In 2003, PBS Kids has announced plans for an Arthur spinoff, one called Muffy's Hippo it features the adventures of Muffy Crosswire and her new pet hippo, but the series is rejected by PBS Kids and they instead got Postcards for Buster. However, before they pulled the plug on the Muffy spinoff, they made a only scene of that pilot episode and that scene ended up in the beginning of the Arthur story, "George Blows His Top," replacing the scene of Ed Crosswire rejecting Francine's request for playing drums in Muffy's mansion.