Timeline

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The following is a full timeline of the events during and before Elwood.

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1914[]

November 6: Thora is born (maiden name unknown).^[1]

1944[]

November 2: Leah MacGrady is born.^[2]

1975[]

April 14: Sharon is born (maiden name unknown).^[2]

1998[]

Catherine Frensky may have been born (or in 1999).^[3]

1999[]

Catherine Frensky may have been born (or in 1998).^[3]
September 6: Bitzi and Bo Baxter are married.^[4]

2004[]

August 1~December 31:^{[note 1]} Prunella Deegan may have been born (or in 2005).^[5]
August 1~December 31:^{[note 1]} Alan Powers may have been born (or in 2005).^[6]
November: Shelley "Binky" Barnes is born.^[7]

2005[]

January 1~July 31:^{[note 1]} Prunella Deegan may have been born (or in 2004).^[5]
January 1~July 31:^{[note 1]} Alan Powers may have been born (or in 2004).^[6]
August 1~December 31:^{[note 1]} Sue Ellen Armstrong may have been born (or in 2006).^[8]
September 24~October 23:^{[note 1]} Fern Walters may have been born (or in 2006).^[8]

2006[]

January 1~July 31:^{[note 1]} Sue Ellen Armstrong may have been born (or in 2005).^[8]
January: Jenna Morgan is born.^[9]
January 21~February 18: Buster Baxter is born.^[10]
February:^{[note 1]} Fern Walters may have been born (or in 2005).^[8]
February 19~March 20: Francine Frensky is born.^[11]
May 25: Arthur Read and Muffy Crosswire are born.^[12]
June: Ladonna Compson is born.^[13]^{[note 2]}
July 16: George Lundgren is born.^[2]

2009[]

August 1~December 31:^{[note 1]} James MacDonald may have been born (or in 2010).^[14]
August 1~December 31:^{[note 1]} Emily McBonjour may have been born (or in 2010).^[14]
August 1~December 31:^{[note 1]} Timmy and Tommy Tibble may have been born (or in 2010).^[14]

2010[]

January 1~July 31:^{[note 1]} James MacDonald may have been born (or in 2009).^[14]
January 1~July 31:^{[note 1]} Emily McBonjour may have been born (or in 2009).^[14]
January 1~July 31:^{[note 1]} Timmy and Tommy Tibble may have been born (or in 2009).^[14]
March 1: Dora Winifred Read is born.^[15]

2013[]

Kate Read may have been born (or in 2014).^[16]

2014[]

'January 1~May 7: Kate Read may have been born (or in 2013).^[16]

May[]

May 1~7: Emily McBonjour commits suicide by gunshot.^[17]
May 1~7: Arthur and Buster "break up." Journalist Bitzi Baxter publishes an attack story on Arthur in the Elwood City Times.^[18]
May 1~7: Bo attacks his ex-wife and son.^[19]
May 1~7: Oliver Frensky commits suicide by jumping out of a window after losing his sanitation engineer job. His family descends into poverty.^[20]
May 1~7: Nigel Ratburn attempts to take money from Muffy Crosswire, and eventually shoots her in the head. She survives.^[21]
May 1~7: D.W. Read is abducted and tortured by Timmy and Tommy Tibble.^[22]
May 1~7: Alan "The Brain" Powers is arrested for addressing wheelchair-using Lydia Gordon without political correctness.^[23]
May 7: Leah MacGrady dies from flesh-eating bacteria, and infects many Lakewood students after serving them infected meals.^[2]^[24]
May 7~31: Alan "The Brain" Powers attempts to convince his friends to come to his ice cream parlor instead of the Sugar Bowl.^[25]
May 7~31: David Read starts brutally beating his wife, Jane, while their children look on.^[26]^[27]

June[]

June 1~4: Francine Frensky suffers immense injuries while horseback riding with Mrs. Pariso.^[28]
June 1~4: Lydia Gordon, Marina Datillo, and Carl Gold start a "specially gifted club" at Lakewood.^[29]
June 1~4: The Molina family is deported back to Ecuador.^[30]
June 1~4: Bo Baxter purposefully crashes a plane into Lakewood Elementary in an attempt to kill his ex-wife and son. There are no deaths.^[31]^[32]
June 1~4: Mei Lin is returned to China by her adoptive parents.^[33]
June 1~4: Buster Baxter uses his video camera to experience a photo-realisitc view of his friends and family.^[34]
June 1~4: George Lundgren is infested with termites, which destroy Wally.^[35]
June 1~4: Prunella Deegan decides to became a "sewer rat."^[36]
June 1~4: Bitzi Baxter learns that her husband, Bo, has remarried and has a new son.^[37] She becomes jealous, and rekindles her romance with ex-boyfriend Harry Mills. They are engaged, but Harry ends the relationship at the wedding after finding out about Bitzi's past marriage.^[38]^[39]
June 1~4: Muffy Crosswire is bullied on El-Chat after getting a new hair style.^[40]
June 4: When David and Arthur Read go whale hunting, Arthur accidentally harpoons and kills Sharon Barnes.^[2]^[41]
June 4~22: D.W. Read annoys Michelle Kwan.^[42]
June 4~22: Mr. Ratburn abandons his class on a desert island, and they all became savage and cannibalistic.^[43]
June 22: Bitzi and Buster Baxter travel to Roswell, New Mexico to meet Mr. Morris. Bitzi and Morris go on a date, but they break up.^[44]^[45]^[46]
June 24: Jane forces Arthur, Binky, and Sue Ellen to let D.W. and her preschool friends into Arsubia.^[47]^[46]
June 25^[46]
- Laverne, Catherine, and Francine Frensky are exiled from Jewish Congregation Beta Bay after eating meat.^[48]
- D.W. Read undergoes emergency surgery after eating a poisonous green potato chip.^[49]
June 26^[46]
- Catherine Frensky and Chip Crosswire rekindle their relationship after prodding from Muffy Crosswire.^[50]
- Mr. Morris takes his alien girlfriend, Zorkbo, to a local store. Mass panic ensues when her disguise comes off.^[51]
- At the beach, D.W. Read is nearly drowned by a malicious octopus.^[52]
June 27: Adil Akyuz unsuccessfully attempts to detonate a bomb as an act of terrorism.^[53]^[46]
June 28: Mr. Morris and Zorkbo recall how they first met.^[54]^[46]
June 29: While on a date at Young & Hip Café, Catherine Frensky finds Chip Crosswire cheating on her with her sister, Francine Frensky.^[55]^[46]

July[]

July 1:

2015[]

2023[]

References[]

↑ In Issue 100, panel 2, the date of November 6 is circled on David's calendar as Thora's birthday. Since it was Thora's 100th birthday and the episode took place in 2014, Thora was born on November 6, 1914.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Issue 184, panel 4
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 In the Arthur episode "Surprise!", Catherine turns 16. This takes place during Arthur's third grade year, which takes place from 2014 to 2015.
↑ In a diary entry written on September 6, 2014, Bitzi writes that she and Bo were married "fifteen years ago today" (Issue 066).
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 She was in fourth grade from 2014 to 2015, which likely means she turned 10 between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 (Elwood Wiki uses those dates as a standard school cut-off range, but unique cases do exist).
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Alan repeated kindergarten, which means that when he was in third grade from 2014 to 2015, he was the age of a fourth grader. Fourth graders are typically 9 or 10.
↑ In the Arthur episode "Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?", Arthur says his birthday (May 25th) isn't for 7 more months, meaning the episode takes place in October. When they give Binky the repaired clarinet, Binky says his birthday is next month. Since Binky is in his second year of third grade in 2014-15, he was born in 2004.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 She was in third grade from 2014 to 2015, which likely means she turned 9 between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 (Elwood Wiki uses those dates as a standard school cut-off range, but unique cases do exist).
↑ In the Arthur episode "Best Wishes," Jenna's birthday takes place and Binky mentions it is January.
↑ In the Arthur episode "Buster Isn't Buying It", his zodiac sign is revealed to be Aquarius, which means his birthday is between January 20 and February 18.
↑ In the Arthur episode "Arthur: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll", her zodiac sign is revealed to be Pisces, which means her birthday is between February 19 and March 20.
↑ According to the Arthur's Birthday book, Arthur and Muffy share a birthday on May 25. Since they are in third grade from 2014-15, they were born in 2006.
↑ In the Arthur episode "Shelter from the Storm," Ladonna has her birthday party and Arthur mentions it is early June.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 She was in preschool during the 2014-15 school year (at least), which likely means she turned 5 between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 (Elwood Wiki uses those dates as a standard school cut-off range, but unique cases do exist). However, preschool is a large age range and she may have been born much earlier or later.
↑ In the Arthur episode "D.W.'s Perfect Wish," it is revealed that D.W. turned five years old on March 1 while Arthur was in third grade. Since Arthur's third grade takes place from 2014 to 2015, D.W. turned 5 on March 1, 2015, making her born in 2010.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 In the Arthur episode "Arthur's Baby," which takes place between 2014 and 2015, the Reads celebrate Kate's first birthday.
↑ Issue 001
↑ Issue 002
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↑ ^46.0 ^46.1 ^46.2 ^46.3 ^46.4 ^46.5 ^46.6 As a rule, all issues from 001 to 156 take place on the day they were released, unless the issue clearly states otherwise or if the issue has multiple parts.
↑ Issue 031
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Notes

↑ ^1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 Elwood Wiki uses a standard school cut-off date of August 1 to July 31, but unique cases do exist.
↑ This is a summer birthday, which makes it less clear what year Ladonna was born in. The Elwood Wiki uses the standard school cut-off date of August 1 to July 31. Since Ladonna was born in June, we can assume that she was born in 2006 rather than 2005. However, it is possible that she is a unique case.

[1] In Issue 100, panel 2, the date of November 6 is circled on David's calendar as Thora's birthday. Since it was Thora's 100th birthday and the episode took place in 2014, Thora was born on November 6, 1914.

[i184-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Issue 184, panel 4

[catherine-3] 3.0 ^3.1 In the Arthur episode "Surprise!", Catherine turns 16. This takes place during Arthur's third grade year, which takes place from 2014 to 2015.

[4] In a diary entry written on September 6, 2014, Bitzi writes that she and Bo were married "fifteen years ago today" (Issue 066).

[prunella-6] 5.0 ^5.1 She was in fourth grade from 2014 to 2015, which likely means she turned 10 between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 (Elwood Wiki uses those dates as a standard school cut-off range, but unique cases do exist).

[alan-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Alan repeated kindergarten, which means that when he was in third grade from 2014 to 2015, he was the age of a fourth grader. Fourth graders are typically 9 or 10.

[8] In the Arthur episode "Brother, Can You Spare a Clarinet?", Arthur says his birthday (May 25th) isn't for 7 more months, meaning the episode takes place in October. When they give Binky the repaired clarinet, Binky says his birthday is next month. Since Binky is in his second year of third grade in 2014-15, he was born in 2004.

[3f-9] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 ^8.3 She was in third grade from 2014 to 2015, which likely means she turned 9 between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 (Elwood Wiki uses those dates as a standard school cut-off range, but unique cases do exist).

[10] In the Arthur episode "Best Wishes," Jenna's birthday takes place and Binky mentions it is January.

[11] In the Arthur episode "Buster Isn't Buying It", his zodiac sign is revealed to be Aquarius, which means his birthday is between January 20 and February 18.

[12] In the Arthur episode "Arthur: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll", her zodiac sign is revealed to be Pisces, which means her birthday is between February 19 and March 20.

[13] According to the Arthur's Birthday book, Arthur and Muffy share a birthday on May 25. Since they are in third grade from 2014-15, they were born in 2006.

[14] In the Arthur episode "Shelter from the Storm," Ladonna has her birthday party and Arthur mentions it is early June.

[prekf-16] 14.0 ^14.1 ^14.2 ^14.3 ^14.4 ^14.5 She was in preschool during the 2014-15 school year (at least), which likely means she turned 5 between August 1, 2014 and July 31, 2015 (Elwood Wiki uses those dates as a standard school cut-off range, but unique cases do exist). However, preschool is a large age range and she may have been born much earlier or later.

[17] In the Arthur episode "D.W.'s Perfect Wish," it is revealed that D.W. turned five years old on March 1 while Arthur was in third grade. Since Arthur's third grade takes place from 2014 to 2015, D.W. turned 5 on March 1, 2015, making her born in 2010.

[kate-18] 16.0 ^16.1 In the Arthur episode "Arthur's Baby," which takes place between 2014 and 2015, the Reads celebrate Kate's first birthday.

[19] Issue 001

[20] Issue 002

[21] Issue 003

[i4-22] Issue 004

[23] Issue 005

[24] Issue 006

[25] Issue 007

[26] Issue 008

[27] Issue 009

[28] Issue 010

[29] Issue 011

[30] Issue 012

[31] Issue 013

[32] Issue 014

[33] Issue 015

[34] Issue 016

[35] Issue 018

[36] Issue 019

[37] Issue 020

[38] Issue 021

[39] Issue 022

[40] Issue 023

[41] Issue 024

[42] Issue 025

[43] Issue 026

[44] Issue 027

[45] Issue 028

[46] Issue 029

[47] Issue 030

[rule-48] 46.0 ^46.1 ^46.2 ^46.3 ^46.4 ^46.5 ^46.6 As a rule, all issues from 001 to 156 take place on the day they were released, unless the issue clearly states otherwise or if the issue has multiple parts.

[49] Issue 031

[50] Issue 032

[51] Issue 033

[52] Issue 034

[53] Issue 035

[54] Issue 036

[55] Issue 037

[56] Issue 038

[57] Issue 039

[cutoff-5] 1.00 ^1.01 ^1.02 ^1.03 ^1.04 ^1.05 ^1.06 ^1.07 ^1.08 ^1.09 ^1.10 ^1.11 ^1.12 ^1.13 Elwood Wiki uses a standard school cut-off date of August 1 to July 31, but unique cases do exist.

[15] This is a summer birthday, which makes it less clear what year Ladonna was born in. The Elwood Wiki uses the standard school cut-off date of August 1 to July 31. Since Ladonna was born in June, we can assume that she was born in 2006 rather than 2005. However, it is possible that she is a unique case.

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1914[]

1944[]

1975[]

1998[]

1999[]

2004[]

2005[]

2006[]

2009[]

2010[]

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2014[]

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June[]

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2015[]

2023[]

References[]

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