Editing All Thumbs/Transcript

[[Arthur Read|Arthur]] V.O: Have you ever thought about how different something might have been if you had done it just one minute earlier? Or even later? How much better everything would have been?

[[Bitzi Baxter|Bitzi]]: Hi Arthur. Well how about that. You're right on time. Buster's still in his room. Why don't you tell him if he doesn't hurry up, he'll miss your movie?

Arthur: Hey Buster. Come on! The movie starts in 15 minutes.

[[Buster Baxter|Buster]]: Okay. Let's go.

Arthur VO: That's what would have happened if I'd been one minute later. But instead... 

Bitzi: Hi Arthur. Well how about that. You're one minute early. Why don't you run up and tell him if he doesn't hurry, you boys will miss your movie?

Arthur: Hey Buster. Come on! The movie starts in... 

Buster: Arthur! Arthur.

'''TITLE CARD'''

[[Binky Barnes|Binky]] VO: ''All Thumbs''

Arthur: Uh... I'll be right back.

Buster: Okay. You can come back in now. Arthur?

Bitzi: You better get going if... Where's Arthur?

Buster: He had to go.

Bitzi: But I thought you two were going to the movies.

Buster: He had to go home.

Arthur: Mom! Dad! D.W.! Come quickly! I just found out something about Buster.

All 3: What? What?

(Arthur whispering)

(gasping)

[[Jane Read|Jane]]: I knew it!

[[David Read|David]]; He was always too goofy.

[[D.W. Read|D.W.]]: And immature.

Jane and David: Exactly!

Jane: I don't want you hanging out with him anymore! My son hobnobbing with babies.

Arthur: Don't worry. I won't.

David: Luckily, there's a PTA meeting tonight so we can warn the other parents.

Jane: Why wait? Let's get on the phone now!

Arthur: Hello. Buster?

Buster: Email. Email is better.

Buster VO: Hi. Arthur. It's me. Your buddy, Buster. I know what you just saw looked kind of weird, but it's not that big a deal, right? I mean...

D.W.: Now Suzy, what did I tell you about sucking your thumb? That's only for babies like Kate.

Buster VO: I mean, we're still best friends, right? Your best friend, Buster. P.S. Please don't tell anybody.

Arthur: Hi Buster. Yeah, we're still... Not that big a deal!?

Buster: I'm glad we're still best friends, Arthur!

Arthur: Of course! Why wouldn't we be? And don't worry. I won't tell anybody.

Buster: Actually. I thought about that. Now that I know you're okay with it, I don't care if the whole world knows.

[[Maria Pappas|Maria]]: *Gasp*

Buster: Mmmm. What's wrong? It's no big deal, right? Just like you said.

Buster: We're best friends!

Buster: Hi! Did you get my...

Arthur: Hi Buster! Gotta run! Don't wanna be late!

Buster: Hey guys!

[[George Lundgren|George]]: Oh, hey! Arthur's over there.

Buster: I know. I wanna hang out with you guys today. How about them Grebes, right?

[[Francine Frensky|Francine]]: Weird. Why didn't Buster come sit with us?

Arthur: What? Oh. I don't know. Maybe he feels like a change of pace.

Francine: Don't you care?

Arthur: No. Why would I care? He can sit where he wants. [eats beans] Mmmm. These beans are delicious.

Francine: What's up?

Arthur: Nothing.

Francine: Yeah right.

George: And them I forgot to write my lemur report so I...

Buster: Weird.

George: Buster?

(Buster laughs sheepishly)

Francine: I know. You had a fight?

Arthur: No!

Francine: You did something to him? He did something to you? He caught you in something? You caught him in something? Aha! What is it? What did Buster do? Come on! I know you wanna tell me.

(faint conversation)

Buster: I'm okay. Whew. Heh heh. Just... uh... had a wobbly seat. I uh... better get someone to fix it. Yeah.

Francine: Okay. You have got to tell us what is going on.

Arthur: Gotta run!

George: The lemur has a striped tail. The lemur is small. The lemur is a primate. The lemur eats plants. The lemur has a long snout. The lemur has a wet nose. The lemur has a good sense of smell.

(whispering)

Francine: Not so fast, Arthur!

Arthur: I told you already. I can't say anything.

Francine: At least give me a hint. You can run, but you can't hide!

Buster: He's told everyone. I just know it! What am I gonna do? Hello. Is this where you go to find a grown up job? I know I look young, but I have three... well two and a half years of elementary school. Plus kindergarten. And...

(phone rings)

(fast voice on phone)

Man: Thanks for telling us, Mr. Read.

(Buster gasps)

Buster: Okay. enough already!

Arthur: Ah!

Buster: Arthur. What's the big deal!? Telling everybody? I asked you not to!

Arthur: I didn't!

Buster: Don't say that! I know you did! You were talking about me in the cafeteria!

Arthur: Because you fell out of your seat!

Buster: And then in class, you were passing notes!

Arthur: No! Francine was passing notes to ''me'' and I was telling her to stop it!

Buster: Oh, right!

Arthur: It's true!

Buster: This coming from the kid who ran away from my house and then wouldn't reply to my email!

Arthur: Well, I... I... Who sucks their thumb anyway?!

Buster: Shhh!

Arthur: You're 8 years old, Buster!

Buster: I try to stop, but it's hard. And I only do it sometimes, not when anyone can see.

Arthur: So?

Buster: It's my own problem. It doesn't hurt anybody. Not like ratting on your friend!

Arthur: I didn't rat on you!

[[Muffy Crosswire|Muffy]]: What'd I miss?

Francine: Shhh!

Muffy: Oh. Oops. Sorry. Was it good?

Francine: No. No it wasn't.

Buster: Aha! I knew it!

Arthur: Okay, so now you know. Satisfied?

Muffy: Will someone please tell me what's going on?

Francine: Wait Buster! Wait! Wait! Wait! I just... I have something that... Here.

Buster: What is it? A potion that makes you invisible? You mean, you actually do have a potion that makes you invisible?

Francine: No. It's stuff that you put on your thumb or fingers that make them taste bad so you don't suck them.

Buster: Oh. Why do you have that?

Francine: Why do you think?

Buster: You too?

Francine: I hardly do it anymore. Don't tell anybody.

Buster: Don't worry. I know how to keep a secret.

Francine: And I should probably tell you one more thing...

(doorbell rings)

Jane: Oh. Hello, Buster.

Buster: Hi Arthur.

Arthur: No! I didn't tell them. I swear!

Buster: I know. Francine told me. I just wanted to say I'm sorry I said you did.

Arthur: Actually, I'm the one who should be sorry. It was really mean of me to run away the other day.

Buster: Really? You mean it?

Arthur: I shouldn't have gotten so freaked out.

Buster: Yeah. But you're right. I am in third grade and I shouldn't do it. It makes my thumb all wrinkly, like this.

Arthur: Like what?

Buster: Wait. You know what? I haven't sucked my thumb at all since you saw me.

Arthur: Wow! Maybe you were so worried about me telling on you that...

Buster: No. Don't jinx it!

Arthur: Best friends again?

Buster: Best friends!
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