1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Whoa!
(loud thud)Copy !req
5. Whoa!Copy !req
6. Wouldn't it be cool if you could
travel way, way back in timeCopy !req
7. and see actual dinosaurs?Copy !req
8. Come on!Copy !req
9. You're missing the apatosaurus.Copy !req
10. The apatosaurus was among
the largest land animalsCopy !req
11. that ever lived during
the Jurassic period.Copy !req
12. They had the smallest brains
of any dinosaur,Copy !req
13. and they were herbivores,
meaning they only ate plants.Copy !req
14. Questions?Copy !req
15. When's lunch?Copy !req
16. Not for another
65 million years...Copy !req
17. and ten minutes.Copy !req
18. Yoo-hoo! Smile for the website.Copy !req
19. Remember, no flash photography
and absolutely no littering.Copy !req
20. If anything falls
off the time path,Copy !req
21. it could alter the future.Copy !req
22. Now, over here we have a very
interesting pteranodon nest.Copy !req
23. Where are those raisins?Copy !req
24. Uh-oh.Copy !req
25. Come on, Buster.Copy !req
26. Stick with the group.Copy !req
27. Uh... coming!Copy !req
28. That was amazing.Copy !req
29. Next time we should go to...Copy !req
30. Arthur!Copy !req
31. Th... there's something
wrong with you.Copy !req
32. You too!Copy !req
33. Ugh! I'm all scaly!Copy !req
34. Where's my moisturizer?Copy !req
35. One of us must have upset
the space-time continuum.Copy !req
36. It wasn't my fault.Copy !req
37. That box of raisins
jumped out of my pocket.Copy !req
38. Come inside, you five.Copy !req
39. You're late
for fly catching class.Copy !req
40. Wow.Copy !req
41. Who knew that one small action
could change so much?Copy !req
42. Mmm, tasty.Copy !req
43. Ready?Copy !req
44. Almost... there!Copy !req
45. That's 850 dominoes.Copy !req
46. So, George Lundgren, before
you break the Elwood City recordCopy !req
47. for most falling
dominoes in a row,Copy !req
48. do you have any
final thoughts?Copy !req
49. Yes.Copy !req
50. I would like to thank my dad,
who bought me the dominoes,Copy !req
51. my mom, my dummy...Copy !req
52. Heads up!Copy !req
53. Ahh!Copy !req
54. No!Copy !req
55. Coming through!Copy !req
56. You should get these
off the path.Copy !req
57. Someone could slip on them.Copy !req
58. Hey! You ruined history
in the making!Copy !req
59. (panting):
We're on our way
to the soccer field.Copy !req
60. When Francine gets a new ball,Copy !req
61. she has to get a goal
right away for good luck.Copy !req
62. Muffy!Copy !req
63. Coming!Copy !req
64. Coming!Copy !req
65. Here, for your pain
and suffering.Copy !req
66. 10% off wiper fluid
at Crosswire Motors.Copy !req
67. And the camera battery
just ran out.Copy !req
68. I guess we'll just have
to make history some other day.Copy !req
69. Okay, if I get it right between
Muffy's legs...Copy !req
70. Would you just shoot already?Copy !req
71. What happened?Copy !req
72. You never make a save!Copy !req
73. That's why I always do this
with you.Copy !req
74. I blocked it?Copy !req
75. I could have sworn
it rolled here.Copy !req
76. It sure got dirty quickly.Copy !req
77. Okay, that was just
the warm-up kick.Copy !req
78. This'll be the real one.Copy !req
79. Found it!Copy !req
80. Here it comes, Papa!Copy !req
81. 23... 24... 25.Copy !req
82. Wow.Copy !req
83. I think I've only ever
gotten up to six.Copy !req
84. How'd you get
so good at soccer?Copy !req
85. I've been playing
since I was four.Copy !req
86. But it's not just me.Copy !req
87. El Boomerang gives me good luck.Copy !req
88. Why do you call your ball
El Boomerang?Copy !req
89. Because it's signed by
Juan Carlos Salamanca,Copy !req
90. the greatest Ecuadorian
player ever.Copy !req
91. He was known as
El Boomerang because...Copy !req
92. (gasps)
Where's the signature?Copy !req
93. It should be right here.Copy !req
94. Maybe it rubbed off.Copy !req
95. Impossible!Copy !req
96. My ball has been through
everything— rain, snow, Vicita!Copy !req
97. This is not it.Copy !req
98. I must have left
mine at the park.Copy !req
99. Francine, your ball is lost.Copy !req
100. Just accept it and move on.Copy !req
101. It was brand new.Copy !req
102. That one has writing
all over it.Copy !req
103. Well, it's grody,
and I'm tired of holding it.Copy !req
104. So? Put it down
and help me look.Copy !req
105. The sooner I find it, the sooner
we can get out of here.Copy !req
106. Ha! The things I do for her.Copy !req
107. Hey!
(screams)Copy !req
108. Who's poking me?Copy !req
109. Can't you see I'm in this bush?Copy !req
110. Sorry.Copy !req
111. Have you seen
my brother's football?Copy !req
112. No.Copy !req
113. Are you lying?Copy !req
114. You smell like
you're lying.Copy !req
115. I am not lying!Copy !req
116. And that smell, by the way,
is very expensive perfume.Copy !req
117. You should get
your money back.Copy !req
118. Well, have you seen a soccer
ball, Little Miss Know-It-All?Copy !req
119. Francine lost it
in this area.Copy !req
120. What is "soccer"?Copy !req
121. You've never heard of soccer?Copy !req
122. And I thought I knew nothing
about sports.Copy !req
123. It's a game where you kick
a ball into a net.Copy !req
124. That is football.Copy !req
125. No.Copy !req
126. Football you play
with your hands.Copy !req
127. Then why don't they
call it handball? Huh?Copy !req
128. Because handball
already is a game.Copy !req
129. It's like squash.Copy !req
130. Ha! Squash is a vegetable!Copy !req
131. My papa is a cook, so I know.Copy !req
132. You are a liar.Copy !req
133. And maybe a thief as well.Copy !req
134. Alberto, come quick!
I have la bandita!Copy !req
135. Get away from me!Copy !req
136. This park is filled
with rude people.Copy !req
137. I'm leaving.
Are you coming?Copy !req
138. I guess it isn't here.Copy !req
139. Maybe whoever owns
this ball has mine.Copy !req
140. Huh, call me a liar,
will you?Copy !req
141. I'm telling you,
Muffy has El Boomerang.Copy !req
142. She tried to trick meCopy !req
143. into believing a football
was a vegetable.Copy !req
144. Muffy doesn't even
like sports.Copy !req
145. You're imagining
things, Vicita.Copy !req
146. I am not.Copy !req
147. Treenie was there;
she saw the whole thing.Copy !req
148. Didn't you?Copy !req
149. She said yes.Copy !req
150. (sighs)
I rest my case.Copy !req
151. Come on,
let's go home.Copy !req
152. El Boomerang isn't here.Copy !req
153. That downward slant in the last
letter indicatesCopy !req
154. a very assertive personality.Copy !req
155. And judging from the angle
of the letters,Copy !req
156. I'd say whoever signed this
was a lefty.Copy !req
157. Great, I know which
hand they use.Copy !req
158. Now what's the name?Copy !req
159. Beats me.Copy !req
160. There she is,
Francine the Destroyer.Copy !req
161. Careful with your dominoes
around this one.Copy !req
162. What are you talking about?Copy !req
163. Yesterday
in the parkCopy !req
164. you wrecked George's
domino setup.Copy !req
165. And you didn't even say sorry.Copy !req
166. They were in the middle
of the path.Copy !req
167. Anyway, George didn't seem
that upset.Copy !req
168. Oh, yes, he was.Copy !req
169. And I have proof.Copy !req
170. My dad, who bought me the
dominoes, my mom, my dummy...Copy !req
171. Heads up!Copy !req
172. Now, in slow motion...Copy !req
173. No...!Copy !req
174. See? The shaking fists,
the pained expression.Copy !req
175. This clearly indicates
that George was upset.Copy !req
176. Now, let's watch it
in reverse.Copy !req
177. All right, already!Copy !req
178. I'm sorry, okay?Copy !req
179. It's not me
you should apologize to.Copy !req
180. It's George.Copy !req
181. It took him hours
to set that up.Copy !req
182. Wait! Look at the top
of the frame.Copy !req
183. Who's that?Copy !req
184. It looks like
Alberto and his dad.Copy !req
185. I bet it's him!Copy !req
186. He's got my ball!Copy !req
187. Hey! You forgot this!Copy !req
188. Throw it to me.Copy !req
189. That was a terrible throw.Copy !req
190. The pressure was too great.Copy !req
191. It's headed for Elm Street.Copy !req
192. Stop that ball!Copy !req
193. Got you now.Copy !req
194. Ah!Copy !req
195. Hey! Look where
you're going!Copy !req
196. Can't you see
I'm sniffing here?Copy !req
197. So you think just because
I'm small I can't take you?Copy !req
198. Come on, Two-Tone!
Let's rumble!Copy !req
199. Oh!Copy !req
200. Here you go.Copy !req
201. I'm really sorry
about your ball.Copy !req
202. Me too.Copy !req
203. It was special.Copy !req
204. Why?Copy !req
205. It was 1959.Copy !req
206. Ecuador was playing Uruguay.Copy !req
207. They were tied.Copy !req
208. With ten seconds left in the
game, Juan Carlos Salamanca,Copy !req
209. the greatest player in
the history of Ecuador,Copy !req
210. got the ball.Copy !req
211. He later perfected that move
and became known as...Copy !req
212. El Boomerang!Copy !req
213. That ball was signed
by El Boomerang.Copy !req
214. My grandfather gave it to me.Copy !req
215. Wow. Now I really feel bad.Copy !req
216. It wasn't your fault.Copy !req
217. It was just an accident.Copy !req
218. Do you want this ball?Copy !req
219. It's new.Copy !req
220. And I think
it's bad luck for me.Copy !req
221. No, thanks.Copy !req
222. I've got tons
of soccer balls.Copy !req
223. Give it to someone else.Copy !req
224. George!Copy !req
225. Wha...?Copy !req
226. I just wanted to sayCopy !req
227. I'm sorry I ruined your domino
setup the other day.Copy !req
228. Here, this is for you.Copy !req
229. Oh.Copy !req
230. Um, thanks.Copy !req
231. Don't mention it.Copy !req
232. No...!Copy !req
233. You know what's
really weird?Copy !req
234. If I had stopped
to apologize,Copy !req
235. none of this
might have happened.Copy !req
236. I probably would have found my
ball before Alberto lost his.Copy !req
237. Maybe it will come back someday.Copy !req
238. Maybe, but I don't think so.Copy !req
239. And now...Copy !req
240. This is howCopy !req
241. we need to start our design—
with your name.Copy !req
242. And you could do a signature
kind of likeCopy !req
243. Alberto's soccer ball
that had "El Boomerang."Copy !req
244. Oh!Copy !req
245. The first thing you're
going to doCopy !req
246. is you're going to fold your
square one, two, three times.Copy !req
247. We're starting with writing
our names in pencil.Copy !req
248. Some of us are using signatures.Copy !req
249. Some of us are using
block letters.Copy !req
250. I did a signature,
and my name's Frasier.Copy !req
251. My name is Maggie.Copy !req
252. So once you have a name,Copy !req
253. then you get to trace
over the name.Copy !req
254. We're tracing it around
the piece of paper.Copy !req
255. Here's the thing we're going
to really work on today.Copy !req
256. Radial symmetry.Copy !req
257. Well, radial symmetry is where
you have the point in the middleCopy !req
258. and kind of everything
comes out from that point.Copy !req
259. So it makes a circle
of our names.Copy !req
260. My name's Ahmet.Copy !req
261. Sometimes names can, like,
make a different shapeCopy !req
262. and pattern.Copy !req
263. It won't even look
like our names.Copy !req
264. It will kind of look
like a design.Copy !req
265. My signature is turned
into a design.Copy !req
266. This is the kind of art
that we're transforming—Copy !req
267. turning something
into another thing.Copy !req
268. When you have all the names
together, it kind of createsCopy !req
269. something abstract.Copy !req
270. It's not necessarily
a picture of anything.Copy !req
271. We all didn't know that it
would turn out like this.Copy !req
272. And when you unfold it,
you can sort of see, like,Copy !req
273. this is sort of like a flower.Copy !req
274. This is the "S," but look at
the design it has turned into.Copy !req
275. I cannot see the name "Juliet."Copy !req
276. It looks like the plan
of a buildingCopy !req
277. that an architect would make.Copy !req
278. You can't really see
his name right away.Copy !req
279. It's kind of a way of creatingCopy !req
280. something unexpected
and surprising.Copy !req
281. And that's art, too.Copy !req
282. And now...Copy !req
283. Hey! Over here!Copy !req
284. Don't leave! Oh!Copy !req
285. "Wednesday, March 9th, 1960.Copy !req
286. "I am a sailor
with the S.S. Icebuster.Copy !req
287. "I've been separated
from my ship.Copy !req
288. "If you receive this,
please send help.Copy !req
289. Ernest J. Cherney."Copy !req
290. Arthur!Copy !req
291. I found it!Copy !req
292. I found the buried treasure!Copy !req
293. Look!Copy !req
294. What's so treasure-y
about that?Copy !req
295. This bottle could be a million
years old, D.W.Copy !req
296. Look, Arthur.Copy !req
297. Wait.Copy !req
298. There's something
in that bottle.Copy !req
299. It's a letter.Copy !req
300. "Dear..."Copy !req
301. "Buster"?Copy !req
302. Let me see that.Copy !req
303. You can barely read it.Copy !req
304. Something, something.Copy !req
305. "Please help."Copy !req
306. Then something else.Copy !req
307. Help?Copy !req
308. Who am I supposed to help?Copy !req
309. And how?Copy !req
310. Maybe there was a
sick genie in there.Copy !req
311. A lot more is
written here.Copy !req
312. I only read the words
I could make out.Copy !req
313. Yeah, but it definitely
says "Buster."Copy !req
314. Someone out there
is in danger.Copy !req
315. Or maybe it's
someone up there.Copy !req
316. Buster, this isn't
from a spaceship.Copy !req
317. It's just a regular
old Earth bottle, see?Copy !req
318. There's a "G" and a "C"
and then some smaller writing:Copy !req
319. "Bottled in...
Atlantis!"Copy !req
320. Isn't that an ancient
lost civilization?Copy !req
321. Well, yes.Copy !req
322. But I think that says,
"Atlanta."Copy !req
323. Uh-uh.Copy !req
324. It says "Atlantis."Copy !req
325. Maybe the civilization
isn't lost.Copy !req
326. But what do they want from me?Copy !req
327. Buster,Copy !req
328. the chances that someone
from AtlantisCopy !req
329. is trying to contact you
is about as goodCopy !req
330. as it pouring rain
right now.Copy !req
331. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
332. Aye!Copy !req
333. And this be an exact replica
of the Black Otter,Copy !req
334. the only whaling vessel
to surviveCopy !req
335. that dreaded sea menace,
Toby Rick!Copy !req
336. Was Toby Rick
a giant whale?Copy !req
337. No, no, he was just
a terrible captain.Copy !req
338. Couldn't steer a boat if you
tied his hands to the wheel.Copy !req
339. Do you have any books
on Atlantis?Copy !req
340. Ye mean...
the lost civilization,Copy !req
341. where sea horses roamed
and nobody ate fish?Copy !req
342. Yes, yes, that one!Copy !req
343. Nope.Copy !req
344. But I do have a book on
Myths, Monsters and Aliens.Copy !req
345. Ye might find some Atlantis
malarkey in there.Copy !req
346. You're not going
to let that bottleCopy !req
347. take over our vacation,
are you?Copy !req
348. I'm just doing
a little research.Copy !req
349. Now, it ain't exactly
Shakespeare, but...Copy !req
350. I'll take it.Copy !req
351. Hey, a cute little turtle!Copy !req
352. Are there turtles here?Copy !req
353. Hundreds of them.Copy !req
354. They bury their eggs
under the sand,Copy !req
355. and then after they hatch,
the wee ones crawl to the sea.Copy !req
356. It's a sight to behold.Copy !req
357. I want to see that!Copy !req
358. Can we get tickets?Copy !req
359. Tickets? For what?Copy !req
360. The beach is free!Copy !req
361. That's why it boils me blood
when folks don't keep it clean.Copy !req
362. Here.Copy !req
363. Have some of
my "Clean Beach" buttons.Copy !req
364. If ye want to see the eggs
hatch, just show up at the beachCopy !req
365. when the moon is full.Copy !req
366. Should be in five days.Copy !req
367. Did you hear that?Copy !req
368. We're going to watch
sea turtles being born!Copy !req
369. Huh?Copy !req
370. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
371. Turtles. Great.Copy !req
372. It says here that Atlantis
might have been a continentCopy !req
373. that sunk after
a volcano erupted.Copy !req
374. Do you think the Atlanteans
want me to tell the worldCopy !req
375. that they've been living
underwater all this time?Copy !req
376. No.Copy !req
377. I think they want you to stop
reading and go to sleepCopy !req
378. so we can
have fun tomorrow.Copy !req
379. Well?Copy !req
380. Did Buster receive the letter?Copy !req
381. We don't know, Your Majesty.Copy !req
382. The Chosen One has yet
to make contact.Copy !req
383. Well, who do we have
for backup?Copy !req
384. The friend of The Chosen One:
Arthur Read.Copy !req
385. Oh, he'll never do!Copy !req
386. He doesn't even believe
in our existence.Copy !req
387. No, it has to be Buster.Copy !req
388. I'll write him another letter.Copy !req
389. "Yours truly, King Mackerel II,
Ruler of Atlantis."Copy !req
390. There.Copy !req
391. And I spelled out everything
he has to do, too.Copy !req
392. Now we can only hope.Copy !req
393. The fate of the entire sea world
rests on Buster's shoulders.Copy !req
394. D.W.:
Wake up! Wake up!Copy !req
395. They're here!Copy !req
396. Did my letter arrive?Copy !req
397. See? Turtle tracks.Copy !req
398. They're on the move.Copy !req
399. Sorry, D.W., but I think
those belong to him.Copy !req
400. Arthur, look!Copy !req
401. Ew! Get that away from me.Copy !req
402. But see that mark
on the wood?Copy !req
403. It looks just
like an "F"!Copy !req
404. Are they trying to tell me
that I've failed already?Copy !req
405. What does it mean?Copy !req
406. Arthur?Copy !req
407. "Dear King of Atlantis,Copy !req
408. "What do you want me to do?Copy !req
409. "Please be specific.Copy !req
410. Your loyal servant, Buster."Copy !req
411. "One more thing.Copy !req
412. "There are a few questions
about AtlantisCopy !req
413. "I'd like to ask you.Copy !req
414. "Have the people learned
to breathe water?Copy !req
415. "Do you sleep
in giant clamshells?Copy !req
416. "Are your street lamps
powered by electric eels?Copy !req
417. "Do octopuses really
have gardens and, if so,Copy !req
418. "do they weed the seaweed?Copy !req
419. "I've heard that fish
swim in schools.Copy !req
420. "Do they also learn math
in them?Copy !req
421. "Is the cereal always soggy?Copy !req
422. "Do the seahorses eat sea hay?Copy !req
423. Do hermit crabs live alone?"Copy !req
424. D.W. :
What if the moon
isn't bright enough?Copy !req
425. The baby turtles could get lost.Copy !req
426. We better bring them
some flashlights.Copy !req
427. I think they can manage
just fine on their own.Copy !req
428. Anyway, the hatching
isn't for another day.Copy !req
429. Parasites! Troglodytes!Copy !req
430. Ahoy, Captain!Copy !req
431. Can we interest you
in some fresh corn?Copy !req
432. Thank ye, but I had me supper.Copy !req
433. Ye caught me in a stormy mood.Copy !req
434. Someone's been dumping plastic
bottles into the sea.Copy !req
435. He puts notes in them, too— a
terrible form of communicationCopy !req
436. unless ye be
in a genuine pickle.Copy !req
437. D.W.:
Hey, I bet that's the same
person who put the noteCopy !req
438. in the bottle you found.Copy !req
439. Is he a sick genie?Copy !req
440. Nay, he's some buffoon
named Mustard.Copy !req
441. At least I think
that's his name.Copy !req
442. I couldn't quite
make it out.Copy !req
443. (softly):
Whew.Copy !req
444. The worst part isCopy !req
445. this thoughtless littering
could keep the baby turtlesCopy !req
446. from reaching the sea.Copy !req
447. (gasps)
Oh, no!Copy !req
448. What do we do?Copy !req
449. Clean up after yourselves,
like the button says,Copy !req
450. and keep your eyes peeled
for that Beast of the Beach:Copy !req
451. The litterer!Copy !req
452. You don't know anythingCopy !req
453. about this "Beast
of the Beach," do you?Copy !req
454. Who, me? Of course not!Copy !req
455. But I'll check in the book.Copy !req
456. Mmm, that was delicious.Copy !req
457. Can't eat another bite.Copy !req
458. Okay, good night!Copy !req
459. Well? Did he get the message?Copy !req
460. Apparently not,
Your Majesty.Copy !req
461. We found this floating
in the water.Copy !req
462. Sweet Sturgeon,
what does it takeCopy !req
463. to get through to that boy?Copy !req
464. Very well, I have no choice
but to tell him myself.Copy !req
465. Saddle up Big Nessie.Copy !req
466. Giddy up, Nessie.Copy !req
467. Clean up the beach,
you daft bunny!Copy !req
468. Our survival depends on it!Copy !req
469. Morning.Copy !req
470. How'd you...Copy !req
471. Buster?Copy !req
472. What are you doing?Copy !req
473. Following orders.Copy !req
474. Orders? Whose orders?Copy !req
475. King Mackerel...
or maybe it's Captain Jack.Copy !req
476. They get all confused
in my dreams.Copy !req
477. All I know is that I have
to clean up the beach.Copy !req
478. The whole beach?Copy !req
479. That would take you forever!Copy !req
480. Good.Copy !req
481. I deserve a life sentence.Copy !req
482. I have a confession to make.Copy !req
483. I'm... Mustard.Copy !req
484. I thought you might be.Copy !req
485. What are you doing?Copy !req
486. Helping you.Copy !req
487. At least we'll be doing
something together.Copy !req
488. Captain?Copy !req
489. Ah! Ye startled me!Copy !req
490. I almost broke the mizzen mast!Copy !req
491. I just came to bring
you something.Copy !req
492. Well, I found this bottle
and I think it's really old.Copy !req
493. I'll say it's old.Copy !req
494. It's 51 years, three months
and seven days old!Copy !req
495. Wow.Copy !req
496. You sure know your antiques.Copy !req
497. How could I ever forget
this bottle?Copy !req
498. I be the one that tossed it
into the sea.Copy !req
499. You're from Atlantis?Copy !req
500. No, no, I'm from New Jersey.Copy !req
501. But when I was a lad,Copy !req
502. I joined an expedition
to the South Pole.Copy !req
503. I got stranded on an ice floe.Copy !req
504. The ship left
without me.Copy !req
505. Desperate, I wrote a note, put
it in a bottle of grape colaCopy !req
506. and hoped for the best.Copy !req
507. Fortunately, some Irish
scientists found meCopy !req
508. and brought me to Dublin, where
I lived until me retirement.Copy !req
509. So what does it say?Copy !req
510. "Wednesday, March 9, 1960.Copy !req
511. "I am a sailor with
the S.S. Icebuster.Copy !req
512. "I've been separated
from my ship.Copy !req
513. "If you receive this,
please send help.Copy !req
514. Ernest J. Cherney."Copy !req
515. Never could stand
the name "Ernest."Copy !req
516. Here, you keep it.Copy !req
517. Consider it a thank you from the
sea, for tidying up her beach.Copy !req
518. D.W.:
Bye, little turtles.Copy !req
519. Eat your seaweed and
grow up big and strong.Copy !req
520. (whispering):
And when you get to Atlantis,Copy !req
521. send me a postcard.Copy !req
522. You might want to know
the secret formulaCopy !req
523. for drawing Arthur.Copy !req
524. We'll do two letter "O"'s,
hook them together with a littleCopy !req
525. upside down lettter "U".Copy !req
526. Then a larger letter "U" like
this. Do a straight line here.Copy !req
527. Two dots here. Lines here.Copy !req
528. Two dots here. A
curved line here for his mouth.Copy !req
529. I'll add his ears
and there's ArthurCopy !req
530. That's great.Copy !req
531. To watch more ArthurCopy !req
532. and play games with all
of the Elwood City friends,Copy !req
533. visit pbskidsgo.org.Copy !req
534. You can find Arthur booksCopy !req
535. and lots of other books, too,Copy !req
536. at your local library.Copy !req