Arthur's Eyes/Transcript

(zooms into Arthur's house, it is the middle of the night, Arthur's door opens) Arthur: *gasp* D.W. (whispering): Come with me. Arthur: Why?! 'D.W.: SHH, it's about our lost brother! Arthur: We don't have a brother. D.W.: They're keeping him a secret! Arthur (looking at us): Uh oh, great. (they move into the next room) D.W.: Don't turn on- (Arthur turns light on) the light... (Arthur turns off light) (Arthur walks over towards D.W.), D.W. opens a red book (a picture of younger Arthur shows) D.W.: See? (camera moves to lower right and another picture of Arthur shows) D.W.: Mom and dad sold him or something. Arthur: D.W., that's me! D.W.: Is not! Arthur: Is too! D.W.: But you wear glasses! Arthur (mad): That was before I wore glasses. D.W.: You were born with glasses! Arthur: You were only two years old then, so you probably don't remember. [Intertitle Shows] It flashes back to 2 years ago, Arthur has no glasses and his friends are in Mr. Marco's class. '''Mr. Marco: This quiz is to be completed in class. No talking!''' Arthur (squinting): That's a seven, right? Francine: No, it's a two! Arthur: That's a one? Francine: No, it's a seven. Arthur: That's a seven. Francine: No Arthur, it's a nine, stop bothering me! (handing out test results)Mr. Marco: These are your test results, anybody with four or more mistakes should see me after class. (Francine has all questions right, but Arthur has them all wrong) Francine: I guess math isn't your best subject. Arthur: I have a headache! Buster: Yeah, sometimes Francine gives me a headache too. (Scene switches to the gymnasium with Arthur and his friends are playing basketball) (The ball goes right to Arthur, but he misses it so Muffy gets the ball and passes to Francine) Arthur: Huh? Francine's Team: Shoot! (Francine shoots and scores) (Buster has the ball on a breakaway) (Buster passes to Arthur) Buster: Arthur! Arthur: Got it! (Arthur misses again, Sue Ellen gets the ball, passes to Francine) Binky (in background): Go, go! (Francine shoots it backwards with one hand and makes it) (Mr. Ratburn blows whistle) (Arthur has a free shot, but he is double sighted) Buster: Come on Arthur, you can do it! (Arthur shoots and it goes over the net and into the lockers) Buster: Artthuurrrr! Francine: I guess basketball is just not your sport.!  (Eye test at nurse's office)  Prunella: E, G, B, D! Binky: E, G, B, D. Sue Ellen: E, G, B, D. Arthur: M, P, D, 7, R, P, R, O! It's not a seven! Eight? Francine: Arthur's in trouble! Muffy: How do you get in trouble with the nurse? (everybody laughes) (talking to Arthur)Buster: What happened? Arthur: I have to go to the eye doctor...  (Arthur goes to eye doctor)  Dr. Iris: What can you see? Arthur: It's just blurry Dr. Iris! Dr. Iris: Now what do you see? Arthur: A giant worm! (Worm is on the magnifying glasses, Dr. Iris takes it off and puts it on the plants) Dr. Iris: That better? Arthur: Yeah, I can read it all! Dr. Iris: You just need glasses Arthur, that's why you've been getting those headaches. (Arthur has to pick out glasses) Dr. Iris: All you have to do is choose the frames you like. (Arthur puts on aviator glasses) Arthur: Cool! (Arthur has a fantasy where he is an aviator, he takes glasses off) (Arthur tries on another pair of glasses) Arthur's Mom: Those are nice. Arthur: Maybe I'll try something else.. (Arthur sees another pair, puts them on and takes them off) (Arthur spots brown glasses) Arthur: Hey! (Dr. Iris puts glasses on him) Dr. Iris: There! Arthur's Mom: Those look WONDERFUL Arthur! Arthur's Dad: Very distinguished. Arthur: Really? (Arthur and his parents are driving home) '''Arthur (with better vision): Look at that airplane way up there! Look at all the leaves on the trees! ''' Arthur: Hey mom, you have gray hairs on your head! Arthur: Dad have you always had those bags under your eyes? (Arthur's parents are surprised about Arthur's rudeness, but they smile because Arthur now has better vision) (The next day at school, Arthur is walking in the halls) '''Francine: Whoah! You look weird!''' (Arthur is mad) Binky: You look different! You get a new haircut? Arthur: NO! (School bell rings) '''Francine: Hey Buster look! Arthur's a four eyes! Arthur's a four eyes, Arthur's a four eyes!''' (Everybody laughes except Buster and Arthur) '''Buster: Some people need glasses to see Francine. Big deal! ''' (It goes to the school cafeteria) Buster (with two cans over his eyes): Hey look you guys, I'm Arthur! (Everybody laughes) Arthur: Huh? (Arthur gets mad and walks out of the cafeteria) (Arthur walks past Binky) '''Binky: I know! That's a new shirt!''' Arthur: Afraid not. (Arthur walks, covering his face with a coat) (Arthur arrives at his house, his father is raking leaves with D.W. sitting in them) D.W.: Huh (starts crying) Arthur's Dad: Huh? Arthur? Arthur: Don't talk to me!  (Arthur goes up to his room, looks in the mirror, and takes his glasses off)  Arthur: Well it's better than being called four eyes! Arthur: If I lose them, nobody can make me wear them! (Arthur puts glasses into their case) Arthur: I won't even know where they land! (Arthur puts glasses into a slingshot, and shoots) Arthur: Good riddance! (Glasses hit electric wire, and land in Arthur's bed room) (Arthur goes up to his room, only to find the glasses on his bed) Arthur: *long gasp* Arthur: AHHHGG! (Arthur takes glasses and throws them out the window, they land in Mr. Read's pile of leaves) Arthur's Dad: Huh?  (Arthur goes down to the kitchen, thinking his work is done. He finds the glasses on the kitchen table)  (Arthur goes to the living room and he puts his glasses right under D.W.'s toy hammer so she can break them) Arthur: That's it D.W.! D.W.: (Laughes) (D.W. hits the hammer, and misses the glasses) Arthur's Mom: What are you doing with your glasses? Arthur(lying): D.W. took them mom! I was just getting them back! Arthur's Mom: Be careful with those. You wouldn't want them to get broken. 'Arthur: I know mom. (D.W. hits Arthur with the hammer) Arthur: OUCH!  (Arthur walks to school the next day with his glasses on.)  (Arthur goes behind a tree and comes out with no glasses) (Arthur arrives at school) Mr. Marco: Arthur, where are your glasses? Arthur: I lost them. At home I think. Arthur: It's harder then ever to see without my glasses. Buster: Why don't you just wear em? Arthur: I don't need them. I know this school at the back of my own hand. Arthur: Boy's room is the third door from this corner, right? Buster: Yeahh.. Arthur: See, why do I need em? Buster: See ya in class! (Arthur tries to find boys room by counting the doors, but he misses one) (Arthur walks into girl's room) Arthur: FRANCINE?! All Three at Once: WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?!?! Francine: This is the girls' room! Get outta here! (More girls come in) (Screaming) Girls: IT'S A BOY GET HIM OUT! (Everybody hears the screaming and wonder what it is) (Arthur walks in and notices everybody is staring at him) '''Arthur: AHHH!! Oh no....''' (Arthur goes back home) Arthur: I'm just gonna get used to being a four-eyed weirdo... (turns on Bionic Bunny) '''Bionic Bunny (on TV): I'm Wilbur Rabbit. And this is the story of how we make the Bionic Bunny show!  '''Arthur: Wilbur Rabbit wears glasses just like mine? ALRIGHT!'  (Arthur goes to school wearing his glasses proudly)  Francine: Oh four-eyes is back! Arthur: Hi Francine! Francine: Huh? Binky: I know! You're wearing glasses! Arthur: Yeah, I am! Binky: Four-eyes (laughes) Arthur: Did you know Wilbur Rabbit wears glasses? Binky: Yeah I saw that on TV last night. Francine: I didn't see that! Binky: Yeah wasn't it great how they make him fly? (Mr. Marco's Classroom) (Mr. Marco writing on board) '''Francine: Don't ask me to read the problems to you! I need to concentrate.''' Arthur: Okay. (Gymnasium) Francine: Look out everybody, Arthur's got the ball. (Arthur shoots and makes it) (Mr. Marco's Classroom) (Mr. Marco handing out test results) '''Mr. Marco: Very good Arthur! All correct!''' '''Francine: Arthurrr! How would you like to play on my basketball team today?''' (Francine shows Arthur her fake plastic glasses) Francine: Do you like them? Arthur: There's no glass. Francine: They're my movie star glasses. Don't they make me look beauuutiful? Wilbur Rabbit wears glasses you know. Arthur: And his are just like mine! (It goes back to current day) '''Arthur: And since then, I've always wore glasses. Does that solve your mystery?''' D.W.: I guess... D.W.: Hey look! Who's this weird guy with mom? Arthur: That's dad. D.W.: Dad doesn't have a beard Arthur. Maybe mom's divorced! I'm waking her up right now, and demand an explanation! Arthur: D.W.! D.W.!