All Character Futures Revealed

Monday, the iconic PBS Kids series arthur ended after 25 years. The beloved series, which originally debuted on October 7, 1996 and followed the main character, Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark and his friends and classmates at Lakewood Elementary School in the fictional town of ‘Elwood, ended his run with a segment titled ‘All Grown Up’ which gave fans young and old a glimpse of what the future holds for Arthur, Buster, Muffy, Francine and the gang – and here’s how everything went.

In the segment, Arthur, Muffy, Francine, and Buster go to the library to swap a book with Arthur who was mistakenly given a book about drawing animals that was mistakenly given to him. While searching for the librarian, the foursome eventually find an old game that tells them of their “future”, stating that Muffy will be a civil servant, Francine will go into business, and Buster will become a teacher, though imagined versions of these futures each is considering are not good. The game seems to run out of battery before giving Arthur his future and the band leaves, with Arthur ending up keeping the sketchbook. However, the episode then fast forwards over two decades, and we discover that the mysterious old game was indeed right about those futures – and a few other fates are revealed.

Read on to see what the future holds for beloved characters from arthur as revealed in the show’s finale, “All Grown Up”.