03x06 - Binky Rules/Meet Binky

[bunniefuu]

♪ Every day when you're
walking down the street ♪

♪ Everybody that you meet
has an original point of view. ♪

( laughs )

♪ And I say hey! ♪

Hey!

♪ What a wonderful kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other ♪

♪ You got to listen
to your heart ♪

♪ Listen to the beat ♪

♪ Listen to the rhythm,
the rhythm of the street ♪

♪ Open up your eyes,
open up your ears ♪

♪ Get together and make things
better by working together ♪

♪ It's a simple message
and it comes from the heart ♪

♪ Believe in yourself ♪

♪ For that's the place
to start ♪

♪ And I say hey! ♪

Hey!

♪ What a wonderful kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other. ♪

Hey!

♪ What a wonderful kind of day ♪

♪ Hey! What a wonderful
kind of day. ♪

Hey!

ARTHUR:
Hey, D.W.

Hey!

Whoa!

( crash )

FERN:
Lakewood Elementary.

Peaceful, safe, happy, carefree.

( thunder )

( Buster laughs evilly )

BUSTER:
Try again.

FERN:
This shuddersome school
is really the scene

of desperate and
dastardly deeds.

Only a detective of the keenest
abilities could solve

this disturbing dilemma...

( Muffy wailing )

A detective such as...

BUSTER:
Wait! This is all wrong.

Try it again, Pal.

( tape rewinding )

There was some trouble
going on, big trouble

and big trouble needs a guy
with a big brain and big nerves

to take care of it.

That's me, Buster Baxter,
private eye

in the city of the strawberries.

FERN:
Oh, please.

You don't know the first
thing about detecting!

I know the first thing
and a lot more.

Do you know what
the eighth thing is?

I bet you don't.

I guess we'll
find out, won't we?

I guess so.

( groaning )

( gasps )

MR. MORRIS:
"Binky rules"?

( radio playing )

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey,
oh-ey... ♪

This is the best
song ever!

The radio station should
play this song all day!

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey,
oh-ey... ♪

We've got to find out

what it's called.

You will definitely make
the travel team, Binky.

I never knew I had
such talented feet!

BUSTER:
The end-- now we
can hear the name!

D.J.:
That's our most requested
song today, the popular...

( static )

( all groaning )

Was that a kick
or was that a kick?

Now we'll never
find out the name.

The group is Finnish.

Let's call the
United Nations.

Binky, I want
to talk to you.

You may think if
the chalk washes away

it's not graffiti

but it's graffiti as sure as
if you'd carved it in stone.

But I didn't do

Any graffiti-ing-ing,
Mr. Morris.

If I see any more,
you'll be spending recess

with a scrub brush,
not a soccer ball.

( gasping )

BINKY:
"Binky rules."

( laughs nervously )

That's not
chalk, is it?

I'll get the brush.

BINKY:
Thanks a lot for helping, guys.

I never had to wash
a wall before.

You better not
do this again.

I didn't do this this time!

Or the last time!

Or the next time!

Well, why would someone

be writing your name

all over the school?

Very mysterious.

Mysterious like in mystery!

We need someone to solve this
problem, and I know who to ask.

Come on.

Why didn't
she ask you?

You solved the missing
quarters mystery.

Why couldn't you
solve this?

And why are we the only
ones scrubbing the wall?

Now this mysterious graffiti has
been left twice

and it wasn't me!

Of course not-- a person who
wrote graffiti in his own name

wouldn't be smart.

Yeah!

Yeah...

It wasn't me!

ARTHUR:
Binky--
ask Buster

the real
detective.

What?

Fern found my bracelet.

Buster found money.

Real detectives find money.

Girl detectives
find jewelry.

MUFFY:
Then why is there
one Nancy Drew

but two
Hardy Boys?

Obvious-- they can't
handle the work.

BRAIN:
The Hardys
solved problems.

Nancy Drew
catches criminals

by wearing
attractive
pastels.

Please, girls are
good at details.

Boys just
bully people.

Oh, yeah?

( loudly ):
Yeah!

Wait!

I say they work together.

That way we've got
one of each.

I think

we should question
Mr. Morris first.

( agreeably ):
Okay...

Well, who put
you in charge?

Nobody.

Do you...

Ahem!

I'm the more experienced
investigator.

Oh? Well, I already found
the first piece of evidence--

Pink chalk used
by the graffiti-ist.

Aha!

First rule of
detecting, Buster:

Never sit on
your evidence.

( Arthur sighs )

So you left that
area unattended

while you went to get Binky?

It was only
for a minute!

( Fern gasps )

I'll take over the Q&A.

Okay, put
me wise.

( song starts )

BUSTER:
That song!

MR. MORRIS:
Hey, it's almost : .

I got to get
back to work.

Phooey.

You distracted our witness!

And what is that get-up?

Don't blow a fuse,
Tootsie.

What's next?

Listen,
Pinky-Crooker

this evidence stuff
is a wet smack.

All you'll do is win
the porcelain hairnet.

Am I supposed
to understand

what you're
saying?

Brain, you know
your goulash.

Binky's gonna
clutch the gummy.

If you want to know
tomorrow's menu

it's by the cafeteria.

Mm-hmm.

Aha!

Very interesting.

Can we move on?

Hey, gopher ball,
what do you know

about this shenanigag
on Binky?

Just when
I thought

you couldn't
possibly get
any stranger.

Looks like Binky's
taking the pancake fall.

Oh, will you please
speak English?!

Nobody seems
to know anything.

I think that's
very odd.

You're odd, Buster.

I think maybe Binky did
write the graffiti

and he's making me work with you

so I won't learn
the truth!

Were you spying on me?

Hardly, Foo-Foo-- I do

my best noodle-work
at high altitudes.

So what have
you found out?

I've nearly solved it, Binky.

Oh, Fern thinks it's you.

I do not!

It's so obvious it's you,
it's obviously not you.

I better see
some results
soon.

I'm so nervous about this I
can't even kick the ball right.

BUSTER:
Okay, Binky wants us
to make the riffle.

We need solutions.

I have one possible idea...

I have an idea, too.

What's yours?

You first.

No, you first.

I bet you don't
have an idea.

I do so.

Then what is it?

Well, what's yours?

You first.

( groaning )

Go tell Mr. Morris...

unless it's
a bad idea.

I'll tell Mr. Morris my idea
if you tell him yours.

Deal.

Deal.

FERN:
Well...

here's my idea...

it was tough

it was dangerous

but I have
the solution.

Binky... has an evil twin!

He's out to ruin your life

so he can take over
your identity.

( giggling maniacally )

BINKY:
Wow!

An evil twin.

I wonder where he lives?

My theory is a bit
more reasonable.

A rival school is doing this

to get Binky in trouble

so he can't try out
for the travel soccer team.

That's possible.

I'll make sure

no troublemakers get
on the school grounds.

What a relief!

Now that evil twin will
get in trouble, not me.

( whispering ):
An evil twin?

Oh, brother.

You sure
showed him.

A rival
soccer team?

Oh, brother.

You sure showed her.

Uh... yeah.
Uh... yeah.

Look, Buster...

I want to...

Didn't see
anything--

No soccer players

No evil twins, no...

( gasping )

FERN AND BUSTER:
"Binky rules"!

BINKY:
Uh-oh.

That darn evil twin.

Some detectives we are.

We let our client
go up the river.

Here.

Mustard-yellow paint...

Looks acrylic.

Mr. Geary-- the
hardware store.

He may know
who bought it.

MR. GEARY:
I've never seen
this color before.

I sure don't
sell it here.

That was
our last chance.

We've failed Binky.

( faintly ):
♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey,
oh-ey... ♪

Hey, it's that song.

How can you
think of music

at a time like this?

Ah! That's it!

MR. MORRIS:
BINKY--

This is
the last straw.

Look!
Look!

"Binky" is the name
of that new group!

D.J.
This is my fault, guys.

I told my staff
to go around town

stir up interest in this
new band named "Binky."

They went too far.

Start cleaning.

To make up for it--
free copies for everyone!

There are
songs.

Which is
the one
we like?

"Good-bye,
Vasternorrland."

No, I think it's
"Snowee Snowee,
Slushee Slushee."

Good work,
detective.

You, too,
detective.

( over speakers ):
♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey... ♪

Hit it up, Skeezix!

I'm in Nadaville!

KIDS:
And now...

this is the Arthur team.

We're trying to solve a mystery.

We're looking for clues
to find some animals.

There's one.

There's two.

We're the Buster team.

Look, we found a clue.

This is the Binky team.

That way.

We're the D.W. team.

I see one.

We have to solve the mystery
and look for those fish.

The clues were animal tracks.

Look, here's a clue.

Look, here it is.

That way.

We found one.

Hey, there's one.

Over there.

I found one.

I see one.

We found clues that led us
all the way down here.

Oh, it's an owl.

And we found animals.

I found a turtle.

Got one!

It's a crab.

A lobster.

I found a sea horse.

I found a salmon.

( squeaks )

I think we solved the mystery.

I found another crab.

And now...

If there's one thing
everyone's talking about

it's Binky.

Hi.

Not that Binky--

this Binky.

BINKY:
♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey... ♪

Their song went straight
to number one.

FOR THE TH TIME TODAY,
Binky!

and in the "Whatever
Happened To" category

"Crazy Bus."

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey,
oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh... ♪

ARTHUR:
We can't get enough of Binky.

No, not that Binky.

Then there's
all the Binky stuff--

Binky shirts, Binky hats

not to mention the popular
Binky breadmaker.

Mmm... Binky bread.

And going on sale tomorrow

Binky tickets
for a Binky concert.

ALL:
Binky concert?!

Yeah!

( echoing )

We're here with Binky's manager,
Svern Smith.

Svern, do you think
there are too many
Binky products?

The group is very concerned
their name not be overused.

They worry about it a lot.

( approaching clatter )

I want ,
in stores tomorrow.

So far, Binky have been
mysterious figures

who've never given a concert
or even been interviewed.

That will all change
at the big show

when we make a very
special announcement.

But you have to be there
to hear it.

So get your tickets
now, now...

( howling ):
Now!

Please.

MAN ( over P.A. ):
Tickets for Binky

will go on sale in six hours.

( inhales )

( blows )

WOMAN:
We're pretty far down.

I hope we get tickets.

We have to get tickets.

Otherwise, we won't hear
the big announcement.

Rubella cast charts
for the group, auditorium

and each of us

so we'll know where to sit.

We must be in a row
divisible by four

and avoid seats
ending in "KO" or "LL."

Where's Arthur?

He said his mom was going
to drop him off here.

Hmm...

The purple patent leather
high tops

or the cherry checked moccasins?

( sighs )

Where is
Arthur?

He'll never get
tickets at this rate.

How can he be late

for the most important
event of this

or any other century?

Arthur has Neptune in Capricorn.

He's doomed Binky-wise.

ARTHUR:
There's a line.

I knew it.

( sighs )

( moos )

Our seats are in Row -A.

Where are yours?

-XXX.

Do you own a pair
of binoculars?

Wow! Look!

FRANCINE:
Wouldn't it be great
to meet Binky?

We're just kids.

No one famous would
talk to us.

No, but they'd talk
to our parents

and we'd be right there.

( shutter clicks )

Binky interview.

My priceless
sapphire necklace.

How could I let it
fall in the trash?

Do you hear something?

( truck approaching )

Found it.

Binky garbage.

♪ OH-EY-OH-EY-OH-EY-OH-EY ♪

♪ OH-EY-OH-EY-OH... ♪

Looks like you owe
an additional billion dollars.

ALL:
Oh, no!

We'll never be able
to pay it all.

What about my autograph?

Binky taxes? Yuck!

Let's go talk to
our parents, quick!

My seats are terrible

My friends will all meet Binky

and then Mom will scare them
back to Finland.

So when do you meet Binky?

My mom said Binky's
not hard news

whatever that means.

My dad just
laughed.

Face it, we won't
meet them.

Sometimes bands pull fans
from the audience

to dance with them.

Really?

They can't
pick you, Arthur.

By the time you'd
get to the stage

the concert
would be over.

( band singing, crowd cheering )

We're here
with Arthur Read

who has the worst seats
for any concert ever.

Wait! I've just been
told you were chosen

to dance with Binky.

Go on down!

( panting )

( music fades out )

( groans )

Where's Binky?

The concert ended
three years ago, Arthur.

We're in
the sixth grade now.

Don't worry, we saved
all your homework assignments.

Want to help me with
a job tomorrow night?

What about the concert?

We have to get there early.

Who knows how long it'll take
to get to row -XXX?

This won't take long.

I'm catering dinner for the crew
working some concert.

Hey, wait.

It's at
the civic auditorium, too.

The Binky concert?

You're feeding Binky?!

We'll be backstage.

I told their manager
my son was a big fan

and he said you could be the
first kid to see Binky up close.

I'm going to meet Binky.

This is Arthur Read

the very special
first boy to meet Binky.

( shutters clicking )

Hi.

Well, we can tell

you're the most interesting
of our fans, Arthur.

Come with us.

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey,
oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh... ♪

( horn blaring )

Oh, no, he fainted.

( Binky screaming )

( squeals )

We're going to crash.

We're out of control.

I'll save you.

( rocks crashing )

Arthur...

you saved our lives.

You're
like the brother

we never had.

Come luge with us.

( screaming with delight )

You can bring
your friends
to meet Binky.

Really?

Dad, that's great!

Wait until I tell them!

Here's
a bunch of kids.

We'd invite you along,
but there are so many of you

you wouldn't fit in our limo.

Here's some Binky
frozen vegetables.

( car engine starts )

Mmm... turnips.

Wait! What about luge?

You know,
I think everyone

may be busy
before the concert

and, uh, Francine
is allergic to...

curtains.

One more day
till the concert.

I'm still trying to get
my mom to interview Binky.

If she does,
I'll bring you.

Friends have
to stick together.

Oh... thanks, Buster.

Hey, the radio station
sent me tickets

to make up for
getting me in trouble.

Since your seats are rotten,
you can sit with my mom and me.

Really?

Gee, thanks, Binky.

I know you'd do the same.

Uh... you know, Binky

what if you could meet...?

Binky, Binky.

Binky,
Binky.

Oh, and a kid
with glasses.

Your name is Binky?

Come with us.

Move over, please.

( car starts up )

Sorry, no more room.

GIRL BINKY:
How do you feel
about luge?

Oh.

I've got to go.

See you.

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey ♪

♪ Oh-ey-oh-ey-oh-ey-oh. ♪

Can you throw
these away for me?

Hi.

DAD:
Arthur, this is

Winston and Svern.

Arthur's very excited
about seeing the group.

Great, we'll have them
set up in minutes.

( crowd chatting )

Bah, ha, ha.

( gasps )

( sighs )

What's wrong, Arthur?

This would be more fun
with my friends.

But you'll be
meeting Binky soon.

That would be more fun
with them, too.

I don't see Arthur anywhere.

ARTHUR:
Here I am!

My dad's working backstage,
so we can all meet Binky.

ALL:
Yeah!

Binky is ready.

ALL:
Wow! Binky!

I'm Arthur Read,
and these are my friends.

We're excited to meet you.

( tinkling )

ALL:
Whoa!

It's okay.

You see,
Binky isn't real.

That's our
big announcement.

They're holograms.

I create the image
on my Troglibyte .

and I feed the voices of
the world's greatest singers

into the most advanced
music synthesizer known to man.

We combine the music
and images and... voila! Binky!

( band begins playing )

( note repeats )

( music goes out of control )

Huh!

I thought it was a trash can.

Sorry.

Whew! As long as it
wasn't an i/o operator

or an angry garden salad.

Actually, it was a banana.

Binky sure wasn't
what I expected.

I'd rather have real friends
than a see-through group.

Sometimes
it's just better

not to know anything
about celebrities.

SVERN:
Here they are... Binky!

( crowd cheering )

♪ What a wonderful
kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other ♪

♪ You got to listen
to your heart ♪

♪ Listen to the beat ♪

♪ Listen to the rhythm,
the rhythm of the street ♪

♪ It's a simple message
and it comes from the heart ♪

♪ Believe in yourself ♪

♪ For that's the place
to start ♪

♪ And I say hey! ♪

♪ Hey! What a wonderful
kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other ♪

♪ Hey! What a wonderful
kind of day! ♪

♪ Hey! ♪