Arthur mr ratburn is gay
To the surprise of many, the 22nd season of "Arthur" just premiered on PBS — yes, that lovable aardvark and his friends are still on the air. But the classic children's show is very much keeping up with the times. The premiere episode revealed Arthur's teacher, Mr. Ratburn, is gay.
In "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone," the beloved teacher of Arthur and his friends gets married to a guy. It's not the first time the children's exhibit has included LGBTQ storylines although the last one occurred in 2005, TV Line reports. In the episode "Postcards from Buster," Arthur's best friend met children with two moms while on a trip to Vermont.
The word "lesbian" was not used in the episode, nor was the word "gay" used in the episode about Mr. Ratburn. However, the show received praise for teaching children that men can marry men and women can marry women.
In the season 22 premiere, the students see Mr. Ratburn speaking to an uptight lady, voiced by guest star Jane Lynch. They fear she is the person Mr. Ratburn is going to wed, and they devise a plan to stop the wedding and prevent a life of misery for their teacher.
But the kids chicken out when they get to the wedding an
Why Mr. Ratburn’s lgbtq+ wedding in Arthur is so important for Gay kids
I watched a lot of PBS growing up. My mom and I didn’t have enough capital for cable, so I relied on Saturday mornings and PBS Kids to watch the majority of my TV. The lie down I watched at friends’ houses, like when my best friend would tape “That’s So Raven” for me and we’d marathon episodes together.
“Arthur” holds a special place in my heart. My cousin, Naomi, and I still joke about how we hold the library card tune from “Arthur” memorized, and she had the nature ironed on her jeans in eighth grade. So when I learned that the PBS Kids demonstrate , which is in its twenty-second season now, featured a same-sex wedding, I was thrilled.
In the episode, which is also the season premiere, the kids learn that their mentor, Mr. Ratburn, is getting married. It’s titled “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” and while words enjoy gay are never explicitly used, Mr. Ratburn does marry his partner, Patrick. In the “Arthur” space, it’s not a massive deal that Mr. Ratburn is marrying a m
Beloved 'Arthur' character, Mr. Ratburn, revealed as gay in wedding episode of children's series
LOS ANGELES - Yes, it's accurate that your favorite children's show “Arthur” is still on the air, and the newest season of the trendy cartoon opened with some pretty huge news: Arthur’s beloved teacher, Mr. Ratburn, is gay, and he just got married.
This is the first time Mr. Ratburn’s sexuality has been mentioned since the show first aired in 1996, even though the word “gay” wasn’t actually mentioned in Monday’s episode.
The episode, which marks the show’s 22nd season, was titled “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” and featured Jane Lynch as a guest star, voicing Mr. Ratburn’s sister.
After the premiere of the episode, viewers took to social media to express their happiness and congratulations for Mr. Ratburn.
One person wrote, “Mr. Ratburn being male lover is *my* Game of Thrones Finale.”
“Mr. Ratburn is the gay icon I never knew I needed,” another Twitter user wrote.
The episode was not actually about Mr.
Arthur Character Mr. Ratburn Is Revealed as Gay, and Fans of the Beloved Kid's Series Are Rejoicing
Save the Arthur hand memes for another day, because the beloved children's present has fans jumping for joy.
Believe it or not, the animated kid's series Arthur is still going strong on the gas. Right now, it's currently in its 22nd season on PBS Kids and the show's premiere is receiving praise for its inclusive storyline.
It turns out Mr. Ratburn, the cake-loving school teacher, is lgbtq+. That's right, in Monday's premiere episode, the celebrated character is marrying the man of his dreams. From the feedback on social media, many are rejoicing over the plot.
"Omg I'm crying Mr. Ratburn got married!! Arthur really said gay rights," one person tweeted about the news. Another fan wrote online, "i'm grown ass is still watching Arthur and y'all, when i saw that Mr Ratburn got married aND HES Lgbtq+, my wig got snatched."
One person perfectly summed it up with their publish, "genuinely didn't know arthur still made new episodes but we stan mr ratburn."
The episode, titled "M
Mr Ratburn, our tough-love, cake-loving vermin lecturer from Arthur is gay!
In the premiere of Season 22, Nigel Ratburn both came out and got married to another male nature, leaving us all believing in content endings.
The show holds a special place among Millennials who grew up with Arthur, Buster, Muffy, Brain, Francine and the rest of the gang, still spawning quizzes to see which ethics is most fond you and reimaginings of what the Lakewood Elementary Institution crew would glance like as hipsters.
Among the Twitter celebrations by now-grown-up fans celebrating the newlyweds are reactions from folks who always knew Mr Ratburn was gay.
Here’s a list of a few moments where it was glaringly obvious that Mr Ratburn was the queer hero we needed.
This childhood photo proving he had better taste than us
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