Arthur's Big Hit/Transcript

ARTHUR'S BIG HIT

Writer: Joe Fallon Storyboard Artist: Robert Yap


 * (The scene's a cavernous boxing ring, where Arthur and D.W. are about to fight each other.)
 * Francine Frensky: Presenting the Main Event. The Champion Arthur Read.


 * (Audience cheer)


 * Arthur Read: I've been waiting for this Fight for years. There's no way I can lose.


 * Francine: And the challenger. Dora Winifred Read!


 * Arthur: (muffled, with subtitles) Prepare to lose!


 * D.W. Read: What?


 * Arthur: (muffled, with subtitles) "Prepare to Lose"!


 * D.W.: (gestures to subtitles) This doesn't help. I can't read.


 * Francine: Get ready to fight!!!


 * D.W.: (from the audience) Arthur


 * Arthur: (muffled, with subtitles) Two D.W.s?!

(Intertitle shows)
 * D.W.: No, not two D.W.s. There's only one of me.
 * (In the ring, D.W. takes off a rubber mask. It's Binky!)
 * Binky Barnes: We figured you'd rather fight someone your own size!
 * Arthur: You know. You're right. I would love to fight someone my own size. You wait here. I'll go find someone. (runs off screaming)
 * Binky: Come back and fight.
 * D.W.: (laughs while Binky chases Arthur)

(In Arthur's room)
 * D.W.: What kind of a game is that?
 * Arthur: It's not a game. It's a scale model of a Bell X-1 Rocket Plane. The plane that broke a sound barrier.
 * D.W.: The sound barrier must be pretty hard. (Touches the pieces) Because this plane is all smashed up.
 * Arthur: It's not smashed. I'm gonna build it. (Snatches the pieces from D.W.) Stop touching everything or You'll mess up the pieces.
 * D.W.: I never heard of toys that come already broken
 * (Arthur growls at her)
 * D.W.: I'm going. Never say I don't go. When you want me to go, Because I'm going. Like that. The minute you want me to go. I'm on my way out of here. No waiting.
 * Arthur: (Angrily at D.W.) Go already.
 * D.W.: And if you say please, I go even faster. Because When I...
 * Arthur: (Angrily; growling at D.W. while turning his head red)
 * D.W.: (runs out of his room)

(In the dining room) (In the hallway)
 * Arthur: (painting his plane until he was interruped by D.W.)
 * D.W.: Is that a same broken plane when you're fixing yesterday?
 * Arthur: Don't do that. I need to concentrate.
 * D.W.: That's a pretty color. (Accidentally spills the paint which angers Arthur)
 * Arthur: (Shouts angrily)
 * D.W.: (Laughing nervously) Bye.
 * Arthur: (Angrily; Growling)
 * Arthur: I've been working on a plane all week. It's hard but I'm almost done.

(in Arthur's room) (In Arthur's room) (In Imagination)
 * Arthur: (enters his room, catches D.W. touching his plane and gets Angry) D.W., Don't touch that. The paint isn't dry. (He angrily snatches his plane from D.W. which caused her to cry)
 * D.W.: Ew. Mommy, Arthur made my hands orange.
 * Buster: I never thought about it before. But being an only child is nice.
 * Arthur: It's the best thing I've ever made.
 * Governor: Arthur Read. You win the blue ribbon.
 * (Audience clap)
 * (Arthur flies his Bell X-1)

(In Arthur's room) (Hallway) (In the kitchen) (In Arthur's room) (In the Living Room) (Outside of house) (Imagination)
 * Arthur: This calls for a celebration snack!
 * D.W.: (comes out of her room) Did I hear you say cookies? (Sees a plane and sneakily enters Arthur's room to touch his plane)
 * Arthur: (Grabs a dog food of bags)
 * Pal: (Barks)
 * Arthur: Good boy!
 * D.W.: D.W. Read to headquarters! Sound barrier broken! What's my next mission, General? (Sees an open window) There's a good breeze today, General!
 * Arthur: Arthur Read, winner of 5000 blue ribbons! Request of landing colorants!
 * D.W.: (accidentally tosses his model plane)
 * Arthur: (Gets mad at D.W)
 * D.W.: Arthur. You made that plane all wrong. It doesn't fly at all.
 * Arthur: No, D.W. I made it exactly right... WHAT?!?
 * Arthur: (Sees his broken plane and gasps)
 * Arthur: (flies his plane but only broke which caused him to fall; Screaming)

(Outside of house)
 * D.W.: If it could break the sound barrier, falling out of the window shouldn't be able to break it!
 * Arthur: (Angrily at D.W.) I told you not to touch it!!!
 * D.W.: You build it all wrong. Did you even read the directions? (That annoys Arthur)
 * Arthur: (Having finally had enough of D.W., furiously gets up, grits his teeth and make a fist)
 * D.W.: It didn't fly for one second! It's not my fault if you made a plane that can't fly!

(he angrily punches D.W. in the arm)
 * Arthur: I TOLD YOU... NOT TO TOUCH IT!!
 * D.W.: (crying with tears) AH-HAH-HAAAAAAAAAAH! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!


 * Mother: Arthur Timothy Read, come here!


 * Arthur: Uh-oh. Middle name.

(In the kitchen)


 * D.W.: Are they gonna have to amputake my arm?


 * Father: No, honey, it's amputate, not amputake.


 * D.W.: They're gonna amputate?!


 * David: No. I'm in charge, and I'm putting ice on it. (he does so, and D.W. shrieks) What's wrong?


 * D.W.: That's cold!

(In the hallway)


 * Jane: Apologize to your sister!


 * Arthur: No way! She should apologize to me! I worked all week on this! (Arthur shows his mom the broken model plane) I told her a million times not to touch it!


 * (David Read carries a half-naked D.W. past them)


 * D.W.: You're bad!

(In the living room)


 * David: Arthur, this means no TV for a week! (Cut to Arthur with the TV positioned facing behind him)
 * Arthur: WHAT?! That is so unfair. (Arthur furiously turns to his left on the stool) You don't care what she even did to me!!
 * Jane: We'll deal what she did, but you what you did is wrong too.
 * Arthur: Hmph.

(At the school, Arthur and Buster walking)


 * Arthur: So I missed Bionic Bunny last night, and I can't watch TV a whole week! Can you believe that??


 * Buster: Nope! Don't believe it, you hit your sister? That's terrible!


 * Arthur: Oh, c'mon, it's like you never hit anybody!


 * Buster: Nope!


 * (Arthur and Buster entering the school)


 * Binky: Did you hear that? Arthur hit his sister, I'm for one of shocked!


 * 4th Grade Male Dog: How you could be shocked about someone hitting someone?!


 * Binky: Why not?


 * (Binky stands up to Molly)


 * Molly: Well you're Binky Barnes, you always. You know, I can't remember the last time that you hit anybody!


 * (Binky gets confused)


 * Binky: Well, what do you mean.


 * (School bell rings)


 * Binky: There's the bell! Ha, don't want to be late!

(In the school hallways)


 * Molly: So what was it Bink


 * 4th Grade Male Dog: So Binky doesn't have to remember the past glorious fights.


 * (Binky turns around)


 * Binky: That's right


 * 4th Grade Male Dog: That he is afraid of no one of his established factoid


 * Binky: That's right


 * 4th Grade Male Dog: He can prove it easily by socking the very next kid who turns that corner


 * Binky: That's right. What?


 * (Arthur comes in the hallway where the tough customers are at.)


 * Molly: Go head Binky. Sock him.


 * Binky: Maybe I don't feel like it

(In the classroom)
 * Molly: You better feel like it or you're out of the club.
 * Binky: I can't be out of the club. It's my club. I founded it.
 * Molly: If you wanted everything your own way. You shouldn't have let anyone else join. The next time when you see that kid, You sock him.
 * Binky: Next time I see Arthur. I have to hit him. What can I do? What if I never see him?

(In the school hallways)
 * Francine: Arthur. Why didn't you just apologize?
 * Arthur: Oh, come on. She wrecked my plane. Why can't anybody see my side of this?
 * Muffy Crosswire: Uh, Because You're wrong?
 * Francine: Hey, Binky. Have you heard that Arthur hit his little sister?
 * Binky: I haven't see Arthur. As far as I know Arthur isn't even here.
 * Francine: Binky is so upset about what Arthur did that he won't even look at him.
 * Nigel Ratburn: When a Day and night are of equal leighn. It's called the equinox.
 * (School bell rings)

(Outside of Cafeteria) (Recess) (In the school hallways) (In the school hallways) (Outside of School) (Outside of The Sugar Bowl)
 * Molly: You socked that kid yet?
 * Binky: Haven't see him. I'm so smart.
 * Binky: Psst. Hey.Is Arthur in there?
 * Francine: Yeah.
 * Binky: I'll just eat outside then.
 * Francine: Binky won't even eat near Arthur.
 * Buster: That's awful. We should bring him together. Arthur will thank us.
 * Buster: Binky's out here somewhere.
 * Binky jumps in the bush
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong: I'll get it. Thanks. Binky. What are you doing?
 * Binky: Avoiding Arthur. If I don't see him I don't have to hit him.
 * Sue Ellen: Oh. Why'd you want to hit Arthur?
 * Binky: I don't. That's why I don't wanna see him.
 * Sue Ellen: Boys.
 * Binky: Is Arthur in there?
 * The Brain: No.
 * Binky: Oh, Thank you, Thank you, Thank you so much.
 * Arthur: She broke my plane.
 * Fern Walters: But She's just a little girl.
 * Arthur: Saying D.W.'s just a little girl Is like saying a tornado's just a little wind.
 * Buster: Hey, Arthur. Over here.
 * Arthur: Thought Someone call my name?
 * (School Bell rings)
 * Binky: I made it through one whole day. Now only...The rest of my life to go.
 * Binky: So I never saw that glasses kid again. Probably never will.
 * Arthur: (O.S.) Hey, Binky. You dropped your pen when you ran out of school, Kind of sideways at the end of the day.
 * Molly: Here's the chance we've been waiting for.
 * 4th Grade Male Dog: Show her, Binky. Pop him one.
 * Binky: (Feels tough, cracks his fingers and punches Arthur on the arm)
 * Arthur: (Yells in painful) OOOW!!!
 * Molly: Okay, You're right. He will hit anybody.
 * 4th Grade Male Dog: All right, Binky. You're still in the club. Binky? Where are you going? Hey, Binky.
 * Arthur: (Feels pain) Ow!

(In the kitchen)

(In dining room) (In the park)
 * Arthur: And the next thing I knew, I was on the ground. It hurt and it was embarrassing and-
 * Dave: Well that's how D.W. felt when you punched her.
 * Arthur: Maybe. But what's that have to do with this? Binky Barnes is huge! Yeah, I guess I get it.
 * Arthur: (apologizes to D.W. for hitting her) I'm sorry I hit you.
 * D.W.: (apologizes to Arthur for breaking his plane) And I'm sorry I broke your plane. But what kind of a stupid plane doesn't fly.
 * Arthur: A model plane.
 * D.W.: I didn't know. I'm just a child. Give me a break.
 * Binky: Arthur. Hey. I feel rotten. I want to apologize.
 * Arthur: I just wanna thank you.
 * Binky: You...You what?
 * Arthur: Everybody told me I was wrong and I didn't get it. But you made me understand how bad I made D.W. feel.
 * Binky: Well, You're welcome. But I wouldn't try to help you learn some boring lesson. It was an accident.
 * 4th Grade Male Dog: It's the kid who got hit by Binky and lived.
 * Molly: You deserved to be in our club, Kid.
 * Binky: There's no club. I founded it and I‘m defounding it. Any club that makes you do something you don't wanna do is dumb. Anybody want to make something on it?
 * 4th Grade Male Dog: Um, No.
 * Binky: Come on, Arthur. Let's go get a soda.
 * Molly: Aw, Man. Now we got no club.
 * Binky: You guys wanna come with us. How about we formed a new club with no dumb hitting and stuff. And if anybody breaks that rule. I'll clobber them.