The Frensky Family Fiasco 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.

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #

-Hey, DW!

-Hey!

Woah!

CRASH!

# Every day you walk down the street

# Everybody that you meet Has an original... #

Hey! What's going on?

-Stop the show!

-MUSIC STOPS

Francine! What are you doing?

Relax, everything's under control. Start the music again!

THEME TUNE STARTS UP

No! Cut! Stop! You can't do the opening of the show!

Why not?

-SHE GRUNTS

-Ungh!

Why do you do every show opening? Let someone else do it.

Yes. Maybe we should change the name of the show.

Arthur's too long. How about DW?

Let's call it Buster - and give me an alien sidekick.

YOU be quiet! You already have your own show.

DW's a perfect name. It's short and snappy.

They're just initials. No-one knows what they stand for.

They stand for Dora Winifred!

But if you tell anyone, you'll be sorry!

On this show, we're one big, happy family.

Can't there be one single episode where we don't mention aliens?!

But sometimes families have trouble agreeing on the simplest things!

-Like in this next episode...

-Of the Binky Show -

the greatest show on earth! Move it!

Roll tape!

CAMERA WHIRS

BABY CRIES

FILM: 'The two sisters reinforce their strong family ties

'by grooming one another.'

Eurgh! You couldn't pay me to eat something out of Catherine's hair!

'But for these baboons, family isn't just a source of comfort -

'it's the key to their survival.' LION ROARS

BABOONS SQUEAL AND CHATTER

..Oh!

LION GROWLS

Is it over?

Uh-huh. Don't worry, it lived.

Oh, good.

I wonder what's for lunch?

That was one lucky little baboon.

Hello?

Anyone home?

< In the kitchen.

We saw the most amazing video in class today.

There were these baboons and... Ha! What's with the shirt?

It's my bowling night, remember? I've been averaging 188.

Not bad for your old mum, huh?

Pop this lasagne in the microwave when you want to eat.

Your father's out biking. Wish me luck!

Good luck!

Catherine? Catherine?

-<

-I'm on the phone.

TV: 'Mmm, it just tastes better when you eat it as a family.

'That's why I, Beauregard Poulet,

'am offering my family-style bottomless bucket of drumsticks.

'# Oh we are a family

'# As close as we can be

'# It's as easy as one two three

'# To be a family! # Yeeha!'

SHE SIGHS

This family is falling apart. We never spend any time together.

-Even baboons are closer than we are.

-You're over-reacting!

Can we help it if some of us have lives?!

Francine has a point. It wouldn't hurt to spend more time together.

Exactly! That's why I'm proposing the Frensky family night.

One night a week, we'll eat together, talk and do something fun.

How about Tuesdays?

-Works for me.

-Tuesdays are good.

But Tuesdays are when Tammy and I go to the mall!

You'd rather spend time with friends than your own flesh and blood?!

Woo-hoo!

Party!

Any eights?

Eurh...go fish...

DAD SNORES

SNORING CONTINUES

Well, to be honest...

OK, OK! Tuesday's fine.

I can't eat this - it's raw!

It's supposed to be raw, Honey. It's sushi.

Hmm. Mmm! This eel is delicious.

Why couldn't we have Chinese?

Because we flipped a coin

to see who'd decide what to do on our first family night.

And I won!

So eat up!

-SHE SIGHS

-Maybe it won't be so bad

if I put this guacamole on it.

Francine, no, that's not guacamole! That's wasabi!

-MUMBLED:

-Wasabi?

It's like very, very hot mustard.

GLUGGING And that's soy sauce!

Eurgh!

I still say that watching a dorky reality show

doesn't count as a family night activity.

Star Cast is the most popular show in the country. This is the finale!

-PHONE RINGS

-I'll get it.

-This is way too much excitement for me anyway(!)

-This is the best part

when Horace judges them. Hurry back!

-Hello?

-Hi, Francine.

Are you watching Star Cast?

Yeah, only because I have to.

It's family night - Catherine's in charge.

Oh, we do that. Every Friday, we cook dinner and play charades.

It's my FAVOURITE night of the week.

You play games? That's a great idea.

-DAD: Francine, you're missing the best part!

-Be there in a sec!

Tell me more.

'Finally, your solo sounded like someone shaving a sick hyena.

BOOING 'But everyone loved your hair, so...

'Flex McGinty, YOU are the winner!'

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

What did I miss?

Not much(!) Just the biggest upset in musical history!

Nice of you to join us(!)

The person she was rooting for lost.

-Who was on the phone?

-Muffy. I tried to get off but she wouldn't let me.

OK, but we must participate in each other's night. That was the deal.

I know. I know.

But next week is gonna be great. I've got it all planned out.

And then, I thought we could each take a quarter of the pizza

and put whatever we want on it.

But there are only meat toppings. I'm a vegetarian, remember!

I thought you might say that.

Here! And they're all organic.

Just keep your broccoli away from my pepperoni.

It smells amazing!

You know I hate to admit it

but cooking together is actually kind of fun.

-I know. Hey! Maybe we could open up a restaurant?

-What are you doing?!

Making a Russian dressing, see.

-It's just ketchup and mayonnaise. I do it at school.

-It's disgusting.

No-one's going to touch that!

THEY SNIFF

Haven't you ever heard of cholesterol?

-Yeah, and it tastes a lot better than seaweed.

-Kids!

Kids, something's burning.

So...who's hungry for a little manhole cover?

Our pizza would've been much better but this was still pretty good.

So, what do you have in store for the rest of the evening?

Megalopolis? You can't be serious?!

That was already old when I was eight!

This is Francine's night. She's the boss.

-And

-I

-get to be banker!

Oh, not again!

Palomino Place! I own it!

And with four condos and a skyscraper on it, you owe me...

675.

Aaaah...

I have to get some change.

-Hey, you just gave yourself an extra 20!

-I did not!

Did too! Let me count it.

Look at what you made me do!

-Oh, so it's

-my

-fault, crooked banker?!

Kids! Kids, settle down.

Here, you can both have 20 bucks from me.

You said you had no money!

That's why you didn't pay when you landed on my shipping lines.

Oh, um...

well, this was my reserve.

Your reserve? Oliver, you're setting a terrible example for the kids!

I forgot it was in my pocket! It's just a game!

You're winning cos you landed twice on the Pot Of Gold.

-If you won't play by the rules...

-You're taking this

too seriously. MIAOW!

Maybe having a family night wasn't such a good idea after all.

I suggest that this officially be the last one.

Any objections?

The two sisters reinforced their strong family ties

by grooming one another.

Ow! You're doing it all wrong!

If you keep moving, I can't get the lice out.

SCREAMING Lion!

THE GIRLS SCREAM

-I think I should go up the tree first.

-No! ME, me!

-Calm down, we'll flip a coin.

-We don't have coins. We're baboons.

Unfortunately, their family ties

are just not strong enough to save them.

PANTING

-Yes!

-Nice one, squirt.

That puts us at 155.

We are now officially crushing you guys.

We're playing best out of three, plenty of time for a come back.

If you're wondering if this is an official family night, it isn't.

We don't have one any more. It was a good idea, but it just wasn't for us.

Hey, we're not getting any younger out here. Go, already!

Now, we just bowl.

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