Room to Ride Arthur

# Every day when you're walking 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 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

# 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!

THUD!

What if, right behind that curtain, there was a button you could press

that could change the world?

You could make things better or worse, or just different.

Whoo-hoo!

Jet packs for everyone? Is that the best you can do?

There.

We now officially live in Cowtopia.

All hail Queen Mary!

-Go away!

-COW MOOS

Maybe some people would make decisions you didn't like,

but then you could go into the booth and change them.

How garish!

Nah.

Uh-uh!

Perfect.

What would you do if YOU had that kind of power?

MAN SPEAKS IN FRENCH ON TV

Go, Lance, go!

When I said you could watch your DVD

on my 70-inch plasma TV with 629 channels,

I did not say you could use my room as a trash can!

I'll clean up everything. Just move!

Whoo-hoo! I still can't believe Lance won the Tour de France

seven straight times.

Hey! You missed one!

FRENCH ACCENT: And in the lead is Binky Barnes.

If only he can make it up this last hill,

the race, it is his!

I win... Argh!

CRASH! Ow!

That is the last time you go biking on the street.

What? But I have to! How will I get to school?

I'll drive you. It's on my way to work.

But biking to school is fun and it's part of my training.

The Ellwood City bike-a-thon's a week from this Saturday.

You can ride in the park after you finish your homework.

I'm sorry, Binky, but it's just not safe.

Hey, Binky. Did you watch the Lance DVD?

Seven times.

But I bet Lance's mom never told him he had to stop training.

Your mother said that?

Well, no, but she said I can only bike in the park.

It's true - there aren't enough bike lanes.

I hope that'll change next Tuesday at the election.

An election? What's that got to do with bike lanes?

People will vote on whether the town should build more of them.

That seems like a no-brainer.

You'd think so, but a lot of people don't care about bike lanes.

-They don't?

-And some people who say they do care don't vote.

Well, then I'll just make them care and make everyone vote.

Good luck.

That's to remind you all to vote for bike lanes this coming Tuesday.

It's says "vot". You left off the E.

Quit trying to weasel out of it. It's your duty.

Binky, we're too young to vote. You have to be at least 18.

18?

You mean the government makes kids go to school, but we can't even vote?

That is so unfair.

Maybe they want you to be able to spell "vote"

before they let you elect a president.

I spent my allowance for nothing!

Well, just because we can't vote for bike lanes

doesn't mean we can't get grown-ups to.

I like it! And you three can help.

We need E's on all of these.

Start writing!

I expect you each to convince ten grown-ups to vote for our cause. Now,

who are we?

-ALL:

-The bike-lane brigade!

-What do we want?

-Bike lanes!

Why do we want 'em?

Cos Binky wants them!

Good. Now, get out there and get me those names!

It's just a suggestion, but we may wanna work on our slogan a little.

And with more people biking,

carbon emissions produced by cars could be significantly reduced.

You'd be helping the environment

and burning off calories from the ice cream at the same time!

I scream, you scream,

we all scream for bike lanes!

Buster, that doesn't even rhyme.

You're right.

How about this? I scream, you scream,

we all scream for submarines!

That kind of rhymes.

But we don't want submarine lanes. We want bike lanes.

Submarine lanes could be useful, especially if there's a flood.

HE SIGHS

Hi, Mrs MacGrady. Are you gonna vote next week?

Sure am. Haven't missed an election in 50 years.

Great! The bike-lane brigade needs you.

Bike lanes? Do we really need those?

Well, yes. The streets are unsafe and full of potholes.

Look what happened to my knee while biking.

Hm, that is a real tomato!

But I still don't know if bike lanes are the answer.

But biking's really important to me. It's how I get around.

Never really took to it myself. And I guess I'm too old now!

So, that's seven people who said they would vote for bike lanes,

five who said they wouldn't,

and eight who were unsure.

I really thought we'd do better.

There's still five more days before the election.

Park is closed until further notice.

Why have they closed the park?

-Because no-one voted to keep it open.

-Where am I gonna bike now?

You're not. Haven't you read the papers?

Bikes are illegal.

It was just voted on.

No!

My bike!

BICYCLE BELL RINGS

Hi, Binky. Are you selling magazine subscriptions?

My Tween Decor is about to expire.

No, I'm trying to get people to vote for bike lanes.

Really? Where are the balloons? And the straw hats?

Why would I need those things?

If you want people to vote for something,

you make them feel like they're at a party. What's your budget?

53 cents.

You do-gooders are SO impractical.

OK. I'll handle your advertising,

but I get complete creative control.

I'm Muffy Crosswire,

for Crosswire Motors,

and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get YOU to vote today.

Check out the features of this Excelsior luxury voting booth.

Genuine imitation velvet curtain,

duel-speed seat massager.

Argh!

Cup holder.

And free wi-fi!

But wait - that's not all.

If you promise to vote for bike lanes,

we'll give you not one, not two

but three free votes!

I can't take it any more!

You can't promise people free votes and that wasn't a real voting booth.

Sorry!

I didn't have time to work out all the details.

I was too busy trying to get us a celebrity.

-Like Bionic Bunny?

-He's not available.

And neither is every other celebrity I asked.

Why not ask Lance Armstrong? He's right outside.

Wait! Lance!

-I'm your biggest fan!

-Relax.

You'll have another chance to meet him.

He's here for the bike-a-thon!

But he's already won the Tour de France seven times.

Doesn't he need a rest?

For Lance Armstrong, a 25K bike ride is a rest!

The bike-a-thon will be too late.

I have to ask him something before Tuesday.

He asked for directions to the bike course. Try there.

HE GROANS

I guess I missed him.

Lance!

Wait up, Mr Armstrong!

Did you want something?

Argh!

THUD!

Those potholes are terrible.

Fortunately, I always carry a little antiseptic with me.

There we go. Good as new.

So, did you want an autograph?

OK. But there's something else too.

Would you be in an ad for bike lanes?

-There's this election next week...

-Yeah, I found one of these flyers.

Are you part of that bike-lane brigade?

Part of it? I'm Binky Barnes, the president.

It's an honour, Mr President.

But you don't need my help.

You seem to be doing a great job on your own.

I don't think so. I couldn't even convince one person the other day.

-If you feel strongly about it, you will.

-Really?

Sure. Why don't we ride for a while?

And if it helps,

I can tell you all the reasons why I think bike lanes are important.

-So use your head.

-Use your feet.

Give bikes a safe place on the street.

Listen to my wise friend, Brains.

Vote this Tuesday for bike lanes.

I can't believe Muffy made me put on that ridiculous get-up.

I think you look distinguished in a beard.

You should always wear one.

And it's not just because I like it.

Biking's good for the whole community.

There'd be less pollution and people would be healthier.

Well, I can't promise you anything, but I will think about it.

We've got 42 for, 37 against, and 22 undecided.

But they all promised to vote. It's gonna be close!

Mom, quit fussing. I'm gonna be late for the bike-a-thon.

OK, OK. I just wanna make sure your knees are covered.

Now we're gonna get more bike lanes,

maybe there's other things to make Ellwood a better place to bike.

HE PANTS

How about we get rid of all the hills?

Don't tell me you're pooping out already.

Come on, Binky. Let's ride!

# Every day when you're walking down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day.

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #

Subtitles by Melissa Irvine Red Bee Media Ltd