Sue Ellen Moves In/Perfect Brother Arthur

# Every day you walk down the street Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day 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 of the street

# Get together and make things better By working together

# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start

-# And I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

# 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...

Oh...

Sometimes when kids first meet, they have trouble getting along.

I remember when Muffy met Prunella.

-I hate you!

-I hated you first!

-Hate you MORE!

-Hate you times infinity!

Now they're best friends.

Binky didn't like the Brain at first.

BRICKS CLATTER TO FLOOR

Maybe they aren't BEST friends...

But they've learned to work it out.

Nothing was like when we all met Sue Ellen.

GRR-R-R-R!

YIPPEE!

-YAHOO-OO!

-YEE-HAA!

You guys'll never catch me-e! BOTH: Yeah!

-I won! I won!

-Did not!

- Buster, who won? - Guys, look! Moving van!

-Who's moving in?

-Come on! Let's go see.

- Do you think they have kids? - There's at least ONE kid.

Got hockey practice. See you later.

-I wonder if they're in there.

-BOTH: Hmm...

-(Buster, your ears!)

-BUSTER GASPS

-What is that weird stuff? There's no people.

-Kind of unearthly.

TV: 'Look out at this perfect weather.'

THEY SCREAM 'Tomorrow will be cloudy and colder.'

I know why we didn't see people in there. They're invisible!

THEY SCREAM

The new family sounds interesting. I want to interview them for the paper.

- Have you seen them yet? - I don't think anybody WILL, Mom.

We should go to the FBI before we go back to that house.

-Before you spread a crazy rumour, I wanna be sure.

-Crazy?!

Like the idea of invisible people is crazy! Right(!)

Arthur, how will we know if invisible people are chasing us?

THEY GASP

What do you see?

I don't see any invisible people!

BUSTER GASPS

Aren't you glad we looked now?

Yes, this is worse than I ever imagined.

Sometimes they're invisible... Maybe their TV is on a timer.

That kind of thinking'll get this planet conquered!

Hmm!

-I heard strange things too.

-I knew it!

-They had to leave their old home.

-Why?

-Maybe their planet's water got polluted, so they came to steal ours.

They have a lot of statues and paintings and stuff in their home.

Know what I think? I think they're in another city, like Paris, France.

Mmm...!

ALARM RINGS, WHISTLE BLOWS

SIRENS WAIL

We must leave this country. Set course for a place called...

Elwood City, where no-one suspects I'm here to rob them.

-Phwoar!

-I saw her. She's not the cat burglar type.

Thank you, Miss Jones.

I'M not Miss Jones.

Give me the master program or I'll ruin your computer for ever!

-I spy for a country that even

-I

-can't pronounce the name of!

But soon everyone will struggle to say it, as we conquer the world!

Everyone's after you. Where will you go?

Somewhere I can pretend to be ordinary. One day, I'll return to...

Ngn...fa...fa...

Ngngafa... I'll come back HERE!

Arthur, that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard. I'm telling you...

'She's part of an alien invasion force, given human form.'

Bravo! All right!

SHEEP BLEAT LOUDLY

THEY LAUGH

Who knows how many of them walk among us?

Muffy, guess what I heard about the new girl.

She's a criminal who had to come here to escape prison.

She's weird and she's creepy.

When you're hiding out, you always go to a small town.

ALL CHATTER AT ONCE

What is everyone talking about?

-Hey, did you hear about the new kid?

-Who is this?

-Oops! Wrong number!

Excuse me. Hi, I'm Sue Ellen.

Where's the post office?

BOTH: Um... THAT way!

Snow is SO weird. It's like cold, wet sand.

Didn't they have snow on your planet...um...where you're from?

Nope. I've never seen it before.

-DIDGERIDOO PLAYS

-Is that music?

-Yeah.

Outer space music. THEY SCREAM

Wash and put on a clean shirt. That new family is coming for dinner.

- I interviewed them. They're nice. - I know, so they'll neutralise me.

Their daughter's a stranger in town, so be nice to her.

Stranger than you know, Mom.

I'm not hungry! Argh!!

..Roast beef...

Mashed potatoes... Raspberry pie... No!

This may be a clever alien trap.

You are the only human who knows our true identities.

HE SCREAMS

Earth's enslaved cos of my appetite.

..Wish I'd brought some cookies.

They're here, Arthur! In my house!

Did you see the article about Sue Ellen's family in the paper?

They lived all over the world. That's why their stuff's different.

-You BELIEVE it?

-Your mom wrote it.

-My own mom.

-What smells so good?

It's the bait they're using. If you come to eat, we can guard each other.

You should bring things from the places you lived to class.

You really think so?

My father's worked all around the world. The last place was San Jose.

-The capital of Costa Rica.

-Explain how you didn't know what snow was.

It has a warm climate. No snow.

-Hmm...

-Before, we lived in Nigeria.

And these are kobo, the coins they use there. I'll pass them around.

-Thank you. Welcome to our school.

-Kobo, schmobo.

-May not be an Earth metal.

-You and your mom have to come for hot dogs.

Arthur said you love them and I've never had an American hot dog.

Hot dogs? ..Hot dogs?!

OK. (..They've got me. They know I can't resist them.)

Oh, well. Maybe they're friendly aliens.

I love having my friends come over.

When Buster's here, I never have to eat leftovers the next day.

Arthur, don't forget to eat some peas.

D'you mind? ..Mmm...

There's none left. I wish Buster ate here every night.

And when Francine visits...

Well, let's just say, next to her, I look neat.

Don't tell me, Francine was here.

I wish my friends could live here.

Then everything would be perfect.

Wo-o-ow!

-Is that a horse or a pig?

-DW, go away!

Guess what. Alan's spending the weekend. His parents are going away.

Alan? Alan who?

..Oh, you mean the Brain.

It'll be like having a brother! Somebody who'll do things I like.

I always wanted a brother. ..Hey!

Instead, I got stuck with two sisters.

You're not stuck. You can leave at any time. And I'll take your room.

We'll have all weekend to do great things, like build a time machine.

-Are you sure this'll work?

-As soon as I insert the nuclear core.

Open the door.

OK, let's go.

Let's go back in time!

-What time d'you wanna go home?

-Don't know how to go forward in time.

You mean we can NEVER go home?

THEY SCREAM

Or maybe we'll build something simpler.

Arthur! ..Argh!!

Mom! A big, hairy spider stepped on my face!

And we'll stay up late.

MOM: Are you two asleep up there?

Yes, Mom!

BABY GURGLES AND LAUGHS

DW SIGHS

- Is something wrong, DW? - Arthur's friend is coming.

It'll be like having TWO Arthurs.

SHE CRIES OUT

-EVIL LAUGHTER

-Wanna play Egyptian princess?

-First, you're a princess...then you're a mummy.

-No! Go away! Mom!!

Maybe I'll spend the weekend at Grandma's.

-Brain!

-Hi, Arthur.

We've an Ice Creamers' Convention. Her new flavour's cucumber crunch.

Well, good luck.

Let's put your stuff in my room.

Look out! A giant mad dog!

BARKING

Oh, no, his tongue is poison.

Time for dinner, men.

-Look how neatly ALAN keeps his clothes.

-Yeah, sure, Mom.

I'm done. Let's play.

May I be excused, Mrs Reid? Of course, Alan.

Dinner was delicious, Mr Reid.

-Great, Dad.

-Shouldn't we do homework first?

-Why? It's not due till Monday.

If we do it now, we'll have the rest of the weekend free.

-To read ahead for next week's lessons.

-What?!

-That's very sensible, Alan.

-Oh, all right.

-You giving up?

-I'm done.

-Can I see your answers?

-Yes, but to learn it, you must do it yourself.

I can finish later. Let's play.

My game. ARTHUR GASPS

-Ready to play again?

-You beat me...30 games to none.

Maybe I'll go do my homework.

Is it OK if I keep shooting?

-I shoot 103 throws every night for practice.

-You weren't just born good?

No.

-Wanna watch Curse Of The Puppet's Sister on TV?

-Your folks'll be mad.

Better sleep. While you sleep you grow.

I'll be short and watch scary movies.

While you were tying your shoes, the Brain taught Pal new tricks.

I always thought that dog was dumb. I guess it was just you, Arthur.

I'm done first. I beat you.

Mr Reid, you could accomplish that much more efficiently.

That's fantastic, isn't it, Arthur?

Yeah, Dad. Mayonnaise is wild(!) Let's play a game, Brain.

This is my favourite game but no-one likes to play it with me.

See? When we delete these files, everything runs faster.

-That's great! Arthur, Alan just reprogrammed my computer.

-Great(!)

I'll be in the yard with the game.

-"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair."

-Brain?

She's putting all her hair out the window.

-She'll use truckloads of shampoo for that silky shine.

-Brain, the game.

-He's reading.

-You never want ME to read to you.

-Brain reads faster.

- I wish he lived here all the time. - I'll be there as soon as I'm done!

-Where's the Brain?

-My house?

-Why don't you want him coming with us?

He's always smarter and neater than me. He eats better than I do.

Why can't YOU chew your food like Alan?

-The Brain is nice. He wouldn't try to make you look bad on purpose.

-Yeah.

It's not his fault my family likes him better.

I had to go to Buster's for something. ..Hi, Pal.

Pal must've thought I was you.

-Arthur, did you finish that homework?

-Sort of. ..No.

I'll go do it.

LAUGHTER

MOM: This game is fun! It was boring with Arthur.

He didn't read all the rules like YOU, Alan. >

-Well, that weekend went by quickly.

-It sure did. See you!

-Your parents are lucky to have a son like you.

-They'll be keen to see you.

Arthur, Kate said her first word this morning. "Brain."

-Wanna make popcorn at my house?

-No! I have to get back home.

-Are you mad at me?

-Who could be mad at you? You're perfect.

I'm ho-ome! MOM: Hello, Alan!

Did you have fun? Yeah. We'll put my clothes away.

Wow...!

I don't believe it.

-You were so neat in my house.

-Yeah, it almost killed me. I was a guest.

-I HAD to be polite. Want some popcorn?

-OK.

-Need a hand?

-Why, thank you, Arthur.

Alan, you could take a few lessons from Arthur.

Huh?

# And I say, 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 of the street

# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart

# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start

# We can learn to work and play And get along with each other

# What a wonderful kind of day HEY! #