Truth Or Poll/Transcript

'(The class is taking a test.)''

Binky: (in head) If a meteor is traveling at a speed of 40 miles per second, how long will it travel in one hour?

Binky: (out loud) Aw, man! I barely understand the question!

(Binky has a fantasy of his desk flying on a meteor in space. He screams and a watch that is ticking floats by him.)

Mr. Ratburn: (V.O) One minute remaining...One minute remaining.

Binky: Uh, 42! 3,000?! 1?!

(Binky starts to fly toward the sun. Mr. Ratburn appears on the sun.)

Mr. Ratburn: 10 seconds! Nine, eight, seven...

(Binky screams and the fantasy fades.)

Mr. Ratburn: Times up! Pencils down.

(The class puts their pencils down. Mr. Ratburn goes to Binky's desk and finds his test which has a drawing of a meteor.)

Binky: Any extra credit for creativity?

(Mr. Ratburn sighs and takes his test.)

Title Card: Binky taking a poll
Buster: (V.O.) Truth or poll!

Written by: Sarah Katin and Nakia Trower Shuman Storyboard by: Daniel Miodini and Andreas Schuster.

(Arthur unlocks his bike while kids leave the school. Binky walks to him and Brain is nearby.)

Binky: Man, that math test was a killer, right?

Brain: (Puts on helmet) Actually, I thought it was pretty easy.

Binky: Well, of course YOU thought it was easy, but for regular kids it was impossible. Right, Arthur?

Arthur: I got a B+, I guess it wasn't too bad.

Brain: If you did the homework.

Binky: Homework, shmomework, that test was like being belly-slammed by Uncle Slam! I bet everyone thinks so, expect you two!

Arthur: Too bad you can't know what everyone thinks.

Brain: You could take a poll.

Binky: Yeah, smarty-pants, I'll just take a poll! What's a poll?

(Brain starts to ride away on his bike.)

Brain: It's when you ask people the same question to find out what a group thinks about something. But I think you'll find that most kids thought the test was fair!

Binky: Oh, yeah? Well, we'll just see about that!

***

(That afternoon, Brain shoots hoops on the playground in the park. Binky runs to him with a clipboard.)

Binky: There! I was right!

Brain: What's this?

Binky: My poll.

(Brain takes the clipboard that says, "Was the test too hard? There is a collum of yes and no. There are three yes' and no no's.)

Brain: Was the test too hard? Yes, yes, yes.

(Brain shakes his head.)

Brain: This proves nothing!

(He hands him back the clipboard and dribbles the basketball.)

Binky: What?! Why not?! I asked three people and they all said yes!

Brain: You need to ask more people than that to get an accurate result.

Binky: (scoffs) Wait here.

(He runs off.)

***

(Brain is tying his shoes. Binky shows him the same clipboard.)

Binky: There! That's 10 yes'.

(Binky hands him the clipboard and there are 10 yes' and no no's.)

Binky: See?! I was right! The test was too difficult.

(He picks up a basketball.)

Binky: Although, to be fair, Mei Lin didn't say it was too hard, she just stuck out her tongue.

(He takes a shot and it misses.)

Brain: Wait, Mei Lin?? Your baby sister? Who else did you ask?

Binky: My mom, my dad, the Tough Customers...

Brain: But, they aren't even in our class, you have to ask people who actually took the test.

(He hands him back the clipboard.)

Binky: (scoff) Well, you could've told me that earlier!

(He walks off and Brain sighs.)

***

(Binky walks up to Muffy and Francine in front of the school and shows them the clipboard.)

***

(Binky walks up to George, who is goalkeeper during a practice match of the Lakewood soccer team. While George turns to look at the clipboard, Arthur scores. Arthur drops to his knees and plays air guitar. George gives Binky a dirty look and he smiles guiltily.)

***

(Fern is reading a book on a bench. Binky jumps from the bushes and shows her the clipboard. She gasps.)]

***

(Binky is in Brain's room brushing leaves off his hair. Brain is typing on his computer.)

Brain: Great! You've asked everyone in our class! This will make for an excellent sample size.

Binky: Thanks!

Brain: Now, for the results of your poll.

(The poll prints out of the printer. Brain takes it and shows Binky. It says, 'Was the test too hard?' There's a pie chart that say's 65% no, and 35% yes.)

Binky: What's this?

Brain: A pie chart.

Binky: Ooh, are you making pie? What kind?

(His hand rubs on his stomach)

Brain: I'm not making pie, this is just a way to visually present your data. See this red section?

(He points to it)

Binky: Yeah.

Brain: That represents all the students who thought the test was too hard, 35%.

(Binky moves his arms up and down)

Binky: Whoo-hoo! Go red! Uh, what's that blue stuff?

Brain: The students who didn't think the test was too hard, 65%. So, I was right. Most kids in the class did disagree with you. The end.

Binky: Well, I'm gonna ask them again. Some of them might change their minds.

(He walks out of the room. Brain looks annoyed)

***

(The Baxters’ doorbell rings and Buster finds Binky outside.)

Binky: Hey, remember that poll I gave you yesterday?

Buster: Yeah.

Binky: I'm gonna ask you the same question again, but this time with donuts!

(He holds out a donut. Buster grabs it and starts eating it.)

Binky: Now, did you think that math test we took was too hard.

Buster: No.

Binky: What!

(He snatches back the donut.)

Binky: Gimme that! You're supposed to say yes.

Buster: I can't help it! I really didn't think it was too hard.

Binky: Well, I still think it could've been a lot easier!

(He starts to walk away.)

Buster: Well, if you would've asked me that, I would've said yes.

(Binky stops in his tracks and faces Buster.)

Binky: Really?

(Buster is looking at the donut as if hypnotized by it.)

Buster: Yes, yes yes yes!

Binky: Thank you for your valuable input. (Tosses donut to Buster.) Have a nice day.

(Binky walks away smiling, Buster eats the donut.)

***

(Binky pins a poll on a wall by Francine and Muffy. They walk up to him. The poll says, "Could the math test have been easier?" The blue has 99% and the red has 1%.)

Francine: Wow, 99% of students agree.

Brain: I wonder who that 1% is.

Binky: That's Brain.

Francine: Right. Of course.

(Brain walks up to them.)

Brain: What is this?

Binky: The results of my latest poll. Read it and weep. Oh, by the way, (Points to the 1%.) this represents you.

Brain: "Could the math test have been easier?" Well, of course it could have been easier.

Binky: You agree too? Hey, everybody! We've got a 100%!

Brain: But, that's a ridiculous question! Saying the test could've been easier isn't the same as saying it was too hard!

Binky: You say tomato, I say potato. It's all the same.

Brain: No, it isn't! The wording of your question is misleading, and your percentages don't even make sense.

Francine: It seems clear to me.

(Muffy shrugs.)

Muffy: I certainly wish that math test had been easier.

Buster: Me too!

Binky: I think you might just be making up these rules to get the results you want.

(Brain puts his head on his head and groans.)

***

(Binky is in line for lunch. There are chocolate, strawberry, and vanilla ice creams. Arthur takes the last strawberry one.)

Binky: Hey, you took the last strawberry ice cream.

Arthur: Sorry, I was ahead of you.

(Arthur walks off.)

Binky: Mrs. MacGrady, is there any more strawberry?

Mrs. MacGrady: 'Fraid not. I don't order a lot of it. Chocolate and vanilla are the most popular.

Binky: How do you know?

Mrs. MacGrady: Just experience, I suppose.

Binky: Would you like me to do a poll, that way you'd know for sure what the most popular flavor is?

Mrs. MacGrady: Well, now. That would be very helpful. Thank you, Binky.

Binky: Don't mention it.

***

(Binky interviews Prunella and Ladonna outside the school.)

***

(Binky hangs from the jungle gym to interview Jenna, startling her.)

***

(George opens his locker and is startled to find Binky inside there with his clipboard.)

***

(Binky hands Mrs. MacGrady a hand-drawn poll that says, 100% of kids want rhubarb ice cream. )

Mrs. MacGrady: Well, butter my toes and call me a biscuit, I would never have guessed.

(Binky shrugs.)

***

(Buster is takes a scoop of rhubarb ice cream outside.)

Buster: What is this flavor?

(Binky is sitting with him at a table.)

Binky: Rhubarb. Isn't it delicious? It's my favorite. I like it even better than strawberry.

Buster: It is intriguing, but why is there only rhubarb ice cream now?

Binky: I took a poll, it's what everyone wanted.

Buster: Oh, was I in that poll?

(Buster takes another taste of the ice cream.)

Binky: Yep, I asked you if you'd rather have a new flavor, or no ice cream at all. New flavor won by a landslide.

Buster: Oh, right.

(Brain walks over to them holding a cup of rhubarb ice cream)

Brain: You're behind this, aren't you?

Binky: Hey, I don't make the results, I just report them.

(Muffy sits next to Binky.)

Brain: Muffy, be honest. Do you really like that rhubarb ice cream?

(Muffy takes a scoop.)

Muffy: Meh, but it's trending.

(Binky closes his eyes and folds his arms.)

Binky: The people have spoken.

(Brain puts his hand on his head in frustration)

Brain: (groan) This stops now. You're not the only one who can take a poll.

(Brain walks away while Binky looks at him in annoyance.)

***

(Muffy and Francine are walking in the hallway, Brain waves.)

Brain: Hi there.

(Muffy and Francine look at Brain and he's holding a clipboard.)

Brain: Do you have time for a quick poll about the playground?

***

(Binky walks to the Tower of Pain and he's shocked to see that there are flowers on the equipment.)

Binky: (gasp) What happened to the Tower of Pain?

(Brain walks over to him.)

Brain: I took a poll, (Shows him a chart that says "Would you like flowers on the jungle gym? The blue has 87%, the red has 13%.) 87% of the students wanted to see it replaced with a flower garden. (Hands it to Binky.)

Binky: But...

Brain: Sorry, I don't make the results, I just report them.

(The Tough Customers are looking at Binky in annoyance. Binky says uh, and has a guilty smile.)

***

(Brain gasps to see that everyone in his chess club is playing tablet games.)

Brain: What happened to my chess club?

(Rattles plays a Dark Bunny racing game. Binky shows up behind the door, and shows him a poll that says "Should chess be replaced with video games?" The blue says 75% yes, the red says 25% no.)

Binky: Sorry, 75% of the members felt that chess should be replaced with video games. (hands him sheet.) The facts don't lie!

(He walks away.)

***

(Brain puts up a poll on a wall next to numerous of other polls saying, "Do you want our school to be academically challenging?" The blue says 99% yes, the red represents 1% which means no. Brain walks away while Francine and Buster walk up to it.)

Francine: Huh. 99% of kids want our school to be academically challenging? Yeah, of course.

(Binky comes and puts up a poll on the wall. He walks away.)

Buster: But 99% of kids also want less homework. Wait, can both those things be true?

(Francine shrugs.)

***

(Binky is in bed holding a poll that says "Should the school week be 3 days long?" The blue has 75%, which in this case means yes. The red has 25%, which means no.)

Binky: (tired voice) 75% think that the school week should be three days. 82% want watching T.V. to become a sport. (Drops papers.) Ugh! (echo) Too many numbers.

(Binky falls asleep. He closes his locker.)

Arthur: Hey, Binky.

(Arthur runs up to him.)

Arthur: Come see the results of the latest poll.

(Binky follows him to a group of people looking at a poll that says, "Do you think Binky should be put into a pie. The blue has 100%, which means all yes'. People are murmuring.)

Buster: Wow, a hundred percent. Who knew?

(Binky walks past people to get a better look.)

Binky: Do you think Binky should be put into a pie? What?

(Brain is by them.)

Brain: Sorry, the people have spoken.

Binky: No! Stop! There must be some mistake.

(There is a huge pie on the table in the cafeteria. Lot's of kids are crowding around it. Binky sticks his head out and is covered in pie.)

Binky: Wait, how could 100% of kids have said yes. I didn't vote to put me in a pie!

(Brain is right by him in an apron and chef hat.)

Brain: Yes, you did. The question was, would you rather have no pie ever again or a different flavored pie.

Binky: Oh, right. I sure would miss pie.

(Mrs. MacGrady is about to pull a lever.)

Mrs. MacGrady: Now, who wants that a la mode.

(Lot's of kids say "Me!" and raise their hands. She pulls the lever and it activates sauce to be poured on him. Binky screams and wakes up.)

***

(Binky is in line for lunch. He doesn't grab the rhubarb ice cream and instead grabs a fruit bowl. Mrs. MacGrady is present.)

Mrs. MacGrady: Binky, I thought your poll said that rhubarb was the most popular flavor. Why isn't anyone taking it?

Binky: Uh, maybe they changed their minds?

(Brain is in line behind him.)

Brain: Binky's polls are biased, Mrs. MacGrady. If you want a fair one, I'll do it for you.

(Binky and Mrs. MacGrady exchange looks.)

Binky: No! Don't let him! I'll redo mine.

(Brain walks over to him.)

Brain: Your polls are misleading!

Binky: Well, at least I'm not putting kids in pies!

(Buster and Francine look at Binky)

Francine: Please, no more polls.

Buster: I don't even know what I like anymore! Today, I put ketchup on my pancakes, because 72% of people said it was their favorite condiment!

(Mrs. MacGrady bangs a ladel onto a large pot and walks out into the cafeteria.)

Mrs. MacGrady: Everyone who wants Brain and Binky to stop taking polls, raise their hands.

(Everyone raises theri hand except Brain and Binky.)

Mrs. MacGrady: Well, I haven't counted yet, but I think that's over 90%.

(Brain and Binky exchange looks and raise their hands.)

Binky: Make it a hundred!

(Everyone puts their hands down.)

Mrs. MacGrady: Polls are very valuable tools, but the questions you ask are just as important as the results.

(Binky looks at Brain.)

Binky: I guess I got a little carried away.

Brain: Me too.

Binky: You were right, I should've studied more for that math test.

Brain: Yeah, and kids didn't actually jungle gym redecorated. I just asked them if they liked flowers.

(Binky puts out his hand.)

Binky: Truce?

(Brain takes out his hand and shakes it.)

Brain: Truce.

(They start to walk towards the viewer.)

Binky: Actually, they really brighten up the Tower of Pain. I took a poll, and we're gonna keep them.