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# 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!

-CRASHING

Grandpa Dave, Grandma Thora, Mom,

Dad, DW, Kate and Pal.

That's my family.

Did you know there are all sorts of different types

of families in the animal kingdom?

Like these tamarind monkeys.

Sometimes they have two dads that help the mom raise their young.

Can Buster sleep over this weekend?

Ask your father.

Can Buster sleep over?

Ask your other father.

Well, can he?

Ask your mother.

HE SIGHS

Or how about elephants?

All of the females in the family take care of a new baby.

BABY GURGLES

BABY CHUCKLES

And in Arabian babbler families,

birds who aren't even related feed each other's chicks.

Well, hello there!

Have some pudding.

Beef stroganoff?

Cocktail weenie?

Mm.

I like being an Arabian babbler.

What's your family like?

SQUEAKING

I hereby call this meeting of the Tough Customers to order.

So what's on the agenda?

A protest. Sticky Chicken is opening a franchise

right across the street from the old one.

Outrageous! They're drowning us in trans fats!

Let's picket those crispy Sticky Chicken pickies.

When's the opening?

This Sunday at three.

I can't go.

-What?

-Why?

But I got a great deal on four chicken suits.

Believe me, there's nothing I'd rather do than dress up as poultry

and publicly shame a corporate juggernaut,

but I'm spending the weekend at the Vanderloos'.

The Vanderloos?

Who are they?

It all started six months ago.

-DOORBELL

-That's when my mom

started dating Archie Vanderloo,

a friend of hers from work.

I like Archie just fine.

He's smart, he's travelled all over the world,

but he likes to cook very complicated dinners.

FRENCH MUSIC PLAYS

Souffles, Eiffel Towers of mashed yams. I like my food simple.

SQUELCHING

Archie has twins,

Angie and Ansel.

We're the same age, but that's where the similarities end.

Angie's into everything hip and trendy.

She talks with all this slang. I can barely understand a word she says.

Rattles, Frizz Man. You're so nova.

Do you mush kitty pow pow? Aren't they dwell?

I'm like, "Psych. Order, please."

Want to make muffins?

Erm...

OK.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

Whoop, whoop, whoop, whoop!

Come on, Frizz Man.

Make those muffins!

Ansel's different. He has more energy than anyone I've ever met

and he's really competitive, but not in a mean way.

Man, you're strong!

Almost had me there.

Come on, best of five.

Great effort! You were THIS close.

12-0, but that last point was a nail-biter.

Bet you win the next round.

I can take the Vanderloos in small doses,

but a whole weekend...

I'll never survive!

Sure you will. But you must be like bamboo.

What does that mean? I should be tall, green and leafy?

I think I'm more of a moss.

She means that you should be more flexible.

Just do whatever those twins want and the time will pass by like that.

But how? I can't keep up with Ansel and I don't speak Angie.

Relax! It's only Wednesday.

We've got two days to train you.

HORN BEEPS

Pete, my sabat's gub.

Ha! Fearsome!

That movie was gega bad!

Tetra bad! But JJ Buggs is way melty.

Simonise my sideburns! Now I'm smelted.

PINS FALL

We've got to build up your stamina.

If you can spend a whole day with a little kid,

Ansel will be a cinch.

No offence, but James doesn't seem like much of a workout.

Isn't he kind of shy and quiet?

Oh, he's got more energy than you'd think.

DOOR SHUTS

And he has friends.

ROCK MUSIC PLAYS

See you in five hours.

Have fun.

THEY LAUGH

-RATTLES SHOUTS

-Agh! Help!

Mayday!

Mayday!

Here. A mix of wheatgrass, kale and spirulina.

It tastes awful, but it'll give you a boost in an emergency.

Here's your slang dictionary.

We still can't figure out what "simonise my sideburns" means,

but hopefully Angie won't use that.

So how do you feel?

Ready to be the perfect Vanderloo house guest,

thanks to you guys.

Honey, there are some things I'd like to talk with you about

regarding this weekend.

Can we do it tomorrow? Between my slang homework

and my play date with the Tibbles, I'm beat.

Play date with the Tibbles?

It's a long story. But don't worry.

The Vanderloo kids and I will get along just fine.

Good night.

Before you go inside, I just wanted to let you know that...

Enter, Frizz Man! Kudos and viem vuludos.

Hope you brought your hiking boots!

I thought we could climb Mount Kanakoony before dinner.

Er, yay! Be there in a sec. Sorry, Mom. Duty calls.

-DOOR OPENS

-Fearsome sabats, Angie!

Then Tolan, this dwell new dub was all,

"Text me a novel," and I was like, "Roll tape,"

but he was on mute.

Giga bad, right?

Hold on, my, er...

sabat's untied.

Er...

Let 'em drizzle.

You'll be much as you...

cheque, please. If not, er...

..hit snooze!

We're almost there. Race you to the top!

HE YELPS

RACCOON TRILLS

RACCOON SQUEALS

HE PANTS

Nice finish. You would have won if you hadn't tripped!

I'll give you a ten-second head-start on the race back down.

One...

-HE SIGHS

-..two...

three,

four...

Frizz Man, want a skittle to built post ville?

HISSING

Er...

Er...

Simonise my sideburns?

Huh?

Sure, OK. Whatever.

DANCE MUSIC PLAYS

Hey, Rattles? You asleep?

Mm. Yes.

I just wanted to say I used to think you were kind of cool and aloof,

but now, after spending some time with you,

I think you're going to be a great brother.

Good night.

Good night.

What? What do you mean, brother?

Didn't your mom tell you? She and Dad are getting married!

HE GASPS

I tried to tell you earlier today. And yesterday, too.

I'm really sorry you had to find out this way.

Does Dad know about this?

Yes. And he's fine with it.

But how do you feel?

Are you upset?

No, I like the Vanderloos.

They're...strange, but nice.

But I can't be bamboo any more.

Is that some of Angie's slang? Cos I really don't understand.

What I mean is, I can't pretend I fit in any longer.

I'm nothing like them.

Oh, honey! You don't have to fit in.

I don't?

No. I want you all to get along,

but if this family is going to work,

we have to accept each other as we are.

-That could take some time.

-There's no rush.

I'm just happy you're willing to give it a try.

"Had to do something. See ya! Rattles."

I bet he left for good.

This is all your fault! Why'd you make him dance to that awful music?

My fault? Negativo.

Frizz Man mushes bilge.

Actually, I don't.

That is, if "mush" means to like, I'm not really sure.

But if we're going to be a family,

you're going to have to speak English sometimes.

No pro nova siblano.

I mean...OK.

And you've probably noticed, but I'm not very good at sports.

Really? But when we played ping-pong yesterday...

I lost every single round. By a lot.

It's true.

You really are pretty terrible.

And I'm fine with that.

Finally, I'd like to introduce you to what I like to eat.

A delectable concoction of dough and yeast,

seasoned with diced onions and baked to perfection.

Also known as...the bialy. Bon appetit.

-ALL:

-Sticky Chicken makes you sicken!

-ALL:

-Sticky Chicken makes you sicken!

-Makes you sicken?

-Yes! You're back.

-You made it!

That's the best you could do? It's not even grammatically correct.

I brought reinforcements.

Want to see who can shout the loudest?

A vega. Dwell nugget, duts.

They're a little strange, but they're family.

Don't give this store a single penny,

two Sticky Chickens is too many!