It's a No-Brainer/Transcript

Opening Segment

Nigel Ratburn: Now, class, there's no reason to be nervous.

Francine Frensky: Phew!

Mr. Ratburn: It's not like this is some sort of punishment.

Binky Barnes: Whew!

Arthur Read: Have you ever faced certain doom?

Mr. Ratburn: If one of you would simply volunteer for the task, you wouldn't have to go through this.

Muffy Crosswire: Whew.

Arthur: When all that stood between you and total failure....

Mr. Ratburn: Okay, boys. Last ones!

Arthur: Was a straw!

(Buster screams)

Mr. Ratburn: Congratulations, Buster! You win the supremely exciting challenge of competing against Brain in the third-grade mathathon!

Arthur: Buster?

(Brain sighs)

Title Card

IT'S A NO-BRAINER

Written by: Dietrich Smith—Storyboard by: Robert Yap

Francine: (voice-over) It's a No-Brainer.

Brain's dog: (barks)

The Brain: Hey!

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Buster: I always knew TV and ice-cream were good foryou.

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Binky: I just wanted to say, I really respected your ignorance.

Brain: Er, thank you, Binky.

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Mrs. Powers: So, dear, how was your day?

Brain: Chimerical.

The parents look at each other, then Mr. Powers looks in a dictionary right behind him.

Mr. Powers: And what made it a fire breathing monster with a lion’s head, with a goat’s body…

Mrs. Powers: I think he must mean definition number two.

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Buster, Arthur and Francine are on the swings on the school playground.

Brain: And he said he wouldn’t need any of this stuff anymore and that he should pass it on to somebody who could use it.

Francine: Who? You?

Arthur+Francine: (laugh)

Buster: Hey! I didn’t say it, Alan did! And he said Albert Einstein didn’t always get good grades when he was in school either.

Francine: Alan? Who’s Alan?

Buster: Brain is. He said from now on to call him Alan.   Arthur and Francine look shocked.

Arthur: You mean he’s not Brain anymore.     Buster puts on goggles from Brain’s stuff.

Buster: Nope.