History DethroningMoment / Arthur

* Tropers/Baronobeefdip: For me, it's the episode "D.W's Very Very Bad Mood" which shows that her KarmaHoudini and BrattyHalfPint status has gone as far back as season two. Long story short, D.W basically acts like a total brat towards everyone and spends the majority of the episode being whiny and just plain rude to everyone. Arthur is, understandably, sick of his sister's unacceptable behavior and so Francine decides to find out why D.W is acting like such a brat. So, what's the problem? D.W wasn't invited to a birthday party. (Beat) Really? That's why D.W is acting so bratty? What's worse is that the episode expects us to feel sorry for the little brat. Seriously, only once is D.W called out for her bratty behavior and it's a very flimsy attempt at that (Much like the latter episode, "Arthur's Big Hit"). And, no, D.W. being only four is no excuse for her behavior. Oh, and it ends with Francine inviting D.W to her (Francine's, not D.W.'s) party. I mean, if D.W were to simply act all sad throughout the episode, then I wouldn't have such a problem with it. But, no. Instead, she acts like a total bitch and then the episode expects us to feel sorry for her.

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' is bound to have more than a few [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck not-so-wonderful]] times of day.

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' is bound to have more than a few [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck bumps]] along the way.

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--> ''And I say HEY! (Hey!)''
--> ''What a wonderful kind of day''
--> ''If we can learn to work and play,''
--> ''[[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck And prevent these moments from happening!]]''

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''Arthur'' is bound to have more than a few [[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck bumps]] along its way.


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* Tropers/{{philipthepatsy}}: The episode "Arthur's Big Hit". Arthur is making a model plane, which DW won't leave alone, no matter how many times he tells her to not mess with it. When it's finally finished, DW gets a hold of the plane and, thinking it can [[TooDumbToLive fly]], throws it out the window. [[UnstoppableRage Arthur gets incredibly angry]] and [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome punches her in the arm.]] However, the parents side with DW and give the obvious [[AnAesop aesop]] that "hitting is wrong", which falls flat whenever the viewer sides with Arthur. But it gets worse! All of Arthur's friends get on to him for hitting her too! At the end, Binky, who was feeling pressured by his "friends" to punch someone, punches Arthur, the next guy he sees. Yes, Arthur gets a taste of his own medicine, but not even his parents feel any sympathy for him, and [[KarmaHoudini Binky doesn't get any repercussions]] (but at least he apologized). It was [[HandWave handwaved]] that Arthur's parents did punish DW, but it was never seen nor discussed, meaning she probably got off scot-free too. Oh, and this was the second episode (after the episode it was paired with, "DW's Library Card") [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking to feature DW's]] [[TheOtherDarrin new, awful voice.]]
** PurpleShirt: I saw the episode when I was a kid, and I laughed hysterically when Buster of all people was like, "You hit your sister!" I know maybe some kids would think, "Wow, you hit your sister!" and I know you're an only child, but Buster? You know who D.W. is; you're Arthur's best friend! Most kids would side with their friend. When the entire class (even Binky) thought Arthur was bad, it just broke my WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief that the writers think kids would act like that at their age. I can see one or two knowing what Arthur did was wrong, but the whole class? What entire class of eight-year-olds knows about DisproportionateRetribution?! (And if they do, then I would really like to know where they live where the kids act like that -- because that's a very good place to raise a family.) I have family who work in several educational and care-taking fields. They deal with cases or {{Revenge}} and DisproportionateRetribution all the time. The course of action is almost always to tell the charges that they went too far and why it's a bad idea. I mean eff... I know it's trying to teach AnAesop, but the fact that the entire class acts like that (including Binky) just comes off as {{Anvilicious}}.
** SilverWings: I also saw the episode as a kid and D.W's behavior before and after being hit had me convinced that she was faking the entire time. Even when I realized that this wasn't the case, I couldn't sympathize with D.W. because of how she refused to find any fault in her behavior. That coupled with the way Arthur was treated after the incident made this episode feel like more of a ShaggyDogStory.
** Tropers/MsCC93: This episode doesn't sit well with people who don't hate DW either. My problem with this episode is how it missed the potential to teach people to respect other people's property. I think both Arthur and DW should have been punished because both of them were wrong. DW should have never touched Arthur's stuff, and regardless of how you feel about DW, you DON'T hit your younger siblings. I also hate Arthur's parents and put the blame on them for DW being a brat, because they're so stupid for not punishing her for always misbehaving!!!
* Tropers/Baronobeefdip: For me, it's the episode "D.W's Very Very Bad Mood" which shows that her KarmaHoudini and BrattyHalfPint status has gone as far back as season two. Long story short, D.W basically acts like a total brat towards everyone and spends the majority of the episode being whiny and just plain rude to everyone. Arthur is, understandably, sick of his sister's unacceptable behavior and so Francine decides to find out why D.W is acting like such a brat. So, what's the problem? D.W wasn't invited to a birthday party. (Beat) Really? That's why D.W is acting so bratty? What's worse is that the episode expects us to feel sorry for the little brat. Seriously, only once is D.W called out for her bratty behavior and it's a very flimsy attempt at that (Much like the latter episode, "Arthur's Big Hit"). And, no, D.W. being only four is no excuse for her behavior. Oh, and it ends with Francine inviting D.W to her (Francine's, not D.W.'s) party. I mean, if D.W were to simply act all sad throughout the episode, then I wouldn't have such a problem with it. But, no. Instead, she acts like a total bitch and then the episode expects us to feel sorry for her.
* fluffything: Yet another D.W.-related DMOS I'd like to add is the episode "Bleep", because it's the worst handling of subject matter in the series ever. Basically, the episode is about DW learning a "swear" word (We're never told which one or given a pseudo-swear for context) and ends up accidentally getting other people to say it since she doesn't understand what it means. Eventually, she gets into trouble. And, what does her mother tell her about it? "It means 'I want to hurt your feelings'." ... Are you kidding me? No, just... no. That's the laziest and most childish explanation for why people shouldn't swear in polite company I've ever heard. What made ''Arthur'' such a great series is that it handled serious issues like death, Alzheimer's, Asperger's Syndrome, Asthma, Dyslexia, even 9/11[[note]]represented by a fire at Lakewood[[/note]] and cancer with surprising maturity, and it never talked down to its target audience (IE: Children). "Bleep" just tosses all that maturity aside to give a half-assed reason for not swearing and it insults the intelligence of its audience by doing so.
* [=RA2=]: "The Cherry Tree". "Rich bitch" may be a hackneyed insult, but it just fits so perfectly. Muffy gets a gigantic bouncy castle for her party, and unwittingly gives the green light to chop down her favorite cherry tree so that it fits. Perfect opportunity for a lesson about hard decisions, greed, or sacrifices, but eff that, Muffy's too rich to have to deal with consequences. Instead she has her party guests (who are dressed in their nicest clothes) plant new cherry trees. It's supposedly a selfless act, global warming and all, but that's severely diminished by the fact that the trees are on her property - she'll no doubt keep all the cherries for herself.
* ElegantVamp: "[=MacFrensky=]". Muffy gets to go to lunch with the weatherman, even though she instigated Francine to place Buster's toy in Brain's backpack to frame him so Francine would win student of the month. It doesn't stop there, she also begins to frame other students to keep up the lie and makes Francine do it, too. And Brain is okay with this? Yeah, that's a great lesson. It makes Brain come off as a complete doormat, and Muffy is too easily forgiven. Not to mention, since this episode is a WholePlotReference, shouldn't Muffy have been suspended or something (since Lady Theatre/{{MacBeth}} kills herself off-screen near the end of the play)?
* kokoroanime: "Nerve of Steal". Don't take this the wrong, I understand this episode had AnAesop about stealing, but things in this episode [[FromBadToWorse went progressively badder and sadder]]. Buster wanted a Cybertoy while everybody in this town (except for Arthur) has one, but he couldn't until his birthday as his mother told him. Then later, he's at the drug store, thinking of taking one Cybertoy from the store without paying it and put it in Arthur's bag then he picks his bag up and leaves, but that didn't help security camera from recording as Buster's feeling strange about what trouble he'll be in. And so, he revealed Arthur the Cybertoy that he put in his bag after stealing and Arthur gets mad with him for trying to get him in trouble and so, Arthur will help him return the toy that he have stole from the store and didn't tell his parents what happening when he saw it. What the hell, Arthur? You're supposed to let your parents know when something real serious happens around you so that way, your parents will situate this! And later, both of them are returning the toy before leaving the store, but it failed because the clerk found out that there's a Cybertoy was in there, and found a note that they told it. Buster told the truth that he stole it and wanting to know the security camera caught him. Okay, he told him that camera isn't working, but his telephone has so he can call his parents. Does telephones from the early 2000s have cameras in it? No!!! How did the store clerk know his number? Are they friends with them? That clerk is such an idiot for doing that! And now, Buster got grounded for a month for stealing the toy and covering it up, [[DownerEnding which causes a unexpected bad ending, where he won't have that Cybertoy for his birthday]]. Buster, don't you ever do that crap again! That Cybertoy is not going anywhere until your birthday comes! And you too, Brain, you're such a {{Jerkass}} for telling your friend "I'm glad I got one for my birthday" when one's on punishment, [[DudeNotFunny that's bad]].
* AngelLovingDude: For me, the [=DMoS=] for Arthur is season 15's "The Secret Origin of Supernova". Not really a dethroning moment of suck, more of a dethroning episode of suck. The plot is that Arthur and Buster are going to a comic book convention and are going to be cosplaying, with Arthur as Dark Bunny and Buster as Bionic Bunny (which I'm pretty sure the episode "Buster Gets Real" explained he doesn't like anymore). While buying the costumes, Arthur spot an energy drink that he saw Dark Bunny promote on TV. When he takes it to lunch, the Brain says that it's basically junk food which prompts Arthur to throw it away. But then, he hates Dark Bunny because he was promoting something not terribly healthy. Not only is that a very shallow reason to stop liking something, but it's also hypocritical since in "D.W.'s Name Game", Arthur shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. And then Arthur goes and throws out every single item with Dark Bunny on it. To say Arthur is going overboard is an understatement. Afterwards, he goes to find a new hero. He buys a crapload of merchandise with the hero and I knew where this was going. At the supermarket, he sees cereal promoted by that superhero, and his father tells him it's basically sugar. Which, again, prompts Arthur to throw out everything that he just bought with that superhero. And then he chooses another superhero, which was one he loved when he was younger. At school, Francine sees him drinking from a water bottle with that superhero on it, so she takes him to the Kindergartners, who all find that superhero to be immature. So Arthur throws the bottle away. If I must choose a [=DMoS=], it is this one. Not only has Arthur been extremely wasteful with his money, but the writers just said "Screw you!" to their older fans by saying that you shouldn't like stuff that you enjoyed when you were younger because others might find it immature. Need I remind you that the plot of "That's A Baby Show!" from Season 4 was about Arthur finding a show that he enjoyed but others found immature? That episode has the message of "It's okay to like things that you're not the demographic for." This episode shits all over that nice moral. I hated that one scene so much, I stopped watching that episode and don't care to know what Supernova's titular secret origin is.
* Chimanruler15: I placed my old entry in the wall banger section of this show and replaced its former spot with "Arthur The Loser." Despite teaching a lesson that cheating is wrong, the way it was done was shockingly awful. After Arthur accidentally revealed in front of everyone that he was cheating during most of his recent games, everyone gets mad at him. He states that he has learned his lesson and offers to celebrate his losing at the Sugar Bowl with everyone, but [[JerkAss Francine suggests that everyone instead celebrate the fact that "things are back to normal,"]] and [[WithFriendsLikeThese the entire group head out to do just that, leaving Arthur behind]]. [[TookALevelInJerkAss While Arthur's behavior was most certainly off in this episode]], I find it jarring that everyone seems fine with the fact that Arthur is [[TheWoobie a perpetual loser]] who will never win at anything, especially made worse by the fact that not one person bothers to ask him why he was cheating so much and being such a sore winner. [[WhatTheHellHero Francine even wished earlier in the episode that Arthur would go back to losing all of his games]]. Sure, Arthur is worse as a sore winner than he is as a sore loser, but this episode acts as if there is no middle ground for Arthur; he either cheats or loses, but he can't legitimately win any of his games. I'm surprised that Arthur isn't already emotionally damaged by now.
* notahandle: ''On the Buster Scale'' was the first episode from Season 16 that made the rest of it irredeemable. The plot of the episode can be summed up as "Buster and Brain disagree on movies", but everything else made me yell at the screen at the their stupidity. First off, Arthur and the rest of the gang come off as easily manipulated sheeple, agreeing on the two no questions asked. Secondly, Buster gets his own column in the local newspaper, which of course his friends say yes, ending up having one of his reviews being the blurbs on a film billboard. [[SarcasmMode Hooray for nepotism]]. Thirdly, when Buster and Brain show off their reviews in the sugar bowl, an employee asks the two what film should he watch with friends. [[SarcasmMode Because third graders are the utmost authority in cinema.]] Finally and most infuriating Arthur calls out the two critics for their competition, saying that they should respect other people's opinion. Funny enough that he and the rest ate up the reviews, whenever it be Brain's smartassery or Buster's ramblings, showing no sense of self awareness. It would been a better episode if the two were more like Siskel and Ebert, having mixed reactions but overall message of having and respecting different opinions, but this episode seemed to think that getting its message was through [[IdiotBall dumb characters]], [[ConflictBall unneeded conflict]] and abuse to the suspension of disbelief.

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** Tropers/MsCC93: This episode doesn't sit well with people who don't hate DW either. My problem with this episode is how it missed the potential to teach people to respect other people's property. I think both Arthur and DW should have been punished because both of them were wrong. DW should have never touched Arthur's stuff, and regardless of how you feel about DW, you DON'T hit your younger siblings.

* Chimanruler15: I placed my old entry in the wall banger section of this show and replaced its former spot with "Arthur The Loser." Despite teaching a lesson that cheating is wrong, the way it was done was shockingly awful. After Arthur accidentally revealed in front of everyone that he was cheating during most of his recent games, everyone gets mad at him. He states that he has learned his lesson and offers to celebrate his losing at the Sugar Bowl with everyone, but [[JerkAss Francine suggests that everyone instead celebrate the fact that "things are back to normal,"]] and [[WithFriendsLikeThese the entire group head out to do just that, leaving Arthur behind]]. [[TookALevelInJerkAss While Arthur's behavior was most certainly off in this episode]], I find it jarring that everyone seems fine with the fact that Arthur is [[TheWoobie a perpetual loser]] who will never win at anything, especially made worse by the fact that not one person bothers to ask him why he was cheating so much and being such a sore winner. [[WhatTheHellHero Francine even wished earlier in the episode that Arthur would go back to losing all of his games]]. Sure, Arthur is worse as a sore winner than he is as a sore loser, but this episode acts as if there is no middle ground for Arthur; he either cheats or loses, but he can't legitimately win any of his games. I'm surprised that Arthur isn't already emotionally damaged by now.

* RA2: "The Cherry Tree". "Rich bitch" may be a hackneyed insult, but it just fits so perfectly. Muffy gets a gigantic bouncy castle for her party, and unwittingly gives the green light to chop down her favorite cherry tree so that it fits. Perfect opportunity for a lesson about hard decisions, greed, or sacrifices, but eff that, Muffy's too rich to have to deal with consequences. Instead she has her party guests (who are dressed in their nicest clothes) plant new cherry trees. It's supposedly a selfless act, global warming and all, but that's severely diminished by the fact that the trees are on her property - she'll no doubt keep all the cherries for herself.

* Chimanruler15: I placed my old entry in the wall banger section of this show and replaced its former spot with "Arthur The Loser." Despite teaching a lesson that cheating is wrong, the way it was done was shockingly awful. After Arthur accidentally revealed in front of everyone that he was cheating during most of his recent games, everyone gets mad at him. He states that he has learned his lesson and offers to celebrate his losing at the Sugar Bowl with everyone, but [[JerkAss Francine suggests that everyone instead celebrate the fact that "things are back to normal,"]] and [[WithFriendsLikeThese the entire group head out to do just that, leaving Arthur behind]]. [[TookALevelInJerkAss While Arthur's behavior was most certainly off in this episode]], I find it jarring that everyone seems fine with the fact Arthur is seemingly [[TheWoobie a perpetual loser]] who will never win at anything, especially made worse by the fact that not one person bothers to ask him why he was cheating so much and being such a sore winner. [[WhatTheHellHero Francine even wished earlier in the episode that Arthur would go back to losing all of his games]]. Sure, Arthur is worse as a sore winner than he is as a sore loser, but this episode acts as if there is no middle ground for Arthur; he either cheats or loses, but he can't legitimately win any of his games. I'm surprised that Arthur isn't already emotionally damaged by now.

* Chimanruler15: For me, it's one scene in "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." Mr. Ratburn punishes George for ''not answering a simple geography question after raising his hand.'' I know that Mr. Ratburn is strict, but there's a fine line between "strict" and "needlessly harsh."

* Chimanruler15: For me, it's one scene in "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." Mr. Ratburn punishes George for ''not answering a simple geography question.'' I know that Mr. Ratburn is strict, but there's a fine line between "strict" and "needlessly harsh."

* Chimanruler15: For me, it's one scene in "I Wanna Hold Your Hand." Mr. Ratburn punishes George for ''failing to answer a simple geography question.'' I know that Mr. Ratburn is strict, but there's a fine line between "strict" and "needlessly harsh."

* AngelLovingDude: For me, the [=DMoS=] for Arthur is season 15's "The Secret Origin of Supernova". Not really a dethroning moment of suck, more of a dethroning episode of suck. The plot is that Arthur and Buster are going to a comic book convention and are going to be cosplaying, with Arthur as Dark Bunny and Buster as Bionic Bunny (which I'm pretty sure the episode "Buster Gets Real" explained he doesn't like anymore). While buying the costumes, Arthur spot an energy drink that he saw Dark Bunny promote on TV. When he takes it to lunch, the Brain says that it's basically junk food which prompts Arthur to throw it away. But then, he hates Dark Bunny because he was promoting something not terribly healthy. Not only is that a very shallow reason to stop liking something, but it's also hypocritical since in "D.W.'s Name Game", Arthur shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. And then Arthur goes and throws out every single item with Dark Bunny on it. To say Arthur is going overboard is an understatement. Afterwards, he goes to find a new hero. He buys a crapload of merchandise with the hero and I knew where this was going. At the supermarket, he sees cereal promoted by that superhero, and his father tells him it's basically sugar. Which, again, prompts Arthur to throw out everything that he just bought with that superhero. And then he chooses another superhero, which was one he loved when he was younger. At school, Francine sees him drinking from a water bottle with that superhero on it, so she takes him to the Kindergartners, who all find that superhero to be immature. So Arthur throws the bottle away. If I must choose a [=DMoS=], it is this one. Not only has Arthur been extremely wasteful with his money, but the writers just said "Screw you!" to their older fans by saying that you shouldn't like stuff that you enjoyed when you were younger because others might find it immature. Need I remind you that the plot of "That's A Baby Show!" from Season 4 was about Arthur finding a show that he enjoyed but others found immature? That episode has the message of "It's okay to like things that you're not the demographic for." This episode shits all over that nice moral. I hated that one scene so much, I stopped watching that episode and don't care to know what Supernova's titular secret origin is.

** PurpleShirt: I saw the episode when I was a kid, and I laughed hysterically when Buster of all people was like, "You hit your sister!" I know maybe some kids would think, "Wow, you hit your sister!" and I know you're an only child, but Buster? You know who D.W. is; you're Arthur's best friend! Most kids would side with their friend. When the entire class (even Binky) thought Arthur was bad, it just broke my WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief that the writers think kids would act like that at their age. I can see one or two knowing what Arthur did was wrong, but the whole class? What entire class of eight-year-olds knows about DisproportionateRetribution?! (And if they do, then I would really like to know where they live where the kids act like that -- because that's a very good place to raise a family.) I have family who work in several educational and care-taking fields. They deal with cases or {{Revenge}} and DisproportionateRetribution all the time. The course of action is almost always to tell the charges that they went too far and why it's a bad idea. I mean eff...I know it's trying to teach AnAesop, but the fact that the entire class acts like that (including Binky) just comes off as {{Anvilicious}}.

* fluffything: Yet another D.W.-related DMOS I'd like to add is the episode "Bleep", because it's the worst handling of subject matter in the series ever. Basically, the episode is about DW learning a "swear" word (We're never told which one or given a pseudo-swear for context) and ends up accidentally getting other people to say it since she doesn't understand what it means. Eventually, she gets into trouble. And, what does her mother tell her about it? "It means 'I want to hurt your feelings'." ...Are you kidding me? No, just...no. That's the laziest and most childish explanation for why people shouldn't swear in polite company I've ever heard. What made ''Arthur'' such a great series is that it handled serious issues like death, Alzheimer's, Asperger's Syndrome, Asthma, Dyslexia, even 9/11[[note]]represented by a fire at Lakewood[[/note]] and cancer with surprising maturity, and it never talked down to its target audience (IE: Children). "Bleep" just tosses all that maturity aside to give a half-assed reason for not swearing and it insults the intelligence of its audience by doing so.

Being on the air [[LongRunners for over 18 years]], it's not shocking that ''Arthur'' is bound to have more than a few bumps along its way.

--> ''And I say HEY! (Hey!)''\\
--> ''What a wonderful kind of day''\\
--> ''If we can learn to work and play,''\\

And we say HEY! (Hey!)\\
What a wonderful kind of day.\\
If we can learn to work and play,\\
[[DarthWiki/DethroningMomentOfSuck And prevent these moments from happening!]]

* AngelLovingDude: For me, the [=DMoS=] for Arthur is season 15's "The Secret Origin of Supernova". Not really a dethroning moment of suck, more of a dethroning episode of suck. The plot is that Arthur and Buster are going to a comic book convention and are going to be cosplaying, with Arthur as Dark Bunny and Buster as Bionic Bunny (which I'm pretty sure the episode "Buster Gets Real" explained he doesn't like anymore). While buying the costumes, Arthur spot an energy drink that he saw Dark Bunny promote on TV. When he takes it to lunch, the Brain says that it's basically junk food which prompts Arthur to throw it away. But then, he hates Dark Bunny because he was promoting something not terribly healthy. Not only is that a very shallow reason to stop liking something, but it's also hypocritical since in an earlier episode, Arthur shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. And then Arthur goes and throws out every single item with Dark Bunny on it. To say Arthur is going overboard is an understatement. Afterwards, he goes to find a new hero. He buys a crapload of merchandise with the hero and I knew where this was going. At the supermarket, he sees cereal promoted by that superhero, and his father tells him it's basically sugar. Which, again, prompts Arthur to throw out everything that he just bought with that superhero. And then he chooses another superhero, which was one he loved when he was younger. At school, Francine sees him drinking from a water bottle with that superhero on it, so she takes him to the Kindergartners, who all find that superhero to be immature. So Arthur throws the bottle away. If I must choose a [=DMoS=], it is this one. Not only has Arthur been extremely wasteful with his money, but the writers just said "Screw you!" to their older fans by saying that you shouldn't like stuff that you enjoyed when you were younger because others might find it immature. Need I remind you that the plot of "That's A Baby Show!" from Season 4 was about Arthur finding a show that he enjoyed but others found immature? That episode has the message of "It's okay to like things that you're not the demographic for." This episode shits all over that nice moral. I hated that one scene so much, I stopped watching that episode and don't care to know what Supernova's titular secret origin is.

* fluffything: Yet another D.W.-related DMOS I'd like to add is the episode "Bleep", because it's the worst handling of subject matter in the series ever. Basically, the episode is about DW learning a "swear" word (We're never told which one or given a pseudo-swear for context) and ends up accidentally getting other people to say it since she doesn't understand what it means. Eventually, she gets into trouble. And, what does her mother tell her about it? "It means 'I want to hurt your feelings'." ...Are you kidding me? No, just...no. That's the laziest and most childish explanation for why people shouldn't swear in polite company I've ever heard. What made ''Arthur'' such a great series is that it handled serious issues like death, Alzheimer's, Asperger's Syndrome, Asthma, Dyslexia, even 9/11[[note]]represented by a fire at Lakewood[[/note]] and cancer with surprising maturity and it ''never'' talked down to its target audience (IE: Children). "Bleep" just tosses all that maturity aside to give a half-assed reason for not swearing and it insults the intelligence of its audience by doing so.

* kokoroanime: "Nerve of Steal". Don't take this the wrong, I understand this episode had AnAesop about stealing, but things in this episode [[FromBadToWorse went progressively badder and sadder]]. Buster wanted a Cybertoy while everybody in this town (except for Arthur) has one, but he couldn't until his birthday as his mother told him. Then later, he's at the drug store, thinking of taking one Cybertoy from the store without paying it and put it in Arthur's bag then he picks his bag up and leaves, but that didn't help security camera from recording as Buster's feeling strange about what trouble he'll be in. And so, he revealed Arthur the Cybertoy that he put in his bag after stealing and Arthur gets mad with him for trying to get him in trouble and so, Arthur will help him return the toy that he have stole from the store and didn't tell his parents what happening when he saw it. What the hell, Arthur? You're supposed to let your parents know when something real serious happens around you so that way, your parents will situate this! And later, both of them are returning the toy before leaving the store, but it failed because the clerk found out that there's a Cybertoy was in there, and found a note that they told it. Buster told the truth that he stole it and wanting to know the security camera caught him. Okay, he told him that camera isn't working, but his telephone has so he can call his parents. Does telephones from the early 2000s have cameras in it? No!!! How did the store clerk know his number? Are they friends with them? That clerk is such an idiot for doing that! And now, Buster got grounded for a month for stealing the toy and covering it up, [[DownerEnding which causes a unexpected bad ending, where he won't have that Cybertoy for his birthday]]. Buster, don't you ever do that crap again! That Cybertoy is not going anywhere until your birthday comes! And you too, Brain, you're such a {{Jerkass}} for telling your friend "I'm glad got one for my birthday" when one's on punishment, [[DudeNotFunny that's bad]].

* Tropers/Baronobeefdip: For me, it's the episode ''D.W's Very Very Bad Mood'' which shows that her KarmaHoudini and BrattyHalfPint status has gone as far back as season two. Long story short, D.W basically acts like a total brat towards everyone and spends the majority of the episode being whiny and just plain rude to everyone. Arthur is, understandably, sick of his sister's unacceptable behavior and so Francine decides to find out why D.W is acting like such a brat. So, what's the problem? D.W wasn't invited to a birthday party. (Beat) Really? That's why D.W is acting so bratty? What's worse is that the episode expects us to feel sorry for the little brat. Seriously, only once is D.W called out for her bratty behavior and it's a very flimsy attempt at that (Much like the latter episode, ''Arthur's Big Hit''). And, no, D.W. being only four is no excuse for her behavior. Oh, and it ends with Francine inviting D.W to her (Francine's, not D.W.'s) party. I mean, if D.W were to simply act all sad throughout the episode, then I wouldn't have such a problem with it. But, no. Instead, she acts like a total bitch and then the episode expects us to feel sorry for her.
* fluffything: Yet another D.W.-related DMOS I'd like to add is the episode ''Bleep'', because it's the worst handling of subject matter in the series ever. Basically, the episode is about DW learning a "swear" word (We're never told which one or given a pseudo-swear for context) and ends up accidentally getting other people to say it since she doesn't understand what it means. Eventually, she gets into trouble. And, what does her mother tell her about it? "It means 'I want to hurt your feelings'." ...Are you kidding me? No, just...no. That's the laziest and most childish explanation for why people shouldn't swear in polite company I've ever heard. What made ''Arthur'' such a great series is that it handled serious issues like death, Alzheimer's, Asperger's Syndrome, Asthma, Dyslexia, even 9/11[[note]]represented by a fire at Lakewood[[/note]] and cancer with surprising maturity and it ''never'' talked down to its target audience (IE: Children). ''Bleep'' just tosses all that maturity aside to give a half-assed reason for not swearing and it insults the intelligence of its audience by doing so.
* RA2: ''The Cherry Tree.'' "Rich bitch" may be a hackneyed insult, but it just fits so perfectly. Muffy gets a gigantic bouncy castle for her party, and unwittingly gives the green light to chop down her favorite cherry tree so that it fits. Perfect opportunity for a lesson about hard decisions, greed, or sacrifices, but eff that, Muffy's too rich to have to deal with consequences. Instead she has her party guests (who are dressed in their nicest clothes) plant new cherry trees. It's supposedly a selfless act, global warming and all, but that's severely diminished by the fact that the trees are on her property - she'll no doubt keep all the cherries for herself.
* ElegantVamp: ''[=MacFrensky=]''. Muffy gets to go to lunch with the weatherman, even though she instigated Francine to place Buster's toy in Brain's backpack to frame him so Francine would win student of the month. It doesn't stop there, she also begins to frame other students to keep up the lie and makes Francine do it, too. And Brain is okay with this? Yeah, that's a great lesson. It makes Brain come off as a complete doormat, and Muffy is too easily forgiven. Not to mention, since this episode is a WholePlotReference, shouldn't Muffy have been suspended or something (since Lady Theatre/{{MacBeth}} kills herself off-screen near the end of the play)?

* AngelLovingDude: For me, the [=DMoS=] for Arthur is season 15's The Secret Origin of Supernova. Not really a dethroning moment of suck, more of a dethroning episode of suck. The plot is that Arthur and Buster are going to a comic book convention and are going to be cosplaying, with Arthur as Dark Bunny and Buster as Bionic Bunny (which I'm pretty sure the episode "Buster Gets Real" explained he doesn't like anymore). While buying the costumes, Arthur spot an energy drink that he saw Dark Bunny promote on TV. When he takes it to lunch, the Brain says that it's basically junk food which prompts Arthur to throw it away. But then, he hates Dark Bunny because he was promoting something not terribly healthy. Not only is that a very shallow reason to stop liking something, but it's also hypocritical since in an earlier episode, Arthur shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. And then Arthur goes and throws out every single item with Dark Bunny on it. To say Arthur is going overboard is an understatement. Afterwards, he goes to find a new hero. He buys a crapload of merchandise with the hero and I knew where this was going. At the supermarket, he sees cereal promoted by that superhero, and his father tells him it's basically sugar. Which, again, prompts Arthur to throw out everything that he just bought with that superhero. And then he chooses another superhero, which was one he loved when he was younger. At school, Francine sees him drinking from a water bottle with that superhero on it, so she takes him to the Kindergartners, who all find that superhero to be immature. So Arthur throws the bottle away. If I must choose a [=DMoS=], it is this one. Not only has Arthur been extremely wasteful with his money, but the writers just said "Screw you!" to their older fans by saying that you shouldn't like stuff that you enjoyed when you were younger because others might find it immature. Need I remind you that the plot of ''That's A Baby Show!'' from Season 4 was about Arthur finding a show that he enjoyed but others found immature? That episode has the message of "It's okay to like things that you're not the demographic for." This episode shits all over that nice moral. I hated that one scene so much, I stopped watching that episode and don't care to know what Supernova's titular secret origin is.

* AngelLovingDude: For me, the [=DMoS=] for Arthur is season 15's The Secret Origin of Supernova. Not really a dethroning moment of suck, more of a dethroning episode of suck. The plot is that Arthur and Buster are going to a comic book convention and are going to be cosplaying, with Arthur as Dark Bunny and Buster as Bionic Bunny (which I'm pretty sure the episode "Buster Gets Real" explained he doesn't like anymore). While buying the costumes, Arthur spot an energy drink that he saw Dark Bunny promote on TV. When he takes it to lunch, the Brain says that it's basically junk food which prompts Arthur to throw it away. But then, he hates Dark Bunny because he was promoting something not terribly healthy. Not only is that a very shallow reason to stop liking something, but it's also hypocritical since in an earlier episode, Arthur shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. And then Arthur goes and throws out every single item with Dark Bunny on it. To say Arthur is going overboard is an understatement. Afterwards, he goes to find a new hero. He buys a crapload of merchandise with the hero and I knew where this was going. At the supermarket, he sees cereal promoted by that superhero, and his father tells him it's basically sugar. Which, again, prompts Arthur to throw out everything that he just bought with that superhero. And then he chooses another superhero, which was one he loved when he was younger. At school, Francine sees him drinking from a water bottle with that superhero on it, so she takes him to the Kindergartners, who all find that superhero to be immature. So Arthur throws the bottle away. If I must choose a [=DMoS=], it is this one. Not only has Arthur been extremely wasteful with his money, but the writers just said "Screw you!" to their older fans by saying that you shouldn't like stuff that you enjoyed when you were younger because others might find it immature. Need I remind you that the plot of an earlier episode was about Arthur finding a show that he enjoyed but others found immature? That episode has the message of "It's okay to like things that you're not the demographic for." This episode shits all over that nice moral. I hated that one scene so much, I stopped watching that episode and don't care to know what Supernova's titular secret origin is.

[[DarthWiki/WallBanger And will these moments out of existence!]]

* fluffything: Yet another DW-related DMOS I'd like to add is the episode ''Bleep'', because it's the worst handling of subject matter in the series ever. Basically, the episode is about DW learning a "swear" word (We're never told which one or given a pseudo-swear for context) and ends up accidentally getting other people to say it since she doesn't understand what it means. Eventually, she gets into trouble. And, what does her mother tell her about it? "It means 'I want to hurt your feelings'." ...Are you kidding me? No, just...no. That's the laziest and most childish explanation for why people shouldn't swear in polite company I've ever heard. What made ''Arthur'' such a great series is that it handled serious issues like death, Alzheimer's, Asperger's Syndrome, Athsma, Dyslexia, even 9/11[[note]]represented by a fire at Lakewood[[/note]] and cancer with surprising maturity and it ''never'' talked down to its target audience (IE: Children). ''Bleep'' just tosses all that maturity aside to give a half-assed reason for not swearing and it insults the intelligence of its audience by doing so.

* kokoroanime: "Nerve of Steal". Don't take this the wrong, I understand this episode had AnAesop about stealing, but things gone badder and sadder. Buster wanted a Cybertoy while everybody in this town (except for Arthur) has one, but he couldn't until his birthday as his mother told him. Then later, he's at the drug store, thinking of taking one Cybertoy from the store without paying it and put it in Arthur's bag then he picks his bag up and leaves, but that didn't help security camera from recording as Buster's feeling strange about what trouble he'll be in. And so, he revealed Arthur the Cybertoy that he put in his bag after stealing and Arthur gets mad with him for trying to get him in trouble and so, Arthur will help him return the toy that he have stole from the store and didn't tell his parents what happening when he saw it. What the hell, Arthur? You're supposed to let your parents know when something real serious happens around you so that way, your parents will situate this! And later, both of them are returning the toy before leaving the store, but it failed because the clerk found out that there's a Cybertoy was in there, and found a note that they told it. Buster told the truth that he stole it and wanting to know the security camera caught him. Okay, he told him that camera isn't working, but his telephone has so he can call his parents. Does telephones from the early 2000s have cameras in it? No!!! How did the store clerk know his number? Are they friends with them? That clerk is such an idiot for doing that! And now, Buster got grounded for a month for stealing the toy and covering it up, [[DownerEnding which causes a unexpected bad ending, where he won't have that Cybertoy for his birthday]]. Buster, don't you ever do that crap again! That Cybertoy is not going anywhere until your birthday comes! And you too, Brain, you're such a {{Jerkass}} for telling your friend "I'm glad got one for my birthday" when one's on punishment, [[DudeNotFunny that's bad]].
* AngelLovingDude: For me, the DMoS for Arthur is season 15's The Secret Origin of Supernova. Not really a dethroning moment of suck, more of a dethroning episode of suck. The plot is that Arthur and Buster are going to a comic book convention and are going to be cosplaying, with Arthur as Dark Bunny and Buster as Bionic Bunny (which I'm pretty sure the episode "Buster Gets Real" explained he doesn't like anymore). While buying the costumes, Arthur spot an energy drink that he saw Dark Bunny promote on TV. When he takes it to lunch, the Brain says that it's basically junk food which prompts Arthur to throw it away. But then, he hates Dark Bunny because he was promoting something not terribly healthy. Not only is that a very shallow reason to stop liking something, but it's also hypocritical since in an earlier episode, Arthur shoved a slice of cake in his mouth. And then Arthur goes and throws out every single item with Dark Bunny on it. To say Arthur is going overboard is an understatement. Afterwards, he goes to find a new hero. He buys a crapload of merchandise with the hero and I knew where this was going. At the supermarket, he sees cereal promoted by that superhero, and his father tells him it's basically sugar. Which, again, prompts Arthur to throw out everything that he just bought with that superhero. And then he chooses another superhero, which was one he loved when he was younger. At school, Francince sees him drinking from a water bottle with that superhero on it, so she takes him to the Kindergartners, who all find that superhero to be immature. So Arthur throws the bottle away. If I must choose a DMoS, it is this one. Not only has Arthur been extremely wasteful with his money, but the writers just said "Screw You!" to their older fans by saying that you shouldn't like stuff that you enjoyed when you were younger because others might find it immature. Need I remind you that the plot of an earlier episode was about Arthur finding a show that he enjoyed but others found immature? That episode has the message of "It's okay to like things that you're not the demographic for." This episode shits all over that nice moral. I hated that one scene so much, I stopped watching that episode and don't care to know what Supernova's titular secret origin is.

''And I say HEY! (Hey!)''
''What a wonderful kind of day.''
''If we can learn to work and play,''
''[[DarthWiki/WallBanger And we wish these moments never existed at all!]]''

* kokoroanime: "Nerve of Steal". Don't take this the wrong, I understand this episode had AnAesop about stealing, but things gone badder and sadder. Buster wanted a Cybertoy while everybody in this town (except for Arthur) has one, but he couldn't until his birthday as his mother told him. Then later, he's at the drug store, thinking of taking one Cybertoy from the store without paying it and put it in Arthur's bag then he picks his bag up and leaves, but that didn't help security camera from recording as Buster's feeling strange about what trouble he'll be in. And so, he revealed Arthur the Cybertoy that he put in his bag after stealing and Arthur gets mad with him for trying to get him in trouble and so, Arthur will help him return the toy that he have stole from the store and didn't tell his parents what happening when he saw it. What the hell, Arthur? You're supposed to let your parents know when something real serious happens around you so that way, your parents will situate this! And later, both of them are returning the toy before leaving the store, but it failed because the clerk found out that there's a Cybertoy was in there, and found a note that they told it. Buster told the truth that he stole it and wanting to know the security camera caught him. Okay, he told him that camera isn't working, but his telephone has so he can call his parents. Does telephones from the early 2000s have cameras in it? No!!! How did the store clerk know his number? Are they friends with them? That clerk is such an idiot for doing that! And now, Buster got grounded for a month for stealing the toy and covering it up, [[DownerEnding which causes a unexpected bad ending, where he won't have that Cybertoy for his birthday]]. Buster, don't you ever do that crap again, that Cybertoy is not going anywhere until your birthday comes and you too Brain, you're such a {{Jerkass}} for telling your friend "I'm glad got one for my birthday" when one's on punishment, [[DudeNotFunny that's bad]].

--> ''And I say HEY! (Hey!)''
--> ''What a wonderful kind of day.''
--> ''If we can learn to work and play,''
--> ''[[DarthWiki/WallBanger And we wish these moments never existed at all!]]''