02x10 - D.W. Goes to Washington/Arthur's Mystery Envelope

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♪ Every day when you're
walking down the street ♪

♪ Everybody that you meet
has an original point of view. ♪

( laughs )

♪ And I say hey! ♪

Hey!

♪ What a wonderful kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other ♪

♪ You got to listen
to your heart ♪

♪ Listen to the beat ♪

♪ Listen to the rhythm,
the rhythm of the street ♪

♪ Open up your eyes,
open up your ears ♪

♪ Get together and make things
better by working together ♪

♪ It's a simple message
and it comes from the heart ♪

♪ Believe in yourself ♪

♪ For that's the place
to start ♪

♪ And I say hey! ♪

Hey!

♪ What a wonderful kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other. ♪

Hey!

♪ What a wonderful kind of day ♪

♪ Hey! What a wonderful
kind of day. ♪

Hey!

ARTHUR:
Hey, D.W.

Hey!

Whoa!

( crashing )

D.W. only wants to do things
she likes to do.

Help Arthur fly his kite.

I do not like this.

I want to go to the movies.

( Arthur is imagining )

We could go to the most
exciting place...

There it is!

We have found
an underwater town!

I did not want to find
an underwater town.

Wow, people are
coming to meet us.

I am going home.

D.W., you have to drive!

We are crashing!

( Arthur stops imagining )

Whoa!

Ow!

We never go where I want to go.

Ta-dah!

I have no work
this weekend.

Let's take a trip.

Where should we go?

How about Washington, D.C.?

We can learn
about government.

Great idea.

Yes, good idea.

It is a good idea.

Washington will be fun.

Yeah, it will be fun.

Let's all vote.

Where is D.W.?

♪ You've got to go to Ponyland,
you should go to Ponyland ♪

♪ You must go to Ponyland... ♪

You will meet three
or more adorable ponies.

It is wonderful.

ARTHUR:
We are voting on
where to go for vacation.

D.W., do you
hear me?

Yes. What did you say?

We are choosing
a vacation.

I vote for Ponyland.

Yuck!

I have to go.

It is wonderful.

Please?

Once we went to a place
D.W. saw on TV.

( Arthur is imagining )

TV ANNOUNCER:
Santa's Igloo,
where Santa summers.

Ple-e-e-ase?

( gags )

D.W.:
What's it say?

"Share a sundae with Santa
and his friendly reindeer."

Ho-ho-ho.

Didn't you bring me
a sundae?

How can you share
a sundae with Santa

if you don't bring
a sundae to Santa?

Maybe it won't be
as great as Santa's igloo

but I must go to Ponyland.

How would you feel

about going to
Washington, D.C.?

Ponyland.

MOM:
There are lots
of great things

in Washington.

I don't see any ponies.

Washington is where
the president lives.

I don't care about him.

I care about ponies.

You can choose
our next trip.

Promise?

Promise.

Okay, okay, I'll go.

It'll be fun.

Since I made
such a sacrifice

maybe you'll
buy me a pony.

No.

I'll keep it
in my room.

No.

D.W.:
I wouldn't ride it in the house.

DAD:
No!

( flatly ):
Pony.

( whinnying )

D.W.:
Ponies.

A lucky little girl
who owns a pony.

This is going to be
a long ride.

Hey, D.W.,
let's play a game.

Okay, let's name
the ponies we pass.

Blaze, Scout, Jerry...

Stumpy, Dasher, Dancer, Vixie...

( numerous horns honking )

ARTHUR:
The White House.

Maybe I'll meet
the president...

Arthur Read,
Mr. President.

The same Arthur Read
who won the spelling bee

and played the piano
at the recital?

Y-yeah.

I've always
wanted to meet you.

Everybody, it's Arthur Read.

( all greeting Arthur )

Let's park and walk around.

Yeah, maybe
if we walk enough

we'll be so tired we won't
notice how bored we are.

GUIDE:
The Washington Monument
observation room

is reached by a stairway
of steps.

D.W.:
We were down there
and we looked up here.

Now we're up here

and we look
down there.

What's
the point?

I need your help, Arthur.

Can you help us

redesign Washington?

Some people don't get the point.

Great job-- I like
what you've done

with the Washington
Monument...

MAN:
Go!

( man screaming )

And your popular new
"Burger and Shake Memorial."

Thank you, Arthur.

Your country owes
you a great debt.

GUIDE:
The Library of Congress
contains million items

in languages.

How many
about ponies?

I don't know.

You're fired!

ARTHUR( reading ):
"Abraham Lincoln was
the th president.

"He issued the
Emancipation Proclamation

on January , ."

Boy, look at the size
of those feet.

Where'd he buy shoes?

Was he the only giant president?

Lincoln wasn't a giant.

The statue is larger
than he was.

D.W.:
Finally, something
interesting

and it's a fake.

Can't you
just relax

and enjoy
what's here?

Okay, Daddy.

At least I'll get to see

The Statue
of Liberty.

Um, that's in New York.

What a rip!

DAD:
The flag's up--
the president is home today.

What if we meet him?

All right!

Hey!

( slurping their drinks )

You beat me
again, Arthur.

( kids cheering )

DAD:
Arthur...

The tour
is starting.

It's the last
one today.

On the ground floor
is a china room...

MOM:
D.W., don't get left behind.

How exciting--
another closed door.

We could have
stayed home

and locked each other
out of the bathroom.

It would have looked
just like this.

GUIDE:
As we move...

D.W., stop it.

We'll get kicked out.

I'm looking for the government.

I don't want the
president mad at us.

GUIDE:
During Kennedy's
administration

an art collection...

I don't like this place.

It's full of people
who make a lot of rules

and everybody's afraid
of getting in trouble.

GUIDE:
When Truman
was president...

D.W.:
Uh-oh.

D.W.?

Where'd she go?

D.W...

Oh, no, D.W.'s loose
in the White House.

We're doomed!

It gives me great pleasure
to sign the D.W. Law.

It is now illegal

not to own a pony.

Right on, D.W.!

( whispering )

And the national anthem
has been changed

to "Crazy Bus."

We've got to find her before
she wrecks the whole country.

This government
is too complicated.

No wonder Daddy's always
complaining about it.

Her name is D.W.

That's it? Initials?

Not a whole name?

Uh, well...
( laughs uncomfortably )

D.W.:
If those guys weren't so busy

I bet one of them could help me.

Wow...

Beautiful horse, huh?

Yeah, do you work here?

I've worked here
for a couple of years.

Then maybe you can help me.

My family got lost.

Follow me.

I can get you back.

Are there more
horse paintings?

Oh, lots.

I'll point them out.

Mommy, Daddy...

I saw all
the horse
pictures.

Where
were you?

I don't know--
a nice tour man

brought me back.

GUARD:
This way out.

Bundle recovered.

Ducks in a row.

Peas in the pod.

What?

We found D.W.

GUARD:
Who lost a duck?

PRESIDENT:
There she is-- stop them.

Oh, great.

She probably broke the
Constitution or something.

Now we're
going to jail.

Mom, Dad, it's the...

PRESIDENT:
D.W...

have you eaten dinner?

The president
knows D.W.?

I ordered out
and there's plenty.

Join me?

Sure.

I won the spelling bee

and played a solo
at the recital.

Very nice.

If you could vote

you'd vote for
him, huh, D.W.?

Depends on where

he stands on the issues.

I can't vote
for him

just because he showed me
a few pictures.

( chuckling ):
Good for you, D.W.

ARTHUR:
I'm telling everyone
I met the president.

You met two.

Who's the second?

Me-- I decided to be president.

I have lots of ideas
how to run this country...

( groans )

D.W.:
A pony for every family;

the anthem should be
easier to dance to;

and picture this: "National
Little-Sisters-Rule-Day..."

ARTHUR:
Sometimes stuff happens

and you wonder whether it will
turn out good or bad.

Like when it's your turn at bat

Will you hit a home run
or be thrown out?

Steady, steady.

Eye on the ball.

At lunch, will the cafeteria be
serving pizza or mystery meat?

Ha, ha, I won.

Now you have to smell
my gym socks.

Oh, yeah? Smell this.

Sometimes you don't know
what will happen.

( gasps )

Way to go!

Huh?

So far, so good.

Arthur Read, please report
to the office immediately.

( gasps )

( thunder )

BUSTER:
He didn't say anything else?

No, he asked me
to give the envelope to my mom

and that's it.

What's it say?

Is it sealed?

It's pretty big.

You must really be in trouble.

It might not be so bad,
Francine.

You never know.

Right, like
Mr. Haney sends

giant secret
envelopes

full of good news
to your parents.

I bet you flunked
Ratburn's big history test.

( gasps )

Binky's right.

Arthur...

You're going to
have to go to...

summer school!

( echoing ):
Summer school!

Summer school!

( barking )

( girls laughing )

You know what they say, Arthur.

"Those who don't learn
their history are doomed to...

( echoing ):
repeat it!

( screams )

( mooing )

I can't spend
all summer

doing fun stuff
without you.

Hey, what if you
accidentally lost it?

Hide it in the
laundry basket

and your mom
will wash it.

It'll be too messy to read

but at least you sort
of gave it to her.

No, you want it
far away from the house.

Leave it in a book

and return the book
to the library.

You could drop it
into a storm sewer.

It will be discharged
into bear lake

and continue on
to the Halonga River.

The envelope will be carried
through the Panama Canal

to the Pacific Ocean.

Trade winds will eventually
guide it to China.

( speaking Chinese )

If you tried to
lose it, Arthur

you'd be in trouble
for losing it

and for whatever
you did.

But I didn't
do anything.

I'll just have
to figure it out myself.

Mr. Haney told me
the envelope was for Mom

but he didn't actually say
to give it to her.

( barks )

( whines )

Oh, sorry, Pal.

And he didn't say

I had to tell her about it.

He just said it was for Mom.

Hmm...

( barks )

( whines )

Oh, sorry.

I know, I'll leave it out
but I won't say anything.

And if she doesn't see it

I won't get in trouble
for anything.

( barks )

D.W.:
What's that?

( yells ):
Nothing!

( quietly ):
Um... I mean,
nothing.

If it's nothing

why are you
acting so weird?

I'm not!

I'm worried.

I'm nothing-- go away!

You worry that someday
you'll be too old

for birthday
presents?

Or that the boogie man

waits for you
under your bed?

Cut it out!

The principal gave me
this envelope for Mom.

Now, leave me alone.

Hmm...

MOM:
What a day...

Guess what?

♪ Arthur's in trouble ♪

♪ Arthur's in... ♪

Hi, honey.

Mom, Arthur's
acting weird...

D.W., I have
a few calls to make

and I can't hear if you two
are constantly fighting.

Hmm?

( gasps )

Since when does Pal eat
at the kitchen table?

( groans )

MOM:
Where is he?

It's my third try
this afternoon.

Where is he?

Mail!

( phone rings )

( gasps )

( phone continues ringing )

Hello?

Oh, hi, Leah.

No, I was expecting a call

from Herb.

( sighs )

D.W.:
Arthur!

Did you tell Mom yet

about all the trouble
you're in?

D.W., be quiet.

MOM:
Please...

I'm on the phone.

Sorry, Leah.

Well, I've been trying
to reach him all afternoon.

You saw him at school today?

That's strange.

I needed some paperwork from him
to finish his return.

I've got to run.

Can I call you back?

Bye.

Phew.

MOM:
Arthur, please
pass the potatoes.

Arthur?

Uh...

Isn't there anything else
you'd like to give Mom

while you're at it?

Uh... thanks for the
delicious dinner, Mom.

Ow!

( from TV ):
♪ Meow, meow,
meow-meow-meow ♪

♪ Meow-meow-meow-
meow-meow ♪

♪ Meow, meow,
meow, meow ♪

♪ Meow-meow-meow-
meow-meow. ♪

Those karaoke
kittens are crazy.

I'm going to bed.

( D.W. laughing downstairs )

( sighs )

( gasps )

( gasps )

Oh...

MOM:
Arthur? Is that you?

Um... Yeah!
Just going back to bed.

MOM:
Arthur, what's
that noise?

Nothing.

Uh-oh.

( screams )

What's going on?

ARTHUR:
Get out of the house! Quick!

It's getting too big!

Didn't you tell Mom yet?

( echoing ):
...Tell Mom yet?

What?

I said, "Didn't you
tell Mom yet?"

I don't want
to miss anything.

( sighs )

It'll keep bothering me
until I get this over with.

Please, not summer school.

( Arthur
clears throat )

Do you have a second, Mom?

For you, Arthur,
two seconds.

Um... I was supposed
to do something right away

when I got home
from school today

but I was worried
I might be in trouble

so I didn't do it

and now I'm afraid
you're going to get mad.

Slow down, Arthur.

What is it?

I won't get mad.

Here, this is for you.

Oh, here it is.

( angrily ):
I've been waiting
for this.

You said you wouldn't get mad.

Sorry, I'm not mad,
just frustrated.

I've been trying
to reach Herb all day.

But this is
from Mr. Haney.

That's his first name.

Oh... Mom?

Mm? What?

What's in it?

Tax documents.

It has nothing
to do with me?

You thought it
was about you?

Of course not.

Even if this
was about you

I need to know.

Dad and I
can't help you

if we don't know
you have a problem.

I guess.

Now back to bed,
honey, it's late.

( laughs nervously )

So, what's it
going to be?

Are you grounded
for a year?

Will you have
to do my chores
from now on?

MOM:
Back to bed,
you two.

( whispering ):
Are you and Pal moving
into the garage?

Do I get your room?

♪ What a wonderful
kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other ♪

♪ You got to listen
to your heart ♪

♪ Listen to the beat ♪

♪ Listen to the rhythm,
the rhythm of the street ♪

♪ It's a simple message
and it comes from the heart ♪

♪ Believe in yourself ♪

♪ For that's the place
to start ♪

♪ And I say hey! ♪

♪ Hey! What a wonderful
kind of day ♪

♪ If we could learn
to work and play ♪

♪ And get along
with each other ♪

♪ Hey! What a wonderful
kind of day! ♪

♪ Hey! ♪