Buster's Growing Grudge 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...

Everybody's got upset by something some time.

Like the time DW lost her blankie.

Or when DW lost her CD of Crazy Bus.

Or when DW lost her snowball.

DW'S SHOUTS ECHO

OK, maybe DW is upset more than most people. Bad example.

A good example is Francine. That time she hit a high fly.

It looked like she'd won the game for us. Then the wind shifted.

She was really upset.

Then there was the time the Brain got excited about the space probe.

-Is something wrong, Brain?

-The probe won't get to Saturn for seven years.

How can I stand waiting seven years to see photos of Saturn?

But I know someone who's always happy.

He's never been upset for more than three seconds.

Buster Baxter - the happiest, jolliest, most fun...

-What's wrong?

-Hmph!

-What is it? Buster!

'If I don't get free, I won't be able to deliver the medicine!'

Did you write your report before watching TV?

Yeah, almost. Well, actually, no.

-You know our homework policy.

-OK.

Oh! How did he get out?!

-Did you see how Bionic Bunny got free?

-No, I was doing my report.

Mine's kind of weak. I did it fast after Bionic Bunny.

-But I came up with a great joke for it!

-For your history report?

-Yeah!

On TV, this ad said a successful speech starts with a joke.

I wish I could try it out.

-Can I try a joke on you?

-OK. I like to laugh as much as the next guy.

Oh, dear. Oh, my. Oh.

OK, the guy after the next guy.

Ready? What did King Tut say when he got scared?

I want my mummy!

You made that up? Good one.

This is gonna be my BEST report ever! Guaranteed A!

-Want me to write a joke for YOUR report?

-No, thanks.

-Are you sure?

"Christopher Columbus got lost but did something great anyway,

"so he's my favourite historical figure."

I'm next. Wish me luck.

What did King Tut say when the sphinx scared him?

I want my mummy!

He told my joke! I can't believe it! He...

My... He... He told my joke!

Quiet, please. Mr Baxter, read your report.

It was mine. My joke! He told MY joke!

Er...my report is about King Tut.

What d'you call two banana peels?

CHILDREN: A pair of slippers.

My sister will take us skating.

He told my joke. It was mine! I made it up and everything.

Binky shouldn't have done that. He was wrong. So, want to go skating?

He told MY joke!

You're gonna have to work a little harder next time.

No matter how fancy you make a D, it's still a D.

D for disaster. D for deadly.

D for Binky told my joke!

That joke was the difference between a successful report and a flop.

-I win again! Are you paying attention?

-It was MY joke!

(Binky's report was about Columbus.)

Who ends a Columbus report with a joke about King Tut?!

Binky does. Now, shh!

You know what I just found out? Ratburn gave Binky a B plus!

I want my mummy!

I was gonna give you an F, but that joke...! You deserve a higher grade!

My joke got him that B plus!

Great shot, Buster! Aren't you happy you won the game for us?

-Binky told my joke!

-Why do you keep telling US?! Talk to Binky about it!

You think I won't?! Just watch me!

-Hey, Binky!

-Yeah?

-Well?

-Have you ever noticed how large he is?

I'll never get payback for that joke!

I feel better already! Now HE'LL know how it feels to be embarrassed!

-What's wrong?

-Everyone's laughing, just like when he told the joke.

Everyone thinks Binky's funny.

-So what if people think he's funny?

-Binky doesn't care about funny.

It's ME who cares about funny. It's ME who memorises joke books

and practises making faces in the mirror! I have to work at it.

-You know how long I worked on that joke?

-Longer than on your report!

Yeah, but Binky...

Haven't you noticed that anything he does seems kind of...funny?

You're thinking about Binky too much.

It won't matter after the talent show tomorrow.

He'll be sorry he stole my joke.

Thank you, Sue Ellen, for that demonstration of pumpkin kicking.

And now the comedy stylings of Buster Baxter!

At least he won't be talking about Binky!

I think he's gotten over it.

-Hi, everyone. There's a kid in my class named Binky Barnes.

-Oh, no!

Nobody has a bad thing to say about Binky, in case they get pounded.

Binky wrote a history report about Columbus.

Columbus - that's Italian for, "Boy, am I lost!"

I wrote a report about King Tut

and I wrote a good King Tut joke to open it.

Binky told my King Tut joke in his Columbus report. Everybody laughed.

You know what the punch line was?

-He told MY joke that

-I

-wrote and I got a D!

-I don't get it.

-I think it's a pun.

-Well, it wasn't very PUNNY.

Punny!

And the winner is...George!

I can't believe I didn't win!

Win?! You didn't tell a single joke!

That was the comedy of truth. All the greats do it.

I should have just told jokes. This is all Binky's fault.

I don't think Buster will ever stop holding this grudge against Binky!

Our first day of college, Buster! Isn't it exciting?!

-Binky's not here, is he? He told my joke! It was a good joke.

-..Grrrr.

Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States.

Binky told my joke. It was in Mr Ratburn's third-grade class...

If I make this shot, it's the best game of my life!

He told my joke! It was a good King Tut joke!

Buster! You can't stay mad at Binky for ever!

-It doesn't do any good!

-Yes, it does! If I keep it up,

I'll make sure Binky gets a D and is totally miserable all the time!

That's exactly what's happening to you!

-Holding a grudge is hurting YOU!

-I know what you're trying to say.

-You do?

-The only way I can be happy is if Binky never told that joke.

Yeah, and it's too late for that.

-So, to stop him, I must travel back in time and change the past.

-What?

I need a time machine. Or a rocket that can travel at light speed.

-You can't change the past!

-Oh, I can't, can't I?!

-You can't change the past.

-Oh, rats!

I was mad when I didn't get a green ice-cream cake when I was four.

-Yeah?

-I'm still mad about it. I'll stay mad until I get it!

-But staying mad won't get you what you want.

-But YOU think it will.

It's just that, after all the work I did on that report, Binky ruined it!

Buster, you hardly did ANY work! Your whole report was about eggnog!

That's not my fault! It's right next to Egypt in the encyclopaedia!

I guess it WAS my fault. I deserve a D.

Binky! Hey!

-I just wanted to tell you I'm not mad any more.

-You were mad?

-About you stealing my joke.

-What joke?

What does King Tut say when he gets scared? I want my mummy!

That's funny! I think I've heard it before, though.

You heard it when you stole it from me and told the class!

When somebody tells you a joke, you're supposed to pass it on.

But I made it up for my report and then you used it. That's stealing.

Well, I didn't mean to steal it. Here's, um...

70...73 cents

and a sticker of a cool car and a button.

That's all I have. Sorry!

-What did he say?

-He gave me 73 cents, a sticker of a cool car

and a button for my joke. I got paid for writing a joke!

I'm a professional!

With your being naturally funny and me making up good jokes,

I bet we could really go places.

-Like my own TV show?

-Sure. You and me and Arthur...

Us, maybe. But I don't think Arthur. Who'd want to watch him on TV?

Subtitles by Mary Easton BBC Scotland - 2001

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