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Arthur's Lost Library Book/Transcript
Arthur: The library's great. It's got all kinds of music to listen to…story time for kids.
D.W., Bear, Rabbit: Aagh!
Nigel Ratburn: Whoa! I'm not eating that. It's spoiled!
Arthur: And books for everybody.
Brain: Did you know that chalk is derived from fossilised seashells?
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?
Arthur: Sorry Francine, Buster just called me.
Buster: No, I didn't.
Arthur: What are you reading?
Buster: A joke book. Hey, what do you call two banana peels?
Arthur: I don't know.
Buster: A pair of slippers!
Arthur: I love it here, but last week I never thought they'd let me in again.
Paige Turner: Sssh!
D.W.: Chapter 1. Arthur Goes To The Library.
Arthur: I'll get this one and.…Wow! I'll have to read that! This too.
Francine: Why don’t you just take one?
Arthur: One? I wanna read them all. And this one too.
Paige Turner: You're one under the limit.
Arthur: You mean I can take one more?
Paige Turner: The new Scare Your Pants Off is in.
Arthur: Wow! The Mysterious Hand. It’s brand new! No-one has ever opened it!
Francine: You have enough books already.
Buster: You can't read them all in two weeks.
Sue Ellen: No, give it to me!
Arthur: I wanna read it first, then you can.
Buster: Don't be a pig!
Francine: That's too many!
Brain: You already have enough books.
Arthur: This isn't too many. You're mad cos you were too slow.
All: Oh, man!
D.W.: Chapter 2. One Week Later.
Jane Read: Arthur!
Arthur: What? What, Mom?
Jane Read: I found this in the laundry. You have to be careful with library books.
Arthur: I AM careful.
Jane Read: Aren't they due soon?
Arthur: Next week. I still have a couple left to read.
Arthur: I'll give you two of these for one of those, and two more for that one.
Buster: Is that one of your library books?
Arthur: Oh, yeah. How did it get out here?
Buster: Was The Mysterious Hand good?
Arthur: Oh, wow! I forgot I had that one.
Buster: No-one else did. There's a list to take it out after you return it.
Arthur: I'll start it tonight.
Arthur: Hmm!
D.W.: What are you hiding from?
Arthur: I'm not. I'm looking for The Mysterious Hand.
D.W.: There it is.
Arthur: Ow! Where is it?
D.W.: Over here!
Arthur: D.W.!
D.W.: Mom, Arthur's chasing me!
Arthur: Where did I put it?
David Read: I looked at those books when you brought them home. You didn't have that one.
Arthur: I didn't? Someone could have taken it when I was leaving the library. This calls for detective work. I have to call Buster. Wait! I can't call Buster. He's a suspect. Everybody's a suspect. No, not everybody. There's one person who would never want to read that book, or any book.
Binky: You want me to help you find out who took some dopey book?
Arthur: You're the only one who can help me, Binky. You don't even read comic strips.
Binky: If they were good, they'd be on TV. What do you want me to do?
Arthur: We have to cleverly narrow down the suspects.
Binky: Do I get a badge?
Arthur: No.
D.W.: Chapter 3. The Investigation.
All: Aggh!
Arthur: Hi, Brain.
Arthur: I've narrowed it down to three suspects - Buster Baxter, Francine Franski and Sue Ellen Armstrong. How did you do?
Binky: Everyone I talked to was afraid. Very suspicious.
Arthur: Why don't I focus on my suspects and you focus on yours?
Binky: Right.
Arthur: Do you like my drawing?
Sue Ellen: This looks like The Mysterious Hand. I just finished reading it.
Arthur: I should've known it was you! Just give me the book back and I won't tell anyone.
Sue Ellen: It's MY book. I had to buy it because you had the library's only copy. Hey!
Francine: Arthur, I didn't take that book.
Arthur: What do you mean?
Francine: Muffy says you think I stole it. But I think you lost it. I told you you had too many books.
Binky: Where is it?
George: What?
Binky: Come on, hand it over.
Arthur: Hey, Binky. You have to tell them WHAT you want.
Binky: If they took it, they'll know. There's another suspect. Hey, you!
Buster: Arthur, Francine says you think I stole The Mysterious Hand.
Arthur: It's gone. You wanted it.
Buster: You probably lost it.
Arthur: I've looked absolutely everywhere.
Buster: Maybe giant mutant mole people took it!
Arthur: Oh, right(!)
Giant Mutant Mole Woman: I don't have it. You got it?
Giant Mutant Mole Man: No.
Buster: All I can say is, you'd better find it because we all want to read it.
D.W.: Chapter 4. It's Lost. OK? Face it. You lost it.
Echoey Voices: 'We know you're in there. We know you're in there.'
Police in helicopter: Throw out the book gently, son, and no-one will get hurt. You can't escape the long arm of the law.
[ARTHUR SCREAMS]
Arthur: Oh, no!
Paige Turner: We have special rules for little boys who lose library books.
David and Jane Read: Huh?!
Jane Read: Arthur, what's this?
Arthur: It's how I have to check out library books now. [HE SCREAMS]
Paige Turner: Next time, don't make me use the crank.
D.W.: You're not going to find the book in your cereal.
David Read: You'll have to pay for the book.
Arthur: Fifteen dollars?! That's three action figures! Oh-h!
Paige Turner: Did you enjoy all the books?
Arthur: All except the one I lost - The Mysterious Hand. I'll have to pay for it.
Paige Turner: It's not lost. That boy just returned it.
Arthur: Huh? Binky, you found it! You found it! Who had it?
Binky: A boy from school.
Arthur: Which boy?
Binky: Me.
Arthur: Very funny! No, who really had it?
Binky: Me! I found it on the sidewalk. I started reading it. It's really good. I never thought it was the one you lost because you'd never throw a library book on the ground. But when no one else had it, I figured it might be the same one.
Arthur: Why didn't you tell me?
Binky: I thought you'd laugh at me.
Arthur: I wouldn't laugh at you.
Binky: You just did.
Arthur: Oh, yeah. Sorry.
Binky: Don't blab it around that I'm reading books...or else!
Arthur: Since I didn't read that book, can I check it out again?
Paige Turner: Sorry, you can't renew it because there's a waiting list.
Arthur: O-oh!
D.W.: The End! Scared you, didn't I? Woooah!