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. Yuck!Copy !req
9. Sometimes it seems
the world can be splitCopy !req
10. into two parts:Copy !req
11. things adults like
and things kids like.Copy !req
12. Take movies.Copy !req
13. When Claudio and Pappetta
both threw coinsCopy !req
14. into the fountain...Copy !req
15. Heartbreaking.Copy !req
16. Heartbreaking.Copy !req
17. Nothing happened.Copy !req
18. It was about two people
who never even meet.Copy !req
19. Oh, that's why it's
so wonderful.Copy !req
20. And then there's art.Copy !req
21. I don't know any kid who...Copy !req
22. Fabulous!Copy !req
23. Have you ever seen a more
beautiful "depictionCopy !req
24. of the dia-lec-tic between
form and formlessness"?Copy !req
25. You can't honestly tell me
that you like this.Copy !req
26. Um... well...Copy !req
27. No, not really.Copy !req
28. But I want to like it.Copy !req
29. But I want to like it.Copy !req
30. Daddy owns six
by this artist.Copy !req
31. I'll take
this one, too.Copy !req
32. Won't that look great
opposite your bed, Muffin?Copy !req
33. Oh, yeah!Copy !req
34. Great!Copy !req
35. Tickets to the 'Tween Dream
concert?Copy !req
36. Daddy, you shouldn't have!Copy !req
37. I didn't, but they're tickets
to somethingCopy !req
38. I hope you'll like
just as much—Copy !req
39. the opera!
Oh.Copy !req
40. the opera!
Oh.Copy !req
41. It's the opening night
of Bizet's Carmen—Copy !req
42. one of my all-time
favorites!Copy !req
43. Such passionate music!Copy !req
44. Rodney Gilfry
is playingCopy !req
45. Escamillo!Copy !req
46. Oh, it kills me not to go,
but I have the country clubCopy !req
47. charity auction
that night.Copy !req
48. And we have
orchestra seats.Copy !req
49. What do you say,
Muffin?Copy !req
50. Want to be my date?Copy !req
51. Okay.Copy !req
52. But I'm going to need
something to wear.Copy !req
53. Sky's the limit.Copy !req
54. How about this?Copy !req
55. This is the opera,
not a rodeo.Copy !req
56. You know what
the opera is?Copy !req
57. People in silly costumes
singing in a different language.Copy !req
58. Maybe it's
too sophisticatedCopy !req
59. for you to appreciate,
Prunella.Copy !req
60. Oh, yeah?Copy !req
61. Well, I've been
to an opera, Your Highness.Copy !req
62. It was four and
a half hours long.Copy !req
63. I fell asleep in act one,
woke up in act three,Copy !req
64. and there was another
whole act to go.Copy !req
65. You probably won't even make it
through the overture.Copy !req
66. You probably won't even make it
through the overture.Copy !req
67. Well?Copy !req
68. You look like a rice pudding.Copy !req
69. Come in, Miss Muffy.Copy !req
70. Bailey, do you know
anything about opera?Copy !req
71. Indeed, Miss Muffy.Copy !req
72. I thought it might be good
to hear a little before Friday.Copy !req
73. Certainly.Copy !req
74. Stop!Copy !req
75. Please, stop!Copy !req
76. Hmm?Copy !req
77. I might have to listen
to four hours of that?Copy !req
78. That depends on the opera.Copy !req
79. I was singing an excerpt
from Wagner's Ring Cycle,Copy !req
80. which has a running time
of approximately 16 hours.Copy !req
81. ED:
Only two more days
to the opera.Copy !req
82. Bet you're excited.Copy !req
83. Can I pick them or what?Copy !req
84. Only two more days.Copy !req
85. Bravo! Bravo!Copy !req
86. Bra...Copy !req
87. And even if I do manage
to stay awake,Copy !req
88. what do I say when Daddy
asks me if I liked it?Copy !req
89. Just tell him
you don't want to go.Copy !req
90. He'd be so disappointed.Copy !req
91. He was excited
about going together.Copy !req
92. Do you even know
what it's about?Copy !req
93. Do you even know
what it's about?Copy !req
94. No.Copy !req
95. It's called Car-men.Copy !req
96. Maybe it's about
auto mechanics.Copy !req
97. Carmen, huh?Copy !req
98. That's a great opera.Copy !req
99. It's a tale of passion,
betrayal and revenge,Copy !req
100. like professional wrestling
but set to great music.Copy !req
101. You know it?Copy !req
102. Sure, I have highlights from it
on a CD.Copy !req
103. You can come listen to it
after school.Copy !req
104. The plot is pretty simple.Copy !req
105. Don Jose, a soldier,
falls in love with
a gypsy named Carmen.Copy !req
106. Don Jose, a soldier,
falls in love with
a gypsy named Carmen.Copy !req
107. He leaves his girlfriend,
quits the armyCopy !req
108. and becomes a bandit,
just so he can be with her.Copy !req
109. But Carmen falls in love
with this bullfighter.Copy !req
110. Don Jose is crushed.Copy !req
111. He ruins his whole life for
this woman and she dumps him!Copy !req
112. So he...Copy !req
113. well, I don't want
to spoil it for you,Copy !req
114. but let's just say
it doesn't end well.Copy !req
115. ♪ Hey, where is your friendCopy !req
116. Where are you going?Copy !req
117. After him!Copy !req
118. Oh, so you'll go with himCopy !req
119. but not with me?Copy !req
120. That's right.Copy !req
121. That's right.Copy !req
122. Step aside!Copy !req
123. So that's it,
after all that I've done?Copy !req
124. My allowance down the drain.Copy !req
125. Get off, Don Binky.Copy !req
126. Muffy.Copy !req
127. Hey, wake up.Copy !req
128. That was beautiful.Copy !req
129. Play some more.Copy !req
130. What are you
talking about?Copy !req
131. You were asleep.Copy !req
132. I was?Copy !req
133. You slept through
the whole thing.Copy !req
134. You started snoring.Copy !req
135. You sound like
a lawnmower.Copy !req
136. You sound like
a lawnmower.Copy !req
137. Prunella was right—Copy !req
138. I probably won't even make it
through the overture.Copy !req
139. You want me
to restart it?Copy !req
140. Let's face it,
opera just isn't for me.Copy !req
141. Oh, Muffy,
it's divine.Copy !req
142. All we have to do
is take up the hem.Copy !req
143. I think we should
take it back.Copy !req
144. I don't want to go.Copy !req
145. Why not?Copy !req
146. Because I'm not going
to like it.Copy !req
147. Couldn't you go instead?Copy !req
148. I'll do
the charity auction.Copy !req
149. I'd be good at that.Copy !req
150. I didn't think
I'd like operaCopy !req
151. I didn't think
I'd like operaCopy !req
152. when your father
first took me.Copy !req
153. You didn't?Copy !req
154. He practically had
to drag me.Copy !req
155. Now it's one of
my favorite things.Copy !req
156. I like it better
than shopping.Copy !req
157. You do?Copy !req
158. But you were already
a grownup.Copy !req
159. It's different.Copy !req
160. Maybe,Copy !req
161. but you'll never know
unless you go.Copy !req
162. Here, I have the perfect
accessory for you—Copy !req
163. opera glasses.Copy !req
164. It's more excitingCopy !req
165. when you can see the
singers' expressions.Copy !req
166. I will not fall asleep.Copy !req
167. I will not
fall asleep.Copy !req
168. It's so beautiful.Copy !req
169. Friday?Copy !req
170. No, I can't go
to the movies then.Copy !req
171. Daddy got us tickets
to the opera.Copy !req
172. Tosca's playing in Crown City.Copy !req
173. I thought you hated opera.Copy !req
174. You could say
I've had a change of heart.Copy !req
175. Got to go.Copy !req
176. Perfect.Copy !req
177. ♪ Ah-ah-ah-ah!Copy !req
178. Rod Gilfry, the opera singer,Copy !req
179. is visiting our class.Copy !req
180. If I were to sing in the way
that I'm speaking,Copy !req
181. I would take a big breathCopy !req
182. and I would open my throatCopy !req
183. and I would put my voice
a little bit more into my noseCopy !req
184. He talked about opera.Copy !req
185. Opera stories are usually
about a problem.Copy !req
186. Do you guys ever have a problem?Copy !req
187. What kind of games do you play
at recess?Copy !req
188. Dodge ball?Copy !req
189. When you play dodge ball,
do you ever argueCopy !req
190. about the rules?Copy !req
191. Yeah.Copy !req
192. I would like to take your
problem playing dodge ballCopy !req
193. and see if we can make it
into an opera.Copy !req
194. If you have a problem
like cheating,Copy !req
195. raise your hand
and tell me what you say.Copy !req
196. "That's not fair."Copy !req
197. "That's not fair."Copy !req
198. "You're out, you're out,
you're out."Copy !req
199. That's good.Copy !req
200. "That's cheating."Copy !req
201. I'll say that I'm sorry.Copy !req
202. "Are you all right?"Copy !req
203. "Are you all right?"Copy !req
204. ♪ Are you all right?Copy !req
205. We have the makings of an opera.Copy !req
206. ♪ That's not fairCopy !req
207. And now...Copy !req
208. Spacelog, 1400 hours.Copy !req
209. Heading for the Crab Nebula.Copy !req
210. Hey, boy.Copy !req
211. Come in, Mission Control.Copy !req
212. Mission Control, come in.Copy !req
213. Oh, hi, sweetie.Copy !req
214. Mission Control,
it's time for Pal's walk.Copy !req
215. Mission Control,
it's time for Pal's walk.Copy !req
216. Helmet.Copy !req
217. Check.Copy !req
218. Gloves.Copy !req
219. Check.Copy !req
220. Scarf.Copy !req
221. Aw...Copy !req
222. Mission Control...Copy !req
223. It's 37,000 degrees
below zero out there,
Arthur.Copy !req
224. Oh, all right.Copy !req
225. Got your tether?Copy !req
226. Mission Control,
we have a problem!Copy !req
227. Oh, yes, your accelerations...Copy !req
228. cooperating this morning.Copy !req
229. But let me just set up
the coolant feed lineCopy !req
230. in the forward auxiliary
payload area...Copy !req
231. And, yup, that should do it.Copy !req
232. Oops, that's the laundry.Copy !req
233. Your Bionic Bunny
T-shirt is ready.Copy !req
234. Mission Control,
you're the best.Copy !req
235. Mission Control,
you're the best.Copy !req
236. I know you're all
eager to seeCopy !req
237. how you fared
on the Cameroon quiz.Copy !req
238. That's quite a streak
you've got going, Arthur.Copy !req
239. Wow, how many
is that?Copy !req
240. Five in a row?Copy !req
241. Yeah.Copy !req
242. I had
a streak
once—Copy !req
243. 22 soccer games where I scored.Copy !req
244. 22 soccer games where I scored.Copy !req
245. I wore the exact
pair of socks
every game.Copy !req
246. What for?Copy !req
247. To keep
a streak going.Copy !req
248. The pros don't
wash their socksCopy !req
249. when they're on a streak.Copy !req
250. So whatever you've
been doing, Arthur,
don't stop.Copy !req
251. I don't believe in streaks.Copy !req
252. By the way,
what have
you been doing?Copy !req
253. Nothing—
I mean, studying,Copy !req
254. but nothing
superstitious or weird.Copy !req
255. Or smelly.Copy !req
256. Well, if I were you,
I wouldn't change a thing.Copy !req
257. But I told Francine
I don't believe in streaks.Copy !req
258. Streaks are superstitious.Copy !req
259. Well, I have some news.Copy !req
260. I just got an assignment
from one of my clients.Copy !req
261. You know how I sometimes work
for Mr. Claapword?Copy !req
262. His company hired meCopy !req
263. for a big
project.Copy !req
264. With lots of numbers?Copy !req
265. Yes! So many, it'll take
about three weeks.Copy !req
266. I'll be going downtown every day
to work in their main office.Copy !req
267. Mommy, you can come home
for lunch, right?Copy !req
268. And to watch Mary Moo Cow,
too, right?Copy !req
269. Mommy won't be aroundCopy !req
270. during the day
so much, D.W.,Copy !req
271. but she'll be here
every morning and every nightCopy !req
272. and we'll all
cooperateCopy !req
273. so the days
go smoothly.Copy !req
274. But...Copy !req
275. It's only for
a few weeks, D.W.Copy !req
276. We can handle it, Mom.Copy !req
277. Thanks, Arthur.Copy !req
278. I haven't worked
in a real office
in a while.Copy !req
279. I think
it'll be fun.Copy !req
280. So, who wants to help me
pack my briefcase for tomorrow?Copy !req
281. So, who wants to help me
pack my briefcase for tomorrow?Copy !req
282. Wish me luck.Copy !req
283. You don't
have to goCopy !req
284. if you don't
want to!Copy !req
285. Don't worry,
we'll be fine.Copy !req
286. See, D.W.?Copy !req
287. When you're older,Copy !req
288. things like this
won't bother you.Copy !req
289. All right, class.Copy !req
290. Clear your desks.Copy !req
291. Pop quiz on last night's
reading assignment.Copy !req
292. I'm sure you found plankton
a fascinating topic.Copy !req
293. Uh-oh, I'm not ready.Copy !req
294. Uh-oh, I'm not ready.Copy !req
295. It doesn't matter,
Arthur.Copy !req
296. But I didn't finish
the reading.Copy !req
297. You're on a streak, remember?Copy !req
298. You may never
have to study again.Copy !req
299. I do believe in streaks,
I do believe in streaks.Copy !req
300. Nice job,
Miss Crosswire.Copy !req
301. Well, it's
a good thingCopy !req
302. you don't believe
in streaks,Copy !req
303. you don't believe
in streaks,Copy !req
304. because yours
is over.Copy !req
305. Bye, I'm late.Copy !req
306. Love you.Copy !req
307. Later.Copy !req
308. My dad's doing our lunches.Copy !req
309. Did not!Copy !req
310. Did too!Copy !req
311. Mom!Copy !req
312. Mom!Copy !req
313. Dad!Copy !req
314. I'll run it by herCopy !req
315. and fix the schedule.Copy !req
316. Okay, great.Copy !req
317. Mom, can I...?Copy !req
318. Yes!Copy !req
319. All kinds of things
have changed.Copy !req
320. I just didn't notice.Copy !req
321. My streak never
had a chance.Copy !req
322. Whoa!Copy !req
323. Ah, that's just
the beginning, Arthur.Copy !req
324. Ah, that's just
the beginning, Arthur.Copy !req
325. With your mom
off at work,Copy !req
326. lots of stuff
will change.Copy !req
327. Like more take-out dinners,
which is excellent.Copy !req
328. When my mom started working,
we had more money.Copy !req
329. We even got a new TV.Copy !req
330. Then there's all
the baby-sitters.Copy !req
331. That can be
good or bad,Copy !req
332. depending on
who you get.Copy !req
333. But... but this is only
going to be three weeks.Copy !req
334. True, but what if
your mom really likes itCopy !req
335. and decides
to stay longer?Copy !req
336. An hour?
I needed that file
ten minutes ago.Copy !req
337. This is unacceptable.Copy !req
338. You're fired.Copy !req
339. Uh-huh. Yeah. No.Copy !req
340. You're fired.Copy !req
341. Nope, no one here by that name.Copy !req
342. You're fired.Copy !req
343. Mom, can I...Copy !req
344. Mom, can I...Copy !req
345. Ask your father.Copy !req
346. Okay, got to go.Copy !req
347. Helicopter's here.Copy !req
348. Big meeting in Crown City.Copy !req
349. Arthur, I need that coffee.Copy !req
350. You're going again?Copy !req
351. But I'm on a streak
at school.Copy !req
352. This is cold.Copy !req
353. You're fired.Copy !req
354. Not sure when I'll be back.Copy !req
355. Kisses, everyone!Copy !req
356. It starts with
little thingsCopy !req
357. like Chinese food
on a school night.Copy !req
358. Then she'll start
working late,Copy !req
359. traveling and going
to conventions.Copy !req
360. We won't even
recognize her.Copy !req
361. We have
to tell her.Copy !req
362. We have to stop her
before it's too late.Copy !req
363. Hi, anyone home?Copy !req
364. Who are you?Copy !req
365. Do you like it?Copy !req
366. Daddy made muffins
on Arthur's day
to pick the cereal.Copy !req
367. Oh, boy.Copy !req
368. And he doesn't like
Mary Moo Cow.Copy !req
369. D.W.,Copy !req
370. it takes
a very special personCopy !req
371. to appreciate Mary Moo Cow.Copy !req
372. She's
in the Arctic.Copy !req
373. We could
toboggan there
if it snowed.Copy !req
374. Maybe if you're done
with your job, we can go.Copy !req
375. You know what?Copy !req
376. I need
a personal assistantCopy !req
377. to help me keep track
of everything.Copy !req
378. I don't like missing
all this important stuffCopy !req
379. I don't like missing
all this important stuffCopy !req
380. when I'm not here.Copy !req
381. Can I come in?Copy !req
382. I'm really busy.Copy !req
383. What are you doing?Copy !req
384. Trying not to flunk school.Copy !req
385. Mr. Ratburn's
giving us a quiz
like every dayCopy !req
386. and I had
a streak going
but it's wrecked.Copy !req
387. I don't want you
to like your job.Copy !req
388. What if you keep
being different?Copy !req
389. I'll never have
another streak
in my whole life!Copy !req
390. Hmm.Copy !req
391. Arthur, I really like
working for Mr. Claapword,Copy !req
392. Arthur, I really like
working for Mr. Claapword,Copy !req
393. but the most important job
I have is being your mom.Copy !req
394. Are you sure?Copy !req
395. That's one thing
that will not change.Copy !req
396. Not one tiny bit.Copy !req
397. I thought you didn't
believe in streaks.Copy !req
398. Well, let's figure out
how to start a new streak.Copy !req
399. D.W.:
Yes, Mom,
just a heads-up,Copy !req
400. you're scheduled
for dinner at 6:00.Copy !req
401. Dad's making
pork chops.Copy !req
402. Okay, D.W.,
that's enough now.Copy !req
403. Dad said I could go
to the Tibbles'.Copy !req
404. I wanted to ask you.Copy !req
405. Hey!Copy !req
406. What?Copy !req
407. This is my control center.Copy !req
408. Your what?Copy !req
409. Mom needs
a personal assistantCopy !req
410. and this is my desk.Copy !req
411. Well, Mom and I
came up with
a new wayCopy !req
412. for me to study.Copy !req
413. I need room
for my stuff.Copy !req
414. So there.Copy !req
415. Hi, Mom.Copy !req
416. One team member
is not cooperating,Copy !req
417. but I can handle it.Copy !req
418. We'll talk about it later.Copy !req
419. I'll get it!Copy !req
420. What does it say?Copy !req
421. It says "D.W.,
stop calling work now!Copy !req
422. Love, Mom."Copy !req
423. So I guess
she doesn't need
a personal assistant.Copy !req
424. You... you...
I need that timer!Copy !req
425. How will I know
ten seconds
without the timer?Copy !req
426. Anyone can count to ten.Copy !req
427. One, two, three...Copy !req
428. I can't count
and study!Copy !req
429. Hey, wait.Copy !req
430. What?Copy !req
431. You can count to ten?Copy !req
432. Sure, watch this!Copy !req
433. No, no.Copy !req
434. Can you count to ten
when I flip a card?Copy !req
435. One, two...Copy !req
436. Silently.Copy !req
437. Tell me when
ten seconds is up.Copy !req
438. One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven...Copy !req
439. One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven...Copy !req
440. Time's up!Copy !req
441. This might
actually work.Copy !req
442. five, six, seven...Copy !req
443. Phytoplankton!Copy !req
444. You beat the clock!Copy !req
445. Think she'll be mad?Copy !req
446. She had to work
so late last night.Copy !req
447. Nah.Copy !req
448. ARTHUR AND D.W.:
Whoopie! All right! Yeah!Copy !req
449. Well, I wonder
what we could be celebrating.Copy !req
450. Could it be this?Copy !req
451. 100% on this quiz?Copy !req
452. We have
a streak!Copy !req
453. We have a streak!Copy !req
454. No mistakes.Copy !req
455. Wait! Your hair...Copy !req
456. It was too much work.Copy !req
457. I'm working enough as it is.Copy !req
458. You're definitely
our same great mom.Copy !req
459. orgCopy !req
460. orgCopy !req
461. Hey!Copy !req
462. Hey!Copy !req