Editing Arthur (TV series) (section)

===Critical response===
Ostrov, Gentile, and Crick (2006) write that "our viewing of many educational programs such as ''Arthur'' suggests that relational aggression is modeled at a fairly high rate. For example, children may be shown excluding and ostracizing friends or peers on the playground as part of the TV show." (p.&nbsp;622).<ref>Ostrov, Jamie M., Douglas A. Gentile, and Nicki R. Crick. 2006. "Media Exposure, Aggression and Prosocial Behavior During Early Childhood: A Longitudinal Study". ''[[Social Development (journal)|Social Development]]''. '''15''' (4) : 612-627.</ref> They go on to theorize that preschoolers, due to their developmental stage, may have a hard time fully understanding conflict resolution, which typically occurs at the very end of a show. Shows like ''Arthur'' typically spend most of their time building up conflicts and this may impact the type of learning that is occurring while watching shows. Moreover, they cite research suggesting that the impacts of modeling relational aggression may be especially strong for girls. This research was elaborated on in the ''New York Times'' best-selling book on parenting ''NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children'' by Bronson and Merryman (2009).<ref>Bronson, Po and Ashley Merryman. 2009. ''NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children''. New York: Twelve/ Hachette Book Group.</ref> Their punch line is: "Essentially, Ostrov had just found that ''Arthur'' is more dangerous for children than ''Power Rangers''" (p.&nbsp;181).

About.com gave the show a rating of 4.5 stars. The series described ''Arthur''{{'s}} assets: <blockquote>The ''Arthur'' series has won several awards including the George Foster Peabody, and for good reason. ''Arthur'' presents issues and situations kids can relate to, and teaches positive behaviors and responses to these issues in a genuine and comical way. The series is fun and engaging to the target age group. Kids will relate to the storylines and characters, and will therefore give thought to the responses the characters demonstrate and outcome of those responses. Because "Arthur" presents real childhood issues, the show contains some imitative behavior such as name calling or bickering, much like children experience in their own lives. Kids might hear words like "sissy" or "stupid" and see Arthur and D.W. argue. Should children mimic some of these phrases or tactics, the show provides a good springboard for parents to talk about the issues with their children and point out the importance of considering others' feelings.</blockquote> The review continued by citing many ways in which children could extract more from the series, for example by encouraging kids to write stories based on their own families (in much the same way ''Arthur'' was first realised) or by Kim Brown, Marc Brown's sister, teaching kids to draw Arthur while on tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/tvshowreview1/fr/ArthurTV.htm|title="Arthur" TV Show Review|access-date=January 2, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707075229/http://kidstvmovies.about.com/od/tvshowreview1/fr/ArthurTV.htm|archive-date=July 7, 2011|first=Carey|last=Bryson}}</ref>

Jillian Fabiano of ''[[E! News]]'' wrote that the show's ending "has taught kindness, empathy and inclusion for 25 years."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fabiano |first=Jillian |date=2022-01-18 |title=Why We Aren't Ready for the Final Episodes of Arthur |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1316735/why-we-arent-ready-for-the-final-episodes-of-arthur |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=E! Online |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921171606/https://www.eonline.com/news/1316735/why-we-arent-ready-for-the-final-episodes-of-arthur |url-status=live }}</ref>