The 8th season of the

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'' was originally broadcast on

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in the United States from September 15 to December 26, 2003 and contains 10 episodes. This is the last season with

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and Patricia Rodriguez voicing Arthur and Sue Ellen Armstrong, respectively, as well as the last season before CINAR, the show's original production company, was rebranded as

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the following year. Evan Smirnow replaced Mitchell Rothpan as George and this season is the only one in which he voices the character. Alexina Cowan and

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also replaced Patricia Rodriguez and

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as the voices of Catherine and Emily, respectively.

Production

In a February 2022 interview with ''

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'', Marc Brown stated that the inspiration for the episode "Bleep" came from a young neighbor of his, who learned a swear word on the school bus.

Episodes

References

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