Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone
1st episode of the 22nd season of Arthur / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" is the first segment[lower-alpha 1] of the first episode of the 22nd season of the animated educational television series Arthur. It was the first episode of Arthur to feature a same-sex wedding, a depiction that resulted in two PBS affiliates in Arkansas and Alabama choosing not to air the episode's premiere on May 13, 2019.
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Episode no. | Season 22 Episode 1a | ||
Written by | Peter K. Hirsch | ||
Production code | 2201A[4] | ||
Original air date | May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13) | ||
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In the segment, Arthur and his friends mistakenly believe their teacher Mr. Ratburn is marrying a woman named Patty (voiced by guest star Jane Lynch) who will make him an even tougher educator, only to later learn that he is marrying a kind chocolatier named Patrick. "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" received positive critical reviews and a nomination for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming but garnered negative responses from some fundamentalist groups.