The Law of the Jungle Gym 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 Open your eyes! Open your ears!

# Get together, 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...

Hey, you guys! Notice anything new?

It's Nicrophorus americanus!

This type of American burying beetle is very rare!

Hello! My new digital camera!

Cool! The new Zubeeza XQ360!

Let's see what pictures you've taken!

-Do you KNOW how to operate that camera?

-Of course!

I just haven't taken any pictures yet. Today.

Come on, Muffy, take a picture of us.

Wait. I can't get you all in.

How do you make the picture bigger on this?

That's better. Just a little higher for the angle. This is fun!

-Hey, you!

-Just a second, I'm trying to take a picture here!

Yo! Forward march, girlie! You're in OUR territory!

I said a second! I'm gonna stay here till I'm good and ready!

Now, what's the...? Oops.

You DO realise where you are? Tough Customers Headquarters!

-Also known as the Tower of Pain.

-I didn't realise!

-What's going on?

-Muffy walked into the Tough Customers Headquarters

and now she's standing up to them. Go, Muffy!

You better get off the Tower of Pain before WE do it for you!

You'd better climb down, Muffy. She's serious.

But I was just taking a picture.

You think that's funny?! Well, guess what! I'm staying right here!

CHANTING: Muffy! Muffy! Muffy!

You have five seconds to get off or I'm gonna...

BELL RINGS DR-R-R-R-RING!

..pretzel on a bungee cord!

Oh, yeah? Well, you're gonna have to wait because recess is over!

Wow! Just when I thought I knew you,

you surprise me by doing something really brave!

Come on, Molly. Muffy didn't know what she was doing.

I don't care! If that shutterbug comes up on the Tower of Pain again,

we're gonna teach her a lesson she'll never forget.

-BELL RINGS Recess!

-Miaow!

I don't think we should cream Muffy just for taking a picture!

We HAVE to! We can't let the Tough Customers be pushed around

by one stuck-up little...girl.

It's great how everyone can use the jungle gym now, all because of you!

Don't you feel proud?

Um, yes, sure. And it's a great spot for taking pictures.

Hey! I found the zoom button.

CLEAR OUT!

-We're not going anywhere, Molly.

-We're not?

Well, well! The little shutterbug came back for more...pictures!

Uh-oh! I think I might accidentally press delete.

Go ahead. I already downloaded everything.

Sassy, huh? Put her in solitary.

BOTH: Kerchung!

Hey! Let her out of there!

Francine, would you wait for me down on the playground?

-I want to talk to Molly.

-Huh?

-..Molly? Oh, all right!

The prisoner requests an audience with the warden.

-What is it?

-Look, I don't care about freeing the jungle gym for everyone,

I just want to take some pictures.

So maybe I could pay you guys a location fee

to let me take some shots here. How about 5?

Is that 5 each? Wow!

Pay us?! You want to pay us to turn our territory into a photo location?

Are you nuts?! Who does she think she is?

Get this straight! The Tower of Pain is ours!

If I EVER see you here again, you're gonna be...

LORRY ROARS LOUDLY

-..like a pig sucking cheese out of a fire hose!

-Harsh.

Now, GET! That takes care of that!

BELL RINGS Recess!

That cloud looks like Mrs Barnes wearing combat boots.

Yeah? Well, that cloud looks like ME giving YOU a wedgie!

Attention, Stuffed Custards! Oh! I mean, Tough Customers! >

Attention, Tough Customers.

Molly MacDonald, by order of the circuit court of this jurisdiction,

you are instructed to grant Muffy Crosswire access to this facility

-at any time, in any manner, for any purpose of her choosing.

-Says who?

Says MY attorney!

You kids KNOW this jungle gym isn't just yours.

-It belongs to every member of the school community. Right?

-Yes, sir.

I expect you all to get along and share.

Let's have some fun, shall we?

Oh, we'll have fun, all right.

This is going to be the best fashion photo shoot ever!

-Aagh!

-Oops.

My soda must have gotten shook up. Sorry, shutterbug.

Grrr.

-Look - the new Mutakrude single.

-MUSIC PLAYS

-MUSIC CHANGES TO DISCO

-That's right. Work it!

Work it! The camera loves you!

How come WE never listen to disco?

Buster, feel the beat!

I feel it!

-It's wrestling time!

-What is going on here?!

It's the Tower of Pain Wrestling Championships. You got a problem...?

-Hey! Get out of the ring!

-Muffy. This dress keeps coming off.

I'm trying to have a fashion shoot here!

-..Your silly costume show!

-What?!

Um, Molly? I think it's time for plan B.

We have called this meeting of the Tough Customers... Hey! Quiet down!

I dropped a quarter in here!

..to discuss leaving the Tower of Pain

and making our new headquarters somewhere else.

We CAN'T leave! It's our turf! It's where we became the Tough Customers!

I like it here. It's really near the burger bar.

VOICE ECHOES I like it too! I just found 1!

-But...

-All in favour?

You guys don't know what you're giving up.

Come on, Molly, it's for the best.

Yo! Paper only! Can't you read?!

I sure am gonna miss this place.

Ah-hah! I KNEW I'd find you here!

Thought I'd given up, didn't you?

Well, I'm here and there's nothing you...

-Relax, shutterbug, you won.

-Oh, so you wanna play hard ball, huh?

Well, two can... What did you say?

We moved our headquarters. I just came back to get my stuff.

Enjoy your photo studio(!)

Daddy? Did you ever get just what you wanted

-but feel that somehow it wasn't quite right?

-Oh, hon.

I know just what you mean. Go and buy twice as much of whatever it was.

DOORBELL RINGS

Looks like one of your friends. You know anyone with a black skateboard

-covered in barbed wire?

-Tell her I'm not here! Make something up!

I'm afraid Muffy has moved to Paris to study astronomy.

Oh. OK, Mr Crosswire. When she comes out from hiding under the table,

-would you tell her I just want to ask her something?

-Ask me what?

You'd better come in.

Try anything and I'll blow this. Don't think I won't. It's very loud.

If I were here to pound you, you'd already be pounded.

-Then what do you want?

-I want the Tower of Pain back.

Name one reason why I should give it back!

That place means a lot to me. It's where I've always gone to chill out.

It's like a second home.

Couldn't you go somewhere else for your photography?

Actually, the pictures I've taken there haven't turned out so well.

-But if I back down, Francine will never forgive me.

-I have an idea.

MACHINERY ROARS OUTSIDE

-..Cool as an ice cream cruise ship on an ocean of lemonade.

-I like it!

Francine! Come quick!

Muffy and Molly are going at it again. There's gonna be a fight!

There is nothing you can do about it, Molly!

I am taking my photo equipment and leaving!

-You're not going anywhere unless

-I

-say so!

-No-one tells Mary Alice Crosswire what to do!

-Wow, Muffy!

That was very brave of you. Don't you think that was brave, Francine?

Um...I guess. But I thought you liked it up there.

You said it was great for pictures.

That was before. I'm not taking pictures of people any more.

I'm into abstract photography now.

Oooh! Look at the shadows made by that bike rack.

Wow! She sure showed us. That little girl is one tough cookie!

-You can knock it off now, Binky.

-OK.

Ah! It's good to be back!

You can say that again!

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