Read and Flumbergast 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

# When you can learn to work and play

# And get along with each other

# You've got to listen to your heart Listen to the beat

# Listen to the rhythm 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

# When you 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!

-Whoa! Oh!

It's so roomy!

You can control the temperature on each drawer and best of all,

instant ice.

Ahh!

I think this is the best refrigerator we've ever had.

Forget the refrigerator. Check out this!

It's a box, big deal.

That's the difference between you and me, Arthur.

You see a box, I see an elevator.

Or it could be a mobile home for birds.

BIRDS CAW

Or it could be a motor boat.

Or a submarine.

Or a hotel for lobsters, or a unicorn temple, or...

You know what, DW, you're right. It isn't just a box.

It's a big mess waiting to happen.

..or a library with big books, or a studio...

O...

F...

A little to the left.

Now to the right.

Stop. Perfect!

My very own office. I can't wait to get to work!

What kind of work do you do?

Arthur, I'm too busy to explain everything to you now.

If you want to know more, make an appointment.

OK, Nadine, we've got a lot to get done so let's get to it.

I need ten copies of this.

Staple them and file them.

-Done.

-PHONE RINGS

Could you answer that please?

Good morning, DW's office.

It's the tooth fairy.

Tell her nothing is wiggly. Call back in a few months.

Sorry, Patricia, no teeth right now, but we appreciate your business.

I guess it's time to write the cheques.

Check. Check. Check. Check.

And here's a check for you.

-Can I have a raise?

-You just got here!

-And I've been working non-stop.

-Fine, fine.

Here's a raise.

Thank you. I love my job!

-Well, we love having you.

-What now?

Juice break.

THEY SIGH

DW SNORES

-DW!

-Huh?!

-You've got company.

Do you have an appointment?

No, I just came by to borrow some finger paint.

Let me check with my partner.

Uh-huh. Yeah. OK.

Sorry, we're all out.

-Who's your partner?

-Nadine. She's what you'd call a silent partner.

Anyway, welcome to Read and...Flumbergast.

Funny, I never knew that was her last name.

Is there anything else we can do for you?

You can get my cupcake back from that snack robber Tommy Tibble.

Remember the other day when it was Emily's birthday?

I was excited because no-one had taken the one with red icing

and I love red icing, even though it tastes just like any other icing.

And then Timmy asked me to hold his juice and I put my cupcake down.

When I went to pick it up again, it was gone.

Tommy had red icing on his mouth.

It may have been the worst day of my entire life!

Don't worry, Bud.

I may not be able to get you the cupcake back,

but I'll at least get you an apology. Come with me.

-You owe Bud one cupcake.

-With red icing.

No way. I didn't take his cupcake.

He probably fed it to his silly dinosaur. Anyway, why do you care?

-She cares because she is my lawyer.

-I am?!

-I mean, I am and I demand justice.

-Oh, yeah?

Well, I'm Tommy's lawyer and I say prove it.

-I will!

-I can't wait.

-What's a lawyer?

-I'm not sure. I saw it on TV back when we had TV.

But Donna will tell us.

And Habeas, he's the lead dog of the law firm, says,

"Then how do you explain this yellow feather, Fatcat?"

It's called Habeas Canine Legal Beagle and it's a great series.

There's a new case in each one

and Habeas always wins, except for book ten, but that's a two-parter.

You want to borrow book one, Habeas Versus Fatcat?

-Erm...I can't read.

-We just want to know what lawyers do.

Well, it depends on what kind of a lawyer it is.

The Legal Beagles defend clients in a court

in front of a jury and a judge.

Winning the case means that one side convinces the jury that

what they said happened actually happened, then the judge

-decides on the punishment. If there is one.

-Sounds easy enough.

-Let's take those Tibbles to court.

-Yeah!

We'll get two cupcakes back, one for me and one for you.

-And Nadine, don't forget the silent partner.

-Oh, yeah, sorry!

-No.

-But it's for a good cause. Justice must be served!

Fine, but why do my friends and I have to serve it in our backyard

on a Saturday?

-Because you and your friends are so smart and fair and wise!

-Still no.

DOOR SLAMS

If you could have seen Bud today, he was a wreck.

He is new here, hardly knows a soul and then, this happens.

It is not right, Arthur. What if it happened to you? You'd feel so...

so alone. SHE SOBS

OK, OK, we'll be your judge and jury

but only for two hours

and there'd better be lunch.

DOOR SLAMS

-How was I?

-Amazing! You had me crying, too.

Miss Flumbergast, I think we've got this case in the bag.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the honourable judge

Buster Baxter in Arthur's yard this coming Saturday to defend

yourself in the case of Thompson versus Tibble.

Lunch will be served.

Relax, Tommy, there's no proof. Just do exactly what I say.

We're going to mop the floor with those two.

First off, I'd like to say that you're all guilty!

GAVEL SQUEAKS

-Buster, we haven't even started yet!

-Oh, OK. Proceed.

Today, I will prove to you that this poor little boy

had his cupcake stolen by Tommy Tibble.

It was mean and greedy and justice must be served.

And I will show you that Tommy did not steal that cupcake.

In fact, he doesn't like cupcakes.

-He doesn't even know what a cupcake is.

-It's a muffin, right?

-He doesn't know!

-Amazing!

-Order! Order!

-Don't worry.

I've got a star witness who knows for a fact that he is lying.

Then I saw him lick the icing from his mouth.

It may have been THE worst day of my entire life!

Who are you REALLY, Bud Thompson?

-Huh?

-What is "Bud" short for?

-I-I-I'm not sure.

Ladies and gentleman, he doesn't even know who he is.

Yes, I do! I'm me!

How many cupcakes were on that tray

and what time exactly do you claim yours was stolen?

-I... Well, II don't remember.

-I'm done with this witness.

I'd like to call on Nadine Flumbergast.

I object, she's imaginary!

But she heard directly from

Uncle Ernie, Tommy's imaginary friend,

that he confessed to taking the cupcake.

Young lady, the only imaginary friends allowed in this

court are MY imaginary friends.

You're welcome, Zeenon.

We will now take a long break for lunch.

GAVEL SQUEAKS

-What now?

-I don't know. She was my star witness. Let me think.

There's one more thing we can try, but it's a long shot.

Well, Mr Thompson, where's your lawyer? We don't have all day.

She had to run an errand with her daddy, your honour,

but I'd like to call Tommy Tibble to the stand.

-Well, what do you want to know?

-Oh, just THIS!

-Admit it!

-Er...I...

I ate...

TOMMY SIGHS WITH RELIEF

Hey, everyone, who wants dessert?

Here you go, cupcakes for everyone.

One for you and you and... Oh, wait.

That's right, you don't like cupcakes.

Well, I'll just set it right down here, anyway.

DW GASPS Is that a bald eagle?

-Huh?

-Seriously?

-Where?

Sorry. My mistake. It was just a cloud.

Now let's get back to the trial.

So, Tommy, you say you don't like cupcakes. Is that right?

HE MUMBLES

I can't hear you. Could you please speak up?

HE MUMBLES

The court commands you not to mumble!

-Eww!

-Sweet petunia!

I did it! I ate it! I ate Bud's, too. It's the red icing,

I can't resist it! I don't know why!

HE SOBS

Thank you, DW.

Those cupcakes you brought out were delicious,

but justice tastes even sweeter.

-Well, there goes our office.

-Yep, shut down because of recycling day.

-Will you miss it?

-Are you kidding?

It was so stressful,

I'm happy to wait another 20 years before I go back to one.

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