Binky Barnes, Art Expert/Arthur's Lucky Pencil Arthur

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

# Has an original point of view

-# I say, hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

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

# Listen to your heart, 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!

Art class is fun. But the best part of any class is a field trip.

Class, next week we're going to Elwood City Art Museum.

Each team chooses a work of art to report on. Arthur and Buster...

-team with Binky Barnes.

-Binky?

-We're doomed. You know what'll happen.

-Isn't that report done?

-We're working on it.

Work harder. I want an A-plus or better, understand?

-Maybe working with Binky won't be so bad.

-Yeah, maybe he won't care.

-Maybe he'll do it the way WE want.

-I've lots of ideas for this, pals.

LOTS of ideas.

Wow!

Huh?

< Come along!

-Wish

-I

-had a shark.

Let's do our report about that one.

-Cool!

-Affirmative.

-See anything you like?

-Not yet.

Wow, that's cool!

Hey, I found the thing for our report. Come on!

Isn't that something?!

Yeah, it's...something. It's gotta be something.

Great colour, grabs your eye and...

-Don't you want an interesting one?

-This one IS. Imagine the report!

I give up.

What? Don't you see? It's hanging sideways.

What makes you think that?

-It makes no sense this way.

-Museums don't hang paintings sideways.

They're experts.

-It's not sideways, Binky. Look, it's the same in this book.

-THAT'S wrong.

What did we do to get stuck with BINKY?

If we do it his way, they'll laugh at us.

..As everyone can see, it's sideways.

THAT'S not sideways!

Yeah, it's sideways - and we should wear shoes on our hands, too(!)

Arthur, Buster, Binky...you fail!

We shouldn't have to use his dopey painting.

-There's TWO of us. We outvote him.

-YEAH...but how do we tell him?

I'll be Binky and you be us. We'll practice just like it'll happen.

Um...we don't wanna do that report, Binky.

"Right. NEITHER of us."

-"We're gonna do it MY way! Understand?!"

-"OK!"

Anything you say, Binky.

-Why are you giving up so easily?

-You said do it "like it'll happen."

Tell Binky how you feel. Why be afraid?

He's just big and strong and...mean.

Maybe you should make like a cowskin - and HIDE.

How mad do you think he'll be when we tell him we won't do his report?

AAAARGH!

-I didn't think he could throw us THIS far.

-Satellite!

-He can't throw hard enough to reach escape velocity.

-That's a relief(!)

-Why don't you just compromise with him?

-Compromise? Yeah!

What's "compromise" mean?

You get to do some of what YOU want, we get to do some of what WE want.

-You do your report, we do something else.

-Then put them together?

-Yeah.

-Right.

-Together.

-OK.

Wow, look, I found a painting that's completely upside down in this book.

Um...you got the BOOK upside down.

-Oh. Yeah.

-Hmm(!)

He's the laziest kid in class. How come he starts working hard now?

Binky's making you do all the work, huh?

-No, we compromised. WE haven't started yet.

-Just reading jokes.

-Haven't started? It's due tomorrow!

-What's a moose with four antlers...?

TOMORROW!

-Which one will we choose?

-What about this?

Peruvian pyramid carving.

Too complicated.

-This looks good.

-This is making me seasick! Find something else.

Not...very...exciting, is...it?

-SHE SCREAMS

-This is giving me a headache.

-What could we say about this?

-Arthur, time's running out.

This is it, partner.

Even if our report is cool, Binky will still make us look dumb.

Unless he doesn't go to school. Come to my house before school tomorrow.

-Binky? Arthur. School's closed today.

-Why?

-Why is the school closed...?

-Hello? Hello...?

WHISPERS

-It burned down.

-Great!

Aw, it did not. I can see the school.

-I-It only burned on the inside.

-Very funny(!)

Francine told me you guys started the report late. Mine's unforgettable!

"It only burned on the INSIDE(?)"

He's gonna make us look dufie, isn't he?

Mega-dufie - times infinity!

Do you have a copy of our report for me?

-I

-didn't write it. Didn't YOU?

-I was thinking of what to tell Binky.

Me, too! We have no report! Where's that museum book?

From 1895, Remington began creating bronze sculptures of cowboys,

a form he continued to explore until his death in 1909.

-BELL RINGS

-Done!

Our first report will be from Arthur, Buster and Binky.

We're ready!

Frederick Remington's paintings have Western themes...

-(THIS sounds familiar.)

-He de...pic...ted cowboys...

-native Americans...

-"And soldiers in action."

Shh!

-Did you boys copy this from the museum catalogue?

-S-Sort of.

You know... Yeah.

-We're gonna fail.

-(We won't.) ..Miss Bryant, that's not our whole report.

Oh, no!

'This part of our report took research!

'I copied the painting and got the addresses of museums and art experts.

'I contacted some on the internet.

'Of all the experts, only one had the answer.'

That's the artist putting up his painting the RIGHT way.

You mean Binky was RIGHT?

Our viewers want to know who the boys are who uncovered this mistake.

-You need to talk to Binky Barnes. HE did all the work.

-Oh, excuse me.

CLAPPING

Boys, I'm proud of you for admitting that.

-But I still expect a proper report by tomorrow.

-Aw!

-Aw!

I've got an idea for a great report!

If that was sideways, something else is BOUND to be upside down.

It seems everyone has something they think will bring them good luck.

I probably told you about Francine's lucky socks.

She STILL hasn't played a game without them.

-Phew!

-What a stink!

Buster had a bear he thought gave him supernatural powers on tests.

-Give me an A, give me an A...

-The test is over. Pencils down.

Oops!

Even Grandma Thora has her own good-luck rituals.

Under the B...7.

But those things weren't lucky.

All that can truly help you win games or do well at school is...

something in this room, SOMEWHERE in this room(!)

The fruit fly deposits its eggs on the decaying banana...

"Our dog is like a member of our family." "Oh? Which one is he like?"

For today's assignment, I want everyone to make up their own joke.

BELL RINGS

-I didn't think class would ever end.

-Me neither!

Let's get to the lake while it's...

-good sailing weather.

-For a submarine, maybe(!)

Heads!

-Aw...two out of three?

-Heads! But I've already won.

-TV:

-It's the Sweet Kittens Hour with your hosts Fluffy and Muffy.

I'd rather do math homework!

-Fish-sticks. But dad, I hate fish-sticks.

-It's brain food.

-It'll make you smart.

-First, it'll make me sick.

-Creamed okra instead?

Terrific(!) At least there's dessert to look forward to.

There would've been, except for a little accident...

Two crummy days in a row!

-I must be cursed.

-No! Someone with a sister as cute as me can't be cursed.

-WATCH OUT!

-What?

-You almost stepped on that pencil.

You could have tripped and died.

-I saved your life.

-Uh, thanks.

You sure are lucky I was here.

Huh?

-Grandma Thora's waiting for you, DW. I have to go to school.

-Hi, Grandma!

I had complaints about yesterday's slideshow.

-So today's lesson will be more interesting.

-YES!

-A little math quiz.

-Aww!

Quick - I heard there's Boston Cream Pie today.

Hurry before... It's all gone!

It's MY fault. Don't hang around me. I've rotten luck.

Your lucky day! Fresh from the oven. And extra-big slices.

Maybe your luck's been changed by that pencil.

Ridiculous. Whoever heard of a lucky PENCIL?

-Lucky, am I? It's stuck!

-Poke it with the pencil.

-Like it'll work(!)

Arthur, it's the best charm I've ever seen!

-A PENCIL - lucky? And all it does is get free soda.

-What's up with that?

Good work! You got an "A" on the surprise quiz.

You're right, Buster! It's the world's luckiest pencil!

And it's MINE.

Can I borrow it? I'm down three points in table-hockey.

-Sure, Buster! Good luck.

-I'll win! You can do anything with the pencil.

Mr President, this is a bill giving 50 million to all American schools,

so Boston Cream Pie can be served twice a day to every child.

Eat lead, slimebreath.

< CRUNCH!

I didn't do it...!

I mean. It's not my fault. I mean... I'M SORRY, ARTHUR! Waaaah!

Here, Arthur, just re-sharpen it. I'm sure it's still lucky.

I've broken it. I'm doomed! I'll have no friends! Oh-h-h!

It was an accident. I'm still your friend.

You mean it? You're the best...! Can I finish the game? I was winning.

Grr!

What ya doin'?

-Writing to my penpal.

-I don't see any words.

-I'm not pressing, so I don't waste my pencil.

-But he can't READ it.

It'll bring him good luck. And it's the thought that counts.

Can I borrow the pencil? The Brain is creaming me at tic-tac-toe.

-Um, I'm saving it for when I really need luck.

-Saving it?

-I only have to make three Xs.

-Er, sorry, Francine.

-LUCK-HOG!

-You should only use it in emergencies.

-Like for a snake bite?

-Exactly.

-Interested in entering our Milkshakes For Life sweepstake?

A-A-Arthur...

-No, Buster!

-But this is an emergency!

-Sorry.

If I let you, I'll never be president.

If I use it any more, it'll be gone. I'll be my old, unlucky self.

I'll hide it.

No, that's too easy. I have to hide it where I'd never think to look.

Hmm...

FRANCINE: Look - it's the luck-hog.

Wouldn't lend it to his GRANDMOTHER.

I assume you've studied for tomorrow's history test.

Please, please?

-No, you'll just have to study.

-OK, how much do you want?

-Not for sale.

No-one's gonna use it. Not even me. So there!

I've studied about as much as I can.

The rest is up to fate.

Unless... No. I said I won't use it. Then again, this test IS important.

Oh! Where is it? It's gone!

Stolen!

DW...! What did you do with my pencil?!

-What would I want with THAT silly thing?

-I dunno. So you can be famous?

-To get more toys? Where is it?

-I dunno! You probably put it somewhere.

Right(!) Like I'd forget where I... Uh-oh.

I can't find it. I'll never have good luck again, ever! I'm doomed!

Why bother even GOING to school? I'm gonna fail.

Oh, what's the use?

-Keep away. I lost the pencil. I'm unlucky again.

-I like you anyway.

TWO Boston Cream Pie days in the same week?! THAT'S never happened!

This must be somebody else's test.

-It's an A.

-No, Mr Reid, that is indeed your test.

-But how could I get an A?

-Well, perhaps you STUDIED.

-Yeah, but...

Maybe I don't need that pencil!

See you all tomorrow!

I'll never see the pencil again.

-Hiding stuff - I could get a JOB at it.

-Kids? Bring down your trash!

-So did you find your lucky pencil?

-No, but it's no big deal.

It really wasn't good luck after all. I passed because I studied.

-You'll understand when you're older.

-SURE you don't need it?

-Positive.

Good! Then I'll take it.

-THAT'S where I put it.

-Too bad you don't want it. Now I'LL have luck.

Wait! I was joking! Give it back! ..Mom, DW took my lucky pencil...!

# 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

# And I say 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! #