Buster Baxter quotes from Arthur

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The rest of the episode takes place about year earlier. Arthur has no glasses and his friends are in Mr. Marco's class

This quiz is to be completed in class. No talking! [writes math problems on the blackboard.]

This is a seven, right?

Francine Frensky

Nope, this is a two.

This is the one?

Nope, this is a seven.

This is a seven.

No, Arthur, this is a nine, will you please stop bothering me?

(clears throat) Ahem! Mmm! (handing out test results) These are your test results. Anybody with four or more mistakes should see me after class for extra homework.

[has all questions right, but Arthur has them all wrong] I guess math's not your best subject.

I've got a headache!

Buster Baxter

Yeah, sometimes Francine gives me a headache too.

(Offended, putting her head up with her eyes closed) Hmph.

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Scene switches to the gymnasium with Arthur and his friends are playing basketball. The ball goes right to Arthur, but he misses it so a yellow, medium-skinned monkey gets the ball and passes to Francine

Hmm?

FSFrancine's Team

Shoot! (shoots and scores)

Buster

[has the ball on a breakaway and passes to Arthur] Arthur!

Got it! No I didn't. (misses again, a peach cat gets the ball, passes to Francine)

Binky (in background): Go, go, go, go! (Francine shoots it backwards with one hand and makes it. A rat blows whistle. Arthur has a free shot, but he is double-sighted)

Buster

Come on Arthur, you can do this! (Arthur shoots and it goes over the net and into the lockers) Oh, Arthur.

I guess basketball is just not the best sport.

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A nurse is doing an eye test at school. The kids come in one after the other, cover one eye and read the test chart with the other.

PDPrunella Deegan

E, G, B, D.

BBBinky Barnes

E, G, B, D.

SESue Ellen Armstrong

E, G, B, D.

[clears throat] M, P, 7, R, P, R. Oh, this is not a seven! Eight? Huh?

Francine: [Sing-song voice] Arthur's in trouble!

Muffy Crosswire

How do you get in trouble with the nurse?

[Everybody laughs]

Buster

What happened here?

I think I have to go to the eye doctor.

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The next day at school, Arthur is walking in the halls

Whoa! You look weird!

You look different! You get a new haircut?

[enraged and yells at Binky] No!!

School bell rings. Arthur walks into the classroom.

Hey, Buster, look there! (Pointing at Arthur) Arthur's a four eyes! (Sing-song voice) Arthur's a four eyes! Arthur's a four eyes! Arthur's a four eyes!

[Everybody laughs except Buster and Arthur]

Buster

[chides Francine] Some people need glasses to see, Francine. Big whoop!

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[In the school cafeteria Buster holds two drinking glasses in front of his eyes]

Buster

Hey, look you guys, I'm Arthur!

[Everybody laughs]

Hmm?

Buster

[ears droop] Oh.

Arthur gets annoyed and walks out of the cafeteria and past Binky

I know that, this is a new shirt!

Afraid not!

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[walks to school the next day with his glasses on, goes behind a tree and comes out with no glasses, chuckles, arrives at school. He and Buster pass Mr. Marco]

Arthur, where are your glasses?

I lost them. At home I think. It's very harder than ever to see without my glasses.

Buster

Why didn't you just wear them?

I didn't need them. I know this school at the back of my own hand. Boy's room is the third door from this corner, right?

Buster

Yeah, right.

See, why didn't I need them?

Buster

See you in class! [walks on]

Arthur passes Mr. Marco who comes out of a door with Mr. Haney

Mr. Haney

This is why I lock the exams, and...

Oh, well, the examination was better than I thought it would be. Still, in all, I think that we're going to have to go over...

[counts the doors but misses the one the teachers came out of] First door. Second. Third. [walks into girl's room by mistake and sees Francine and Muffy talking to each other]

I said, if I'm not batting cleanup, I'm not playing.

Francine?!

FMFrancine and Muffy

Aah!

AMArthur, Muffy, and Francine

What are you doing in here?!

This is the girls' room! Get outta here!

Huh?

The door hits Arthur in the back as Sue Ellen, Jenna and Maria come in. The door is seen from the outside.

GGirls

Augh! It's a boy! Get him out!

(Everybody hears the screaming and wonders what it is.)

Get me out of there!!

(The girls run out. Arthur slowly follows and finds everybody staring at him in disapproval.)

Augh! (he drops his lunch box) Uh-oh....

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ARTHUR READ! Didn't you tell everyone I looked like a marshmallow?!

Um...

Buster

[to Arthur] Yeah, didn't you remember? When she was wearing that goofy sweater. [to Francine] So, what do you need to do about?

You better apologize or...

Buster

[to Francine] Or what?

[points at Arthur] Or you're gonna get it!

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[Buster walks into Mr. Haney's office]

Mr. Haney

Come in.

Buster

Mom, Grandma, what are you guys doing here?

[Buster's mother Bitzi and his grandmother are in Mr. Haney's office about Buster's poor grades]

Bitzi

It's nothing to worry about, dear. [sobs]

[Buster's grandmother comforts her]

Mr. Haney

[takes out a lollipop and tissue] Really, Mrs. Baxter. It's not as bad as always is serious, very serious, but nothing a little elbow grease - A lot of elbow grease - Can't fix. Hopefully. Sit down, Buster.

[Mr. Ratburn sets a chair in the middle of the office for Buster]

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Bitzi

Buster, wake up! Your English tutor is here.

[Buster wakes up and finds Arthur at the door]

Buster

Oh. [chuckles] It's just you, Arthur.

Bitzi

Well, I'll leave you two to your work.

[she leaves the room]

Buster

Hey, Arthur, good plan. You fooled her completely. If we hurry, we can get to the park before the game starts.

We're not going to the park today, Buster.

Buster

What?

Get your books. We're gonna study!

Buster

STUDY?

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DWD.W.

Forget calling him Puddles. How about Lake?

I'll clean it up, Mom.

JJane

[holding a pooper-scooper in one hand and Kate in the other] Then, you'll need this.

DWD.W.

[holding a shovel] No, you'll need this!

DDavid

Pal was in the living room too!

JJane

What on Earth?!

[Arthur gulps]

DDavid

My catering schedules! [walks over]

JJane

[holding up a bar of soap covered in dog fur] What's this?! It's the soap from the bathroom!

DWD.W.

You still think he's so smart?

[Pal hiccups bubbles]

Buster

He ate the whole living room?

He didn't eat it. Just chewed on it.

Buster

My puppy was so much trouble that my mother gave it away while I was at school.

Probably to a farm.

[Arthur gasps and Pal burps up a soap bubble]

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[catches up with Buster outside Lakewood Elementary] Buster, can you come to my party?

Buster

Are you kidding?! Of course!

[give Binky and invitation at his locker] Binky Barnes.

Me?!

Yeah, and Francine. [gives an invitation to Francine as she passes]

Oh boy! We can play spin the bottle!

Arthur and Buster look embarrassed

[whispers] It's not too late to uninvite her.

No, I'll just do the recycling that morning so that there'll be no bottles in the house. [meets Muffy who is also holding invitations] Will you come to my party?

Sure! When is it?

Saturday afternoon! I can't wait!

PSPrunella, Sue Ellen and Fern

[gasp]

This Saturday afternoon?! But that's when I'm having my party! [hands out invitations to Arthur’s friends] I would've handed out my invitations two days ago, but they came back late from the printer.

[hands out invitations to the girls] Can't you change your party to another day?

Are you kidding?! The rock band and Pickles the clown have been booked for months!

Buster

You got Pickles?! He did my cousin's wedding! He's a genius!

SStudents

Ooooh, Pickles!

But I can't change my party either! All my relatives are coming from Ohio!

SStudents

Ooooh, Ohio!

Well then, everybody will just have to choose which party to attend.

Everyone looks at their invitations.

What are you thinking about?

About whose party to go to. Why? What are you thinking about?

Where's Ohio?

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Arthur, Buster, Binky and Brain are playing with a basketball during recess

Buster

As boys, we have to stick together! [passes the ball to Binky]

The rabbit's right as rain!

BBrain

I agree! We all go to Arthur's party! [he, Buster and Binky join hands]

What about the girls?

Buster

Ah, who needs girls?

Muffy, Francine, Prunella, Sue Ellen and Fern are nearby at the jungle gym

Who needs boys? Anyone who doesn't come to my party can't be my friend anymore!

But a party won't be fun without the boys!

Are you my friend or not!

A teacher calls the kids with a whistle. There’s a rope lying on the ground

CGCoach Grimslid

Come here kids! Let's choose sides for a tug of war! Muffy, you be one captain! Buster, you be the other! Muffy, choose your first player!

This team looks good to me!

Buster

That's fine!

CGCoach Grimslid

Okay then, the team that pulls the other team over this line wins! [blows her whistle]

KKids

[starts pulling and strains]

Who needs boys?! Pull! Who needs boys?! Pull!

Buster

Who needs girls?! Pull! Who needs girls?! Pull!

Come on guys, pull! [ties the rope to his waist and leans back. Prunella ties the other end to the jungle gym. Suddenly the rope breaks and all kids fall down]

I guess nobody wins.

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Boys and girls sit at separate tables in the Powers’ ice-cream shop.

KKids

(chatter)

Francine and Arthur both walk to the counter.

Everybody's really starting to hate each other.