April 9th/Transcript

April 9th Transcript -- Transcribed by LukePhiladelphia

• Sue Ellen: I remember like it was yesterday. I was in a good mood that morning, because the day before I had recieved a postcard from my friend Carlos, in Coachabama, Bolivia. And it was a beautiful day. I remember that, too. Just a beautiful normal day in early spring. Who would have thought that it would change so many people?

Reads' House Kitchen

• Dad: April 9th? Oh no... I completely forgot I have to cater a breakfast at Arthur's school!
• Arthur: Can I go with you in the van?
• D.W.: Mommmm! Arthur's crazy dog is staring at me again!
• Arthur: It's only because you're eating so slowly. You're teasing him
• (Baby Kate's spoon goes flying across the room, Pal catches it)
• Pal: (swallows) (slurps)

Outside of Muffy's Mansion

• Muffy: Bye-bye daddy! Have a great day!

Binky, Walking to School

• (He sees a newspaper in a bush)
• (Throws it)
• (Kicks down a lawn gnome) (laughs)
• House Owner: Hey! (Binky runs)

Buster's Condo

• (Alarm clock is ringing, Buster sleeps through it, snoring.)

Lakewood

• Everybody: (talking)
• Mr. Ratburn: Alright class, I have the results of yesterday's vocabulary quiz. Not bad overall, or should I say.. passable. The word most of you got wrong. (sniffs) What's that smell?
• (Fire alarm goes off)
• Francine: What's going on?
• Binky: Ahh!
• Sue Ellen: I smell smoke.
• (Another class is walking past)
• Mr. Ratburn: Alright children, remain calm. Form a line at the front class. Okay class, following me, and don't run.
• Sue Ellen: (gasps) (forgets her backpack, in the back of the classroom)
• Mr. Ratburn: Stay in line, Sue Ellen.

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• Binky: Oahhhhhhhh!
• (Mr. Morris shuts a door, there is flames)
• Mr. Ratburn: Come along, Binky.

Outside of the School

• (Fire department is there, along with the mothers of George and Muffy)
• Firefighter #3: Roger, we'll send somebody to go in the side door.
• Mr. Morris: (in ambulance) Auuuaghh...
• Binky: Is Mr. Morris going to be okay?
• Paramedic: He'll be fine, he just injured his leg. He was very lucky.
• Arthur: (talking to Betsy, the firefighter) You don't understand, my dad's still in there. He needs help!
• Betsy: Don't worry Arthur, my crew is looking for him. They're gonna get him out.
• Arthur: Can I just see him?!?! (Betsy holds Arthur back)
• Betsy: Stop! It's not safe to go in there yet.
• (A firefighter throws out a chair, along with Sue Ellen's napsack)
• Sue Ellen: My journal!
• (Firefighter hoses the pile of chairs and the backpack)
• Sue Ellen: (sobs, her parents comfort her)
• (Arthur's dad comes walking out of the school, coughing)
• Arthur: Dad!
• (Arthur and his dad hug)
• (The firefighters leave. Nobody is there, except Francine who is staring at the burnt building.
• (Buster runs to her)
• Buster: What's going on?
• Francine: There was a fire in the school. I think our classroom was pretty badly damaged.
• Buster: A fire? In the school? Awww, it's not fair. (Buster is bummed out)
• Francine: It'll be alright Buster.
• Buster: Aw I know, I just can't believe the biggest event of the year happened and I slept through the whole thing!

Arthur's Treehouse

Francine: I can't get over it. We were in that classroom just yesterday, and now it's all burnt!

Buster: Tomorrow we're going to school at Might