Grandma Thora quotes from Arthur

[eats messily, coos, laughs]

What kind of birthday cake should I bake?

Chocolate!

(coos)

See, Arthur? Even Kate agrees with me about the plates.

Have a good day at school, honey!

And don't forget to hand out your invitations! [hands them to Arthur]

I hope everybody can come to my party!

[runs into the kitchen looking relieved] Mission accomplished!

[holds a plate of pancakes] Just in time for your favorite!

With maple syrup all the way from Ohio!

[brings a present] Happy birthday, Arthur! Guess what it is?

Uhhhh....

It's a chemistry set!

Oh, thanks.

Time for birthday kisses! [kisses Arthur on the head]

And eight birthday hugs! [hugs Arthur]

And a pinch to grow an inch! [laughs and annoyingly chases Arthur]

Mooomm!

Buster

Happy Birthday!

Hey, what's she doing here?

Buster

And here comes Francine too.

Francine

(comes running and giggles)

Am I at the right place?

Francine

It's a surprise for Muffy!

It's a surprise for all of us!

Everyone find a place to hide! Muffy will be here any minute!

Buster

What did you say in your note to Muffy?

I said, "I have a special present for you. It's so big that I can't carry it by myself. Please come to my house today at noon to get it!"

I win! I win!

Did not, it's a tie!

*laughs*

*grunts in frustration* Huh??

Who wants blueberry pancakes?

Grandma Thora, you're in the wrong house.

Where are Mom and Dad, Grandma?

They're at the hospital. You both have a new baby sister.

A sister! My sister! She'll be just like me! Yahoo!

Oh, brother.

Oh, sister! Yay!

(weakly) Yahoo....

Francine

We weren't there when Arthur did it!

I didn't do it!

Somebody did it. I want a confession. Confess! Confess!

Buster

I've reached a conclusion by discerning the truth from the eyewitness accounts. It's very simple. While we were busy, a space alien materialized. In a scientific search for samples of human food, he took the snowball and nothing else, because he left in a hurry.

Huh?! Now who left that freezer door open?

Buster

It's the only logical answer. That's why the plate is missing also.

Francine

That's crazy!

One of you took my snowball!

Francine

Why don't you just confess, Buster?

Yeah!

Buster

Me? Why don't you?!

Francine

It was probably Arthur.

Me? How could you think I would do something like that?

Whoever did it should just admit it. It's not nice to do this to a little girl.

I think you're all in on it. You're trying to break a child's heart. It's a conspiracy!

You know, someone's going to get their feelings hurt if everyone doesn't calm down.

Cucumbers: yucky. Mushrooms: yucky. Onions: yucky and smelly. Wait a minute, this isn't lettuce. What kind of a salad is this?

Uh-oh. [singsong] She's going to pop.

This is spinach.

Is something wrong?

This is spinach, AND I...HATE... SPINACH!!! [everyone in the restaurant gasps and laughed] Uh-oh!

[fiercely] That's it, I quit.

No!

[sternly quietness] Dora Winifred Read. [cut to Arthur's house with Grandma Thora and Baby Kate]

Back so soon. Did you all have a good time?

D.W. just punched her salad and then exploded! [pauses, David and Jane disappointedly stared to him] All over the waiter. But everyone was looking at us.

THEY WERE NOT!!! Everybody was making this into such a big deal!?

[sulky] No restaurants for you, young lady, until you behave and learn to eat what's placed in front of you. Now go to your room.

Jane, please.

Well, what about Grandma Thora's birthday at the Once Upon a Restaurant next week?

D.W. will not be joining us and gonna kill me.

Oh. well, that's too bad. [sighs] Dinner without D.W. I guess we'll just have to suffer through it without her.

If D.W. couldn't come to the restaurant, I'd be just as happy coming over here for dinner.

What? And miss Once Upon a Restaurant?

It just wouldn't be a happy birthday, if D.W. isn't here.

[Jane and David is not maintaining and arguing in off-screen] But this was the best restaurant ever! This was unfair! But am I supposed to do everything with D.W., or what?

Mom?

[concerned] What was it, now?

Well, are you sure my clock was working? Because I've really been in here for hours.

Your clock was workin' perfectlys. Go back to your room.

That's it. Well, I think I'll call Grandma's. But at least she loves me though. (In her imagination, David picks up the phone in the kitchen. Grandma Thora is phoning from her kitchen with D.W. sitting next to her eating cookies.)

Hello?

Son, this is your mother. What do you mean by punishing poor little D.W.?! (looks at D.W.) Eat up, lovey. You can have all the cookies you want. (returns to call) How can you do that. Look at this little angel. This child is perfect. (A halo appears over D.W.'s head) Punish Arthur. He's the real troublemaker.

Absolutely. Yes, of course, Mom. Arthur, go to your room and never come out!!!

[gulps]

[to D.W.; the glass music noise] Stop that! You'll break something.

Whatever.

That's enough back talk, young man. You can forget about going to that concert tonight.

What?! You can't do that!

I can, and I have.

(bleep)

[gasps then drops the cup and smashes it as D.W. laughingly]

Come on, D.W., I'm done.