The Last Day Pt 1 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! Oh!

GLASSES SHATTER

One, two,

three, four,

five, six.

Buster, what are you doing?

Trying to stretch my jeans.

I haven't worn this pair since September and now they're tight.

Wait. There's something in this pocket.

Maybe that's why they're tight.

Hey, I remember this cheese sandwich!

ALL: Ew!

-Throw it away!

-No way.

This cheese sandwich is a relic.

It's from the very first day of third grade.

I didn't have much of an appetite at lunch

because I was so worried about our new teacher.

BOTH: Ratburn. Ratburn.

BELL RINGING BOTH: Ah!

I g-guess we have to go back to class now.

Isn't it weird how afraid of Mr Ratburn we were?

I was much more afraid that Francine and I wouldn't be in the same class.

Oh, Francine's not on this list. It must be a mistake!

Mr Haney, Francine and I have to be in the same class.

Isn't there something you can do?

Oh, what a handsome gold watch.

I bet it would look great on you.

How about a new car?

-You seem like a convertible man.

-Muffy, we are in the same class.

My name's right here.

Oh. Ha.

Never mind.

Wow, I remember all that like it was yesterday.

And here it is, nine months later.

Only five more days until...

The last day of school.

Do you think this is still good?

ALL: No!

So, how was your last day, DW?

Fun but exhausting.

We sang songs, danced, ate cake.

There was barely time for a nap.

I'm looking forward to kindergarten.

I bet it's much easier than preschool.

Oh, I wouldn't be so sure.

Preschool was only a half day.

Kindergarten is a full six hours.

Six hours?!

That's like going to real school.

-It

-is

-real school.

You'll learning a lot more too.

Will I have homework and tests?

Arthur always gets that look on his face when he has a test coming up.

Don't worry. You'll do just fine.

Oh, you're such a big girl now.

My daddy said the same thing. "You're a big boy now."

And then he said, "Soon you'll be asking to borrow the car."

So I asked to borrow the car but he said no.

Kindergarten sounds like a big deal.

Do you think you're ready?

I'm not sure.

I still have trouble with my alphabet.

It's that M-N-L-O-P part.

I think it's L-M-N-O-P.

Ah! It gets me every time.

What's going to happen if I don't know it on the first day?

I don't know. Maybe we should practise being big kids.

How do we do that?

I have an older brother and you have an older sister.

We'll just watch them and do what they do.

I spoke to Prunella.

For fourth grade we'll either have Mrs Frumpus or Miss Grimsled.

Aw, not Miss Grimsled. She never laughs.

I've tried everything on her.

All I'd ever gotten was a cough.

SHE COUGHS

Well, maybe we'll get Mrs Frumpus.

I heard Mrs Frumpus is leaving and being replaced by someone new.

Do you know anything about them?

No, just that his name is Mr Cramp.

Mr Cramp?

Oh, great.

I'll either get the teacher that can't laugh

or the one that gives you a pain in your side.

Actually, the name has nothing to do with cramps.

It's from the Anglo-Saxon, crump,

which was a nickname for someone stooped over

but I never liked the way Mike Cramp sounded.

That's why I go by MC.

You're a teacher?

I think of myself as more of a mind guy.

All the magic takes place in here.

I just remove the obstacles.

Goji berry soyo in a gluten-free cone, my good man.

Coming right up.

I believe that learning is living and living is learning.

My teaching isn't just hands-on.

It's hands up,

hands down and hands together.

My students will sweat, shout

and stretch their brains to the breaking point

but they will never be bored.

That's the MC promise.

Thanks for the non-dairy refreshment, Scoop Samurai.

Long ears, strong heart.

"Long ears, strong heart."

That Bionic Bunny's motto.

He knows Bionic Bunny.

We have to get him for fourth-grade, no matter what.

Hey! What's this?

A sack. I thought you might want to practise for camp

since us girls crushed you in sack racing last year.

Well, you'd better buy a canoe cos, cos...

Oh, don't worry, Binky.

Francine and I aren't going to Camp Meadowcroak this year.

What? Yes, we are.

No, we're not.

Woo-hoo! Boys rule.

Can I still keep the sack?

But...but we made a pact at the end of last summer

that we'd go to camp again together.

And we will. Just not Meadowcroak.

Here is where were going.

Camp Elysium?

A full-service interactive resource for discriminating children.

It's the most amazing place.

There are French classes and indoor swimming pool.

A four-star chef, but best of all,

there are no mosquitoes.

How is that even possible?

The whole estate is surrounded by an invisible plastic dome.

It sounds so...fancy.

It is.

They also have a whole stable of thoroughbred horses.

No way!

Check out their website.

You're going to love it. I just know it.

"At Camp Elysium,

"the discriminating child will enjoy a well-balanced diet...

Ew.

"..thrilling sports...

"the arts...

OPERATIC SINGING

"..and access to our stable of thoroughbred horses.

HORSES NEIGHING

"Because every discriminating child

"should know the rudiments of horse ballet."

Yippee(!)

"We hope you'll consider Camp Elysium a character building luxury resort

"completely free of mosquitoes."

ALL: And it's quite fun.

"Did you visit the site? Isn't it unbelievable?"

Oh, yes. It's unbelievable all right.

Let's talk about it tomorrow.

There's only three days of school left

and Ratburn is giving us a test.

Ah, it's so unfair.

I've been watching Arthur closely.

I've never really realised how strange big kids were.

You're telling me!

What are some things you've learned?

Well, if you want to act like them...

# Complain about your homework

# And be afraid of tests

# When your little sister wants to play

# Tell her that she's pest

# Don't jump around or make a mess

# Or with your dinosaur have tea

# Cos if you want to be a big kid this is how you have to be

# Be grumpy in the mornings

# Read books all through the night

# Even when you know you're wrong

# Pretend that you are right

# When you're angry stomp upstairs

# When you're happy don't say "Wee!"

# Cos if you want to be a big kid this is how you have to be

# But the most important thing of all

# Is to always play it cool

# This is what we'll have to do

# This is how we'll make it through

# When we go to big kids' school! #

Let's start practising.

See ya.

Later.

A wise man once said the mind is like a shoe.

It can take you to the highest mountain

but if your laces aren't tied

you could trip.

and skin your knees.

Who said that?

-I did.

-Can we be in your class, MC?

Arthur and I are great students.

I mean, I only have a B average but look at my shoes.

They're double knotted.

The universe is in flux, my friend.

Wherever we end up is where we're meant to be.

BELL RINGING

Go, my crickets.

The bell tolls for thee.

Long ears, strong heart.

Maybe Ratburn can put in a good word for us.

We just think he really gets us.

I'm sure I'd do really well in his class.

He's so inspiring.

Hm, yes. I've heard Mr Cramp is very, er, innovative.

He prefers MC.

Anyway, it's Principal Haney's decision, not mine.

But remember, first impressions aren't everything

and I have prepared you both to do well

in whichever class you end up in.

MC must have some say over who he gets.

Maybe we can make something that will impress him.

Muffy, about this Camp Elysium.

Before you say another word,

I want to apologise.

You do?

I realise the camp may be just too fancy for you so...

So, we're going to go to camp Meadowcroak?

What? No.

I asked Daddy if he would help pay for you. And guess what?

He said yes!

-Isn't that wonderful?

-Erm...

I already reserved us two spots.

Oh, Francine, we are going to have the best summer ever.

Most of all, because we'll be together.

I can't wait!