'Arthur' Canceled, and Childhood Fans Can't Believe It
On Tuesday, PBS confirmed the end of the long-running children's program, Arthur. The show is set [...]
How I feel when they tell me Arthur is ending pic.twitter.com/hZbeqTzmDC
— charLIT (@chaardvarkk) July 28, 2021
"My favorite show growing up," a Twitter user wrote about the cancellation news. They added a teary emoji for good measure.
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R.I.P Arthur a true legend I'll be crying for the next 50 hours #arthur😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢 pic.twitter.com/XcSuAhxd0y
— Cacapoposexy_7 (@Cacapoposexy_7) July 28, 2021
Twitter users had many different thoughts about Arthur's ending. One individual wrote, "Man here we go with another childhood show ending but I do feel it is time."
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Y’all I am not okay 😭😭😭 #arthur #pbskids pic.twitter.com/ASXvhmdNB8
— Javier Garcia-Perez, MSW•MS•MA (@GarciaPerezJavi) July 28, 2021
"I am absolutely shocked!" one Twitter user wrote, clearly surprised that Arthur was still on the air. "This whole time I thought we were watching re-runs."
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How dare they https://t.co/zDsfQNVZw8 pic.twitter.com/EBtUVqatQv
— Lil E (@lilevans_) July 28, 2021
Even though many haven't watched Arthur in years, they were still saddened by the news all the same. As one person put it, "I haven't watched #Arthur since like 2003 but I'm still hurt."
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Heard Arthur’s ending after 25 seasons pic.twitter.com/TbvH8QaJ1o
— Suman (@namuslazfa) July 28, 2021
"OMG Arthur it was so good," this user reflected. "All my childhood."
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me, an almost 30 year old woman, when they tell me they’re gonna stop making episodes of Arthur 😩👊🤬😭 https://t.co/Ddq6ljiXiA pic.twitter.com/LWhtitXl5j
— 🌽😈michelle😈🌽 (@paninihead__) July 28, 2021
The cancellation news also brought out the jokes. Some users took aim at Arthur's sister, D.W., writing, "I blame D.W."
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WHAT!!! Just last night we were talking about the best kids shows and I said Arthur was my favourite!! Nooo :( https://t.co/gnWKtK9Rla
— Yes, Meems (@yesmeems) July 28, 2021
Yet another user weighed in on the news, and they put it perfectly. They wrote, "The end of an era!"
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