Arthur
When Carl Met George
Season 13 Episode 6 | 13m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
George learns his new friend Carl has Aspberger's Syndrome.
George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who seems to know all kind of cool facts about trains and about… well lots of things! Then George learns that Carl has Asperger's Syndrome - a form of autism that makes Carl see the world differently than most people. Can George and Carl remain good friends - and perhaps even learn from each other?
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Arthur
When Carl Met George
Season 13 Episode 6 | 13m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
George is excited about spending time with his new friend, Carl, who seems to know all kind of cool facts about trains and about… well lots of things! Then George learns that Carl has Asperger's Syndrome - a form of autism that makes Carl see the world differently than most people. Can George and Carl remain good friends - and perhaps even learn from each other?
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♫Every day, when you' 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 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' and it comes from the heart♫ ♫Believe in yourself♫ ♫Believe in yourself ♫ ♫For that' to start♫ ♫Place to start ♫ ♫And I say, hey ♫ Hey!
Hey!
♫What a wonderful kind of day ♫ ♫If we can 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!
ARTHUR (over TV): Hey, D.W.!
Hey!
Whoa!
(loud thud) (letters shattering) Hey, Carl, what do you think?
That' You can tell because he has a mane.
Lions used to live all over the world, but now they' in Africa and India.
Huh.
I never knew that.
But I meant: What do you think of my drawing?
Do you like it?
It' I hate brown.
One of the reasons I like Carl is that he' He' See this train?
He drew it completely from memory.
That' built in 1905 by the Great Western Railway Company in England.
It has pistons and a driving wheel and connecting rods... Um, Carl?
And crank pins and valve gears and volute springs... Carl?
Hello?
Once you get Carl talking about trains, it can be hard to get him to stop.
And horn blocks and bogie pivots that depend on capillary action.
In the meantime, I' how we met.
Sorry, Wally.
This part of the story doesn' Ah, here it is!
The piece of the puzzle that started it all.
GEORGE' Now, once you' sides of the dovetail joint, you' a little... George, would you see if you can find some more glue in one of the other classrooms?
GEORGE: Cool space ship.
It' It' the fastest train in the world.
It can go 581 kilometers per hour.
Really?
I never knew a train could go that fast.
It floats on a super-powerful magnet.
There' in France called the GB-17, but that one runs on wheels.
I have a picture of it.
However, this picture is not entirely accurate because I made the windows too big.
You drew that?
I' My name is Carl.
I come here every Tuesday and Thursday with my Mom.
She' In a box, not a bottle.
I like drawing, too.
Hey, maybe we could hang out sometime.
Hang out of what?
No, I just meant...
Wait.
You' No, I' I' That' (laughs) Oh, sorry.
Well, maybe I' I have to bring this to my dad.
Nice meeting you.
Bye!
Now surrender quietly, Remi, or I' Oh!
Giving me the stink-eye, are you?
I' (growling) Wally, quit kidding around.
I need to clean up before bed.
Kind of tastes like chicken.
(Wally gasps) No!
George!
Not your dirty pants!
Anything but that!
Hey, if that' I should get it.
I did all the work.
It' of Carl' It must have fallen in my pocket when I bumped into the table.
Who' He' It was strange.
I couldn' if he liked me or not.
What' You' you' Thanks, Wally.
I should bring this back to him.
Take me with you!
I' your Dad' He could make me a friend.
A nice little ostrich.
We could share bowties.
Hey, Carl.
Remember me?
You' I met you Tuesday.
You were getting a bottle of glue for your dad.
CARL' Is this the boy you were telling me about?
Nice to meet you, George.
I' Could I have some apple juice, please?
In a box, not a bottle.
Sure, sweetie.
I' You didn' with you last time.
I like it.
Blue' Mine, too!
Hey, I' what' Hiya, Carl!
I' George' although we prefer the term mannequin.
Want to be friends?
(yelling) Carl, I' (moaning) There, there, sweetie.
It' What... what did I do wrong?
It' Carl has Asperger' Sometimes he reacts this way to unfamiliar situations.
I...
I didn' (Carl continues moaning) Is there anything I can do?
Thanks, but not right now.
Carl, it' It' Okay... um... sorry.
GEORGE: All I did was show him Wally and he got really upset.
His mom said it was because he had aspuh... Asperger' Yeah, that was it.
My uncle has Asperger's.
Here' "Professor Keith Powers wins Crown City Physics Prize."
Wow!
Is he a genius?
Sort of.
But he has a lot of trouble being around other people.
Why?
His brain just works differently.
What' really strange to him.
He described it like this...
BRAIN: Imagine you' on an alien planet.
It looks like Earth, but there are lots of differences.
(beeping) BRAIN: For one, a lot of people seem to talk really loudly.
Hey!!
How ya doin' Nice to meet you!!
I' BRAIN: And even though you speak the same language, you sometimes have a hard time understanding what they mean.
Good night for a banana fight, right?
Um, yes?
No!
Uh, I don' BRAIN: And things that seem hilarious to you... aren' What' Is it my nose?
I have no idea.
You' But it was a joke, right?
(sighs with disappointment) BRAIN: You wish the scientists back on Earth had given you a guidebook to this strange planet, but they forgot to pack one.
So, you have to try to learn things all on your own.
Maybe there' in particular that captures your interest, and you study just that.
(beeping) Hopefully, the people on the planet begin to understand you a little better.
Hey, George!
Nice... Oops.
Sorry.
(softer): Nice painting.
Thank you, Arthur.
You look very creamy today.
(laughing) BRAIN: And you might even learn to fit in.
But you' a little bit different.
Anyway, that's the way Uncle Keith explained it to me.
Here' WALLY: George, this is a bad idea!
Why?
Because you really upset Carl last time.
No, I didn' You did.
Oh, that' Blame the mannequin.
Well, what' this time when he sees me?
He' You' What?!
But... but this is a new bowtie!
I even put on a fresh coat of furniture polish.
Where is it?
Where' Just relax, Sweetie, I' it' It' It' This is terrible!
(rhythmic moaning) We' a new puzzle.
I promise!
Oh, dear.
And it' CARL: Hello, George.
Are you looking for more glue?
Carl!
No.
I came to give you this.
It fell into my pocket by accident.
I was going to give it to you the other day, but well...
It' of the Golden Bullet X97.
I noticed it was missing, so my mom and I made another piece like it.
However, this one will fit better.
Oh, I brought you something else, too.
If it' I don' Don' It' CARL: Central Pacific Number 2... the Trans Iberian Express... Carl, can you say thank you?
The Dome Car.
That' So, there you have it.
That' became friends.
And a steam funnel... and a signal whistle... Hey, Carl, want to get some juice?
In a box, not a bottle?
Okay.
It was nice to meet you.
I taught him that.
He taught me to speak quietly, be clear and not to take it personally if he ignores me.
Now maybe he' to draw a better lion.
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Captioned by Media Access Group at WGBH access.wgbh.org ♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫Hey!♫ ♫What a wonderful kind of day♫ ♫Hey!♫
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