Arthur -04x04 - The Contest; Prove It
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00:00Every day when you're walking down the street Everybody that you meet Has an original point of view
00:10And I say, hey, what a wonderful kind of day If you could learn to work and play And get along with each other
00:21You got to listen to your heart, listen to the beat Listen to the rhythm, rhythm of the street
00:27Open up your eyes, open up your ears Get together and make things better by working together
00:34It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart Oh, believe in yourself, for that's the place to start
00:43And I say, hey, what a wonderful kind of day If you could learn to work and play And get along with each other
00:53Hey, what a wonderful kind of day Hey, what a wonderful kind of day
00:58Hey!
00:59Hey, T.W.!
01:03Hey!
01:12Too bad this isn't TV.
01:14Why?
01:15Then I could change the channel. This is the boringest day ever.
01:20Doesn't you think of anything to do, Buster?
01:24Buster?
01:25I bet that rat's doing something cool without us.
01:30Buster, where are you? Buster, where are you? Buster! Buster! Buster, where are you? Buster, where are you?
01:41Oh my gosh.
01:44Look! Francine found something.
01:46Is he doing what I think he's doing?
01:52Maybe we should call the nurse.
01:54Calm down, guys.
01:55He might not be doing homework.
01:58No, no.
01:59It's not homework.
02:01It's this contest and TV schedule for the Andy and Company show.
02:05You're supposed to...
02:06Oh, no.
02:07What time is it?
02:08It's starting right now.
02:09The contest.
02:10Yee-haw!
02:12Mom!
02:14Why does he always call for his mother when his little sister bothers him?
02:18She's like a slave.
02:20Shhh.
02:21TV.
02:23If they're animals, does their school serve bugs and garbage for lunch?
02:27I'd like to know how a mouse has a pet dog.
02:30Wouldn't the dog eat him?
02:32Andy's not a mouse.
02:34Andy's not a mouse.
02:36Andy's not a mouse.
02:38Andy's not a mouse.
02:40Andy's not a mouse.
02:42He's a... something.
02:45I forget.
02:46Hey, kids.
02:47Come up with a story about you and your friends,
02:50and we'll announce the winner's name right on our show.
02:53It could be you.
02:55Wow.
02:56That is so cool.
02:58What story did you write, Buster?
03:00Well, like they said, it's a story about us.
03:03Come on.
03:04Tell us.
03:05Come on.
03:06Tell us the story.
03:07It's called The Day the Earth Was Saved.
03:12Hello.
03:13Hello, up there.
03:15Hey, I'm talking to you.
03:17You're not waiting for aliens again.
03:19They've got to come sometime.
03:21I'm out of here.
03:22Yeah, let's go.
03:26Up there.
03:27Hey, look, they're here.
03:28I told you.
03:29Hey, aliens, over here.
03:31Right here.
03:32Hurry.
03:34Oh.
03:36You squished Buster.
03:37Hey, come out.
03:42Hey, let go.
03:46Hey, you're not going to eat me.
03:49Hey.
04:00What the?
04:01It appears that you are too high in cholesterol for them, Arthur.
04:04These aliens, though evil, must be health conscious.
04:07The Earth is saved.
04:10Oh.
04:13What happened?
04:14Ouch.
04:17The end.
04:20What do you mean I'm high in cholesterol?
04:23I want to write one.
04:24When is the contest over?
04:25You have to mail it by tomorrow.
04:27You don't think aliens would eat me?
04:29I'm going to write one, too.
04:31I could write a great story about us.
04:34We can all get together tomorrow and read them.
04:36I'm just as edible as anybody.
04:41I mean, I'm writing one, too.
04:47That was a really cool story, Arthur.
04:49Do you want to hang out with us and be our friend?
04:52Yeah.
04:56Hmm.
05:07Mom!
05:12Maybe if they like my story, they'll let me write one for the show.
05:16Well, first you have to win.
05:17Why don't you read us your story?
05:19Gladly.
05:22My Life as a TV Show by Muffy Crosswire.
05:30And now, the new fall fashion.
05:37Hey, look.
05:38It's the fifth Teletubby.
05:40Yeah.
05:51Wow, look at that.
05:53I knew this was going to happen.
05:56Well, time to switch to plan B.
05:58What's plan B?
05:59Stinkball.
06:01That's totally you.
06:02It's so believable that you do that.
06:04I am a jealous person.
06:06But kids believe what they see.
06:08If kids watch your story, the next time they had a problem,
06:11instead of figuring out how to solve it,
06:13they might send an evil robot after everyone.
06:15That's ridiculous.
06:17Every kid has an evil robot at home.
06:23What's your story, Brain?
06:25I have a story that's exciting, but won't give kids bad messages.
06:28It starts with me in my laboratory.
06:33It's my latest formula.
06:35It grows hair on anything.
06:36I discovered it when I was inventing a new kind of cherry soda.
06:44It works on anything.
06:48Why would anybody want hairy carrots?
06:52To go with hairy fish.
06:57Like most scientific discoveries, this one is not appreciated.
07:02Hey, Brain.
07:03Sorry I'm late.
07:05Is this your new invention?
07:07Yes, it's something useful.
07:08It's a new kind of deodorant.
07:10That's great, because I ran all the way here and I stink.
07:14No, stop.
07:17Brain, I hate to tell you this,
07:19but this new perfume of yours smells awful.
07:23Hey, nice couch.
07:28But Arthur's so embarrassed about the way he looks
07:30that he runs off to the woods to hide.
07:35There he meets Bigfoot.
07:39Hair growth formula?
07:43See, that not only entertains, it educates.
07:47You're right.
07:48That's great.
07:50Uh, what did I just learn again?
07:53It shows how crazy legends start.
07:55They aren't really true, but they're based on things that really happen.
08:00Francine and I have a better story.
08:02I came up with the idea,
08:04and she went to the library and did the research to find out the names.
08:08The Amazing Fight.
08:16Our story begins with Arthur in the ring face to face with Hulk Hogan.
08:29Yeah!
08:31Arthur will face John L. Sullivan, Floyd Patterson, Barney Ross,
08:36and the United Press International.
08:41He fights United Press International?
08:44Oh, I must have copied that from under the picture.
08:47Guess I was on cruise control. Sorry.
08:50Maybe he fights a cameraman who gets into the ring
08:53because he's trying to get a better picture.
08:55Good idea.
08:57I don't think it's a good idea to show hitting on a kids' show.
09:00I don't think it's a good idea to show hair growth formula on a kids' show.
09:04I have a story that has a lot of conflict and drama, but no hitting.
09:09It takes place ten years from now, when I'm 18.
09:17Arthur, you seem troubled. What is it?
09:20Ah, the usual thing.
09:22The sister?
09:23The sister.
09:24Uh-huh.
09:25You know, my life is, like, busy.
09:28Uh-huh.
09:29So last week, I have D.W. go and pick up my car while I get the new house.
09:33Uh-huh.
09:34She gets there, and I'm like, where's my car?
09:37Uh-huh.
09:38Your car was just blah.
09:40I traded it in for something much nicer.
09:44Ah!
09:47So, what do you think?
09:56Francine?
09:58Huh?
09:59Oh, it was okay.
10:00Mine was much better, of course.
10:02Mine was the most dramatic.
10:04Mine was the best.
10:08Wait, wait.
10:10We don't have to decide which one is best.
10:12The TV will decide for us.
10:15Oh, TV.
10:17It knows everything.
10:20One, two, three, go!
10:24How long before we find out who won?
10:31Five years later.
10:34And now, to announce the winner of our story contest, here's Andy!
10:40At last.
10:42He better pronounce my name right.
10:44And the winner is...
10:46Holly Holland!
10:50Holly Holland?
10:52That's not one of us.
10:54She must be related to somebody.
10:56My idea is better than anything Holly Holland came up with.
10:59What was her story?
11:01Did they say?
11:02It doesn't matter.
11:03My idea is better than anything Holly Holland came up with.
11:06What was your idea?
11:08I don't know.
11:10It was too long ago.
11:14What do we do now?
11:16Why don't we call Holly Holland?
11:18She has great ideas.
11:20Hey, I know what we can do.
11:22Let's come up with more stories.
11:24Without a contest?
11:26Don't you remember how much fun we had?
11:28Arthur's right.
11:30Who cares who won?
11:32We could write about things that really happened to us.
11:34There's only one problem.
11:36Nothing's ever happened to us.
11:38Are you kidding?
11:40What about when we first had Mr. Ratburn?
11:42We thought he was a monster.
11:44Right, or when I moved away.
11:46I guess you could do something about when I taught Arthur to play baseball.
11:51We'd just like to thank everyone who sent in their story ideas for our show.
11:55And to thank the kids who came up with our stories today.
11:59Jared DiLello of White House Station, New Jersey.
12:02Kira Carey of Long Beach, New York.
12:05Daniel Hanson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
12:07Cory Baldwin of Hartford, Michigan.
12:09And Lawden Boulangia of Kewaskum, Wisconsin.
12:13And of course, Holly Holland of Canadian, Oklahoma.
12:16Who had the idea for a show about a contest.
12:19Although my story was the best.
12:21You didn't even write it.
12:23It was the performance.
12:25Yeah, well, mine was the best.
12:27See you later.
12:31I know what you're thinking.
12:33You're wondering what causes night and day.
12:36Very simple.
12:38During the day, we see the sun in the sky, right?
12:42That's because in daytime, the part of the earth that we're on is facing the sun.
12:46We are right here.
12:48Sunny, but the earth rotates.
12:50So we move away from the sun.
12:52See? And it gets dark where we are because the other side of the earth is now facing the sun.
12:58Brain, what are you doing?
13:01Explaining how the rotation of the earth causes day and night.
13:05Why are you wasting your time?
13:07They don't understand what you're talking about.
13:09Of course they do.
13:10They're a lot smarter than you think.
13:12Would you like to hear about gravity?
13:18Prove it!
13:20Arthur!
13:22Shh!
13:28Arthur!
13:29Dad! DW's about to bother us!
13:32I didn't even say anything.
13:34I know you.
13:36You're going to start asking, what are you watching?
13:38What's that? What's happening?
13:41Please don't bother them, DW. They're watching a show for school.
13:44What are they watching?
13:46What's that? What's happening?
13:52Muffy lost her mother's expensive P.E.M.
13:55Her what?
13:56If you spell stuff, I can't understand what you're talking about.
13:59That's exactly why we spell stuff.
14:03Oh...
14:06Buster's mom said she'd drive us to the theater.
14:08What movie are you going to see?
14:10Five Thousand Explosions and a Supernova.
14:13It's got science in it, okay?
14:15I want to go, too!
14:17You wouldn't understand it.
14:18Would so.
14:20Just because I haven't gone to school and learned all the stuff that you learned
14:23doesn't mean I'm not as smart as you.
14:25Yes, it does.
14:26It's not fair.
14:28Everybody treats me like I'm Kate or something.
14:32Hi, Alan.
14:34Who are you talking to?
14:35Me. My name's Alan.
14:37Oh, right.
14:39Alan, did you always know you were smart?
14:43DW, we're trying to do homework.
14:45We've got 50 more math problems to do, so don't bug us.
14:48It's okay. I'm done.
14:50I'll keep her out of your hair.
14:52Come on, DW. Let's play a game.
14:55Aww.
14:57You know what would be fun?
14:59Let's watch Nova.
15:01You really think that's fun?
15:03Arthur never lets me watch with him.
15:05He thinks I'm too dumb.
15:07On Nova, a mystery in the icy depths.
15:17I always thought science was just a lot of people sitting and thinking.
15:21Oh, no. Science is all action.
15:23One person develops a theory.
15:25Another person dares them to prove it.
15:27Then they struggle to develop dramatic experiments to prove they're right.
15:31Being right is so cool.
15:44See? It's magnetized.
15:46It always points north.
15:48That's how you make a compass.
15:50Whoa.
15:53And that tells what time it is by where the sun is in the sky.
15:57Exactly.
15:58Well, I finally finished.
16:00Wow, Arthur. It took you...
16:04...more than a half hour longer than Alan to do the same exact homework.
16:09Why don't you go play catch with Kate?
16:11Brain and I are going to play together now.
16:13Actually, it's time for me to go home.
16:15See you, Arthur. Bye, DW.
16:17I hope you didn't bother the Brain.
16:20Hmph.
16:26Have you noticed that Kate throws her food,
16:29but she tries to eat her play ball?
16:32Fascinating.
16:34The Brain and I were trying to do our homework this afternoon,
16:37and DW kept bothering him.
16:39DW?
16:40Arthur is not correct.
16:43I can prove it with one phone call to Alan.
16:46Dad, could I have a little more H2O?
16:49What?
16:50That's the formula for water.
16:52I know that. I didn't know you knew that.
16:55H2O. That's very impressive, DW.
16:58Aw, she just heard me say it. She's like a parrot.
17:02No, I'm as smart as you.
17:07Is it okay if I go to the Science Center Exploratorium with Brain and his mom on Sunday?
17:12That's a place where you see how things work and stuff.
17:15I want to go, too.
17:17No! They don't want little kids like you in there.
17:20Prove it.
17:21I bet they'd be happy that a smart kid like me is interested in stuff.
17:25Make him take me. Make him!
17:28Oh, she can't go.
17:30Mom! Dad!
17:32Well, sweetheart, it might be boring for you.
17:35I'm too smart to get mad.
17:37Arthur, my theory is,
17:39someday you're going to be begging to go to the Exploratorium with me.
17:47I thought she was going to come running back in all mad.
17:50Maybe you underestimate your sister, Arthur.
17:54Yeah. Good one, Dad.
17:59What are you guys doing?
18:00We're in line.
18:01Oh.
18:03In line for what?
18:05Step right this way and prepare to fill your brains with...
18:09Excuse me, son. Ticket, please.
18:11I don't have a ticket.
18:13Sorry. Ticket holders only.
18:17Wow!
18:18Unbelievable!
18:20What's going on back there?
18:23All right. How much is a ticket?
18:26For kids younger than seven, fifty cents.
18:29For brothers over the age of seven, five bucks.
18:33What? No way am I giving you five bucks!
18:39Wow!
18:40Wow!
18:41Look at that!
18:42D.W.
18:44I have seventy-three cents,
18:46a ring that goes whoo when you blow it,
18:48a sticker of a horse that got torn in half
18:50and all I have is the back end,
18:52and a sour ball I borrowed from Buster.
18:54Okay.
19:01Welcome to D.W.'s Exploratorium.
19:04All the mysteries of the world proved
19:07with real science experiments.
19:09Who can tell me how to make water?
19:12My hand's higher.
19:14No, mine.
19:16Timmy, you were first.
19:18I can raise my hand higher.
19:20Fine. But how do we make water?
19:23I don't know, but I can raise my hand higher.
19:26The formula for water is H2O.
19:30The O means oxygen.
19:32That's air.
19:33This bucket is full of air.
19:35See? The H stands for hose.
19:39So, I turn on the hose,
19:41which combines H with O and makes water.
19:47Prove it.
19:48That's not right.
19:49Prove it.
19:50There's water in the hose.
19:52That's it.
19:54Water in the hose. Right.
19:56You haven't proven your theory,
19:58yet I have filled the bucket with water.
20:01Who should we believe?
20:04Where does hair come from?
20:06The inside of your head is filled with miles and miles of hair.
20:10Once all of it grows out of the holes in your head,
20:13then you're bald.
20:14That's not how hair works.
20:16Then how does it work?
20:18Well, you know.
20:24It hurts more to fall on your knees than your behind
20:27because bones are sensitive and your behind's not.
20:30Because bones are sensitive and your behind's not.
20:33No bones!
20:35Why snakes have no feet?
20:37A gazillion years ago, snakes used to have feet,
20:41but they ran so fast to escape dinosaurs that they fell off.
20:45Wow!
20:46No two snowflakes are alike
20:49because the guy running the factory can't remember how to do it
20:53because it's so complicated.
20:55Rather than just fire him, we get these crazy snowflakes.
21:00Why is the sky blue?
21:02Because brown was already taken by dirt.
21:04Green was already taken by grass.
21:06Yellow by bananas and red by apples.
21:09D.W., the sky is blue because air particles reflect blue light.
21:16Prove it.
21:18Well, you prove yours.
21:21Is dirt brown?
21:23Is grass green?
21:24Are bananas yellow?
21:26Is the sky blue?
21:28Right again!
21:30Oh!
21:32Windy's made by trees blowing.
21:35Look, they're going.
21:39Ah!
21:40You have to explain to her that she just can't make stuff up and call it...
21:44science?
21:49Look out! That tree's blowing on you!
21:52This is terrible!
21:54Tiny little kids believe what she says.
21:57Hey, this is great!
21:59I never knew that the ocean was made by sand moving away from the beach so fast that it turns to liquid.
22:04No, Buster! She's making it up!
22:07Really? Some of it sounds right.
22:10I can follow my behind all day and never feel a thing.
22:13Then the sun runs out of gas and turns off, and it's night!
22:18Actually, day and night are caused by the rotation of the Earth.
22:21Oh, yeah? Prove it!
22:23I can't exactly prove it,
22:26but other people have. It's in books and museums.
22:30I don't believe you. You can't prove it because you're wrong.
22:34I know how we can prove she's wrong.
22:36They have all this stuff at the Exploratorium.
22:39Mom, Dad, can I please take D.W. to the Exploratorium with us tomorrow?
22:43You want to take D.W. with you?
22:45Yes, please! Tell her she has to go!
22:57Shhh!
22:59Now do you see how stuff really works and how all your crazy experiments were wrong?
23:28I only had one experiment, Arthur.
23:31I said one day you'd beg to take me here, and here I am!
23:35My experiment was a complete success! I proved I'm smarter than you!
23:40Did what I think happened... happen?
23:43Maybe she's a lot smarter than we think.
23:45A smart D.W.?
23:48I don't know if the world is ready for that.
23:58If we could learn to work and play
24:01And get along with each other
24:04You got to listen to your heart, listen to the beat
24:07Listen to the rhythm, rhythm on the street
24:11It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart
24:16Believe in yourself, for that's the place to start
24:20Start and I say, hey, hey!
24:22What a wonderful kind of day
24:25If we could learn to work and play
24:28And get along with each other
24:31What a wonderful kind of day
24:33What a wonderful kind of day