0:00:04 > 0:00:08# Every day when you're walking down the street
0:00:08 > 0:00:11# Everybody that you meet
0:00:11 > 0:00:15# Has an original point of view
0:00:15 > 0:00:20- # And I say hey!- Hey! - What a wonderful kind of day
0:00:20 > 0:00:25# If you can learn to work and play And get along with each other
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# You've got to listen to your heart
0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Listen to the beat Listen to the rhythm of the street
0:00:31 > 0:00:34# Open your eyes, open your ears
0:00:34 > 0:00:38# Get together and make things better by working together
0:00:38 > 0:00:43# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart
0:00:43 > 0:00:47# Oh, believe in yourself For that's the place to start
0:00:47 > 0:00:52- # And I say...- Hey!- Hey! - What a wonderful kind of day
0:00:52 > 0:00:58- # If you can learn to work and play And get along with each other...- Hey!
0:00:58 > 0:01:03- # A wonderful kind of day...- Hey! - A wonderful kind of day...- Hey!- #
0:01:03 > 0:01:07Hey! DW!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09- Hey!- Whoa!
0:01:13 > 0:01:18- Way to lose, Arthur! - I thought you were going to win.
0:01:18 > 0:01:24Not me. I knew you would lose. I'm so glad you did.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Me, too. You're a great loser.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30I couldn't have done it without you.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- Especially you, Buster. - What are friends for?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Three cheers for Arthur, the loser!
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Hip-hip hooray! Hip-hip hooray!
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Do you like riddles? See if you can get this one.
0:01:45 > 0:01:47When is it better to lose than win?
0:01:47 > 0:01:50ALL CHANT: Arthur! Arthur!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Hi, Arthur.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57'You've got chocolate all over your face.'
0:01:57 > 0:02:03Got any ideas? At the end of the show, see if you solved the riddle.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06You could be a loser, too.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Arthur!- Ssh.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15You broke my Mackerel Man.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19I thought his fin came off.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- You owe me a new one.- No, I don't.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27'It's time for another fun and exciting round of Riddle Quest.'
0:02:27 > 0:02:33- We have to stop fighting. Riddle Quest.- Riddle Quest? What's that?
0:02:33 > 0:02:38This cool game show. Kids answer riddles and win prizes.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43'And here is your host, Alex LeBeq.'
0:02:45 > 0:02:50'Welcome to Riddle Quest. I'm here with our reigning champion,
0:02:50 > 0:02:55- 'Charlotte Bickles.' - She's been the champ for weeks now.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58- No-one can beat her.- Big deal.
0:02:58 > 0:03:04'I am a kind of band that does not make music. What am I?'
0:03:04 > 0:03:07- Er...a band of rocks.- A rubber band.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11- 'You are a rubber band. - That's correct.
0:03:11 > 0:03:17'I am a king, but I'm also a common measuring device. What am I?'
0:03:17 > 0:03:21- A ruler.- 'You are a ruler. - Right again.'
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Hey, you're really good at this.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30'Charlotte and Andy, are you ready for your final, really big riddle?
0:03:32 > 0:03:38'If I fill a pitcher, it's lighter than when it's filled with air.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40'What am I?'
0:03:45 > 0:03:48- Holes.- 'You are holes.'
0:03:48 > 0:03:52'Charlotte, you have won again.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56'See you again next week on Riddle Quest.
0:03:56 > 0:04:02'All runners-up will receive 100 boxes of Choco-Stick.'
0:04:02 > 0:04:08You got the answers quicker than Charlotte. You would have won.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15'To appear on the show, send your name to Riddle Quest Studios.'
0:04:15 > 0:04:20Ridiculous! You know how many kids must try to get on that show?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Stranger things have happened.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28- I got an A in the maths quiz. - You studied hard for that quiz.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31See what I mean? I never study.
0:04:31 > 0:04:37So why did I choose to study for that quiz? Life is very weird.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- New applicants.- Bring them here.
0:04:56 > 0:05:02Let's see. "Arthur." Fine. Book him for next week.
0:05:04 > 0:05:08A game show? Why do they want you?
0:05:08 > 0:05:11He's the best riddle answerer ever.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- No, I'm not.- Don't let anybody know.
0:05:14 > 0:05:18- You've got to act confident.- Why?
0:05:18 > 0:05:22You've got to psych out your opponent.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Even if she's way better than you.
0:05:25 > 0:05:30Will you be friends with us when you're rich and famous?
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Sometimes rich people can be real snobs.
0:05:34 > 0:05:39Would everyone calm down? I haven't won anything yet.
0:05:39 > 0:05:43I hope he doesn't wear his silk bow-tie.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46I think a red cape, with a mask.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52I can't believe it. This is such a dumb idea.
0:05:52 > 0:05:57Arthur, these kids are masters at riddles. You'll thank me later.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59DING-DONG
0:06:02 > 0:06:05It's black, white and red all over.
0:06:05 > 0:06:10- A newspaper. - No, a penguin holding its breath!
0:06:12 > 0:06:17- LAUGHING - Hey, my answer was right, too.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- Sorry, DW.- We can't help him.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- He's terrible.- We asked him 20 riddles. He got them all wrong.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Oh, please don't give up on him.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31He's my only brother.
0:06:31 > 0:06:37- They're dopey riddles, not the kind on Riddle Quest.- How do you know?
0:06:37 > 0:06:39They could ask you anything.
0:06:39 > 0:06:45She's right, Arthur. Look. This was last week's final round.
0:06:46 > 0:06:51'I am a pet that is always found on the floor.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54'What am I?
0:06:54 > 0:06:58- 'You are a carpet.- That's correct.'
0:07:00 > 0:07:04See? Just a dopey riddle, but she got it.
0:07:04 > 0:07:09Boy, is she good! Let's watch her bout with Sammy Liston.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I want to go for a bike ride.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Do you wanna beat Charlotte Bickles?
0:07:15 > 0:07:18- Well, yeah.- You've got to know her.
0:07:18 > 0:07:24- You've got to eat, sleep and think like her.- OK, OK. I'll watch.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30PING-PING-PING-PING
0:07:30 > 0:07:34Stop! 45 pings in a minute. Try the left hand.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37PING-PING-PING-PING
0:07:37 > 0:07:42- She sells sea shells by the "she" shore.- SEA shore!
0:07:42 > 0:07:48You've got to enunciate. You're going to be on TV. Do it again.
0:07:49 > 0:07:54She sells sea shells by the sea shore.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Cow and pogo stick. - You are a milk shake.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02- Lemon and cat.- You are a sourpuss. - BELL RINGS
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I think he's ready.
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Must...answer...riddles.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Arthur, wake up! We're late!
0:08:13 > 0:08:18- Huh? What are you doing, Buster? - Trying to beat the clock.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20It's not working. Follow me.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25- Wait! Why are you dressed so funny? - No time to explain. We're late!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Oh, we're very late.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Seems to be a break in the clouds.
0:08:34 > 0:08:40- Fix it, Tibbledee and Tibbledum. - Don't ask us. We're all thumbs.
0:08:40 > 0:08:46- Where am I?- You're in Riddleland, where everything's a riddle.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49What would you like with your "T"?
0:08:49 > 0:08:54- I don't want tea. I want to go home. - Not until you answer this riddle.
0:08:54 > 0:08:58Is the sentence "This statement is false" true or false?
0:08:58 > 0:09:02True. No, false. I-I don't know.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07Of course you don't. There's no answer. Ha-hah!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10I want to go home.
0:09:10 > 0:09:13I want to...go home.
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- I want to go home... - Arthur, today is the big day.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Oh, it was just a dream. Phew!
0:09:22 > 0:09:27- Want me to ask you some riddles while you're getting dressed?- No!
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Bye, Arthur. We'll watch you every week.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37- I'll be home this afternoon.- When you win, you'll have to go back.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- You might have to change schools. - Maybe I won't win.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Not a chance. We've trained you well.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59You're on, kids! Whatever happens, we love you.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Thanks, Sally.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Here's your first riddle.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13I'm always coming, but I never arrive. What am I?
0:10:13 > 0:10:17- PING - Arthur?- You are tomorrow.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20That's correct. Well done.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23Yeah! Go, Arthur!
0:10:23 > 0:10:26I miss him already.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28You are a swordfish.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34You are a snowbank.
0:10:34 > 0:10:40Correct. Next question. I am a nut that has no shell. What am I?
0:10:40 > 0:10:42You are a doughnut.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47Right again. Next question. I have 100 limbs but I can't walk.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49What am I?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53You are a tree.
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Next question. I am a chair for an amphibian.
0:10:57 > 0:11:00What am I?
0:11:00 > 0:11:03TOGETHER: A toadstool.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08The score is tied. Are you two ready for your really big riddle?
0:11:08 > 0:11:13This will decide who is the champion of Riddle Quest.
0:11:16 > 0:11:21I occur once in a second, twice in a week,
0:11:21 > 0:11:25and once in a year. What am I?
0:11:25 > 0:11:29'Hmm... Second. Week. Year.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32'I got it! It's the letter E.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34'Wait. What if Buster's right?
0:11:34 > 0:11:39'If I am good at riddles, I could be on this dumb show for years.'
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I am purple.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48And I go, "Hmm..." What am I?
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- PING - ..I forget.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Huh? Oh, so do I.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59Oh, we'll give it to you, anyway.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02APPLAUSE
0:12:04 > 0:12:10- You are the letter E.- That is correct. Charlotte, you win again.
0:12:10 > 0:12:16'All runners-up receive 100 boxes of Choco-Stick, the chocolate stick.'
0:12:16 > 0:12:19CHANTING: Arthur! Arthur!
0:12:19 > 0:12:26Three cheers for Arthur the loser! Hip-hip hooray! Hip-hip hooray!
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Did you answer it right? I hope not.
0:12:29 > 0:12:34If you did, you've been watching too many game shows.
0:12:38 > 0:12:43Something big can start from the littlest thing.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45Arthur, pull!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I'm trying.
0:12:47 > 0:12:53Like, some guy records a song in his bathroom and it becomes...
0:12:53 > 0:12:58# Sloppy, Sloopy, Floppy, Floopy... #
0:12:58 > 0:13:04Stop it! Stop it before I go crazy and eat these cushions!
0:13:04 > 0:13:09And how DW can manage to have a tantrum over nothing.
0:13:09 > 0:13:13I'm sick of sunshine.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Sun, sun, all the time, sun!
0:13:16 > 0:13:21How about some rain around here? Is that too much to ask? Is it?
0:13:21 > 0:13:27This whole stupid mess started over nothing - over less than nothing.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30- Arthur...- Don't let me go!
0:13:30 > 0:13:34..Uh-oh.
0:13:40 > 0:13:45With the homework Ratburn gave us, I'll never get to watch any TV.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51And tonight's the showdown between Dark Bunny and the 60-foot squid.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54He gets eaten by a giant clam, and...
0:13:54 > 0:13:57BOTH: Digested by clam juice.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00And we won't get to see it.
0:14:00 > 0:14:05- It's so unfair. One day I'm gonna NOT do my homework.- Impossible.
0:14:05 > 0:14:10- How would you ever face Ratburn? - I just wouldn't go to school.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12I'd skip school.
0:14:12 > 0:14:19LAUGHING Oh, right(!) You - skip school? You're too much of a scaredy-cat.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24I am not! I'd skip school in a minute, like...like that.
0:14:24 > 0:14:27Oh, yeah? I dare you.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32She dared you, Arthur. You have to do it.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- No, I don't.- You do. It's the rule.
0:14:35 > 0:14:42- What rule?- I don't make 'em, I just call 'em.- Then...I dare you back.
0:14:42 > 0:14:46Well, then...I dare Buster.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48I'm nothing to do with this.
0:14:48 > 0:14:54- Doesn't matter. Once you're dared, you're dared.- Then I dare YOU.
0:14:54 > 0:14:58This is serious, guys. We need a plan.
0:14:58 > 0:15:00OK, here's how we'll do it.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04Normally we walk straight to school.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Tomorrow we turn off at this bush.
0:15:07 > 0:15:12And then we turn right, and...we don't go to school.
0:15:12 > 0:15:17- Not much of a plan. - I only had five minutes.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19I don't think we should do this.
0:15:19 > 0:15:23- It was your idea, Arthur. - I was kidding.
0:15:23 > 0:15:29It's out of our hands. We've all been dared, and that's that.
0:15:29 > 0:15:34- MOM:- Arthur! Dinner!- We'll meet at the bush and decide what to do.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37- But what if...?- Arthur!
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Mom called you for dinner two hours ago! Come on!
0:15:41 > 0:15:47- Five seconds ago. Who said you could come in?- What are you doing?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49None of your business.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53We'll just see about that.
0:15:56 > 0:16:02- DW's staring at me.- DW, take a look at those Brussels sprouts instead.
0:16:02 > 0:16:08Arthur is much more interesting than Brussels sprouts...sometimes.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Is it safe to come in?
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- Yeah, it's a commercial.- Has the clam eaten Dark Bunny yet?- Yeah.
0:16:17 > 0:16:22- What do you look so guilty about? - Quit it, DW! I don't look guilty.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25I look completely...not guilty.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Don't you have homework?- I told you.
0:16:28 > 0:16:33I am NOT guilty, so leave me alone already!
0:16:34 > 0:16:37No... No...
0:16:37 > 0:16:40I hate clams. No...
0:16:40 > 0:16:44- Where am I?- Well,
0:16:44 > 0:16:47you're certainly not at school, are you?
0:16:47 > 0:16:51I-I... No, I'm not. But I want to be.
0:16:51 > 0:16:56Are we inside a clam? Phew! It really stinks in here.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59- Where did you come from?- Don't know.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Hey, you! Let us out!
0:17:02 > 0:17:07Too late for that. You took a wrong turn at that bush.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09And now...
0:17:11 > 0:17:16It smells like clam juice. Arthur, I think we're being...
0:17:16 > 0:17:18BOTH: Digested!
0:17:18 > 0:17:24Buster, I can't go through with it. I don't care if Francine dared me.
0:17:24 > 0:17:26I can't do it, either.
0:17:26 > 0:17:31I dreamt that this giant clam told me to go to school.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35If a clam tells you to do something, you do it.
0:17:35 > 0:17:41- That's so weird. I had the same... - Arthur!- Go away! I'm on the phone.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47- It's a free country.- Buster, tell everyone you-know-what is cancelled.
0:17:47 > 0:17:51- I can't talk right now. - Sure. See you.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55OK, if you're sure.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57What clam?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01'You've reached the Frenskys.' BEEP
0:18:01 > 0:18:04'Francine, you know the thing?
0:18:04 > 0:18:09'It's... We're not gonna do it. There was this clam.
0:18:09 > 0:18:13- MUSIC ON WALKMAN - 'Forget about the bush.'
0:18:13 > 0:18:17- Did you call everyone? - Yep. It's all set.
0:18:19 > 0:18:23BELL RINGS
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Buster Baxter?- Here.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30- Muffy Crosswire? - (Where's Francine?- Don't know.)
0:18:30 > 0:18:33Francine Frensky?
0:18:33 > 0:18:36Francine?
0:18:36 > 0:18:42I'm going to kill those guys! And now it's nine o'clock.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Shoot!
0:18:46 > 0:18:49..Uh-oh.
0:18:49 > 0:18:55- Did you catch it last night?- No, it was scheduled opposite Galsworthy.
0:18:55 > 0:19:01- Psst!- Couldn't miss that. - I've got a tape if you want.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04I said, psst!
0:19:04 > 0:19:07What are you doing out there?
0:19:07 > 0:19:10I... What are YOU doing in there?!
0:19:10 > 0:19:14It's off. You got my message?
0:19:14 > 0:19:16No. Now I can't get in.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23NONCHALANT HUMMING
0:19:23 > 0:19:28- Its debt to German expressionism... - Meet us at the bathroom.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31Francine! Francine! Over here!
0:19:37 > 0:19:42- Don't just hang there. Do something! - Buster, do something!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44Ow! Not so hard!
0:19:44 > 0:19:50- Arthur, you're gonna drop me! - I can't help it. You're too heavy.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54I am not! I weigh less than you.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59- Arthur, watch...- Don't let me go.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01..Uh-oh.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05- Sorry.- Now what?
0:20:05 > 0:20:09Leave it to me, Francine. I have an idea.
0:20:09 > 0:20:14- Since when does Binky have ideas? - It's all set.
0:20:14 > 0:20:17When I scream, run to the door.
0:20:17 > 0:20:23- Why should we run to the door? - So you can open it! Geez!
0:20:23 > 0:20:25OK, here goes.
0:20:25 > 0:20:29Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow! Ow!
0:20:29 > 0:20:33- Ow! Ow! Ow! - What is he doing?- Come on.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37Ow! Oh, Mama! Oh, Mama!
0:20:40 > 0:20:46- Francine, over here! - You're supposed to be over HERE!
0:20:46 > 0:20:49No, you're supposed to be over HERE.
0:20:49 > 0:20:54- No, you're supposed... - We don't have much time!
0:20:54 > 0:20:58BINKY SCREAMS AND SCREAMS
0:20:58 > 0:21:01Ah... Um...
0:21:01 > 0:21:05It's my shoe, Mr Ratburn. It's too tight.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Then I suggest you get a new pair.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15Er...no! No, wait! I think it's my socks!
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Hurry up, before it's too...
0:21:19 > 0:21:21late.
0:21:22 > 0:21:28- Just what is going on? - ALL TALK AT ONCE
0:21:28 > 0:21:32What is all this? Francine, why aren't you in school?
0:21:32 > 0:21:34I, er...
0:21:34 > 0:21:37I, er... See, er...
0:21:37 > 0:21:40Come to my office immediately.
0:21:45 > 0:21:50- I...am...doomed.- Not necessarily.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52I heard a girl got expelled.
0:21:52 > 0:21:58She got a job selling doughnuts. She can eat as many as she wants.
0:21:58 > 0:22:03- Cool! - I don't want to go to work.
0:22:03 > 0:22:08- Maybe they'll only expel you for a year.- They won't be hard on you.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- It really isn't your fault.- True.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15It's YOUR fault for making me dare you.
0:22:15 > 0:22:20Francine, where on earth did you get the idea to skip school?
0:22:20 > 0:22:23I... I...
0:22:23 > 0:22:28It was my idea, I guess. My stupid idea.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34You'll spend all of next week after school. This better not happen again.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- It won't. - I'm very disappointed in you.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- I know.- Wait.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45It wasn't Francine's idea. It was mine.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Only, I never meant to do it.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50But we got dared and had to do it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:55It was the only way we could watch Dark Bunny and not do our homework.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58If Francine's punished, I should be.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Arthur's right. Punish me, too.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04And me! Punish me!
0:23:04 > 0:23:09- You didn't have anything to do with it.- Oh, yeah. Forget it.
0:23:09 > 0:23:11Nice try.
0:23:11 > 0:23:16Since you came to school, it makes no sense to punish you.
0:23:16 > 0:23:21But I'm glad to have an explanation for why you didn't do your homework.
0:23:21 > 0:23:26- For that, I will give you an extra assignment.- Yeah!
0:23:27 > 0:23:31- Busy day, Rat?- A tough one, yes.
0:23:31 > 0:23:37Do you have the tape? Why would good students choose to skip school
0:23:37 > 0:23:42- and fall behind on their homework? - 'It's your favourite hairy hero!
0:23:42 > 0:23:47'He battles the 60-foot squid! 90 minutes of oceanic action!'
0:23:47 > 0:23:52- All right!- This is a great one. Wait till you see the giant clam.
0:23:52 > 0:23:57It's absolutely disgusting, the way it sucks up...
0:23:57 > 0:24:02Subtitles by John Macdonald, Subtext for BBC Subtitling - 2001
0:24:02 > 0:24:07e-mail us at subtitling@bbc.co.uk