DW's Library Card/Arthur's Big Hit Arthur

# Every day when you're walking down the street, everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

# And I say, hey! What a wonderful kind of day

# If you could 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

# Open up your eyes, open your ears Make things better 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! What a wonderful kind of day!

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

# What a wonderful kind of day! What a wonderful kind of day! #

Hey, DW!

-Hey!

-Oh!

I love the library. There are so many books to read.

But the best thing about the library is...it's quiet.

-Arthur?

-Except on days when I have to bring DW.

-What does this say?

-The.

Another great thing is I can check out all these books.

-Arthur?

-What is it now?

-What does this word say?

-Red.

To take books out, you need a library card. It's easy to get one.

-All you do is...

-Arthur?

-What?!

-How about this word?

-Dog! The Red Dog. OK? Got it?

Stop being so noisy. The sign says "No Talking".

If I can't read The Red Dog, how can I read that sign?!

Just go pester someone else. I'm busy.

-Where was I? Oh, yeah. To get a library card...

-Ssh!

(The sign says "No Talking"!)

And he published a rondo in C minor when he was only 15 years old.

DW, stop bugging Binky.

It's time for your puppet show.

Binky was reading to me about Chopin, the great romantic composer.

No, I wasn't! His name was Choppin'! A karate master. You didn't listen.

-Sorry if she bothered you.

-It's OK. Kids should hear important stuff...

like karate.

Oh! Arthur, look! A book on frogs!

-Take it out for me.

-Hopalong the Frog? Forget it!

But it's about frogs! Please, please!

I can't take out baby books on MY library card!

Warning! Reader is a baby! Adult books are off limits!

Sorry, Arthur. The last book you took out was Hopalong the Frog.

From now on you can only take out BABY books!

# Arthur's a baby! #

Sorry. There's too much at stake.

Some day I'll get my own library card!

Then I'll take out whatever I want.

CHEERING Thank you. Are there any questions?

When can WE get library cards?

You ARE old enough, DW. I am? I'll take one! No, two!

THEY ALL SHOUT Settle down, children.

- You just have to write your name. - I KNEW there was a catch!

-We can write our names!

-I can hardly say my name! How can I write it?!

You have it easy. You're not Aloysius Zimmerplotz!

Oh, no! I ran out of room again!

When I have my own library card, I'll get Hopalong the Frog.

-You can't do anything about it.

-But you can't read.

-So what?

-You just have to write your name.

-You can't.

-I know, but I'll learn.

You'll see.

Dopa Minifred Reaped? Who's that?

I can't do it!

There are too many letters in my name. Why didn't you name me "A"?

You seem to have Dora Winifred down.

Quick, Dad! More mashed potatoes!

I wrote my name. I wrote my name! Look out, world - DW Read writes!

Dora Winifred Read... Dora Winifred Read...

I bet DW messes up her name and doesn't get her library card.

-Yeah, she can't even spell D!

-I can! I already spelt it 100 times!

It's time to get in line.

What if they're right? What if I forget my own name? What IS my name?

-I forgot it! I forgot my name!

-Good luck, DW.

Oh, yeah. DW. But what does that stand for?

I can't remember!

Very nice. Dora Winifred Read. Here's your card.

Look, Arthur! You didn't think I could do it, but I did it!

Now I can take out any book I want!

Now I know what true power feels like.

Hey, where's Hopalong the Frog? It was here before.

Ask for it at the front desk.

Sorry, it was just checked out. It'll be back a week from today.

I can't wait that long!

Saturday is when it's due.

Come on, DW.

OK...

- Is it back yet? - No.

- How about now? - Uh-uh.

TELEPHONE RINGS

No, it's not in yet.

-Not yet, DW.

-Hmm!

Not yet, DW!

What if Saturday never comes?

Are there leap weeks like leap years, Arthur?

Relax. It's only 12 hours away. Now let me sleep.

-Wake up, Arthur! Tomorrow's today and today is yesterday!

-Huh?

-It's Saturday!

-But it's...6.30! The library isn't even open yet.

But we have to be the first there. Here's your cereal.

But it has to be here! You said it was due today.

-- It might be late. - Late?!

-Get some other baby book.

I want Hopalong the Frog! And it's not a baby book!

I'm not spending all Saturday here.

Fine, go home. I'll tell Mommy you left me here all alone.

Grr!

-Huh?

-Somebody's returning a big book! This might be it!

Dora Winifred Read. Is that about frogs?

Uh, no. It's Chippy the Choo-choo.

Oh! It'll never come.

< Hi, DW!

YOU had the book!

I should have known! Ah! You hurt it! It's all wrinkly!

It was like that. It's an old book.

-We would never hurt a library book.

-They'd take away your card forever.

- Really? - Here you go. Take good care of it.

Or else!

I've been waiting so long for this moment. ..Oh!

AAAAAH!

What have I done?!

You can never have another library card again!

But I worked so hard for that card!

# More books for us! More books for us! #

I told you you'd never have a library card!

-I told you!

-It's not fair!

It's not fair!

I know you're just going to bug me all night to read you that book,

-so let's get it over with now.

-No!

You've done enough for me. Maybe later.

Huh?

Hmm, I knew it. You forgot what today is.

-I didn't. It's Saturday.

-You've to return your book.

Today? I thought it would never come!

-Oven mitts?

-To keep the book safe.

It's not going to explode. How was it, anyway?

I never opened it. I was afraid I'd lose my library card.

Why would you lose it?

The Tibbles said if you hurt a book they take away your card forever.

And it's an old book. It could fall apart any minute.

I'll open it if you're so worried.

Hey! I took this book out! That's my name.

You used to have to write it here.

This is the very first book I ever took out of the library!

-'My first book!'

-A baby book?!

No, I loved this book. It's great for little kids. Listen to this.

"Hopalong the Frog hopped onto a log. It started floating away...

"The end."

-SHE SOBS

-What's wrong, DW?

Didn't you like it?

I loved it! I'm just sad I have to return it now.

-Yeah, but you can take it right out again.

-I can?

Arthur's going to read it to me every single day! Twice a day!

At morning and at night! Then I'm going to renew it again and again...

What have I done?!

Presenting the main event!

The champion - Arthu-u-u-ur Read!

CHEERING

I've been waiting for this fight for years. There's no way I can lose.

And the challenger - Dora Winifred Read!

MUFFLED:

What? This doesn't help - I can't read!

Get ready to...fight!

< Arthur?

No, not two DW's. There's only one.

-We figured you'd rather fight someone your own size.

-You're right.

You wait here. I'll go find someone.

-Come back and fight!

-DW GIGGLES

-What kind of game is that?

-It's a model of a Bell X-1 rocket plane.

It broke the sound barrier.

The sound barrier must be pretty hard. This is all smashed up.

I'm going to build it. Stop touching everything. You'll mix them up.

Toys that come already broken?!

I'm going! Never say I don't go when you want me to go. I'm going.

Like that. I'm on my way out. No waiting.

-Go, already!

-If you say please...

Grrr!

-Is that the same plane?

-Oh!

-Don't do that! I need to concentrate.

-That's a pretty colour.

-Aah!

-Bye!

I've been working on it all week. I'm almost done.

DW, don't touch that! The paint isn't dry!

Eeew!

Mommy! Arthur made my hands orange!

I never thought about it before, but being an only child is nice.

It's the best thing I ever made.

Arthur Read, you win the blue ribbon.

This calls for a celebration snack.

Did I hear you say cookies?

Good boy!

DW Read to headquarters. Sound barrier broken.

What's my next mission, General?

There's a good breeze today, General.

Arthur Read, winner of 5,000 blue ribbons, wishes to land!

Arthur? That plane's all wrong. It doesn't fly at all.

No, DW, I made it exactly right...

What?!

Aaaaah!

It broke the sound barrier, so falling out of a window should be OK.

-I told you not to touch it!

-Did you even read the directions?

It didn't fly for one second. It's not my fault if it can't fly.

I told you not to touch it!

Aaaaah!

-Arthur Timothy Read? Come here!

-Uh-oh.

The middle name!

Are they going to have to amputake my arm?

Honey, it's amputate, not amputake.

-They're gonna amputate?!

-No. I'm in charge and I'm putting ice on it.

-AAAAH!

-What's wrong?!

-That's cold.

-Apologise to your sister.

-No way! She should apologise to me!

I told her a million times not to touch it.

You're bad!

Arthur, this means no TV for a week.

What?! That is so unfair!

-You don't care what she did.

-We do.

But what you did is wrong, too.

So I missed Bionic Bunny. I can't watch TV all week!

-Can you believe that?

-No! You hit your sister? That's terrible!

-Like you never hit anybody?

-Nope.

-Did you hear that?

Arthur hit his sister. I, for one, am shocked.

How can you be shocked about hitting?

Why not? Binky Barnes, you always...

You know, I can't remember the last person you hit.

What do you mean?

BELL RINGS The bell. Don't wanna be late!

-So when was it, Bink?

-He doesn't have to remind us of his glorious fights.

-He is afraid of no-one.

-That's right.

And he'll prove it by socking the next kid who turns that corner.

- That's right...what?! - Go ahead, Binky. Sock him.

Maybe I don't feel like it.

You better or you're out of the club.

I can't be out of the club! It's MY club. I founded it!

But you let everyone else join.

When you see that kid, sock him!

The next time I see Arthur, I have to hit him!

What can I do? Hey! What if I NEVER see him?

Arthur, why didn't you apologise?

Oh, come on! She wrecked my plane!

-Why can't anybody see my side?

-Because you're wrong.

Binky, Arthur hit his sister. I haven't seen Arthur.

I say he isn't even here.

Binky's so upset at Arthur he won't even look at him.

When the day and night are of equal length, it's called the equinox.

BELL RINGS

Did you sock that kid yet? Haven't seen him!

I am SO smart!

Psst! Hey, is Arthur in there?

Yeah. I'll just eat outside, then.

-Binky won't even eat near Arthur!

-We should bring them together.

Arthur will thank us.

Binky's out here somewhere...

I'll get it!

Thanks.

Binky? What are you doing?

Avoiding Arthur so I don't hit him.

Oh. You want to hit Arthur?

No! So I don't want to see him!

Hmm. Boys(!)

Is Arthur in there? No.

Oh, thank you! Thank you so much!

-She broke my plane.

-She's just a little girl.

That's like saying a tornado is just a little wind!

-Hey, Arthur, over here!

-Ssh!

I thought someone called my name.

BELL RINGS

I made it through one whole day.

Now only...the rest of my life to go!

I never saw that glasses kid again.

-Probably never will.

-Hey, Binky!

-You dropped your pen outside school.

-Here's your chance!

Show her, Binky. Pop him one.

-OW!

-OK, you're right. He WILL hit anybody.

-All right, Binky!

You're still in the club. Binky?

Where are you going? Hey, Binky!

Next thing I was on the ground! It hurt and was embarrassing...

Well, maybe that's how DW felt.

Maybe. But what's that got to do with this?

Binky Barnes is huge!

Yeah, I guess I get it.

-Sorry I hit you.

-I'm sorry about your plane.

-But what kind of stupid plane doesn't fly?

-A model plane.

I didn't know! I'm a child! Gimme a break!

Arthur! Hey, I feel rotten. I want to apologise.

-I just want to thank you.

-You what?

I didn't get it, but you made me understand how bad I made DW feel.

Well, you're welcome, but I wouldn't try to teach you a boring lesson.

-It was an accident.

-Hey, it's that kid.

- You deserve to be in our club. - There is no club. I founded it...

and I'm de-founding it. Any club like this is dumb!

-Anybody wanna make something of it?

-..No.

Arthur, let's go get a soda.

Oh, man! Now we've got no club. ALL GASP

You guys wanna come with us? How about we form a new club?

With no dumb hitting. Anybody breaks that rule, I'll clobber them!

Subtitles by Greig Forbes, Subtext, for BBC Subtitling - 2001

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