Editing Arthur (TV series) (section)

===ActiMates===
In 1998, both Arthur and D.W. were made into [[Microsoft]] [[ActiMates]], refined toy dolls who could interact with children, with each other, with certain computer software and the ''Arthur'' website, and also with the ''Arthur'' television show and videos.

Microsoft discontinued the ActiMates line shortly before season 5 aired, most possibly due to a lawsuit pertaining to patent infringement<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/pbskidvid/message/3056|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715181948/http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/pbskidvid/message/3056|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=PBS Kids}}</ref> and the fact that sales were dropping. It has been noted{{According to whom|date=April 2016}} that post-season 4 episodes of ''Arthur'' have not included any ActiMates code. Newer videos and DVD releases of the show does not carry ActiMates code either. The enhancements on the website were removed when the site was redesigned in 2002 and thus the ActiMates would not interact with the website. Likewise, re-releases of the ActiMates software by [[Creative Wonders]] do not interact with the ActiMates because the library that controls the PC Pack has been replaced with a dummy library file.