Very interesting read, Earwig. 

My favorite title card is the "Magnifying Glass" one where Buster sticks his head through it and goes "Hey!"

Was anyone else watching long enough to remember when the episode titles were not read aloud? I think those original prints still air in other countries, because a lot of the Season 1 recordings on YouTube are like that. Does anyone know exactly when they started doing the title voiceovers and when they added them to the Season 1 reruns? I'm assuming it was as soon as Season 2 started, but I thought I remembered seeing some Season 2 episodes that did not have the voiceovers. This was also around the time Random House started selling Arthur VHS's, so some episodes on those didn't have the voiceovers while some did.