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I was never a fan of this show...but my brother and sister liked it in 1998...it was probably because I grew-out of the PBS shows at that time....

I used to watch "Arthur" regularly until midway through Season 11 (in 2007). I have to admit, the show was at its prime during the 1990s and early 2000s, but my interest started to wane by 2005. The plots didn't seem to appeal to me, and Season 11 was when I ultimately lost interest. That, and rerunning the same earliest seasons over and over again like there was no tomorrow. Having memorized the storyline to many of the Season 1 segments was so scary, it isn't even funny.

However, I did see the final segment of the series. I was kind of expecting it to be a blown-out finale, but as viewers might have expected, it was a final round of rehashing elements from past episodes. I think the final new segment was interesting (especially with Marc Brown's character - the author of the book series - making an appearance in the library), but I think it could have been better.

So we now know that "The Simpsons" will likely be the longest-running cartoon series, which has more than 30 seasons produced so far. But the impressive feat that "Arthur" - the series - achieved, was that it is the longest-running children's cartoon series in television history.