Carried Away Arthur

# Every day when you're walkin' down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

SHE GIGGLES

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day If we can learn to work and play

# And get along with each other

# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat

# Listen to the rhythm The rhythm of the street

# Open up your eyes! Open up your ears!

# Get together and make things better By working together

# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

# Oh, believe in yourself For that's the place to start

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

# If we can learn to work and play And get along with each other

-# What a wonderful kind of day,

-hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day,

-HEY!

-#

'Hey, DW!'

-Hey!

-Whoa! Oh!

GLASS BREAKS

MONSTER MUNCHES

MONSTER ROARS

-This movie isn't scary at all!

-I've never been less scared in my life(!)

STRANGE THUMP

What was that?! Did you hear something?

I hear a thump, thump, thump. Oh wait...that's just my heart.

If you two can't handle scary movies then you shouldn't have...

Argh!

It's coming from upstairs.

But the only ones up there are Kate and Mei Lin!

On the count of three. One...two...

..three!

I told you it was nothing. Let me guess - you thought it was aliens?

Well, something knocked those books off the table.

Come on, let's go finish the movie.

RATTLE SHAKES

-OK, you can come down now.

-I say, what was that all about?

Oh, you know big kids -

always letting their imaginations run away with them.

Now, who's ready for a little jaunt into outer space?

MACHINE BEEPS

What did you say your name was again?

Dr Howl, Canine of the Cosmos, Mutt of the Milky Way

and Pal's cousin - at your service.

-You never told me you had a cousin.

-He's a distant cousin.

I live four billion miles away on the planet Pluto,

although our status as a planet was recently revoked

and now we're just a dwarf planet! Oh, the ignominy!

HE SOBS LOUDLY

-You poor thing!

-It's just an act.

Howl always was a ham.

Oh, speaking of ham, I have a doozy of one in the Barcdis.

-We're having a party back home and you're all invited.

-The Barcdis?

It stands for Ballistic Astro Rocket for Carrying Dogs In Space.

Isn't she a beauty?

I'd love to go to a party on Pluto.

-It does seem rather exciting.

-I don't know, Kate. It sounds risky.

What if he doesn't get us back by supper?

No offence, Howl, but you're not the most reliable...

That is a big ham!

Then it's settled. All aboard!

MACHINE BEEPS

-Next stop, Mercury.

-I thought you lived on Pluto?

Oh, we just have to make a few stops along the way.

ADVENTURE MUSIC

'Mercury is the planet closest to the sun,

'so it's a bit toasty out there.'

I knew this was a bad idea.

You and Mei Lin didn't bring any sun block.

Not to worry, I have just the thing to protect you from all

-the hostile environments we'll visit.

-Hostile environments?

Turn this ship around right now!

Fortunately for us, the Plutonians have invented space snacks.

One little nugget and you can safely go anywhere...

..and they taste like chicken.

-Mmm, not bad.

-Crunchy.

-Could have used ketchup.

-Oh, what an awful place!

-I think it's beautiful.

-It's like a giant sandbox.

-You could try enjoying yourself a little.

After all, it's not every day that you're on Mercury.

I know, but my cousin is a troublemaker.

He visited one Thanksgiving, stole the turkey,

and guess who got blamed for it?

Maybe he's changed. You should at least give him a chance.

Ergh! Ergh!

Phew! I brought us here to bake the ham for the party.

In this heat, it should be ready in a few seconds.

You're right, perhaps I have misjudged him.

Should we...erm, test it?

-See if it's fully cooked?

-I don't see why not.

Next stop - Venus, the second planet from the sun.

I left a toy on the surface last time I dropped by,

it won't take but a minute.

A dreadful place.

It's actually even hotter than Mercury and it rains sulphuric acid.

Oh, here it is, right where I left it.

I say, why don't we have a bit of catch?

It's so rare that us Plutonians get a human to throw a ball for us.

All right, Kate. Let's see that arm.

Not bad.

Of course, the fact there's less gravity here than Earth helps.

Race you, Pal!

All right, Mei Lin, now it's your turn.

Living Labradors, you should play for the Grebs!

I'll get it.

'This is Pluto calling Howl. How goes your secret mission?

'Have you convinced the subject to leave earth forever?'

Oh! Pal was right! Dr Howl is up to something.

Where's that ball? I want to show Howl my fancy paw work.

I have to talk to you about him!

I know, I know, you want me to give him a second chance - and I am!

He's actually rather fun.

OK, playtime's over. There is just one more stop we have to make.

The fourth planet from the sun - Mars!

There it is - the Curiosity Rover,

which you earthlings put up here in 2012.

-Why do you want that?

-All dogs like to chase cars,

even the ones on Pluto! I thought it'd be fun for the party.

Come on, old sport, let's go grab it!

Faster! Faster!

Whoo-hoo! Now we're cooking! Faster, faster!

Driving cars is even more fun than chasing them!

Kate, you have to try it!

Yes, you two go for a spin.

I want to show Mei Lin something.

-Pal, you were right!

-No, you were right, Kate. I'm having a ball!

I want to explore the galaxy forever!

You do?

What's wrong?

I overheard the Plutonians' plan! They want to convince you

to leave earth forever!

I knew we couldn't trust that conniving cousin of mine!

-They left without us!

-If Howl's trying to get me to move to Pluto,

he's going about it in a rather odd way.

'That's Jupiter - the fifth and biggest planet in the solar system.

'Then there's Saturn - those rings are actually

'composed of bits of ice.'

Why aren't we stopping? You said we'd get ice cubes and then

turn around and pick up Pal and Kate.

Oh, did I? But I'll pick them up later.

Besides, it's really you who everyone wants to meet.

OK, we're stuck on Mars with no way to get off.

-What should we do?

-How about panic? Panic sounds good.

We're doomed!

Nonsense, we just have to use our heads.

Oh, he could have at least left us the ham! Wait a minute -

-what's that in your hand?

-Mmm? Oh, it's Dr Howl's magic chew toy.

I must have taken it by accident.

That is what he used to make the Barcdis appear.

Quick! Press some buttons!

MACHINE BEEPS

Oh, now I've got doggypox! Try another one.

Ah-ha, it must be his back-up Barcdis.

Quick, let's rescue Mei Lin.

-Can we bring the Rover? Oh, it's so much fun. Please, please, please!

-OK.

ADVENTURE MUSIC

'That's Uranus and Neptune - gas giants and sister planets.'

'Speaking of gas, let's step on it. We've almost caught up to Howl.'

DOGS BARK AND HOWL

Howl! Kate! I was...just about to go back for you!

Stand back from her, you ruffian!

Mei Lin, are you all right?

I'm fine. Your extended family is really nice.

Welcome to Pluto, Pal. This is your cousin, Sal, and Cal and Val,

and, of course, me - your Uncle Al.

I'm sorry Dr Howl got carried away, but there was a simple reason.

Because Pluto is so small, it has very low gravity -

much lower than Venus's - and that means...

I can throw a ball a really, really long way.

DOGS BARK EXCITEDLY

Oh, we didn't mean any harm.

We just wanted someone to play fetch with,

but we'll let her go.

Maybe you don't have to, but I'll need your help.

Why not me? I'll help you.

Oh, oh, it's mine! I call it!

Before we say goodbye to our visiting friends,

let's say thanks for Kate's idea -

to transform the Mars Rover into a Plutonian ball thrower!

DOGS BARK EXCITEDLY

-Pal, it's time to go.

-Already?

But I was having such a good time!

Maybe you would like to stay after all?

It's...OK with me, if that's what will make you happy.

What a silly movie! I can't believe you two were so scared.

STRANGE NOISE

Argh!

It's back!

Weird! Everything seems fine.

Come on, Mei Lin. Let's get out of here.

This place gives me the creeps.

Pluto had everything you could want, Pal.

Everything except you, Kate.