'Arthur's' Last Episode Proves Finales Can Be Good Alongside Wave Of Memes About D.W. Becoming A Cop

After 25 years of production, the children's TV show Arthur aired its finale on President's Day after a 250-episode marathon was played on the channel and streamed on YouTube.

In the finale, the main cast of Muffy, Francine, Buster and Arthur play a game in the library that promises to tell them what they'll be when they grow up, with the game breaking right before Arthur's future is told. The scenery then changes to show a glimpse of what the world of Arthur is like 20 years later, with the friends all gathering at the Sugar Bowl, their favorite spot as kids, to see the big reveal that Arthur himself became a comic book artist with his first issue being the first episode of the series, bringing everything to a satisfying closed circle.

why this arthur finale got me tearing up?? he ended up getting an art drawing book from the library by accident and 20 years later he became an artist. and made a graphic novel about his life. and the first story of it was the first episode of arthur. 🥺 #arthur25 pic.twitter.com/4LNkzingdB

— tay ³³³ (@plainpotatotay) February 21, 2022

Me watchung Arthur as a kid vs me watching the #Arthur25 finale now pic.twitter.com/eSzurb9f74

— Madison Square Goblin (@HeyLookGeorge) February 22, 2022

ARTHUR SPOILERS:Micheal Yarmush, the original voice of Arthur, voices Adult Arthur in the Series Finale#Arthur #Arthur25 #pbskids pic.twitter.com/NysQy3v6OD

— DerpyBaymax (@DerpyBaymax) February 21, 2022

Me watching the Arthur Finale and realizing I’m an adult too now #Arthur25 #EuphoriaHBO pic.twitter.com/k1chF0JzKM

— Neptune Scorpion (@lunarmermaid) February 21, 2022

With the finale came the sudden reveal that D.W., Arthur's little sister who consistently gets him in trouble and is often the least favorite character in the show, grows up to become a police officer — something many found quite fitting. This led to a quick burst of memes about D.W. being a cop, as well as looking back at previous moments in the series that could foreshadow this happening.

D.W. becoming a cop in the Arthur finale is actually foreshadowed several seasons earlier when they show a bad grade she got on a test. cool! pic.twitter.com/G9MWlsxlfy

— Jeremy Kaplowitz (@jeremysmiles) February 22, 2022

Arthur ended today after a 25 year run and DW, the world renowned tattle tale, grew up to be a cop lmao pic.twitter.com/QuRlmCs5nX

— Saberspark (@Saberspark) February 21, 2022

the finale recontextualizes this to the first time arthur punches a nazi https://t.co/B9nS8QvPkH

— ®ep (@repalec) February 22, 2022

yooo they got D.W as the feds in the Arthur finale this can’t be true my G pic.twitter.com/NmuZ3mlyYz

— connor aka the black junie b jones (@connororconner) February 22, 2022

As usual when there is a finale or show ending, people started to post about their favorite moments from the series as a whole, as well as looking for jokes that were a long time coming, easter eggs or any loose ends that they wanted to be sewn up, which had finally happened in a very natural way when it comes to Arthur's nose. In the books, Arthur's original design had him, an Aardvark, having a very long nose, which is noticeably not present in the show, and finally was hinted at in the last episode.

25 years of Arthur brought us to this glorious joke in the finale pic.twitter.com/iMnTRhhQCL

— Soundwave (@LocalSoundwave) February 21, 2022

Kudos to the Arthur finale for referencing this little easter egg. pic.twitter.com/Op29GpJl48

— Crimson Mayhem (@Crimson_Mayhem_) February 22, 2022

Arthur is Over Now but Damn do some of the Old Eps Still hold up a ton & yet the series finale ended the show pretty decently. I always loved how for a preschool show it wasnt scared to parody Cartoons for Older Audiences loll pic.twitter.com/pQDFzjWOa7

— Jax (@JaxBladeFitness) February 22, 2022

Now that Arthur aired it’s finale,SpongeBob and South Park are now the longest running kid/adult shows pic.twitter.com/duHPwwBKET

— ScorbunnyDream MAJOR CARTOON,ANIME,GAMES FAN (@ScorbunnyD) February 22, 2022