Country of origin United States
Canada Original network PBS | No. of episodes 10 (19 segments) | |
Original release October 15, 2012 (2012-10-15) – May 10, 2013 (2013-05-10) | ||
The 16th season of the television series Arthur began airing on PBS in the United States on October 15, 2012. The season is the first time to be distributed by 9 Story Media Group, after Cookie Jar Entertainment went out of business, being relocated to DHX Media, before Epitome Pictures, a Canadian company founded by Linda Schuyler, was also acquired by DHX Media on April 3, 2014. Beginning this season, the show switches from traditional animation to Flash animation.
Voice casting
The voice actors for Arthur, D.W., Brain, Timmy, and Catherine have all been replaced by new actors. Drew Adkins has replaced Dallas Jokic as Arthur, Jake Beale has replaced Robert Naylor as D.W., Siam Yu has replaced Lyle O'Donohoe as Brain, Jacob Ewaniuk has replaced Dakota Goyo as Timmy, and Robyn Thaler has replaced Alexina Cowan as Catherine.
A new character, Ladonna Compson (Krystal Meadows), a rabbit with a Cajun accent, has also been added to the large cast of main characters.