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I truly believe that Arthur is a twat. Let me present the evidence for why I believe this to be the case.

Item of evidence #1: Arthur hit D.W.

In an episode called Arthur's Big Hit, Arthur actually punches his four-year-old sister, D.W.

He PUNCHES her. WITH HIS FIST. This is something only a twat would do. Therefore, Arthur is a twat.

You could argue that D.W. deserved the punch because she broke Arthur's toy plane. But does she really deserve it? After all, she's only four years old. I say Arthur's in the wrong here. And that therefore he's a twat.

Item of evidence #2: Arthur doesn't know how to use headphones

Okay, I found a real piece of evidence this time that Arthur is a twat. Look at how he wears his headphones.

Only a twat would wear his headphones in a way that the headphones don't work. A twat like Arthur.

Item of evidence #3: Arthur looks like a twat

Granted, I'm now grasping at straws here, but I would argue that Arthur looks like a twat and so, therefore, he is a twat.

Look at his face. That's the face of a twat if I ever saw one.

Conclusion

Given all this evidence I've painstakingly collected, I think it's safe to say that Arthur is a grade A twat. There is really no question about it.

Oh, who am I kidding? Arthur might be a dork but he's not a twat. You just have to listen to his theme tune to know that. That theme tune was one of the greatest theme tunes ever to be created.

It sounded so positive. It made even the most cold-hearted miser become an innocent child again, if only for a few moments.

Here are the lyrics of its theme tune its entirety:

Every day when you're walking down the street
And everybody that you meet
Has an original point of view

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
If you can learn to work and play
And get along with each other, hey

You got to listen to your heart
Listen to the beat, listen to the rhythm
The rhythm of the street
Open up your eyes, open up your ears
Get together and make things better
By working together

It's a simple message
And it comes from the heart
Oh, believe in yourself (Believe in yourself)
For that's the place to start (Place to start)

And I say hey! (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
If we can learn to work and play
And get along with each other (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day
If we can learn to work and play
And get along with each other (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day (Hey!)
What a wonderful kind of day (Hey!)

I never liked the "believe in yourself" part though. Believing in myself was never my problem. If anything, I believed too much in myself. I believed I would be a famous millionaire by the age of 30. And that didn't happen. Instead, I'm a broke loser. So maybe we shouldn't tell kids to believe in themselves. Maybe better advice would be "work hard" or "take advantage of your strengths".

So, in the end, I can't honestly call Arthur a twat. He may be a dork, and an annoying one at that, but he's a not a twat. But maybe he should lay off D.W. for a while.

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