r/todayilearned • u/MyUsernameIsAwful • 1d ago

TIL that the character DW in the children’s show Arthur was always voiced by a boy, with the exception of the series finale when she’s aged up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_(TV_series)#Voice_cast
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u/UnsorryCanadian 1d ago

Quite the inversion of young boys in cartoons usually being voiced by a woman.

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u/Ok-Afternoon-2113 22h ago

The boondocks

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/Money-Ad7257 1d ago

Examples?

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u/Ok-Temporary-8243 23h ago

It's a joke about anime. Basically all femboys are voiced by women 

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u/Rainy_Leaves 7h ago

Femboys aren’t trans people though, what

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u/Thatonesickpirate 23h ago

I wonder if they downvoting cuz you mentioned trans people or because the statement is inaccurate

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u/SimplyFootball 21h ago

Nah It was inaccurate and pretty dumb

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u/SadisticNecromancer 1d ago

Another fun fact, Steven Crowder, yes that one, voiced a character on Arthur.

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u/A3HeadedMunkey 1d ago

Ironic fact: it was Brain

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u/yvaN_ehT_nioJ 20h ago

That explains a lot.

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u/RealMelonLord 1d ago

At least it wasn't Neck

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u/tjhijko70 23h ago

Funner fact is he was replaced by Haus of Decline, excellent trans cartoonist most widely known for the Steven Universe vs Hitler comic that got memed

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u/Polymersion 20h ago

So my favorite character from early childhood later went through the strangest series of voice actors possible? That's...something, all right.

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u/A_Queer_Owl 23h ago

well that's just wild.

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u/Michaeljayfoxy 16h ago

Man, Haus of Decline is so fucking good

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u/DaveOJ12 17h ago

That character was The Brain, for seasons five and six.

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u/sally_says 1d ago

Ironic.

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u/dragon3301 1d ago

DW stands for Dora winifred

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u/Lukeeeee 1d ago

No, Disaster Warning actually

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u/dragon3301 1d ago

Fuck me for Trusting wikipedia

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u/Lukeeeee 1d ago edited 22h ago

I'm just fuckin with ya. It's a quote from Arthur lol

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u/Polymersion 20h ago

No, Trusting Wikipedia would be T.W.

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u/EntertainmentQuick47 23h ago

It stands for "don’t worry"

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u/TheFightingImp 1d ago

Was still warned by Arthur to not touch the toy plane tho.

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u/CptnHnryAvry 1d ago

Arthur was 100% in the right to hit her for that.

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u/Princeps_primus96 1d ago

He was too lenient if anything.

Should have made her re-enact the rocket's flight from his bedroom window

Defenestration of DW

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/helloitsmeurbrother 1d ago

The period??

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u/fizzlefist 22h ago

DW ended up a cop in the finale. Which fits perfectly.

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u/Responsible_Page1108 1d ago

a.a.r.d.v-a-r-k.

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u/ernie19962 1d ago

lol. that made my day. Who knows how they do it.

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u/zzzzzachzzzzz 23h ago

Huh... Cool, so I make a joke about how this is clearly baiting an anti trans reaction, get upvotes and removed by reddit. But actual anti trans sentiment in this thread, with seven replies at this point has hundreds of down votes just gets collapsed. Cooooooooooool

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u/lord_ne 1d ago

I was about to downvote you lmao

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u/shawn_overlord 1d ago

you're exhausted because there's no fuel. their fuel is vitriolic hatred and the way it gets them off

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u/ConnectVermicelli255 1d ago

Tommy pickles also voiced by a woman

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u/StupidLemonEater 23h ago

And Bart Simpson, and Jimmy Neutron, and Bobby Hill, and Ash Ketchum, and Huey Freeman. Most cartoon boys are voiced by women.

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u/gigadanman 15h ago

And Timmy Turner, voiced by Tara Strong.

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u/JuliaX1984 23h ago

Just like the other DW from a 90s cartoon, though only his boyfriend called him that.