Francine Redecorates/Arthur the Loser 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!

-Whoa!

Everyone likes something different.

# High as a plane or balloony Slappy, gloopy, gloopy... #

Dresses in blue, pink or lavender. No orange, ever!

A notebook is useless... unless it's personalised.

# ..Happy, happy, hoopy, hoopy, doopy, screwy, bluey... #

Hmm. Can you come back to me?

# ..Gooey, chewy, Louie... #

Uh... This is hard.

-A few good...

-Shoes. Shoes! Shoes!!

-As many as possible!

-Muffy, you had your turn.

-No, wait!

# ..loony, crazy, glazy, grazy, lazy, baaaaa... #

OK, I got it, I got it...

Macaroni and cheese.

-What do

-I

-like?

That's for me to know and you to find out.

-Will people buy this stuff?

-That's the beauty of a yard sale.

One person's trash is another person's treasure.

Eugh!

Maybe we should make this BURIED treasure.

These things are going to make us a lot of money.

-Where did you get that?

-Storage.

-Hey, these are mine!

-She's trying to sell my stuff.

-It's worth big money.

-Besides, you won't even miss it.

-Put this stuff back, right now!

Cool! A yard sale.

-Got anything good for 50 cents?

-Fish Finder Six

-with improved graphics.

-DW!

I'll put this out but I don't think anyone will buy it.

Our favourite, never-used wedding present!

Blegh!

Wow!

It's beautiful!

How much is it?

Hi, Fra.... Ahh!

What is THAT?

An ottoman with built-in foot warmer and TV dinner tray.

Arthur's parents let me have it.

No, no, no, no, no, no. This is the last straw.

You are not bringing any more revolting junk into this room!

First, it was that lamp you got when Tasty Cone went out of business.

Then it was that ugly lava alarm clock.

And that reptile!

This madness must stop!

What about YOUR things? Lacy curtains,

lacy, ugly cats, lacy pillows,

lacy lace!

So what if my half is lace-driven? It has a unified theme.

-Yeah, nauseating. That's the theme.

-You are so ignorant.

Just wait till your feet get cold,

then you'll be sorry.

Mom, look! Arthur's parents didn't want this. Can you imagine?

Er, possibly.

I might as well hang a sign on our door, "Toxic taste dump."

What do you think about this? Your room's due for a paint job.

-Red and purple.

-Mauve and grey.

-Everything goes with white.

-BOTH: White?

Then the focus will be on your interior design.

We'll hear your ideas at the family meeting.

Studying my friends' rooms will give me ideas.

You have a lot of stuff, Muffy.

Where's my bed?

I don't think I could ever make my room look like this.

-That's a messenger rock from the Amazon.

-Wow!

Ah-e-ah-e-ah-e-ah-e-ah!

Ow!

The exotic look really isn't me.

-This just isn't my style, Fern.

-It's not my style either. It's my mom's.

Now this is MY style.

-Ah!

-SHE SIGHS

We will now hear ideas for the room redecorating project. Francine?

Ta-da!

Excellent! You can shoot hoops from your bed. Disgusting!

-It's disgusting. And where's my bed?

-Right here!

-What have you got, Catherine?

-Something we can ALL live with.

-Voila!

-Where's my bed?

-This converts to a cot.

I can't sleep in a clock! I guess it doesn't matter,

those flowers will keep me awake.

Wait a minute. I've got it! I have a brilliant idea.

Take all your ideas and put them together into one fantastic room.

-Lower myself to her level? Please!

-All my friends have their own rooms.

-They don't share with a crazy frillanoid.

-I'd move in a minute.

-So would I. I'll move.

-I said it first. I'm moving.

-Where?

I love it. It's like having a loft.

You can't live in the living room if your bedtime is at nine.

Now you have the bedroom to yourself.

-Catherine, the table isn't in your room.

-It's shared space, Mother.

It needs a unifying theme.

See? She's like bacteria

from a space meteorite, she spreads everywhere.

Lace...I need lace.

HELLO!

Hmm!

-Your own bedroom. It's like your sister's left home.

-You're lucky,

I still have to share MY room.

Turning the garage into your bedroom is an excellent idea, DW.

Now Kate won't bother you.

Finally, I have room for all my friends to come visit.

DOORBELL RINGS Door!

-What do you want, Arthur?

-Do you have any cake?

No, now go away!

Aaaaaah!

But the room doesn't look right. It seems kind of empty.

Maybe you just need more stuff.

If you see anything, call me and I'll give you a hand.

Great(!) All I find is stuff Catherine would like.

There's nothing that's me.

Wait a minute!

Wow!

-What on earth is that?

-Er,

-it's a batmobile.

-I am SO glad I don't have to deal with this now.

-I

-am going to my room.

Ah, privacy.

MOBILE SQUEAKS

SHE GASPS

They're so talented.

SQUEAKING

Aaah!

Catherine, a bat! Help!

I'm so glad you don't share a room, Francine.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.

FRANCINE SCREAMS

It was...just a nightmare.

BOTH: Oh!

I know your room's kind of empty so I brought you something.

This is super. I got something for you too.

Oh! This is beautiful!

I'll have to put it...somewhere.

Maybe you could put it in your room. Um, your real room?

-You mean it?

-Having my own room isn't as fun as I thought it would be.

Well, a loft isn't as glamourous as I thought it would be.

-The walls are SO thin.

-Wanna do some moving?

BOTH: What?!

We decided to combine our decorative resources.

Too bad you guys didn't think of that.

What a great room, Francine. Catherine has such neat stuff.

I wish I had an older sister too. You're so lucky, Francine.

-Yeah. I am.

-CATHERINE: Feet off the furniture!

THEY ALL LAUGH

We need this basket to win.

If Francine passes to me, I'll take care of it.

Pass it to Arthur!

Over here!

Huh?

-Go, Arthur!

-Nyaa!

Sorry.

Huh?

MR RATBURN: Arthur's team is the winner.

Don't cheer me. It was easy.

-Arthur. Arthur!

-Huh?!

If we don't score this, we lose.

I'll take care of it!

Pinky's team wins.

Boy, sometimes winning is a lot harder than you imagine.

What can we do for fun?

ALL: Yay!

# It's new, it's fun, it's number one

# What is it? No Guessing! #

I win!

'No Guessing

'The world's greatest quiz game. It's the most fun you'll ever have!'

Wow! I want that game.

It's the most fun you'll ever have.

-More fun than a rollercoaster or the last day of school?

-I want it!

Does making those faces scare the money out?

-PING!

-I win!

-Hey, you got it.

-Yeah, let's play.

A scientist combined one litre of H2O with nine ounces of soil.

What compound did he make?

Um... Phosphorus?

Mud! H2O is water, soil is dirt. That makes mud.

You got it wrong so... PING! ..I win!

A baseball is covered with what material?

If you don't know, you'll never guess this.

Is it cowhide?

-PING!

-I win!

The site of King Solomon's mines? Would that be Zimbabwe?

-Is it?

-Yes.

I win!

You don't have to do that just because you saw it on TV.

PING!

Stupid game.

Let's go and play No Guessing.

I'm really not in the mood. How about something else?

Please don't say "I win!"

OK. You lose!

After I lost at bowling, I lost at video games and checkers.

I lose at everything. I even lost my glasses.

I'll help find them for five dollars.

DW! They're on your head, Arthur.

I guess I'm just a loser.

Sometimes luck goes in cycles. Don't worry, you'll start winning again.

How about a game of cards before your luck changes?

I mean, to help your luck change.

Do you have any threes?

This is the first time

I was ever this close to beating you at cards. Do you have any sevens?

'I can't lose to DW. She'll tell everyone!'

No sevens. Go fish. Look, a swarm of lightening bugs!

Where?

Do you have any nines?

-I win!

-How could I lose?

I was so close to winning.

Now I know, Pal, I can change my own luck.

All I have to do is find the easy questions.

If I don't get this next question right, you win.

-Brain, is that a break in the time/space continuum?

-Where?

Very funny. You can't delay losing any longer. Here's your question.

What is the largest city in France?

Paris!

-Each basket in basketball is worth two points.

-That's right.

-PING!

-I win!

Wow, you got nine questions in a row right. Congratulations.

Could I get some more lemonade?

Sure.

That's called 'Icing the puck'... The equator...

A lobster... The Boston Red Sox...

PING!

I win! Do you want to play three out of five?

1945.

Wait until I ask a question. Hey, that's the right answer!

What a coincidence.

Arthur's got good at that game. He never loses.

If it were anyone but Arthur, I would think he was cheating.

Arthur wouldn't cheat.

HE YAWNS

-MUM: Arthur, did you finish your homework?

-Almost done!

You know the best thing about winning? When you win.

I love that feeling.

JAZZY MUSIC

-PING!

-I win!

-Let's make it seven out of ten.

-You'll just win again.

-When did you put up these mirrors?

-Mirrors make a room seem bigger.

I can't help it if I win all the time. I'm just a winner.

Atchoo!

-Oh, did you miss? That means I win!

-You did that on purpose!

It's part of the game. If you can't take the competition, don't play.

I thought Arthur was a bad sore loser

but he's a worse winner! I wish he'd lose.

How? He's on an unstoppable winning streak. He's beaten almost everyone.

-Everyone but Binky.

-No-one wants to play Binky, he cheats.

Hey, if Arthur loses at his favourite game, maybe he'll go back to normal.

Hey, I hear you're afraid to play that game against me.

-Who told you that?

-It was...

..something I thought of all by myself. So you afraid or what?

Don't you have anything else to do?

-ALL: No!

-'With everyone watching, I'd better not cheat.'

-Binky's losing.

-He's creaming you. Why don't you cheat?

-I don't know how to cheat at this game. You've got to know stuff.

-Oh!

-What did he say?

-You don't want to know.

What's the third planet from the sun?

-Um...Mars?

-Eh! Wrong!

-Yay!

-Go, Binky.

-All RIGHT!

Why are my friends rooting against me?

It's because you've been acting like a jerk. Sorry.

-You need to talk to me?

-'Buster, everyone hates me.

'I've been winning games but losing friends. I wish you were here.'

You shouldn't have cheated. Cheating is no good.

'What do I do now? They want to see me lose.

'How can I lose against Binky?'

Cheating got you into this. Why not cheat?

'Cheat to lose? Make sure he gets the easy questions?'

-Yeah. You got any food?

-'No.'

Then I've got to go. I've got an appointment with a chocolate soda.

'That's exactly what Buster would have said if he were here.'

-Whose turn is it?

-I'm waiting for my question.

Oh, my shoe's untied.

-A four-legged, barking canine?

-You mean like dog?

-Correct.

ALL: Yes!

A basketball is full of air!

Dirt... The bread around a hot dog is the bun.

C-A-T.

-Yes, you win.

-Yes! PING!

I win. I've beat the champion,

-now I AM the champion. Yes!

-You beat me.

-THE CROWD GASP

-Er...

-Arthur, you cheated?

-And you lost anyway.

-I hope this teaches you cheating's not worth it.

Believe me, it sure does.

Let's go and celebrate my losing.

No, let's celebrate everything being normal again.

'And Buster, I'll never cheat again.

'I want to thank you for all your good advice.

'I couldn't have worked it out without your help.'

Huh?!

# And I say, 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

# 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! #