Mind Your Manners 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! Ow!

PHONE RINGS

Hello.

Oh, hi, Thora.

The movies?

I'd love to.

Oh, but I'd have to find a sitter for the boys.

The last one quit. I don't know why.

-Come on, it's my turn to wear the spaghetti.

-No!

Extreme Sitters? No, I've never heard of them.

I'll look at their website and call you back.

Hmm. Gus Grimm, child trainer.

Like all animals, children want to know who's in charge.

I believe in setting the ground rules early on.

Oh my! That seems a little harsh.

How about Shelley, the singing sitter?

# If you're naughty and you know it you should stop! # Please.

# If you're naughty and you know it you should stop! # Pretty please.

# If you're naughty and you know it you should try to forego it

# If you're naughty and you know it you should stop! #

I'm asking nicely.

-Hey, is that our new baby sitter?

-I'd fill her shoes with putty.

-Me first.

-I'm going to get you.

-PHONE RINGS

-Run for your life!

Hi, Thora. I think I'll be staying home tonight.

CRASH!

Thanks anyway.

Agh! LAUGHTER

OK, so the pigs will go here and the chickens here.

Now the organical farm is all ready.

-Wait, I have one more animal.

-What's that?

Ferdy the Flying Bull from Circo De La Luna.

That's the show we took Grandmere to for grandparents day.

She had such a good time!

CIRCUS MUSIC AND GASPS

Yeah? Well, I made my grandma a card with my very own hands.

She said it was the best card she'd ever gotten, so there.

Coming through!

Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!

We thought you might want some more dirt.

Vroom!

Thanks a lot(!)

What did you do for your grandma on Grandparents Day?

Grandparents Day? We didn't know there was one.

Typical. Well, you missed it. It was last Sunday.

-Gee, do you think Grandma's upset?

-Well, I don't know.

-We could plan something nice for her.

-Take her to a wrestling match.

Body slam!

Maybe you should do something SHE would like.

CHARGE!

LAUGHTER

MAN SPEAKS IN ITALIAN

The best Italian dining in all of Elwood City!

Perfect for that special occasion

or just to say thank you to that special someone.

Grazie.

That's it, Timmy, let's take Grandma to that fancy restaurant.

OK. We have 3 saved up. That should be enough.

-Let's tell her now.

-No, let's make it a surprise.

SURPRISE!

Oh, breakfast in bed!

How lovely.

Careful, dear.

This isn't even the real surprise, Grandma.

We'll take you to a fancy restaurant

-to make up for missing Grandparents Day.

-Oh, that's very sweet,

but maybe we should do something else.

Remember the last time we went to a restaurant?

Hey, you're hogging all the sauce.

-Oops!

-Oops yourself!

-I got you.

-No way, I got you first.

-No, you didn't!

-Yes, I did!

LAUGHTER

That was a great dinner.

Yeah. Hey, we can go there, if you want.

Why don't we just have a cake at home?

WHISPERING

-She didn't want to go to a restaurant.

-I can't figure out why.

Probably because you two are slobs.

No, we're not. Are we?

You're the slobbiest slobs I've ever met.

If you want to eat out, you need table manners.

You know, like eating with a fork and knife.

Using a napkin. That sort of thing.

OK, so teach us.

Forget it, I'm done teaching Tibbles!

Fine, we'll just teach ourselves!

-But we don't know anything about table manners, Tommy.

-So?

We see people eat in restaurants on TV all the time.

We'll do what they do.

OK, I'll pretend to be Grandma.

First, you have to pull a chair out for me, Sweetie.

Ah!

Not that far, Timmy.

Oh. Sorry, Grandma.

Great, now pour me some juice, young man.

-..Into a cup, Timmy.

-Oh, yeah.

Ah!

-Now ask me what I want to eat.

-What would you like to eat, Grandma?

We have cookies. Would you like them mashed or crumbled?

Mashed, please.

-They're not quite mashed enough.

-Let me help you, Timmy.

Oh, dear, you got some on your cheek, Grandma.

Let me wipe it off for you.

LAUGHTER

Come on, stop pushing me!

They said they needed to practise their table manners on someone

-so they came to me.

-Don't sweat it, little bro, I'll keep them in line.

SQUABBLING

-Let me!

-Ah!

You first, James.

Um, thanks.

Here's your napkin.

I'll have a root beer. No ice, no straw, please.

What about for you, gentlemen?

-Ice cream.

-You scream.

TIBBLE TWINS: We all scream for ice cream!

OK, we're out of here.

-But...

-Now!

Hey, wait, that's not fair, we were doing everything right.

I let James sit first, didn't I?

Yeah, and I gave him his napkin.

-But then what? You started shouting at the top of your lungs.

-So?

Would you like it if there was someone shouting next to you

-while you tried to eat?

-No.

-Me neither.

Table manners are about being aware of people,

thinking what they'd like.

How do we know what that is? We're not mind readers.

You've got to look for the signs.

-We're not used to doing that.

-Yeah. If we do that,

we probably won't be able to take Grandma out to dinner

until we're grown-ups.

Just remember these three things. Stop. Look. Listen.

You'll get the hang of it.

GASPS

-I saw it first!

-No, I did! Gimme!

Wait! We're forgetting something.

-Stop.

-Look.

-Listen!

SILENCE

Shh!

Thank you, Tommy.

CONTENTED SIGHS

CONTENTED SIGHS

Are you ready?

I think so.

OK.

Let's try it.

Grandma, could we get something to drink?

Of course. Let's see, I think there was a water fountain back that way.

No, in there.

The restaurant?

Um... How about some juice? I know there's a machine just...

Please, Grandma, we're really thirsty.

COUGHING

And the juice tastes better in there.

Well, OK.

You two are awfully quiet. Is everything all right?

Uhuh. We're just reading signs.

Thank you.

Ah!

I'm really sorry, Grandma.

I was trying so hard to be quiet I didn't see the...

That's OK. It's just a spill.

It happens to everyone. Here are some more napkins.

You know what? I think I'm going to take you up on that special dinner

and I know just the place.

Here we are!

WOW!

This IS a fancy place.

I'll say.

What if it's too fancy for us?

-What if we embarrass Grandma?

-Just read the signs.

What kind of sign was that, Tommy? I don't know that one.

Welcome, lords and lady, to Fit For A King.

Eat, drink and be merry!

Argh!

-There are no forks and knives.

-How are we supposed to eat this?

-Look!

With our hands? Grandma, are you sure this is where you wanted to go?

Oh, yes.

You boys have been so well behaved recently

I thought it might be nice to go somewhere

where we can all just relax a little.

Well, you heard the man, let's dig in!

CONTENTED SIGHS