Elwood City (Arthur)

Elwood City (Arthur)

Elwood City is a fictional city in the TV show "Arthur". The population of the city was revealed in an episode as 79,567.

History

Elwood City was founded in 1903 by Jacob Katzenallenbogan. He wanted to call it Elmwood City, but another guy refused. In an episode called "Elwood City Turns 100!" the city celebrated its 100th anniversary.

General information

Elwood City has a soda shop called The Sugar Bowl where the kids hangout, a mall, a movie theater, a school, a museum, a hospital, a junkyard, an ice cream shop, a fresh water lake, a waterpark, a library and a bunch of other stores. Much like Springfield from The Simpsons,the exact whereabouts of Arthur’s hometown have never been explicitly stated. Similar to Springfield from The Simpsons, Arthur's writers have given conflicting evidence regarding Elwood City's actual whereabouts. While Elwood City bears strong resemblance to the Boston area, there are references to Brown's hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania in some episodes (for instance, a sign for the Mill Creek Mall can be seen clearly in one episode).

Other evidence that suggests that Elwood City is located in New England because it is not right to work state as suggested by Francine's dad when he said Buster had to be in a union to drive a sanitation truck. More evidence of a New England location would be the portrayal of the fictional city's professional baseball team, the Elwood City Grebes, as a fictional representation of the real life Boston Red Sox, referencing baseball lore such as The Curse of the Bambino and vaguely, the rivalry between the Red Sox and the New York Yankees, by having the Grebes' World Championship (reference to World Series) opponent being the Crown City Kings, with Crown City, featured in other episodes, being apparently a representation of New York City. In Arthur's Birthday, Arthur and his classmates indicate that Elwood City is very far from Ohio. In another episode, Arthur and the Brain (Allen) visit the Exploratorium, which is located in San Francisco, though this does not mean that they didn't visit a fictional Exploratorium. Various anthropomorphic animals populate the city itself. Ironically, in some instances animals are shown both in anthropomorphic form as well as realistic animal form. For example, Arthur has a pet dog, Pal, and a friend who is a dog, Binky. Another conflicting piece of evidence is in the episode, "Buster Gets Real." Arthur and his dad go shopping at a farmer's market that fully resembles Pike Street Farmer's Market in Seattle, Washington, on the West Coast, no where near Pennsylvania or New England.

ee also

* "Arthur"

External links

* [http://pbskids.org/arthur/ PBS Kids GO!: Official Site]
* [http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/1998/9-29mates.mspx 1998 Actimates press release]
* [http://pressroom.wgbh.org/pages/arth.html WGBH Arthur Pressroom - News and Pictures, Series Fact Sheet]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/cartoons/tv/arthur/index.shtml Official UK CBBC site]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Arthur Read — This article is about the cartoon aardvark. For the English football (soccer) player, see Arthur Read (footballer). For those of a similar name, see Arthur Reed (disambiguation). Arthur Timothy Read Arthur character …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur (dessin animé) — Arthur Titre original Arthur Créateur(s) Marc Brown Production Cinar Productions (saisons 1 à 8) Cookie jar productions (saison 9 et après) Pays d’origine Australie Chaîne d’origine PBS Kids Nombre de saisons 14 Nombre d’épisodes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Arthur (serie animada) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Arthur Títulos en otras lenguas Arturo(en Latinoamérica) Género Serie animada Infantil Creador Basados en la serie de libros infantiles de Marc Brown País …   Wikipedia Español

  • Arthur (TV series) — This article is about the children s TV series. For other uses, see Arthur (disambiguation). Arthur …   Wikipedia

  • Arthur TV soundtracks — The children s television show Arthur has released three Arthur soundtracks. Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (Or Tape) Infobox Album | Name = Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (Or Tape) Type = Television… …   Wikipedia

  • Elwood — 40° 35′ 19″ N 99° 51′ 38″ W / 40.588611, 99.860556 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Arthur (Nebraska) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Arthur. 41° 34′ 20″ N 101° 41′ 27″ W …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of Arthur characters — This is a list of characters that are featured in the PBS Kids GO! Arthur television show, which is based on the book series by Marc Brown. Arthur, the title character, is the main character of the series. The main supporting characters are… …   Wikipedia

  • Liste des épisodes de Arthur (dessin animé) — Cette page présente la liste des épisodes de la série télévisée Arthur Sommaire 1 Première saison (1996 1997) 2 Deuxième saison (1997 1998) 3 Troisième saison (1998 1999) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Erdferkel Arthur und seine Freunde — Seriendaten Deutscher Titel Erdferkel Arthur und seine Freunde Originaltitel Arthur …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”