D.W., the Picky Eater (episode)/Transcript

(This episode begins when Jane comes home with the groceries while D.W. is asking for a cold, red freezy-pop.)

• D.W.: Mom, I hope you got me the red freezy-pops, cause I only like the red ones!
• Arthur: Orange and purple are good, too.
• D.W.: Aw, but red tastes better.
• Arthur's Mom: Help me put away the groceries, then you can have a red freezy-pop.
• Kate: Ew, gross! It's looking at me! You're not going to feed us a dead fish, are you?
• Arthur's Mom: This is salmon ! You've eaten it before.
• Kate: Well, it's never looked at me before!

(D.W. begins to taunt Kate, for not liking the salmon Jane has buyed.)

• D.W.: The baby's scared of salmon!
• Kate: I am not scared! Salmon smells funny, and I hate food that smells funny. Are these green eyeballs?
• Arthur: No, they're olives.
• D.W.: And they're not looking at you.
• Kate: Cucumbers: yucky, tomatoes: yucky! Mmm, peanut butter. And jelly, yummy! Mmm, white bread... ugh, yucky crusts!
• Arthur: My and D.W.'s baby sister Kate is what you might call: a picky eater.
• Kate: Yuck, spinach! I hate spinach! Spinach is the worstest, most disgustingest food in the universe!
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(At the dinner table, D.W. talks to Arthur about the yucky food she hates.)

• Kate: ...And stinky cheese; I never realized how many yucky foods there are, like tapioca and lima beans, and, uh, did I mention spinach?
• Arthur: Yes!
• Kate: And this! Ughh!

(Arthur's dad gives D.W. a bowl of Tequila Splash Shrimp and Kate thinks she does not like it.)

• Arthur's Dad: D.W., you don't even know what it is. How can you say you don't like it?
• Kate: Okay, what is it?
• Arthur's Dad: Tequila Splash Shrimp! It's a new recipe.
• Kate: It's part of the smelly fish family and I don't like the smelly fish family!
• D.W.: Before you know it, me neither
• Arthur: *sigh* Face it! You don't like anything!
• D.W. (V.O.): I do, too, like spinach, Parisian mushrooms, pinnaple, garlic, anchoives and raspberry jelly and peanut butter and tuna and chocolate, and hazelnuts, and birthday cake, and black olives, and popcorn, and uh... Um....

(At the restaurant, the water gives the family the food they ordered.)

• Arthur's Dad (V.O.): Mmm, looks good!
• Kate: Tapioca, yucky, carrot tops, yucky, fish bits, yucky and smelly... Hey, What kind of a salad is this in my mushed vegetables?
• Arthur: Uh-oh, she's gonna pop.
• Kate: This isn't lettuce! Just spinach!
• Waiter: Is something the matter?
• Kate: This is spinach, and like the other babies of this restaurent... I... HATE... SPIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH!!!

(D.W. throws the salad into the waiter's face, and he gets discouraged and very, very angry. Everyone in the restaurant gasps, including all the kids.)

• Waiter: That's it! I quit!
• Arthur's Mom: KATE READ, STOP!!

(On the way home, Arthur discusses to Grandma Thora about what his sister, D.W., did. She is seen in the kitchen by eating the Tequila Splash shrimp rest)

• Grandma Thora: Back so soon? Did you have a good time?
• Arthur: D.W. punched her salad, and it exploded! ...Uh, all over the waiter and everyone was staring at us.
• D.W.: They were not! Everyone's making Kate's picky eater attitude into such a big deal.
• Kate: But That's the biggest deal I ever seen of my life !
• Arthur's Mom: No more restaurants for you until you can behave and learn to eat what's placed in front of you, and also to not break the babys' meal pyramid of you, Very young lady. Now, go to your room!

(Kate gets grounded for a week and punished from eating at restaurants until she can behave, and then she is sent to her room. Arthur then reminds his mom about Grandma Thora's birthday at the Once Upon a Restaurant.)

• Arthur: What about Grandma Thora's birthday at the Once Upon a Restaurant next week?
• D.W.: Kate's just getting banned from all the restaurants, so she can't come.
• Arthur: Wow, too bad! *sighs* Dining Event without Kate: I guess we'll just have to suffer through it without her.
• Grandma Thora: If Kate - who is a baby - is punished from coming to the restaurant, I'd be just as happy coming over here for dinner.
• Arthur's Mom: Great Idea if Kate will not be joining us.
• Arthur: What?! And miss Once Upon a Restaurant?
• Grandma Thora: It just wouldn't be a "happy birthday" if Kate wasn't there!
• Arthur's Mom: And miss Once Upon a Restaurant is my responsability for teach good manners to babies.
• Arthur: But that's the best restaurant ever! This isn't fair! Am I supposed to everything with D.W.? or Kate, so ?

(Arthur dreams of what he could do without his sister, D.W., like when he was an astronaut going to Jupiter.)

• Computer Voice (V.O.): One minute until blast off. 57.. 56... 55... 54... 53...
• Announcer: Captain Read, how does it feel to be the first astronaut to go to Jupiter?
• Astronaut Arthur: I've been preparing for this trip for 20 years, and I'm very excited.
• Space Manager: Captain Read, where's your sister, D.W.? Isn't she going with you?
• Astronaut Arthur: Of course not! Why would she be going into space with me?
• Space Manager: Number 325, D.W.'s not with him. She'll not be going up.

(Just there, the space managers cancel Astronaut Arthur's mission to outer space. Astronaut Arthur is worried and gets punished for this.)

• Space Scientist: Scrub it!
• Computer Voice (V.O.): ...There's been a mistake! This mission is being cancelled.
• Astronaut Arthur: What's going on? But why?
• Space Manager: You know the rules. You don't get to do anything without your sister!
• Astronaut Arthur: Nooooo!

(Back at home, Arthur is crosses off a day out of his calendar before his Grandma Thora's birthday party. His dog, Pal, is with him.)

• Arthur (V.O.): Only 6 days before Grandma Thora's birthday, Pal. That doesn't give us much time! (Pal whimpers) *sighs* If only Kate already knew what she was missing. That's it!

(At the park, Arthur rides his bicycle to the park, where he meets D.W. at the sidewalk.)

• Arthur: Hey D.W., wanna ride bikes with me?
• D.W.: Sure! I'll go get mine!
• Kate: Hey, guys, wait for me! I... Hey, wait a minute! What are you trying to pull here?
• Arthur (V.O.): Nothing! It's the Once Upon a Restaurant! Let's stop and take a look.
• D.W. and Kate: O.K.
• D.W.: Look, Kate, there's a Frog Prince!
• Kate: A Frog Prince? So where is it? I want to kiss him...
• Arthur: And look at that unicorn!
• Kate: I really wish I can ride a pony like that...
• Arthur (V.O.): Wouldn't you like to see the unicorn up close on Saturday at Grandma Thora's birthday party?
• Kate: Yes!
• Arthur: Really?
• Kate: Absolutly Real...

(Jane arrives behind Arthur, D.W. and Kate, about to fetch Kate back)

• Arthur's Mom: Snack time, Kate, come home with me!
• Kate: Oh mom!
• Arthur's Mom: KATE, YES, HONEY, NOW!

(Back at the Sugar Bowl, Arthur and his friends are talking about D.W. not trying to eat anything new. This confuses Francine.)

• Arthur: It's persistently no use! Kate won't try eating anything new. I'll never get to go to the Once Upon a Restaurant!
• Francine: My cousin's friend said that they have boats that take you right to your... *Muffy kicks Francine* Ow! Hey, why'd you? *chuckles* Oh! I mean, you're probably not missing that much.
• Arthur: I just have to figure out some way to get her to eat what's placed in front of her, and I only have 5 days left before Grandma Thora's birthday.
• Buster: Hey, why don't you just trick her?
• Arthur: Hey!
• (at the treehouse)
• Arthur: Boy, Buster, that's the best peanut butter and blueberry jelly scone I've ever tasted.
• Buster (V.O.): But oh look, I've made too many!
• Kate: What's all this racket? PBJ Scones?! Hey, can I take one?
• Arthur: Well, I don't know, Kate, you don't like anything and mom didn't make them. Buster did!
• Buster (V.O.): Oh, let her have one. You were wrong, Arthur. She loves it! There's nothing that perks up a PBJ sandwich like... spinach.

(Disgusted, Kate vomits the scone. The scene skips to the next day at school, with Arthur even more worried.)

• Francine (V.O.): What's wrong Arthur? You look worried.
• Arthur: I'm running out of time, only 3 days left.
• Muffy: D.W. has to see someone she admires eating spinach. Trust me, that's how our butler got our dog to try a new brand of dog food.
• Arthur: It just might work! But,who does she admire?

(They all choose Muffy for the role, and Arthur takes D.W. to her house.)

• Muffy: Thank you Bailey. You know, spinach is my favorite food in the whole wide world. Sometimes I just get a craving for it.

(Muffy tries to eat a bite, but a fly gets on it. She yells, making Kate laughing and cheering, because she thinks Muffy is a clown. It then goes to the next day at recess.)

• Francine: Seeing as you only have 2 days left until your grandmothers birthday, it's time you call in an expert.
• Arthur: You have an expert?
• Francine: Me!

(They then go over to Arthur's house to convince Kate to eat new things, taking her little cousin Conrad with them.)

• Francine: Whoa! this baby is really autonomous and greedy! He can eat two plates of spinach all by himself! I can believe it's Kate who can't do that!
• (Kate then runs in the room.)
• Kate: Conrad, stop! It's a "made-for-byby trick"! Don't eat it!
• Arthur:But Kate, Conrad CAN'T her that word. He has good taste, not like some sisters who throw their food when they don't like it.
• Kate: I have good taste, too!
• Arthur: Have not!
• Kate: Have too!
• Arthur: Have not!
• Francine: Quiet! If you really that have good taste, prove it.
• (Francine holds a spoonful of spinach, which Kate grabs and nearly eats, only to see that Conrad run off to the toilets to vomit his spinach.)
• Kate: Well, looks like I'm so very glad that it's a tantrum thrower like me who is the baby around here.

(It then skips to Arthur and Buster biking.)

• Buster: Well, looks like you're gonna miss the boat, you've tried everything.
• Arthur: Hey. (stops bike) Everything except Plan X. (turns around)
• Buster: Oh no, not Plan X! What's Plan X?

(Arthur goes home, just to arrive the time that the phone is ringing; Grandma Thora's calling.)

• Arthur: Oh,Grandma! I'm so glad you changed your mind. I can't believe we're going to the restaurant after all.
• Kate: Hi, Arthur, what are you doing?
• Arthur: Nothing, Kate, leave me alone. What's that Grandma? Oh yes, I think you're right to say your party will be just as much fun if Kate wasn't there.
• Kate: You're talking about me?! Can I have the phone?
• Arthur: Kate, isn't there some dancing vegetable on T.V.?
• Kate: Nope, I'm just talking myself about why I go wherever I want!
• Arthur: But Mom said "No more restaurants for you",remember? And this one might have spinach. And---
• Kate: Grandma, I'm coming to your party, and I'm going to be lots and lots of fun! Mom, Dad! I want my punishment of "No more restaurants for you" over ! I'll try everything new and eat it all!
• Arthur: Well Grandma, I guess there's not we can do. Looks like that's after all that we're gonna have to take Kate with us.
• Grandma Thora: Oh! O.K.

(Then Arthur phones Buster to tell him Plan X works perefctly)

• Arthur: It worked,thanks!
• Buster: Glad I can be helping you!

(It then cuts to the party at Once Upon A Restaurant.)

• Arthur: Wow,this is gonna be great!

• D.W.: Maybe we'll see the unicorn!

• Kate: Or a baby giant!

• (They get in the boat that takes them to where they're going to sit.)

• Arthur: This place is excellent!

• Arthur's Mom: Oh yeah, cool!

• Kate: Look, the baby giant is here!

• Little Red Riding Hood: Your waiter will be here shortly to take your order.

• D.W.: I hope they have something new for you to try eating, Kate.

• Kate: Well, I'm not sure...

(After minutes of waiting,their meals are served.)

• Waiter: You wishes have been granted, attendees! Tweedle-dee, Tweedle dum and Twiggy lobsters for the king, the queen and the fairy godmother, Wicked Witched Weenies for the young sultan, Little Bo Peep Pot Pie for the palace's princess, and for the Gretel-like baby, Little Ogre Gooney Tooney Gogglies with Fries.
• (Everyone stares nervously at Kate, ready to take her first bite.)
• Kate: Okay. (takes her first bite) Hey, this is delicious!
• Waiter: (sighs in relief) Great.
• (Kate continues to eat her dish while the rest of the family start eating thier. It then skips to the Read family with six minutes before the dessert arrives.)
• Kate: I love those Little Ogre Gooney Tooney Gogglies with Fries! It's so good, I'd eat it everyday if you made it for me at home.
• Arthur's Dad (V.O.): Excuse me, is it possible to get the recipie for the Little Ogre Gooney Tooney Gogglies with Fries?
• Waiter: This dish is very simple to make. It's just multicolored french fries and big balls of crunchy ketchup-flavoured filling covered with sesame bread dough mixed with lots and lots of...spinach.
• (Everyone is looking at Kate again.)
• Kate: Why is everyone looking at me? I love spinach! Everyone knows that.
• (Arthur rolls eyes.)