Tales from the Crib 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 Open your eyes! Open your ears!

# Get together, 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...!

Baby Cribz - the show that takes you where no-one else dares -

behind bars!

Today, we're visiting the crib of Vasita Molina in Elwood City.

My crib is my own special place where no-one but me can hang out.

Check it out - solid maple construction.

Bars like that - you know you sleep safe. And the jumping?

Second to none!

Of course, no crib is complete without toys!

Yes, siree -

with toys like this, you'll flip!

I wouldn't give up my crib for the whole world!

Oops! I just pulled the head off your Snowboard Christy doll. Sorry!

That's OK. I have a Secret Agent Christy doll upstairs. Come on.

Vasita, your new bed is here!

-My crib! Where's my crib?

-We talked about this, sweetheart.

You're old enough for a big bed.

-Alberto, let's get the mattress from the car.

-My poor crib!

-This is all that's left?!

-Vasita...

I want my crib! SOBS

-Vasita, everything's gonna be OK.

-How would YOU know?

I've been through this before.

I was like you - I couldn't dream of sleeping anywhere but my crib.

This is the life! A big cosy crib - soft animals,

a warm blanket - as long as a kid's got a crib,

-nothing in the world can go wrong.

-DW, you're spilling out of it.

-We need to get you a bed.

-Oh, no, Mom! I love this crib!

I love it more than anything in the whole world.

I want to sleep here my whole life.

Remember we talked about the new baby? The baby needs a crib.

Get one like this. My baby brother or sister deserves the best.

-Honey, the baby's going to sleep in YOUR crib.

-The two of us will share?

No, we'll give your crib to the baby and you'll sleep in a big girl bed.

Look at this, little girl -

this one has a secret pull-out drawer for all your special things.

-SO?!

-DW!

Hey, how about this? It's got monkeys on it.

-I HATE monkeys!

-There must be something here you like.

No, there's nothing in the whole store,

because I don't want a bed!

I just want the same old crib I've always...

Whoa!

I want that one!

So, I told my parents, "No more of this baby stuff,

"I want my bed and I want it now."

-That was dumb.

-Yeah, I'd never sleep in a bed.

-Why not?

BOTH: Arachnar... lord of the spider people!

-Who?

-He's half-man, half-spider and he eats children.

He can't reach his tentacles through the bars of a crib,

but kids in bed are easy picking.

-He climbs up the side and crawls under the sheets!

-Wait a second.

If he's half-man, half-spider, why does he have tentacles?

Uh...he's half-octopus too.

And half-Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Yikes, that sounds scary.

Oh, Vasita - they were just trying to scare me.

-Arachnar's just an Irving legend.

-A what?

An Irving legend - the kind of story your Uncle Irving tells.

It's really scary, but it never actually happened.

-I don't HAVE an Uncle Irving!

-There IS no Uncle Irving, Vasita.

He's an Irving legend, too! Let me finish my story.

Oh, I love my new bed!

It's so much better than that silly old crib.

I'm glad you like it so much, sweetheart.

Sleep tight.

'But I was just too excited about my bed to go to sleep.'

This is the greatest bed in the whole universe!

'Then it hit me like a ton of blocks.' Hey, no bars.

I can get right out of bed!

'Before I knew it, I'd gone through every book on the shelf.

'Then I realised not only didn't I have to stay in my bed,

'I didn't even have to stay in my room.'

SNORING

HE SNORES

It sure is nice how easily DW took to her new bed.

What a relief, huh?

You said it!

SHE GIGGLES

I know sleeping in a bed is new, but we need our sleep too.

So, stay in bed, OK?

OK.

That's my girl.

'I bet it's OK as long as I'm very, very quiet.'

-Hey, Arthur! Wake up!

-HE GRUNTS

Hey! Hi, Stanley. Do you wanna play?

-Would you like some tea, Stanley?

-GRUFF VOICE: I don't take sugar.

Let me warm up your cup.

Huh? Robbers...

-Robbers! Help! Help!

-Arthur!

-DW?

-DW?!

Dad?

No more getting out of bed, DW - I mean it.

And no more playing with Stanley.

-GIGGLES

-You were so scared!

-I was not! You took my stuff.

-That's enough -

both of you. Now, we're all staying in bed. No exceptions!

VASITA: Weren't you scared, DW?

Getting out of bed like that? What if the robbers got you?

There were no robbers. That was just Arthur being a scaredy-cat.

What if Uncle Irving got you?

-There IS no Uncle Irving!

-I bet that's cos the robbers got him.

Uh... So, anyway - the next night, everything started off normally.

No getting up from your big girl bed tonight, OK, honey?

-Don't worry - I'm nice and cosy right here in my bed.

-Sleep tight.

'I wanted to sleep, but there was so much to explore.'

CLANG!

'Sure, it was a little scary at first...

'..but nothing was gonna stop me from getting what I wanted.'

Jackpot!

-LOUD STATIC BUZZ

-Turn off! Please turn off!

HI!

Let's play a game! Press the button on my tummy.

-I never turned you on.

-Let's play a game!

-Press the button on my tummy!

-Go to sleep!

-Press the button!

OK...just stay calm. Just grab some ice cream, get back to bed,

and everything'll be fine.

-Uh...

-PANTING

Arachnar...! Lord of the spider people!

Agh! Something's in the bed!

The crib! No, please...

Go away - whoever you are! I taste terrible.

-Let me go! Let me go!

-The robbers - they're in DW's room!

Stop! Stop! Let go of my sister! Agh...!

What is going on here?

See, DW? It was just your troll doll.

I can't believe I let the Tibbles' dumb story scare me.

There's nothing wrong with being scared.

But there's no such thing as Arachnar.

-Mom...?

-Yes?

I know Arachnar's not real, but would you sleep here tonight?

After that, I haven't had any trouble sleeping in my bed.

I don't know, DW, I still don't like this whole bed idea.

-Come on, if I can do it, you can.

-There, Vasita, your bed is ready.

If you stay with me my first night,

-my big girl bed wouldn't be so scary. Would you?

-Sure.

-Mama, can I invite DW to stay over tonight?

-Of course.

With me around, you'll sleep like a baby.

I wonder what kind of ice cream they have in their freezer?

Subtitles by Karin Anderson BBC Broadcast 2004