1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Hey!Copy !req
5. Hey, D.W.Copy !req
6. Hey!Copy !req
7. Whoa!Copy !req
8. During spring vacation,
We get a week off from schoolCopy !req
9. and we go to the community
center for day camp.Copy !req
10. We do lots of fun, new stuff.Copy !req
11. Our group did Shakespeare.Copy !req
12. MacBeth findsCopy !req
13. the witches
in their lair.Copy !req
14. MacBeth, you're scared.Copy !req
15. Witches, you're scary.Copy !req
16. Bubble, bubble,
toil and trouble!Copy !req
17. Buster's group collected
cool, ancient things.Copy !req
18. "A look at...Copy !req
19. antiquities."Copy !req
20. Ooh!Copy !req
21. Ooh!Copy !req
22. Ah!Copy !req
23. Prunella was in the group
that did clay sculpture.Copy !req
24. How did I end up
in this group?Copy !req
25. And wait until you see
what my group is doing next!Copy !req
26. Oh, no! Not that!Copy !req
27. You'll make musical instruments
out of all this?Copy !req
28. Sue Ellen says it'll be easy.Copy !req
29. Our group will have
the best project.Copy !req
30. Thanks, Dad!Copy !req
31. What's that sound?Copy !req
32. Stuff to make
musical instruments.Copy !req
33. You're lucky
to be in a good group.Copy !req
34. Sue Ellen likes
to do cool stuff.Copy !req
35. Buster and I
want to makeCopy !req
36. a futuristic
suit of armor nextCopy !req
37. but Muffy and Jenna want
to weave baskets.Copy !req
38. Bleah!
Bleah!
Bleah!Copy !req
39. Wait till you seeCopy !req
40. how to make
instruments.Copy !req
41. I think it might be goodCopy !req
42. If we read a poem
while we play the instruments.Copy !req
43. No one would hear it
over the music.Copy !req
44. Oh. I guess you're right.Copy !req
45. Okay, here's
the stuff from my dad.Copy !req
46. I've made my own home versions
of each of these.Copy !req
47. It's really easy.Copy !req
48. Hey, this isn't my stuff.Copy !req
49. These are Katherine's.Copy !req
50. We took each other's backpacks.Copy !req
51. What's this?Copy !req
52. Popular Girl?Copy !req
53. Ooh!Copy !req
54. This is a teenage
girl's magazine.Copy !req
55. They have
all sortsCopy !req
56. of strange
and mysterious
articles.Copy !req
57. "Get a prom date
in 12 days or less."Copy !req
58. What's a prom?Copy !req
59. Are you reading
Popular Girl?Copy !req
60. Not me.Copy !req
61. I can't wait till
I'm old enoughCopy !req
62. so I can do
everything they say.Copy !req
63. Then I'll be just
like that model.Copy !req
64. Hey, is that
Popular Science?Copy !req
65. Oh. Never mind.Copy !req
66. Look,
here's a quiz.Copy !req
67. "How likable
are you?"Copy !req
68. Let's take it.Copy !req
69. These tests
are scientific.Copy !req
70. We don't needCopy !req
71. some dopey testCopy !req
72. to tell us if
people like us.Copy !req
73. Come on, guys.Copy !req
74. Question one—
"If you were a sandwichCopy !req
75. "Your friends would be:
'A,' potato chips;Copy !req
76. 'B,' diet soda;
'C,' the plate;
'D,' hungry."Copy !req
77. "A."Copy !req
78. "A."Copy !req
79. If we end up
eating our friendsCopy !req
80. do we fail
the test?Copy !req
81. "Your idea of a fun is:
'A,' going to a big party;Copy !req
82. 'B,' going shopping;
'C,' going to
the library;Copy !req
83. 'D,' going
to the kitchen."Copy !req
84. I like these tests.Copy !req
85. Question 20...Copy !req
86. Whoa!Copy !req
87. Well, that's
the end of that.Copy !req
88. That test
was weird.Copy !req
89. Who thinks of their
friends as chips?Copy !req
90. It's for teenagers.Copy !req
91. They think differently.Copy !req
92. It's kind of scary.Copy !req
93. Sometimes I look
at Katherine
and her friendsCopy !req
94. and think about
being their age.Copy !req
95. I can't fall asleep
for hours.Copy !req
96. What are you doing?Copy !req
97. I kind of
wanted to seeCopy !req
98. how likable I am.Copy !req
99. Aren't you curious?Copy !req
100. No.Copy !req
101. Well,
maybe a little.Copy !req
102. Seven, eight,
nine, ten, 11...Copy !req
103. I scored 12!Copy !req
104. "If you scored
less than 20Copy !req
105. "you are too quiet.Copy !req
106. "Nobody can like youCopy !req
107. because nobody knows
you're there."Copy !req
108. It's my worst nightmare.Copy !req
109. Binky, Buster,
Muffy...Copy !req
110. Where is Fern?Copy !req
111. She's been absent
for days.Copy !req
112. Here I am!Copy !req
113. I'm going to have
to call her parents.Copy !req
114. This is so depressing.Copy !req
115. "The solution? Be strong.Copy !req
116. "Say what's on your mindCopy !req
117. whether anyone wants
to hear you or not."Copy !req
118. My turn.Copy !req
119. I scored 125.Copy !req
120. "If you scored over 100..."Copy !req
121. You scored way over 100!Copy !req
122. "You are too good
to be true.Copy !req
123. "You frighten people
with your excellence.Copy !req
124. Tone it down!"Copy !req
125. You are good
at everything,
Sue Ellen.Copy !req
126. Yeah!Copy !req
127. Oh, what's the point?Copy !req
128. I'll never be
as good as Sue Ellen.Copy !req
129. I'm frightened
by her excellence.Copy !req
130. I might as well
stick my tongue
in a drawerCopy !req
131. and never blow again.Copy !req
132. But I don't get it.Copy !req
133. We have friends.Copy !req
134. Why do they
like us?Copy !req
135. Well, this magazine
is for teenagersCopy !req
136. So it must be
predicting the future—Copy !req
137. our future!Copy !req
138. We have to change nowCopy !req
139. Or we'll be friendless
for the rest of our lives!Copy !req
140. This morning
we focus on karate.Copy !req
141. Let's have
a demonstrationCopy !req
142. From our expert,
Sue Ellen.Copy !req
143. Expert? Me?Copy !req
144. I'm only average...Copy !req
145. or less.Copy !req
146. Buster,
step up.Copy !req
147. Me? Against her?Copy !req
148. Well... okay.Copy !req
149. I flipped Sue Ellen!Copy !req
150. Wow! I flipped
Sue Ellen!Copy !req
151. I must be good.Copy !req
152. See? It's working.Copy !req
153. If he can do that,
I can do that.Copy !req
154. Oh!Copy !req
155. This victory feels... hollow.Copy !req
156. But don't you feel good?Copy !req
157. You weren't even trying!Copy !req
158. Try me!Copy !req
159. Huh?Copy !req
160. You flipped Sue Ellen,
but fern flipped you.Copy !req
161. It feels like
the world's turned
upside down.Copy !req
162. It's working.Copy !req
163. Everyone's staring.Copy !req
164. That means
we're likable.Copy !req
165. I hope you're right.Copy !req
166. I'm sore all over.Copy !req
167. Hmm.Copy !req
168. There's Sue Ellen.Copy !req
169. She'll know.Copy !req
170. Our group is weavingCopy !req
171. A futuristic
non-rippable fabric.Copy !req
172. You were in Belgium.Copy !req
173. Do you know
looming techniques?Copy !req
174. Well, what I saw...Copy !req
175. Oh. um... no.Copy !req
176. Any ideas you
have will beCopy !req
177. much better
than mine.Copy !req
178. Silver?Copy !req
179. Please!Copy !req
180. Go with red.Copy !req
181. What's with them?Copy !req
182. You heard Sue Ellen.Copy !req
183. Our ideas are best,
so do what I say.Copy !req
184. Sue Ellen, weren't you
going to show usCopy !req
185. how to make idiot phones?Copy !req
186. "idiophones"!Copy !req
187. I mean, that's what
I thought the word was.Copy !req
188. I'm probably wrong.Copy !req
189. is this right?Copy !req
190. Uh... yes.Copy !req
191. Excellent.Copy !req
192. Ow!Copy !req
193. Okay, potato chipsCopy !req
194. I've decided I'm reading a poem.Copy !req
195. You can accompany me.Copy !req
196. Wait. When did we decide that?Copy !req
197. You didn't.Copy !req
198. This group needs leadership.Copy !req
199. I'm taking charge.Copy !req
200. We don't need a leader.Copy !req
201. Right, Sue Ellen?Copy !req
202. Well, um...Copy !req
203. We have agreed
that she has no opinion on this.Copy !req
204. If you want to boss
people aroundCopy !req
205. find your own group.Copy !req
206. This used to be fun.Copy !req
207. Do you think
I was strong enough?Copy !req
208. Oh, yes.Copy !req
209. They definitely know
you're there now.Copy !req
210. This is working out
well, isn't it?Copy !req
211. Who does that fern
think she is,
anyway?Copy !req
212. AAH, GET THIS
STUFF OFF ME!Copy !req
213. This is
Sue Ellen's fault.Copy !req
214. We ask for a little help
and she sabotaged us!Copy !req
215. Whoa!Copy !req
216. Binky, move!Copy !req
217. We have to finish
our Trojan horse.Copy !req
218. Why did she do it? Why?Copy !req
219. I don't understand.Copy !req
220. Sue Ellen wasn't
making fun of you.Copy !req
221. Get up and help!Copy !req
222. She faked a fall.Copy !req
223. She doesn't even think
I'm worth flipping anymore.Copy !req
224. We're so good
at being likableCopy !req
225. everyone hates us.Copy !req
226. We followed
what it said.Copy !req
227. How come we're
not like this?Copy !req
228. You did all thisCopy !req
229. because of that
stupid magazine?Copy !req
230. It said we weren't likable.Copy !req
231. Answering that
your friends are diet sodaCopy !req
232. would throw off your score.Copy !req
233. That magazine
is just goofy.Copy !req
234. So I'm not too quiet?Copy !req
235. And I'm too good?Copy !req
236. No!Copy !req
237. Now, will you
please come inCopy !req
238. so we can do
our project right?Copy !req
239. What?Copy !req
240. Whoa!Copy !req
241. Huh?Copy !req
242. Let's finish
this horse!Copy !req
243. How can we
split this up?Copy !req
244. It won't cut!Copy !req
245. Success!Copy !req
246. Greeks rule and Trojans drool!Copy !req
247. I can't believe
we acted so dumb.Copy !req
248. I like being good at what I do.Copy !req
249. And I can't stand
telling people
what to do.Copy !req
250. How could anyoneCopy !req
251. take a silly test
like that seriously?Copy !req
252. "if you scored over 200..."Copy !req
253. Oh, I have a lot of work to do.Copy !req
254. According to this, I don't
give out enough homework!Copy !req
255. And now...Copy !req
256. coffee cans...Copy !req
257. boxes...Copy !req
258. bottle caps...Copy !req
259. pie plates...Copy !req
260. milk cartons...Copy !req
261. nails...Copy !req
262. and wood.Copy !req
263. We're making
musical instruments.Copy !req
264. Out of normalCopy !req
265. everyday things.Copy !req
266. You can make
a musical instrument anytime.Copy !req
267. Going to have
a nice jam session here.Copy !req
268. Music!Copy !req
269. And now...Copy !req
270. Everybody's gotten really upset
by something at least once.Copy !req
271. Like the time D.W. lost
her blankieCopy !req
272. or when D.W. lost her
C.D. of "Crazy Bus"Copy !req
273. or when D.W. lost
her snowball.Copy !req
274. Okay, maybe D.W. is upset
more than most people.Copy !req
275. Bad example.Copy !req
276. A good example is Francine—Copy !req
277. that time she hit a high fly
with three men on base—Copy !req
278. it looked like a grand slam
and she'd won the game for us.Copy !req
279. Then the wind shifted.Copy !req
280. Yay!Copy !req
281. She was really upset.Copy !req
282. I can't believe this... ugh!Copy !req
283. And when the brain got
so excitedCopy !req
284. about the space probe
headed for Saturn.Copy !req
285. Is something wrong, Brain?Copy !req
286. The probe won't get to
Saturn for seven years!Copy !req
287. How can I stand waiting seven
years to see photos of Saturn?Copy !req
288. But I know one person
who's always happy.Copy !req
289. He's never been upset
for more than three seconds—Copy !req
290. Buster BaxterCopy !req
291. the happiest,
jolliest,
most fun...Copy !req
292. what's wrong?Copy !req
293. Hmph!Copy !req
294. What is it?Copy !req
295. Buster?Copy !req
296. If I don't get free,
I won't be ableCopy !req
297. to deliver Aunt Bob's
medicine in time.Copy !req
298. Buster, did you write your
report before watching TV?Copy !req
299. Yeah... almost...
well, actually, no.Copy !req
300. You know our homework policy.Copy !req
301. Okay.Copy !req
302. Aw! How'd he get out?Copy !req
303. How did Bionic Bunny get free?Copy !req
304. I was busy working
on my history report.Copy !req
305. Mine's kind of weak.Copy !req
306. I... I did it sort of fast
after Bionic Bunny.Copy !req
307. But I wrote
a great joke for it.Copy !req
308. For your
history report?Copy !req
309. Yeah— on TV,
this ad saidCopy !req
310. that the difference between
a successful speech
and a failureCopy !req
311. is to start with a joke.Copy !req
312. I wish I had someone
to try it out on.Copy !req
313. Binky, can I try
a joke on you?Copy !req
314. Sure, I like to laugh
as much as the next guy.Copy !req
315. Oh, dear... oh,
my... oh...Copy !req
316. Okay, the guy
after the next guy.Copy !req
317. Ready?Copy !req
318. What did King Tut say
when he got scared?Copy !req
319. "I want my mummy!"Copy !req
320. You made that up?Copy !req
321. Good one.Copy !req
322. This is going to be
my best report ever—Copy !req
323. Guaranteed "A."Copy !req
324. Do you want a joke
for your report?Copy !req
325. No, thanks.Copy !req
326. Are you sure?Copy !req
327. I could help you
get an "A," too.Copy !req
328. Christopher Columbus got lost,
but did something great anyway.Copy !req
329. That's why he's my favorite
historical figure.Copy !req
330. I'm next.Copy !req
331. Wish me luck.Copy !req
332. Oh, you know
what King Tut saidCopy !req
333. When the Sphinx
scared him?Copy !req
334. "I want my mummy!"Copy !req
335. He told my joke!Copy !req
336. I can't believe...
I... he...Copy !req
337. It... my... he...
he told my joke!Copy !req
338. Quiet, please.Copy !req
339. Mr. BaxterCopy !req
340. Please read your report.Copy !req
341. It was mine... my joke...
he told my joke.Copy !req
342. Uh-oh...Copy !req
343. Uh... my report is
about King Tut.Copy !req
344. Hey, what do you call
two banana peels?Copy !req
345. A PAIR OF SLIPPERS.Copy !req
346. My sister can take us
skating tomorrow.Copy !req
347. He told my joke!Copy !req
348. That was mine!Copy !req
349. I made it up!Copy !req
350. Binky
shouldn't have.Copy !req
351. He was wrong
to do it.Copy !req
352. So, want to go
skating tomorrow?Copy !req
353. He told my joke!Copy !req
354. You'll have to work
a little harder next time.Copy !req
355. No matter how fancy
you make a "D"Copy !req
356. It's still a "D."Copy !req
357. "D" for "disaster."Copy !req
358. "D" for "deadly."Copy !req
359. "D" for "Binky told my joke"!Copy !req
360. That joke was the differenceCopy !req
361. between a success
and a flopCopy !req
362. just like the TV said.Copy !req
363. I win again.Copy !req
364. Are you paying attention?Copy !req
365. IT was my joke.Copy !req
366. Binky's report was
about Columbus!Copy !req
367. Who ends a Columbus reportCopy !req
368. With a joke about King Tut?Copy !req
369. Binky does.Copy !req
370. Now, shh!Copy !req
371. I just found outCopy !req
372. Ratburn gave Binky a B-plus!Copy !req
373. "I want my mummy!"Copy !req
374. I was going to give you an "F,"
but that joke...Copy !req
375. You deserve a higher grade!Copy !req
376. My joke got him that B-plus!Copy !req
377. Ow!Copy !req
378. Great shot,
Buster!Copy !req
379. Aren't you happy you won
the game for us?Copy !req
380. Binky told my joke.Copy !req
381. Why do you keep
telling us?Copy !req
382. Talk to Binky
about it.Copy !req
383. You think I won't?Copy !req
384. Just watch me!Copy !req
385. Hey, Binky!Copy !req
386. Yeah?Copy !req
387. Did you tell him?Copy !req
388. Have you ever
noticed how
large he is?Copy !req
389. I'll never get paybackCopy !req
390. for that joke.Copy !req
391. Whoa!Copy !req
392. Oh, I feel better already!Copy !req
393. Now he'll know how it feels
to be embarrassed.Copy !req
394. What's wrong?Copy !req
395. Everyone's laughingCopy !req
396. just like when
he told the joke.Copy !req
397. everyone thinks Binky's funny.Copy !req
398. So what if people think
Binky's funny?Copy !req
399. Binky doesn't care about funny!Copy !req
400. It's me who cares about funny!Copy !req
401. It's me who memorizes joke books
and practicesCopy !req
402. making faces
in the mirror!Copy !req
403. I have to work at it.Copy !req
404. You know how long I worked
on that King Tut joke?Copy !req
405. Longer than
on your report.Copy !req
406. Yeah, but Binky...Copy !req
407. Haven't you noticedCopy !req
408. That anything he does
seems kind of...Copy !req
409. Funny?Copy !req
410. You're
wasting timeCopy !req
411. Thinking
about Binky.Copy !req
412. It won't matter after
the talent show tomorrow.Copy !req
413. I'll show him.Copy !req
414. He'll be sorry he stole my joke.Copy !req
415. Hi-yah!Copy !req
416. Thank youCopy !req
417. Sue Ellen, for
that demonstrationCopy !req
418. of pumpkin kicking.Copy !req
419. And now the comedy stylings
of Buster Baxter.Copy !req
420. At least while
he's telling jokesCopy !req
421. he won't talk
about Binky.Copy !req
422. I think he's
gotten over it.Copy !req
423. Hi, everyone.Copy !req
424. There's a kid in my class
named Binky Barnes.Copy !req
425. Oh, no!Copy !req
426. Nobody has a bad thing to say
about BinkyCopy !req
427. because they don't want
to get pounded.Copy !req
428. Binky wrote a history report
about Columbus.Copy !req
429. Columbus— that's Italian
for "Boy, am I lost."Copy !req
430. I wrote a report about king tutCopy !req
431. and I wrote a good King Tut joke
to open my report withCopy !req
432. but Binky told my King Tut joke
in his Columbus report!Copy !req
433. Everybody laughed, but you know
what the real punch line was?Copy !req
434. He told my joke that I wrote,
and I got a "D"!Copy !req
435. I don't get it.Copy !req
436. I think
it's a pun.Copy !req
437. Well, it wasn't
very "punny."Copy !req
438. Punny...Copy !req
439. And the winner is George!Copy !req
440. I can't believe I didn't win!Copy !req
441. Win? You
didn't tell
a single joke!Copy !req
442. That was the comedy of truth!Copy !req
443. All the greats do it!Copy !req
444. Aw, I should have
just told jokes.Copy !req
445. This is all Binky's fault.Copy !req
446. I don't think buster's ever
going to stop holdingCopy !req
447. this grudge against Binky.Copy !req
448. Our first day
of college, Buster!Copy !req
449. Isn't it exciting?Copy !req
450. Is Binky here?Copy !req
451. He told my joke.Copy !req
452. It was a good joke.Copy !req
453. Ladies and gentlemen, the
President of the United States.Copy !req
454. Binky told my joke.Copy !req
455. It was in Mr. Ratburn's
third-grade classCopy !req
456. And he...Copy !req
457. Oh, dear.Copy !req
458. If I make this shotCopy !req
459. it's the best game of my life!Copy !req
460. He told my joke!Copy !req
461. It was a good
King Tut joke!Copy !req
462. Oh!Copy !req
463. Buster!Copy !req
464. You can't stay mad
at Binky forever.Copy !req
465. It doesn't do any good.Copy !req
466. If I keep it up,
I'll make sure
Binky gets a "D"Copy !req
467. and is totally
miserable.Copy !req
468. That's what's
happening to you!Copy !req
469. Don't you see how
holding a grudgeCopy !req
470. is only hurting you?Copy !req
471. You've been mad since
Binky told the joke.Copy !req
472. I know what
you're saying.Copy !req
473. You're saying the only
way I could be happyCopy !req
474. is if Binky never
told that joke in
the first place.Copy !req
475. Yeah, and it's
too late for that.Copy !req
476. So to stop himCopy !req
477. I must travel
back through timeCopy !req
478. and change the past.Copy !req
479. What?Copy !req
480. I need a time machineCopy !req
481. or a rocket
that can travelCopy !req
482. faster than light speed
around the sun.Copy !req
483. You can't change
the past, Buster.Copy !req
484. Oh, I can't,
can't I?Copy !req
485. You can't change
the past, Buster.Copy !req
486. Oh, rats!Copy !req
487. I understand, Buster.Copy !req
488. I was mad when i didn't
get a green ice-cream cakeCopy !req
489. for my fourth birthday.Copy !req
490. Yeah?Copy !req
491. And I'm going to stay
mad until I get it.Copy !req
492. That's silly.Copy !req
493. Staying madCopy !req
494. won't get you
what you want.Copy !req
495. But you think that way.Copy !req
496. After all the work
I did on that reportCopy !req
497. Binky ruined it.Copy !req
498. Buster, you hardly did
any work at all!Copy !req
499. Your whole report was
about eggnog.Copy !req
500. That's not my fault!Copy !req
501. They put it right next to Egypt
in the encyclopedia!Copy !req
502. I guess it was my fault.Copy !req
503. I deserve a "D."Copy !req
504. Binky! Hey!Copy !req
505. Whoa!Copy !req
506. I just wanted
to tell you I'm
not mad anymore.Copy !req
507. You were mad?Copy !req
508. Yeah, about you
stealing my joke.Copy !req
509. What joke?Copy !req
510. What does
King Tut sayCopy !req
511. when he
gets scared?Copy !req
512. "I want my mummy."Copy !req
513. That's funny.Copy !req
514. I think I've heard it
before, though.Copy !req
515. You heard itCopy !req
516. when you stole
it from me and
told the class!Copy !req
517. When somebody
tells you a jokeCopy !req
518. you're supposed to
tell it to someone
else, right?Copy !req
519. But I made it up
for my reportCopy !req
520. and then you used
it without asking.Copy !req
521. That's like
stealing!Copy !req
522. Well, I didn't mean to steal it.Copy !req
523. Here's um... 70... 73 centsCopy !req
524. and sticker of a cool
car and a button.Copy !req
525. That's all I have... sorry.Copy !req
526. What did he say?Copy !req
527. He gave me
73 centsCopy !req
528. a sticker of
a cool carCopy !req
529. and a button for my joke.Copy !req
530. I got paid for writing a joke!Copy !req
531. I'm a professional!Copy !req
532. Yahoo!Copy !req
533. With your being
naturally funnyCopy !req
534. and me making up
good jokesCopy !req
535. I bet we could
really go places.Copy !req
536. Like my own tv show?Copy !req
537. Sure, you and me
and Arthur.Copy !req
538. Us maybe, but I
don't think Arthur.Copy !req
539. Who would want
to watch him on TV?Copy !req