DW, Bossy Boots 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!

-Whoa-a...!

-One thing about being a kid is you have lots of bosses.

-Ready to test?

With the help of Brains' new Boss-o-meter

I can measure just how bossy someone is.

I'll load the top and you can load the bottom.

Dad bosses by setting an example - tough, but fair.

And then there's Mom.

Oh, Arthur, will you push Kate for a while? She just loves it when you do.

She bosses by acting as if she's not bossing.

She barely registers.

For tomorrow, I expect you to complete 25 word problems,

read a biography of George Washington and write a report,

make sure you're ready for a quiz...

There's no question who's the boss in Ratburn's class.

But up ahead is the bossiest boss of all.

Out of my way!

Look, Mom, it's over here.

That's it. That's the one.

It's a Marie Antoinette doll.

She comes with ten dresses, three wigs, a removable mole on her chin

and says five things in French.

'Ooh, la, la!'

See? And look - she comes with her own cake and cake plate.

It's a little pricey.

Oh, but it HAS to be this one! Emily will love it. It's perfect.

-Well...

-Please!

It'll be the best present ever.

MUSIC PLAYS

Hi, Emily!

-Happy birthday.

-Merci beaucoup, mon amie.

Aren't you gonna open it?

Oh, non, ma cherie! There's a schedule - see?

Here's all the stuff we're doing today. Here's when I open presents -

last.

Hmm!

MUSIC: The Can-Can

Why is the balloon yellow? It all should've been in colour.

Why doesn't anybody talk?

This movie stinks!

CHILDREN CHEER

Make a wish!

Make a wish!

ALL GASP

Hurry it up already, before you turn six!

I love it!

Here! This is how you open a present!

-See? It's the Marie Antoinette doll.

-Thank you, DW.

No, wait! Let me show you what it can do!

'Ooh, la, la!'

How was the party?

OK. Peek-a-boo!

But Emily doesn't know the first thing about opening presents.

-Hello?

-Hi, Emily, it's DW.

Wanna come over and play today?

That's awfully nice of you, DW, but I can't.

I have to stay home and practise, um, conjugating French verbs.

'Oh, OK. Bye.'

-Hello?

-Hi, James. It's DW.

Wanna come over and play?

Gee, er, that sounds like fun, DW, but, er, I can't.

I have to dust my stamp collection. Bye.

-Got you!

-I got you!

Hey! Can I play too?

-Aargh!

-Run for your life!

What's gotten into them?

Hey, Arthur!

-Where are you going?

-I'm just going to the library, DW.

Great, I love the library.

I thought you were playing with your friends today.

-Er, they're too busy.

-Busy doing what?

Emily had to concentrate on verbs.

What about James?

He had to dust stamps.

WHOOPING AND SPLASHING

CHILDREN LAUGH

-Sounds like he's finished.

-Maybe he can play now.

-Yoo-hoo!

-Yeah, yoo-hoo!

-Run for your life!

-What are you?

-A monster?

-No, even scarier -

I'm DW!

I don't care. I didn't wanna play with them anyway.

DW?

Are you OK?

Friends! Who needs them?

I don't need any friends.

I can have fun all by myself.

Why, there's hundreds of them! They're unstoppable!

What're you watching?

-Children Of The Beans.

-It's a little scary. Maybe you shouldn't watch it.

I can take it.

Why don't you play with your friends?

I don't have any.

I thought you were gonna play by yourself.

That was before I knew how boring I was.

Why doesn't anyone wanna play with me? I'm the life of the party.

Well...you're kinda...

What?

What? What am I?

Well...remember the last time James came over?

No, no, no! You're not doing it right!

You're supposed to be a prince!

-I don't know, DW. I don't think I'm good at this game.

-Sure you are...

if you quit doing it wrong.

Now, once more, from the top...

-with feeling.

-Oh-h!

I can't help it if people do things the wrong way.

Yeah, but sometimes you do things wrong too,

like that time in gymnastics class.

Oh-hh!

That's the spirit. Better luck next time.

DW?

Watch this.

Whoo-oo! Wait! That didn't count.

I get to go again.

DW, we don't push other students. You should apologise.

We're sorry.

Not you, boys. You haven't done anything wrong.

We haven't?!

It wasn't my fault!

-Those others messed me up.

-Yeah, but you have to be fun to have fun.

-Otherwise, kids aren't going to want to play with you.

-Oh!

It's everyone else who's no fun. They should be more like me.

Move over.

They're replicating faster. No place is safe.

DOORBELL RINGS

-Can you come out and play?

-Sure.

-Me first! Me first!

-Hey, that's not fair.

I can't help it if you do it wrong. DW GASPS

Can I play too?

No! That's mine!

Oh!

Aa-aagh!

ALL SHOUT: My turn! Me first! My turn!

You do it wrong!

Give it back! I saw it first! I saw it first!

DW!

DW, wake up!

Mom says it's time for your gymnastics class.

It was awful!

I was everywhere!

-Uh-oh, here comes DW.

-She'll hog the balance beam again.

I'm going to hide in the bathroom.

-Hey!

-We know, we know. You first.

You can have it to yourself.

No! I mean, what I was going to say was me last.

I always go first. You guys should go ahead of me this time.

It looks like a trap.

Emily, you go first.

You'll just say I did it wrong.

No, I won't. I promise.

That was so...

close to being perfect. You just need more practice.

You can have my turn.

It helps if you hold your arms out more. That works for me.

You got it!

Thanks, DW.

You go next.

-No, no. You can go next.

-No, you.

-Go ahead, DW.

But I already said I'd go last.

She's being nice.

-Oh, yeah?! We can be nicer!

-Yeah, take my turn.

No, she should have my turn.

I gave her my turn first...

Hey, want to come over after class and practise cartwheels?

-..Does not!

-Does too!

-Does not!

-Does too...! >