Arthur season 1

The first season of the television series Arthur was originally broadcast on PBS in the United States from October 7   to November 15, 1996, and contains 30 episodes with each episode containing two 11-minute segments, making it the longest season of the show.

Production
According to an October 14, 1997 New York Daily News article, each episode this season reportedly cost around $400,000 to make (or $12 million for the entire season).

Funding for Arthur's first season was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS viewers, the National Endowment for Children's Educational Television, the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, and corporate sponsor Libby's Juicy Juice.

Home media
In Europe, the season was released in full on a 3-disc set by Delta Leisure Group on April 7, 2008. In the US, select episodes were released on compilation VHS and DVD releases from Random House Home Video.