05x19 & 05x20 - The Journal

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(MUSIC PLAYING)

(WIND BLOWING)

Sure is good to be on this adventure, isn't it?

Especially, since we're all together.

Yeah.

Look, a ship!

Pirates!

Arnold, stay at the helm.

We'll deal with the pirates.

Don't worry, son, we'll be right back.

(YELLING)

BOTH: Yeah!

Mom? Dad?

(WIND BLOWING)

(SHOUTING) Mom? Dad?

Come back! Come back!

(STARTLED) Huh!

(SIGHS IN RELIEF)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Come in!

Morning, short man!

Hi, Grandpa!

I, um, brought you some breakfast.

Thanks, that's really nice of you.

Sure. Do you want me to leave it here?

You can maybe eat it later.

Uh, sure.

Okey-dokey then.

If you need me or Grandma, well, we'll be around.

Okay.

(RAINDROPS SPLATTERING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(POLICE SIREN WAILING)

ALL: (LAUGHING) Hey, Arnold!

Come on, man! We're all going to Dinoland.

It's half-price day.

Yeah, and they finally fixed the Tyranno-scarus Rex roller coaster.

We're all going to get in line.

(ALL CHEERING)

No, thanks.

What?

But it's half-price day.

What are you holding out for, cheapskate?

"Football heads get in free" day?

I think I'm gonna hang out at home today.

Have fun, you guys!

Huh! Well, you're a barrel of laughs.

Okay, fine, loser. Be that way.

Come on, let's get to Dinoland before the ride breaks down again.

HAROLD: So long, loser!

Hey, Arnold. Are you okay?

Yeah.

You sure?

Well, it's just that today is the anniversary of the day my parents left

and never came back.

I'm sorry, man. Hey, never mind with those guys said.

They just goofin'. They don't know what's goin' on with you.

I know.

It's just that I wanna be by myself today. That's all.

You sure you don't want some company?

No, thanks. Go on, Gerald.

Have fun at Dinoland. Ride one for me, okay?

Okay, catch you later, Arnold!

HELGA: Oh, Arnold!

How could I mock you on this saddest of anniversaries?

How I long to repent my cruel words

and fill the empty space that resides within your heart.

Oh, my poor, parentless beloved.

Look at you! Waiting for something that cannot be.

As you keep your silent vigil, I shall stand by you

unbeknownst, ever faithful, eternally true and never abandoning you.

(EXCLAIMS)

(BLOWS RASPBERRY)

(TOY AIRPLANE BUZZING)

(ANIMALS CALLING)

(KID LAUGHING)

(KID'S FATHER LAUGHING)

(TOILET FLUSHING)

Hey, short man, what's going on?

I'm packing up my parents' stuff.

Really? What for?

So I can put it in the attic where it belongs.

Oh, I...

I know you feel sad, Arnold.

Your grandma and I feel sad too.

I'm just fed up, Grandpa. I don't wanna think about my parents anymore.

I'm sick of hoping that they'll come back some day.

But you shouldn't give up on your memories, Arnold. They're too important.

You should celebrate 'em.

It's time to move on. (GASPS)

I don't wanna hear any more stories about my parents.

What's this?

Well, looks like some kind of journal.

Grandpa, it's my dad's.

Let me see.

Holy cannoli, short man! You're right!

Well, it's too bad you don't wanna hear any more stories, so I'll...

(ARNOLD RUNNING AWAY)

I can't believe we found this!

Hey, he must have written this stuff around the time he was in San Lorenzo.

That's in Central America. I read all about it in school.

And don't forget about all the stories I told you.

Yeah, I can't wait to find out what actually happened and what parts you made up.

Made up? What are you talking about?

Every story I ever told you is % true.

And this journal will prove it.

Well, then, let's read it. I made sandwiches.

Great, I'm starving!

(MUFFLED) Well, come on, Grandpa, read it.

What's it say? What's it say?

All right, all right. Calm down!

Chew a little before you swallow, Arnold,

and don't spill on the journal. It's a precious family relic.

Okay, here goes!

"March th.

"Today, I met the woman I'm going to marry."

Aww, that's sweet! Hope he's writin' about your mom, Arnold.

Grandpa.

"We met when I stumbled into her research party.

"I was out hiking with my college friend, Eduardo,

"an anthropologist from San Lorenzo.

"I fell behind the group."

(EXCLAIMS)

Ow!

Hi! I'm Miles. Ow!

I'm Stella.

GRANDPA: "Stella, what a beautiful name!"

You know what that means, short man?

ARNOLD: No.

GRANDPA: I was hoping you would.

"She's a doctor and a botanist...

And I'm down here studying the local plant life

looking for cures for jungle diseases.

I wanna bring health care to all people, no matter where they live.

GRANDPA: "She's amazing.

"So smart! I told her about my anthropology project.

"How I'm studying the local culture

and helping communities improve the quality of their lives.

"Hope she's impressed."

Ow!

GRANDPA: "Maybe she thinks I'm a goof.

"Oh, well, call me a romantic, but I think we're perfect for each other."

Look!

Okay, okay, I can read this.

This temple is dedicated to the sacred...spider?

(GASPS)

I hate spiders! I hate spiders! I hate spiders!

Me too!

Oh, but I love you.

GRANDPA: "Today, I hike with Stella

"up to the highest point in the area.

"There's an amazing view from the top of the cliffs."

(GRUNTING)

(PANTING)

Who told you about this trail, anyway?

Eduardo.

How come he didn't come with us?

He said it was really something you only wanna do once.

Uh-huh!

I'm gonna punch him when we get back.

If we get back.

(BOTH SCREAMING)

You okay?

Never better!

What's that roaring noise?

Oh, man!

GRANDPA: "It was a waterfall.

"We swam away from the cataract as hard as we could,

"but the current was way too strong."

I am really gonna punch him when we get back.

Stella!

Miles!

I love you.

(BOTH SCREAMING)

(BOTH PANTING)

What just happened?

Somebody saved us. Who?

(FOOTSTEPS DEPARTING)

Hey, wait. Hold on!

Esperate, we wanna thank you!

GRANDPA: "Our mysterious savior was gone,

"but then Stella saw his calling card on the wall.

"It was the symbol of the elusive Green-Eyed People,

"the original inhabitants of San Lorenzo,

"thought to be a lost civilization like the Mayans

"and the subject of many incredible stories,

"but who no outsider had ever seen.

"Clearly, the Green-Eyes saved our lives.

"Stella and I vowed to thank them somehow

"to pay them back by some good deed of our own."

Whoo!

This is so cool. You told me stories about the Green-Eyed People.

Yes, the mysterious Green-Eyed People.

Almost as mysterious as this sandwich.

What the heck's in this, Pookie?

Oh, peanut butter and scrod.

It's an old family recipe.

(SPITTING)

(GRUNTING)

Oh, Abner, stop acting like a pig.

(ABNER SQUEALS)

Grandpa, can we get back to the story?

The butler did it. Oops, gave away the ending.

(LAUGHS)

The story about the Green-Eyed People.

Ah, yes, the Green-Eyed People.

Aren't they people who installed our air-conditioning?

You know, I don't really trust them.

I think they took the change I had in the cookie jar.

No, Pookie, you're thinking of Oskar.

Oh, am I?

Can we please get back to the journal?

Okay, but first I gotta take a whiz like a racehorse.

Anyone need anything from the kitchen while I'm going?

I demand to see the chef.

There's a fly in my soup.

GRANDPA: I don't see...

(SIGHS)

(TOILET FLUSHING)

Ah! Don't go in there for a while.

Okay, back to your father's amazing journal.

Let's see... Where were we?

(CHUCKLES) Ah!

"Monday, busy day.

"We learned from Eduardo that the evil river pirate, Lasombra

"had stolen a sacred relic called the Corazon from the Green-Eyes.

"We figured that returning this precious artifact

"would be the perfect opportunity to pay the Green-Eyes back.

"So, Stella and I tracked Lasombra down."

Hang on!

(LASOMBRA SHOUTING)

You meddling do-gooder gringos!

I'll get the Corazon back if it's the last thing I ever do.

Wait. No, stop. Don't look. We can't.

They say it's too sacred.

GRANDPA: "After days of searching in the remote interior of San Lorenzo,

"we came to a forested valley not found on any map.

"There the Green-Eyes had built one of their stone shrines

"that marked the borders of their ancient realm.

(WHOOSHING)

"The Green-Eyed People were so grateful

"for the return of their precious Corazon

"that they accepted us as members of their family.

"I even hope they would invite us to their hidden city,

"but they're still too secretive."

Their hidden city? Where's that?

I don't know, Arnold. That's why they call it "the hidden city".

It's hidden. See?

Can I please continue?

Sure, Grandpa, read on.

Oh, oh, this is good. (CHUCKLING) You're gonna like this.

You dad just asked your mom to marry him.

Wow! And she said yes, right?

Let's see, actually she said, "No, thank you." The end. Roll credits.

Grandpa!

Okay, okay, she said yes.

And the wedding was set for the following month,

which brings us to our next chapter.

"It was a beautiful, tranquil day in...

Jolly old England.

Eager crowds packed the London streets.

Your mother arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.

The diamonds in her tiara sparkling.

Your father, resplendent with his gold-tip sword,

escorted her into St. Paul's Cathedral

where he... GRANDPA: Pookie!

That was Price Charles and Lady Diana's wedding, you crazy nincompoop.

Now, be quiet and stop interrupting the story.

As I was saying...

"It was a beautiful, tranquil day

"in the rainforest of San Lorenzo.

"My family and friends came from all over the world

"and gathered together at an ancient Mayan Temple.

"We waited nervously for the arrival

"of the most anticipated person of them all.

"The reason we were all assembled,

"the focus of the whole event,

"my beloved, talented, handsome father, Phil."

ARNOLD: Grandpa!

(LAUGHS)

Just seeing if you're paying attention, Arnold.

Wow! You look amazing!

You're not so bad yourself.

GRANDPA: "The ceremony began and as we exchanged our vows,

Eduardo translated for those who weren't familiar with the local dialect.

(SPEAKING IN LOCAL DIALECT)

Do you, Miles, take Stella to be your wife?

I do.

(CELEBRANT SPEAKING IN LOCAL DIALECT)

(INHALES SHARPLY)

Do you, Stella, take Miles to be your husband?

I do.

(INHALING)

(SPEAKING IN LOCAL DIALECT)

By the power invested in me as an ordained minister

of the glorious Republic of San Lorenzo,

I now pronounce you Mr. and Mrs...

(GRANDMA BURPING)

Pookie, I told you to go easy on the frijoles.

Sorry!

You may now kiss the bride.

(EARTH RUMBLING)

Oh, it's like I can feel the earth moving under my feet.

I know, I felt it too.

Take cover, amigos. We're having a temblor, an earthquake!

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Oh, well, at least the cake is okay.

GRANDPA: It's more than okay.

It's delicious!

"Undaunted by the surprise visit from Mother Nature,

"the reception continued into the wee hours.

"It was quite a time!"

(MIMICS TRAIN WHISTLE)

Here comes the train. (LAUGHS)

GRANDPA: "Even the Green-Eyed People showed up.

"Of course, none of us actually saw them."

What is it?

STELLA: It's a piglet... from the Green-Eyed People.

Oh, I've heard about this.

It's a tradition. It's meant to bring good luck.

Too bad you didn't get the pig before the earthquake.

Well, what are we waiting for? Let's fire up the grill.

(PIGLET SQUEALS)

No, no, we can't eat her. She's a gift.

And she's cute.

Not that cute.

I wanna keep her as a pet.

What do you think, Miles?

I think it's a great idea!

Good! We'll call her Isabelle.

On second thought, why don't we call him Abner?

Abner was a wedding present to my parents?

That's right!

A wedding present from the Green-Eyed People.

Correct. And you were gonna eat him?

(STUTTERING) I couldn't help it. He looked tasty.

And the only thing I had to eat all day was the darn cake.

Those are empty calories, Arnold. Empty!

Grandpa, that's completely crazy.

Oh, we were all a little crazy back then.

It was the style in those days.

Oh, heck! Some of us are still crazy.

Go easy there, Pookie. You just had a huge hoagie.

So, what happened next?

Let me see. Wedding, earthquake, reception, piggy.

Ah ha, here we are!

"Later that night, after all the guests had gone,

"we went back to our hut.

"It was the hottest night the jungle ever had. Oh..." (MUMBLES)

Okay, Arnold, time for bed.

But it's only : , Grandpa.

Six o'clock is dinner time. Why don't you go order some Chinese? Food, that is.

Grandpa, how can you be hungry?

We just ate a whole platter of sandwiches.

Don't question me, Arnold. I'm your elder and I know what's best.

Now go order some Chinese.

Okay, fine. I'll order Chinese.

Phew!

Sheesh! I thought he'd never leave.

Who? Arnold.

Well, which one is he?

Our grandson.

Oh! We should introduce him to the nice little blonde boy who was just here.

Fine, Pookie, I'll get right on it.

GRANDPA: ♪ Chopsuey, chicken chopsuey

♪ It's so hard to b*at

♪ The smell of soy, No bok choi

♪ I'm so happy to eat thee ♪

Uh, Grandpa, do you think we could get back to the journal now?

Wait a minute. First I have to read my fortune.

Hey, hey, not bad.

Things are lookin' up.

Grandpa, the journal.

Okay, okay, I'm on it.

Oh, their honeymoon!

"Today, we arrived in exotic Rio De Janeiro."

Wait! I thought you told me that they spent their honeymoon at the North Pole.

No, I didn't.

But you said. It wasn't me.

Okay, fine.

They arrived in exotic Rio De Janeiro.

Thank you.

"We spent the first day of our honeymoon strolling around the inner harbor.

"At sunset, we decided to ride the cable car to the top of Sugarloaf Mountain.

"Eduardo says there's an amazing view from the top,

"but it's the kind of thing you only wanna do once."

Thanks for coming up here anyway, Stella.

(METAL CREAKING)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Miles, we gotta do something quick.

I got an idea.

If I can catch the handle on the door,

I can pull the other car close enough for everyone to jump across.

With your help, of course.

Of course!

Nice sh*t!

Okay.

Come on, you're doing great!

One more.

Come on, you can do it.

No, I can't.

Please just take my hand.

Do what the nice lady says, honey.

I can't. I'm too scared.

No!

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

Okay, then I guess I just have to come get you myself.

Here I am!

Good!

Now, put your arms around my neck and hold on.

Tight.

Oh, thank you. Thank you so much.

No problem.

(CREAKING)

(SCREAMING)

Stella!

Honeymoon's not over yet.

If we don't get off this thing, we'll be smashed to pieces.

I know. That's why we gotta jump.

I was afraid you were gonna say that.

We'll do it on three, okay?

BOTH: Three!

(SIGHS)

Thanks, handsome!

Hey, remind me never to take another travel suggestion from your old buddy, Eduardo.

Miles! Stella!

Ow! EDUARDO: There you are.

I've been looking all over for you two.

How'd you get here?

I was sent by the Green-Eyed People.

I'm so sorry to interrupt your honeymoon,

but they're in terrible trouble, amigos.

They wanted me to give you this.

MILES: It says they've been struck by a mysterious disease...

That many have perished,

and they need us to come them right away. Ow!

Stella, they need your medical expertise.

You two are the only people that they trust.

(BONES CRACKING) MILES: Ow.

Then I guess we... We'd better get going. Mmm-hmm.

Your mom, dad and Eduardo left Rio and took off for the San Lorenzo jungle

and we'll get to the rest of that story right after I hit the restroom.

Again? Never get old, Arnold, never get old.

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)

GRANDPA: Hey, Arnold, get in here, it's on.

Okay, sit down everybody.

This is a really special episode.

Hello, I'm Arnold's grandpa, Phil

and I'll be doing the narration at the start of the show.

It's called " The Journal."

In part one, at the anniversary

of the day his parents went away,

Arnold is so sad, he thinks the unthinkable.

I don't want to hear any more stories about my parents.

But then...

(BLOWS) What's this?

GRANDPA: Looks like some kind of journal.

It's my dad's.

Holy cannoli, Shortman, you're right!

Well, then lets read it.

We met when I stumbled into a research party.

(SCREAMING)

Hi, I'm Miles.

Ow! I'm Stella.

(STELLA SCREAMING)

Somebody saved us.

Who? Hang on.

(SCREAMING)

No, stop, don't look.

We can't, they say it's too sacred.

GRANDPA: And then they came to this thingy here...

And found that doohicky.

And then there was a wonderful wedding with thousands of butterflies.

What's this?

Oh, thank you.

Oh, I don't remember this part at all.

Miles, Stella, I was sent by the Green Eye people,

they're in terrible trouble, amigos.

They wanted me to give you this.

MILES: Says they've been struck by a mysterious disease.

You two are the only people that they trust.

Then I guess we better get going.

(FLUSHING TOILET)

Whoo.

I feel like a new man, light as a feather.

Anyway, back to the journal.

We parachuted into the heart of the jungle,

the volcanic mountains of San Lorenzo.

Where we'd last seen any sign of the mysterious Green Eye.

(GRUNTS)

(MILES GRUNTS)

Miles, you okay?

Never better.

Miles, look.

Dead butterflies.

They always die first.

It's the sleeping sickness, Miles.

And now it's hit the Green Eyes.

We've got to make a serum, fast.

We'll need some red moss from the San Juan river.

The nose whisker of a wild Bolivian bore,

and the root of a Panamanian sapote tree.

Right, sounds easy.

Okay, I give up.

We've looked under every rock in this entire river,

and no red moss.

Um, you haven't looked under every rock.

(SIGHS)

(SNORING)

There he is.

Um!

(SNORING CONTINUES)

STELLA: Careful.

(WHIMPERING)

I hate spiders. I hate spiders. I hate spiders.

(SCREAMS)

Okay, I admit, the first two were hard, but this one will be easy.

Um. Uh-oh.

Ah, Stella, Stella!

Miles!

(INHALES)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Like I said, that was easy.

(SNORING)

(INSECTS CHIRPING)

Got it.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

I hope we're not too late.

(WIND WHISTLING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(SNORING)

(GASPS)

Miles.

Huh?

Wow, a double thank you.

GRANDPA: "Later that night, we toasted Stella,

"for making a life-saving serum.

To Stella!

The Florence Nightingale of San Lorenzo.

(GROANS)

Are you okay, honey? What's wrong?

I'm fine, but when I drink hit my stomach...

(SIGHS) No good.

Your stomach? Maybe you should lie down.

Don't worry, I'm okay.

GRANDPA: " Despite what Stella had said, I was worried, really worried.

"I couldn't help but think..."

What was wrong with her? Was she really sick?

Well, she was, um, sort of, kinda, you know

in a manner of speaking. Was it food poisoning?

No. Tropical flu?

No, whatever that is.

Oh, I know. You do?

She caught the sleeping sickness.

Eh, no, wrong, but thank you, for playing.

Okay, I give up.

Don't give up you quitter.

Okay, I'll give you a hint.

Your mother was going to have...

A hernia?

No, no, no, no. It's a good thing she was going to have.

It rhymes with, "maybe." Rabies!

Oh, think, she was gonna have a (SINGING) dada-da-da-dada-da.

A baby. Oh, yeah. Bingo.

I'm pregnant. We're gonna have a baby!

And do you know who that baby was?

Me? Right again, Shortman,

♪ Baby, baby stick your head in gravy

♪ Wash it out with bubble gum... ♪

Pookie, Pookie, enough, stop!

(SIGHS)

So there you were Arnold, in your mommy's belly.

Okay, great. Can we move on?

(LAUGHING)

Making you uncomfortable, uh? (CHUCKLES)

Okay, let's move on.

"The last few months had been very productive.

"Eduardo and I have been clearing land, planting crops and building a school.

"While Stella grows more and more pregnant with Arnold."

That's you, Arnold. (CHUCKLES)

ARNOLD: Grandpa.

(GRUNTS) You okay?

You look kinda pale.

Never better. (GASPS)

You mean...

(SIGHING AFFIRMATIVELY)

Okay.

(WHISTLES)

You're ride's here.

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTS CONTINUE)

Look, smoke. That must be the town.

Oh, that's great.

We're nearly there.

Well, I have some good news and some bad news.

The good news is that the hospital is just around that mountain.

And the bad news?

The mountain, it's a volcano.

It's called Volcan Turrialba.

But don't worry, volcanoes smoke all the time.

I'm sure that's all it'll do.

(EXPLODING)

Oh, great, we get here right when it's erupting!

So am I! Oh, this isn't good.

"The volcano started spilling out fire and smoke like crazy.

"It was both beautiful and terrifying at the same time."

Sort of like you, Pookie.

Back at you, sweet cheeks.

Then what happened? Then what happened?

Okay, okay.

"The earth heaved in shock,

"the air thundered with the streets of jungle animals

"and tremors of mountain lava came pouring down from every direction,

"cutting off our escape!"

(ANIMAL SQUEAKS)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS)

(WHIMPERS)

I can't move.

I have to lie down, right now.

GRANDPA: "We had no choice but to lay Stella, right down on the trail.

"She was not very happy."

I... Am... Not... Very... Happy!

(SCREAMS)

Miles, it's time.

Okay, then we'll just have to deliver the baby right here.

Look!

Ahhh!

(SCREAMING IN PAIN)

Oh, geez, Eduardo, now what?

(GASPS)

The Green Eyes!

(GRUNTING)

It's okay. We made it.

Oh.

(SCREAMING)

Remember, breathe, breathe, just like in class

(MIMICKING)

Shut up, shut up, shut up.

(STELLA SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING CONTINUES)

(BABY CRYING)

(CRYING CONTINUES)

He has silenced all of nature.

Our little baby.

A miracle baby.

Arnold.

Arnold, that's his name?

It was my dad's name.

Arnold, he's a good-looking boy.

We couldn't have done it without you Eduardo.

Thank you.

He is a good-looking kid, isn't he?

Hey, hi. Hey, Arnold.

Hi, baby boy.

I'm your dad.

This is your lovely mom.

You're so lucky.

And so are we.

We have a miracle baby.

Named Arnold.

(WHISPERING) Arnold.

Wow, Grandpa, what an incredible story. I can't believe it.

Neither can I, it's amazing.

I can't believe they didn't name you Phil.

No, the volcano.

I can't believe the way I was born,

What do you think? I was making it up, all these years?

Well, actually I did.

Me, make up a story?

It's been known to happen.

All right, sue me, I made up a story.

But this one is % true.

You were a miracle baby, Arnold.

Born during a volcanic eruption.

I always thought he was born on the back seat of a Greyhound bus

rolling down highway .

Oh, Pookie, that's an old hippie song.

Oh, yes, that's right.

So, why did the volcano stop when I was born?

Hmm, I don't know, maybe your dad can shed some light on it.

Let's see.

"I guess it'll always be a happy mystery,

"why everything became still and silent right after Arnold was born."

Well, that's lame, at least he could have made something up.

So what happened after that?

Did they go back to their village?

No, you all lived happily in an old stone temple,

surrounded by boiling hot lava.

Well, where did they go to the bathroom?

Yet another mystery.

Oops, thinking of bathrooms,

that Kung Pao shrimp is backin up on me.

Be right back.

(LAUGHS)

(TOILET FLUSHING)

All right, let's see the journal, the journal.

Ah, here we are.

"We've been back in our village for a week

"and life is very different now, that we have a baby."

We have a baby?

Pookie, I got a roll of tape and I'm not afraid to use it.

"Our normal routine is a thing of the past.

"Now, we spend all our time concentrating on Arnold.

"Diapering him, bathing him, feeding him.

"But most of all, trying to get him to sleep."

(SNORING)

(GASPS)

Arnold? Where's Arnold?

Arnold, sweetie?

(GASPS)

Arnold, come here.

"Stella and I made a hard decision,

"but I think it's the right one.

"We're going to leave San Lorenzo.

"I think we've done some good work here.

"But I wrote Mom and Dad and told them that it's time they met their grandson,

"and that we're coming home."

That's me, Phil, that dad he wrote to.

Should have been your name, Arnold.

Grandpa.

"We'll miss our village and this country

"and our many friends but it's all different now with Arnold.

"I love my new son so much. He's changed our lives forever.

"I never thought we could be so happy."

(PIG SQUEALING)

(MILES LAUGHING)

I'll miss you both so very much.

And we'll miss you too Eduardo.

Thanks for everything.

Everything.

"While flying away from our old life toward our new one,

"I was thinking about how nice and simple things will be,

"back in my home town.

"Even in the jungle I would dream about

"my childhood in the big old brick house

"and my peaceful, quiet, neighborhood."

(PLAYING TRUMPET)

(SIGHS)

You must be quite a hero with these people.

Or they're all just amazed that someone left this neighborhood

and then actually came back.

What a great looking boy. He's got my chin.

And my third eye.

(LAUGHING)

Don't encourage her.

"Stella loves her new life in the boarding house

"and Arnold's quite a hit with Mom and Dad."

(HONKS)

(MIMICKING TRAIN HORNS) Here comes a train.

"We're all completely blissfully happy together.

"So now, Arnold is one.

"I can't believe it, I have an one-year-old son."

(CHEERING)

"I look at my own dad and hope I can be half as great as he is.

"He's a stupendous guy, brilliant, funny, handsome,

"erudite, classy, really the perfect..."

ARNOLD: Grandpa!

You're making that up.

Fine, whatever you say.

Anyway, the point is I'm the poo and you turned one year old.

I remember that day perfectly.

You do? Then what happened next?

I've no idea, but hopefully the journal does.

Here we go.

"That afternoon we went to the neighborhood park.

I bought Arnold a tiny blue hat.

"It doesn't really fit him but it just seems to suit him somehow.'

(LAUGHING)

"Then we parked the stroller and watched the other parents

"and their children playing.

"This neighborhood has plenty of babies

"for Arnold to play with.

"Maybe they'll grow up to be friends someday."

(LAUGHING)

(BABY GURGLING)

Are you okay?

(CRYING)

(LAUGHING)

(CRYING)

(GASPS) Where's Arnold?

Arnold?

Arnold?

Arnold?

Arnold?

Arnold?

Arnold?

(CHUCKLES)

Arnold! Arnold!

No, don't move.

(CHUCKLES)

Arnold! (GASPS)

"Stella and I have been on hundreds of adventures

"but I was never so scared

"as when I saw baby Arnold standing on the top of the slide.

"As we hugged and kissed our boy after he was safe,

"we vowed..."

We'll never let you out of our sight again.

Happy birthday, one-year-old.

We love you, sleep tight.

♪ Lullaby and goodnight

♪ Sweet dreams and sleep tight

♪ Know we love you more each day

♪ While you sleep and while you play

♪ You're so sweet, through and through

♪ Stay off the slide till you're two ♪

MILES: I love every day of our lives together.

I'm looking forward to living near my mom and dad

and watching Arnold grow and learn more and more.

I feel so lucky.

I would do anything in the world for my lovely Stella

and for our dear little son, Arnold.

Oh, well, it's the last page of the journal.

It's a familiar story, Shortman and...

It's okay.

I want to hear it Grandpa.

All right.

"Eduardo arrived quite unexpectedly today.

"He came to tell us that there has been another much worse

"outbreak of the deadly sleeping sickness in San Lorenzo.

"The new strain of the disease

"is spreading all through the region.

"And many Green Eyes have already d*ed."

Please, just one final mission.

You're their only hope.

"It's a heartbreaking decision.

"But the Green Eyes are like family to us.

"They saved our lives again and again.

"Helped us to safety right before our baby was born.

"I really, really don't want to leave Arnold but

"our trip back to San Lorenzo will be...

"Quick.

"Mom and Dad can look after him.

"Before we know it, we'll be back,

"playing with our boy.

"I know that the whole time we're there,

"we'll both miss our Arnold...

"Terribly."

(SIGHS)

Well, that's all he wrote.

Quite an unexpected find this journal.

I'm so glad that we found it.

It's great to hear all these stories.

I learned so much more about my parents.

They were pretty great people, Arnold.

And they loved you so much.

Now, I know how hard it was for them to leave me.

I understand why they had to do it.

They did it for the Green Eyed people.

I just wish I knew what happened to them.

Me too, Shortman.

But I think we've gotten all the answers we're gonna get for one day.

(SIGHS)

At least we have this.

Can I take it?

Well, of course, of course, it's all yours.

I think I'm gonna go outside and sit on the stoop for a while.

All right, Arnold.

We're pooped anyway.

We're going to bed, goodnight.

Don't let the horseflies bite.

Goodnight. And thanks, for everything.

(GASPS)

A map!

It must be the route my parents took on their last trip to the jungle.

Grandma, Grandpa, you have to see this.

I found a map.

(CLOSING THEME MUSIC PLAYING)