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Arthur , IQ Score 142/200

Arthur has an IQ Score of 142/200 on TV Intelligentsia's Intelligence Quotient rubric, placing it in the Stimulating tier.

By Jordan Robinson, MD, MPH and Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP·Updated ·Methodology

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142/ 200
Stimulating

Consistently challenges the viewer and rewards attention

Ages 4-8SEL 44/50
Arthur poster, IQ Score 142/200, Stimulating tier on TV Intelligentsia

Score Breakdown

Cognitive Stimulation/50
36
Educational Value/50
38
Craft & Quality/50
38
SEL Score/50
44
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Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP
Reviewed by Cordelia Witty, EdS., NCSP
Licensed school psychologist. Reviews kids content against the published rubric and the CASEL social-emotional learning framework.
Methodology
Published rubric, v1.2
Formula
round(C × 0.40 + E × 0.35 + Q × 0.25) × 4
Database scale
2,338 titles, version-controlled

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The TVI Take

PBS/WGBH series adapted from Marc Brown's books that ran 25 seasons in part because it took childhood social dynamics seriously. The structural willingness to address topics, autism (Carl), cancer (Mr.

Ratburn's grandfather), same-sex marriage (Mr. Ratburn's 2019 wedding), at register a child actually encounters them is the show's distinctive achievement.

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Cite this score

Arthur scored 142/200 (Stimulating tier) on TV Intelligentsia's published methodology. Source: tvintelligentsia.com/titles/arthur/

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