The children's show Arthur, following the titular Aardvark and his family and friends, came to an end after 25 years on air on Monday, February 21.
The series finale saw a flash forward in time to show the characters all grown up.
The results kind of messed with everybody's heads.
lord help me this is so funny like??? why is DW a cop and where did Arthur get that hair????? pic.twitter.com/ycQlMiMBn5— Cheyenne (@Cheyenne) 1645483258
All of the characters, including Francine, Buster, DW, and even Arthur himself, are given slight changes to their character design for the age up.
The biggest difference for Arthur?
The hair. Arthur was a bald aardvark for the entire series, but mysteriously acquired the locks of an e-boy in his adult life.
Grown up Arthur looks like he\u2019s going to make a living as a YouTuber reviewing kids movies, get cancelled on Twitter for making an offensive joke, and then completely lose his mind on a Twitch stream.pic.twitter.com/Dijfuo0VMq— Trey the Explainer (@Trey the Explainer) 1645591481
Adult Arthur definitely has a goth bisexual Gfpic.twitter.com/BmLJ12ZHpX— Jozu \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6 (@Jozu \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\udde6) 1645584456
Arthur grows up to be an aspiring graphic novelist who wears vest and superhero t-shirts \n\nhis friends wearing proper apparel and he's sitting there with a double chin in kids clothing.\n\nHA HA HA.pic.twitter.com/PqABBeqPw7— TokuReset (@TokuReset) 1645636758
Arthur was such a good show. I don\u2019t know if I even have the words to describe how much it meant to me to have it growing up. \n\nIt was side splittingly hilarious, so educational and somehow felt very representational. So much love was put into the craft of it.pic.twitter.com/eFixcEpMj1— Kayla Ancrum \u2728MURDER OF CROWS OUT NOW!\u2728 (@Kayla Ancrum \u2728MURDER OF CROWS OUT NOW!\u2728) 1645628890
The last episode of the show saw the main crew playing a game wherein Oskar the Octopus predicted each and every one of their futures in 20 years.
The Octopus was absolutely correct about each character. DW, a career tattle-tale, became a cop; Francine, sporting a new short haircut, owns a sneaker business; and Buster is a teacher.
People had mixed feelings about where each character ended up.
DW entering someone\u2019s house without a warrant. https://twitter.com/saberspark/status/1495898841371099136\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/LlhtGBsV7a— The Boredom of Chris (@The Boredom of Chris) 1645543141
Of course DW grew up to be a coppic.twitter.com/MTIci7v1BD— Adam ElIis (@Adam ElIis) 1645546850
HELP THEY GOT FRANCINE LOOKING LIKE RAVEN SYMONEhttps://twitter.com/consequence/status/1495885150701432834\u00a0\u2026— princess (@princess) 1645484143
I knew Francine was a lesbian and Buster was Bi, but ain\u2019t no way DW is a cop. She\u2019s so sneaky and always doing something bad\u2014oop. You know what, touch\u00e9 \n\nAlso, Arthur is black, why is his hair like that (and why does he have a picture of Buster on his shirt??? Fruity)https://twitter.com/phil_lewis_/status/1495879194810925056\u00a0\u2026— Meech (@Meech) 1645482430
The beloved series began airing in 1996 with the episode "Arthur's Eyes," based on the original book by Marc Brown, where Arthur's friends make fun of him for his glasses in school by chanting "four eyes!" at him.
In the series finale, Arthur himself has written a graphic novel telling the stories of all of his friends as they were children, since he was never given a future by Oskar the Octopus.
Why did they give Arthur hair and why did they give him that beard pic.twitter.com/IA4opccDum— International Soup (@International Soup) 1645488734
Not to be funny but why does Arthur hair look like this https://twitter.com/WrittenByHanna/status/1495902287071518740\u00a0\u2026pic.twitter.com/E2Do5I9sUP— Louie (@Louie) 1645486625
what was the point of randomly giving arthur hair when he been bald for 25 years. just let him be baldhttps://twitter.com/consequence/status/1495885161346568192\u00a0\u2026— \ud83c\udf75 (@\ud83c\udf75) 1645504867
WHY IS ARTHUR HAIR LIKE THIS LMAOhttps://twitter.com/latimes/status/1495924014929563651\u00a0\u2026— B-Nard \u25cf (@B-Nard \u25cf) 1645508158
Despite the series finale being roasted on social media, Arthur's run on television brought so many memories and sentimental learning moments for 90s and 00s kids alike.
The show also made history in 2019 by having Mr. Ratburn marry his same-sex partner in the season opener.
RIP, Arthur, and thanks for the memories.
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