[catches up with Buster outside Lakewood Elementary] Buster, can you come to my party?
Are you kidding?! Of course!
[give Binky and invitation at his locker] Binky Barnes.
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?
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!
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!
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?
Boys and girls sit at separate tables in the Powers’ ice-cream shop.
Francine and Arthur both walk to the counter.
Everybody's really starting to hate each other.
This is just terrible Arthur!
BMBuster, Muffy, Sue Ellen and Fern
[angrily blows raspberry]
I wish you could come to my party.
I promised Muffy. How can I go to both? What's a party without boys?!
Wait a minute! I have an idea! [whispers in her ear]
That's a great idea, Arthur!!
[covers Francine's mouth] Shhh! But we have to keep it secret!
[runs into the kitchen looking relieved] Mission accomplished!
[holds a plate of pancakes] Just in time for your favorite!
BAunt Bonnie
With maple syrup all the way from Ohio!
CGCousin George
[brings a present] Happy birthday, Arthur! Guess what it is?
CGCousin George
It's a chemistry set!
Mrs. Read, Grandma Thora and George hang up decorations in the hallway
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]
The doorbell rings. Mr. Read opens to Buster and Brain.
Prunella walks up to the house.
Hey, what's she doing here?
And here comes Francine too.
(comes running and giggles)
Binky, Fern and Sue Ellen come in.
SESue Ellen
Am I at the right place?
Arthur: Yeah, come in!
It's a surprise for Muffy!
It's a surprise for all of us!
The kids follow Arthur and Mr. Read closes the door.
The living room grandfather clock strikes noon
Everyone find a place to hide! Muffy will be here any minute!
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!"
The doorbell rings.
I thought he was my best friend, but he wants to go.
SESue Ellen
I bet he doesn't want to go.
He could have stayed and lived in a pit, but he said no. What does that tell you?
SESue Ellen
Try thinking how Buster will feel. You're losing one friend, but everything else stays the same for you.
SESue Ellen
Buster's losing all his friends and going to a place where everything is new. It can be scary. I know. We moved a lot because of my father's job. It's hard.
Buster probably needs a best friend now more than ever.
I've decided to stay around the house, help out with some chores and stuff.
Oh, you know, I figured I violated my parents' trust by going to the dump. I should think about what I did and stuff.
SESue Ellen
Well, Arthur, that's really adult of you.
[waits outside the school cafeteria] Psst. Hey, is Arthur in here?
Well, maybe I'll just eat outside then. [walks outside]
Binky won't even get to eat near Arthur.
Well, that was awful. Maybe, we should bring them together. Then Arthur will thank us.
Shortly afterwards, Binky is having lunch on the lawn behind the school
[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]
SESue Ellen
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.
SESue Ellen
Oh. Well, why would you need to hit Arthur?
I didn't. And this is why I didn't need to see him.
SESue Ellen
Hmm... Boys. [walks away]
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.
SESue Ellen
Yeah, smelly socks.
FSFrancine and Sue Ellen
Cat whiskers?
Hey, can someone help me?
Sue Ellen hands George a paper handkerchief
Thank you. [walks past Francine]
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