1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Hey!Copy !req
5. Hey!Copy !req
6. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
7. Hey!Copy !req
8. Whoa...Copy !req
9. Have you ever thought aboutCopy !req
10. how different something
might have beenCopy !req
11. if you had done it
just one minute earlier,Copy !req
12. or even later?Copy !req
13. How much better everything
would have been?Copy !req
14. Hi, Arthur.Copy !req
15. Well, how about that?Copy !req
16. You're right on time!Copy !req
17. Buster's still
in his room.Copy !req
18. Why don't you tell him
if he doesn't hurry upCopy !req
19. you'll miss your movie.Copy !req
20. Hey, Buster, come on!Copy !req
21. The movie starts
in 15 minutes.Copy !req
22. Okay, let's go.Copy !req
23. That's what would've happened
if I'd been one minute later.Copy !req
24. But instead...Copy !req
25. Hi, Arthur.Copy !req
26. Well, how about that?Copy !req
27. You're one minute early!Copy !req
28. Why don't you run on up
and tell himCopy !req
29. if he doesn't hurry,
you boys will miss your movie.Copy !req
30. Hey, Buster, come on!Copy !req
31. The movie starts in...Copy !req
32. Arthur!Copy !req
33. Arthur...Copy !req
34. Uh, I'll be right back.Copy !req
35. Okay, you can come back in now!Copy !req
36. Arthur?Copy !req
37. You better get going if...Copy !req
38. Where's Arthur?Copy !req
39. He had to go.Copy !req
40. But I thought you two
were going to the movies.Copy !req
41. He had to go home.Copy !req
42. Mom! Dad! D.W.!Copy !req
43. Come quickly!Copy !req
44. I just found out something
about Buster!Copy !req
45. What? What?Copy !req
46. I knew it!Copy !req
47. He was always
too goofy.Copy !req
48. And immature.Copy !req
49. Exactly!Copy !req
50. I don't want you hanging out
with him anymore.Copy !req
51. My son hobnobbing
with babies.Copy !req
52. Don't worry, I won't.Copy !req
53. Luckily, there's
a PTA meeting tonightCopy !req
54. so we can warn
the other parents.Copy !req
55. Why wait?Copy !req
56. Let's get on the phone now.Copy !req
57. Hello, Buster?Copy !req
58. Email.Copy !req
59. Email is better.Copy !req
60. "Hi, Arthur.Copy !req
61. "It's me,Copy !req
62. "your buddy, Buster!Copy !req
63. "I know what you just saw
looked kind of weird,Copy !req
64. "but it's not that
big a deal, right?Copy !req
65. I mean..."Copy !req
66. D.W.:
Now, Suzy,
what did I tell youCopy !req
67. about sucking your thumb?Copy !req
68. That's only for babies
like Kate.Copy !req
69. "I mean, we're still
best friends, right?Copy !req
70. "Your best friend, Buster.Copy !req
71. P.S.: Please don't tell
anybody."Copy !req
72. "Hi, Buster.Copy !req
73. Yeah, we're still..."Copy !req
74. Not that big a deal?Copy !req
75. I'm glad we're still
best friends, Arthur.Copy !req
76. Of course!Copy !req
77. Why wouldn't we be?Copy !req
78. And don't worry,
I won't tell anybody.Copy !req
79. Actually,
I thought about that.Copy !req
80. Now that I know
you're okay with it,Copy !req
81. I don't care
if the whole world knows.Copy !req
82. What's wrong?Copy !req
83. It's no big deal, right?Copy !req
84. Just like you said.Copy !req
85. We're best friends!Copy !req
86. Hi!Copy !req
87. Did you get my...Copy !req
88. Hi, Buster!Copy !req
89. Gotta run!Copy !req
90. Don't want to be late!Copy !req
91. Hey, guys.Copy !req
92. Oh, hey.Copy !req
93. Arthur's over there.Copy !req
94. I know.Copy !req
95. I want to hang out
with you guys today.Copy !req
96. How 'bout them Grebes, right?Copy !req
97. Weird.Copy !req
98. Why didn't Buster
come sit with us?Copy !req
99. What?Copy !req
100. Oh, I don't know.Copy !req
101. Maybe he just feels like
a change of pace.Copy !req
102. Don't you care?Copy !req
103. No.Copy !req
104. Why would I care?Copy !req
105. He can sit where he wants.Copy !req
106. Mmm, these beans
are delicious!Copy !req
107. What's up?Copy !req
108. Nothing.Copy !req
109. Yeah, right.Copy !req
110. And then I forgot to write
my lemur report,Copy !req
111. so I had to...Copy !req
112. He can sit where he wants!Copy !req
113. Why didn't Buster
come sit with you?Copy !req
114. Buster?Copy !req
115. I know!Copy !req
116. You had a fight.Copy !req
117. No!Copy !req
118. You did something to him.Copy !req
119. He did something to you.Copy !req
120. He caught you at something.Copy !req
121. You caught him at something.Copy !req
122. A-ha!Copy !req
123. What is it?Copy !req
124. What did Buster do?Copy !req
125. C'mon, you know you want
to tell me!Copy !req
126. Whoa!Copy !req
127. I'm okay!Copy !req
128. Just had a wobbly seat.Copy !req
129. I, uh, better get someone
to fix it.Copy !req
130. Yeah...Copy !req
131. Okay, you have got to tell us
what's going on.Copy !req
132. Gotta run!Copy !req
133. The lemur has a striped tail.Copy !req
134. The lemur is small.Copy !req
135. The lemur is a primate.Copy !req
136. The lemur eats plants.Copy !req
137. The lemur has a long snout.Copy !req
138. The lemur has a wet nose.Copy !req
139. The lemur has a good sense
of smell.Copy !req
140. Not so fast, Arthur!Copy !req
141. I told you already!Copy !req
142. I can't say anything!Copy !req
143. At least give me a hint.Copy !req
144. You can run,
but you can't hide!Copy !req
145. He's told everyone!Copy !req
146. I just know it!Copy !req
147. What am I gonna do?Copy !req
148. Hello, is this where you go
to find a grown-up job?Copy !req
149. I know I look young,
but I have three...Copy !req
150. well, two-and-a-half years
of elementary school,Copy !req
151. plus kindergarten.Copy !req
152. Thank you for telling us,
Mr. Read.Copy !req
153. Okay, enough already.Copy !req
154. Ah!Copy !req
155. Arthur!Copy !req
156. What's the big idea,
telling everybody?Copy !req
157. I asked you not to.Copy !req
158. I didn't.Copy !req
159. Don't say that.Copy !req
160. I know you did.Copy !req
161. You were talking about me
in the cafeteria.Copy !req
162. Because you fell
out of your seat.Copy !req
163. And then in class,
you were passing notes.Copy !req
164. No, Francine was
passing notes to meCopy !req
165. and I was telling her
to stop it.Copy !req
166. Oh, right.Copy !req
167. It's true!Copy !req
168. This coming from the kid
who ran away from my houseCopy !req
169. and then wouldn't even reply
to my email!Copy !req
170. Well, I...Copy !req
171. I...Copy !req
172. Who sucks their thumb anyway?Copy !req
173. Shh!Copy !req
174. You're eight years old,
Buster.Copy !req
175. I try to stop,
but it's hard.Copy !req
176. And I only do it sometimes,
not when anyone can see.Copy !req
177. So?Copy !req
178. It's my own problem.Copy !req
179. It doesn't hurt anybody.Copy !req
180. Not like ratting
on your friend.Copy !req
181. I didn't rat on you.Copy !req
182. What'd I miss?Copy !req
183. Shh!Copy !req
184. Oops.Copy !req
185. Sorry.Copy !req
186. Was it good?Copy !req
187. No.Copy !req
188. No, it wasn't.Copy !req
189. A-ha!Copy !req
190. I knew it!Copy !req
191. Okay, so now you know.Copy !req
192. Satisfied?Copy !req
193. Will someone please tell me
what's going on?Copy !req
194. Wait, Buster!Copy !req
195. Wait, wait, wait!Copy !req
196. I just...
I have something that...Copy !req
197. Here.Copy !req
198. What is it?Copy !req
199. A potion that makes you
invisible?Copy !req
200. You mean you actually
do have a potionCopy !req
201. that makes you invisible?Copy !req
202. No.Copy !req
203. It's stuff you put
on your thumb or fingersCopy !req
204. to make them taste bad
so you don't suck them.Copy !req
205. Oh.Copy !req
206. Why do you have that?Copy !req
207. Why do you think?Copy !req
208. You, too?Copy !req
209. I hardly do it anymore.Copy !req
210. Don't tell anybody?Copy !req
211. Don't worry.Copy !req
212. I know how to keep a secret.Copy !req
213. And I should probably tell you
one more thing...Copy !req
214. Oh, hello, Buster.Copy !req
215. Hi, Arthur.Copy !req
216. No, I didn't tell them,
I swear!Copy !req
217. I know.Copy !req
218. Francine told me.Copy !req
219. I just wanted to say
I'm sorry I said you did.Copy !req
220. Actually, I'm the one
who should be sorry.Copy !req
221. It was really mean of me
to run away the other day.Copy !req
222. Really?Copy !req
223. You mean it?Copy !req
224. I shouldn't have gotten
so freaked out.Copy !req
225. Yeah, but you're right.Copy !req
226. I am in third grade,
and I shouldn't do it.Copy !req
227. It makes my thumb all wrinkly,
like this.Copy !req
228. Like what?Copy !req
229. Wait.Copy !req
230. You know what?Copy !req
231. I haven't sucked my thumb at all
since you saw me!Copy !req
232. Wow!Copy !req
233. Maybe you were so worried
about me telling on you that...Copy !req
234. No, don't jinx it!Copy !req
235. Best friends again?Copy !req
236. Best friends.Copy !req
237. And now...Copy !req
238. Today, friends, we're going
to talk about habits.Copy !req
239. What is a habit?Copy !req
240. When you do something
over and over again.Copy !req
241. You can't control
what you're doing.Copy !req
242. Arthur saw Buster
sucking his thumb.Copy !req
243. And Francine gave Buster advice,Copy !req
244. and that's what we're doing.Copy !req
245. We're trying to help each other.Copy !req
246. You're going to think
about some habitsCopy !req
247. that you would like to break,Copy !req
248. and then you're also going
to think about some adviceCopy !req
249. that you can give
to your partner.Copy !req
250. Partner A would share
their habitCopy !req
251. and then Partner B
would give them suggestions.Copy !req
252. My habit is that I lie
to my mom and dad.Copy !req
253. Wow!Copy !req
254. And I think I have
that habit, too.Copy !req
255. One suggestion I can give you
is that you can be more honestCopy !req
256. to your mom and dad.Copy !req
257. Okay, I'll try to do that.Copy !req
258. My habit is biting my hair.Copy !req
259. Can you show us how you bite
your hair?Copy !req
260. It's kind of disgusting
and weird.Copy !req
261. One way you can fix
your habitCopy !req
262. is to put your hair
in a ponytail.Copy !req
263. I think some habits
are embarrassing.Copy !req
264. Like burping, for instance.Copy !req
265. Every time after I eat, I burp.Copy !req
266. There's nothing wrong
with you burpingCopy !req
267. as long as you say "pardon me"
or "excuse me."Copy !req
268. Yeah!Copy !req
269. The habit I want to break is
sleeping with a stuffed animal.Copy !req
270. That's not a bad habit!Copy !req
271. It's not such a bad habit.Copy !req
272. The bad habit's
not really bad.Copy !req
273. If it makes you feel comfortable
when you're sleeping,Copy !req
274. you should do that.Copy !req
275. I bite my nails.Copy !req
276. I bite my fingernails.Copy !req
277. Biting my nails.Copy !req
278. We seem to have
a lot of peopleCopy !req
279. that bite their nails.Copy !req
280. I think you should put
lemon juice on your nails,Copy !req
281. and when she goes to bite her
nails, it won't taste good,Copy !req
282. and if she does that
a few times,Copy !req
283. she'll probably
break her habit.Copy !req
284. I think if you want to break
a habit, you can do it.Copy !req
285. And now...Copy !req
286. Wouldn't it be great to have
your own country?Copy !req
287. You could eat
whatever you wanted.Copy !req
288. You could play whenever
you felt like it.Copy !req
289. You could even do
all those thingsCopy !req
290. your parents tell you
not to do.Copy !req
291. The citizenry await
your greatness,Copy !req
292. Mr. President.Copy !req
293. Okay...Copy !req
294. Arthur! Arthur! Arthur!Copy !req
295. But would it really be
a country...Copy !req
296. Arthur! Arthur!Copy !req
297. if you were
the only citizen?Copy !req
298. All hail Kidonia!Copy !req
299. Hey Dad, going to the park
with some friends,Copy !req
300. be back by lunch,
and then I'm...Copy !req
301. Whoa, slow down.Copy !req
302. You were going to help me
with the yard work, remember?Copy !req
303. Okay, shrubs all watered,
I'll be back in...Copy !req
304. Arthur, did you
clean your room?Copy !req
305. Um, it's clean.Copy !req
306. Kind of.Copy !req
307. Finally.Copy !req
308. Arthur, you said
you'd help me buildCopy !req
309. the Fairy Mary Moo Cow
Cookie Castle, remember?Copy !req
310. Oh yeah, sorry,
I don't have time.Copy !req
311. Maybe tomorrow?Copy !req
312. Mom, Arthur's breaking
his promise!Copy !req
313. It was 500 pieces,Copy !req
314. not including the Fairy Mary
Moo Cow Cookie Carriage!Copy !req
315. At least you didn't have
to empty the cat box.Copy !req
316. Twice!Copy !req
317. Never feed your cat
leftover Chinese food.Copy !req
318. I spent my morning defragging
my parents' hard drive.Copy !req
319. I don't know what that is,
but it sounds terrible.Copy !req
320. Why do parents make us
do all these chores?Copy !req
321. It's like they don't want us
to have fun.Copy !req
322. If I had my own country,Copy !req
323. it'd be against the law
to give kids chores.Copy !req
324. Too bad you can't have
your own country.Copy !req
325. Why can't we?Copy !req
326. Uh, because you can't just
declare your independenceCopy !req
327. and call yourself a country?Copy !req
328. Actually, you can.Copy !req
329. There are a lot of tiny
countries in the world.Copy !req
330. There's even one called SealandCopy !req
331. that's just a platform
in the Atlantic Ocean.Copy !req
332. Friends, young people,
classmates,Copy !req
333. by the power invested in...Copy !req
334. this baseball,Copy !req
335. I declare us all citizens
of Kid...Copy !req
336. onia!Copy !req
337. All hail Kidonia!Copy !req
338. Okay, we have a flag,
a Latin slogan,Copy !req
339. a national anthem
and traditional Kidonian hats.Copy !req
340. What now?Copy !req
341. We should have a constitutionCopy !req
342. so people know
what we stand for.Copy !req
343. Good idea.Copy !req
344. Here's something...Copy !req
345. "No Rules, No Laws, No Chores."Copy !req
346. All in favor?Copy !req
347. Aye!Copy !req
348. Any other ideas
for the constitution?Copy !req
349. That one covers all the ones
I can think of.Copy !req
350. It's brilliantly concise.Copy !req
351. I think I'll put my socks
on my ears.Copy !req
352. Why?Copy !req
353. Because I can!Copy !req
354. I love this country!Copy !req
355. Arthur, will you
help me clear?Copy !req
356. Sorry, Dad.Copy !req
357. I'm a citizen of Kidonia now,Copy !req
358. and we don't do chores
or follow any rules.Copy !req
359. It's in our constitution.Copy !req
360. Kidonia?Copy !req
361. What's that?Copy !req
362. A new country I madeCopy !req
363. with Buster, Brain
and Francine.Copy !req
364. Here's my passport.Copy !req
365. I see.Copy !req
366. Well, we have a tradition
in this country:Copy !req
367. if you don't help clear,
you don't get dessert.Copy !req
368. It goes against everything
I believe in.Copy !req
369. Huh?Copy !req
370. But I'll do it
just this once.Copy !req
371. I have my own country, too!Copy !req
372. D.W.-Land.Copy !req
373. We're not allowed
to eat broccoli.Copy !req
374. Nice try, D.W.Copy !req
375. It didn't work
for me either.Copy !req
376. I told my mom that
it was against my principles,Copy !req
377. but she still made me empty out
my food cabinet.Copy !req
378. All I have left now is Yamlet,
Prince of Tubers.Copy !req
379. Life is so much better
back home in Kidonia.Copy !req
380. Hey, why don't we spend
the night there on Saturday?Copy !req
381. That's a great idea!Copy !req
382. I'll bring snacks,
Brain can bring ice cream.Copy !req
383. It'll be a national holiday!Copy !req
384. Well, good night,
Citizen Read.Copy !req
385. Good night,
Citizen Baxter.Copy !req
386. It's Kidonian money.Copy !req
387. My friend Brain made it.Copy !req
388. See, it works like a coupon!Copy !req
389. Each bill is worth one favor.Copy !req
390. In this case, you getCopy !req
391. 15 minutes of free advice.Copy !req
392. Ask away, my friend!Copy !req
393. I never said you could use
Kiddies outside of Kidonia!Copy !req
394. Then what good are they?Copy !req
395. There's nothing to buy
in Kidonia!Copy !req
396. I'll sell you something!Copy !req
397. I was going to give them to you
tonight at the sleepover,Copy !req
398. but you can have them now.Copy !req
399. Air fresheners?Copy !req
400. What am I supposed to do
with these?Copy !req
401. Hang one on each ear.Copy !req
402. Your socks don't bother me
when they're on your feet,Copy !req
403. but when they're on your head,
they stink up the country.Copy !req
404. Tough!Copy !req
405. Read the constitution.Copy !req
406. I can do whatever I want
in Kidonia.Copy !req
407. But those socks really smell!Copy !req
408. Well, we'll just seeCopy !req
409. what the High Court says
about this tonight!Copy !req
410. There is no High Court!Copy !req
411. There is now!Copy !req
412. I just made it!Copy !req
413. Good day to you both.Copy !req
414. We hope to see you again,
Mr. Read.Copy !req
415. Safe travels.Copy !req
416. Thank you.Copy !req
417. You have a beautiful country.Copy !req
418. You better send me
a postcard.Copy !req
419. Hey, let's stay up all night!Copy !req
420. You know why?Copy !req
421. Because we can!Copy !req
422. Long live Kidonia!Copy !req
423. Huh?Copy !req
424. Where are you going?Copy !req
425. Home!Copy !req
426. I mean my real home.Copy !req
427. I'm not living in a countryCopy !req
428. where a quarter
of the populationCopy !req
429. behaves like pigs!Copy !req
430. You're just jealous because
my ears are nice and warm.Copy !req
431. I formally renounce
my citizenship.Copy !req
432. Good luck.Copy !req
433. You're going
to need it.Copy !req
434. I would've brought more foodCopy !req
435. if a certain someone
hadn't given me phony money.Copy !req
436. It's not phony!Copy !req
437. Kiddies are worth somethingCopy !req
438. as long as you spend them
in Kidonia.Copy !req
439. Here, I'll pay you
for my share of the pretzel.Copy !req
440. For a free word problem?Copy !req
441. Forget it!Copy !req
442. That's a bargain.Copy !req
443. You know how hard it is
to make one of those up?Copy !req
444. Why don't we just split
the pretzel evenly three ways?Copy !req
445. Um, that wasn't supposed
to happen.Copy !req
446. Who gets that piece?Copy !req
447. We'll settle it
the Kidonian way:Copy !req
448. through mind reading.Copy !req
449. Okay, who can guess what
I'm thinking right now?Copy !req
450. Mind reading is impossible.Copy !req
451. It goes against
the laws of physics.Copy !req
452. Maybe.Copy !req
453. But there are no laws here.Copy !req
454. And that wasn't
what I was thinking.Copy !req
455. Well?Copy !req
456. I have no idea!Copy !req
457. Aliens?Copy !req
458. Pizza?Copy !req
459. Aliens eating pizza?Copy !req
460. Well played, my friend.Copy !req
461. Well played.Copy !req
462. Our population is dwindling.Copy !req
463. I'm hungry.Copy !req
464. And chilly.Copy !req
465. Maybe having our own country
wasn't such a good idea.Copy !req
466. What do you mean?Copy !req
467. It's a great idea!Copy !req
468. Where else can you spill
a whole bottle of apple juiceCopy !req
469. and not get scolded
by anyone?Copy !req
470. Is that why there are
so many ants in here?Copy !req
471. Could be.Copy !req
472. Well, why didn't you
clean it up?Copy !req
473. Because I didn't have to.Copy !req
474. Read the Consti...Copy !req
475. I don't have to read
the Constitution!Copy !req
476. I wrote the Constitution!Copy !req
477. And now I'm adding
something to it!Copy !req
478. "He who spills something
cleans it up!"Copy !req
479. You know, Kidonia
used to be a placeCopy !req
480. where a kid could do
whatever he wanted.Copy !req
481. Now it's just like
everywhere else.Copy !req
482. Good bye, Citizen Read.Copy !req
483. I'm moving to Baxtervania.Copy !req
484. Hi, honey.Copy !req
485. How are things back
in Kidonia?Copy !req
486. Okay, I guess.Copy !req
487. Actually, there is
no Kidonia anymore.Copy !req
488. Everyone left.Copy !req
489. Would it be okay
if I stayed here?Copy !req
490. Of course.Copy !req
491. You can stay as long
as you like.Copy !req
492. Or at least
until you turn 30.Copy !req
493. But you'll have to follow
some rules and do some chores.Copy !req
494. Deal.Copy !req
495. Oh, and since D.W. couldn't have
her own country,Copy !req
496. I allowed her to be
head of security for this one.Copy !req
497. I'm going to have to see
everything in these bags, sir.Copy !req
498. Passport, please.Copy !req
499. If everything checks out,
you'll be X-rayed,Copy !req
500. then Y-rayed,
and finally Q-rayed.Copy !req
501. Right this way, please.Copy !req
502. Is this going to take long?Copy !req
503. Very.Copy !req
504. To watch more ArthurCopy !req
505. and play games with all
the Elwood City friends,Copy !req
506. visit pbskids.org.Copy !req
507. You can find Arthur books
and lots of other books tooCopy !req
508. at your local library.Copy !req