Pick a Car, Any Car/Transcript

(horns honking)

Dad: Now, don't worry. I'm sure it's just a minor problem. I'll have us back on the road in no time.

Kate Read: (giggles)

Arthur Read: As far back as I can remember, we've always had the same car.

(Flashbacks)

Arthur: Hey, Pal! Come here, boy! Come here, Pal. Where are you?

(Pal barks; boys laugh)

Buster: Come on, Pal!

Arthur: Wow, I guess you could say I grew up in this car. I sure hope Dad can fix it.

(Intertitle)

PICK A CAR, ANY CAR

Writer: Peter Egan --- Storyboard Artist: Jeremy O'Neill

Francine Frensky: (voice-over) Pick a Car, Any Car!

(We now return to the story)

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Mr. Crosswire shows the Reads the price of a car.

Mr.+Mrs. Read: Yikes!

Mr. Crosswire: (to his salespeople:)  Rule number three: “Yikes” minus I K is “yes”.

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Arthur is sad about the car being sold.

Buster: You know what my mom says when I feel like you do?

Arthur: What?

Buster: She says: “When one door closes, another door opens.”

Arthur: What does that mean?

Buster: I don’t know. It never makes me feel any better either.