The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his friends and family, and their daily interactions with each other.
D.W. is sick and tired of being bossed around all the time and demands to know why she couldn't have been born before Arthur.
Since Binky's repeating third grade, he's dreading Mr. Ratburn's annual class sleepover at the Science Museum. After all, he remembers how boring it was last year.
When Arthur checks out a library book and loses it a week later; he thinks he is banned from the library. So he and Binky team up to find it.
When Arthur desperately wants a dog, he starts a pet business. When he gets too many he decides to just take care of one pet.
When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.
When D.W. gets told she doesn't like any interesting stuff, she decides to copy Arthur.