1998 (real world)

Arthur's very first soundtrack.

1998 is the second year of the Arthur series and the twenty-second year of Marc Brown's book series. Season 2 resumes airing and its last half of episodes air on PBS. In fall of that year, Season 3 airs its first 14 episodes with the season finale airing on New Year's 1999.

Events

• April 1 - Arthur's Mystery Envelope (book), Arthur and the Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club, Arthur Makes the Team (book), and Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest (book) are published.
• April 6 - "D.W.'s Deer Friend"/"Buster Hits the Books"
• April 7 - "Arthur's Faraway Friend/"Arthur and the Square Dance"
• April 8 - "Water and the Brain"/"Arthur the Unfunny"
• April 9 - "Sue Ellen's Lost Diary"/"Arthur's Knee"
• April 10 - "Grandma Thora Appreciation Day"/"Fern's Slumber Party"
• April 13 - "Love Notes for Muffy"/"D.W. Blows the Whistle"
• April 14 - "Francine Redecorates"/"Arthur the Loser"
• April 15 - "Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard"/"D.W.'s Very Bad Mood"
• April 16 - "D.W.'s Name Game"/"Finders Key-pers"
• April 17 - "How the Cookie Crumbles"/"Sue Ellen's Little Sister"
• May 1 - Arthur Accused! (book) is published
• May 15 - An ActiMate, of Arthur, is released
• June 1 - Locked in the Library! (book) and Buster's Dino Dilemma (book) are published
• August 1 - The Mystery of the Stolen Bike is published
• September 1 - Arthur and the Lost Diary and Arthur Lost and Found
• September 19 - An Actimate of D.W., is released
• October 1 - Who's in Love with Arthur? is published
• October 7 - Arthur turns 2 years old
• October 21 - Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape) is released as the first album
• November 1 - Arthur Rocks with BINKY is published
• November 16 - "Buster's Back"/"The Ballad of Buster Baxter"
• November 17 - "D.W. All Fired Up"/"I'd Rather Read It Myself"
• November 18 - "Arthur Goes Crosswire"/"Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurous"
• November 19 - "Background Blues"/"And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids"
• November 20 - "The Chips are Down"/"Revenge of the Chip"
• November 23 - "Binky Rules"/"Meet Binky"
• November 24 - "Arthur Rides the Bandwagon"/"Dad's Dessert Dilemma"
• November 25 - "Popular Girls"/"Buster's Growing Grudge"
• November 26 - "Arthur's Treasure Hunt"/"The Return of the King"
• November 27 - "Attack of the Turbo Tibbles"/"D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy"
• December 1 - Arthur and the Popularity Test is published
• December 28 - "Double Tibble Trouble"/"Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival"
• December 29 - "What Scared Sue Ellen?"/"Clarissa is Cracked"
• December 30 - "Arthur's Dummy Disaster"/"Francine and the Feline"
• December 31 - "Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight"/"D.W.'s Perfect Wish"