Film Theory: The Tragic World of Arthur Exposed! (PBS Arthur)
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Remember Arthur? The aardvark that helped you know how to SPELL aardvark? This PBS show is still running and I think it's about time I ruin it for EVERYONE! It's my job! I started watching through some episodes and started to notice something: there are a LOT of bunnies on this show. Now, there are plenty of jokes to make about rabbits but what I have to show you is MUCH darker than that. I am about to pull back the veil to show the tragic secret of the Arthur universe.
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Credits:
Writer: Matthew Patrick and Justin Kuiper
Editor: Forrest Lee and Alex "Sedge" Sedgwick
Assistant Editor: AlyssaBeCrazy
Sound Editor: Yosi Berman
And I say HEY! (HEY!) What a wonderful kind of day. If you can learn to work and play And get along with each other🎶🎶. 😭😭
THE MEMORIES
Omg yes I'm so nostalgic rn😭🤣
What a banger 🤘
wha
You got a heart
Everyone: “Stop ruining our childhood!” Me: “Binky was a bulldog?”
He was?
I didn't actually know that until about two months ago when I finally got bored enough to look it up, lol
Thought he was some sort of fish lol
wait, what?
I thought he was a hippo. LMAO
Marc Brown (probably): “I just like drawing rabbits...”
I honestly think that’s the reason lmao 😂
That is hilariously probably accurate
Even though the main character is an aardvark...
Just like when Shakespeare just picked blue for a door color and all teachers were like what does that mean?
U get that from prozd?
Man, having a rabbit for 12 years and seeing they are expected to live for 5-7 years makes me happy that I had him for so long.
Same
Domestic rabbits live for 8-12 years if you take of them
@@funniefluffyfun9398 Wait UP TO 12 years! ._. oh no...
Dont aay another word. You are fonna ruin his day
Ey dude that’s awesome!! Should consider becoming a parent :P I would put that on my Tinder bio. “Kept a rabbit alive twice it’s lifespan; you know I’ll make for a good parent”
I find it interesting looking at the rabbits noses to determine their parents. Carl's nose would indicate his father would have been a dog like Molly getting her moms nose and Emily getting her dad's nose
But if Carl's father was a dog, wouldn't he have been a dog too and not a rabbit?
*the artist who is only good at drawing rabbits* “yup this definitely this is what I meant to do”
hahahaha
As an artist I both approve of, and applaud this joke. *Clap and half-ing intensifies*
LOL
Matpat, giving creators a reason for their crazy ideas since 2011
@@hickyxnicky411 Can you smell what the Brock is cooking.
Busters dad looks weirdly human like and it’s scaring me.
i know
Right!? Lol it's so weird
He looks like a human wearing a rabbit headband.
buster's dad is a furry
Hes a bit creepy mind u
Matpat's next theory: why dog man and captain underpants are in the same universe
The fact he forgot to check the deer lifespan :( it’s like George isn’t even there
Poor George. He always struggles to be noticed. sad face
I think George is a moose
" *A Lonely child is what you're gonna be when I sell you* " - Arthur, 1998
WOWWW-
Ohhhh
[OHHHH sound effects #1]
[INSERT OOOOOOOHHHHHH SOUNDS]
That makes it seem more like a dark..
so no one's saying anything about how Ladonna has a pet rat, but her teacher is also a rat?? how tf does that work?
dont. ask.
It's like frogs and octopi in Animal Crossing...
And Arthur has a pet dog. Same with Mickey Mouse.
It's like how Ross Geller has a primate for a pet, yet is a primate himself. So weird and unrealistic!
🤫
Orangutans (like Muffy) can live around 40 years in the wild, or up to 50 years in captivity. In the Arthurverse that means they could potentially live up to 176 years, going by your scale. It's no wonder the orangutans have accumulated so much wealth and power, because they are so long lived.
Soooo, weird timing, but how does that scale work? Like, how do you transfer 50 years to 176 specifically? Sorry for this being eight months later, but I’m curious since I never really got it
2 mins in and I legit JUST learned Arthur was an aardvark. I always thought he was a mouse. That scene where he dances around learning how to spell aardvark (which is also the tune I hear whenever I spell that word...not that often) just got even more awesome! ...and 60 seconds later Matpat references that moment 😂😂 goddamn I love these videos!!!
Well... I don’t know what to say... I came into this knowing this would happen, but I am still stunned.
Yeah same. I knew he make it dark but buster being able to only living to his 40s max is messed up
“A lonely child is what your going to be when I sell YOU!” -Arthur
That is just wrong. Next Matpat should make a theory about that fact.
@@alexamorales6714 I liked the Arthur theory a lot, But that wouldn’t make a good theory he was just trying to get her to stop. But I do hope he makes another Arthur theory.
@@Shaw4123 Sorry but Matpat can make a theory on everything. Also I was saying it in a moment of surprise because I’ve never watched the series but I just assumed it was an all around family show and the fact that he said that surprised me.
@@alexamorales6714 Arthur says a lot of dark things in the series.
Hellyeah child labor -written by tank fish
Me watching every single episode of this: Welp my childhood ruined....... Also me: Imma watch another one!...
FELT
*Shows war flash backs* AND THAT WAS MY FEEL GOOD EPISODE MY FRIENDS
"Having fun isn't hard if you have a library card." I still think that is the catchiest song ever
"Cuz I was Jekyll, Jekyll, HYDE, Jekyll, HYDE, HYDE, Jekyll, Jekyll, Jekyll, HYDE, Jekyll, HYYYYYYDE!!!"
Got stuck in my head for a week and I still remember it
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Bruh.... That instantly took me back to when I was a kid.
Who's Dewey?
“Arthur has been an 8 year old for over 23 years” Ash: “HOLD MY HAT”
*Caillou sitting in the corner*
Bart Simpson
Pokémon was created in the same year. And the anime didn’t come out till a year after. So ash would actually be younger
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@@brianisme6498 ash was 10 and arthur was 8
Its Feb 2024 and ever since MatPat announced his retirement, I've been binge watching all old episodes especially the ones that still use the into theme song. We will miss you MatPat!
It's cool to rewatch stuff you've seen before as a kid
yo why is buster's dad literally just a human with rabbit ears
He's cosplayin as bugs bunny
He's a furry
He might have been a celebrity guest. That's what they usually do when they insert celebrities into the show
@@lisaromero580 yea I remember that
He is a human trapped in their world.
Having a theory isn't hard when you have a library card.
Nostalgia!!!!!!
YES! I knew I’d find one of these XD
No no you got a point
I think you mean a Gmail account
Cus I was *JEKYLL JEKYLL HYDE JEKYLL HYDE HYDE JEKYLL JEKYLL JEKYLL HYDE JEKYLL HYYYYYYDE*
In 2019 I had a teacher and this was one of her favourite shows
I honestly thought Spongebob was the second longest running show in history. Seeing as how Arthur is really blew my mind.
"A lonely child is what you're gonna be when I sell you." Dang, Arthur.
She deserved it
What can I say? The brat deserves it.
Arthur was always a savage and I loved it.
@@No-tg6ib thug life.
Green Isaac gang
I bet his son when he’s 13 is gonna be like “Dad, why did you have to ruin my childhood?”
Well, his childhood will be different from ours because he'll be watching different shows. That being said, MatPat will probably ruin those shows as well ;DDD
UwU not all of them at least not their favorite
At least I hope so
@@uwu8725 nooo please don’t ruin Mickey Mouse
@@spungbopscarepans too late, just watch the film theories over time
One question: With the notion of rabbits having an shorter lifespan in this universe, Did it end up like Harry Harrison's novel 'Make room! Make Room!' (Soylent Green) because of the amount of rabbit bodies piling up?
3:04 listen to less than 3 seconds of it and it is now stuck in my head
The "Having Fun Isn't Hard When You Got a Library Card" song has been engraved into my skull for the past 20 years
Having a library card is required for dopamine Please collect your card from human resources factory 70054,and yes,your spinal cord being extracted is required for the process
Jekyll jekyll Hyde, jekyll hyde hyde jekyll
My dads a chef youd think thats great, but try to guess whats on your plate
Please end our suffering Having fun IS hard when you have a library card
Dammit I just got it out of my head lmfao
Did you see the divorce episode that one was fun
y e s
Is it wrong that I laughed during that episode
Oml yeah lol
Oh yeah. I forgot that existed
Deific Deku It’s ok I laughed :
I was ALWAYS scared of Arthur as a kid 😂
Dude same!
This brought up a question that I'm sure many others have had as well. Binky is a sentient dog which can walk and talk, but Pal is basically a real-world dog. So why are some dogs sentient while some are not?
Yeah I’ve wondered that multiple times.
Why are most species of apes just animals while another species of ape is the dominant species on Earth?
The Pluto question
MatPat's Next Theory: Why the Wild Krats are criminals.
YES
Finally, something that is my childhood and now-hood
BET
Please no.
Shh don't give him any ideas
"When I sell you!" Is the realest sibling quote ever though 😂
I’m convinced that an actual brother and sister wrote most of the dialogue for Arthur and DW.
As an older child I can confirm this
For real though 😂😂
So true
@@kaisquared6840 same
Legit. The kinds of stuff- not this thing tho that keeps me up at night. Love it.
This episode helped me on a science test, by far my favorite theory so far
Francine: “Hey whatever happened to ol’ Buster Baxter?” Arthur: *vietnam flashbacks*
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@@kobebryant1973 that song sucks
Oh god, oh no, Not Again!,!
Why is this funny
Matpat exposing Arthur: Gumball: shivering in his boots
Mot Doai stop
DUEY Yeah, I’m pretty sure almost all of the main character’s parents are of the same species. The only exception I can think of is Gumball’s family and some of his other family members. The interesting thing is that the kids at Elmore Junior High are dating different species. Do we need a theory on this?
SHIEEEEETT, Gumball would do it himself
Theres a family of sentient peanuts who are actually shapeshifters and one of them is dating an anthropomorphic cat. But based on the way that interspecies stuff seems to work in that show, it's not the same situation as Arthur.
Berleezy exposed Arthur Now MatPat exposed Arthur
It is really cool to be able to share a show with your child that you both grew up on. And now, my son and I share the memes with each other. 🤣 (He's 12.)
Aurthur: "A lonely child is what your gonna be when I sell you!" Me: *time to try to make an edit*
Film theory: that’s a nice childhood ya got there, it would be a shame if someone ruind it
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@@H1Y28 well I watched the video, I'm pretty sure Mason's and Mabel's parents weren't in the show because the dont really play a role their purpose was just to send them to their uncle's house for the summer
as I quote Judy Hopps: "RABBITS ARE GOOD AT MULTIPLICATION"
👏🤣
👁👄👁
I just got that joke
LMao
"I may be a dumb bunny, but we sure can multiply"
Matpats a great lawyer until he concludes the evidence with “thats just a theory”
The show that sadly ended this year, just a few days after my birthday. But yeah, these are the reasons I'm watching this series. I've never watched it when i was a kid
His real dark secret is that he doesn’t wear headphones over his ears.
Arthur's prolly on airpods
@@mustafa8920 true but then why would he wear headphones?
@@spookwav to hide the fact that hes a time traveler
@@ratkiller6237 Oh, to distract you, right.
They usually do earbuds because it goes in there ears. But some I can’t even see there ears..
MatPat‘s next theories gonna be like: *Why Mr Crabs is responsible for child labour and exploitation* *How Perry the Platypus operated with the KGB*
yes
I would pay for both of these
Why Mr Crocker is just imagining all of Fairly Odd Parents in an insane asylum
It’s fricking KRABS come on
Please don't give him ideas
Omg the aardvark song still plays in my head at random
I live in the u.k and grew up with this show, my 2 year old watches this now and loves it
Francine: *asks an innocent question about their old classmate* Arthur: *Vietnam flashbacks*
No it's ww3
Looked more like a Somalia flashback
A R K
@@CAPTAINBENDY_1129 yes
@@CAPTAINBENDY_1129 lol
Arthur The Aardvark Has a Pet,Puppy Named Pal,That’s so Weird
Perhaps dogs haven't anthropomorphized in that universe
@@marcusblackwell2372 Binky, Fern, and Prunella are all dogs
@@julie4300 I take it back...
@@julie4300 weird...
Same thing for Micky mouses world
Interesting fact:My best friend is not aloud to watch arther so we aren’t aloud to watch it in school 😢
I’m not American, but I still remember loving this show. I’d walk around singing the intro theme song.
Matpat: that's a nice childhood you've got there, would be a shame if something... Happened to it.
True
Yep
lol
@Garrett Jerden GAME THEORY: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT
Me, who's brain has repressed most of my childhood: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you!
3:03 literally was singing it right before he showed it😂
Theory, Arthur I think Arthur is relying on real world scenarios like where different races can date/marry. And Arthur does follow some worldly scenarios so it could be possible that they’d re pretty much just humans or animals with human ways?? I think in the Arthur universe, to sum it all up.. is that it’s playing off real world stuff and not particularly animals. Just the character design are supposed to be animals with humane problems not relying on science or biologically
So we not gonna talk about how Arthur is about animals who they themselves have pets that act like our version of animals.
We have those to. They are called Monkeys.
Urk The Turtle monkeys are not humans 😂
It's in the grand tradition that Disney started. I mean Goofy and Pluto exist in the same universe and yet are the same species!
This is the Goofy and Pluto issue all over again isn't it?
Ian Hand oh God don’t remind me...
CAN WE TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT ARTHUR HAS A DOG AS A PET But he meets a humanoid dog?
omg lol
@@Coastcrimson Ummmmmm how do I respond to that? F for respect?
D
you mean like pluto and goofy?
Cartoon logic. Happens a lot.
I love that Ziggy Marley sang the theme song to Arthur. I still watch it.
That was a great show. I used to watch it with my little sister. My sister's thirteen years younger than me. Used to watch it with her in high school. It was such a good showy I liked it too.
I’m disappointed that at the end you didn’t go “this show was made possible by viewers like you, thank you” like they did in every single episode oh my god that’s burned into my brain
Yes
I never watched Author myself, but I watched other PBS shows at yup that is also burned into my brain.
This comment has been brought to you by the corporation of public broadcasting and pbs viewers like you. Thank you.
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Joob the Boob nostalgia
ASDHHGFDSSDF “THE DARK SECRETS OF ARTHUR” MATPAT NO DEAR LORD PLEASE
same
I'm excited about this, I like my childhood being ruined by crazy theories
YOUR CHILDHOOD GIVE IT TO ME
I think matpat is a childhood destroying demon
Lol
ever make a none tragic theory a one that makes us smile
Here goes my childhood again
Everyone: Francine is a monkey? Me, who forgot they were animals in the first place: (:
Same. After you get used to characters, anthros in their own world, with no humans around can do that. In fact, even in shows with anthros and humans together, I kept forgetting about species, and just saw the characters.
i never watced the show
Evan Lindner same
@@waflefries then why are u here
@@waflefries lmao then what are you doing here, trying to fit in with the 90s-2000s kids?😂
You know, this actually seems positive to me. The rabbits could easily have been treated very differently by their society, but they are embraced and parents take care of the rabbit orphans without hesitation. It's not a perfect society but it has things to build upon and improve. Just like ours
Though it doesn't make any sense biologically....you can see those kids are just the combination of traits from their parents. Molly has a pink nose like her mom and rabbit ears. Her brother has the dad's nose and rabbit ears. Emily has a combination of her dad's nose and mom's complexion.
420th like XD
I'm sorry but that's still terrifying, basically when rabbits are just getting out of collage they die a few years later and that's not enough lifespan in that society to be fair.
Honestly, I think it’s really impressive that at the start of every episode it replaces the original title image with ‘film theory’
14:17 Arthur relieving his days back in the 60s
I didn’t watch Arthur and “A-a-r-d-v-a-r-k” is stuck in my head now
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Same. Gosh Darn-it this pesky EAR-WORMS.
“Something that’s not so bright and cheery” he says after Arthur casually said he was gonna sell his sister.
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Taranov go home, Jason
Odd... why not celebrate the successful trade?
‘Cause she would’ve made an excellent... unpaid intern
I’m not sure if anyone else thought this, but i always thought that the rabbit genetics were just more dominant then the other animal genetics
I love your sense of humor 😂
Wait One of their friends is a cat Yet Francine has a pet cat Like, what I think he should be talking about that
Aw jeez.
SLAVERY!!! SLAVERY I TELL YOU!
There’s also the the fact that Arther has a dog, and Ladauna has a pet rat
*Sue Ellen disliked that*
Its like what arthur was going to do with DW. Child slavery my friend.
Arthur: "I've been an 8 yr old for 23 yrs!" Ash Ketchum: "That's rough buddy."
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Hello, Ash Ketchum here!
I see you Zuko I see you
@@H1Y28 why are you doing this
...
this show also plays in sweden and i literally grew up with this show now im seeing this-
"A lonely child is what your gonna be when I sell you." SAY WHAT NOW?!!? THAT WAS COLDD!!
That reptille thing he said reminded me of something. Have you ever realized that, in mickey mouse's world, all the rich characters are ducks and most characters with well paying jobs are birds while dogs are either marginalized (like the beagle boys) or called stupid (like goofy) and other mammals are almost non-existent.
Wait... D u d e. You're right what...
My god... thats correct! ...
Goofy is a cow
Joey . No he’s a dog
dont forget mickey literally owns a pet dog
"Honey, I'm pregnant!" "But you're four months old!" I think "honey" has some explaining to do
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😂 a four month old is with a honey aka significant other?!? 😂
What would concern me is that she is pregnant at all
fun fact: rabbits can breed with others in the same litter
Yep time to call the police
Matpat: *Talking about how Aurther is one of the longest running shows ever and how almost everyone has seen it* Me who hasn't even heard of it: I've never met this man before in my life.
This book series called "The Land of Stories" actually explains a LOT of stuff from the Grimm Fairy Tales, and one thing it talked about was about the Evil Queen's mirror. Apparently, it's like being in a room full of mirrors, but it sucks out your individuality/memory the more time you spend in there. Basically what I remember was that the Evil Queen had a lover who was eventually lost in the mirror. She had worked a lot to get him out, but there was no success, leading him to lose his memories and personality. She became heartbroken, and that's what I remember reading.
Theory: Dadpat combing through all the children's shows to adequately protect and educate Ollie.
Oh yeah, it's all coming together.
He’s killing not two, but three, birds with one stone, so to speak. He entertains, AND educates his child... while being able to theorycraft for his work! Bravo 👏
That mean he gotta do Dora now.
@@USMCJonRader also he's making money while doing so so it's 4 birds with one stone
Omg yes
I love how he said, "its wild my kid can grow up watching the same shows i did." And im like ITS WILD YOU HAVE A SON
I didn't know he haven't had a kid
Cries in octonauts
He went to tier 15..
@@Scaracatiscute._. CREATURE REPORT! CREATURE REPORT! *c r e a t u r e r e p o r t*
Burn
14:16 for those who are confused, arthur was having the 1000 yard stare
idk how I ended up here lol but this was fun. I have two rabbits though and they can live 10 years so the theory kinda fell a part there haha
Mat pat: talks about how cross breading Me: *quickly realizes that Arthur’s pet is a dog*
WhaT aRe yOu dOiNg sTeP dOg (Sorry 乁( ⁰͡ Ĺ̯ ⁰͡ ) ㄏ)
Don’t kink shame him
pluto and goofy
ruh-roh!
@@annie_is_bored *N o -*
Arthur's Grandchildren: * Playfully * I'll catch ya buster! Arthur: **VIETNAM FLASHBACKS**
Lmao
oh shii
We need theories based of this examples in the beginning.
U showed street sharks I love it!!❤
I was hoping this would be more of a, "If Arthur and his friends are still in 3rd grade, this is how many episodes/storylines were taking place simultaneously on a single day",
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@@H1Y28 No
@@olegtaranov5674 No! NO!!!
@@olegtaranov5674 STOP
@@H1Y28 im kinda scared to click the link so what is it
MatPat managed to find something sinister about Arthur of all things
He always does this
Arthur is very mature compared to other PBS shows, I can't list off anything but there has been a lot of times where the show has dove into sinister territory.
Not sinister just... depressing
This is why I’m here
HOW ARE YOU ON EVERY SINGLE VIDEO I WATCH IT'S HORRIFYING-
baby shark and the song you sang at the end is traumatising when put together in your brain
This brings back So many memories of our Childhood
mat pat's next theory: Teletubbies are demons living inside of dolls that feed off of anything they come in contact with to survive
I once saw something that placed the Poltergeist kid’s face on one of the Teletubbies’ screen
@@suzanneclark7706 link>?
sounds lit actually would be epic to see
no they are a cult who worships and makes sacrifices to the sun baby
@@Pharo_Is_Dead makes sense
7:28 I bursted into laughter when Lola appeared on screen.
The part where Arthur says a lonely child is what your going to be when i sell you made my day
The thing I'm confused about is that Binki is a bull dog and Arthur has a pet dog 😳 (theory for another day)
Ummmmm....that makes his dog a captive
This is some Goofy and Pluto plothole stuff all over again
Better than making the pet a human
Maybe some of the animals have evolved to be human-like and others are just stuck as plain old animals. That's hella dark.
@@SpagettiSpeltWrong ikr
“A lonely child is what your gonna be when I sell you” DANG
PBS finna burry that episode 😂
Im like: DANG ARTHUR
Can I get the full dialogues in that clip please? Edit: And by dialogues I mean the ones from both DW & Arthur in 1:42
that's incredibly dark wouldn't author be arrested for that?
@@karamjeetkaur1474 no
11:51 😂😂😂
You've melted my brain five times over.
This show handled so many serious topics (like cancer for instance) and I only recently realized this. This show is so good for young minds
Based show
Didn’t they have one when DW thought that the parents were getting a divorce?
Shadamykitty :3 yes
They also had a response to the 9/11 attacks
HaHarmageddonTV based and arthurpilled