Francine Frensky quotes from Arthur

[waits outside the school cafeteria] Psst. Hey, is Arthur in here?

Francine

Well, yes.

Well, maybe I'll just eat outside then. [walks outside]

Francine

Binky won't even get to eat near Arthur.

Buster

Well, that was awful. Maybe, we should bring them together. Then Arthur will thank us.

Buster

[drags Arthur out of the door] Binky was out here somewhere.

Er.. oof! [jumps into a bush, when a soccer ball flies into the bush]

I'll get it! [Binky hands it out] Thanks. [stops and comes back] Binky, what are you doing?

Avoiding Arthur. And if I didn't see him, I didn't have to hit him.

Oh. Well, why would you need to hit Arthur?

I didn't. And this is why I didn't need to see him.

Hmm... Boys. [walks away]

Muffy

We could write about things that really happened to us.

Francine

There's only one problem. Nothing's ever happened to us. They start walking home.

Are you kidding? What about when we first had Mr. Ratburn? We thought he was a monster.

Buster

Right. Or when I moved away.

Francine

I guess you could do something about when I taught Arthur to play baseball.

I tried all night, but the plower's stuck. None of the roads can get plowed now.

Francine

Dad, look! It's too cold to write. I have to stop doing my report.

[Long pause; Francine presses the button on the TV remote and Oliver blocks the view of the TV]

Francine

Okay.

Francine.

Francine

What?

Muffy

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.

Francine

What a lightweight! There are a lot more disgusting things than Salisbury steak.

Yeah, smelly socks.

Baby diapers.

Buster

Cat whiskers.

Cat whiskers?

Francine

Hey, can someone help me?

Thank you. [walks past Francine]

You sound just like him!

And then... then... [roars like a Shrek green ogre, the chokes]

Francine

What was that?!

Francine

Why are you angry at us?! We're the ones who've been supporting you.

Muffy

Yeah! There are lots of other average kids we could have picked for this.

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.]

What are you guys doing?!

Francine

Why do you ask? Because you're angry?

Muffy

Angry!

I'm not angry!

Francine

Well, what would you call it?

Angry.

Please don't hurt me!

And stop passing these out! I told you yesterday, I don't want any more pep rallies!

Francine

Don't worry, Mr. Hyde, it's not for you!

"A is for angry. B is for brains. Pep rally for Brain before the game"? I thought you said he was conceited?!

Muffy

Wow, angry and mean! I think you need to chill out!

Why are you doing this? Is it because I asked you guys to leave me alone yesterday?

Francine

If you call what you did asking. Brain may seem conceited, but at least he's nice.

Muffy

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!

Francine

3,600 liters a day? What happens if the number just keeps rising? (It cuts to Francine, singing in the shower.) Not the 10:05 but the midnight train!? (She uses a brush to pound on the shower.)

Catherine

(offscreen) You've done it now, Francine. You just used all the water in Elwood City.

Francine

(She's gasping.) Oh, no! But Muffy's birthday pool party was today. (It cut to Francine outside, running down, panting.)

Spare any water, sir?

Catherine

[offscreen, calls Francine] Hey squirt, come here! [Francine stands up off of the sofa and walks to her and Catherine's room] I was online and found some stuff you might want to use for your paper.

Francine

Oh, thanks, but I finished it already. [looks at the printed article in surprise] Hey, this is my paper!

Catherine

You mean, you already used some of this information?

Francine

I used the whole thing. It was perfect for the topic. So I cut and pasted it into a new document and added a title.

Catherine

[disappointed] Francine, you can’t do that!

Francine

Why not?

Catherine

Because that’s plagiarism, that's why.

Francine

No, it isn't. It's called finishing your work early, so you can enjoy Thanksgiving. [worried] What's "plagiarism"?

Catherine

[picks up the printed article] It's when you take someone else's work and claim it's your own. It's basically stealing.

Francine

But I already handed it in. So, you think I can get an "F"?

Catherine

Worse! You could be suspended.

Francine

Huh?

[offscreen, from the kitchen] Kids! Dinner's ready!

Catherine

[whispers] You have to tell Ratburn!

Francine Frensky

Hey, George, do you wanna Playground?

Yes.

Buster Baxter

I'm very disappointed in you, George! What on earth did you Carl's sick?!

But I...

Muffy Crosswire

George, what is wrong with Carl?!

Francine Frensky

???