Sue Ellen Adds It Up 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...ugh!

So using the formula we just learned, who can tell me

the area of this rectangle?

Sue Ellen?

Erm, can I go to the bathroom?

All right.

I have a confession to make - I'm not a math person.

Sometimes when I'm in math class,

it seems as if Mr Ratburn is speaking a different language.

Snow, looking doo keemo laka nes waba dos mah dos imba.

Sue Ellen?

'And it's not just me, no-one in my family is a math person.'

When we hang pictures at home, we don't even take measurements,

we just eyeball it.

It's perfect.

'And when we cook, we never use recipes.

'We just use trial and error.'

Mmm, delicious.

Next time, let's use less cranberries

but throw in a few more walnuts.

The truth is,

the Armstrongs get along just fine without using math,

except in one instance...

math class.

Ah, Sue Ellen, you're back, just in time for the next problem.

Oh...

For your final art club project, you will all get to create

a piece of art for a public area in the school.

-Can I give our homeroom a makeover and turn it into a spa?

-No.

Try to make your piece of art interact with the space it's in.

Why does it have to be in that particular spot?

Oh, what if I put a car in the gymnasium?

It would say, "Our basketball team is going places."

Hmm, I don't think Principal Haney would like that.

I'm delighted to announce that our big sale was so successful,

you will each get 15 to spend on your project.

Let me know what space you want to use by the end of the day.

Muffy, are you going to ask if you can paint the whole school pink?

I was going to say salmon.

I think I'm going to put paintings of jellied newts

and candied beetles up around the cafeteria.

Yuck, why?

It's a reference to the Henry Skreever books -

those are some of his favourite foods.

Oh, right, that could be cool.

How about you? Have you chosen your spot yet?

No, I just haven't found anything that feels right.

Don't worry, you will,

and I'm sure whatever you do will be great - you're so artistic.

Thanks.

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Ahem.

You know, you're wasting water.

Oh, sorry.

See, the water fountain is like our watering hole -

it connects us to nature.

I wonder if I should do the foliage in some sort of green velvet.

Wow, that's so creative.

I don't know how you come up with these things.

Remember, we can only spend 15.

You might want to add that up before going to the register.

If it's too much, I'll put something back.

-I don't have a calculator on me.

-You don't need a calculator.

I've got a pen and some scratch paper.

Please, if I tried to add all this up, I'd be here for hours.

You know me and math.

-What do you mean?

-I'm terrible at it.

No, you're not - you got a B+ on your last math test.

-I saw your grade.

-OK, but I had to study really hard.

I'm not a math person like you.

You said so yourself, I'm artistic.

You can be both, you know. There's no law against it.

-You do math all the time. We all do.

-Not if I can help it.

That'll be 14.25, please.

Hey, look at that. It was under 15.

-That was lucky.

-It wasn't luck.

You were using math and just didn't realise it. It's called estimating.

See you later.

I want to finish my homework before dinner so I can start on this.

You just did it again!

You calculated how many hours before dinner!

Not a math person?

There's no such thing.

-Sue Ellen, how on earth did you get to school on time?

-What do you mean?

-I'm usually on time.

-Exactly, and why are you on time?

Because you've determined how long it takes you to get here.

See? You ARE a math person.

Actually, my mom drove me,

so she's the one who determined how long it would take.

-Bye, Mom.

-HORN HONKS

Ah...

A combination lock.

You need to remember the sequence of numbers in the correct order -

-that's math.

-My lock has letters.

All I have to remember is Ellen, which is pretty easy,

cos it's part of my name.

Nice try.

Ah-hah, you're measuring! That's math again.

I'm just eyeballing the space to get a sense of the size.

-I'm not even using a ruler.

-So?

You're still measuring it with your eyes,

you're just doing it inaccurately.

-I have a ruler - want to borrow it?

-No.

Ah-hah!

You had to mix the right amount of red and yellow to get that orange.

More measuring!

Admit it, you're using math all the time.

For your information, the orange came from this tube.

OK, but you had drawn a circle, and that's geometry, so...

Fine, you win, I'm using math without knowing it.

-Why do you care, anyway?

-Because we're all math people,

and art people.

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-Oh, my dear,

it's absolutely fabulous. Thank you so much for creating us.

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-And you gave me

such a nice, shiny coat. I feel almost three-dimensional.

Oh, Sue Ellen, can I use your spot for my art project?

What? No way, the water fountain is the whole key to my piece.

I know, that's why I thought it wouldn't be a problem.

Apparently, there was a leak in one of the pipes, so they moved it.

They moved the water fountain? Where to?

Just down the hall.

But...but it's not going to fit now. What will I do?

Oh, don't worry, you'll think of something. You're so artistic.

I'm sorry, Sue Ellen.

I asked Principal Haney,

and he said they can't move the lockers to make the space bigger.

But then it won't fit.

Well, there is one thing you can do to make it fit,

just cut one of the animals out.

Well, which one is it going to be?

No, not me! I just got here. Pick the elephant.

Oh, no, please, I'm so well drawn.

Look at these delicate ears.

Well, what about my mane?

It's the best thing you've ever done.

BOTH: Please, Sue Ellen, keep me!

No, me, me! I'll be your friend for life.

I can't choose, I have to keep them both.

The whole thing is ruined.

Mrs Bryan?

-They're not finished.

-These are foods from the Henry Skreever books?

They're inspired by the books. I know, they're terrible.

Not all of us can be art people.

I think they're amazing.

What? You do?

Yeah, they're vivid and strange and oddly beautiful.

Thanks. That means a lot to me, coming from you.

And best of all, I'm sure they fit in the spots you chose,

unlike my painting.

They moved the water fountain and now the space for it is too small.

-Are you sure?

-Yeah, I just came from there.

I'd have to chop one of my animals in half to make it fit.

Oh, I guess I have to start from scratch.

Let's double-check and measure your canvas.

One side is five feet, and the other side is five feet,

so it's a perfect square.

Now, let's measure the space you have on the wall.

The wall is only three by three.

I'd definitely lose one of my animals.

Not necessarily.

Sure, you could make the painting smaller by cutting off this area,

and then you're right, you would lose the elephant or the zebra,

but you could also make the painting smaller by trimming it less...

And by taking a little bit from each side,

I wouldn't have to cut into the figures.

It might just work.

See? I knew you were a math person.

I wanted kids to remember about how they're connected to

all the other animals in the world,

but you don't really get the full effect until you drink from it.

Mrs Bryan?

Really nice work, Sue Ellen, and great use of the space.

OK, everyone, it's ready.

I call it, "Me In Lights".

Erm, it's very bold.

Are you sure you only spent 15 on this?

Oh, I didn't spend a thing.

Crosswire Motors donated all the light bulbs

and the labour was free too.

HE SNORES

I put it right in front of the class,

so that everyone's day would be brighter before school started.

I thought yours was the best.

Oh, no, yours was way better.

Actually, it's not finished.

I forgot something.

"For Prunella Deegan, who taught me we are all math people..."

"..and art people."

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