention ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'', she came up with "A book on why you should not keep your brother in a jar" on her own, and Arthur thought it was brilliant.

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** To elaborate: Arthur was trying to come up with something that rhymed with "Computer", D.W. came up with "cuter", and they worked together to come up with her line; afterwards, upon finding out that Buster was going to mention ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'', she came up with "A book on why you should not keep your brother in a jar" on her own, and Arthur thought it was brilliant.brilliant.

[[WMG:The Tibble Twins end up in jail as adults]]
With how bad they already are as preschoolers (worse than DW!) and the fact their grandmother rarely disciplines them, they may not have a bright future ahead of them. "To Tibble The Truth" seems to imply this may be their future,
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* There's a simple reason why this won't happen: parental groups would kill it. Look what happened to the episode of Buster's spinoff series about [[HasTwoMommies gay parenting]].

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* There's a simple reason why this won't happen: parental groups would kill it. Look what happened to the episode of Buster's spinoff series about [[HasTwoMommies gay parenting]].parenting.
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*** James has very few roles in the show that don't also involve Molly and/or D.W. in some way, which would make sense if you assume his entire reason for being alive is, literally, his connection to those two.

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*** James has very few roles in the show that don't also involve Molly and/or D.W. in some way, which would make sense if you assume his entire reason for being alive is, literally, his connection to those two.two.

[[WMG:The "Library Card" music video and song were originally created as part of a fundraising event for the Elwood City Library.]]
* It was Arthur and Buster's idea.
* It was a collaboration of everyone in Mr. Ratburn's class, plus cameos from Ms. Turner (the class figured that, naturally, the librarian should have a part in it as well), Mr. Haney (who loved the idea of being in a video), Prunella (who, of course, was in Ratburn's class the previous year and loved doing extra work), D.W. (because she wanted to be in it, and Arthur didn't mind that for once), and the Tibble twins (because they wanted to be in it, and promised to behave for once).
* Mr. Ratburn gave them a list of library-related phrases to include in the song, such as "The Dewey Decimal System" and "Computer lessons".
** When D.W. saw the phrase "Dewey Decimal System" in the list, she wondered who Dewey was, and Arthur had a EurekaMoment.
* Mr. Ratburn told everyone in the class to pick their favorite book or subject and include that in the song.
* D.W. wrote her own lines (aside from "Who's Dewey?", which was more of a ThrowItIn moment).
** To elaborate: Arthur was trying to come up with something that rhymed with "Computer", D.W. came up with "cuter", and they worked together to come up with her line; afterwards, upon finding out that Buster was going to mention ''Literature/WhereTheWildThingsAre'', she came up with "A book on why you should not keep your brother in a jar" on her own, and Arthur thought it was brilliant.
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To her family, she prefers to be called "Leah", but to her friends, she prefers "Sarah".

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To her family, she prefers to be called "Leah", but to her friends, she prefers "Sarah"."Sarah".

[[WMG:The [[spoiler:aliens at the end of "The Boy Who Cried Comet" didn't film the entire series, just that particular episode.]]]]
* Episodes before "The Boy Who Cried Comet" have shown aliens being in Elwood City, and "The Making of Arthur" reveals that [[spoiler:Arthur's life is the subject of a reality show. The aliens may have seen that show and wanted to make their own episode of it]].

[[WMG:James is a [[LivingToys stuffed bunny brought to life]] by [[{{Tulpa}} D.W.'s imagination]].]]
* He was once just an ordinary stuffed bunny that belonged to D.W. until her imagination brought him to life, in the same vein that Bud's imagination brings his toy dinosaur, Rapty, to life as a life-sized dinosaur. As for why Molly sees him as her brother, well, it's because D.W. imagined him that way; a boy she has a crush on who also happens to be the brother of Molly, thus giving her a chance to [[CommonalityConnection connect with another one of Arthur's tormentors]] through him. {{Imaginary Friend}}s in this series are shown to have RealityWarper powers, so it wouldn't be hard at all for him to make himself actually related to Molly.
** Pieces of evidence for this theory include:
*** James has BlackBeadEyes even when he's not wearing his glasses (as shown in "Night of the Tibble"), which is definitely a very stuffed animal-esque feature. Also, in that same episode, Timmy Tibble actually [[ItMakesSenseInContext "mistakes" him for a stuffed animal]].
*** In "[[Recap/ArthurS8E9FleaToBeYouAndMeKissAndTell Kiss and Tell]]", D.W. seems to think of James as her "prince". For a little girl going through her PrincessPhase, it is only natural that she would use her toys to act out PrinceCharming fantasies. James may have been the toy she cast in the role of PrinceCharming. Also, in "[[Recap/ArthurS14E2TheAgentOfChangeDWUntiesTheKnot D.W. Unties the Knot]]", D.W. chooses James as the groom for her dream wedding "it should be someone who's good at doing what I tell him." It only makes sense that James's submissive personality is so perfect for D.W., because he was literally made for her, ''by'' her.
*** James has very few roles in the show that don't also involve Molly and/or D.W. in some way, which would make sense if you assume his entire reason for being alive is, literally, his connection to those two.
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* Prunella hosts a reality show about paranormal mysteries.

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* Prunella hosts a reality show about paranormal mysteries.mysteries.

[[WMG:Mrs. [=MacGrady=]'s full name is Leah Sarah [=MacGrady=].]]
To her family, she prefers to be called "Leah", but to her friends, she prefers "Sarah".
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* Wiki/TheOtherWiki states that it is a Canadian/American TV show. Animated in Canada? Probably. Set in Canada? Probably not: Washington, D.C. is listed as the capital, and they take a bus ride to Amish country. While there are Amish in Canada, they are far more prevalent in the USA.

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* Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki states that it is a Canadian/American TV show. Animated in Canada? Probably. Set in Canada? Probably not: Washington, D.C. is listed as the capital, and they take a bus ride to Amish country. While there are Amish in Canada, they are far more prevalent in the USA.
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* Isn't >90% of Turkey's population Muslim[[note]]Though according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki only a little over half of the population of Turkey actually follow Islamic traditions[[/note]]?

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* Isn't >90% of Turkey's population Muslim[[note]]Though according to Wiki/TheOtherWiki Website/TheOtherWiki only a little over half of the population of Turkey actually follow Islamic traditions[[/note]]?
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* Maybe he became that one friend they eventually defriended because he snapped (which he was seen so close to doing in so many episodes) and started buying into [=QAnon=] theories, and became an insane quack...

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* Maybe he became that one friend they eventually defriended cut ties with because he snapped (which he was seen so close to doing in so many episodes) and started buying into [=QAnon=] theories, and became an insane quack...
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** '''Jossed'''. She becomes a police officer.

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** * '''Jossed'''. She becomes a police officer.
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** '''Jossed'''. She becomes a police officer.
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* Maybe he became that one friend they eventually defriended because he snapped (which he was seen so close to doing in so many episodes) and started buying into [=QAnon=] theories, and became an insane quack...
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[[WMG: The main characters aren't all about the same age.]]
The finale suggests that that the whole series is a book written by Arthur. Also, unlike his "friends," Arthur looks like a teen in the finale, and his sister Kate, who is about 7 years younger than him throughout the series, is suggested to be in elementary school, or high school at the most. The series may be based on the childhoods of several people from Elwood City who aren't the same age in "real life," which explains why the characters don't age as different time periods are presented. While D.W. is an adult, she may actually be Arthur's older sister in "real life."
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Since time travel is confirmed (or, at the very least, heavily implied) to exist per "All Will Be Revealed", we can say that there is at least one timeline where Mrs. [=MacGrady=]'s first name is "Sara", at least one where it's "Sarah" (note the "h"), and at least one where it's "Leah"; same with Mr. Haney's first name being "Herb" or "Francis"; and the list can go on.

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Since time travel is confirmed (or, at the very least, heavily implied) to exist per "All Will Be Revealed", we can say that there is at least one timeline where Mrs. [=MacGrady=]'s first name is "Sara", at least one where it's "Sarah" (note the "h"), and at least one where it's "Leah"; same with Mr. Haney's first name being "Herb" or "Francis"; and the list can go on.on.

[[WMG:What happened to the other characters in the FlashForward]]
* Grandpa Dave, Grandma Thora, and Pal all passed away.
* Jane and David live off their retirement pay.
* Fern became a successful published author.
* Sue Ellen is an activist traveling around the world.
* The other members of the Tough Customers became guidance counselors.
* Brain is an astrophysicist.
* Prunella hosts a reality show about paranormal mysteries.
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The flash forward mentions Arthur, DW, Buster, Francine, Muffy, Binky, and George but not brain. His absence is especially strange due to his important role. He is the one member of the gang that would be the most intriguing to see in twenty years. Why is he absent? I think it is because he died and they didn't want to address it in a kid's show.

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The flash forward mentions Arthur, DW, Buster, Francine, Muffy, Binky, and George but not brain. His absence is especially strange due to his important role. He is the one member of the gang that would be the most intriguing to see in twenty years. Why is he absent? I think it is because he died and they didn't want to address it in a kid's show.show.

[[WMG: The various {{Series Continuity Error}}s are the result of multiple timelines.]]
Since time travel is confirmed (or, at the very least, heavily implied) to exist per "All Will Be Revealed", we can say that there is at least one timeline where Mrs. [=MacGrady=]'s first name is "Sara", at least one where it's "Sarah" (note the "h"), and at least one where it's "Leah"; same with Mr. Haney's first name being "Herb" or "Francis"; and the list can go on.

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