'Arthur' Character Mr. Ratburn Comes Out As Gay, Gets Married In Season Premiere
(CNN) -- The "Arthur" premiere gave us all the feelings -- not just because the PBS animated series is back for its 22nd season, but because Mr. Ratburn finally got the happy ending he deserves.
In the episode "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone," the title character's third-grade teacher marries another male character -- leaving us all in happy tears.
"It's a brand new world!" one of the students says during the wedding.
Truly.
Fans of the show on Twitter were quick to express their surprise both that the teacher is gay and that the show -- a cultural touchstone for many millennials -- is still running.
Welcome out and congratulations Mr. Ratburn! ????️????
— Q. Allan Brocka (@allanbrocka) May 13, 2019
❤️????????????????????#Arthur #LoveIsLovepic.twitter.com/2oL141PVmx
Buzfeed should cut me a check for all the ad revenue I make for them
— Fran Zaya's alt (@salmattos) May 14, 2019
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Anyway, the point is... the point is... the point is, we really need to figure out where to place Donatella, because she's barely speaking to anyone. pic.twitter.com/hh9NFjt4xl
GLAAD even congratulated the teacher.
Congratulations Mr. Ratburn! ????????https://t.co/8ejkwU1sfU
— GLAAD (@glaad) May 14, 2019
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