Introduction[]
Arthur searches under D.W.’s bed, then picks up two of her dolls.
Arthur: Sharing is a good thing. It always makes people happy!
Flashback: The Reads sit at the dinner table.
Arthur: Pal too. He doesn't care what you're sharing!
Arthur gives Pal a piece of broccoli.
Arthur: He'll take anything.
Flashback: Arthur tries to wrestle a shoe from Pal’s mouth.
Arthur: And I mean anything. Pal! Let go! Shoes are not to eat!
The flashback ends. Arthur takes the head off one doll, which is actually a jellybean dispenser.
Arthur: Now, D.W.... Just because she's my sister, I have to share with her all the time! And if you think that's easy...
He starts eating jellybeans when D.W. comes in.
D.W.: Hey!
She takes the candy away from him.
D.W.: Mom!
Shortly afterwards, Mrs. Read scolds Arthur in the kitchen while D.W. watches.
Mrs. Read: Arthur, you know you're not supposed to take your sister's things.
Arthur: But, Mom... I was sharing!
He gives a thumbs-up to the camera.
Title Card[]
Stampede (Binky says the title card)
Episode[]
The third-graders play baseball on a windy day.
Arthur: Come on, Brain! Knock it outta there!
Francine pitches and Brain hits the ball
Muffy: I got it...! I... (coughs)
She is enveloped in a cloud of dust.
Binky: Throw it home! Throw it home!
Arthur runs into home, covering Binky with dust. The dust clears and Muffy notices that the ball is lying on the ground. She throws it to Binky, just as Brain slides home, creating another dust cloud.
Binky: I gotcha! You're... out!
The dust clears and Binky realizes that he tagged his own foot.
Binky: Oh. Huh.
Francine: This is ridiculous! It's too dusty.
Muffy: We’re going to my house to watch Hi-D TV. Wanna come?
Binky: Really?
Muffy: Sure. If we hurry, we won't miss the start of 'Miranda the Magic Princess'.
Boys: Er...
Brain: Eh...perhaps I'll go to the Sugar Bowl instead.
Arthur+Binky: Me too!
Binky: Huh.
***
Arthur, Brain and Binky leave the ball field while tossing a baseball to each other.
Binky: Pop fly, Arthur!
He throws. Arthur misses the catch and the ball flies over the fence.
Arthur: Uh-oh!
The boys search for the ball.
Binky: Found it! Oh. Never mind! It's just a rock.
Arthur looks under a pole which has a red metal box attached to it.
Arthur: Wow!
Binky: What is it, Arthur?
Binky: It's a key! I found a key!
***
The boys walk through the town. Arthur holds the key.
Arthur: I wonder what it opens.
Brain takes it.
Brain: It looks kind of new. Hey! Maybe it's to the new science museum!
Brain imagines walking to the science museum at night and opening the door. He walks through an empty dinosaur exhibit.
Brain: Cool!
Brain sits in a control room and presses a button which makes the animatronic dinosaurs come to life.
Brain: Super cool!
A dinosaur looks at him and grunts.
The fantasy ends.
Arthur: Somebody's probably looking for this. It might be really important... like the key to the city!
He imagines a newspaper headline: “City Stops; Key Missing”. There is a major traffic jam on the highway. Arthur runs out of the house.
Arthur: Don't worry, Mayor Hirsch! I'm on my way!
He passes Mr. Higgins and some ducks that are frozen in mid-air.
Arthur: Don't worry, ducks!
Near the town hall, a building is on fire, but the firemen are frozen.
Arthur: I'm here! I've got the key!
He runs through the corridors of the town hall past frozen employees. Eventually he reaches the mayor’s office. The mayor is the only person who is moving.
Arthur: Mr. Mayor!
Mayor: Who are you? What do you want?
Arthur: I have... the key to the city, sir!
Mayor: Thank goodness!
The mayor puts the key in a control board and turns it. The power comes on and a headline reads “Hurray! Arthur Saves City!”.
Arthur rides on a float in a ticker tape parade.
Crowd: (cheer)
The ducks quack happily.
Arthur poses with the key while a sculptor makes a statue of him.
The fantasy ends. Arthur is in fact posing with the key. Brain and Binky give him odd looks.
Arthur: (laughs sheepishly)
Binky: Let me see that.
Arthur gives him the key.
Binky: Hey! It's got teeth on both sides... like a car key!
Binky sees himself riding a dragster through town and stopping in front of the school. The other kids stare.
Francine: Binky Barnes?!
Arthur: What a car!
The kids walk towards the car, but Binky races away.
Binky: (mocking laugh)
***
The fantasy ends. The boys are now sitting in the Sugar Bowl. The key lies on the table between them.
Arthur: Well, I hope it doesn't go to a car. I don't even know how to drive!
Binky: What do you mean - you? I get the car! I thought of it!
Arthur: But I found the key!
Binky: But you wouldn't have found that key if I hadn't thrown the ball to you! I could have thrown it right back to Brain.
Brain: Wait! Let's think about this logically. We wouldn't have gone by that spot if I hadn't said to go to the Sugar Bowl. Besides, it's my ball. So, for all those reasons, the key is mine.
He reaches for the key. Binky and Arthur grab his hand.
Binky: I don't think so!
Arthur: Wait! There's only one thing to do – we'll just have to share the key.
Binky: Even if it's to a car?
Arthur: Whatever it is, we share it fifty-fifty...fifty.
They all let go.
Brain: Good idea.
The boys walk out of the Sugar Bowl.
Binky: Let's try some cars first.
Arthur: My idea is better.
Brain: It doesn't matter what we try first. The key can only fit one thing, anyway. That's what a key is. If it worked for more than one thing, it wouldn't be much of a key, would it? The museum is just down the street. Let's try there first.
***
They boys walk to the museum, which is closed. Brain tries the key on the front door.
Brain: Oh, well. I guess it's less scary to go when it's open anyway.
Arthur: Let's get it back to the mayor. That's where it belongs!
***
The boys present the key to the mayor.
Mayor: As a matter of fact, boys, we did lose the key to the city...
Arthur: See?
Mayor: But a nice young boy found it just last week and returned it.
He points to a large key that is mounted on the wall.
Arthur: Aww.
***
The boys walk out of the town hall. Binky is now holding the key.
Binky: That means it's gotta be a car!
Arthur: I guess it'd be okay to have a car. We would get to go wherever we wanted!
Brain: Remember, it's fifty-fifty-fifty. That means, each of us can have the car for two days a week. But what about Sunday?
Binky: I should get it on Sundays! It was my idea!
Arthur: We have a lot of time to figure that out. We can't drive until we’re sixteen anyway.
Binky: That's right! That means, I'll get the car all to myself for a whole year, before you guys can drive.
Brain: (whispers to Arthur)
Arthur: That's okay, Binky... but you'll have to drive us wherever we want to go.
Binky: Hmm...
Binky imagines driving a limousine in a chauffeur’s uniform, while Arthur and Brain sit in the back eating potato chips.
Arthur+Brain: (laugh)
Arthur: Let's go through the drive-in again, Binky!
Binky: Okay, but don't get ice-cream on the upholstery! I spent all day cleaning up after you guys. Do you know how long it took me to vacuum...
Arthur and Brain raise the window behind the driver and Binky’s voice fades to nothing.
***
The fantasy ends. The boys are in the treehouse now.
Arthur+Brain: (laugh)
Binky: Hold on! I got a better idea!
In his imagination, he drives a car to a gas station where Arthur and Brain are working.
Binky: Hey, buddy, fill 'er up!
Arthur: Yes, sir!
Binky: And, you, Einstein, check the oil! And then both of you can spit-shine those hubcaps. (laughs)
The fantasy ends.
Binky: It's not my fault that you guys are younger than me! Why should I drive you around?
Arthur: If that's the way you want to be, then I want my new Bionic Bunny video back that I loaned you!
Binky: Fine! Take it! I've already seen it!
Brain: And I want my CD back! The clarinet concertos back.
Binky: Fine! And I want all my stuff back too!
He starts leaving.
Arthur+Brain: Fine!
***
The boys stand in front of the Read house. Arthur hands Binky a comic book.
Arthur: Here's the last thing - your stupid comic book!
Brain: Hope you're happy, Binky!
Binky: Oh, I am!
Brain: It's getting late. I'm going home.
Binky: Whoa-ho-ho! Where do you think you're going with that key?
Brain: I'll put in my indestructible safe for the night.
Binky: Oh, I don't think so! I don't want you taking my car!
Arthur: All right, all right! I'll keep it.
Binky: Haha! Yeah, right! Think again, Arthur!
Brain: I really think I should...
The others glare at him.
Arthur: Well, if none of us can take the key home, what are we gonna do with it?
They eye each other suspiciously.
Brain: If it's fifty-fifty-fifty, nobody can take it home.
Arthur: Too bad we didn't find three keys in the grass.
Brain: That's it! I know! There's only one place to put it.
***
Brain puts the key back under the pole where they found it.
Brain: We'll just cover it with dirt and it'll be here tomorrow when we get back.
Arthur: Good thinking, Brain. Okay...see you guys tomorrow!
Binky+Brain: Bye!
They start leaving, but each boy stops after a few steps and looks suspiciously at the others. Then they all run back making a cloud of dust with dirt and fight for the key.
Arthur+Binky+Brain: (struggle)
Arthur: It's mine! Finders keepers!
Binky: Give me that key!
Arthur: Whoa!
Binky and Brain chase Arthur.
Arthur: Augh!
Binky: Come back here!
Arthur runs into Mr. Morris and both fall down.
Mr. Morris: Oof!
Arthur: Ow! Sorry, Mr. Morris!
Mr. Morris: That's okay, Arthur. It's nice to see you kids having fun.
Brain: All right, give it back!
Mr. Morris: Give what back, Alan?
Brain: Not you, Mr. Morris. Arthur.
Arthur: Wait you guys. I’ve got an idea. What if we just give it to Mr. Morris to keep? He can guard it for us and give it back in the morning.
Mr. Morris: Give Mr. Morris what to keep?
Arthur: This key. I found it and I was wondering...
Brain: I found it! It was my ball!
Binky: It's mine! I'm the one who can drive first!
Arthur: It's fifty-fifty-fifty!
Brain: You can not!
Binky: I'm not giving any free rides!
Arthur: I had it first!
Mr. Morris: Jumping Jehosaphat! Where did you boys find this? I've been looking for this key for days!
Arthur: You know what it goes to?
Binky: To a car, right?
Mr. Morris: Not quite.
He goes to a metal box attached to a pole.
Arthur: This is where we found it.
Mr. Morris: Makes sense. Because here's what it goes to.
He opens the box. The boys look surprised.
Mr. Morris: It's the key to the sprinklers for the ball field. Maybe you noticed it was getting a little dusty lately. Now we'll have that grass green in no time! Everybody's going to be glad you boys found this key.
***
The boys walk home.
Binky: That was pretty stupid - fighting over a dumb sprinkler key!
Brain: You know, Binky, you can have that CD back again... if you want.
Binky: Really? Thanks!
Arthur: It's a good thing that key didn't fit a car! We would have been fighting for years.
Brain: Hey, look! Look what I found!
Arthur+Binky: Uh-oh!
Brain: My ball! Our ball!
Arthur: Toss it here!
Arthur+Binky+Brain: (shout, laugh)
They run along tossing the ball to each other. And then run in circles through the sprinklers that are now on.