1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Whoa!
(loud thud)Copy !req
5. Sticks and stones can break
my bones,Copy !req
6. but words can never hurt me.Copy !req
7. At least that's what they say.Copy !req
8. Ouch!Copy !req
9. But some words can hurt.Copy !req
10. I think I just skinned
my knee.Copy !req
11. Mean words can really
get under your skin.Copy !req
12. Huh?Copy !req
13. Or they can sting you.Copy !req
14. Ow!Copy !req
15. Sometimes one little word can
make you feel so rottenCopy !req
16. that you just want
to disappear...!Copy !req
17. Cool!Copy !req
18. (chanting):
Lakewood, Lakewood!Copy !req
19. Our team rules!Copy !req
20. We will beat all other schools!Copy !req
21. I got it! I got it!Copy !req
22. I don't got it.Copy !req
23. Buster, do you have
a hole in your foot?Copy !req
24. If you play like that, we'll
never beat Mighty Mountain.Copy !req
25. Francine! Heads up!Copy !req
26. Oh, yeah!Copy !req
27. I'm bad! I'm bad!Copy !req
28. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
29. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
30. Give it up for Francine
the Soccer Queen!Copy !req
31. Mighty Mountain's
got no chance,Copy !req
32. when Francine does
her soccer dance!Copy !req
33. Great cheer, Muffy!Copy !req
34. And I like the sound of that:
"Francine the Soccer Queen."Copy !req
35. Good one, Brain.Copy !req
36. Hey!Copy !req
37. What about a nickname for me?Copy !req
38. Sorry, Binky.Copy !req
39. Genius can't be rushed.Copy !req
40. Francine got her name quick.Copy !req
41. Now I want mine quick, too.Copy !req
42. That's a pretty tall order.Copy !req
43. Hey, wait a minute.Copy !req
44. How about "Tall Order"?Copy !req
45. I like it!Copy !req
46. It says "strength" and "power"Copy !req
47. but with a charming
"bad boy" attitude.Copy !req
48. Hey, George!Copy !req
49. Give me your apple.Copy !req
50. That's an order...Copy !req
51. A Tall Order.Copy !req
52. Oh...Copy !req
53. Thanks, Brain.Copy !req
54. Do me next! Do me!Copy !req
55. Maybe later.Copy !req
56. I need to get to the library.Copy !req
57. Hi, Brain.Copy !req
58. What you reading?Copy !req
59. It's a book
on advertising.Copy !req
60. I thought I might learn
some pointersCopy !req
61. to help boost sales
at the ice cream shop.Copy !req
62. Uh-huh.Copy !req
63. Hey, I was wondering if you'd
give me a cool nicknameCopy !req
64. like you did for Francine
and Binky.Copy !req
65. Well, I'm kind of busy.Copy !req
66. Please?Copy !req
67. I'll help you brainstorm
slogans for the shop.Copy !req
68. Get it?Copy !req
69. Brain... storm?Copy !req
70. Yeah, yeah, I get it.Copy !req
71. All right, give me a second.Copy !req
72. Hmm...Copy !req
73. Remember, you're not selling
a product.Copy !req
74. You're selling the experience
of a product.Copy !req
75. How does it make you feel?Copy !req
76. I take one look at this kid
and I think... humor.Copy !req
77. He's a clown, a gagman.Copy !req
78. His name should make you want
to bust a gut laughing.Copy !req
79. By golly, you're good, Alan!Copy !req
80. You've got the account.Copy !req
81. Okay, your new nickname is
"Bust-a-Gut Baxter."Copy !req
82. Um... I like it!Copy !req
83. I'm not sure I know what it
means, but I like it.Copy !req
84. Thanks!Copy !req
85. Hi, Brain.Copy !req
86. What about my nickname?Copy !req
87. Not right now, Arthur.Copy !req
88. I really have to get
some reading done.Copy !req
89. "Viral marketing is when
your product or catchphraseCopy !req
90. spreads quickly from person
to person, like the flu."Copy !req
91. Cool! I'd love
to see that in action!Copy !req
92. What'll it be, George?Copy !req
93. Frozen yogurt,
fruit smoothie?Copy !req
94. Actually, I'm not here
to buy anything.Copy !req
95. I just wanted a nickname.Copy !req
96. Can't you come up with your own?Copy !req
97. I tried, but mine
are awful.Copy !req
98. The best I came up with
was Dummy Kid.Copy !req
99. Actually,
that was Wally's.Copy !req
100. But I think it might give
people the wrong idea.Copy !req
101. All right, all right.Copy !req
102. Kids today
love their accessories.Copy !req
103. From sunglasses
to cell phone straps,Copy !req
104. the more gear hanging on them,
the cooler the kid.Copy !req
105. But... what's cooler
than a pair of antlers?Copy !req
106. It's a built-in accessory.Copy !req
107. "Head Gear."Copy !req
108. Cool!Copy !req
109. It sounds futuristic.Copy !req
110. Thanks!Copy !req
111. Have no fear,
'cause Head Gear is here!Copy !req
112. Hey, Brain,Copy !req
113. I was wondering
if you thought up a nick...Copy !req
114. Later, Arthur.Copy !req
115. I'm kind of busy right now.Copy !req
116. Only a few days
before the big game.Copy !req
117. Let's tighten up.Copy !req
118. Tall Order, go wide!Copy !req
119. Here it comes, Bust-a-Gut!Copy !req
120. I got it!Copy !req
121. Brain!Copy !req
122. Huh?Copy !req
123. Oh, sorry.Copy !req
124. Didn't mean to distract you.Copy !req
125. I just thought, you know,Copy !req
126. everyone else has
a nickname now, so maybe...Copy !req
127. Fine!Copy !req
128. You want a nickname?Copy !req
129. Here's your nickname.Copy !req
130. It's...Copy !req
131. The perfect name for
this one is... uh...Copy !req
132. Normal Guy.Copy !req
133. No, no, wait.Copy !req
134. Need-a-Name Read?Copy !req
135. Come on, Brain, think, think.Copy !req
136. You've lost your touch, Alan.Copy !req
137. I'm afraid we're going to have
to give the account to...Copy !req
138. Tom Tapir.Copy !req
139. Huh?Copy !req
140. Well?Copy !req
141. I'm waiting.Copy !req
142. "Average Arthur." There.Copy !req
143. That's your nickname.Copy !req
144. Um, could I have
a different one?Copy !req
145. I'm not too crazy
about "Average Arthur."Copy !req
146. Sorry.Copy !req
147. The agency's closed.Copy !req
148. Hey, guys.Copy !req
149. How's it going?Copy !req
150. All right.Copy !req
151. How'd you do on the math quiz?Copy !req
152. I got a 77.Copy !req
153. Hey, that's average, Arthur.Copy !req
154. Get it?Copy !req
155. Average... Arthur.Copy !req
156. Just like your nickname.Copy !req
157. I get it, okay?Copy !req
158. Stop rubbing it in.Copy !req
159. What's wrong
with Average Arthur?Copy !req
160. Bust-a-Gut
hasn't got a clue.Copy !req
161. Yoo-hoo, Average Arthur!Copy !req
162. Over here!Copy !req
163. That's not my name!Copy !req
164. Well, then why'd
you answer to it?Copy !req
165. Hey, when you're biking, do you
stick to the middle of the road?Copy !req
166. Wait, wait, I've got
another one.Copy !req
167. Why are you like a box
of old donuts?Copy !req
168. Because you're a dime a dozen.Copy !req
169. Leave him alone.Copy !req
170. How would you like it if someone
called you a mean nickname?Copy !req
171. But I like my nickname.Copy !req
172. I'm "Tall Order" Barnes,
remember?Copy !req
173. You gave it to me.Copy !req
174. Well, what if I changed itCopy !req
175. and called you
Stinky Binky?Copy !req
176. Stinky Binky!Copy !req
177. That's pretty funny.Copy !req
178. Quit laughing,
Antenna Ears!Copy !req
179. Wait— let me adjust
the picture.Copy !req
180. Well, I'd rather be
Antenna Ears than...Copy !req
181. than Bossy Boots.Copy !req
182. What?Copy !req
183. If the shoe fits...Copy !req
184. Barf Breath!Copy !req
185. (to himself):
Oh, no.Copy !req
186. The nicknames have gone viral!Copy !req
187. What have I done?Copy !req
188. Got to hand it to you, Alan.Copy !req
189. You really started somethingCopy !req
190. with that mean nickname
craze you created.Copy !req
191. Genius!Copy !req
192. I didn't intend for it
to be mean.Copy !req
193. I just...Copy !req
194. Doesn't matter.Copy !req
195. Soon every kid will have one,
even if they don't want one.Copy !req
196. We thought you might like
to meet some of the kidsCopy !req
197. whose lives you've changed.Copy !req
198. Enjoy!Copy !req
199. Buh... Buh... Binky?Copy !req
200. "Binky"?Copy !req
201. Who's that?Copy !req
202. That's what you used
to be called.Copy !req
203. Remember, Stinky?Copy !req
204. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
205. That was way back
when Antenna Ears was...Copy !req
206. What was his name again?Copy !req
207. Buster!Copy !req
208. My name was Buster!Copy !req
209. You've got to help us!Copy !req
210. You've got
to change us back!Copy !req
211. Yeah, you
started this.Copy !req
212. Now you have
to fix it.Copy !req
213. I... I don't know how.Copy !req
214. Why don't you use
your brain, Brain?Copy !req
215. I'm trying.Copy !req
216. I'm trying!Copy !req
217. (chanting):
Mighty Mountain, we win games!Copy !req
218. Lakewood kids
have dumb nicknames!Copy !req
219. Comin' at you, Stinky!Copy !req
220. Come on, show some hustle,
Stink... I mean, Binky!Copy !req
221. You tell him, Bossy Boots!Copy !req
222. Mighty Mountain!
Hear our cheers!Copy !req
223. Pass it to Antenna Ears!Copy !req
224. Time out!Copy !req
225. Come on, guys.Copy !req
226. We've got to focus.Copy !req
227. We can't be distracted
by those silly nicknames.Copy !req
228. Easy for you to say.Copy !req
229. All I wanted was a cool nicknameCopy !req
230. like "Francine
the Soccer Queen,"Copy !req
231. and I got stuck
with "Average Arthur."Copy !req
232. "Cool nickname."Copy !req
233. That's it!Copy !req
234. You can't stop a virus
once it's spreading,Copy !req
235. but you can introduce
a different virus.Copy !req
236. Okay, guys, time for cool
new soccer nicknames!Copy !req
237. Arthur, your new nickname is
Awesome Action Aardvark.Copy !req
238. Cool!Copy !req
239. Hey Binky, what if
you were... Barnstormer!Copy !req
240. I like it!Copy !req
241. And Buster, you can be
Eat-My-Dust Buster,Copy !req
242. the fastest rabbit
in Lakewood Elementary.Copy !req
243. And I'll just stay
Francine the Soccer Queen.Copy !req
244. I always liked that one.Copy !req
245. Together we are
the Goal-Getters!Copy !req
246. Now let's go and get some goals!Copy !req
247. How touching.Copy !req
248. Are you going to stand around
calling each other nice names,Copy !req
249. or are you going to play?Copy !req
250. Both.Copy !req
251. Let's show 'em some
Lakewood lovin', guys!Copy !req
252. Give us a chant, Muffy!Copy !req
253. We don't care what you call us,Copy !req
254. you can never
out-foot-ball us!Copy !req
255. Go... Lakewood!Copy !req
256. We won! We won!Copy !req
257. We won!Copy !req
258. Yeah!Copy !req
259. Hey, I just realized,
we never gave you a nickname.Copy !req
260. I don't need one.Copy !req
261. I'm already "Brain."Copy !req
262. "Brain" is old.Copy !req
263. How about "Pal'n Alan"?Copy !req
264. No, thanks.Copy !req
265. "The Name-inator"?Copy !req
266. No!Copy !req
267. "Sir Thinks-a-lot"?Copy !req
268. Cut it out!Copy !req
269. And now...Copy !req
270. We want to find out how things
in our town got their names.Copy !req
271. We are researching how
our school got its name.Copy !req
272. It's Donald E. Ross.Copy !req
273. Donald E. Ross was a soldier
and a teacher.Copy !req
274. I think Ross School was named
after Mr. RossCopy !req
275. because he must have been
a great teacher.Copy !req
276. And we're going to found out how
our town got its name.Copy !req
277. The name of my town
is Braintree.Copy !req
278. Brain-tree.Copy !req
279. It's two words put together.Copy !req
280. Maybe brains grew on trees
back then,Copy !req
281. so they called it Braintree.Copy !req
282. You can look
in the encyclopedia.Copy !req
283. We found brain.Copy !req
284. It says right here brain stem.Copy !req
285. Our town is not called brain
stem, it's called Braintree.Copy !req
286. We can go on the Internet.Copy !req
287. Over here it says the Braintree
Historical Society.Copy !req
288. We sent an e-mail to the
Braintree Historical SocietyCopy !req
289. to come help us.Copy !req
290. I'm Norah Kyle.Copy !req
291. I'm here from the Braintree
Historical Society.Copy !req
292. I got your e-mail.Copy !req
293. Braintree, Massachusetts,
was probably named BraintreeCopy !req
294. because there was a town called
Branchtreau in England—Copy !req
295. a very, very old French word—
meaning tree on a hill.Copy !req
296. But it became known
as Braintree.Copy !req
297. It's not even about
brains or trees.Copy !req
298. It's actually named after
a town in England.Copy !req
299. And the Monatiquot River group
will find outCopy !req
300. how the Monatiquot River,
which is a river in our town,Copy !req
301. got its name.Copy !req
302. And Hartman told us about
Monatiquot River.Copy !req
303. I am a Wampanoag cultural
educator from wampspeaker.com.Copy !req
304. We learned that it's not
"Muhn-adequate,"Copy !req
305. it's "Mon-a-tuck-quit."Copy !req
306. Monatiquot, actually,
is how it's pronouncedCopy !req
307. and it comes from the language
of Wampanoag.Copy !req
308. It means "the Creator's river."Copy !req
309. Before the Europeans
came over here,Copy !req
310. this was the center
of Wampanoag country.Copy !req
311. It's a river that was sacred
to our folks, and still is.Copy !req
312. It's important to know
where it came from.Copy !req
313. We want to know
because it's history.Copy !req
314. If you know something's name,
you know more about it.Copy !req
315. And now...Copy !req
316. Welcome to
The Planet Without Stuff.Copy !req
317. This is what you've been
so excited about?Copy !req
318. A website?Copy !req
319. Big deal!Copy !req
320. It's more than
just a website.Copy !req
321. You actually get to see
stuff getting older.Copy !req
322. All you need is
an image of something.Copy !req
323. You just take a picture,Copy !req
324. upload it to your
computer, and... ta-da!Copy !req
325. Whoa, that is cool!Copy !req
326. Let's try it on something else.Copy !req
327. How about this YumYum
Frosted Cakey Cake?Copy !req
328. What's in that thing?Copy !req
329. I don't know,
but it's delicious!Copy !req
330. I want to see what happens
when a place gets old.Copy !req
331. Here's a picture of the
playground I took when I wasCopy !req
332. trying out my new camera.Copy !req
333. That's what our playground
will look likeCopy !req
334. in the future?Copy !req
335. I guess only Cakey Cakes
last forever.Copy !req
336. Want some?Copy !req
337. Uh... no, thanks.Copy !req
338. Yee-ha!Copy !req
339. You're going to love this.Copy !req
340. You ready?Copy !req
341. Everyone looking?Copy !req
342. We're ready already!Copy !req
343. Just show it to us.Copy !req
344. Ta-da!Copy !req
345. "The customer is always right."Copy !req
346. Get it?Copy !req
347. We're the Tough Customers.Copy !req
348. That'll put fear
into the kiddies.Copy !req
349. I got one for each of us.Copy !req
350. It's spelled wrong.Copy !req
351. It says, "The 'costumer'
is always right."Copy !req
352. What's scary about that?Copy !req
353. We could dress up the kids
in bad costumes.Copy !req
354. Oh, man!Copy !req
355. And I spent five bucks
each on those.Copy !req
356. They wouldn't have
noticed, anyway.Copy !req
357. Look at them.Copy !req
358. Ever since Muffy got
that dumb new phone,Copy !req
359. no one's been playing.Copy !req
360. All my water balloons
are going to waste.Copy !req
361. And I even used filtered water.Copy !req
362. Maybe it's time we had
a little talk with them.Copy !req
363. Check out the latest feature
on the mySmartPhoney.Copy !req
364. I just touch this
and I can identify any smell.Copy !req
365. Pickles and sweat.Copy !req
366. Amazing!Copy !req
367. I just ate a pickle,
and I'm sweating.Copy !req
368. Now, with this "pro"--
that's short for "program"--Copy !req
369. I can do...Copy !req
370. Hey!Copy !req
371. You kids don't look like
you're having enough "fun."Copy !req
372. Yeah,Copy !req
373. we thought we should
help you have more "fun."Copy !req
374. Ready for your "fun"?Copy !req
375. If you get one drop of water
on my mySmartPhoney,Copy !req
376. my Daddy will sue
your pants off.Copy !req
377. Let's go inside.Copy !req
378. All this sun makes it hard
to see the screen.Copy !req
379. My arm hurts.Copy !req
380. We can't be pushed around
by a little phone.Copy !req
381. These kids are going to play
in this playgroundCopy !req
382. or my name isn't Binky Barnes!Copy !req
383. Get ready.Copy !req
384. Hey, everyone! Look!Copy !req
385. A free pizza!Copy !req
386. Mine! Mine!Copy !req
387. I call the first slice!Copy !req
388. Wait! Let me check that.Copy !req
389. (sniffs)... Cardboard.Copy !req
390. There's no pizza in there.Copy !req
391. The mySmartPhoney would
have picked the scent up.Copy !req
392. It's a trap.Copy !req
393. You're a cruel boy,
Binky Barnes!Copy !req
394. Come on, Buster.Copy !req
395. I'll show you how I can check
the weather in Siberia.Copy !req
396. This is getting boring.Copy !req
397. And painful.Copy !req
398. I never thought I'd say this,Copy !req
399. but maybe it's time to stop
being Tough Customers.Copy !req
400. What?Copy !req
401. You're kidding, right?Copy !req
402. What's the point
in being menacingCopy !req
403. if there's no one to menace?Copy !req
404. Well... what about George?Copy !req
405. We can menace him.Copy !req
406. George!Copy !req
407. Come over here!Copy !req
408. Aw...Copy !req
409. Okay.Copy !req
410. I'm ready.Copy !req
411. I don't know, Binky.Copy !req
412. It's too easy.Copy !req
413. I enjoy the chase.Copy !req
414. Just give me a few more days.Copy !req
415. I'll think of something.Copy !req
416. Okay.Copy !req
417. We'll wait till Friday.Copy !req
418. After that, I'm going solo.Copy !req
419. Well?Copy !req
420. I don't have all day, you know.Copy !req
421. Binky Barnes is here
to see you, Miss Muffy.Copy !req
422. Send him in.Copy !req
423. I just found this
great new pro.Copy !req
424. You create a profileCopy !req
425. and it tells you what you feel
like eating at that moment.Copy !req
426. Monkfish in dill sauce.Copy !req
427. Huh?Copy !req
428. Oh, well, I guess I'll try it.Copy !req
429. Here.Copy !req
430. What's that?Copy !req
431. A bribe.Copy !req
432. I want you to put away that
mcPhooey, or whatever it is,Copy !req
433. during recess.Copy !req
434. Crosswires cannot be bribed.Copy !req
435. At least not for that little.Copy !req
436. Why do you care, anyway?Copy !req
437. Because no one's using
the playground anymore.Copy !req
438. Hello! We're eight!Copy !req
439. Who wants to go down a slideCopy !req
440. when they're eight?Copy !req
441. Well, what if you were going
down a slideCopy !req
442. and dodging water balloons?Copy !req
443. Then it would be like...Copy !req
444. like a ride
at an amusement park.Copy !req
445. Amusement park?Copy !req
446. You might just have
something there.Copy !req
447. You bet I have something!Copy !req
448. What do I have?Copy !req
449. We could call it
Muffy Crosswire Land,Copy !req
450. or maybe Muffy Crosswire World.Copy !req
451. Muffy Crosswire Universe!Copy !req
452. Bailey?Copy !req
453. Send up two plates of monkfish
in dill sauce.Copy !req
454. Binky and I
have work to do.Copy !req
455. And with your permission,
Muffyland Enterprises,Copy !req
456. a limited liability subsidiary
of Crosswire Motors,Copy !req
457. will transform our tired old
playgroundCopy !req
458. into a world of wonder!Copy !req
459. Huh?Copy !req
460. Hmm...Copy !req
461. I guess our playground could
use a little sprucing up.Copy !req
462. Great!Copy !req
463. Just sign here...Copy !req
464. and here...Copy !req
465. and initial there...Copy !req
466. and there...Copy !req
467. Oh, just a few more.Copy !req
468. So, you really thinkCopy !req
469. this is going to get kids using
the playground again?Copy !req
470. Are you kidding?Copy !req
471. There'll be a line
around the school to get in.Copy !req
472. And we can still throw
water balloons, right?Copy !req
473. Yes, but only
in the Water Wonderland.Copy !req
474. What?Copy !req
475. But you said...Copy !req
476. Sorry, I had to make roomCopy !req
477. for the Muffy's Wild Safari
Experience.Copy !req
478. And tell the Tough CustomersCopy !req
479. we'll need them to operate
the rides.Copy !req
480. It'll cut down on overhead.Copy !req
481. Dirty toes
and unwashed ears.Copy !req
482. And... take a bath.Copy !req
483. Tickets! Tickets!Copy !req
484. Only three dollars!Copy !req
485. To get into the playground?Copy !req
486. To get into Muffy's World
of Wonder!Copy !req
487. It's a whole new experience
in playgrounding.Copy !req
488. Step right up.Copy !req
489. Try the Twirl-'n'-Shake.Copy !req
490. Wait.Copy !req
491. You didn't get
your shake.Copy !req
492. Uhh...Copy !req
493. Boo.Copy !req
494. That's not very scary.Copy !req
495. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
496. Well, how about this?Copy !req
497. "The customer is
always... rightCopy !req
498. That doesn't make any sense.Copy !req
499. Oh, man!Copy !req
500. I got to get
a dictionary.Copy !req
501. Stop laughing!Copy !req
502. It's not supposed to be funny.Copy !req
503. Hey, there's no one
at the Water Wonderland!Copy !req
504. Finally!Copy !req
505. Okay, George.Copy !req
506. Ready for Muffy's
Wacky Water Ride?Copy !req
507. MR.
Stop!Copy !req
508. All rides are hereby shut down!Copy !req
509. You can't charge students
to use the playground.Copy !req
510. But I have to.Copy !req
511. It's very expensive to maintain.Copy !req
512. The insurance alone
costs a fortune.Copy !req
513. Well, then, you'll just have
to take it all down.Copy !req
514. This is a not-for-profit
institution.Copy !req
515. That's it.Copy !req
516. I quit.Copy !req
517. Nice move.Copy !req
518. Red three on black two.Copy !req
519. Can I play solitaire next?Copy !req
520. I'm not giving up.Copy !req
521. Whoo! This is
so much fun!Copy !req
522. Look at me, I'm upside down!Copy !req
523. Oh, head rush.Copy !req
524. Your turn, Buster.Copy !req
525. I win! Yeah!Copy !req
526. Hey.Copy !req
527. Relax.Copy !req
528. I just came to talk.Copy !req
529. You and I are the only ones
left in the playground.Copy !req
530. Can I sit?Copy !req
531. Sure.Copy !req
532. You know,Copy !req
533. this place used to be fun.Copy !req
534. And not just because
of the Tough Customers.Copy !req
535. It was fun to just run around
and chase each other and...Copy !req
536. Hey!Copy !req
537. Tag! You're it!Copy !req
538. Oh, you better run fast,
because I'm coming to get you!Copy !req
539. And with this pro,Copy !req
540. I can chat to people who have
the same shoe size as me.Copy !req
541. I'll be right back.Copy !req
542. But... I have more features
to show you!Copy !req
543. (splat)
Hey!Copy !req
544. We just thought you might not
be having enough... fun!Copy !req
545. Hey!Copy !req
546. Wait for me!Copy !req
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