Adventures in Budylon Arthur

# Every day when you're walkin' down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day If 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 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

# Oh, believe in yourself For that's the place to start

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

# If 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!

CRASH!

Hello, TV audience, here's something you'll need to watch today's show.

A TV, but you already have one of those

-because you're watching me right now!

-What about a computer?

-They could be watching us on a computer.

-OK, fine, or a computer.

Or a phone, when we drove up from Louisiana, I watched a whole movie

-about octopuses on my daddy's phone.

-Would you let me finish?!

-Where was I?

-You were about to say, you'll need some place to sit...

-Aah!

-..and something to munch on.

-Aah!

-Pretzels? That's boring.

How about crawfish poppers?

-Aah!

-And you left off a toy dinosaur

who's also your imaginary friend.

-Aah!

-And most important of all,

your four-houses-down neighbour.

Ah, Bud Compson, even something as simple as watching TV

is an adventure with you.

You got that right! Pass the poppers.

ZAP!

And then I thought we could put Annie on the side of the mountain,

-like she's halfway up.

-Cool!

I think she might have had some pack animals with her,

-like mules.

-Aah!

-She did it!

-He did it!

Oh, I told you not to play around our diorama, now look what you did!

-You caved in part of Nevado Huascaran!

-Nevado what?

It's a mountain in Peru.

We're doing a project on a famous mountain climber, Annie Smith Peck.

She was one of the first women to ever climb the Matterhorn.

And the first person to climb this mountain.

They even named one of the peaks after her, "Cumbre Ana Peck."

Wow, I want something named after me!

You have to be a famous explorer, or discover something new.

I've got an idea, why don't you two explore...

the yard?!

Thanks, but I've explored the yard a million times.

You say you've explored it,

but I look out there and I see dense jungles, jagged peaks,

barren stretches and moonlike wastelands.

Where? I just see grass that needs mowing.

Well, you need to use a little imagination, but it's all out there.

She's just trying to get rid of us.

But let's check it out anyway.

Wow, even I feel like exploring the yard now.

You don't sell the steak, Arthur, you sell the sizzle.

You're right, this lawn really does need mowing.

There it is,

the mountain without a name...

that no-one has ever climbed before!

Race you!

I here by proclaim this...

Mount Bud!

No way, I got here first, it's Mount DW!

Uh-uh, I saw you coming up because I was already here, it's Mount Bud.

-Mount DW!

-Mount Bud!

< Keep it down, we're trying to work!

Yeah, if you aren't quiet, we'll make you stay out in that deep,

dark jungle all night. Ha-ha!

-That's a great idea.

-Yeah! We'll camp out here all night.

Mom!

Uh-oh, I think I may have sold too much sizzle.

I can't believe our parents agreed to let them

spend the whole night out here.

I can't believe we have to supervise them.

We'll take turns, it won't be so bad.

Hold on! You can't put the tent there.

That's the desert, it's got to be in the jungle, over here.

-I thought that was the waterfall.

-No, no, the waterfall's over there,

-past the ancient burial ground.

-What?!

Who said there was an ancient burial ground?

There are no ghosts in this exploration...

You can take the first shift.

-I thought you wanted to have an adventure!

-Oh!

-How can you have...

Sandwiches, juice boxes,

a rope for mountain climbing,

an umbrella for walking in the rainforest and an inflatable bed.

-How about you?

-Water, raisins,

sleeping bag, playing cards,

Rapty and a safari light.

Good thinking! Let's do some more exploring before we turn in.

It must be from some ancient civilization.

Maybe aliens made it, it's so strange and creepy.

You know, just cos you're in the jungle

doesn't mean I can't hear you.

(The way the wind is moaning, I'd swear that statue was talking.)

Here it is, the very edge of...

What are we calling this place?

Budylon!

Fine, but I get the mountain.

Just beyond that gorge is boring old civilisation.

Today, we vow to live forever in Budylon and never cross over again.

At least not until morning.

-Oh! Where are you going?

-I need a bathroom break.

Be right back!

That boy is just not explorer material.

I wouldn't worry about Bud, I've been camping with him

plenty of times, he's pretty resourceful.

TV ANNOUNCER: 'Extreme Kite Flying,

'the show where real people risk life and limb

'to fly kites in the most remote places on the globe.'

Ha-ha! Who watches these things?!

Yeah, right.

I'm going over to Buster's to see if

he has some horse figurines

for the diorama. Can you watch them?

Then I'll take the next two shifts.

Yeah, right.

'Port Welshpool, Australia,

'one of the windiest places on the planet!

'But for professional kite flyer Tex Bunnery, it's a dream come true.'

Let's save these for later.

Ladonna said you've been camping before, where do you store the food?

-In the fridge.

-What fridge?

The one in the RV.

Does it look like we're in an RV?! Oh!

I'll put them outside, it's probably colder out there.

Yep, definitely colder.

Brr!

Night is falling.

Our food supply is running low, we'll have to survive by our wits.

Or rather, my wits. My partner seems to be low on wits today.

-Want to play Crazy Nines?

-It's called Crazy Eights.

I like Crazy Nines better, it's crazier.

RUSTLING AND SQUEAKING

What's that?!

Just someone trying to scare us.

Nice try, Arthur, but we're not...

SQUEAKING

BOTH: Argh!

Where's your sister?!

'String! I need more string!'

Come on, Tex, you can do it!

I don't know, where's your brother?!

I really like the look of the Clydesdale,

but the Shetland pony seems more donkey-ish.

Wait, do you have any llamas?

Do you think it's gone?

-I don't know, why don't you check?

-YOU check, you're the camper!

HE GULPS

Roar! Roar!

He's gone...

and so are the sandwiches.

This is harder than I thought it would be. I'm hungry!

-We could go get some more.

-You mean...

and leave Budylon?

All we have to do is cross that bridge and we'll have it all.

Hot food, a soft bed...

-Tin foil.

-Huh?

-What? Tin foil's great.

It's shiny, crinkly, and keeps the cookies warm.

Ah... I guess this adventure's over.

Wait, we still have some food - my raisins.

And if that racoon comes back, well, I'll...

I'll flash my safari light at him.

Come on, we can't leave yet,

what would Annie Smith Peck do?

You're right, Bud, we said we'd spend the night out here

and that's exactly what we're going to do.

Besides, what else could go wrong

that hasn't already happened?

THUNDERCLAP

BOTH: RUN!

-Good thing we have this tent to keep us dry.

-Don't!

If you touch a tent in the rain, it leaks.

See, I do know something about camping.

What do we do now?

We'll catch cold. Help!

Don't panic, I got an idea.

Hand me that rope.

Oh, and that umbrella.

Check it out, I think this llama will be perfect. How are DW and Bud?

I don't know, I thought you were watching them.

BOTH: Oh, no!

I say we do the rest of our shifts all together.

There's nothing like waking up

in Budylon as the sun rises over

beautiful Mount DW!

You know what we should explore next?

Your kitchen!

Yeah, maybe we'll discover some waffles, or pancakes!

Agh, your brother kept kicking me!

Uh... Well, your sister snores like a lawnmower!

Next time you suggest those two explore something...

I'll make it inside...

and near a bed.

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