♫Every day when you're walking down the street♫ ♫Everybody that you meet has an original point of view♫ (laughing) ♫And I say hey♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫If we could learn to work and play♫ ♫And get along with each other♫ ♫You've got to listen to your heart, listen to the beat♫ ♫Listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street♫ ♫Open up your eyes, open up your ears♫ ♫Get together and make things better♫ ♫By working together♫ ♫It's a simple message, and it comes from the heart♫ ♫Believe in yourself, for that's the place to start♫ ♫And I say hey♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫If we could learn to work and play♫ ♫And get along with each other♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ Hey!

♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ Hey!

Hey, D.W.!

Hey!

Whoa... ARTHUR: Have you ever thought about how different something might have been if you had done it just one minute earlier, or even later?

(doorbell rings) How much better everything would have been?

(watch beeps) Hi, Arthur.

Well, how about that?

You're right on time!

Buster's still in his room.

Why don't you tell him if he doesn't hurry up you'll miss your movie.

Hey, Buster, come on!

The movie starts in 15 minutes.

Okay, let's go.

ARTHUR: That's what would've happened if I'd been one minute later.

But instead... (rewinding noises) (doorbell rings) Hi, Arthur.

Well, how about that?

You're one minute early!

Why don't you run on up and tell him if he doesn't hurry, you boys will miss your movie.

Hey, Buster, come on!

The movie starts in... (gasps) Arthur!

Arthur...

Uh, I'll be right back.

Okay, you can come back in now!

(worried sigh) Arthur?

(door slams) You better get going if... Where's Arthur?

He had to go.

But I thought you two were going to the movies.

He had to go home.

(gasps) Mom!

Dad!

D.W.!

Come quickly!

I just found out something about Buster!

What?

What?

(whispering) (gasping) I knew it!

He was always too goofy.

And immature.

Exactly!

I don't want you hanging out with him anymore.

My son hobnobbing with babies.

Don't worry, I won't.

Luckily, there's a PTA meeting tonight so we can warn the other parents.

Why wait?

Let's get on the phone now.

(dialing) (phone ringing) (groans) ARTHUR: Hello, Buster?

(dial tone) Email.

Email is better.

BUSTER: "Hi, Arthur.

"It's me, "your buddy, Buster!

"I know what you just saw looked kind of weird, "but it's not that big a deal, right?

I mean..." D.W.: Now, Suzy, what did I tell you about sucking your thumb?

That's only for babies like Kate.

BUSTER: "I mean, we're still best friends, right?

"Your best friend, Buster.

P.S.

: Please don't tell anybody."

"Hi, Buster.

Yeah, we're still..." Not that big a deal?

I'm glad we're still best friends, Arthur.

Of course!

Why wouldn't we be?

And don't worry, I won't tell anybody.

Actually, I thought about that.

Now that I know you're okay with it, I don't care if the whole world knows.

What's wrong?

It's no big deal, right?

Just like you said.

(groans) (gasping) We're best friends!

(loud sucking noise) (gasps) Hi!

Did you get my... Hi, Buster!

Gotta run!

Don't want to be late!

Hey, guys.

Oh, hey.

Arthur's over there.

I know.

I want to hang out with you guys today.

How 'bout them Grebes, right?

Weird.

Why didn't Buster come sit with us?

What?

Oh, I don't know.

Maybe he just feels like a change of pace.

Don't you care?

No.

Why would I care?

He can sit where he wants.

Mmm, these beans are delicious!

What's up?

Nothing.

Yeah, right.

And then I forgot to write my lemur report, so I had to... ARTHUR: He can sit where he wants!

FRANCINE: Why didn't Buster come sit with you?

Buster?

(laughs sheepishly) I know!

You had a fight.

No!

You did something to him.

He did something to you.

He caught you at something.

You caught him at something.

(coughs) A-ha!

What is it?

What did Buster do?

C'mon, you know you want to tell me!

(faint conversation) Whoa!

I'm okay!

(laughs nervously) Just had a wobbly seat.

I, uh, better get someone to fix it.

Yeah...

Okay, you have got to tell us what's going on.

Gotta run!

The lemur has a striped tail.

The lemur is small.

The lemur is a primate.

The lemur eats plants.

The lemur has a long snout.

The lemur has a wet nose.

The lemur has a good sense of smell.

(whispering) Not so fast, Arthur!

I told you already!

I can't say anything!

At least give me a hint.

You can run, but you can't hide!

He's told everyone!

I just know it!

What am I gonna do?

Hello, is this where you go to find a grown-up job?

I know I look young, but I have three... well, two-and-a-half years of elementary school, plus kindergarten.

(phone rings) (fast voice on the phone) Thank you for telling us, Mr. Read.

(gasps) (bell ringing) Okay, enough already.

Ah!

Arthur!

What's the big idea, telling everybody?

I asked you not to.

I didn't.

Don't say that.

I know you did.

You were talking about me in the cafeteria.

Because you fell out of your seat.

And then in class, you were passing notes.

No, Francine was passing notes to me and I was telling her to stop it.

BUSTER: Oh, right.

It's true!

This coming from the kid who ran away from my house and then wouldn't even reply to my email!

Well, I...

I... Who sucks their thumb anyway?

Shh!

You're eight years old, Buster.

I try to stop, but it's hard.

And I only do it sometimes, not when anyone can see.

So?

It's my own problem.

It doesn't hurt anybody.

Not like ratting on your friend.

I didn't rat on you.

MUFFY: What'd I miss?

Shh!

Oops.

Sorry.

Was it good?

No.

No, it wasn't.

A-ha!

I knew it!

Okay, so now you know.

Satisfied?

Will someone please tell me what's going on?

FRANCINE: Wait, Buster!

Wait, wait, wait!

I just...

I have something that...

Here.

What is it?

A potion that makes you invisible?

You mean you actually do have a potion that makes you invisible?

No.

It's stuff you put on your thumb or fingers to make them taste bad so you don't suck them.

Oh.

Why do you have that?

Why do you think?

You, too?

I hardly do it anymore.

Don't tell anybody?

Don't worry.

I know how to keep a secret.

And I should probably tell you one more thing... (doorbell rings) Oh, hello, Buster.

(gasps) Hi, Arthur.

No, I didn't tell them, I swear!

I know.

Francine told me.

I just wanted to say I'm sorry I said you did.

Actually, I'm the one who should be sorry.

It was really mean of me to run away the other day.

Really?

You mean it?

I shouldn't have gotten so freaked out.

Yeah, but you're right.

I am in third grade, and I shouldn't do it.

It makes my thumb all wrinkly, like this.

Like what?

Wait.

You know what?

I haven't sucked my thumb at all since you saw me!

Wow!

Maybe you were so worried about me telling on you that... No, don't jinx it!

Best friends again?

Best friends.

♫ ARTHUR: To watch more Arthur and play games with all the Elwood City friends, visit pbskids.org.

You can find Arthur books and lots of other books too at your local library.

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