April 9th/Transcript

Armstrongs' House

• 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

• (David looks at the calendar and notices its April 9th)
• David: 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.: Mom! 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: (jumps) (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.

---April 9th---

• Binky: Ohhhhhhhh...
• (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) Oohh...
• 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 backpack)
• Sue Ellen: My journal!
• (Firefighter hoses the pile of chairs and the backpack)
• Sue Ellen: (sobs, her parents comfort her)
• (David Read 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.
• 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

Arthur and his friend at the bottom of Arthur's tree house.

• 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 Mighty Mountain! Have you seen those kids? They're huge!
• Arthur: I'm just glad my dad got out okay. He could have been really hurt.
• Binky: Yup. Those flames were spreading pretty fast.
• Arthur: You actually saw the flames?
• Francine: No way!
• Buster: What'd they look like?
• Binky: Heh, it was no big deal.
• Buster: Really? Weren't you scared?
• Binky: Nahh. Takes more than a fire to scare me.
• Francine: Oh come on Binky, you must have been a little scared.
• Binky: Nope.
• Buster: Wow, I know I would be. With that black smoke around and that suffocating heat and the-
• Binky: (interupting) Knock it off! I said I wasn't scared, end of conversation! (takes Buster's ice cream cone and walks away)
• Buster: What's gotten into him? He usually just takes the top scoop.
• (Sue Ellen is in the treehouse, crying)
• Muffy: Why is she still upset? It's just a journal. You can buy them at any stationary store.
• Francine: (annoyed) She's had that journal since first grade, Muffy.
• Buster: I've kept a cupcake since first grade. Well actually, it's just half a cupcake, I ate some of it last week and you know what? The icing was still soft.
• (Everybody is grossed out)

Binky's House

• (Binky is flipping through the channels.)
• Binky's Mom: Here honey, some oatmeal cookies? I just baked them.
• Binky: Sure! Thanks mom!
• (Binky goes to Bionic Bunny)
• Bionic Bunny: Fear not little girl, your kitten is saved!
• Binky: Cool, Bionic Bunny!
• Little Girl: Oh thank you, thank you! I don't know what I would done if I had lost Fireball!
• Bionic Bunny: Hmmmm.. Fireball... Fireball... where have I heard that name before? I've got it! It's the name of the cat of my old arch-villain, Hothead. Hahaha. What a coincidence.
• Bionic Bunny: Wait, that's no coincidence!
• (The girl transforms into Hothead)
• Hothead: Yes, my long-eared friend. We meet again.
• (Bionic Bunny fights with Hothead)
• Hothead: Is it getting hot in here? Or is it just YOU.....
• (Binky leaves the room, scared, and sweating.)
• Binky's Mom: Binky, I thought you might like some- (she is surprised, Binky isn't there. And he left the cookies)

Mighty Mountain

• (Mighty Mountain kids are picking on George, one of them is Sam Scarborough)
• Hey! You can't pick on George, he's from my class! Only I can pick on him!
• (Bullies walk away, and George gives Binky his snack)
• Binky: Thanks!

Muffy Offers Sue Ellen a New Journal

• (Gives journal to Sue Ellen)
• Muffy: Here. I was going to wrap it, but I couldn't find any paper that matched.
• Sue Ellen: What is it?
• Muffy: A new journal. With acid free paper and foav-velvet cover. You seemed seemed so upset about your old one. I thought this would cheer you up.
• Sue Ellen: Thanks, but I don't want it.
• Muffy: (surprised) You don't want it? Why? This is much nicer then that ratty one you had.
• Sue Ellen: That ratty thing I had was filled with personal stuff. Stuff that can't be replaced. But thanks for the thought, Muffy.
• Muffy: (shouting) THIS WASN'T CHEAP YOU KNOW! EIGHT DOLLARS! AND IT WAS ON SALE!

Buster Talks to Mighty Mountain Kids About the Fire

• Buster: Smoke was everywhere. You could hardly see your own hand!
• Mighty Mountain Kids: (gasp)
• Buster: Suddenly, the whole wall burst into flames! I ran as hard as I could and then I-
• Arthur: Buster, what are you talking about? You weren't even there!
• Buster: Ummm.. okay. I wasn't there. But these are all true accounts told to me by actual witnesses!
• Arthur: No they aren't. Don't listen to a word he said, he made it all up.
• Mighty Mountain Kids: Awww man. (walks away)
• Buster: What'd do that for? They were really enjoying the story!
• (bell rings)
• Arthur: Because it's not a story. It really happened! Do you realize that my dad could have been really hurt in that fire?
• Buster: Oh. I guess I never thought of it that way. How 'bout I only tell the part when the brave firefighters used axes to chop through the doors and then they-
• (Arthur walks away)
• Arthur: Do whatever you want Buster. I don't care!

Buster Eating Dinner

• Buster: Mom, why don't I feel as upset as the other kids about the fire?
• Buster's Mom: Well it might be because you weren't actually there. But it's okay Buster, there's no one way you have to feel.
• Buster: I just wish I felt something.
• Buster's Mom: Sometimes it just takes some people a little longer than others to feel upset.
• Buster: Really? Can it take days? Aw I hope I don't get upset tomorrow afternoon, there's a two hour Bionic Bunny special I wanna watch.
• Buster's Mom: I don't know how long it'll take sweety. But you might wanna tape that special. There's something I'd like you to do tomorrow.

Arthur's House at Night

• Dad: Good night Arthur.
• Arthur: Good night, Dad.
• Arthur: Oh dad, where's you're next catering job going to be?
• Dad: I have one at the aquarium next week. Convention of Deep Sea Fisherman.
• Arthur: The aquarium? Good. I was worried that it might be at another school.
• Dad: Arthur, schools are safe places. The fire chief said it was just some faulty wiring.
• Arthur: I know, but I'm still happy you're not going back into a school. Good night.
• (Arthur's dad shuts door)

Arthur's Nightmare

• Pirate: And this one's from a moray eel.
• Troll: 18 stitches from that vicious cod.
• Diver: I have a middle bite.
• (Arthur's dad is preparing food)
• Buff Pirate: Iy Read, more of them crabcakes about.
• Dad: Coming right up.
• (Octopus is eyeing Arthur's dad)
• Arthur's Dad: Arahagh Help! (gargles)
• (Octopus drowns him, the pirates cheer the octopus on)
• Arthur: Hey! That's my dad! Someone help em! Daddddd!
• Pirate: Sorry lad, I can't let you go in there. It's too dangerous.

(Arthur wakes up)

• Arthur: Oh no!

Elwood City Hospital

(Buster visits Mr. Morris over his broken leg.)

• Buster: Good morning Mr. Morris! My name is Buster Baxter. And I'm here to see how you're doing!
• Mr. Morris: Are you a doctor?
• Buster: Um no. I'm a third grader from Lakewood Elementary School.
• Mr. Morris: Good. The doctors say I have to go easy on the sweets, but that Crosswire kid sent me five boxes of those truffle things. Take your coat off, make yourself comfortable!
• Buster: Uhh thanks, but I've gotta meet someone. I just came to drop these off. They're from my mom.
• Mr. Morris: Oh, okay. (cough) Tell her thanks. (inhales from inhaler)
• Buster: Hey I have asthma too! See?
• Mr. Morris: Ey, I like your color choice. Do you also have allergies? I've got pollen, dander, and peanuts. But not chocolate. Thank goodness! (offers Buster chocolate) Here, have as many as you'd like.
• Buster: (puts flowers on table, and takes the chocolate) Mmmm. I guess I can be a little late.

Mighty Mountain Day 2

• Buster: (telling the Brain) And Mr. Morris plays the accordion, and speaks Portugese, and even worked as a dog groomer once.
• Arthur: Wow, he sounds really interesting. (yawn)
• Buster: You don't sound too interested.
• Arthur: Sorry Buster, I'm just tired. I had the worst nightmare last night.
• Buster: Did you have pepperoni right before bed? If I eat pepperoni after 8 I dream that penguins are after me!
• (Francine playing a Mighty Mountain girl in thumb wrestling NOTE: It's the same girl as the one in Nicked by a Name.)
• Francine: I can't believe it! You kids even beat us in thumb wrestling! C'mon, best of 7!
• (Muffy talking to Sue Ellen)
• Muffy: You're going to love this one. See? I had it personalized for you.
• Sue Ellen: (reading) Property of Sue Ellen.
• Muffy: And it's bound in genuine imitation suede. But wait, don't thank me yet, it also comes with this stunning pen!
• Sue Ellen: (sigh) Thank you Muffy. I feel so much better now.

Halls of the School

• (Hand reaches out and pulls fire alarm...)
• (Meanwhile, in the classroom...)
• Buster: A test?
• Arthur: Well, atleast some things never change.
• Everybody:Hears the alarm and gasps

Stay tuned...

Outside Mighty Mountain

• Francine: I just overheard.It's a false alarm.
• Buster:A false alarm! Aww! So I'm still the only one who hasn't been through a fire? What rotten luck!
• Arthur: Buster! That's good luck!
• Francine: Not for the person who pulled the fire alarm.
• Buster:(gasp) Someone pulled the fire alarm?
• Arthur: Who would do a thing like that?
• Francine:(Shrugs)

(Binky walks by)

• Did you see those Mighty Mountain dweebs run? (laughs) What a bunch of scaredy-cats. But I was really impressed with those firefighters. It only took them 3 minutes and 29 seconds to get there.It's nice to know they're so fast.

(Francine, Buster and Arthur stare at him)

• Binky:What? You don't think I... 
• Firefighter: (clears throat) (Binky turns around) Is this your knapsack? (holds it up) It was found beneath the fire alarm.

UNFINISHED