Intro to the 1996 animated television series Arthur, based on the books by Marc Brown.
A co-production between the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Cinar Productions, this series follows the everyday adventures of Arthur Reed, an aardvark who looks absolutely nothing like an aardvark (but never mind, eh). The long-running show (I think they're still making it) received multiple awards and gets shown in many countries.
Personally, I find it watch-able but kind of boring and lacking any real oomph. However it has won those aforementioned awards, including some Emmys, a Peabody and the 2003 children's BAFTA for best international title. Must be doing something right I suppose.
Ziggy Marley composed and sings the theme song, later to be called "Believe in Yourself".
Enjoy, keep the language clean. And no, I don't have any episodes (which is strange for me).
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