Stanley · Season 1
I don't get it. Why did Walter want to work alone? Does he not like us or something?
I don't think he likes anybody. Look!
[Walter is walking by himself.]
I don't know, Mimi. He likes wolves.
Yeah, but wolves are mean.
What if Walter likes wolves 'cause he's mean and scary, too?
Or what if he is a wolf?
You mean like a werewolf?
A... werewolf?!
Yeah. I've heard they're half human and half wolf.
[While Stanley is at the pet shop with his mother, Dennis is anxiously pacing about his bowl.]
Oh, my... Oh, dear... He's gone off to the pet shop again, hasn't he?
Yes. I saw him drive away with his mother a few minutes ago.
And not just the pet shop, dude. I heard him say, "the pet fish shop".
Then there's no doubt about it! Stanley is shopping for a new best friend fish!
Now, Dennis, there's no need to jump to any conclusions about this.
Jump to what? I didn't see Dennis jump.
Jump to conclusions means to make up your mind up about something before you know all the facts.
[sadly looking in a mirror] I should have known this would happened someday. I guess I'm just not as gold as I used to be.
Oh, Stanley would never replace you, Dennis. [jumps down onto the floor, and joins Harry on the bed] You're his favorite fish in the whole world.
That's exactly what I always thought. But the evidence is clear.
Evidence? What's that?
Evidence is something that helps you make a judgement about something. For instance, my fins, and gills, and the fact that I live in water are evidence I'm a fish.
But, Dennis, just because Stanley's been taking all his money to the pet shop, doesn't mean he's gonna buy a new fish.
Hmm, perhaps. But whenever I ask him why he keeps going to the pet shop, all he says it's a "big surprise". And what could be a bigger surprise than being replaced by another fish?!
A bicycle?
Now, really, Harry. What would a fish do with a bicycle? No, it's time I face it. Stanley wants a new best friend. Probably one of those little zebra fish or something. Fish with a little more pizazz than an average old run-of-the-mill goldfish like me. Huh. I can see it now.
[Dennis imagines Stanley talking to a more fancy-looking fish taking his place in his fishbowl.]
And then after dinner, I'll read some comic books to you. After that, we can tell jokes and draw pictures.
Why, thank you, Stanley! Oh, I know I'm just gonna love being your new best friend!
[Next to the fishbowl is Dennis in a glass of water, sad that he's been replaced.]
"New best friend", indeed. I gave that boy the best years of my life.
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