Hide and Snake/Muffy's Best Friend Arthur

# Every day when you're walking down the street

# Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

-# And I say hey!

-Hey!

-What a wonderful kind of day

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

# You've got to listen to your heart

# Listen to the beat Listen to the rhythm of the street

# Open your eyes, open your ears

# 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

-# If you can learn to work and play And get along with each other...

-Hey!

-# A wonderful kind of day...

-Hey!

-# A wonderful kind of day...

-Hey!

-#

'Hey! DW!'

-Hey!

-'Whoa!'

Everyone loves a good secret.

Something only you and your friends know. That can be cool.

Be careful. It can be hard to keep a secret.

OK, give me the key.

Uh-oh. I can't find it.

It must be here. I just had it.

-LAUGHTER

-No! Barnes! Don't do it!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!

Oh, no! Our secret is out.

Arthur, I'm gonna do those windows when you've cleaned your... Arthur?

Arthur!

-I asked you to clean your room!

-I'll do it later.

-I promise.

-Did you give Pal his bath?

WHIMPERING

I'll do that later, too. I've got to go. Binky's counting on me.

18, 17, 16, 15, 14,

13, 12, 11,

10, 9, 8, 7,

6, 5, 4,

3, 2, 1! OK, ready or not!

What's going on, Binky?

You didn't even try to find us.

I thought you were supposed to hide and then seek me.

-How could you not know how to play hide and seek?

-Fooled you!

-They don't call me king of hide and seek for nothing.

-Aw, Binky!

-LAUGHING

-Hey, stop tickling!

Nobody's tickling you.

Somebody's touching my back. Agh!

Hey, a snake! Cool!

Interesting specimen.

-He seems lost.

-Maybe he's just hungry.

Let's take him to the Sugar Bowl.

I don't think cheeseburgers are a part of his diet.

He'll be stuck in the rain. Someone should take him home.

-I don't think so.

-Not me.

My mom and dad saw enough snakes in the Amazon.

After that porcupine incident, I can't have pets.

Then I guess I'll take him.

-Are you sure your mom and dad will let you keep a snake?

-Well...

They never said I couldn't. Look at him. He wouldn't hurt a fly.

-What's that?

-Ah! Oh, it's just a toy, for a pal.

-Let me see.

-No!

I mean...it's a surprise.

Hmm...

I'm done. Can I go...?

No. Clean your room and give Pal his bath.

I mean, go up to my room.

Good boy. Get that work done.

Speaking of pet care, what would happen if a small animal...

like, say, a snake... followed me home?

Could I keep it?

A snake? Of course not.

What if it were lost?

-Arthur, you've got a room to clean. DOORBELL

-I'll get it.

RUMBLE OF THUNDER Can we come in?

-It's important.

-I have to clean my room.

(You have to take the snake.)

-We know. It might be dangerous.

-Dangerous?!

We may have found a poisonous coral snake.

Red band near black, venom lack.

Red band near yellow, bite a fellow.

-I say the red bands were near black.

-I say yellow.

-We'd better check it.

Hello, everyone. Er...hello.

Arthur, your work. You can't play.

Just have to get something upstairs.

Oh, no!

Red bands near black? It's dangerous!

Worse than that. It's gone.

-I'm just scared I might step on it.

-Come on, we have to find it.

-How?

In this mess? It could be anywhere.

See? Nothing to it.

Listen to them playing.

I am going to talk to him about his responsibilities.

Arthur, it's time for your friends to go home.

You promised to clean this... Huh?

-All clean.

-NERVOUS LAUGH

Er...well...very good.

-Agh!

-What's wrong, Binky?

-I... That book is on the wrong shelf.

-I thought we were in trouble for a second.

-We ARE in trouble.

-The snake is loose in the house.

-THUNDER

Think of it as a game.

-Whoever finds the snake, wins.

-I forfeit!

-Binky, Buster.

Go downstairs. We'll do this floor.

-Hey, I think I've got it.

-Don't forget, it may be venomous.

-YAPPING

-Pal, it's just DW's jump-rope.

If you were a snake, where would you go?

They're attracted to water. SCREAM

A sea serpent! A sea serpent!

The power's out!

Sorry. I leaned on the switch. There it is.

-Brain!

-Sorry.

They helped him clean his room? So?

Would you clean your friend's room?

There's a sea serpent in the bathtub!

OK, what's going on?

Hi. DW left, so we're washing Pal.

Why waste water?

We shouldn't go in there. It's my mom and dad's room.

-You want THEM to find it?

-Good point.

Snakes like baskets, and boxes are kind of like baskets.

We have to search them all.

Looking for something?

Um...did you want us to carry these boxes downstairs?

If you don't mind. That would be very...helpful.

-Agh!

-Oof!

Oh, no!

Well, it's not in the fridge.

-What happened?

-It's down here. Spread out.

Picture on this TV is getting worse.

Hey, you fixed it!

I knew I saw it. I'm gonna tell!

If you help me, I'll read you that frog book every night for a month.

You got a deal, brother.

-YAPPING

-Not now, Pal.

I really don't like you kids playing hide and seek in the house.

And take the snake out of Pal's dish.

Snake!

Look! His red bands are near his black ones.

-He's not dangerous.

-See? Told you.

Hey, nice-looking king snake.

I used to see these all the time.

You know, some people confuse him with the very dangerous coral snake.

How did he get in here?

Well...

We let him loose here?

-Where we found it.

-We found it in your shirt.

There goes the greatest hide and seek player the world ever knew.

-Let's finish that game.

-Swear not to pull out a snake

-just when you're losing.

-Never again. I'm it!

99, 98,

97, 96,

95, 94...

DRING-DRING

Hi! Can't stop! Going to Muffy's!

The most perfect best friends I know are Francine and Muffy.

-'Always happy for each other.'

-I got it!

Oh, hooray! Got what?

-My acceptance to soccer camp.

-That's great.

-I just had to tell you first.

-Something great happened to me, too.

-What?

-Lame woozle shoes.

-Oh, that's so great, Muffy.

-'They like to do everything together.'

-Let's celebrate.

-What should we do?

-Play soccer.

-Go shopping.

BOTH: That sounds...great.

I THOUGHT they were perfect best friends.

Yahoo!

We made the perfect compromise.

Shopping, a little soccer,

-then back to my place for the QVC make-up and jewellery awards.

-Yeah.

-We've got a whole half-hour of sunlight left.

-Perfect, Francine.

This way we miss the heat of the day.

-OK, Muffy, ready whenever you...

-Aieeegh!

-What is it? A snake?

It came right off my foot!

There's a lawsuit in this somewhere.

Daddy? Shoe emergency, soccer field.

You practise alone. I'll tell Cook what to make for your party.

-BEEP-BEEP

-It's going to be fun tonight.

-Great(!)

-Oh, no!

Watch out!

-Jenna.

-I got carried away with my kicking.

It's hard when I have nobody to practise with.

Poor Francine.

She's missed the award for best designer logo on a belt buckle.

Now she's missing fake eyelashes.

-DING-DONG

-I'll get it! ..Oh.

Just the entertainment. Come in.

I wonder if she's sick?

So he said, "You're impossible." And I said, "YOU'RE impossible." BEEP

Ignore the beep. I hate call waiting.

Well, I'm just going to keep redialling till I get through. Here.

DIALLING TONE

And the phone was busy all night, and she never came.

-Maybe she doesn't care that much about make-up.

-That can't be it.

She always does what I want.

-I know. You left the soccer field. A spaceship came down.

-Right(!)

'They kidnapped Francine(?)

'No. Their laser beam malfunctioned,

'and whacked the ball into Francine's head

-'and gave her amnesia.'

-Muffy...who?

Hm... Well, you know, I've always thought soccer was dangerous.

He kicked it through his legs.

-Francine?

-Oh, hi, Muffy.

Sorry I didn't... Your party! I'm so sorry. I totally forgot.

How could you possibly forget?

I won't say I told you so.

'I have to talk to you.'

BELL RINGS

Hey, Francine!

-Muffy, what did you want?

-How rude.

I'm shouting. Hey, Francine!

-You want a ride home?

-Oh, that's...

I'll wait in the car, Francine.

-Hey, what's going on here, Francine?

-Well...

How did you just forget last night?

I set up the awards party for you.

I know. We were playing soccer,

-and then Jenna said she had the new soccer bloopers video.

-What?!

-Sorry.

You never asked me if I really wanted to watch the lipstick awards.

For soccer camp, I need to practise.

Well, I...I can play soccer.

I can. I just had a shoe emergency.

-You saw.

-OK, if you want to play...

-I do.

I did it! I'm walking the...

Girls!

OK, you guys. I'm ready now.

-Agh!

-I got it!

-Come on, Muffy!

OK, guys...

-Over here!

-I got it! Look out!

-LAUGHING

-OK, that was a great work-out.

-Now let's do something fun.

-What do you mean? This IS fun.

Maybe I should find a best friend who likes the things I like.

Go ahead. I'm not stopping you.

Oh! Well, maybe I will!

Well, maybe you should!

-Well, maybe I...

-Watch out!

You're trying to give me amnesia!

OK, Brain. Before I play with you, I have to ask a few questions.

Question number one.

-Was it fair when diamonds didn't win the QVC jewellery awards?

-Um...

Correct. I was undecided, too.

Question two. What goes best with silver lame shoes?

A black chenille gown with red vinyl belt and matching socks.

I never thought of that. I'm so excited.

This is going to be a great friendship. OK, the last question.

Don't worry. It's an easy one.

Which is more important -

fashion or soccer?

Sorry.

I really thought you would pass.

So this is what failing feels like. Fascinating.

No, I don't like soccer...

-Perfect.

-..as much as I like tae kwon do. Aeigh!

Oh...

I feel shopping is a waste of time better spent reading poetry.

Oh, neat. I have a test, too.

The best thing to do when Leo is rising from the house of Capricorn?

Congratulations, Buster. You're the first person to pass the oral exam.

-Now on to the shopping test.

-That includes lunch, right?

-Of course.

That's where we compare our purchases. Oh, look!

How adorable! What do you think?

Agh!

Clothes...everywhere. Can't...breathe.

-Aaaaaagh!

-Buster!

-PANTING

-Toys...

-DEEP SIGH

-Better now.

I must say, you're the only candidate who's passed every test.

You have a refreshing lack of tolerance for people's stupidity.

You're just about perfect in every way.

This French fry is under-fried.

I demand a refund. < Time to go, DW.

Thanks for watching her, Muffy.

If only you didn't have to take naps.

Only one name left.

I've got to make this one work out.

Go on this ride without spinning it.

Francine always spun it, and it made me sick.

Are you as bored as I am?

SNORING

5,000 Explosions And A Supernova?

Nah. Francine said it's too talky.

OK, how about Slobbering Idiots?

Look. Let's go to this one. Francine loved Kickball Kids.

And the girl kicked the ball into the Sphinx and made it burp!

Like something Francine would do.

Are we gonna shop or talk about Francine?

All right! This is WAY better.

-Who gets to kick off?

-Nobody, I guess.

-Nobody? What kind of a game is that?

-There's Jenna.

Maybe we can play...doubles.

Hi, Jenna.

-Where's Francine?

-She got weird and went to the mall.

-She did?

-Yeah. You guys wanna play?

-Yeah!

-Thanks. Maybe later.

-I thought we were gonna play.

-You guys go ahead without me.

Hi.

-Muffy!

-You're shopping?

-Not shopping.

-I was just looking for, um...er...

-Me, too.

It's OK if you don't like to play soccer.

You don't have to shop with me.

-Best friends don't have to be together 24 hours a day.

-Right.

Let's celebrate. What shall we do?

-Um...

-Er...

BOTH: Go...swimming?

Yeah!

-Don't tell Muffy, but you're more fun to play with.

-You're fun, too.

-Hey, you wanna see Slobbering Idiots?

-Who wouldn't?

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