T-shirt, a blue vest, and a red hat. He has an imaginary friend named Rapty, who everyone else sees as his beloved stuffed T-Rex. Bud is assertive, rugged, and not afraid of the Tibble Twins. He attends the same preschool as D.W. Read. Carl Gould (voiced by Dwayne Hill 2009–2010; Dylan Hoerner 2010–2016) is a cream rabbit with brown hair and blue glasses. He is diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, and his best friend is George Lundgren. He plays the accordion, flies kites, and is highly knowledgeable in locomotives (to the point where he can create detailed drawings of them from memory), lions, and space. His favorite color is blue. He states that he prefers to drink "apple juice from a box, not a bottle". Catherine Frensky (voiced by Patricia Rodriguez 1997–2002; Alexina Cowan 2003–2012; Robyn Thaler Hickey 2012–2022) is Francine's older sister. She is in high school and likes to read teen magazines. Catherine is outgoing and skilled at horseback riding. She occasionally babysits for the Reads. She is embarrassed to tell people her father is a sanitation worker. She usually wears a white-sleeved jean jacket with a white oversized sweater/sweatshirt with black leggings, red slouchy socks, black and white shoes, and always wears her hair with bangs and a ponytail with a scrunchie. Cheikh (pronounced "Shake") (voiced by Thamela Mpumlwana) is Brain's cousin from Senegal who moves to Elwood City in the episode "In My Africa" and begins attending D.W.'s preschool. He and his parents become American citizens via naturalization in the episode "Citizen Cheikh". Chip Crosswire (voiced by Cory Doran) is Muffy's older brother, who is a college student at Tallahassee Tech, a fictional school. He was first shown in Muffy's family portrait in the 1982 book Arthur Goes to Camp. His name was first subtly revealed in "Arthur's Perfect Christmas" (there were separate Christmas stockings for Chip and Muffy side-by-side on their fireplace) and later directly mentioned in the episode "Phony Fern". He wears a blue v-neck college sweater and a white turtleneck underneath. His first appearance was in "Matchmaker, Matchbreaker", where he comes home from college and Muffy and Francine introduce him to Francine's sister Catherine. Cousin Cora is a bratty cousin of Arthur, D.W., and Kate who appears in "D.W. Thinks Big". She acts like a brat when alone with D.W. but acts like a nice girl when adults are around. Her bratty nature is