Bugged 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...

# Merry blue cow, merry blue cow We love you

# Yeah, we do... #

THUNDEROUS FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

-DW, why am I so large today?

-We're seeing things from MY point of view.

-You ALWAYS look huge to me.

-I do?

Arthur, you're in third grade. You're a giant!

Your gloves are as big as my shoes!

It's weird that people see you differently to how you see youself.

-Oh, Arthur, you've got peanut butter all over your face.

-Mom, cut it out!

Sorry. I just can't help thinking of you as my little baby.

Well, I'm not a baby, OK? I'm a... a waiter?

Our special today is kibble drenched in steak gravy

-with a side of liver snaps.

-Wuff! Wuff!

-How would you like that done?

-Wuff!

-Hal is a very demanding customer, but he is a good tipper.

When the sand drains, you will be carried onto this catapult

where rats will gnaw the rope on this pulley, releasing the weight

and sending you into this vat of piping-hot scrambled eggs!

MAD CACKLING

You'll never get away with this, Dr Fowl!

Why doesn't he just THROW Bionic Bunny into the scrambled eggs?

-Hey, whose side are you on?

-But it's so unrealistic!

Watch now. Dr Fowl will reveal his master plan for no reason.

While you're melting like a wedge of cheddar,

I'll be robbing banks dressed as YOU!

The age-old mask device?! We've seen it a million times.

-I can tell you exactly what's going to happen next.

-Cut it out!

Why do you have to ruin the show?! It really bugs me.

And the outermost planet is...? Francine?

-Pluto.

-Good. Now, because Pluto is so far away from the sun...

Mr Ratburn? Pluto's orbit intersects Neptune's

so technically it's not always outermost.

Thank you, Alan. But I'd appreciate it if you raise your hand before...

-Yes, Alan?

-Isn't it true there's some controversy

-as to whether Pluto is a planet at all?

-Yes, I suppose.

So why are we learning the planets if we don't...

Hand, Alan. Hand.

Sorry, no more questions until after class.

-You guys divert them and I'll race in and grab the flag.

-Good idea!

Wait. Haven't you learnt anything from the Battle of Agincourt?

-The...

-You don't like my plan?

Well, a more effective option would be to orchestrate a weave pattern.

Here, let me show you on my DX3 Personal Organiser.

-Yeah!

-Yay, we did it!

-Woo-hoo!

Aw-ww...

We'd have won if they had listened to me.

Here, I saved the plan on my DX3... Oh! My personal organiser!

I left it on the field!

We'd have won if it weren't for Brain. He's such a know-it-all.

Sometimes he can be a real pest.

-Come on, Francine. It's not a big deal.

-But it happens every time.

-Mom, am I annoying?

-Of course not, sweetie.

-Where does a question like that come from?

-Just something someone said.

But you shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition.

"From where does a question like that come?" is more correct.

OK, Alan, it's time to go to sleep.

-HE YAWNS

-I must have stayed up too late

working on those extra credit problems.

Aaargh!

-KNOCKING

-Don't be alarmed when you see me.

You look fine. Now hurry along.

-Mom, I'm a bug!

-Of course, Alan, you're a common household pest.

Now, put on the sweater from Grandma. It's school picture day.

-Sorry I'm late, Mr Rat.

-Just take a seat and stop bugging us.

Since we've all done our reading, a pop quiz won't be too difficult.

Time's up. Congratulations, Alan.

You've succeeded in producing a puddle of brown slime.

I'm sorry, Alan. You can't come in.

-Orders from the Board of Health.

-I'm hungry!

Well, take it up with the Board.

In the meantime, there's plenty of rotten fruit in the garbage.

All right, everyone...smile!

Aaargh!

We're gonna have to take that one again.

Here, let me try.

-You have a slow leak. I'd suggest a makeshift...

-Quit bugging us!

You're a pest, Brain. A real pest.

And you know what we do with pests? We squash them.

-ALL: Let's get him!

-Aaargh!

Aaargh!

The subterranean cave - not THAT age-old device(?)

Brain, have you learnt nothing from the Battle of Agincourt(?)

What are you going to do to me?

When Buster pulls this lever,

this belt thingy will carry you onto this throwing thingy

which will toss you onto this wall

where you will be swatted by this giant fly-swatter.

But... But that makes no sense.

It would be much simpler just to swat me.

Maybe, but it would be a lot less fun.

OK, Buster, let her rip.

No-o-o-o-o-o!

HE GASPS

What a disturbing dream!

So what does it all mean?

Ohhhmmm... I've got it!

-It means you will come into sudden wealth.

-Sudden wealth?!

My dream wasn't about wealth!

No, wait! You will meet a stranger who will change your life.

What has that to do with bugs?!

Uh...you will receive a promotion at work?

I don't have a job! You don't know what you're talking about!

-I suppose that's possible.

-I think I dreamed I was a bug

because I AM a bug... in a symbolic sense.

When I correct people I annoy them.

OK, smarty-pants, have it YOUR way!

A perfect illustration of my theory. I see only one solution -

a vow of total silence.

Total silence?! Hah! You won't last a minute!

I assure you, Prunella, I have ample willpower to... Oops.

If anyone can answer this question,

I'll let you all go to recess early today.

-Cool!

-Oh, great!

-Let's do it!

What famous North American landmark is constantly moving backwards?

'Hmm. Moving backwards... I've got it! It's Niagara Falls!

'The force of the water erodes the lip of the falls, making it recede.

'Wait!

'I can't! My vow!'

Anybody?

'Must...be...strong...

'Say Niagara Falls! Niagara Falls!

-'Niagara Falls!'

-Uh...is it the Statue of Liberty?

No, Buster, it's a natural landmark. Anybody else?

'Sure, they want me to answer now, but later they'll call me a pest.'

Time's up. The answer is Niagara Falls,

whose rim is eroded by the thousands of gallons of water

-passing over each second.

-'75,000 gallons per second to be precise.'

Hmm, I could go for a red spiral...

or maybe the steelie in the back. What do you think, Brain?

-Ahem.

-Did you hear me, Brain?

Ahem! Ahem!

Are you OK? Do you need some water?

-HE SIGHS

-What's wrong with him?

I have the perfect plan. Arthur, you climb up that tree.

Meanwhile the Brain will...

'They're going to get our flag! I've got to do something!

'No. Don't say a word. They don't want you telling them what to do.

'But I HAVE to say something!

'But I can't! But I must! But I...!'

Francine, go help Buster. Arthur, make a diversionary move.

Francine!

Here. Sorry.

What are you sorry for?! You got us the flag!

-That was great!

-But I told you guys what to do.

-Doesn't that annoy you?

-Yeah, but not when it wins us the game!

Is THAT why you've been so quiet? Because you think you're annoying?

Well, I overheard Francine calling me a pest the other day.

I was just mad that we lost, Brain. I'm sorry.

Besides, everyone bugs people sometimes. Muffy's a show-off,

and Buster eats my desserts when I'm not looking.

-Huh?! And what about Francine? She can be a real big-mouth.

-What?!

Who are you calling a big-mouth?!

-I guess you're right.

-I am not a big-mouth!

Huh?!

AAAAARGH!

Subtitles by Morag Reive BBC Broadcast 2004

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