S5 - The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur

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

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

(laughing)

♪ 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 b*at ♪

♪ 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)

♪ ♪

I'll tell you a secret.

I love packing!

Look at all my stuff--

so neat and tidy!

But the best part
about packing is

that it means I'm going
on a trip!

And this trip
is really special.

I'm visiting all my cousins
in Ohio.

And Buster's coming too.

There. All done.

Oh!
(laughs)

Almost forgot
the most important thing--

my present for Cousin Ryder,

the Motor Mutations
Dark Bunny Wow Plow.

He's gonna love this!

♪ ♪

(Kate crying)

Arthur, don't forget sunblock.

They'll probably
have sunblock there.

Better safe than sorry.

(Kate crying louder)

(crying fades)

(unzips, Pal panting)

MR. READ:
Arthur,

could you put this photo album
in your suitcase?

I don't have any room.

What about
this pouch here?

Ta-da! Thanks!

But...

♪ ♪

(grunting)

D.W.:
Arthur!

Could use a little help here!

(barks)

Where are those going?

In your bag.

No way!

I have to!

My bag is too small!

It's not my fault
they gave me such a small bag.

But my bag is full!

Prove it!

There's tons of room in there.

Here, take this book out.

Hey!

You're not going
to read it anyway.

And this shirt.

It looks awful on you.

(grunts, toy rattles)

No!

Mom!

Okay, okay, I'll take one.

I said one.

They're sisters.

You can't split them up.

(groans)

And Mary Moo Cow is so small
she's almost invisible.

Well, I used to like packing.

(barking)

(barking continues)

(chuckles)

Nice try, Pal.

Wish I could bring you in my
suitcase, but not this time.

(chuckles)

BUSTER:
"The Rhythm and Roots of Arthur"

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Whose birthday is it?

Your great-granduncle Theo's.

THORA:
That's my father's brother.

He's turning years old.

Will there be candles
on his cake?

Maybe.

Hope someone is bringing
a fire extinguisher.

It's a long trip, so I packed us
some sandwiches for the road.

Oh, I already made some.

Well, I bet you didn't make
my special

road-trip-peanut-butter-and-
pickle sandwiches.

♪ ♪

(chuckling):
Got me there.

I wouldn't think
of making those.

(Kate crying)

Call me tonight.

I'll let you know
how Kate's doing.

Aren't you coming with us?

Kate's not feeling well, honey,

so Mom has to stay
and take her to the doctor.

Mom!

(car pulling up)

(Arthur gasps)

Buster's here!

(brakes squeal, car idling)

If you're not going
then I'm not going!

D.W...

No! No way!

Okay, but you'll miss
all the animals...

Animals?

What animals?

Your cousins live
on a llama farm.

What's a llama?

Well, they have
super-soft fur

and look a little like ponies

with bunny rabbit faces.

(gasps)

But that's okay,
you can stay here with me.

Hey, would you like to help me
change Kate's diaper?

It really needs it.

Ugh!

Um, maybe I should go after all.

Someone has to make sure Arthur
doesn't embarrass the family.

Remember, there's a box
of chocolates in there

for Uncle Theo.

Oh, and I packed
some extra inhalers,

and insect repellent,
and a rain poncho, and...

Mom, I'm gonna be fine!

It's only four days.

Still, my big boy
is leaving home.

♪ ♪

This is going to be so cool!

I know, we're going to have
so much fun.

BOTH:
Road trip!

♪ ♪

(seatbelt clicks)

BUSTER:
Bye, Mom!

ARTHUR:
Bye, Pal!
Be a good boy!

(engine starts)

Bye, Mom!

Bye, Kate!

♪ ♪

D.W.:
Bye, house!

Bye, mailbox!

Bye, fence!

Bye, tree!

Bye, person mowing their lawn!

Bye, fire hydrant!

D.W.!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

Are we there yet?

Honey, we've only been
on the road for half an hour.

It'll take us five hours
to get there, so get comfy.

How long is five hours?

It's like if you watched
ten episodes of Mary Moo Cow

in a row.

Ten boring episodes.

There's no such thing as a
boring Mary Moo Cow episode.

I need to go to the bathroom.

(sighs)
Already?

♪ ♪

(easy listening music playing)

THORA:
I'm really looking forward

to getting back to the farm.

Yeah, me too.

Wait, have you both
been to this farm?

I spent every summer there
when I was a kid.

So did I!

Wow.

That must've been
a long time ago.

(music stops)

THORA:
Oh, it was ages ago,

before cellphones,
and the internet.

Even before computers!

Yikes!

The dark ages!

Somehow we survived.

Dad, I need to go!

What?

But we just stopped.

Why didn't you go then?

I didn't have to go then!

No more water for you!

♪ ♪

Who wants a glass of juice?

Hey!

Let's play checkers!

I brought a magnetic travel set.

(doors shut, engine starts)

THORA:
Uncle John is in the m*llitary
and he's stationed overseas,

so he won't be there,

but Ryder will be there,
and Aunt Chrissy,

and new baby Laurie,

and Cousin Miles...

Cousin Ryder is great.

I haven't seen him
in four years,

but I think we'd be best friends
if we lived closer together.

I mean, my other best friend.

I love it when the family
gets together.

Why is Buster here?

He's not family.

Yes, he is!

Well, I mean, kind of...

Well, if he's family,
then Bud is family, too,

and I should get to bring him.

Can we pick him up?

MR. READ:
Bud lives too far away, honey.

It's not fair!

I could kinda be
your step-older brother...

You don't even
look like us!

You're going to stick out
like a sore nose.

The expression is sore thumb.

And stop being mean.

I'm not being mean.

I'm just telling the truth.

Whoa!

(chittering)

(D.W. cries out, Thora gasps)

♪ ♪

Sorry!

A big raccoon
was hogging the road.

A raccoon?! Where?!

♪ ♪

(groans)

D.W.:
♪ I'm stuck inside this car
on a trip to somewhere far ♪

♪ This highway keeps on going ♪

♪ Cars and trucks
with trailers towing ♪

♪ Only one small lane is open--
see look, the road is broken ♪

♪ I'm bored, I'm bored ♪

♪ I'm bored, I'm bored,
I'm bored ♪

♪ I'm so bored,
are we there yet? ♪

MR. READ:
Not yet!

♪ But we're really
cruising now ♪

♪ Let's play I Spy--
I spy a cow ♪

(cow mooing)

♪ Isn't that exciting? ♪

♪ Hey, can you guys please
stop fighting? ♪

D.W.:
♪ I'm bored, I'm bored ♪

♪ I'm bored, I'm bored,
I'm bored ♪

♪ I'm so bored,
are we there yet? ♪

♪ The signs say stop and eat,
I need to get out of my seat ♪

♪ This road will never end ♪

♪ Hey!
What's that around the bend? ♪

(bell dinging, record scratch)
Ugh!

♪ I'm bored, I'm bored ♪

♪ I'm bored, I'm bored,
I'm bored ♪

♪ I'm so bored,
are we there yet? ♪

MR. READ:
Not yet.

Hey look we're in Ohio!

(horn honking)

♪ Just a couple hours more ♪

♪ We're still on Route ♪

♪ Would you like to see
the map? ♪

D.W.:
♪ But I can't read--
is this a trap? ♪

♪ It looks like noodles
with some dots ♪

♪ Is that a lake?
We must be lost ♪

♪ Ohio's way too big ♪

(steer mooing)

♪ Way too flat
and way too far ♪

♪ Please, oh please, oh please ♪

♪ Just let me
get out of this car ♪

♪ I'm going crazy in this maze,
all these detours and delays ♪

MR. READ:
♪ Why don't you take a nap? ♪

D.W.:
♪ I'm not tired,
here's the map ♪

MR. READ:
♪ Just try counting
all those sheep ♪

♪ That will help
you fall asleep ♪

(sheep bleating)

D.W.:
One, two, three,

four...

(lightly snoring)

♪ ♪

(loud rattling)

Huh?

Huh?

♪ ♪

(cries out)

BUSTER:
Yikes!

(brakes screech)

What's going on?

BUSTER:
Is it an alien?

Ask to speak to its leader!

Aw, it's so cute!

Is it one of those
rabbit ponies?

That, D.W., is a llama.

Llamas love peanut butter
sandwiches--

just like you guys.

And just like we did,
he's spitting out the pickle!

♪ ♪

Hey, how you doin'?

Hey, did you lose a llama?

As a matter of fact, I did.

How much do I owe you?

One big hug.

♪ ♪

This is Cousin Miles.

(chuckling):
We go way back.

That's true.

She used to bounce me
on her knee when I was your age.

It's her fault I love
trampolines so much.

Do you want to pet her?

Okay!

♪ ♪

MILES:
This is Bernice.

She's going to have a baby soon.

MR. READ:
Miles!

David!

How you doing?

Glad to be here!

This is D.W.,

Arthur,
and his friend Buster.

Welcome, everyone.

Look!

MILES:
Oh, boy.

Here they come.

The llama squad.

Guess they all want to say
hello, too.

Should we do something?

Nah, they're fine.

They'll follow me
back to the barn.

(quietly):
I'm a llama whisperer.

(chuckles)

See you later.

♪ ♪

(brakes squeak)

You made it!

We were wondering
when you'd get here!

We ran into some llamas.

I need to see that baby!

This is Laurie,
just up from her nap.

Oh! Isn't she precious?

Hey, cousin!

Hey, Cousin Ryder!

It's been so long!

It's been so long!

(laughs)

Jinx!

Jinx!

We are going to have
the best time!

I know!

Oh Ryder, this is--

I'm your other cousin, D.W.

Hey, D.W.

Great to meet you.

That's Arthur's friend, Buster.

He's not a Read; he's a Baxter.

Hey.

Welcome!

Wait, isn't there
a baby cousin, too?

Kate?

She had to stay home
with my mom.

I was going to take care of her,
too,

but I think Mom can handle it.

Aw, too bad.

Well, if you feel like
you need a baby,

we've got an extra.

That's your baby cousin
over there--

my sister Laurie.

Hi, Laurie!

I love family time.

Hey, do you guys want
to see my pond museum?

Yes!

Okay!

Race you!

Hey! Wait up!

♪ ♪

MR. READ:
D.W., come over here
and meet everybody.

I'm your Aunt Chrissy.

Did those boys just run off
and leave you behind?

Huh, typical!

Meet baby Laurie.

(giggling)

Isn't she sweet?

Wow.

She's even smaller than Kate.

Ugh!

But she smells just like her.

Must be the stinky diaper.

(chuckling):
Ooh, I'll go change that now.

Who wants lemonade?

Me!

I'd love some.

(hinges creaking)

♪ ♪

Yah!

Come meet your Granduncle Theo.

I'm Theo, the birthday boy.

Let's see that handshake.

Hi!

(chuckling):
Whoa, quite a grip.

Go easy on me.

What's your name?

D.W.

It' stands for--

Dora Winifred.

How did you know?

That was my sister's name.

You were named after her.

I was?

Yep.

She was a tough cookie.

Used to pick up your dad
by his shorts.

(laughing)

She did?

Oh yeah.

She also taught me
how to roast a chicken.

Those two cooked together
all the time.

She d*ed
before you were born.

Lemonade.

Are there any cousins here
my age?

Sorry, sweetie.

There aren't any my age,
either.

So you and I will have to
stick together.

(glasses clink)

(humming)

♪ ♪

Watch this!

Whoa!

Cool...

You want to try?

Okay.

Don't worry about
falling in.

I mean, you'll get wet,
but that pond is really deep.

♪ ♪

Ah!

I'm slipping!

Ah!

(grunts)

Ow...

Are you okay?

(laughs):
I'm fine!

Just got a little rope burn.

My turn!

Whoo-hoo!

Cool.

What grade are you in?

Going into fourth.

Me too!

And me.

Didn't it feel like
third grade went on forever?

I know!

I used to look at
the fourth graders and think,

"Man, they're so old!"

And now I'm going
to be one.

Now we're the big scary ones
and it's the third graders

who are hiding in the bathroom.

Right?

Oh, I gotta show you
the pond museum.

♪ ♪

Here are minnows.

These are tadpoles.

Whatever I catch
that I want to really look at,

I put in the museum.

Then at night I let 'em go.

I had a skink in this one,
named Daisy, but she got away.

(gasps)

I caught this guy this morning.

He's a milk snake.

Whoa!

Is that poisonous?

I bet it is
if you're lactose intolerant.

(laughs)

Get it?

Milk snakes aren't poisonous.

And this one's
pretty friendly.

Here.

Wanna hold him?

Oh, uh...

No thanks.

It feels weird at first,
but it doesn't bite.

I'll hold him.

Here you go.

Now, don't squeeze.

Just hold him up...

Yeah...

It's like a worm...
but worse.

I want to scream
but at the same time, I...

(screams)

Don't drop him!

BUSTER:
He was going up my shirt!

I'll let him go.

Sorry.

That's okay.

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

D.W.:
Whoo-hoo!

She's going to b*at him.

I hope not.

He gets so cranky when he loses.

♪ ♪

RYDER:
Mom!

We're going swimming!

Where's our stuff?

(laughs)

I've been chatting so much,

I haven't taken the bags
out of the car yet.

♪ ♪

Ryder, this is for you!

They just came out.

They're going to be really rare.

It's the Dark Bunny Wow Plow
from the Motor Mutations line.

Wow.

I know, right?

See, like this--
he's Dark Bunny,

but then he turns into
a snow plow.

I wanted to get you
the helicopter one

but they were out.

Do you like it?

Yeah!

Wow, thanks.

♪ ♪

Where's my bag?

The orange one.

It was right on top.

We didn't forget it,
did we?

No,

you got your magnetic checkers
out of it

when we stopped at
the rest area.

Did it get tied down again
after that?

Uh oh...

If it's not here,
then where is it?

It must have fallen off.

(raccoon chittering)

♪ ♪

That had all my clothes in it.

(gasps)
My bathing suit!

How will I go swimming?

I only brought one swimsuit.

Sorry.

Don't worry.
We'll help you.

Ryder, can you get Buster
a bathing suit

and a t-shirt to borrow?

Sure!

You might want to put
this inside.

Oh yeah! Good thinking!

Okay, Dora Winifred,

last toss,

and then I'm going
to take a rest.

You got it!

CHRISSY:
D.W.!

You should take your shoes off
and go barefoot.

At our park at home we're not
allowed to go barefoot.

Well, you can do it here!

I know for a fact that we have
the softest grass in the world.

Okay!

Oh...

It is soft grass.

(chuckles)

Told you.

(laughs)

It's like a tree carpet.

How do Ryder's clothes
fit you, Buster?

Too big?

Uh... they're fine, I guess.

Sort of.

Where's Arthur and Ryder?

They went to the pond
already.

Go join them.

I'll be there in just a sec.

D.W.:
Ah!

Ew! Gross!

What is it?!

Looks like there's something
on your foot.

Ah!

It's a dinosaur!

It's between my toes!

Get it off! Ah!

It's just a lizard, D.W.

Hold still.

Oops.

Aw, the tail came off.

Ah!

Get it off me!

Ah!

It's going to eat me!

MR. READ:
It's okay, D.W.,

it's too small to eat you,
and it's gone now.

And you ripped its tail off.

I bet it's really angry now.

Lizard tails come off,
but then they grow back.

It's true.

It's okay.

There's nothing to be
afraid of.

Your family is here.

BUSTER:
I guess I'll go find Arthur.

Hm...

♪ ♪

Was it this way?

Or this way?

Oh...

(llama burbles)

(Buster screams)

Oh, hi, Bernice.

Do you want this?

(grunts)

(sighs)
It figures.

♪ ♪

Hey Buster, whatcha doing?

Nothing.

♪ I see you ♪

♪ You're down there ♪

♪ I see you ♪

♪ You don't care ♪

♪ I see you ♪

♪ You want to share? ♪

♪ On the ground ♪

♪ Make no sound ♪

♪ It goes around ♪

♪ You got a frown,
there's something in your hair ♪

♪ Hands in your pocket,
kicking the ground ♪

♪ Head down when you walk,
it's the only sound ♪

♪ Your smile is wide
but turned down to the dirt ♪

♪ Why do you hide? ♪

♪ Did you get hurt? ♪

No!

♪ I'm on your side ♪

♪ You're wearing my shirt ♪

This is Ryder's shirt.

Yeah.
Where do you think he got it?

I gave it to him.

♪ You're coping
and you're dealing with it ♪

♪ Hoping, reeling every minute ♪

♪ Concealing
and you need to spin it ♪

♪ Feeling like
you're kneeling in it ♪

What's going on?

I can't find the swimming pond.

I think it's that way.

Nope. Over there.

Ryder and Arthur
left me behind.

I mean, I get it.

They're cousins.

And this is a family gathering
and I don't really belong here.

Why don't you think you belong?

Because I'm just a friend.

I'm not family.

I'm not related to anyone here.

I'm not related
to anyone here either.

You're not?

Nope.

I grew up in Cleveland.

But I've been here so long,
these people became my family.

You don't have to be
a blood relative to be family.

♪ Uncle, brother,
call me cousin ♪

♪ Six of one, half a dozen ♪

♪ Never mind the family tree ♪

♪ There are many
kinds of family ♪

♪ Sister, mister, auntie,
niece ♪

♪ Can't resist
the family feast ♪

♪ When you're hurt
or need a snack ♪

♪ Here's the shirt
right off my back ♪

♪ ♪

♪ Family is a state of mind ♪

♪ So take your place,
relax, unwind ♪

♪ If you look
I think you'll see ♪

♪ There are many kinds
of family. ♪

Thanks.

I totally thought the pond
was over there.

No, that's the manure pit.

♪ I see you ♪

♪ As you are ♪

♪ I see you ♪

♪ Come so far ♪

WOMAN:
♪ Come so far ♪

♪ I see you ♪

♪ Raise the bar ♪

WOMAN:
♪ Raise the bar ♪

♪ You belong ♪

♪ Come along, sing your song ♪

WOMAN:
♪ Sing your song ♪

♪ You are strong ♪

♪ You're a sh**ting star ♪

(grunts)

(laughs)

♪ ♪

There you are!

Where did you go?

Watch this!

Whoo!

It's cold.

Not really.

Your turn.

Uh...

RYDER:
It's easy.

Come on!

Cousin power!

Okay.

Here goes.

♪ ♪

Cousin...

power!

(yelps)

Whoo!

I did it!

Buster, come in!

I think I swallowed a tadpole,
but it's great!

Okay...

Here I come!

♪ ♪

No, don't run!

BUSTER:
Cousin power, blast off!

Whoa!

Oh no!

Ow!

At least you didn't
break anything.

Nope.

Just a cut.

But I can't go swimming
for a few days.

We'll do something else.

Swinging from that rope
wasn't that fun anyway.

I don't know.

I thought it was pretty fun.

Until it wasn't.

I'm sure we can find some games
in the house we can all play.

It's okay, Arthur, you can still
go swimming with Ryder.

I brought tons of comics.

Oh wait...

I hope someone's enjoying them
somewhere.

(chittering)

This trip just isn't turning out
how I thought it would.

(groaning)

D.W.:
They're twins, like the Tibbles,

but Uni is one
millabilla-second older.

And she never lets
Fluff McGuffin forget it.

That was just like
my sister Dora.

She was only a year older,
but she was the boss.

(chuckles)

Am I a lot like her?

Hey, how do you feel
about spinach?

Blech!

(laughs)

You're the spitting image.

Hey, want to see
a picture of her?

Yeah!

(toy rattles)

This was the room Dora and I
shared when we were kids.

Wow!

She looks just like me!

Except I'm not
black-and-white.

(laughs)

This photo was taken
around years ago.

We were drinking
Piccadilly's grape.

Only five cents a bottle.

I can almost taste it...

MR. READ:
D.W.! Want to say hello to Mom?

C'mon!

Let's talk to Mom!

♪ ♪

MRS. READ (on computer):
Happy birthday, Theo!

Thank you, Jane.

When are you coming?

Kate looks much better now!

I know, but she's still feeling
a little punky.

(giggles)

Did you give her chicken soup?

What about strawberry ice cream?

It's the best kind for colds.

I'm taking very good care
of her, Nurse D.W.

(barks)

Oops, looks like someone
wants to say hello.

Hi, Pal!

It's me!

Hey! I was talking!

Well, I should let you all go.

Wait!

Um, excuse me, but I need
to talk to Mom in private.

Gotcha.

C'mon, let's help Miles
and your dad with dinner.

Bye, Mom! Bye, Kate!

Bye, Pal!

(Pal barks)

I want to come home.

Why?

Don't you like spending time
with the family?

I do!

Especially Great-Granduncle
Theo.

He's funny
and he smells like apples.

Then what is it?

It's not like home.

There are too many trees
outside.

And there's this lizard--
he's after me!

He lost his tail and he thinks
it's my fault.

I know it's hard, D.W.

But I want you to try
to be brave, and...

(audio glitching on computer)

Mom?

Mom!?

Help!

Mom is frozen
in the computer!

Oh, that happens
all the time.

Our internet service
cuts in and out.

We can try again later.

(metal banging)

Hear ye, hear ye!

Dinner is served!

CHRISSY:
Want some apple sauce,
Laurie?

THORA:
Mm, these beans taste so fresh.

Pass those rolls, Davy.

This is great pasta!

What is it?

I call it
everything-in-the-fridge pasta.

It's our specialty.

But save room for

we-didn't-have-a-chance-to-shop
dessert.

Hey, did you check out
the Wow Plow yet?

The what?

You know, the Dark Bunny
Motor Mutation action figure

I bought you.

Oh!

Yeah, it's super cool.

Hey, I'm really sorry
about your foot.

I should've told you
sooner not to run.

I'm sorry I lost
your milk snake.

That's okay.

He's probably somewhere
in the house.

D.W.:
What?!

There's a snake in the house?!

Or maybe he's outside.

Don't worry.

Milk snakes don't bite.

They still go slippity-slidey
on the floor

and can curl up in your hair.

I agree.

I'm glad I'm bald.

Never thought I'd say that.

Hey, I got a surprise
for you guys.

Mom, can I show them?

Okay, but I want you boys
to help with the dishes.

You got it!

Come on, you two!

♪ ♪

Go on!

I'll get there eventually.

(hinge creaks)

♪ ♪

(crickets chirping)

Awesome, right?

Yeah!

We get to sleep
in the hayloft tonight!

Cool!

Ow. Uh...

I'm not sure I can
climb this ladder.

I know!

We can attach this hook
to your belt and pull you up.

I'm not sure
that's such a good idea.

We'll just
stay in the house.

Oh, okay...

You two don't have to stay
in the house just because of me.

Are you sure?

Of course!

I'll be fine.

I bet I get a whole room
to myself.

Now, this is my side,

and that's your side.

If you want to come over
to this side,

you have to use
the secret password.

What is it?

♪ Hello ♪

If I told you,
it wouldn't be a secret.

Oh.

And no snoring!

Wait!

We forgot to check the room
for snakes and lizards!

That's your job.

(sighs)

Okay...

♪ ♪

I found something!

Is it a snake?

Nope.

Just this bottle.

Hey! You didn't check my side!

I don't know the password.

(quietly):
It's "pickles."

But I'm changing it
right after you check.

Pickles.

You may enter.

♪ ♪

Congratulations.

You're snake and lizard-free.

Phew!

♪ ♪

(crickets chirping)

RYDER:
Isn't this great?

Yeah.

I've never slept
on hay before.

(groans)

Kinda lumpy.

I find it super comfy.

Hey, this is just like that
Dark Bunny episode.

You know, where the haystack
monster comes after him

and he turns his utility belt
into a giant pitchfork?

(awkward chuckle)
Right!

Dark Bunny is so cool.

Yeah.

He's way cooler
than Light Bunny.

Who's Light Bunny?

Oh, um, I don't know,
I just thought there was...

I guess I haven't seen
a lot of episodes.

♪ ♪

(rustling)

(gasps):
What was that?

Oh, that was just
the barn owl.

There he is-- see?

He keeps the mice away.

(yawns)

Well, good night, cousin.

Good night, cousin.

(owl screeches)

♪ ♪

(screeching continues)

♪ ♪

(Buster sighs)

It's so hot in here!

I feel like I'm melting!

Can we please open the window?

No!

The snakes and lizards
will come in!

If you're hot,
try thinking of something cold.

(groans)

Okay.

(expelling air through lips)

What are you doing?

I'm thinking
of our air conditioner.

That's the sound it makes.

You need to get that fixed.

Think of something quieter,
like a breeze.

I've got a better idea.

Where are you going?

To the porch, where there
might be a real breeze.

Wait!

You can't leave me here alone!

(insects chirping)

(sighs)

That's much better!

What's that noise?

Crickets.

We have them back in
Elwood City, too.

But they seem louder here.

Look at all those stars!

Wow!

Why are there
more of them here?

There aren't.

You can just see them better.

Look!

There's the Big Dipper.

And there's
the Little Dipper...

and there's the
Little Pot of Corn Chowder.

I can't see the pot.

It helps if you're hungry.

A sh**ting star!

Make a wish!

My wish didn't come true.

I'm still here.

♪ ♪

Homesick?

Yeah, me too.

If you had to stay here
or go home right now,

which would you choose?

♪ Home or here? ♪

♪ It's no choice ♪

♪ I'd go home and I'd rejoice ♪

♪ My clothes, my food ♪

♪ My own bed ♪

♪ My special goggles--
infrared ♪

♪ Home is where I want to be ♪

♪ And for me ♪

♪ A pre-schooler ♪

♪ Home has all my clothes
and things ♪

♪ My magic princess
sparkle wings ♪

♪ Crusts are cut
right from my toast ♪

♪ At home it's Mom ♪

♪ That I miss most ♪

♪ Mom ♪

♪ Oh, Mom ♪

♪ Oh, Mom ♪

♪ She gives hugs,
she's sometimes calm ♪

♪ So calm ♪

♪ I spit my gum
into her palm ♪

♪ I'll sing a song
for dear ol'... ♪

♪ Mom ♪

♪ It's true ♪

♪ It's true ♪

♪ She lets me use
her new shampoo ♪

♪ Shampoo ♪

♪ And stumble in her
high-heeled shoe ♪

♪ She always knows
just what to... ♪

That was a huge
sh**ting spark!

(chuckles)

sh**ting star.

Whatever.

I've never seen one
that big!

Yeah.

We don't see them
like that at home.

♪ Here or home ♪

♪ On second thought ♪

♪ Here are sh**ting stars--
a lot ♪

♪ Past the cornfields
and beyond ♪

♪ Skinks and snakes
down at the pond ♪

♪ Llama rides
through meadow land ♪

D.W.:
♪ Playing horseshoes on demand ♪

♪ With Uncle Theo--
great and grand ♪

♪ Here my dad played
when he was younger ♪

♪ It's not so bad,
it makes me wonder ♪

♪ Home or here ♪

♪ It makes me think ♪

Yeah, like what the heck's
a skink?

♪ Home is the place
to hold dear ♪

BOTH:
♪ But there are new things
for us here ♪

(yawns)

Good night.

Sleep tight.

Don't let the...

Don't say it...

♪ ♪

(quietly):
Quit staring at me!

Go on! Shoo!

Shoo!

Blagga-blagga-blagga-blagga-
blagga-blagga-blagga!

(screeching)

(gasps)

(owl screeching)

(screeching continues)

(chirping)

♪ ♪

(snoring lightly)

(bird twittering)

(door opens, Buster yawns)

Hey Buster,
how'd you sleep?

Not bad!

That couch on the porch
is actually really comfortable.

But I think D.W. might've
drooled on your pajamas.

Are we having pie for breakfast?

This is for Theo's big birthday
lunch today.

Here, have a rhubarb muffin,
hot out of the oven.

That's the prize for being
the second one up.

Mm!

♪ ♪

(lightly snoring)

Ah!

I love rhubarb!

Ah!

(continues screaming)

Well, I guess D.W.'s up, too.

Out of my bed!

Huh? What?

Good morning to you, too.

(yawns)

You tell that lizard if I see
him one more time, I'm leaving!

(yawning):
I'll make sure
he gets the message.

MR. READ:
What's going on?

Is everything all right?

D.W. just saw a lizard.

(chuckles)

Sneaky little critters.

I'll get my lizard catcher!

Hm?

♪ ♪

Next time
you see that lizard,

you slap this over him.

Then you carefully slide
the cardboard underneath...

And dump him in the yard.

That's how you use the patented
Theodore Read lizard catcher.

(chuckles)
Think you can handle it?

I think I got it.

Hey, you boys want to check on
Bernice with me?

I'll come!

I want to wait for Arthur.

He wasn't in the loft
when I woke up

and I haven't seen him
all morning.

C'mon, Baxtamatic,
I'll teach you the llama song.

♪ Oh Mama Llama ♪

♪ In your furry pajamas ♪

♪ I hope your baby comes ♪

♪ Without a lotta drama. ♪

(Buster chuckles)

There you are!

I was looking all over for you!

Yeah.

That owl was freaking me out.

He screeched at me.

Really?

I didn't hear him.

I guess I'm used to it.

Here!

What's that?

The Dark Bunny Wow Plow
I got you.

Which was still in its box.

Oh, sorry,
I was going to open it,

but we were just having
so much fun...

It's okay.

Look!

Here's how you make it
into a robot...

(imitating robotic sounds)

(robotic):
Ready for action.

Pretty cool, huh?

Um, yeah.

Hey, want to see
our real snow plow?

It's in the shed.

I've driven it a few times.

We've also got this really cool
riding lawn mower.

You don't really like this,
do you?

Well, I don't watch
a lot of TV.

I mean, we have a TV,
but it's kind of boring.

What about comics?

Eh.

I mean, why read comics when
you can swing on a rope swing?

My arm still hurts
from that thing.

That doesn't happen
once you get the hang of it.

Maybe we don't have as much
in common as we thought.

I guess not.

But we're still cousins.

Right.

Cousin power!

Cousin power!

I'm gonna see
if the shower's free.

Okay!

Towels are in
the hall closet.

♪ ♪

(door hinges creak)

♪ ♪

(llama squealing)

Should be any day now.

What are you going
to name the baby?

If it's a boy, Taylor.

If it's a girl...

I don't know yet.

(rooster clucking)

That doesn't look
like a llama.

MILES (chuckling):
That's just Henry.

(crowing)

He loves the llamas

and the llamas love him.

I think he thinks he's
protecting Bernice.

Weird!

Yeah.

Henry might not
look like a llama,

but they think of each other
as family.

Kinda like me and the Reads.

♪ ♪

(brakes squeak)

Cousin Jimmy!

So glad you could make it.

Happy birthday, Theo.

(Theo chuckling)

And there's Lorraine!

THORA:
Lorraine!

You haven't aged a day!

Oh Thora, you always were
such a good liar.

Minnie!

No need to hug,
I just saw you last week.

Right.

Hi, Aunt Minnie!

Hello, Niece D.W.

Whatcha got there?

This is my lizard catcher.

Theo made it for me.

Don't be scared,

but there's a lot of
creepy-crawlies around here.

Oh, I remember that
from summers here.

That's why I packed
extra bug spray.

♪ ♪

What should we grill first?

Miles's super succulent
sweet sausages?

Or Miles's sassy sizzlin'
spicy sausages?

Sweet!

Spicy!

Oh, uh, spicy's fine.

So is sweet,
I don't mind.

(stammering):
We'll go with what you want.

No, no,
you're the guest!

Spicy!

Sweet!

We'll just split 'em
down the middle.

(sizzling)

Whose son are you?

Oh, I'm not a Read.

I'm a Baxter.

A what?

You have to speak up.

I'm a Baxter!

You're an actor?

What have I seen you on?

(loudly):
No, no, I'm Arthur's friend.

I'm with Arthur.

Arthur?

Never seen it.

Hey Lorraine, this cousin is on
some show called Arthur!

(groans)

This house hasn't changed
a bit...

Had the hip replaced first,
then the knee...

Hi! I'm D.W.

Want to get your Cousin Jimmy
another iced tea?

Okay.

Excuse me.

Comin' through.

I'm on an iced tea mission.

Ah!

You!

My lizard catcher!

Where'd I put it?

♪ ♪

(grunts)

(grunts)

Stay still!

Ha! Got you!

Hope I didn't hurt him...

Lizard...?

Ah!

Help!

He's in my hair!

The lizard!

He was on me!

...a million stops...

And then we just...

Dad!

He was in my hair!

I know, Sweetie,
but he's gone now

and you're interrupting.

Why don't you see
if you can find Arthur?

Hey, are you still working
at the bakery?

♪ ♪

Mac and cheese comin' through!

Grandma,
I saw that lizard again!

Well, keep him
out of the kitchen.

We've got too many chefs
as it is.

(grumbles)

♪ ♪

That's it!

Pack up, you two.

We're leaving!

MINNIE:
Can't we do presents now?

I feel silly holding this thing.

Oh!

Um, okay.

Present time, everyone!

Here.

It's a heating pad.

I have one just like it
and it helps with sciatica.

Here's the receipt
if you want to return it.

How... thoughtful.

I got you something, too,

but I think it should wait
till after lunch.

Arthur!
I don't have a present!

The box of Patrick's chocolates
I brought for Theo

was in my bag.

Who knows where it is now.

♪ ♪

(chittering)

Don't worry about it.

You don't have to give him
a present.

But everyone else
is giving him presents.

I don't want to be
the only one without one.

We could say this is
from both of us.

It's a clay teapot I made.

My name's on it, though.

♪ ♪

I have cents,
a rubber band, and an eraser.

You think Theo would like
an eraser?

I think he'd rather have
the cents.

(groans)

Tell everyone
I'll be right back.

I've got an idea!

♪ ♪

Ah, it'll have to do.

♪ ♪

Ah!

♪ ♪

Whoa!

THEO:
Hey,

a thermos.

Can't have too many
of those.

Oh, I know!

♪ ♪

Bye, I'm going home.

BUSTER:
Okay, see you later.

♪ ♪

Another cardigan.

I'll save this one
for special occasions.

Okay, let's have lunch.

BUSTER:
Wait!

(panting)

I just wanted
to give you these.

I had brought you chocolates,
but they were lost with my bag.

I'm Buster.

I know who you are.

You're Arthur's friend.

How's that foot feeling?

I heard you had a run-in
with a rope swing.

Much better.

Sorry.

I know it's not
the best present.

This is a bottle
of Piccadilly's Grape.

They haven't sold these
in over years.

Where did you find it?

Under my bed
in the upstairs guest room.

That used to be Dora's
and my room.

This bottle
might've been there

since we were kids.

♪ ♪

This present means
so much to me.

Thank you, Buster.

You're welcome.

Thanks for having me.

I know this was sort of
a Read family reunion,

and I'm not a Read.

Well, we'll just have
to remedy this.

Moribus porribus, ipso facto,
hocus pocus, inky-dinky doo.

As the patriarch
of all Reads everywhere,

I hereby proclaim Buster
a member of the family.

(cheers and applause)

Hey, Arthur!

We're cousins.

Where's D.W.?

I want to show her this bottle.

Oh, I passed her
in the hall upstairs.

She said she was going home.

Wait a minute...

♪ ♪

D.W.?

She's probably
just being dramatic.

She says things like that
all the time.

(gasps):
I see her.

I'll get her.

That's okay.

I need to stretch anyway.

♪ ♪

(Minnie catching breath)

Hi.

Aunt Minnie.

I heard you were leaving.

It's a long trip back
to Elwood City.

You want company?

Okay.

Hold up a sec.

I'm years older than you.

These legs need to rest.

So, why are you leaving?

No one pays attention
to me here.

I'm familiar
with that feeling.

It's like I don't even exist.

Might as well be invisible.

Exactly.

Until you're not there.

Then everyone is like,

"Where's D.W.?

"Have you seen her?

Why isn't she here?"

Is that what
they were saying?

Oh, yeah.

Everyone was worried.

I told them to relax,

you need your space.

Right.

(chuckles)
That's the thing
about being in a family.

Even when no one's
paying attention to you,

you're still an important
part of it.

Without you,
it's just not complete.

(llama screeching, D.W. gasps)

(screeching continues)

Quick!
Go get Miles!

♪ ♪

Miles!

Miles,
the llama needs you!

What?

Right now?

David, you're
on sausage duty.

It's baby time!

♪ ♪

AUNT MINNIE:
What a beauty.

Look at her.

What's her name,
Miles?

Since D.W. was the first
on the scene,

I think
she should name her.

Me?

I get to name the llama?

Sure.

Dora.

Her name is Dora.

Hello, Dora.

Welcome to the family.

♪ ♪

Thank you, all.

This has been a
truly spectacular birthday.

You still have one more present
coming to you.

This is a song
I wrote for you,

about how I feel being
a part of this family.

I, uh, could use a little music
to back me up.

Ryder,

go get your trumpet.

What?

Arthur, why don't you
play piano?

Arthur is very good
at the piano.

No, I'm not.

Mom, come on.

No way!

I haven't practiced
in weeks.

There are all these people here.

This is so unfair.

And I'm not that good.

RYDER:
I don't even know
where my trumpet is.

ARTHUR:
This isn't fair.

(both sigh)

Hey, I guess we do have
something in common.

Yeah, we hate it

when our parents put us
on the spot.

Now, Arthur,

give me a groove,

some rhythm from the piano.

Um, like this?

(playing soulful tune)

Yes.

But keep it going.

(Arthur continues playing)

Good.

Ryder, give me some accents,
like...

I know.

(trumpet follows piano tune)

Yeah, that's it.

You're going to video this?

It's for Uncle John.

I know he'd love
to be here.

Everybody's looking at me--
now I'm nervous.

Just sing it.

All right, here goes.

♪ Here around
this picnic table ♪

♪ In their places,
young and able ♪

♪ See the faces,
old and stable ♪

♪ All related,
it's like a fable ♪

♪ At the table here for years ♪

♪ The food is served,
then disappears ♪

♪ Someone sets, someone clears ♪

♪ But everybody volunteers ♪

♪ Yeah, everybody volunteers ♪

♪ It's Uncle What
and Auntie Who ♪

♪ They visit
every month or two ♪

♪ When is it ever not a feast? ♪

♪ Pick over the leftovers
at least ♪

♪ And Grandma Where
and Cousin When ♪

♪ Remember how
it was back then ♪

♪ It's always fine
to bring your friends ♪

♪ Even... vegetarians ♪

(instruments playing same tune)

♪ We come from far
and wide on ♪

♪ Your shoulders
that we ride on ♪

♪ The sons
you keep your eye on ♪

♪ The soldiers we rely on ♪

♪ The daughters taking care
of business ♪

♪ Do their share of
the children in our care for ♪

♪ That's who we are there for ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah,
that's who we are there for. ♪

Cousin Jam!

Hey, they're pretty good
together.

Buster, you're up.

♪ Family is a state of mind ♪

♪ So take your place,
relax unwind ♪

♪ If you look,
I think you'll see ♪

♪ There are many kinds
of family ♪

Now, this is what I call family,
y'all, whoo!

♪ So here around
the picnic table ♪

♪ In their places,
young and able ♪

♪ Old and stable, you can see ♪

♪ If you're here,
you're family ♪

(continuing)

BOTH:
♪ If you're here,
you're family ♪

(song concludes,
family applauds)

♪ ♪

(car horn honks, door closes,
Kate giggles)

Mom!

I knew you would come.

Have you been having
a good time?

Oh, yeah.

Theo is great,
and Aunt Minnie is here.

And guess what?

Bernice the llama had a baby,
and I named her.

Her name is Dora.

Just like me.

And she's beautiful.

BUSTER:
To watch more "Arthur"

and play games with all
the Elwood City friends,

You can find "Arthur" books

and lots of other books, too,

at your local library.

♪ ♪