History Memes / Arthur

** I told [[SuddenlyShouting YOU...]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOT! TO!]]'' '''''[[RageBreakingPoint TOUCH IT!!]]'''''

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmLFmp5kJCk Oh, are you having cake?]]
* This is spinach...and ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZ4qywDjnE I! HATE!]]'' '''''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis SPINACH!!!!!!]]'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]From "D.W. the Picky Eater"[[/labelnote]]
* Buster: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdD206eSv0 "You really think someone would do that -- just go on the Internet and tell lies?"]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Buster being informed from Arthur on how some things online are not true. This lead to an aesop about Internet facts and lies. Commonly used as a reaction gif or forum weapon when someone is blatantly lying to them.[[/labelnote]]
* [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-ass-was-fat-arthur-sees-a-fat-ass The Ass Was Fat]].

%%* Arthur Wearing Headphones on Head.
* "I HATE Martin Spivak!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] At one point in "Bitzi's Break-Up", Buster imagines his mother getting a new boyfriend - a boring person named Martin Spivak with a boring job. After the ImagineSpot, Buster exclaims this - to which Arthur says, "Who?"[[/labelnote]]

** From the same special, the scene where DW thinks she sees Santa in the bathroom but sees Arthur peeing instead, causing him to scream.[[note]] This is mainly due to the fact that ToiletHumor is rare in Creator/PBSKids shows. WebVideo/PeanutButterGamer also gave this scene some considerable notoriety in his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJS0gtQtryU review]] of the special.[[/note]]

** Alabama banned the episode because [[BrotherSisterIncest Ratburn didn't marry his sister]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]The crux of the episode is Arthur and company trying to figure out who Mr. Ratburn was marrying. They come to the wrong conclusion that a woman rat that he was meeting was his fiancé; though who was in actuality, his sister. Due to Alabama's ban as seen above, many people joked that Alabama banned the episode simply because Mr. Ratburn didn't marry his sister, owing to the Alabama's DeepSouth stereotype.[[/labelnote]]

* "In my Africa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" [[labelnote:Explanation]]A song from the episode "In My Africa" about all the countries in the continent that is often used to teach about the country[[/labelnote]]

* Arthur Robs a Bank/"Canadian Robbery"[[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AxMBWjcs5k&ab_channel=EnchantedJaxs This scene]] of Arthur conducting a "polite bank robbery" in an ImagineSpot in the episode "Water and the Brain" went viral for how strange it appeared out of context, with many people subsequently joking that this is how actual robberies are conducted [[CanadaEh in Canada]].[[/labelnote]]

** I SUPPORT GAY RATS [[labelnote:Explanation]]In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ser504/aita_for_not_letting_my_girlfriend_wear_her/ a guy posted to Reddit]] asking if he was wrong because he and his girlfriend were going to a wedding with two grooms and he didn't like her idea of showing up wearing a dress covered in stuffed rats, pride flags, and emblazoned with the words "I SUPPORT GAY RATS." The story became a meme for how ridiculous it was. (She ended up finding the post and was mad at him, they broke up, and he went to the wedding single. His friend who was getting married thought the situation was hilarious, but maintained that if she showed up in the gay rat dress, they would be kicked to the curb.)[[/labelnote]]

** I SUPPORT GAY RATS [[labelnote:Explanation]]In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ser504/aita_for_not_letting_my_girlfriend_wear_her/ a guy posted to Reddit]] asking if he was wrong because he and his girlfriend were going to a wedding with two grooms and he didn't want her to wear a self-designed dress covered in stuffed rats, pride flags, and emblazoned with the words "I SUPPORT GAY RATS." The story became a meme for how ridiculous it was. (She ended up finding the post and was mad at him, they broke up, and he went to the wedding single. His friend who was getting married thought the situation was hilarious, but maintained that if she showed up in the gay rat dress, they would be kicked to the curb.)[[/labelnote]]

** I SUPPORT GAY RATS [[labelnote:Explanation]]In 2022, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/ser504/aita_for_not_letting_my_girlfriend_wear_her/ a guy posted to Reddit]] asking if he was wrong because he and his girlfriend were going to a wedding with two grooms and he didn't want her to wear a self-designed dress covered in stuffed rats, pride flags, and emblazoned with the words "I SUPPORT GAY RATS." The story became a meme for how ridiculous it was. (She ended up finding the post and was mad at him, they broke up, and he went to the wedding single. His friend who was getting married thought the situation was hilarious, but maintained that if she showed up in the gay rat dress, they would be kicked to the curb.[[/labelnote]]

** Alabama banned the episode because [[BrotherSisterIncest Ratburn didn't marry his sister]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]The crux of the episode is Arthur and company trying to figure out who Mr. Ratburn was marrying. They come to the wrong conclusion that a woman rat that he was meeting was his fiancé; though who was in actuality, his sister. Due to Alabama's ban as seen above, many people joked that Alabama banned the episode simply because Mr. Ratburn didn't marry his sister, owing to the Alabama's DeepSouth sterotype.[[/labelnote]]

* "Dear Sue Ellen: I’m sorry I upset you, I didn’t mean to. It was really just a joke. I thought you could take a joke. But I guess I was wrong. I’ve been teased before about wearing glasses but I never felt I had to tell the teacher about it and get someone else in trouble. Maybe you’re just over-reacting? I don’t understand why you’re so upset about such a small thing. I thought we were friends."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A screenshot of the "apology" letter from Arthur in "So Funny I Forgot To Laugh" is used whenever someone makes a BackhandedApology, as [[https://68.media.tumblr.com/9e298477422a00a954be158af88b2d0b/tumblr_o5yg104oEE1tkdq4co1_1280.jpg seen]] [[https://pics.onsizzle.com/Facebook-df34b7.png here]].[[/labelnote]]

-->"[[CatchPhrase You tell Arthur Read that he'll never eat lunch in this town again!]]"

-->"I can't believe I'd say this about my best friend, but you're a richist!" \\
"A what?" \\

* Gay rat wedding [[labelnote: Explanation]]A news article documenting Alabama banning the episode "Mr. Ratburn And The Special Someone" refers to the signature moment in the episode (Ratburn and his partner getting married) as this. While the situation is rather controversial, the way the moment was worded was considered strangely hilarious. This evolved to people claiming that rats/mice from various franchises showed up at the wedding, most popularly Remy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}}'' catering the wedding and Literature/StuartLittle being homophobic (for whatever reason).[[/labelnote]]

* D.W. smiling [[labelnote:Explanation]] [[https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy83MTAyODUxL29yaWdpbi5qcGciLCJleHBpcmVzX2F0IjoxNjQzNDUwNzE3fQ._iNLkDeP7xQeAKB9lOJFt_GrBr8JE_GPbgXbICS-PUU/img.jpg?width=1200&coordinates=0%2C226%2C0%2C40&height=600 An edited image]] of D.W. smiling in a strange way.[[/labelnote]]
* "There's a mushroom on your shirt." "Oh. I'm a failure." [[labelnote:Explanation]] In the episode "Is That Kosher?", Francine struggles fasting through Yom Kippur and unintentionally takes a bite of pizza at Arthur’s party. Although Francine tries to hide what she did, her grandmother figures out that she ate pizza by noticing the little mushroom on her shirt. This makes Francine feel as if she failed at fasting, even though her grandmother comforts her for trying. This line gained attention on the internet for just how bizarre it sounds out of context. [[/labelnote]]
* "Now I know what true power feels like." [[labelnote:Explanation]]D.W.'s response to getting her library card, from the episode "D.W.'s Library Card". [[/labelnote]]

''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'s [[MemeticMutation Memes]]. D.W. not allowed.''

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKuAsndvxvs This scene]] from the Season 17 episode "Binky's Music Madness", where Binky listens to a band called Bang On A Can All Stars and has an...[[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs unusual reaction]] to it has seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1sbZ66UMqc several]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyrS0rpLezI remixes]] where Binky listens to other music/songs and has the same reaction, similar to a previous ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' trend.

** Arthur wearing a set of headphones in a manner that they completely fail to cover his actual ears before that scene.

** [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros FALCON!]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTmSLkcZ3h8 PAWNCH!]]

* The [[MemeticBadass Memetic Badassery]] of Arthur punching DW in "Arthur's Big Hit" for destroying a model plane he was working on has gathered a decent batch of memes made from it.

* The [[MemeticBadass Memetic Badassery]] of Arthur punching DW.
** I told [[SuddenlyShouting YOU...]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOT! TO!]]'' '''''[[RageBreakingPoint TOUCH IT!!]]'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The infamous scene in "Arthur's Big Hit", when Arthur [[NiceGuy of all people]] punches [[BrattyHalfPint D.W.]] for destroying a model plane he was working on.[[/labelnote]]

** Related to this meme is using Arthur making a fist, often presented out of context such as with "[[https://www.google.com/search?q=arthur%27s+fist&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiGic29zNDOAhULXB4KHX3uBIYQ_AUICSgC&biw=1517&bih=725&dpr=0.9 When X does Y for Z]]".[[labelnote:Explanation]]Arthur makes this in the same scene when D.W. tells him it's his fault his model plane cannot fly. [[/labelnote]]

** I told [[SuddenlyShouting YOU...]] ''[[PunctuatedForEmphasis NOT! TO!]]'' '''''[[RageBreakingPoint TOUCH IT]]!!!!!!!!!!!'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The infamous scene in "Arthur's Big Hit", when Arthur [[NiceGuy of all people]] punches [[BrattyHalfPint D.W.]] for destroying a model plane he was working on.[[/labelnote]]

** I told you... ''NOT! TO!'' '''''TOUCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!'''''[[labelnote:Explanation]]The infamous scene in "Arthur's Big Hit", when Arthur [[NiceGuy of all people]] punches [[BrattyHalfPint D.W.]] for destroying a model plane he was working on.[[/labelnote]]

* Creator/MattDamon's InkSuitActor character from "The Making of Arthur" has become something of a MemeticBadass[=/=]RecurringExtra gag character in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop, especially those made by WebVideo/SchaffrillasProductions in which Damon will show up almost OnceAnEpisode.

* "I WANTED TINA THE TALKING TABBY!"[[labelnote:Explanation]]D.W. throws a huge tantrum in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas" because she didn't get the toy she wanted. This scene has become popular in {{WebAnimation/YouTube Poop}}s. [[/labelnote]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUqBBBQubps The iconic sound cue]] signaling a flashback, ImagineSpot, or DreamSequence has become near-synonymous with said tropes, and it is often used in [=YouTube=] videos (such as videos/memes about ''Arthur'' as a whole or in [[WebAnimation/YouTubePoop YouTube Poops]]) to transition to such scenes like in the original show.

* "How do you get square balloons?" "Blow square breaths!"[[labelnote:Explanation]] An exchange between D.W. and a story clerk from "Arthur's Birthday". Made funnier by D.W.'s blank stare and finger pointing, as if she's about to say something but doesn't know how to respond.[[/labelnote]]

* "That sign can't stop me because I can't read!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] Comes from second season episode of Arthur, "D.W.'s Name Game."[[/labelnote]]

* D.W. at the fence. [[labelnote:Explanation]][[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/dw-holding-fence An image of D.W. holding her hand up to a fence]], frequently used as a reaction image to represent exclusion from something[[/labelnote]]

"A richist! Someone who's prejudiced against rich people!" [[labelnote:Explanation]] A line from the episode "Spoiled Rotten!", where Muffy accuses Francine of being "richist." Used when someone [[BourgeoisBumpkin unironically complains about being "discriminated against" for their wealth]], as done [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/644/566/f4b.jpg here]].[[/labelnote]]

* "There's a mushroom on your shirt." "Oh. I'm a failure."

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* WebAnimation/AOKRuinsYourChildhood's "WebAnimation/AdultArthur" is the BadFuture counterpart of the TimeSkip in the finale "All Grown Up".

** Alabama banned the episode because [[IncestIsRelative Ratburn didn't marry his sister]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]The crux of the episode is Arthur and company trying to figure out who Mr. Ratburn was marrying. They come to the wrong conclusion that a woman rat that he was meeting was his fiancé; though who was in actuality, his sister. Due to Alabama's ban as seen above, many people joked that Alabama banned the episode simply because Mr. Ratburn didn't marry his sister, owing to the Alabama's DeepSouth sterotype.[[/labelnote]]

* "He does it for free"[[labelnote:Explanation]]Pictures of Mr. Morris, the school's janitor from the earlier seasons, are used alongside this quote to mock janitors on Website/FourChan.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://imgur.com/gallery/JmM4rF8 Arthur and Buster]] trying to look cool in "Buster and the Daredevils".