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Some PBS affiliates broadcast decided to broadcast the episode, however.

The “Postcards from Buster” episode came out in the pre-Twitter era, so there was no way to share support for the wedding in 280 characters or fewer. Ratburn Is Gay: ‘Arthur’ Character Comes Out at Wedding

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Arthur is back for its 22nd season, and in the premiere, Mr.

Ratburn, Arthur’s third-grade teacher, marries a male character. Ratburn from “Arthur” had a same sex marriage in the show’s 22nd season premiere Monday — and Twitter is sharing the love. And we want children to be educated so they can see there’s not just one type of family.”

A PBS spokesperson echoed Brown’s sentiments, telling People, “We believe it is important to represent the wide array of adults in the lives of children who look to PBS Kids every day.”

It isn’t the first time one of Brown’s creations has ruffled feathers with regard to LGBTQ-inclusive content.

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In a twist, the children learn the bride is actually another groom — and he’s a chocolatier.

This is not the first time the “Arthur” universe has explored same sex marriage. “Why not use it in a positive way?”

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We all know people who are gay, who are trans, and it’s something that is socially acceptable,” Brown said. Ratburn and the Special Someone,” Mr. Ratburn’s students get him to admit that he’s getting married.

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The children’s show has also dealt with issues like asthma, cancer, and autism spectrum disorder.

Arthur is one of the highest-rated shows on PBC Kids and averages almost 10 million viewers weekly in the US. It is the longest-running children’s animated series in the US.

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But over a decade later, Twitter is blowing up with love for the newly minted couple.

See some of the celebratory tweets below.

The creator of “Arthur” has vowed to defend his decision to depict a same-sex marriage on the iconic children’s program “to anybody who wants to talk about it.”

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Ratburn and the Special Someone” from the airwaves entirely, opting to broadcast a repeat of an older episode instead. The spinoff show “Postcards from Buster” features a lesbian couple in the 2005 episode “Sugartime!”. To date, the show has broadcast 239 half-hour episodes.

Arthur may be advocating for LGBTQ equality, and it joins a list of other modern kids shows with awesome queer characters.

In 2011, Arthur came out with an episode about a young girl with diabetes named Corinne. Meanwhile, Alabama Public Television went a step further by yanking “Mr.

“We have a very powerful medium in television, and coupled with animation, it’s probably one of the most seductive forms of entertainment and education we can use to reach a child,” he said.

And who could forget Clyde, who is an adopted child of an interracial gay couple on The Loud House?

The series deals with a number of important topics.

With “Arthur” making headlines for a same-sex union 14 years later, Brown told People he was reminded of the “Postcards From Buster” fallout.