Arthur's Gang

Arthur's Gang is a children's television series for children aged 6–12, containing both animation and live action that originally aired on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It is a spin-off of the Arthur cartoon series.

Plot
The series featured Arthur Read and Buster Baxter accompanied by characters from various PBS children's programs such as Bill Nye the Science Guy, Caillou, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, Martha Speaks, Cyberchase, Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman, WordGirl, Kratts' Creatures, Zoboomafoo, Wild Kratts, Maya & Miguel, SciGirls, Liberty's Kids, Fizzy's Lunch Lab, Chuck Vanderchuck, Peep and the Big Wide World, Adventures from the Book of Virtues, The Berenstain Bears, Wild Animal Baby Explorers, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Clifford's Puppy Days, Corduroy, Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies, Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat, Toopy and Binoo, Timothy Goes to School, Dragon Tales, Franny's Feet, George Shrinks, Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series, Dirtgirlworld, Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures, Seven Little Monsters, The Zula Patrol, Redwall, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Marvin the Tap Dancing Horse, Elliot Moose, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, The Magic School Bus, Danger Rangers, Newton's Apple, and others as they travel around the world in a flying ark, searching for a paradise to call home, a place without pollution or crime.

Arthur and his friends encounter a variety of villains such as Captain Swashbuckle Swipe, Smokestack Smog, Lotta Litter, the Envy Brothers, Mr. Hothead, Dr. Bigot (and his henchmen Professor Haggling and Professor Bickering), the Gossipy Witch of the West, J. Wantum Vandal, the Sheik of Selfishness, Commadore Phineas P. Fibber, I.M. Sloppy, Peter D. Cheater, Mr. Waste, Hilarious P. Prankster, and the Greedy Genie, who act as their friends, hosts and/or guests, but embody some of the most common human faults and vices.