The Short, Quick Summer/Transcript

(Title Card)

THE SHORT, QUICK SUMMER

Written by: Joe Fallon—Storyboard by: Denis Banville

(Bird singing, thunder crashing)

Binky Barnes: (V.O.) The Short, Quick Summer.

(We now return to the story)

Arthur Read: (yawns) It's another perfect summer day, Pal. What should we do? We could go to the park, or go swimming, or play—

Jane Read: How about shopping for back-to-school clothes?

Arthur: Yuck! Why would I want to do that?

Mom: Because you start school next week!

Arthur: (gasps) It's the last week of summer already?! It can't be! It is impossible! It feels like summer just started and it's already over!

(In the living room)

D.W. Read: Are we playing cave?

Arthur: We're not playing anything. I'm looking for my list.

D.W.: What list?

Arthur: The list I made when summer started of all the things I wanted to do! And I don't think I did any of them yet!

D.W.: Was losing the list on the list? You did that.

(In Arthur's room)

Arthur: I only have one week left to do all the things on my list!

D.W.: (screaming) A ghost! A hairy ghost! Aw, it's just your dopey dog.

(Outside)

D.W.: (playing in the sprinkler and laughing)

Kate Read: (giggles)

Mom: Where's Arthur? He's missing all the fun.

Arthur: (searches for his list in a trash can) If I were a list, where would I be? (grunting and yelling)

Dad: Arthur, you could get hurt playing like that.

Arthur: Who's playing? I'm not having any fun at all!

(In the treehouse)

Buster Baxter: Come on, Arthur, let's play Kangaroo Court. Sue the kangaroo ???? in a kwazy courtroom! And it's just fun, not educational. Can't beat that.

Arthur: I've gotta find it! Summer's almost over and I hadn't done anything!

Buster: Sure ya did. What about the carousel?

(Flashback)

Buster: What are you doing, Gunky?

Gunky: This old carousel's done it's last go-round, boys. I'm outta business!

Buster: Why? Everybody loves the carousel!

Gunky: Mr. Crosswire has bought it and I hear he's a-rippin' it down.