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| [[Arthur Read]]: Last night, [[D.W. Read|D.W.]] and I slept over at [[Thora Read|Grandma Thora]]'s and learned some terrible things.
| | Everybody: Surprise! |
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| Grandma: After supper, how about if we play Parchesi?
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| D.W.: Thank you, Grandma, but we'd prefer to watch TV.
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| Grandma: Well, you know I don't have cable, but I do get public television clear as a bell!
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| (''kids groan'')
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| Arthur: Then it got worse!
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| Grandma: I'm afraid I don't have many goodies. My doctor's getting very strict with me. Here we are! No salt low-fat potato chips.
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| Arthur: And if ''that'' wasn't bad enough....
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| D.W.: (''screams'')
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| Arthur: What? What?
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| D.W.: It's teeth! Grandma's teeth! Blech.
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| Arthur: We didn't get much sleep that night.
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| Grandma: It's been so nice having you here. I get lonely without you sometimes.
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| Arthur: Grandma Thora must be the saddest person in the world. No cable, no taste of potato chips, and she has to keep her teeth in a glass.
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| D.W.: And she gets so lonely without me. Arthur, we have to do something.
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| (''Title Card'')
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| ''(Intertitle: D.W. Chases the Toad'')
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| <p style="text-align:center;">'''GRANDMA THORA APPRECIATION DAY'''</p>
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| <p style="text-align:center;">Written by: [[Kathy Waugh]] --- Storyboard by: [[Angus Bungay]]</p>
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| D.W.: Wait! Come back!
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| [[Binky Barnes]]: (V.O.) Grandma Thora Appreciation Day.
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| (''We now return to the story'')
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| Arthur: Isn't that a good idea? A surprise party for Grandma Thora!
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| David: But what's the occasion?
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| Jane: The kids are upset because Grandma seems a little sad. You know, it's actually a great idea!
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| David: Sort of a, Grandma Thora Appreciation Day! I like it!
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| Jane: We could invite all our friends!
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| David: And decorate the house with balloons and streamers! They could look really festive!
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| Arthur & D.W. (together): Wait!
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| Arthur: It was our idea!
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| D.W.: And we want to do it all be ourselves.
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| Jane: Planning a party is a lot of work, you know.
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| D.W.: How hard can it be? You invite people and they come!
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| Jane: Speaking of people, let's keep this small, okay? Just Grandma Thora's closest friends.
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| D.W.: That's no fun! Can't we do something like rent an elephant or a zebra?
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| Jane: No elephants, D.W., just a nice, small, quiet, party! Are you listening, Arthur?
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| Arthur: Yeah Mom, a nice small, quiet...
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| Francine: Party?
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| Muffy: A party?
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| Sue Ellen: Can I come?
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| Arthur's Friends: ''(cheer)''
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| Arthur: No! No! I was only asking Mrs. MacGrady! It's a party for my Grandmother and you can't come! I mean, you wouldn't want to come, right? It's a party for old people.
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| Brain: If you don't want to invite us or include us with your older friends, that's okay, we understand.
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| Binky: Awwwww. (sniff) Ohhhh!
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| Arthur: Oh alright, you can come! Just don't tell anyone else!
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| Arthur's Friends: Yayyyyy! Party! Party!
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| D.W.: Were Ruined! We've only been planning for one day and already we're ruined!
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| Arthur: Maybe they'll forget. And anyway, it's only.... 25 people.
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| D.W.: Mom will freak! Shell...
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| Jane: Arthur? D.W.? You're so quiet! What are you up to?
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| Arthur: We're writing our lists.....
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| D.W.: ...of everything we need to do to make the party perfect!
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| Jane: Sounds very responsible! Remember, let me know if you need any help!
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| Arthur & D.W. (together): We won't!
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| Arthur: Thanks for not telling!
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| D.W.: We're in this together, Arthur. If you go down the drain, I have to go with you.
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| Arthur: Well, at least we got the first thing done on our list. And tomorrow, we can buy the food.
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| Jane: I'm not sure if I like you shopping without me.
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| D.W.: Mom, we want to do everything by....
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| Jane: Yourselves. I know. (sigh) Okay.
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| D.W.: Whoopeee! Don't worry about a thing!
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| Arthur: D.W., come on! Uh oh, I forgot my list!
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| D.W.: Don't worry, I have mine!
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| Arthur: D.W., this is just scribbles!
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| D.W.: It is not! See, it spells, "candy"!
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| Arthur: It spells, "Sipixtih"
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| D.W.: Ohhhh Arthur, I'll read and you buy.
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| Jane: Didn't you get anything besides candy?
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| Arthur: It was the only thing D.W. had on her list.
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| D.W.: Besides, it was cheap and we need a lot of food.
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| Jane: What do you mean? How many people did you invite?
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| Arthur: Oh, I don't know. About, ummhmmmuhhh.
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| Jane: What did you say?
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| Arthur: I couldn't help it! Everyone knew about the party and they like grandma Thora!
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| D.W.: I knew he shouldn't have done it , But he didn't listen to me, He never listens to me! Why don't you tell him to listen to me!
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| D.W.: Boy, are you lucky! If I were Mom, I would go make you live in the garage! What's next?
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| Arthur: Think up ways to invite Grandma Thora.
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| D.W.: Hmmmmm.......
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| Chinese Fortune Cookie Manufacturer: We'll send this right out, D.W.
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| Mrs. MacGrady: Guzdawahduzgahgah? What does this mean?
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| Grandma Thora: That must be for me. Please go to D.W.'s house for a surprise party!
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| Arthur: That is the most ridiculous thing I ever heard!
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| D.W.: Only because you didn't think of it!
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| Arthur: I think we better just call her on the phone. Which only leaves one more thing to do, decorate!
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| D.W.: Here, Arthur. (hands him a flat balloon)
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| Arthur: What is this?
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| D.W.: It's a balloon.
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| Arthur: Balloons are round, D.W.! Not flat!
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| D.W.: It's not my fault! I have small lungs! (attempts to blow up the balloon)
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| Arthur: Now I'm gonna have to blow up all the balloons plus do all the decorating! You're not helping at all! You're not.... (balloon hits him in the face) Aaaaaaaah!
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| Jane: How's it going? Want some help?
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| Arthur (weakly): Yes.
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| D.W.: No, we're doing it by ourselves.
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| Arthur: We'll never get this finished by tomorrow!
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| D.W.: Yes we will! If you'd stop goofing around!
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| Jane: Whu, Hello Thora! How nice to see you!
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| Arthur & D.W.: Grandma!
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| Grandma Thora: You'll never believe it! My car went bust right at the end of your street!
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| Jane: Did you hear that kids? Grandma's car broke down and Shes coming in the house!
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| Grandma Thora: Are you alright, dear?
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| Jane: I'm fine. Just fine. Is everything okay in there?
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| Arthur: Fine Just Fine!
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| Grandma Thora: If this is a bad time, I can walk home and call my mechanic from there.
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| Jane: Nooooo, no problem. Come on in.
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| Arthur: But how come you're staying overnight? Why don't you go back to your own house?
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| Grandma Thora: Because Hank can't fix my car until tomorrow. And it made sense to just stay put.
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| D.W.: But you'll hate it here! Kate snores! You'll never get your beauty rest and we don't have any extra toothpaste! And.... Arthur!
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| (Everyone has gone to sleep, but Arthur shines a flashlight on D.W.)
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| Arthur (whispering): D.W.?
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| D.W. (whispering): Ready. Blech! (after looking at Grandma Thora's teeth)
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| Arthur (whispering): Remember, we have to be Very Very quiet! (steps on a toy horn, then yelps)
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| D.W.: Shhhhhhhh!
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| Arthur: Whew!
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| (Arthur and D.W. decorate the house like crazy putting up the balloons and streamers)
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| Arthur: (trips over another toy and yelps)
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| D.W.: Shhhhhh!
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| Arthur (quietly exhausted): That's it. That's the last thing on the list. We can finally go to sleep.
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| D.W.: I think you forgot something.
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| Arthur: (flips over the paper) Bake the cake. Oh no!
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| (Arthur and D.W. look at various cakes in the kitchen)
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| D.W.: That's a pretty cake.
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| Arthur: It's too complicated. We have to keep it simple. Like this!
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| D.W.: Now what?
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| Arthur: We have to read the recipe. 1 lb. flour. What's a "lb."? Okay, uh, skip that part. 2 sticks of butter. And one cup of milk. Ready?
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| D.W.: Ready!
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| (The blender goes crazy)
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| Arthur: Turn it off!
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| D.W.: I can't see!
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| David: (glares)
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| D.W.: Hi, what brings you here?
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| Arthur: Mom? Dad?
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| David: Son?
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| Arthur & D.W.: Help!
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| (The family bakes the cake correctly and Arthur & D.W. eat cupcakes)
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| David: Here we are. One beautiful cake and four delicious cupcakes.
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| D.W.: This was fun! Can we stay up late tomorrow night and make taffy?
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| Jane and David: No!
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| (The next day, Grandma Thora is shocked that the kids are sleeping in.)
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| Grandma Thora (on the phone with Hank the Mechanic): It's the darndest thing, Hank. You'd think they've been up all night! That's fine, I'll wait for you out in the driveway.
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| (Today is the day of the party as everyone is having a good time. Arthur & D.W. blow noisemakers at David)
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| Jane: Ok everybody, find a place to hide! Thora should be here any minute!
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| David: You did tell Grandma to come at 2:00. Right?
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| Arthur & D.W.: Oh No!
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| D.W.: She's not answering!
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| Arthur: I can't believe we forgot to invite Grandma to her OWN surprise party!
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| D.W.: Why didn't you put it on your list?
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| Arthur: I forgot! Why didn't you put it on yours?
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| D.W.: I can't write! You know that!
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| David: Kids, there's only one thing to do!
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| Binky: Party!
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| (While the guests continue to party, David and Jane are in the kitchen preparing some more.)
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| Jane: It's a good thing there was pizza in the freezer! Almost ready! Oh, Thora thank goodness, could you take this tray into the.... Thora!
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| Arthur: Grandma!
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| D.W.: Grandma, You came!
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| Grandma Thora: I was worried about you. You were all so tired and acting so strangely. What's going on?
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| Arthur: Uh, nothing. Just stay there. (music stops) Grandma, could you come here a minute?
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| Everybody: Suprise! | |
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| Grandma Thora: But why? It's not my birthday.
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| Arthur: We know. But we wanted to throw you a party so you wouldn't be sad.
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| Grandma Thora: Sad? I'm not sad. Why should I be?
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| D.W.: But we thought you were sad. We made this whole party so you wouldn't be sad.
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| Grandma Thora: Oh, that's right, D.W.! I was a little sad. But now, after this party, I'm the happiest grandmother in the world!
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| Binky: Alright!
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| Grandma Thora: (kisses D.W. and then dances with David)
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| Arthur & D.W.: (high five each other and smile)
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| (END)
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