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Arthur Grown Up is a series of Arthur fanfics by Cartoonofan consisting of Arthur Grown Up, Baby's got Sacks and the sequel to The Simpsons Vs Arthur.

The stories are set five years later, with Arthur and friends now 13 years old and attending eight grade at Lakewood Middle School. Some things have changed, and some have stayed the same, but their respective friendships are still going strong. The series is mostly Slice of Life focusing on Arthur and pals as they deal with school assignments and the problems that come with being a teenager.


These stories contain examples of the following tropes:

  • Aborted Arc: The first story has a subplot about Muffy & Francine being upset about their older siblings dating and trying to deal with it. It was never mentioned again after said story, due to the author no longer caring, and because that same subject was dealt with much more effectively in the episode "Matchmaker, Match Breaker."
  • Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking: When Muffy introduces the girls to a new classmate, she mentions that she's the most popular girl in school, Francine is good at sports and her best friend, Sue Ellen has been all over the world and Fern...writes.
  • As You Know: Most of the characters will supply the readers with info on what happened in the last five years using this.
  • Beta Couple: George and Jenna.
  • Continuity Nod: Occasionally references events that occured on the series
  • Government Conspiracy: Buster's new obsession of choice, replacing aliens (though still closely related, since conspiracy theories regarding the government covering up the existence of aliens are extremely common).
  • Imagine Spots: A series staple, and the characters still have them.
  • Mythology Gag: The looks of Arthur, Buster, Alan, Binky, Francine & Muffy are identical to their "five years later" look in the episode "the Contest."
  • Official Couple: Arthur & Sue Ellen.
  • Original Character: Four of Arthur's new classmates for 8th grade; Leonard Cooper, Rob, Penny, & Troy.
  • Outgrowing the Childish Name: Brain outgrew his nickname years ago and is now called Alan by everyone.
  • Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Pretty Fly for a Dog Guy: One of Arthur's new classmates, Rob, acts & dresses like a stereotypical rapper.
  • Shout-Out: New character Leonard Cooper is named after the protagonists of The Big Bang Theory.
  • Sickeningly Sweethearts: George and Jenna, much to the disgust of their friends.
  • Retcon: Sort of; although earlier stories by the author had Sue Ellen gain a crush on Arthur when they were still in third grade, Sue Ellen says that "doesn't count", because she and Arthur were too young to really understand their feelings (and Girls Have Cooties), and now that they're older, they can appreciate their feelings more.
  • Time Skip: The stories are set five years in the future.

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