07x07 - D.W.'s Time Trouble/Buster's Amish Mismatch

[bunniefuu]

♪ 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!

( crash
)

D.W.:
Arthur, hurry.

The little hand is almost
at the three.

We'll miss the movie.

ARTHUR:
Does it really have
to be Doll Story ?

What about Slappy
Blackhead's Way Cool
Journey Through Time?

It's my
movie day.

I'd go by myself if Mom
and Dad would let me,

but they won't,
so you have to take me.

Now hurry!

Calm down,
I know a shortcut.

A secret path?

Yep, but stay
right beside me.

It's easy to get lost.

Wow.

Neat trick, Arthur.

( cash register
clicks and beeps
)

BUSTER:
Hey, Arthur.

Hey, guys.

What you doing?

ARTHUR:
Oh, just taking D.W.

to see Doll Story .

BUSTER:
Aw, that's too bad.

We're seeing Slappy
Blackhead's Way Cool
Journey Through Time.

Really?

D.W.:
No, Arthur.

Arthur!

BOY ( in movie
):
Slappy, so you're saying

all this bike needs is uranium
you got from science class

and cooked in your microwave
to make it into a time machine?

Dude, would Slappy Blackhead
steer you wrong?

( microwave oven humming
)

Rockinpalooza, --

BOTH:
Here we come.

Oh, brother!

I know Arthur is
always telling you

that having a little sister
is a pain,

but look at what
I have to put up with.

And this is only
the tail of the iceberg.

SLAPPY ( in movie
):
Wow, when are we?

But all I'm asking for
is one little kitten.

Sorry, D.W., we already
got a dog for Arthur

and one pet
is enough.

But it's a boy's jacket.

No one
can tell, D.W.

Arthur's old one
will do you just fine.

TEACHER:
Oh, that's nice, D.W.

Oh, but I remember
the fingerpainting
Arthur made

when he was
in preschool.

He was such
an instinctive
fingerpainter.

( sighs
)

ARTHUR:
D.W., shh.

We're trying
to watch the movie.

And you're not supposed
to do the intro anyway.

It's my show.

Wait, I'm not
finished yet.

Older brothers!

Hey!

Oops.

MUFFY:
But my favorite part
was where Principal Crabcake

fell headfirst
into the dumpster.

( laughs
)

"I'll get you,
Slappy Blackhead!"

( all laughing
)

I don't get it.

Why did the principal
fall in the garbage?

Because Slappy went back in time

to change history
so that he would.

Why would he do that?

Because Principal
Crabcake was uncool.

He wouldn't let Slappy
play his boom box.

So he went back in time
just to make him

fall in garbage?

ARTHUR:
Well, yeah.

It's funny.

And then Arthur made us
go to Sloopy Bloopy's
Time Machine

just because he was
older and I had to
do what he said.

I know, D.W.

We've spoken to Arthur
and believe me

he won't be going to movies

for quite some time.

Why didn't you have me

born first instead
of Arthur so that
I was the older one

and I could make him
do
things?

Sorry, honey, that's just
the way things worked out.

( blows kiss
)

Night.

NADINE:
D.W.

D.W., wake up.

Huh?

Look what I made.

D.W.:
A bike that
tells time?

No, a time machine.

All it needs is
radioactive Clay-Dough

and we can make Arthur
fall in garbage.

Really?

I'll get you,
D.W. Read.

Actually, only older brothers
are mean enough to do that.

Oh, yeah.

But wait.

Could we make me
born before Arthur?

That's a great idea.

BOTH:
Back in time, here we come.

D.W.:
A parking lot?

What are we doing here?

NADINE:
You'll see.

Wow, everything
was so different
back in time.

It's Mom and Dad.

You don't have to hide.

They don't know
who you are yet.

It's before you
or Arthur were born.

( parrot squawks
)

NADINE:
D.W, hide.

But I thought
I didn't have to.

You do now.

Have any children

followed you?

What's this place?

It's where moms
and dads buy babies.

So what kind of baby
were you looking for?

We'd like an adorable girl
to be our first child,

preferably one who likes
pink jumpers and unicorns.

SALESMAN:
Little girls are
all well and good,

but if you're looking
to save some money,

we have a terrific sale
on baby boys.

In fact, you can't get a better
deal than this one, % off.

( cries
)

I knew there was a reason
they had Arthur first.

( babies crying
)

( burps loudly
)

Uh, we really
did want a girl,

and this baby
looks broken.

( pulls on mustache
)

( grunts
)

Huh?

( babies crying
)

You know what?

( giggles and burps
)

SALESMAN:
He's free.

And just to show
you we care,

we'll throw in
a free TV, trampoline

and a year's supply
of ice cream.

D.W.:
We're too late.

They took Arthur first again.

NADINE:
No, we're not.

We just go back in time.

( horse whinnies
)

( both giggling
)

So what kind of baby
were you looking for?

( in low voice
):
You have a call.

I'll take care of them.

Come with me.

I have just
the baby for you.

( crowd oohing
)

MAN:
Isn't she beautiful?

As you can see,
it's our most popular.

Please, folks, please.

I'm afraid this
couple was first.

They, uh, placed
a phone order.

CUSTOMERS:
Aw!

( babbling
)

D.W.:
We did it, Nadine.

Now I'll be the oldest.

Hey, can we go into
the future and see
how I turn out?

Start pedaling.

This fingerpainting is the most
instinctive fingerpainting

I have ever seen.

D.W. is a genius.

Tell us something
we don't know.

D.W., that deserves
a reward.

Why don't you go buy
yourself a pony to go
with your kitten?

And see some movies

all by yourself
while you're at it.

You know,
D.W. is so amazing.

Did you ever think
of having another child?

Well, that's just it.

D.W. is so perfect, there
doesn't seem to be any point

to having
another one.

What, aren't
you happy?

I guess I should be,
but I feel bad for Arthur.

If Mom and Dad don't take him,
who will?

( squawking
)

( Arthur burps
and giggles
)

( doorbell rings
)

Oh, dear!

Someone's left
us a broken baby.

( squeals
)

D.W.:
Maybe you
should take him.

He looks so sad,

and you could get
a considerable charity deduction

on your taxes.

Oh, D.W.,
you're so thoughtful.

Of course you're right.

( Dad blows
)

Let's see how it turns out.

Unicorns good,
snakes and spiders bad.

D.W.:
Excellent.

( cat meows
)

( pig grunts
)

CROWD ( chanting
):
Mary Moo Cow for president!

Mary Moo Cow for President.

CROWD ( shouting
):
Mary Moo Cow!

Can we go to Doll Story
now?

Good job, Nadine.

It's better
than I'd hoped.

ARTHUR:
I want another cookie.

I want another cookie.

But, Arthur, that
was my last one.

I want another cookie!

( crowd gasps
)

( crash
)

Uh-oh.

D.W. smashed my glasses.

MOM AND DAD:
D.W.!

But he's lying.

D.W., older sisters
have to be nice
to baby brothers

and especially nice
when they're broken.

I want to go see
Sloopy Bloopy.

DAD:
No, Arthur,
you're too little.

D.W., take him
to the movies.

MOM:
And buy him some new glasses
while you're at it.

Sloopy Bloopy,
Sloopy Bloopy.

But before you said
you wanted to see
Doll Story .

You had cookies then.

We're going to miss
the movie.

Hurry up.

Okay, okay,
we'll take the shortcut.

Do you know
where we're going?

I think so.

I mean, well...

You're lost.

( cries
)

( shushes
)

( Arthur crying
)

I'm sure I can
find the way.

I'm the older one.

We should help them.

Do you know the way out?

I don't know.

Arthur showed
me once, but...

( cawing
)

I know, let's go
back in time

and keep them
from going this way.

ARTHUR:
Neat tricycle.

BOTH:
No!

Who are you?

You.

Nadine!

Don't look at me.

I don't know what's
going on either.

Do you know the way
out of here?

N-n-no.

ALL:
Help!

Somebody help.

I don't like being
the oldest one anymore.

It's good to have someone
older to help you.

I wish you'd thought
of that before.

BOTH:
Help.

We're lost.

NADINE:
Help us.

We're lost.

Help.

D.W.?

Are you okay?

Arthur?

Is that you?

Oh, good.

You're not that
broken baby from
the store anymore.

D.W., you know babies
don't come from stores.

Remember when Kate was born?

Mom and Dad explained it to you.

Oh, right.

So it was just
a terrible nightmare.

Here-- will those
make you feel better?

I don't have nightmares
so much when I sleep
with Bionic Bunny.

Arthur?

I'm glad you're
my older brother.

Me, too.

Good night, D.W.

Arthur?

Hmm?

Good night, Arthur.

Kids:
And now...

Hi, I'm Jay.

We're making pictures

in our second-grade class today.

We're making pictures of our
brothers or sisters or cousins.

BOY:
My name is Matthew.

That's a picture
of my little sister Dory

and she's six years old.

My sister and I are playing
basketball in the school gym.

Well, sometimes I feel

like I don't understand
why she does some things.

This is my cousin Melanie,

and she's nine years old,

and she and I can speak
a little bit of French together.

BOY:
My sister's name is DeShawna,

and every time I'm bored,
I do activities with her.

I'm happy about my sister.

GIRL:
My name is Cora.

I have a cousin
I'm really close to.

This is a picture
of my cousin Kirenea and I,

and we are playing
hide-and-seek.

BOY:
That's my brother.

He's five years old.

Sometimes he's so annoying.

He's ten percent annoying.

( boy on scooter shouting
)

But I like him very much.

This is my sister Ivy,
and she's .

And my favorite thing about Ivy
is when she takes me places.

I'm really lucky.

KIDS:
And now...

ARTHUR:
Every time we
take a field trip,

Buster brings something
back home with him.

Like the time Buster
took a dinosaur fossil

from Rainbow Rock State Park.

Then there was the time

he accidentally took a badge
out of the police station.

When we visited
Elwood City Fudge Factory,

he brought home
a really bad stomachache.

I wonder what Buster will bring
home from this field trip.

( whinnies like a horse
)

( Arthur laughing
)

Whoa, now, that's a machine.

ALIEN VOICE:
Bet you can't catch us!

Oh, yeah?

( rockets thundering
)

( ships whooshing
)

RATBURN:
Say good-bye to
the st century, class.

We are now entering
Amish country.

There's a country
called Amish?

RATBURN:
Buster, were you

paying attention
in class?

Is that a trick question?

The Amish are a group of people

who came to America
from northern Europe

so they could live
according to their beliefs.

What kind of beliefs?

Look out the window
and tell me what you see.

ARTHUR:
They're not using that big
machine to harvest the grain.

RATBURN:
Correct.

Amish don't rely on

the modern conveniences.

Can anybody tell me why?

They don't have money
to buy them?

Actually, they choose
not to use them.

They believe
that their lives

should be as simple
as possible,

so they don't drive cars,
talk on the phone,

or even utilize electricity.

That means no TV.

Or any other technology
that makes modern life possible.

Yeah.

Or TV.

ARTHUR:
Hey, look-- a buggy.

Hello, children.

Welcome to the Lapp family farm.

We Amish believe our community
should keep to our own ways,

separate from the outside world.

So in the years

since my great-great-great
grandfather came to America,

the outside world has changed,

but our farm hasn't changed
nearly as much.

Come inside and I'll show you.

Hi, I'm Buster.

Hello, my name
is Daniel.

BUSTER:
Cool hat.

Thanks.

WOMAN:
We make a lot

of our own furniture.

Who builds your pianos?

We don't believe in
playing musical instruments.

This is the room where we make
quilts and most of our clothes.

I'm not allowed
to wear these.

No buttons?

Too fancy.

No zippers either.

WOMAN:
As Mr. Ratburn has already told
you, we don't use electricity.

Instead we use gas or wood
to cook our food.

What's this?

It's a butter-churn.

We even make
our own butter here.

Can I try it?

( laughing
):
Look at me.

I'm making butter.

RATBURN:
Okay, Buster.

That's enough.

You want to try something
really yummy?

Apple butter.

Mmm.

( Ratburn clears throat
)

What's going on?

Our friends
and neighbors

are helping us
build a new barn today.

It's a barn-raising--
an Amish tradition.

A barn-raising.

Can we help?

Well, we are
a little ahead of schedule.

BUSTER:
We're going to do
a barn-raising.

BRAIN:
It would have been

more efficient if we
had used a power saw.

Mr. Ratburn, can we
come back tomorrow

and help them
put the roof on?

I'm afraid not, Buster.

Thanks for helping us
with our barn-raising.

I should be thanking you.

I never made anything
with my own hands before.

Boy, you guys
really know how to live.

You don't have to be Amish
to live like we do.

You could try it at home.

You really think so?

Sure.

This will help
you get started.

Awesome.

Thanks, Daniel.

Pretty cool, Buster.

It's way more than
just "cool," Arthur.

It's my inspiration.

For what?

To live the Amish way.

From now on,
I'm going to live simply

and make everything
with my own two hands.

Who's with me?

( electronic beeping
)

They put us to work.

I chipped a nail
on a stupid saw.

Buster, it's virtually
impossible

to function in our world
without technology.

Think of all the advanced
machinery we use every day.

He's right.

Remember when you
couldn't even last

a week without TV?

I'm through with
that modern junk.

Here, take my jacket.

It has buttons.

Buster, I don't understand.

Why can't you ride
home in the car?

Because that's not
the Amish way, Mom.

Well, okay.

Would you like
anything special for dinner?

How about a stew of cornmeal
ground up by hand,

and fresh kale,
and sweet potatoes

slow-cooked over
a wood-burning stove?

Next time we have to
make our own pizza.

We can grow tomatoes

and make
our own dough.

That might be difficult
seeing as I have to work.

But a candlelight dinner
was a nice idea.

Mom, what are you doing?

We can't use electricity.

Of course we can, dear.

But that's not
the Amish way.

( telephone rings
)

Don't answer that.

We can't use phones.

Buster,
I'm not Amish

and neither are you.

We should be.

Those people know
how to live.

Maybe, but I'm not
prepared to live that way.

Well, I am.

Tell you what.

You can be Amish
in your room.

You mean, I have to go it alone?

I'm afraid so.

But Amish families

stick together.

Here, I found
a self-powered flashlight.

I don't want you
ruining your eyes.

All you have to do

is crank this handle
to charge it.

Ooh, it's cold in here.

I had to
turn off the heat.

It's electric.

I don't think the Amish
sleep in freezing bedrooms.

They probably have wood stoves
that heat the whole house.

But we don't have those.

Sweetie, do you need to
be completely Amish?

Couldn't you just
be a little Amish?

No way.

Is Bionic Bunny a little bionic?

( sighs
)

Sleep tight, dear.

BITZI:
Hurry up, Buster.

You're going to be late.

But I can't find a coat that
doesn't have buttons or zippers.

BUSTER:
Mr. Ratburn?

Can we do a barn-raising
right here in Elwood City?

I'm pleased you got
so much out of the trip,

but I don't think anyone in town
needs us to build a barn.

( all laughing
)

Given the lack

of farmland here,
I doubt you'll find

anyone in need of a barn.

Hey, Buster,
want to play tag?

No, thanks, I'm sewing a quilt.

Ow.

MRS. MacGRADY:
Guten Tag,
my Amish lad.

Hungry?

I bet that was made
in an electric oven.

Are you sure
it's "Amish" enough for you?

( stomach growling
)

I'll just have an apple.

Well, I'll be.

Never thought
I'd live to see

Buster Baxter
turn down food.

Boy, this homework
is hard on the arms.

Ta-dah-- look
what I found at
the farmer's market.

Don't they look delicious?

( sniffing
)

What's that smell?

I was trying to make butter,
but I think I made mayonnaise.

That's it.

You are not making butter

in your room.
But...

No "buts."

And you are sleeping

with the heat on
tonight, young man.

( sneezes
)

Oh, no.

ALIEN VOICE:
Bet you can't catch us.

Go get 'em boy.

( braying
)

Come back!

Come back!

RATBURN:
Remember class,

your report on your favorite
educational television program

is due on Monday.

Mr. Ratburn?

Watching TV is
against my beliefs.

( class laughing
)

Perhaps you can write a report

on your favorite
educational book instead.

And no
picture-books.

Aw...

Eat up, Buster.

I made it myself.

For the boy who used to
be my best customer.

You know, Buster,

I've spent a lot of time
with the Amish,

and whatever it is you're doing,
it isn't Amish.

It isn't?

Certainly not.

They may not own cars,
but they can ride in them.

And they eat
whatever they want.

You think it's Amish
to walk around cold, hungry

and miserable all day?

No... actually,

everyone at Lapp Farms
seemed really happy.

And why do you think that was?

I don't know.

I guess because everyone
worked together.

Like at the barn-raising.

But here you are
all by yourself.

Remember, it's no use

cooking dinner
for six,

if you end up eating alone.

( playing piano
)

( sighs
)

Hi, Arthur.

It's me, Buster.

Yes, I'm using the phone again.

No, I'm not Amish anymore.

But there is one Amish thing

I'd like you and me and everyone
else to do together.

ARTHUR:
Hey, Pal.

Come here boy,
come here.

( barking happily
)

Mmm.

This is the best pizza
I've ever tasted.

Maybe that's because I made
the pizza dough myself--
from scratch.

BITZI:
What's wrong?

I thought you liked it?

I do.

That's why I'm going to
take it home and save it.

The very first pizza crust
made from Baxter hands.

♪ 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.