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    After 25 Seasons, "Arthur" Is Coming To An End, So Here Are 10 Of D.W.'s Most Iconic Moments

    Who knew a 4-year-old would be the best roast comedian...

    The animated PBS show Arthur is set to retire after its 25th season. For those of you who aren't familiar with Arthur, he's a bespectacled aardvark who eats pancakes instead of termites. But the real star of the show is his younger sister, D.W.

    Dora Winifred is truly the icon we never knew we needed. She knows the perfect clap-backs, and she's graced us with so many comeback lines.

    I thought that PBS stood for Public Broadcasting Service, but now it feels more like People Being Sad. Which is exactly how I'll feel every time I remember that I won't be getting any new sassy D.W. quotes.

    Fortunately, the show will continue to live on in reruns and in memes. Here are ten of the show's best moments.

    1. When she didn't take kindly to a waitress assuming her age

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    PBS / Via youtube.com

    D.W.: "That would be a thoughtful thing to ask IF THERE WAS A BABY HERE!"

    2. When D.W. deserved to have some peace and privacy in her own home

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    "Francine, can I ask you a question? Why don't you go back to your own house and stop bothering us?"

    3. When she found out that knowledge is power

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    "Now I know what true power feels like."

    4. When D.W. reminded Arthur to stick to his commitments

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    Arthur: "What did you draw?"

    D.W.: "A stick ... a stick from the park where you PROMISED TO TAKE ME TODAY."

    5. When she needed some weather variety

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    "I'm sick of sunshine. Sun, sun, all the time, sun."

    6. When D.W. wanted to give her pet unicorn the best life (and best wardrobe) possible

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    "A unicorn needs care and love, and lots of fancy clothes."

    7. When she roasted her brother in an original song

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    "Oh everyone thinks that my brother stinks like a piece of yellow cheese!"

    8. When D.W. was the ultimate imposter and sent Arthur to jail

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    Arthur: "D.W., where did you get all this Crazy Bus stuff?"

    *Police enter

    D.W.: "(Gasps) Arthur! What are policemen doing in YOUR room?"

    9. When she may have gotten some of her science info wrong, but she was still trying her best

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    "A gazillion years ago, snakes used to have feet. But they ran so fast to escape dinosaurs that they fell off!"

    10. When D.W. unmasked identify fraud

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    "Daddy, there's a STRANGER IN THE HOUSE!"

    What D.W. quotes do you love? Let us know down in the comments below.