10x04 - Feeling Flush/Family Fortune

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# Every day you walk down the street Everybody that you meet

# Has an original point of view

- # And I say, hey!
- Hey!

# What a wonderful kind of day We can learn to work and play

# And get along with each other

# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat

# Listen to the rhythm of the street Open your eyes! Open your ears!

# Get together, 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

# We can learn to work and play And get along with each other

# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #

Hey, DW!

HEY!

Student log, May , still no sign of civilisation.

We're lost in the Sahara

after a trip to the Ellwood Petting Zoo went wrong.

Horribly wrong!

- The only food we have left is...
- "Jellied pepper popcorn.

"Now extra spicy!"

At least we still have a full bottle of water.

Francine! What are you doing?!

I can't tell if this is dirt on my wrist or a freckle.

But we need that water for drinking!

Correction. Less than a full bottle... Muffy, are you crazy?!

Shoo! Bad bird! I'm trying to scare it off.

- Shoo!
- But you're wasting our water!

Water supply's dwindling fast.

A water balloon?!

Don't tell anyone. You'll spoil it.

- Hey, Buster!
- Huh?!

Guys, we'll never survive if we waste all our water.

Our lovely, cool, quenching, refreshing...

Oops!

# Take the midnight train and baby

# I'll be waiting at the station for you! #

I sound good! I can't believe I've been taking baths all these years!

- # You and me... #
- Miaow!

You were in the shower for half an hour!

- Sorry, Katherine. Is there a law against washing?
- Look at this!

"Boy finds chip shaped like donkey."

Not that! This!

"Drought hits Ellwood City." So?

- Reservoir levels are at a -year low.
- So there's a drought!

- It's not like one girl taking a shower makes a difference!
- Mom!

Arthur! What do you think you are doing?!

- Hey!
- It's called water conversation.

You mean "conservation".

What it's really called is annoying your brother.

Miss Morgan says if you use all the water, there'll be none left for my generation.

We're the same generation! I'm not using up all the water!

Mom!

I wasn't using up that much water!

- I like running water when I brush my teeth. It's calming.
- Calming?!

Like how a waterfall is calming.

You need calming when you brush your teeth?! That's a little weird.

At least I'm not wasting water screeching in the shower!

It's called singing, and I bet your family uses twice the water we do.

Oh, yeah?! Wanna bet? Whoever uses more water in a week...

- ..has to carry the winner's book bag for the whole month.
- You're on!

B- ...B- .

- What are you up to, Francine?
- Nothing, Mr Sanders!

You're always up to something. Filling my suggestion box with suggestions.

We didn't have a suggestion box till you suggested it.

My mum said our water meter is here.

They were useful when everyone used to pay for their own water.

Now it's easier if I raise the rent and pay the water myself.

So I can use as much water as I want and it doesn't cost any extra?

How much water ARE you using?

Uh...hardly any at all. I'm checking the meter all week to prove it.

You know what? I think I'll be checking it too.

I'll just be a second.

Putting a plastic bottle in the toilet saves litres each flush.

You're going to put your hand in the toilet? Gross!

It means I won't have to shorten my showers.

The point isn't to save a little in one place to waste a lot elsewhere.

Let go of the lid!

N-O-O!

Oh-oh!

We're glad you're trying to conserve.

- Every little bit makes a difference.
- See?
- So, shorter showers for you!

I tried telling her.

And you can stop taking those nightly baths.

- Showers use less water.
- Unless those showers are a half hour long.

- Francine, it'll be your job...
- To kick Katherine out of the shower?

..to tell Mr Sanders about the lid you broke.

It just fell over?

Maybe it was kind of my fault.

But I went online to check out replacements.

And it wouldn't cost much more to replace the whole toilet with...

- Low-flush model?
- They use l less per flush. Think of the savings!

Nope! I'm just ordering the lid.

Rats! A new toilet and I've won that bet for sure.

So yesterday our family used , l of water.

It seems like a lot, but... Argh!

Since you OLD people are wasting all MY water,

I took things into my own hands.

DW, this is almost l of water! How much water have you used?!

- I don't know. The bath tubs are pretty big.
- The bath tubs?!

No!

Arthur, whatever's wrong, hiding in the basement won't help.

Believe me - I speak from experience.

I'm reading the water meter.

In the last hours, we've used...

over , litres!

I've just got to win this bet with Arthur.

I put a plastic bottle in the toilet. That will help.

Wait! I forgot to put the pool cover on.

Mom and Dad make me do it cos it saves like a tonne of water a month.

- Do you need help?
- That's OK. I'll handle it.

But this drought is a real drag.

So since yesterday... Carry the + ...

We used , litres?!

How was that possible?!

If your family keeps using water like that,

you'll be paying for it.

..Yeah, that goal in the third period was amazing.

I knew it! You can't save water at home and waste it somewhere else!

I'm calling a l penalty.

Well, I'll call a l penalty for a shower you had at a friend's house!

Sorry! It slipped out.

OK! We'll play fair for the rest of the bet. Agreed?

How did THEY get in here?

, litres?!

, ?!

How can the numbers be going up?!

That shower was ½ minutes. Try to shave a minute off next time.

- Where are we going?
- To get this petition signed.

It's impossible!

How can our family be using , litres a day?!

- Something's wrong with the meter.
- The meter's fine.

It's you using up all the water in town!

Look what I found in my suggestion box!

Everyone signed a petition for new toilets.

Do you know how many units...?

' , litres a day?!

'What happens if the number just keeps rising?'

# ..for the midnight train... #

You've done it now, Francine!

You just used all the water in Ellwood city!

No! But Muffy's birthday pool party was today!

Spare any water, sir?

Thank you, sir. ..Thanks a lot, Francine(!)

I'm here! Muffy!

Thanks a lot, Francine(!)

..Not to mention the labour installing toilets...

So after a whole week, the moment of truth has arrived.

The Reids used , litres last week.

How about the Frenskies?

, litres?!

Francine, do you run a car wash?!

I've checked for leaks in the toilet. I fixed the kitchen faucet.

- I can't figure it out.
- There's clearly only one explanation.

Aliens!

I read that even though alien technology is superior to ours,

they failed to develop flush toilets for their space ships.

Which means only one thing.

They have to make intergalactic rest stops on our planet.

The aliens must really like your bathroom.

- Aliens?! Thanks, Buster! I'll keep that in mind.
- TOILET FLUSHES

- My parents are out, so that must have been Katherine.
- What?

If it wasn't her, it must have been...

- an alien!
- What shall we do?

We can't burst in. It's not polite - even if it IS an alien.

- TOILET FLUSHES
- That's another litres!

All right, alien, I've had it with you!

Nemo?! So you're the one?!

That's why I have a dog.

I tried not to put too many books in it today.

Don't worry, Francine - only ten days left.

At least Sanders replaced all the toilets in my building.

Over ten years, he'll save million litres of water.

So I lost the bet, but I also kind of won.

Ssh. Listen.

TOILET FLUSHES

Has anybody seen my keys?

You found my Mary Moo-cow!

Thanks, Dad!

Now, where did I put that tax file?

YAPPING

My keys!

I know I put my new Bionic Bunny comic in my backpack.

- What's this?
- Oh, I've been looking everywhere for that! Thank you.

Yuk!

SNIFFING

HE BARKS

Have you ever noticed how when you're looking for one thing,

you often find something else instead? My comic! Thanks, boy!

- Ah!
- Oops!

These books are due back in three weeks. This is overdue.

You owe me ! I do take credit cards!

- DW, shh! I don't wanna miss anything.
- TV ON

'Back to Treasure Caravan!

- 'Tell me where you found this chair.
- I bought it for at a yard sale.

'It's not comfortable to sit on,

- 'so I've been keeping it in the garage.'
- DW, move!

! Who knows what it's really worth!

- It's just an ugly chair!
- That's what YOU think!

'I would say it was made some time in the s.'

It's a Federal-style chair.

- So what?!
- Shh!

'There are teeth marks on the legs.

- 'I'd say it was once owned by someone with a dog.
- I wondered.

'It would be better if there were no teeth marks.

'However, at auction, this chair could easily bring...'

- , ?
- It's got teeth marks!

- I'm going to say !
- You've gotta be kidding!

'.. , !'

- , !
- For that old thing?!

And to think he paid for it!

I love this show!

'That's it for this week's edition of Treasure Caravan!

'Be sure to join us next time, when the Treasure Caravan

'will be coming to you from the Elwood City Centre!

'So come on out and remember...

'every treasure has a story!'

This is our chance to be on Treasure Caravan!

- I'm going to get tickets.
- We have to find something good to take.

I don't wanna be one of those people who brings a piece of junk.

It's a bugle from the Civil w*r.

Oh, it can't be from the Civil w*r period.

- It's plastic! LAUGHTER
- Are you sure?

This is just a cheap little toy.

But maybe you could use it as a noise maker!

BLOWS TRUMPET

I don't wanna look like a fool on TV.

You can't trick the cameras, Arthur!

I bet we can find something worth taking in my attic.

Come over tomorrow and we'll see.

I can't believe Treasure Caravan is coming to town.

I'm taking this sapphire necklace that once belonged to royalty.

- Where did you get that?
- It was passed down by my great grandmother,

Taffy Crosswire. She was travelling back from Europe on a steamship

when she made the acquaintance of the Arch-Duchess of Moldavia!

Allow me to introduce myself.

I am Irena Katrina Von Hapsemberg, Arch-Duchess of Moldavia!

'They became fast friends.

'One night, there was a storm at sea.

'The Arch-Duchess seemed troubled.'

Oh, please, tell no-one,

but I am in desperate need of money!

Perhaps I can help.

I would never dream of accepting charity!

And I would never give it.

But how about if you sell me that necklace you're wearing.

So my great grandmother bought the necklace, and now, it's mine.

Oh, it must be worth millions.

Stuff like that never happens in MY family!

So I can't decide if I should take my hockey card collection,

or the things I've collected that were clearly left behind by aliens.

I would go with the hockey cards.

You're right. It's probably better not to let THEM know I've got this.

So what are YOU taking?

I'm still looking for the right thing.

Oh, my, there's even more up here than I remembered.

We'll search every inch until we find something amazing.

This looks really old.

It's yours if you'd like it.

- BABY CRIES
- What's wrong, Kate?

You like that blanket, do you?

I'm gonna put Kate down for her nap.

We'll keep looking.

Oops!

- Woo! This looks like it's made of gold!
- Let me see that!

No way! Finders keepers!

Get out of my way!

Dad, careful!

- Do you remember where you got this chair?
- I really don't,

but it does look like the chair we saw on TV.

No teeth marks, so who knows what it could be worth.

'Welcome to the Recovery Channel.

'Tonight, we're talking to Arthur Read,

'the boy who recovered the most valuable chair of all time!

'At first, I thought it was one of those , chairs.

'But when I saw it was in perfect condition,

'I knew it was even more valuable.'

Watch out! You almost crushed my special box!

Dad, no sitting in that chair!

This sapphire necklace was passed down to me by my great grandmother.

She purchased it from the Arch-Duchess of Moldavia,

the famous Irena Katrina Von Hapsemberg.

How did your great grandmother become acquainted with the her?

They met aboard a steamship when she took a trip to Europe.

Well, the sapphires are actually simulates.

Ooh, sounds expensive!

They're imitations, fakes. It's costume jewellery.

Secondly, to my knowledge, there was no Arch-Duchess of Moldavia

- by the name of Irena Katrina Von Hapsemberg.
- There wasn't?

I believe that your great grandmother was tricked.

There's a sucker on every ship!

EVIL LAUGHTER

However, it is a beautiful piece of costume jewellery.

Not everyone can get away with a colour like this.

Look how it brings out your eyes.

I'm glad you told me to bring the hockey cards.

I just found out that this card is worth . !

- And I only paid a quarter for it!
- That's great.

Is that THE chair? Can I see it?

I can't unwrap it. It might get scratched.

OK. I'm gonna find the caravan popcorn stand.

I'll be watching for you on the TV screens. Good luck!

Oh, my, this is uncanny!

, . , .

The overall design, the shape of the legs and the seat...

- It's remarkable.
- It is?
- Really?

I see lots of chairs, but this one is exactly like

a chair my grandmother used to have.

I have fond memories of sitting in a chair like this at her house.

- How nice.
- But what's it worth?

Maybe .

?!

But it looks exactly like the chair that was worth , !

Oh, no, this was made in the s. Not the s.

No comparison, really. Now that looks like something special.

This?

This is an original dance apron made by a native American tribe

from the Pacific North West called the Chilkat.

How would something like that end up in your attic?

My mother said it was passed down to her from her great uncle -

a prospector who went to British Columbia to seek his fortune.

It was a common gift at potlatchesamong the native people there.

What's a potlatch?

It's a ceremony at which you give away as many gifts as possible

to your guests.

'Maybe your great great uncle was a guest at one.

'Wow! I wish we could find out for sure.'

Do you know if he ever wrote letters home or kept a diary?

My mother said he used to write occasionally.

We should find those letters.

It's so wonderful that you care about your family history.

BABY CRIES

Wait, how much is the dance apron worth?

Well, this one is really worn.

But I'd say...

about , .

We can't let her have a , apron!

BABY SCREAMS

See what I have to put up with?

I never knew Arthur liked aprons so much.

Oh, it's so sad when money gets in the way of family.

Oh...here you go.

AUDIENCE CLAPS Now that's the real meaning of family treasure.

He'd never be that nice if we weren't on TV.