World Girls (episode)/Transcript

World Girls

Introduction

Fifi, the French World Girl doll, stands on a model of the Eiffel Tower.

Fifi: Another day without being bought. I must say, I am relieved.   Greta, the Scandinavian doll, stands in a Viking longboat in a canal nearby.

Greta: How can you say that? I long for the adventure of a new world.    

Fifi: But what if those who purchase me are uncouth? I shudder at the thought and would rather stay here.     On the other side of the canal Ying Li, the Chinese doll, is painting on an easel.

Ying Li: I just want whatever girl who buys me to really care about my beautiful culture and heritage.

Fifi: It is my culture and heritage that has the true beauty. Everybody knows that.

Greta: There can be more than one culture with beauty.

Ying Li: But none as ancient as mine.

Fifi: No culture compares to the French!    She puts cheese on a slice of bread and eats it.

Greta: Not this argument again, you two. Besides, we can't control who buys us. Either they will or they won't care about our cultures and histories. That just adds to the wild adventure.

Ying Li: But...   A loud sound is heard. The dolls are in the window of World Girl World and the shutters are coming up. Outside are girls and their mothers.

Girls: (shout)     The first customers walk into the store.

Introduction: Slot Machine: Muffy

Sue Ellen park her bike in front of the Crosswire’s entrance. Muffy holds the door open for her.

Muffy: I'm so glad you're into World Girl dolls, too, Sue Ellen. Francine doesn't care about them all.   They walk up the staircase

Sue Ellen: I didn't say "dolls," I said "doll." I only have one World Girl, Pema from Tibet.

Muffy: You're going to die when you see what I've done with my closet. I made it into a true World Girl world.    They run the rest of the way. Muffy’s large closet if full of dolls and their accessories.   Ta-da!

Sue Ellen: Hh!  Ying-Li is from China. Pyramids are Egyptian. You've arranged this all wrong. She picks up the Chinese doll that sat beside a model pyramid.

Muffy: World Girl isn't about right and wrong. It's about collecting. And what a collection it is!

Sue Ellen: This hula skirt doesn't belong on Greta. And what's Cleopatra doing in a convertible? Don't you read the World Girl books?    She takes the Cleopatra doll out of the toy car.

Muffy: I have hundreds of them in these humidity-controlled cases.

Sue Ellen: But do you read them? If you did, you might have some respect for historical accuracy.

Muffy: Sue Ellen, are you just jealous because I have so many World Girl dolls and you only have Puma?

Sue Ellen: Pema. Her name's Pema. And how could I be jealous when you don't even know the point of Word Girl?

Muffy: Collecting, that is the point.

Sue Ellen: The point is connecting, connecting to cultures.

Muffy: Where's the fun in that?    There is a knock on the door. Bailey comes in with an old-fashioned corded phone.

Bailey: Francine, Miss Muffy.

Francine is at home bouncing a soccer ball on her knee while watching a World Girl commercial on TV.

Muffy: Hello?

Francine: Are you watching TV? Your World Girl thing is getting totally out of control. There's a commercial for a Word Girl World on TV and...

Muffy: World Girl World! Quick, Sue Ellen, turn on the TV!

Sue Ellen jumps on the bed and turns on the TV in Muffy’s room.

Francine: It's ridiculous. I mean, a whole world devoted to dumb dolls?

Commercial: With a World Girl World opening near you, you no longer have to shop by catalog for your favorite doll. Imagine a place certified just for you and your World Girl, where you can bring all her worldly splendors back to your very own home. Come to the grand opening in Elwood City this weekend.

Muffy+Sue Ellen: That was amazing!

Francine: You're kidding, right? That was disgusting!

Muffy: We're going to opening day, all three of us. World Girl World this weekend!

Muffy and Sue Ellen jump on the bed. Muffy holds the handset while Bailey still holds the rest of the phone.

Sue Ellen: I can't wait to visit Little Tibet! I can get Pema's yak weaving loom. I've saved up fifteen dollars.

Muffy: Fifteen dollars? Sue Ellen, fifteen dollars won't even pay for a miniature yak hairbrush.

Francine: See what I'm talking about? It's all a giant rip-off. No way am I going. Bye.   She hangs up.

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Muffy and Francine are eating lunch on the jungle gym.

Francine: For the last time, you can count me out. I don't play with dolls, remember?

Muffy: World Girl isn't about playing.

Francine: I know, I know, it's about collecting. But I'd rather spend my time and money on real things.

Muffy: I'll buy you the World Girl of your choice if you come.

Francine: No, thanks.   She slides down the slide.

Muffy: And after the grand opening we'll have a sleepover, you, me and Sue Ellen, and we'll do whatever activity you want.

Francine: A sleepover? Okay, I'll go. But only to prove it's a scan to sell useless stuff.

Muffy: Yippee! I'll go tell Sue Ellen.     She slides down the slide.

Francine: But there's no way buying a doll. Never.