What's Cooking?/Transcript

D.W. Read: Hi! I'm D.W. And this is gonna be the best show you've ever seen. Know why? Because Arthur's letting me do the show opener!

Arthur Read: CUT! D.W., you have to look right at the camera so you make contact with the viewers.

D.W.: Okay, okay!

Arthur: Show opener, take two!

D.W.: Hello, my name is D.W. I'm opening the show today and it's gonna be---

Arthur: Cut! This isn't working. We need---we need a different setting. Someplace more exciting and scenic, like the ocean.

(D.W. is on a boat on the ocean)

D.W.: Hello, everyone!

Arthur: Cut! Too much motion. We need something just as scenic but not as distracting. Like, I know! Outer space.

(D.W. is an astronaut in space)

D.W.: He---

Arthur: CUT! This isn't right, either. It's too---

D.W.: Listen, Arthur! You said you were gonna let me do this myself. NOW LET ME DO IT! Hello, and welcome to our show. My name is---

Arthur: Cut. That was actually great, D.W., but we're out of time. Nice job, though.

D.W.: Arrrrgghhhhh!

(Intertitle)

WHAT'S COOKING?

Writer: Hilary Illick --- Storyboard Artist: Stéphanie Gignac

Binky Barnes: (V.O.) What's Cooking?

Kids: (gasping)

(Back to the story)