Staycation 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

# Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day, hey!

-# What a wonderful kind of day

-HEY!

-#

Hey, DW!

Hey!

Whoa...uff!

Kitchen secured, DW. Kitchen secured.

Alien slime at six o'clock!

What do you mean, "six o'clock"?

It's three o'clock.

"Six o'clock" doesn't mean the time on the clock, DW.

It's just a way of saying where the slime is located.

ARTHUR SCREAMS

Should we call Mom and Dad?

No, we can handle this ourselves.

MICE SQUEAK ARTHUR SCREAMS

Watch out for that...

Behind you - two o'clock! Giant mice!

-Do you hear something, honey?

-RADIO PLAYS CLASSICAL MUSIC

-ARTHUR AND DW SCREAM

-Nope, not a thing.

BABY KATE GURGLES

# Oh, we're camping at the lake

# We're going to vegetate

# I really just can't wait-a! #

It's not funny.

It's mean that you're going without us.

DW, when parents go away without their kids,

they feel guilty and bring home presents.

-Don't wreck it.

-I don't care.

I want to go to the lake.

I want to vegetable.

It's only for two nights -

and Grandma Thora is coming to take care of you.

PHONE RINGS

-BEEP

-Hello?

Hi, honey.

I am so sorry,

but our plane home from Cancun got cancelled

and we can't get another flight until Monday.

-No!

-'I feel terrible.'

I know how much you were looking forward to your vacation.

TOY MONKEY SQUEAKS

Oh, what a cute little monkey!

DAD SIGHS

It's OK, Mom. It's not your fault.

We'll go camping some other time.

Bye.

BABY KATE GURGLES

Wasn't that so sad?

I thought my heart would break.

BABY KATE GIGGLES

Wait - you didn't want them to go on vacation

and now you're sad they can't?

Yeah. Didn't you see Mom's face?

I thought she was going to cry.

MOM SOBS

CROWS CAW

I guess parents really do need a break sometimes -

especially from you.

I wonder if there's some way we could fix this?

I called every baby-sitter we know.

No-one's available.

DAD SIGHS

I guess there's nothing more we can do.

Wait, wait, wait and wait!

Tell them, Arthur! Tell them!

OK, so DW and I came up with a way for you to have your...

It's called a "staycation" - and it was my idea!

Look!

What do you see?

Uh, someone was playing with our tent?

Yes - and that someone was me -

and Arthur.

Since you can't go to the lake...

..You can camp here, in the yard.

You could spend the whole weekend out there,

while we're in here with Kate, not bothering you at all.

That's really nice of you, kids -

but you're too young to stay on your own for that long.

Although, we could spend just the day out there.

Of course, we'd have to take the baby monitor

and check in from time to time...

Yeah, yeah - and we won't disturb you at all.

Come on, you two should have a vacation -

even if it's just for a little while.

Cold cuts, milk, peaches - pretty much everything you need.

We'll be fine. Go away -

enjoy the great outdoors.

OK.

So, Arthur, you're in charge.

What?! You can't do that! This was my idea!

I'm in charge.

How about...Arthur's in charge and you are...

..the communications officer.

-So, if there are any emergencies...

-DW GASPS

Then I get to make the call!

I need your phone. I'm the communicationer.

Don't run down the battery, OK?

-Ready, hon?

-Ready.

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

This is your communicationer speaking.

If you hear "help, help, help"

that means you have to come back.

Got it, DW. Have fun.

Don't watch too much TV.

CROWS CAW

Is it me, or are there a lot of birds around?

This is DW Read, recording hour one of Mom and Dad's staycation.

So far, so good. Yuck!

Time to change the diaper.

DW GASPS And we have our first emergency!

Calling Mom, calling Dad! Help, help!

Are you kidding? We've changed Kate's diaper before.

Come on.

Who has the best brother in the world?

You do - it's Arthur!

Stink-a-rama!

TOILET FLUSHES

Testing, testing.

Hour two of Mom and Dad's staycation

and DW Read is on patrol.

-So far, I'm not seeing any...

-No! No way!

Hang on, Arthur - I'm coming!

Is it an emergency?

No, I just can't get the TV to work.

That's totally an emergency!

Let's call Mom.

No. Come here.

What do you see?

LAUGHTER

Oh, it's true!

Mom and Dad... having fun without me?

Exactly, they're having fun -

vacation fun -

and we're not going to bother them.

OK. But how are we going to fix the TV?

All you needed was a new battery, guys.

But since I'm here, why don't I try and upgrade your system?

I can wire it so you can run your TV, cable, lights and fridge,

all from your computer.

This DW, reporting on the staycation.

Brain is fixing our house,

Kate is asleep,

Arthur is goofing off and so far, there are no emergencies.

Graaah!

Also, Buster is visiting,

dressed like a zombie.

It's an alien mask, DW -

and check this out...

-..the eyes light up!

-Cool! Are you wearing that for Halloween?

Maybe - except, I also want to be a xylo-bird.

You know, half-bird, half-xylophone?

Arthur has some really goofy friends.

Anyway, I've checked the entire house

and there's nothing more to do.

Oh, wait - I forgot about the birds.

CROWS CAW

Hi, birdies! Are you getting enough to eat?

Here, birdie, birdie. Come and get it.

-You want your bread toasted?

-Sure.

Or maybe I'll go as Eager Beaver -

only, instead of trees, he can gnaw down apartment buildings

with his radioactive teeth.

Arthur, help, help!

Oh, brother.

This is like her eighth emergency.

Hold your horses, DW. I'm coming.

BIRD CHIRPS

Go away! I didn't want you inside.

So what is it now?

Whaa!

How'd a bird get in here?

I don't know. Let's call Mom.

No, this is not an emergency.

We just have to open a window.

You open a window. I'm hiding in the bathroom.

Come on, little birdie, this way...

BIRD CHIRPS

TOILET FLUSHES

I don't know what Arthur would do without me.

He wouldn't even know about the bird if it wasn't for me.

WATER GURGLES

DW GASPS

BIRD CHIRPS

If you hold the net, I'll try and push him toward you.

Arthur?

(Can you not bother us? We're busy.)

Is it an emergency if water is pouring all over the place

and I can't make it stop?

What?!

What did you do?

It wasn't me - it's the toilet's fault.

Maybe Kate's diaper was too big for it?

You're not supposed to flush diapers down the toilet.

How was I supposed to know that?

DW SCREAMS

OK, all patched together.

Let's see how this works.

It won't shut off. The knob is stuck.

I can't see.

Hang on, I'll use my eyes.

Keep dumping, DW. Keep dumping.

Arthur? Sorry about the lights.

I should have it fixed in a few...

BRIAN SNIFFS

Uh-oh...

SMOKE ALARM BEEPS

Now what?

Is this going to wake up Baby Kate?

BABY KATE CRIES

Hang on, Kate! Ahh! CROWS CAW

Where'd those new birds come from?

Is it an emergency now, Arthur?

No, it's not!

CROWS CAW

OK, it is - call them!

Aye-aye. Only, where's the phone?

How would I know?

PHONE RINGS

PHONE RINGS

DW Read, DW Read answering the phone.

What's going on in there? Are you OK?

We're fine, only...

Help!

-I got the birds out.

-Toilet's fixed.

I reset the circuit breaker.

Floor's good.

And I saved the day!

Ah - nothing like a burnt marshmallow

after an exciting evening.

And now, we're all having a staycation.

So, why were there birds in the house?

I don't know. I just fed them.

I didn't ask them to move in with us.

DAD SIGHS

Well, here's to a great staycation, everyone.

CHEERING

I'm still the communicationer, right?

Right.

Only, let's hope we don't have any more emergencies.

And no more surprises, either.

BIRDS CHIRP

CROWS CAW