The school bell rings and the kids leave the building
[holds an open book around his head] I made it through one whole day. Now only... the rest of my life to go.
Binky, Molly, Rattles and the Dog Boy walk past the Sugar Bowl
So I never saw that glasses kid again. I probably never will.
AArthur
[runs after them. Binky looked very surprised to Arthur running towards him, Rattles, and the Tough Customers, implying that Binky's scheme of avoiding Arthur backfired] Hey, Binky! You dropped your pen when you walk out of school, kind of sideways, at the end of the day.
[whispering] Now, here's the chance you have been waiting for.
[whispering] Show her, Binky. Just tap, and pop him one.
[Binky looks around at the Tough Customers who grin expectantly, and gulps, then sinisterly looks at Arthur, who holds the pen, and "pops him one" by hits him on his arm]
All right, you're right. He will hit anyone.
OK, Binky. You're still in your club. Binky? Where are you going?! Wait! Binky!
Binky rushes, and runs off in discomfort, when the Tough Customers rushed after him
AArthur
[holds his arm in pain] Ow!
All right, maybe you're right. He's gonna hit anyone.
After Arthur gets a taste of his own medicine, the scene pans to the kitchen. That is, where Arthur is getting his injury treated.
Later that evening, Arthur sits beside the kitchen sink, and his father hands him and ice pack.
AArthur
[holds the ice pack on his arm] And the next thing I knew, I was on the ground. It hurt, and it was so embarrassing, and...
D.W. and her mother come in.
Well, maybe this is how D.W. felt when you punched her.
As a result, the incident makes Arthur understand how D.W must have felt.
AArthur
Well, yeah. But what's it got to do with this? Binky Barnes was huge!
Mrs. Read carries D.W. to the kitchen, and his parents just looked to them
AArthur
[calmly] Yeah, I guess I kind of get it now.
AArthur
[walks into the dining room where D.W. is waiting] I'm sorry for hitting you.
And I'm sorry for shattering your plane. But what kind of a weak plane doesn't fly?
Well, I didn't even know yet. But I'm just a little child. Just give me a break.
The next day, at the park, Binky sits on a swing looking worried. Arthur rides by on his bike
Hey, Arthur. I feel really rotten earlier. I just wanted to apologize.
AArthur
I just wanna say thank you.
AArthur
Well, everyone had told me that I was wrong, when I didn't get it. [feels his balls] But... you made me understand how bad I made D.W. feel.
Well, you're very welcome. But I didn't try to help you learn some boring lessons. But it was just an accident.
The other Tough Customers come
[points to Arthur] Hey, it's the kid, again, who got hit by Binky, and now lived with him.
Now you've deserved to be in his club, kid.
[walks to Tough Customers] Actually, there was no club. But I founded it earlier, and now I'm de-founding it. Because any club that makes you wanna do something you don't wanna do was so dumb. Anyone else wanna make something of it?
Come on, Arthur. Let's go get a soda.
Oh, man. Now he's got no club. Hmm.
[walks up to them] Do you guys wanna come with us? How about if we just form a new club with no dumb hitting, and all this stuff? And because if anyone does break the rules, I will clobber them.
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17,) 18, 19, 20, 20, 20.
AArthur
You've already said 20!
At the lunch line at school Arthur is served a yellow sauce
Eww! That is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever seen in my life! [opens an ornate lunchbox] Luckily our chef prepared my lunch at home for me.
What a lightweight! There are a lot more disgusting things than Salisbury steak.
FSFrancine and Sue Ellen
Cat whiskers?
Hey, can someone help me?
Sue Ellen hands George a paper handkerchief
Thank you. [walks past Francine]
Arthur, I need your help! What can you tell me about kissing?
C'mon, you must know something about the birds in the trees. Like, how can I get a boy to kiss me?
AArthur
I don't know! Ask mom. I'm doing homework.
Oh! You're no help. [finds a book on the ground of two people kissing] Aha! You do too know something about kissing. You have a book all about it.
AArthur
This is the story of Romeo and Juliet, D. W. It's based on a play by William Shakespeare. We're reading it in school.
AArthur
[sighs] If I tell you, do you promise to leave me alone? [D. W. nods] Okay. [starts talking fast] There's this boy named Romeo and this girl named Juliet and their parents don't like each other, but they fall in love anyway and plan to run away together, but there's a misunderstanding and it all ends badly. The end.
Where's the kissing part?
AArthur
And then... then... [roars like a Shrek green ogre, the chokes]
Arthur (Sighs): Will you just get off my back?!
Why are you angry at us?! We're the ones who've been supporting you.
Yeah! There are lots of other average kids we could have picked for this.
AArthur
Well, thanks for your help, but I think it's better if I just do this on my own. [He leaves. Francine and Muffy exchange looks.]
AArthur
What are you guys doing?!
Why do you ask? Because you're angry?
Well, what would you call it?
AArthur
And stop passing these out! I told you yesterday, I don't want any more pep rallies!
Don't worry, Mr. Hyde, it's not for you!
AArthur
"A is for angry. B is for brains. Pep rally for Brain before the game"? I thought you said he was conceited?!
Wow, angry and mean! I think you need to chill out!
AArthur
Why are you doing this? Is it because I asked you guys to leave me alone yesterday?
If you call what you did asking. Brain may seem conceited, but at least he's nice.
We just care about the integrity of checkers. [Arthur roars angrily like a Shrek and the kids run away]
Hey, man, I wanna congratulate you. It took me years to get scary. You did it overnight!
AArthur
Wait! You didn't want them to go on vacation and now you're sad they can't?
Yeah. Didn't you see Mom's face? I thought she was going to cry. (A thought bubble with Mrs. Read appears.)
RMrs. Read (in bubble)
(cries)
(The bubble disappears. A swarm of birds flies past the window.)
[off-screen] DW, that's not nice to Jane is sad!
I guess parents really do need a break sometimes - especially from you.
AArthur
I wonder if there's some way we could fix this?
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