Besties 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...!

It's easy to know when something is the best. It's just obvious.

Like, who's the best dog. Pow!

The best pizza.

The best student.

The best piece of ginger shaped like a camel.

-TOGETHER:

-Best Bionic Bunny episode ever!

But is it the same with friends? Can you have more than one best one?

Hm...

Oh! Buster, wait! I was just kidding!

You know it's you!

DOORBELL CHIMES

-What are you guys doing?

-We're meerkats.

Coming to take you to Mr Meerkat's Merry Misadventure!

In 3-D!

-I'm sorry, guys, I can't go.

-Why not?

Dad reminded me that I promised to help clean out the garage.

I was supposed to do it yesterday, but I totally forgot.

-TOGETHER:

-Oh...

You two go without me. I hear it's supposed to be great.

HE WHISTLES

Too bad Arthur couldn't come.

Yeah, I wish he was here.

Not that this isn't fun.

Oh, no, this is fun. I'm having fun.

-Are you having fun?

-Tons of fun!

What could be more fun than this?

Absolutely nothing.

It's just that...

..if Arthur were here...

..it'd be even funner.

Right!

-More fun.

-What?

More fun. It's more grammatically, erm...

Never mind. Is this line even moving?

Look out! She's going to blow!

SHOUTING AND LAUGHTER

Starkey, no! Come back!

BOTH LAUGH LOUDLY

It was hysterical. There was popcorn everywhere!

And then the dog got sick!

Right on the old woman's shoes!

THEY BOTH LAUGH

Ha-ha... Weird.

-Hey, how was the movie?

-Oh, I don't remember.

Not as good as popcorn pandemonium!

In 4-D!

BOTH LAUGH LOUDLY

You really had to be there.

I wish I had been.

Did you hear the forecast today?

Cloudy with a chance of popcorn!

I thought you should have this!

THEY BOTH LAUGH

You just had to be there.

And then this guy came out with a little broom and dustpan!

But it didn't even make a dent. I've still got kernels in my pockets!

Me, too!

Just when you least expect it, popcorn pandemonium strikes again!

Boom!

THEY BOTH LAUGH

I know. Had to be there...

How about I get in my time machine,

go back two days and we can all experience it together?

When did you get a time machine?!

That's how it starts.

-How what starts?

-Losing your best friend.

I remember Marilyn Labattski...

She was my bestie before I came to Lakewood. We were a team.

Inseparable. Two peas in a pod.

Then she showed up...

Sybil Witcraft.

She was mysterious, cool and a whiz at cat's cradle.

We both liked her instantly.

For a while, all three of us hung out.

But then, one day, I got a cold and couldn't go to macrame class.

Marilyn and Sybil went without me.

I never found out what happened in that macrame class.

But from that day on, I had been replaced.

Tossed out like this half-eaten mealy macoon apple!

Buster would never do that to me.

I hope not, Arthur. I hope not.

BOTH LAUGH

DOORBELL CHIMES

Hey, there he is!

My best bud in the whole world! I brought you a pie.

You brought me a pie?

Yep. Dad and I made it this morning.

It's boysenberry, your favourite!

-Why did you bring me a pie?

-No reason.

I just thought maybe my pal Buster would like some pie.

Weird... I would like some pie.

Hey, maybe you're psychic?

Nah. I just know what you're thinking sometimes

because we're best buds.

Sit, sit. I'll get your plate.

Are you sure you don't want any?

No, it's all for you.

Good, right?

Did you bring me this pie

because you want to borrow my Curse Of The Moomies video game?

-Because you didn't have to.

-What? No, I don't want anything.

I just felt like doing something nice.

Oh, that reminds me...

When I was cleaning out the garage, I found these old photos.

There we are at the amusement park. And at the beach.

And this is when we were four.

-We sure have known each other for a long time.

-We sure have.

You know what I think the best thing about best friends is?

They're irreplaceable.

Well, I've got to go.

Enjoy the rest of that pie and have a wonderful day.

And it wasn't just the pie. He also organised my locker.

Hm, I don't know.

Maybe he's telling the truth and just being nice.

No, I know Arthur better than anyone. Something is definitely up.

Hey, guys, what you talking about?

-Pythagorean theorem!

-Mock turtle soup!

Oh, I've just remembered,

I've got to go and finish my, er, history report.

I'll help you. You know me. Just can't get enough history.

# Old friends are great

# They love what you love and hate what you hate

# You always know just what they're going to do

# But every now and then you need to start again

# And spend time with someone new

# She's my new best friend

# I'm his new best friend

# Together there's nothing we can't do

-# Climb a tree

-# Build a fort

-# Have some tea

-# Invent a sport

# And the best thing is we'll do it without you!

Hey, Ladonna, knock, knock!

-Who's there?

-Arthur.

-Arthur who?

-ARTHUR any other fun things to do without him?

# I know this is upsetting

# But me, you'll start forgetting

# So dry your eyes and don't be blue

# Maybe somewhere out there is a new best friend for you? #

GRUNTING

Oh...!

Hey, Ladonna, here's the baseball mitt I borrowed.

-You didn't borrow that from me.

-I didn't?

Huh... Maybe I borrowed it from Buster.

Oh, by the way, I wouldn't take what he said to heart.

He just gets grumpy sometimes.

Wait! What? What did Buster say?

He told me you were kind of pushy.

I just assumed you two had some sort of a fight.

Kind of pushy?!

Like I said, he was probably just grumpy. Forget I said anything.

Hey, look what I found in my shoe this morning.

So? What do you want, a Nobel Prize?

What was that all about?

She's probably just cranky.

It might be why she told me, "A little Buster goes a long way."

What?! Why did she say that?

Beats me. Like I said, she's probably just cranky.

Hey, you want to go to the zoo this weekend?

There's a new monkey exhibit.

Erm, yeah. Sure.

What did she mean? Should I be less Bustery?

-I can't! I'm 100% me.

-Just forget it.

I'm sure she didn't mean it. I think the monkeys are this way.

Look, there she is! I'm going to go talk to her.

Wait, no! Let's see the seals instead. It's feeding time.

-What do you mean, a little me goes a long way?

-I never said that!

Maybe you just thought I did because you think I'm so pushy!

Hey, look! Monkeys - boy, are they cute!

-I don't think you're pushy.

-Then why did you tell Arthur I was?

They're so hysterical!

Ha-ha-ha! I can barely stand it!

-I didn't!

-Well, then, what?

OK, OK, it was me!

Neither of you said anything about each other.

I made it all up.

But why?

Because I thought you two were becoming best friends

and that I would be left out.

I'm really, really sorry.

MONKEYS SCREECH

Hey! Give that back!

Hey, look! The monkey got his camera!

So, this one monkey runs around taking pictures!

And then the zookeeper gets the camera back...

..but then another monkey steals the zookeeper's hat!

THEY ALL LAUGH

I guess you just had to be there.