Editing Arthur's Lost Library Book/Transcript

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(Arthur shows us around the Elwood City Library...)
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[[Arthur Read|'''Arthur''']]: The library's great. It's got all kinds of music to listen to... (walks past Mr. Haney dancing to some 50s-style rock music playing from a headset) ...story time for kids. 

(We see Mr. Ratburn putting on a puppet show, reenacting the painting "The Sleeping Gypsy"...) 
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'''D.W., Bear, Rabbit''': AAAAAH!
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'''[[Nigel Ratburn]]''': (as the lion, coughs) Whoa! I'm not eating that. It's spoiled! (the kids laugh) 
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'''Arthur''': And books for everybody! (he approaches his friends reading)
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'''[[Alan Powers|Brain]]''': Did you know that chalk is derived from fossilised seashells? 
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'''[[Francine Frensky|Francine]]''': I'm reading about sports rules so I know officially how much better I am than everybody else. Unless you would like to challenge me? 
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'''Arthur''': Sorry Francine, Buster just called me. (dashes off)
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'''[[Buster Baxter|Buster]]''': No, I didn't. (laughs as he reads a joke book) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': What are you reading? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': A joke book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Hey, what do you call two banana peels? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I don't know. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': A pair of slippers! (he and Arthur enjoy a good laugh) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I love it here, but last week I never thought they'd let me in again.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''[[Paige Turner]]''': (from off-screen) Shhh!



<p class="MsoNormal">(The title card plays, and then a mysterious green monster hand with yellow warts takes a book off a library shelf...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Monster''': Chapter 1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Arthur Goes To The Library.



<p class="MsoNormal">(Arthur and his friends arrive at the library, and Arthur begins selecting books to take out...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I'll get this one and....Wow! I'll have to read that!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>This too. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Francine''': Why don't you just take one?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': One? I wanna read them all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>And this one too. (goes to the check-out desk) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': You're one under the limit. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': You mean I can take one more? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': The new ''Scare Your Pants Off ''is in.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': (takes a look) Wow! ''The Mysterious Hand''.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (other kids overhear Arthur and rush to grab the book) </span>It's brand new!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>No-one has ever opened it! (takes it) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Francine''': Come on Arthur, you have enough books already!



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': You can't read them all in two weeks. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''[[Sue Ellen Armstrong|Sue Ellen]]''': No, give it to me. 



<p class="MsoNormal">(They chase Arthur to the check-out desk, but it's too late; Arthur has checked it out.) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I wanna read it first, then you can. (takes his books, puts on his bicycle helmet and leaves) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': Don't be a pig! 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Francine''': That's too many!



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Brain''': You already have enough books. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': This isn't too many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You're mad 'cause you were too slow. (takes off on his bicycle) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''All''': Oh, man!



<p class="MsoNormal">(But as Arthur rides, trying to balance all his books, a tree branch knocks ''The Mysterious Hand'' off the top of the pile without noticing. We see a boy's hand picking up the book...)



<p class="MsoNormal">(The "Mysterious Hand" rips a week's worth of pages off a calendar...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Monster.''': Chapter 2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>One Week Later.



<p class="MsoNormal">(Jane is doing laundry, but finds one of Arthur's library books.)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''[[Jane Read]]''': Arthur!



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': What? What, Mom? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Jane Read''': I found this in the laundry.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You have to be careful with library books.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I AM careful.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Jane Read''': Aren't they due soon?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Next week. I still have a couple left to read.



<p class="MsoNormal">(In the treehouse, Arthur and Buster are trading baseball cards...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I'll give you two of these for one of those, and two more for that one.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': Is that one of your library books? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Oh, yeah. How did it get out here? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': Was ''The Mysterious Hand'' good? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Oh, wow! I forgot I had that one.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': Well, nobody else did. There's a waiting list to take it out after you return it.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I'll start it tonight.



<p class="MsoNormal">(Arthur gathers the rest of his library books, but can't find ''The Mysterious Hand'' book. He looks under his bed...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Hmm! 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''D.W.''': What are you hiding from? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I'm not. I'm looking for ''The Mysterious Hand''. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''D.W.''': There it is. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': (bumps his head) Ow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Where is it? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''D.W.''': Over here! (she makes a shadow of her hand with Arthur's nightstand lamp) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': D.W.! 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''D.W.''': (running out of the room) Mom, Arthur's chasing me! 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Where did I put it?



<p class="MsoNormal">(A montage shows Arthur looking for the book in the laundry basket, in the living room, and in David's catering kitchen...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''David Read''': I looked at those books when you brought them home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You didn't have that one.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I didn't?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Someone could have taken it when I was leaving the library.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>This calls for detective work. I have to call Buster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  (walks out of the garage with Pal) </span>Wait! I can't call Buster. He's a suspect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Everybody's a suspect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>No, not everybody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>There's one person who would never want to read that book, or any book.



<p class="MsoNormal">(In their classroom, Arthur comes up to Binky...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''[[Binky Barnes|Binky]]''': You want me to help you find out who took some dopey book?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': You're the only one who can help me, Binky. You don't even read comic strips. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': (making a weird face) If they were good, they'd be on TV.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>What do you want me to do? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': We have to cleverly narrow down the suspects.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': Do I get a badge? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': No.



<p class="MsoNormal">(A "Private Eye" badge swirls towards the camera on a purple background...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Monster.''': Chapter 3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The Investigation.



<p class="MsoNormal">(The Mysterious Hand moves the "Private Eye" screen down to reveal Arthur Binky towering over some kids...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''All''': AAAAAAAaaaaAAAAAAAh!



<p class="MsoNormal">(No luck. Arthur and Binky confront George in the cafetorium reading a book, but he doesn't have it. Outside the school, Arthur watches The Brain in a tree, but falls off the branch...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Uh... (chuckles nervously) Hi, Brain.



<p class="MsoNormal">(Later at the Sugar Bowl, Arthur shows three drawings of suspects to Binky as they have hot chocolate and donuts...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I've narrowed it down to three suspects - Buster Baxter, Francine Frensky, and Sue Ellen Armstrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>How did you do? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': Everyone I talked to was afraid. Very suspicious.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Why don't I focus on my suspects and you focus on yours? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': Right.



<p class="MsoNormal">(They get up and leave, but Muffy gives a suspicious look from the other booth. In Lakewood Elementary's art classroom, Arthur shows Sue Ellen a drawing he made of the book cover of ''The Mysterious Hand''...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Do you like my drawing? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Sue Ellen''': This looks like ''The Mysterious Hand''.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  (holds up the book) </span>I just finished reading it.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I should've known it was you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  (tries to grab the book out of her hands) </span>Just give me the book back and I won't tell anyone.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Sue Ellen''': It's MY book. I had to BUY it because you had the library's only copy! (Arthur legs go, and Sue Ellen falls backward)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Hey!



<p class="MsoNormal">(In the playground, Arthur talk to Francine as she swings...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Francine''': Arthur, I didn't take that book.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': What do you mean? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Francine''': Muffy says you think I stole it. But I think you lost it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">   </span>I told you you had too many books.



<p class="MsoNormal">(In another part of the playground, Binky confronts George...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': Where is it?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''George''': What?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': Come on, hand it over. (George runs off)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Hey, Binky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You have to tell them WHAT you want.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': If they took it, they'll know. There's another suspect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Hey, you! (he runs off)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': (approaches Arthur) Arthur, Francine says you think I stole ''The Mysterious Hand''. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': It's gone. You wanted it. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': You probably lost it.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I've looked absolutely everywhere.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': Maybe giant mutant mole people took it! 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Oh, right...



<p class="MsoNormal">(Underground, we see two mole people with tracking equipment...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Giant Mutant Mole Woman''': I don't have it. You got it?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Giant Mutant Mole Man''': No.



<p class="MsoNormal">(Above ground...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Buster''': All I can say is, you'd better find it because we all want to read it. (walks off)



<p class="MsoNormal">(We see the Mysterious Hand pulling a curtain open...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Monster.''': Chapter 4.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>It's Lost,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>OK? Face it. You lost it.



<p class="MsoNormal">(Arthur is moaning in his sleep, and is having a nightmare where scary ghoulish creatures are outside his house...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Echoey Voices''': 'We know you're in there!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>We know you're in there!



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Aaaaah!



<p class="MsoNormal">''(Police cars and a helicopter are outside the house.)''



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Police officer '''''(over loudspeaker in helicopter)'': Throw out the book gently, son, and no one will get hurt.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>You can't escape the long arm of the law!



<p class="MsoNormal">''(A literally long, giant arm goes through the front door, grabs Arthur and pulls him through town into the library)''



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': AAAAAAAAAAAH! YEOWWWWWWW! AAAAaAAAAAAAAAH! Whoaaaaaaa! Oh, no! 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': We have special rules for little boys who lose library books.



<p class="MsoNormal">''(A little later in Arthur's dream, the parents notice a chain going into Arthur's room.)''



<p class="MsoNormal">'''David and Jane Read''': Huh?! 



<p class="MsoNormal">(They see Arthur reading ''The Mysterious Hand'' with a chain attached to it.)  



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Jane Read''': Arthur, what's this? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': It's how I have to check out library books now!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>''(the chain suddenly moves, taking Arthur and the book on it)'' Whoaaaaaaa! AAAAaAAAAAAAAAH!<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': ''(reels Arthur in on the chained book)'' Next time, don't make me use the crank!<p class="MsoNormal">''(Arthur finally wakes up and screams, his mouth shutting to the beat of the creepy music. The next morning at breakfast, Arthur, tired, tries to eat his cereal.)''



<p class="MsoNormal">'''D.W.''': You're not going to find the book in your cereal.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''David Read''': You'll have to pay for the book.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': $15?! That's three action figures!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Ohh!



<p class="MsoNormal">(Later, at the library, Arthur is returning his books...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': Did you enjoy all the books?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': All except the one I lost - ''The Mysterious Hand''.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  I guess </span>I'll have to pay for it.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': It's not lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> Here it is. (holds it up) </span>That boy just returned it. (points to Binky)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Huh?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Binky, you found it! You found it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Who had it? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': A boy from school. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Which boy?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': (looking ashamed) Me.  



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': (laughs) Very funny! No, who really had it? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': (seriously) Me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (a flashback shows Binky picking up the book and reading it) </span>I found it on the sidewalk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>I started reading it. It's really good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (the flashback ends) </span>I never thought it was the one you lost because you'd never throw a library book on the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>But when no one else had it, I figured it might be the same one. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Why didn't you tell me?



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': I thought you'd laugh at me. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': I wouldn't laugh at you.



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': You just did. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': (ashamed) Oh, yeah. Sorry. 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Binky''': (threateningly) Don't blab it around that I'm reading books...or else! (makes a fist) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': (goes back to the check-out desk) Since I didn't read that book, can I check it out again? 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Paige Turner''': Sorry, you can't renew it because there's a waiting list. (shows a very long list) 



<p class="MsoNormal">'''Arthur''': Ohhhh!



<p class="MsoNormal">(We see the "Mysterious Hand" monster was really D.W. wearing rubber monster gloves and speaking through a cardboard tube...)



<p class="MsoNormal">'''D.W.''': The End!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (does a creepy laugh) </span>Scared you, didn't I?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> (in a spooky voice) </span>Wooaah! '''Arthur:''' D.W.!!
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