Arthur's Pet Business/DW the Copycat Arthur

# Every day you walk down the street Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day 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 of the street

# Get together and make things better By working together

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

# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

# 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...

Oh...

I'm the kind of boy who should have a dog.

-A dog can be very helpful.

-LOUD CRYING

Oh, no! Kate climbed up too high. How will she get down?

Save Kate, boy!

KATE GURGLES

Arthur, what would we have done if you didn't have a dog?

But I NEVER expected this.

Hi!

-ARTHUR IS SINGING

-# Arthur wants a do-og! #

Don't say anything, DW.

-I'm waiting for the right moment to ask Mom and Dad.

-You can trust me.

-So what's new?

-Arthur wants a puppy.

-DW!!

-A puppy is a big responsibility.

-I would feed it and walk it

-and play catch with it.

-We'll see.

THAT means no.

What about our new carpet?

Mom says she doesn't want to have a puppy TREE on the new carpet.

Whoa-a-a!

..Just felt like dancing. # La, la-la, la-la. #

Arthur, we decided you may have a puppy IF you can take care of it.

YES! My own puppy! Thanks!

-You need to show us you're responsible enough to do it.

-..Huh?

-How can I ever prove that I'm responsible?

-Get a job.

Then you can pay back the 7 you owe me.

-A job? What kind of job can

-I

-get?

You could work for my dad. He's looking for a new car salesman.

Hmmm...

Hmmm... What kind of engine is this?

Dunno. I've never been able to see it.

Gee, Muffy, I don't think so.

Why not get a job at Joe's Junk Yard, crushing old cars?

-You should do something you like.

-That gives me a great idea!

If I take care of other people's pets,

that'll show my parents I can take care of my own.

"Arthur's Pet Business.

-"Call Arthur Read..."

-I'll take these.

Right. I've got the rest.

Oh-h-h...!

-DAD READS FLYER

-Francine and I will put up signs.

-We can give some of these to people we know.

-Great!

- Hmm... - My, what a cute baby!

Hello!

Arthur's Pet Business! I'm Arthur!

Arthur's Pet Business! I'm Arthur!

-Arthur?

-Huh?

-Time to get ready for bed.

-Mo-om!

-Just ten more minutes?

-Arthur...

Hello, Arthur's Pet Business. Arthur speaking. May I help you?

Dad! Dad!! I got my first customer!

Congratulations, Arthur. Who is it?

I'm gonna watch Mrs Wood's dog while she's on vacation and earn 10.

-Isn't that the dog the mail man calls Jaws?

-That nasty little Perky?

Come in.

Oh, don't mind if Perky makes a little noise.

She hasn't been herself lately.

Now, I have two lists for you. This is Perky's daily schedule...

and this is the list of all the things Perky does not like.

I'll be back next Sunday, sweetie, furry-facey, poopie, baby...

I'll take good care of her, Mrs Wood.

We'll be the...best of friends.

-TIMER RINGS

-Time for your brushing.

Ninety-six...

ninety-seven...

ninety-eight...

ninety-nine...one hundred.

See? She's happy.

TIMER RINGS

One tablespoon of gourmet chicken, one quarter tablespoon of liver...

..the very exact middle of a cheeseburger...

no pickle, and a cherry on top.

What's wrong?

I followed the instructions. ..Oh, no! I forgot the parsley!

EVIL LAUGHTER FROM TV 'We've got him now, boss.'

This is the end of you, Bionic Bunny.

TIMER SOUNDS

HUMMING

-TIMER RINGS

-Not now!

NOW what's wrong?!

Are you SURE you want a dog if it's this much work?

-If I can handle her I can handle...

-DOORBELL RINGS

Prunella is here. She wants you to take care of her ant farm.

-Tuesday night's their barn dance. Here's their music.

-Hmm...

Arthur, I think your ad's worked.

ASSORTED ANIMAL NOISES

Arthur!

Don't worry, Dad, I'll work out all their schedules...somehow.

HELP!

-DW?

-Uh-oh.

Oh, no! The ant farm!

No! Kate! DON'T!!

SNARLING

Oh, no! Hey! Wait!

HEY! Where are you going?

-Come here!

-Arthur!

Arthur?

Arthur?

Ribbit!

OK, you. Stay down here!

-Oh...

-BUZZER RINGS

Time to walk Perky.

..DW...how would you like to be my assistant? I'll pay you 2.

Arthur, you know I'd do anything for you...for money.

Let's say 3 a week.

Deal.

-SNARLING

-Good morning.

-Arthur, what did you do to Jaws?

-What d'you mean?

-I've been taking good care of her.

-I've never seen her this angry.

But I did everything right.

I DID do everything right.

But now you're even MORE unfriendly.

Maybe I'm just not a dog person.

When Mrs Wood picks you up tomorrow,

she'll tell everyone I wrecked her dog.

I bet you're happy today.

-Why?

-Today you get rid of Perky and earn 10.

But I found out I can never have a puppy. I wreck dogs.

-Arthur. Mrs Wood just called. She's on her way over.

-I'll go get Perky.

Has anybody seen Perky? She was in the living room. Now she's gone.

I didn't hear her growl today. Neither did I.

Perky! Perky!

-Come here, Perky!

-She's not downstairs.

-She's not outside.

-# You're in trouble no-ow! #

-I wreck dogs AND lose them!

I know I should never have a dog.

DOORBELL RINGS Mrs Wood. Please, come in.

Hi, Mrs Wood.

Guess what. Arthur lost your dog.

What?!

My poor, helpless little baby's out in the world alone, unprotected?

I feel sorry for the world.

Hey, everybody! Come here!

Over here! Perky had puppies!

MRS WOOD: And look how comfortable you made her, Arthur.

-How can I ever thank you?

-A reward would be nice.

- Shhh! DW! - Here.

This is the money I owe you.

And how would you like a puppy as a reward?

-A puppy?!

-Of course. You've earned it.

My own puppy! I can't believe it!

-What should I name my puppy?

-10.

-That's a weird name.

-Why would I name it THAT?

-That's what you owe me.

7, plus 3 for being an assistant.

That comes to 10.

DW HUMS

-HE GASPS

-MOM!!

DW's drawing in my book! Mo-om! Stop her!

-They forgot colour. I'm putting it in.

-They're meant to be that way.

Sometimes I imagine how great life would be if DW was different.

Like if she were more like the Brain.

I'll do that homework for you.

All done. Let's play ball.

Or more like the Bionic Bunny.

# Te-dah! #

I'll take you to get air!

Put your helmet on!

-I'd even like her better if she were more like a donkey.

-HEE-HAW!

Giddy up, DW! GO! GO!

HEE-HAW!

-Boy, I wish

-I

-had a sister who was a donkey, like DW.

ANY change would be an improvement.

SMASH!

-Faster and more annoying than a mosquito!

-# Te-dah! #

-Super Sister!

BABY GIGGLES

-Something wrong, honey?

-I'm bored. None of my friends can play.

Why don't you go play with DW?

-SHE SIGHS

-..HUH?!

I'm not THAT desperate!

Well...only if she promises not to be annoying.

I won't do anything that's annoying.

If I'm even a little teeny tiny tiny eany-weeniest bit annoying

-tell me and I'll stop, because I don't wanna be annoying.

-OK. OK!

(Please notice that I'm not being annoying.)

Bottom of the ninth.

(Arthur Read is one out away from pitching a perfect game.)

-SQUEAKING

-Huh?! What are you doing?

-It's Princess Sneeze'n'Wet's turn to bat.

-N-O! NO!!

There are no babies in baseball!

What if they were really good?

-In America everybody gets an equal chance.

-I can't play with you!

Go play with Kate! You're a baby!

Am not!

-Well, you ACT like it!

-Do not! Can Kate do this?

Whoa-a-a...!

Don't change that channel!

I have to watch Bionic Bunny.

It's the back-to-back special award-winning three-part episode.

Where he travels through time to fight the evil...mechanical cave...

-Bunnysaurus.

-Mary Moo-Cow was just explaining green.

Excuse me - I'm on the phone.

-Arthur's trying to stop me from watching educational TV.

-Time for...

-a back-to-back...

-How will I understand green?

-Who was first?

FRUSTRATED SNARLING

-YOU don't like doing anything with me any more!

-You like boring things.

I wish you wanted to do interesting things. More like me.

-THEN you'd wanna play with me?

-Sure.

I've got your favourite, DW. Banana and peanut butter.

-Yum!

-I want water melon.

-..I want water melon too.

-Wanna go on the swings, DW?

-YEAH!

-Wanna play catch with us, Dad?

-I do!

Oops.

ARTHUR GROANS 'The Bionic Bunny Show!

'Created by super-science and radical animal husbandry,

'to fight crime, Bionic Bunny hops into action for goodness'...

'The room's filling with water! I'll drown unless I drink it all.'

Are you gonna watch that?

-Uh-huh.

-What about Mary Moo-Cow?

-THAT's for kiddies.

# Bo-ring! #

SNARLING

-That was great!

-That was great!

Aren't you gonna stay and watch Foreign Metallic Splunking Squad?

-OK. D'you want some ice cream?

-Yeah.

-You two aren't fighting over the TV?

-No. DW's finally got good taste.

I'm gonna try on my new clothes.

How do you like them, Arthur? I picked them out myself.

-Don't you already HAVE clothes like that?

-No.

They look familiar...

I call THAT my built-in escape CLAWS!

-Do YOU even know what that means?

-Of course.

Get out!!

Stop doing everything I do!

We just happen to be interested in the same things.

Hi, guys! I'll go get my bike.

Hi, guys! I'll go get my bike.

Am I seeing double?

Was that Arthur's sister?

Or a frightening scientific experiment gone horribly wrong.

Arthur, what's with DW?

-She has to come with me. Mom and Dad are shopping.

-No, I meant the...

-Are those my old glasses?

-No. I punched lenses out of my sunglasses.

Why is DW dressed like you?

I don't know. She's driving me crazy.

Last to the Sugar Bowl is a henway!

-Arthur, wait for me!

-You're last, Arthur! You're a henway.

-What's a henway?

-About five pounds.

Wait for me!

We're going to get a table.

Hi, Arthur!

Hi, Arthur. ..Huh?!

Oh, there's TWO of you!

-Do you want a baby seat?

-THAT would be a thoughtful thing to ask...

IF THERE WAS A BABY HERE!!

-I wish you'd cut it out. You look weird.

-You can't fool me, Arthur.

There can't be TWO of you! ..Who's this?

I'M Arthur. THAT's my sister!

You look like a ring-tailed doofus!

I've been trying to tell her that.

Those are the goofiest clothes and shoes and glasses I ever saw!

Hey!

Mom, Dad, can we move and not tell DW where we're going?

No. Why?

She's driving me crazy.

It's like having a twin or an extra shadow, or a weird little sister

who follows me everywhere. Yesterday the kids were talking...

Don't tell Arthur. Everyone's invited to my house to swim.

-Why NOT tell Arthur?

-Because his sister, Arthur Jnr, will tag along.

-Maybe you should tell DW how you feel.

-Me?

-Why can't YOU?

-This is between the two of YOU.

-I guess you're right.

-Wanna watch our video?

-Vegetables Sing The ABCs.

-It's the sequel to...

-Freddie Fruit Counts By Twos.

-..No, that's for babies.

-It's not. They sing them backwards.

THEY DEMONSTRATE

-No, I'm playing soccer with Arthur.

-Sounds boring.

Yeah... I-I mean no. It's grown-up.

-Eugh!

-Eugh!

DW.

You don't even like what I do. Give us both a break. Stop copying me!

-You mean you think I should do the things

-I

-like?

-Yes! Exactly!

-Instead of the interesting things YOU like?

-OK, OK.

Sorry I said everything you like is boring.

-So you'll still play with me sometimes?

-Sure.

Finally, I can change these clothes.

And MOM said I can watch Mary Moo-Cow

every day for as many days as YOU watched Bionic Bunny.

-PAL WHIMPERS

-Why do I feel like I got tricked?

PAL BARKS

# And I say, hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day 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 of the street

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

# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start

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

# What a wonderful kind of day HEY! #