03x12 - What Scared Sue Ellen?/Clarissa is Cracked

[bunniefuu]

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

( laughs )

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Hey!

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♪ If we could learn
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Hey!

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♪ If we could learn
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♪ 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 )

Sooner or later,
we're all afraid of something...

like heights...

( screaming )

or big spiders.

( screams )

But you know
who's never afraid?

Sue Ellen.

Nothing scares her.

Not oral reports...

If nobody
volunteers
to go first

I'll have
to pick one
of you myself.

I volunteer,
Mr. Ratburn.

Not the daily special
at the cafeteria.

Yuck!
Yuck!

( audience screams )

Not even scary movies.

( yawns then snores )

And after what happened
in the woods

she's still not easy to scare.

( eerie voice ):
What about you, Arthur?

( laughs )

BINKY:
And they hear it again:

"screek, screek, screek."

And, man, are they scared!

So they start the car
and, zoom, they drive off.

And then?

And then
when they get home

they find out what was
making that screeky noise.

There, stuck to
the car door handle is...

Yeah? Yeah?

A big, sharp... book!

( gasps )

Wait.

I've heard this story before.

It should be a hook stuck
to the door, not a book!

I know, but where was I
supposed to find a hook?

That was still
scary, Binky.

Weren't
you scared,
Sue Ellen?

Why? It's just a silly,
made-up story.

It didn't really happen.

We know it's
make-believe.

We do?

That's what
makes it fun.

Fun is traveling,
sightseeing

going new places.

Real things are fun.

Boo!

( yelps )

Wow, is she tough.

( cheerful whistling )

( squawks )

( whistling )

( howling )

( gasps )

Binky, Buster, Arthur!

If you're trying to scare me,
it's not going to...

( yowling )

work.

( grunts )

( gasps )

( eerie yowling )

( panting )

( gasps )

( yelps )

( panting )

( breathing hard )

( gasps )

Have fun at school
today, Sue Ellen?

( quavering ):
Yeah, lots of fun.

This is silly.

There are no such things
as monsters.

Not here.

( hinges squeak )

( cat snarls )

( gasps )

( current sizzles )

Maybe it's something that
followed us from someplace else.

Someplace overseas.

Like the Baba Yaga--

the scary ogre lady
from the Russian backwoods.

( cackles ):
There she is!

Lunch!

BABA YAGA:
I don't like

chasing my meals,
little one!

( cackles )

( yelps )

( groans )

( shrieks )

Don't be late
for school!

( gasps )

( Baba Yaga cackles )

What's gotten into me?

( gasps )

( mews )
( yelps )

( gasps )

Binky, don't
do that!

So you can
get spooked.

( guffaws )

Hey, we finished
the scary scarecrow.

Want to see him?

( quavers ):
Um... no.

We'll be late
for school.

No, we won't.

We'll take
the shortcut

through
the dead woods.

No, thanks.

Maybe later.

No, really-- she was scared.

Sue Ellen scared?

Of what?

Uh... a mummy?

Nah, mummies are too slow.

She could
outrun one.

Not if the mummy
had a mountain bike.

Nothing on earth scares
Sue Ellen.

So... it's not from Earth!

At last, someone's seen
a real alien!

It's not aliens.

It's worse.

( all grunt )

BINKY:
An old lady in a house

that walks like a chicken?

What's scary
about that?

Couldn't you
just catch it
and barbecue it?

( both laugh )

Stop it!

This is real!

Why?

Because it's
one of your stories

and not ours?

Did you ever see
a Baba Yaga in Russia?

Has Buster ever seen
a space creature?

Well, no, but...

so does
that mean

they're
not real?

It still doesn't prove

it was a Baba Yaga.

I know.

It could've been something else.

( crow squawks )

BUSTER:
The creek's always noisy
this time of year.

It's just water.

Or it could
have been
a kappa.

What's a kappa?

A hungry river demon
from Japan.

The only way
to defeat it

is to make it bow.

( all scream )

Look, a
five dollar bill!

Darn! I'm stuck.

What kind
of demon are you?

You got to work
on your defense, kid!

I'll do better next time.

Hey, the next guy might
have a sword.

Remember what
happened to Larry?

That's how
I'd handle him.

( crow squawks )

Okay,
go ahead.

( laughs nervously )

Maybe you
heard a bird.

( crow squawks )

Or a banshee,
from Ireland.

Her wail
foretells doom

for anyone
she visits.

Huh?

( banshee wails, kids gasp )

( banshee wailing )

Hey, that hurt!

Huh, what's so hard about that?

( eerie yowling )

Uh, I think
that was my
mom calling me

So I'd better
be going.

( laughs
nervously )

It was right
around here.

( yowling )

( all yelp )

That-- what is it?

An in-intergalactic
cr-cr-creature of some kind.

( animal howls )

Or a chipmunk.

What do you think,
Arthur?

I think...
I want to leave.

Go away!

You don't
scare me!

Hah!

I showed that
old monster.

( eerie yowling )

Any ideas,
Sue Ellen?

Yeah... run!

ARTHUR:
Wait!

What are we
afraid of?

We didn't
see anything!

No, just a...

( screams )

BINKY ( relieved ):
It's just the tree house.

We can't go on
like this!

We're scared
of everything!

Well,
we were okay

until you told us
all those stories!

But they're just stories!

No, you heard
that thing.

It's real!

But there
must be

a logical
explanation
for this.

( animal yowls )

R-r-right?

When you find out,
let me know!

( howling )

FATHER:
Sue Ellen--

We're reliving
our Swiss Alps
trip.

Remember
how afraid we were

to climb
our first mountain?

So how did you
get over your fear?

FATHER:
Once we prepared
with equipment

we could face
our fear head on.

( mysterious music playing )

( phone rings )

I wasn't scared!

I mean, hello?

SUE ELLEN:
Binky, I'm going back.

Back! Why?

We'll never be able
to use the shortcut again

if we don't face that thing.

We just need to be prepared
and have the right equipment.

Oh, man.

( adventure music playing )

( knocking )

( determined ):
Let's go.

Uh, why not?

Remember--

whatever happens,
don't scream.

Agreed.

One for all...

and good
for nothing!

Come out,
come out

whatever you are!

( grunts )

( eerie yowling )

( Buster yells )

Hey, that's me!

ARTHUR:
Sorry.

Oh!

Oops.

( yowling )

Oh...

Hey,
you guys!

( dog barks )

It's Perky--

Mrs. Wood's
mean old dog!

Perky?

That's what
scared us?

A dog.

Imagine that.

( all chuckle )

( yaps )

Oh, my precious
Perky!

I was worried
sick over you.

Arthur, you've saved
my Perky again!

We all did.

Why, she'd
still be trapped

if you had let
her cry frighten
you away.

Aren't you
a brave group!

I shall give you all a big kiss!

( puckers squeakily )

( all scream )

( Sue Ellen howls eerily )

Then we heard
it again:

"Scritch, scritch."

It was coming
from the dead woods.

I saw its beady, glowing eyes.

Then from inside the ghost tree
it sprang!

( gasps ):
What? What?

A hideous,
two-headed wolf-man!

( clamoring )

( gasps )

( stomping, bellowing )

Hey, you said wolf-man,
not cow-man.

I couldn't find

A wolf head.

Wow! I didn't think

you liked
scary stories.

Yeah, how'd you think up
something so cool?

KIDS:
And now...

sound can fool you sometimes.

( blades scrape )

( thud )

( pop )

( clack )

( crunch )

( box top pops )

Everybody in our class
made sound.

( tap )

( bang )

One kid will maybe make a sound

and the other kid will not
be able to see the sound

and so they'll try to guess
what the sound is.

You get it?

( bang )

Are you playing
a drum?

CLASS:
No.

( crinkles,
then snaps )

BOY:
Sometimes things sound different

than what they are.

Taking apart those
packing materials.

CLASS:
No.

I have to admit

but I think it's
the garbage can

going up and down.

CLASS:
Yes.

Taking tape out...
of the thing.

CLASS ( emphatically ):
Yes!

( pop )

( pop )

( pop )

Pulling the cap
off the glue stick.

Oh...

( scraping )

Two knives?

No.

Is it any kind
of silverware?

CLASS:
No.

Sound is a vibration.

( drums b*ating )

...vibration that sends
waves through the air.

Then it would bounce
against your eardrum

and your eardrum would vibrate
and then you would hear a sound.

Your ears can trick you.

( metal scrapes
floor )

Is it sliding
a box around?

CLASS:
No.

Scissors.

CLASS:
Yes!

Sound is very mysterious.

( shaking, jingling, rattling )

KIDS:
And now...

NARRATOR:
The mummy of the Egyptian ruler
was surrounded

by his finest treasures.

If I was a mummy

I know exactly which of
my treasures I'd want.

Nah...

( cat purrs )

Ick!

Nope.

Yes!

That's it!

Some treasures.

I'd have real treasures.

( hinge creaks )

All the paper from my Christmas
and birthday gifts

my favorite stuffed animals

my acorn collection,
my button collection.

I had a snowball,
but somehow it disappeared.

( door squeaks )

That won't even happen
for another , years!

I am now mummy-ready.

( snoring )

If we walk out quietly,
we won't have to ask.

Good idea.

( Maggie cries )

( flash pops )

You have so much
cool stuff, Grandma.

But my most
favorite thing is this.

You mean
Clarissa?

I've had her since
I was your age.

( car horn honks )

There's
your mother.

We'd better get you
ready to go.

Good-bye, Clarissa.

Maybe Clarissa would
like a vacation

from that musty
old cabinet.

How would you like
to take care of her
for a week, D.W.?

Oh, thank you, Grandma!

I know you'll treat Clarissa
like the treasure she is.

Now, you two
have fun.

RATBURN:
Rapunzel, Rapunzel

let down your hair.

( clunking )

( all gasping )

There will now be
a brief intermission.

Is the show over?

No... intermission.

Rapunzel fell out
of the castle and
broke her neck.

This is much
more exciting

than the version
Mom told me.

( shouting ):
I am Rapunzelaria

princess of the second
layer of sky!

I am flying to my cloud castle!

Watch me fly away,
loyal followers!

Can you give
these to D.W.?

Here I go...

disappearing into...

No!

( cr*ck )

Oops!

What have you done
to this doll?

Didn't Grandma tell you
to be careful?

She told me
to treat her
like a treasure

and I've treated
her like my best
treasure of all.

But, D.W.,
she's a mess.

Yeah, I've played
with her a lot.

Maybe we should get Grandma
a new one.

MOM:
But, D.W.

Clarissa's old.

Then she won't mind

that it broke.

Oh, good!

DAD:
No, she's
old-old, unique

and very special
to Grandma.

Here, I'll show you.

When Grandma Thora was
your age, D.W.

the world was
a very different place.

She must
have lived

in a really
small town.

That's right here
in Elwood City.

That's Grandma
with her brothers.

D.W.:
Everyone in our family got
stuck with brothers.

How sad.

Actually, Thora's brothers are

part of the reason she ended up
getting Clarissa.

You see...

( cash register rings )

Mama, may I go
across the street

and look in the toy
store window?

Why, of course,
Thora, dear.

D.W.:
Her mom let her go by herself?

DAD:
Things were different then, D.W.

How you doing,
Thora?

Hello, Mr. Jensen.

How are you today, Thora?

MAN:
This way

young Thora.

( horse neighs )

( engine rumbling )

Again?

I can't believe we're
under the flight route
for that zeppelin.

It's getting so there's
no peace and quiet!

( sighs )

THORA:
Victoria--

How nice of you to come.

Guenevere, your castle
is beautiful

much nicer than mine.

( ripping )

Hmph!

Thora, you said you wanted
a horse-drawn carriage

so here it is.

This is an airplane.

Right...
see, Victoria's
actually a spy

sent to destroy
Guenevere's castle.

( imitating crashing )

( cries out )

Is something wrong?

I hate playing
with my brothers'
hand-me-downs.

Why can't I have my own toys?

Maybe when you're older.

Toys are expensive, Thora

and girls your age aren't
very careful.

Oh, I'd be very careful, mother!

Thora, I've made you
a fairy-godmother doll!

I'm not playing
with a potato!

Gee, I think
it's a good idea.

Hmm...

( inhales deeply )

( blows )

ALL:
Happy birthday, Thora!

And now that you're
one year older...

A doll!

A real doll!

( no voice )

I'm going to take care of you
for the rest of my life!

Grandma kept Clarissa perfect
her whole life

and I wrecked her!

What am I going to do?!

Let's try
the doll hospital.

"Gone on vacation!

See you in a month, Bill."

What kind of a doctor goes
on vacation

when there are dolls in trouble?

MOM:
Good news!

I found a place
on the Internet

that fixes
old dolls.

I e-mailed them...

We're saved!

And there's
a six-month wait.

Oh, no!

Grandma Thora called.

She's dropping a travel column
off with Bitzi Baxter

and will come
for dinner.

But we can't get Clarissa fixed
by tonight!

Now Grandma
will find out

what a bad
granddaughter I am.

She'll probably fire me.

Look... I tied

this ribbon
around Clarissa's head

like a headband.

Maybe Grandma won't notice.

( cr*ck )

( clinking )

If only there was someone
who could fix my doll.

Come on!

RATBURN:
Rapunzel

you sure are accident-prone.

Mr. Ratburn!

What's the rush, Arthur?

You know, your geography report
isn't due until Thursday.

I was wondering
if, uh, maybe
you could, uh...

Please, save this doll!

It looks like she had
quite an accident.

Can you help her?

Hmm... this material really
isn't too different

than what I use
on some of my puppets.

Yes, I think I can.

Come by my workshop
in a couple of hours.

Oh, thank you, thank you!

Gee, I don't
think you're
scary at all.

Huh?

Let's go, D.W.

D.W.:
Hurry, you only have two hours!

It's been two hours! Hurry!

( electric saw whirring )

( gasps ):
He's k*lling her!

( saw whirring )

( laughing evilly )

( saw whirring )

( D.W. screams )

Hello, there.

What have you done

to the doll?!

Huh?

I was working
on a new desk.

Note the six-compartment
separator for graded papers.

And here...

...is your doll.

KIDS:
Wow.

What do you think, D.W.?

She's perfect.

Here she is,
Grandma.

Why, she almost looks

prettier than when
I lent her to you.

You took
good care of her.

Arthur, you were going
to let me read

that A-plus report of yours.

D.W.:
I confess!

I broke Clarissa,
and Arthur's teacher

who's really nice,
not scary, fixed her

but it's wrong to lie

so I'm
telling you

even though
you'll never
trust me again

And... that's
all, I'm done.

D.W., Clarissa's broken
many times over the years

and I've had her fixed,
just like you did.

Really?

Your repairing her shows

that not only
are you trustworthy

you're very
responsible.

Well, yes, that's exactly right!

And that's exactly the kind
of girl Clarissa needs

to take care of her

all the time.

Oh, thank you, Grandma!

♪ What a wonderfulucatio]
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 b*at ♪

♪ 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! ♪