Binky Rules/Meet Binky 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...

Lakewood Elementary -

peaceful, safe, happy...

..carefree.

CACKLES Try again!

This shuddersome school is the scene of desperate and dastardly deeds.

Only a detective of the keenest abilities could solve this dilemma.

Oh!

-A detective such as...

-Wait!

This is all wrong! Try it again, pal.

There was trouble going on - big trouble -

and big trouble needs a guy with big nerves to take care of it.

-That's me - private eye in the City Of The Strawberries.

-Please(!)

-You don't know the first thing about detecting.

-I know more than that!

-Do you know the eighth thing? I bet you don't.

-We'll find out, won't we?

I guess so.

JOLLY POP SONG PLAYS ON RADIO

This is the best song ever!

The radio station should play it all day!

We've got to find out what it's called.

You'll definitely make the team.

I never knew I had such talented feet.

The end. Now we can hear the name!

'Our most requested song today. The surprisingly popular...!'

ALL: Aw! Was that a kick or was that a kick?!

-Now we'll never find out the name!

-The group is Finnish - call the UN!

Binky, I want to talk to you!

You may think chalk writing is not graffiti,

but it IS - as sure as if it was carved in stone.

But I didn't do any graffiti-ing, Mr Morris.

If I see any more, you'll spend recess with a scrub brush.

That's not chalk, is it?

I'll get the brush.

Thanks a lot for helping, guys. I never washed a wall before.

-Don't do this again!

-I didn't do it this time or the last time,

-or the next time.

-Why would someone write your name everywhere?

-Mysterious!

-Like in mystery. We need someone to solve this problem.

I know who to ask. Come on!

Why didn't she ask YOU? You solved the missing quarters mystery.

And why are we the only ones scrubbing?

Hey!

-This mysterious graffiti has been left twice.

-And it wasn't me!

A person who wrote graffiti using his own name wouldn't be smart.

-Yeah!

-Yeah...

-It WASN'T me!

Ask Buster - he's the REAL detective.

What?! Fern found my bracelet.

Real detectives find money. Girl detectives find jewellery!

There's one Nancy Drew but two Hardy boys cos they can't do the work.

Nancy Drew gets criminals to confess by wearing attractive pastels.

Please! Girls are good at details! Boys just bully people.

-Oh, yeah?!

-ALL: Yeah!

Wait! I say they work together. That way we've got one of each!

-I think we should question Mr Morris first.

-OK.

-Who put YOU in charge?!

-Nobody.

Do you...? Ahem!

I'm the more experienced investigator!

I already found the first piece of evidence -

Pink chalk used by the graffiti...ist.

Aha!

First rule of detecting, Buster - never sit on your evidence.

You left that area unattended while you got Binky?

It was only for a minute.

I'll take over the Q and A.

OK, put me wise.

-SAME TUNE PLAYS FROM RADIO

-That song!

-I must get back to work.

-Phoo-ee!

-You distracted our witness! And what is that get-up?!

Don't blow a fuse. What's next?

Listen, Pinky Crooker. Evidence is a wet smack.

-All you're going to do is win the porcelain hairnet.

-I'm sorry?

Slobber me a bibful of goulash or Binky will clutch the gummy.

If you wanna know tomorrow's menu, it's in the canteen.

Mm-hm. Uh-huh.

Very interesting.

Can we move on?

Hey! What do you know about the shenanigag on Binky?

Just when I thought you couldn't get any stranger.

It seems Binky's taking a pancake fall.

Oh, will you please speak English?!

Nobody seems to know anything. I think that's very odd.

YOU'RE the one who's odd!

Maybe Binky DID do it and he's using you to hide the truth!

-Were you spying on me?

-Hardly. I do my best work at high altitudes.

-What have you found out?

-I've nearly solved it. Fern thinks it's you.

I do not! It's so obvious it's you that it's obviously NOT you.

I'd better see results soon.

I'm so nervous about this, I can't even kick the ball right.

OK, Binky wants us to make the ripple.

Huh? ..We need solutions.

-I have one possible idea.

-I have one, too.

-What's yours?

-You first.

-No, you.

-I bet you don't have an idea.

-I do so!

-What is it?

-What's yours?

-You first!

Oh! ..Go tell Mr Morris...

-unless it's a BAD idea.

-I'll tell him MY idea if you tell him YOURS.

-Deal.

-Deal.

Well, here's my idea.

It was tough, it was dangerous, but I have the solution!

Binky has an evil twin!

He's out to ruin your life so he can take over your identity!

Whoa! An evil twin! I wonder where he lives.

My theory is a bit more reasonable.

A rival school is doing this to get Binky in trouble

so he won't make the soccer team. That's possible.

I'll make sure no troublemakers get on the school grounds.

What a relief! Now that evil twin will get in trouble and not me!

An evil twin? ..Oh, brother! You sure showed him!

A rival soccer team. Oh, brother! You sure showed her!

BOTH: Uh, yeah...

-Buster...

-I want to...

-< I saw nothing today.

No soccer players, no evil twins, no...

Oh, oh!

That darned evil twin!

Some detectives WE are(!)

We let our client go up the river.

Here.

Mustard yellow paint. Looks acrylic.

-Mr Deery! The hardware store.

-He'll know who bought it!

I've never seen this colour before. I don't sell it here.

That was our last chance. We've failed Binky.

SAME SONG PLAYS

-Hey, it's that song!

-How can you think of music at a time like this?!

Ah, that's it!

Binky, this is the last straw!

Look, Binky is the name of that new group.

I told my staff to go around stirring up interest in this new band named Binky.

They went a little too far. Start cleaning.

To make up for it, free copies for everyone!

There are 32 songs. Which is the one we like?

-Goodbye Baxter Norland.

-No, I think it's Snowy, Snowy, Slushy, Slushy.

-Good work, Detective.

-You, too, Detective.

SONG PLAYS

Give it up, Skeezix, I'm in Nadaville!

-If there's one thing everyone's talking about, it's Binky.

-Hi!

Not THAT Binky... THIS Binky.

Their song went straight to number one in two hours!

BINKY SONG PLAYS For the 47th time today...Binky!

Whatever happened to category Crazy Bus?

We can't get enough of Binky. No, not THAT Binky!

There's all the Binky stuff -

Binky shirts, Binky hats,

not to mention the Binky breadmaker.

Mmm, Binky bread!

And going on sale tomorrow, Binky tickets for a Binky concert!

ALL: Binky in concert? ..Yeah!

We're here with Binky's manager - Svern Smith!

There are many Binky products.

Binky don't want their name overused. They worry about it a lot.

I want 200,000 in stores tomorrow.

Binky have been mysterious figures who have never been interviewed!

That will all change at the show when we make a special announcement.

You must be there to hear it, so get your tickets now!

Now, no-o-ow!

Please.

PA SYSTEM: 'Tickets for Binky will go on sale in six hours.'

We're pretty far down. I hope we get tickets.

We HAVE to to hear the big announcement.

-My sister cast astrological charts for the band and each of us.

-Why?

To know where to sit - we must avoid seats ending in K, O or LL.

Where's Arthur?! His mom was to drop him off here.

Hmm.

The purple patent leather high tops or the cherry checked moccasins?

Oh!

Where IS Arthur? He'll never get tickets at this rate.

How can he be late? This is the most important event of this century.

Arthur has Neptune in Capricorn. He's doomed Binky-wise.

There's a line. I knew it!

Aw!

Our seats are in row 42A. Where are yours?

-739XXX.

-Do you own a pair of binoculars?

Wow, look! Wouldn't it be great to meet Binky?

-No-one famous would talk to us.

-No, but they'd talk to our parents.

We'd be right there.

Binky interview!

My priceless sapphire necklace! How could I let it fall in the trash?!

HORN HONKS Do you hear something?

Found it!

Binky garbage!

Looks like you owe an additional £1 billion.

Aw! We'll never be able to pay it all!

What about my autograph?

Binky taxes. Yuk!

Let's go talk to our parents, quick!

My seats are terrible, my friends will all meet Binky,

and Mom will scare them away!

So when do you meet Binky?

My mom said Binky's not hard news.

My dad just laughed.

Face it - we won't meet them.

-Bands pull fans from the audience to dance with them.

-Really?

By the time YOU got to the stage the concert would be over!

We're here with Arthur who has the worst seat of any concert ever!

Wait! I've just been told you were chosen to dance with Binky! Go!

-Where's Binky?

-The concert ended three years ago, Arthur.

We're in the sixth grade now. We saved all your homework.

Want to help me with a job tomorrow?

We have to get to the concert early.

Who knows how long it'll take to get to row 739XXX.

This won't take long. I'm catering dinner for the crew at a concert.

Hey, wait. It's at the civic auditorium, too.

The Binky concert? You're feeding Binky?!

-We'll be backstage.

-I told their manager my son was a fan.

He said you could be the first kid to see Binky.

I'm going to meet Binky!

This is Arthur Reid. The very special first boy to meet Binky!

Hi!

Well, I can tell you're the most interesting of our fans. Come!

THEIR RECORD PLAYS

-BEEPING

-Oh, no, he fainted!

We're going to crash!

-We're out of control!

-I'll save you!

- Arthur. - You saved our lives.

You're like the brother we never had. Come luge with us!

ALL: Wheeh!

-You can bring your friends, too.

-Really? Dad, that's great!

Wait until I tell them!

Yes, a bunch of kids.

We'd invite you along, but you wouldn't all fit in our limo.

Here's some Binky frozen veg!

Mmm. Turnips!

Wait, what about luge?

I think everyone may be busy before the concert,

and, er, Francine is allergic to curtains.

One more day till the concert!

If my mum agrees to interview Binky, I'll bring you!

Friends have to stick together.

Oh, thanks, Buster.

The radio station sent me tickets to make up for getting me in trouble.

Since your seats are bad, you can sit with us.

-Really? Gee, thanks, Binky.

-I know you'd do the same.

Um, you know, Binky, what if you could meet...?

Binky, Binky. Binky, Binky.

Oh, and the kid with glasses.

Your name is Binky? Come with us!

Move over, please.

Sorry - no more room!

'How do you feel about luge?'

Aw!

I've gotta go - see you!

BINKY SONG PLAYS

Can you throw these away for me?

Hi!

This is Winston and Svern. Arthur's excited about seeing the group.

We'll have them set up in 15 minutes.

-What's wrong?

-This would be more fun if my friends were here.

-You'll meet Binky soon.

-That would be more fun with them, too.

-I don't see Arthur anywhere.

-Here I am!

-My dad's working here - we can all meet Binky.

-Yeah!

Binky is ready!

ALL: Wow! Binky!

I'm Arthur Reid and these are my friends!

ALL: Whoa!

It's OK. Binky isn't real. That's our big announcement. They're holograms.

I create the image on my Troglodyte 5000.

I feed voices into the most advanced synthesizer known to man.

We combine the music and images and...!

I thought it was a trash can!

Phew! As long as it wasn't an I/O operator or an angry salad.

Actually...it was a banana.

Binky sure wasn't what I expected.

I'd rather have real friends than them.

It's better not to know anything about celebrities.

SVERN: Here they are...Binky!

Subtitles by BBC, 2001

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