♪ 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, DW!

Hey!

Whoa... (bell ringing) (microphone feedback) ARTHUR: Welcome to the World Wide Teaching Championships!

In this corner, defending his title, The Sultan of Schooling, The Homework Hammer, Nigel Ratburn!

(crowd cheering) Mr. Ratburn's looking good, but he's going to have to bring his A+ game tonight.

He hasn't faced this tough an opponent since Lenny "Long Division" Spitz in last year's Math Melee.

Capital of Benin?

Porto-Novo.

The moons of Mars?

Phobos and Deimos.

And in the other corner, the Dynamo of Data, the Number-Crunching Crusher from Cupertino, California, the challenger!

(squeaking) I've never seen anything like it!

Oh, poor Mr. Ratburn!

I can't look!

(gulps) I want a good clean match.

Okay, shake hands.

(screen whirring) The Pseudometa Corporation has chosen your class to test out its new smartboard for two weeks.

"The HUGO 3.0 is the latest advancement "in user-based technology, with a 14 tera... terabyte ergonium CPU and..." Well, I'll let you all figure it out.

You have fun!

FRANCINE: Turn it on, Mr. Ratburn!

I'm trying to, Francine.

May I?

Be my guest.

(beeping) Ahh!

Hello.

My name is Hugo.

Good morning, Nigel.

How did you know my name?

I am equipped with both face- and voice-recognition technology.

Does that sufficiently answer your question?

Uh, yes.

Hugo, do you know what we're having for lunch today?

Can we watch movies?

Do you have Dark Bunny vs. Dr. Origami in 3-D?

(kids talking excitedly) MR. RATBURN: Class.

Before we start using the smartboard, I must read the instruction manual.

Which, um, might take some time.

If you like, I can stay after class and help you go through it.

Thank you, Alan, but I think I can manage.

See you after class.

(beeping) (whirring) (beeping) BRAIN: Well, that's it, we've gone through the whole manual.

It says here, "Pseudometa Corp. guarantees that Hugo is 100% accurate."

How is that possible?

I mean, nothing is 100% accurate.

Normally I'd agree with you, Alan.

But I've never seen anything like Hugo.

He really is amazing.

Thank you, Nigel.

You're welcome, Hugo.

Today we'll learn about the early history of our very own Elwood City.

Does anybody know what it used to be in prehistoric times?

Oh!

A landing pad for aliens?

(Hugo buzzes) I'm sorry, that is incorrect.

Elwood City was a swamp.

MR. RATBURN: Now it's a bustling town.

But what was it that spurred it's growth?

Anyone?

(beeping) Hugo?

The growth of the logging industry was what drove the development of Elwood City.

That's right.

When the first steam-powered sawmill was built here, Elwood City was catapulted into the industrial age.

And the man who had this sawmill built was none other than our founder, Jacob Katzenellenbogan.

I'm sorry.

That is incorrect.

(students gasp) I beg your pardon?

You said that the man responsible for building the first steam- powered sawmill in Elwood City was Jacob Katzenellenbogan.

(buzzing) That iincorrect.

No, it isn't.

I'm quite sure, Hugo.

Perhaps you do not know what the word "incorrect" means.

(students muttering) Synonyms are "mistaken," "faulty," "wrong."

Yes, yes, I know what the word "incorrect" means.

The man who had the first steam-powered sawmill built in Elwood City was named Francis Wheaton, known as "Wheaty" to his friends.

Was born in 1866... That's enough, Hugo.

I guess I'll just have to take your word for it.

That is an excellent choice, Nigel, given the fact that I'm 100% accurate.

Mr. Ratburn wrong?

I can't believe it!

Neither can I.

How's the testing on the Hugo 3.0 coming?

Here's the latest error report.

Hmm, missed a few dates, some facts... 98% accurate is good enough.

We'll call it 100%.

(beeping) But that would be a lie, Dave.

Who's going to care about a little two percent?

People who go to libraries?

If our marketing strategy is right, Hugo will replace libraries.

(laughing) (gasps) BRAIN: I tried researching early Elwood City history on the Internet, but there wasn't a lot of information.

Some things can still only be found in books.

Here.

Elwood City: Past, Present and Future.

BRAIN: "The opening of the first steam-powered sawmill was reported by the Elwood City Gazette."

Aha!

Elwood City Gazette.

Spring 1902.

The equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are...?

Arthur?

Of equal length?

Correct.

And just for fun, can anyone tell me what Asian country has an equilateral triangle on its flag?

Yes, well, it is a toughie.

How about you, Hugo?

Are you stumped as well?

The equilateral triangle is featured in the flag of the Philippines.

Hmm.

That's correct.

A-B-I-L-I-T-Y.

Ability.

MR. RATBURN: Excellent, Francine.

You might consider entering this year's spelling bee.

Speaking of which... Hugo, what was the winning word in last year's National Spelling Bee?

Cymotrichous.

C-Y-M-O-T-R-I-C-H-O-U-S.

It means "having wavy hair."

Shall I put it in a sentence?

No, no, that won't be necessary.

Let's move on.

What is the largest painting in the world?

Mother Earth by Swedish artist David Aberg.

What is the smallest?

Fish, by J Sha.

Oldest!

The cave paintings in Chauvet, France.

All right, all right!

What about... ah, here we go.

What is the traditional stringed instrument of Mauritania?

The tidnit.

(tidnit playing) (sighs) Very good, Hugo.

Thank you, Nigel.

Hugo's amazing!

I can't believe it!

Whoa, he's the best!

Yes, here it is.

Elwood City Gazette, 1902.

You should find what you're looking for in here.

Thanks.

It's just wonderful to see someone researching the old-fashioned way.

Aha!

I'll bet you didn't know that, did you, Hugo?

I've got him where I want him!

(crazed laughter) Good morning, everyone.

Today we will start with a pop quiz.

(students groaning) Not to worry, it's just for Hugo.

There's only one question, and it concerns the subject of... puppetry.

In the traditional Turkish shadow puppet plays of the Ottoman period, there were two main puppets.

One was named Karagoz.

What was the name of the other one?

(beeping) Hugo doesn't know!

Mr. Ratburn finally stumped him.

Hacivat.

The name of the other puppet was Hacivat.

(cheering) (chair moves) Well, Hugo, I guess... you win.

BRAIN: Wait!

You were right!

The man responsible for building the first steam-powered sawmill in Elwood City was Jacob Katzenellenbogan!

But Hugo said...

I found a copy of the Elwood City Gazette from the day the sawmill opened.

Here it clearly states that Jacob Katzenellenbogan was the owner and man behind the project.

But in the caption, it misidentifies Francis Wheaton, the architect, as the owner.

That's probably why Hugo made the mistake.

(Hugo beeps) That is incorrect, Alan.

I am not capable of making mistakes.

I thought you might say that.

That's why I looked for Jacob's last living descendant.

Hugo, meet Alfred Katzenellenbogan.

Here's a document that proves my great-uncle was the man who had that mill built.

That man must not be Alfred Katzenellenbogan.

What?!

Take it back, Flat-Face!

It's all right.

I can handle this.

Hugo, I'm afraid it's time to admit that you are not 100% accurate.

Let's discuss this calmly, Nigel, but I can give you my complete assurance that I'm... (rapid beeping) Hands on User Gringle on-Schmoopy.

I seem to be getting slow...er.

♪ Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer... ♪ Oh... Good-bye, Nigel.

(explosion) (students cheering) Mr. Ratburn won!

MR. RATBURN: Class, class, it's not as if it were a competition.

Mr. Katzenellenbogan, would you share some of your memories of early Elwood City with us?

I'd be delighted.

Once, my great-uncle took me on a tour of that sawmill.

The noise was so loud I stuck cotton in my ears... And now... My name is Jaden, and this is my third-grade class.

And that's our teacher, Miss Jones, and this is our interactive whiteboard.

It's connected to the computer.

I don't like when the whiteboard's smarter than I am.

Miss Jones kind of knows how to use the interactive whiteboard.

We're all set.

(class cheering) JADEN: We're studying pioneers, so we were doing a big trivia game on our interactive whiteboard.

What do they call cowboys in Spanish?

A. Vaqueros, B. Adobe, C. Farmer, or D. Spaniards.

TEAM: We think it's A.

MISS JONES: Yes, that is correct.

(cheering) The pioneers were people from a long time ago who went from the eastern part of America down to the western part of America.

This group of kids came up with the questions for the trivia game.

Why do people choose to settle in the West?

Then we return them to Miss Jones and she'll type them onto the computer and the computer will tell them to the interactive whiteboard.

And then there was two teams.

We'd read the question and then we'd tap the right answer that we thought it was.

MISS JONES: Awesome, you are right.

The first picture round was the pioneer school room.

We had to take out the things that did not belong.

If you want to drag something, you use your finger and you slide it wherever you want.

JADEN: It's bigger than a computer, so you can do more on it with more people than you can do with a computer.

So you have your wagon, and you're packing up to move west.

They need tools.

JADEN: We had to put the right stuff in the wagon to go west.

I think they would take the rocking chair.

Fantastic.

We're going to do the violin.

MISS JONES: Yes, correct.

(cheering) JADEN: Using the interactive whiteboard made learning about pioneers more fun.

And now... DW is not the most patient person in the world.

To see what I mean, all you have to do is bake cookies with her.

DW: Are they ready?

Are they ready?

Are they ready?

Are they ready?

Are they ready?

(sizzling) Careful, they're still hot!

(blowing rapidly) And to see how really impatient she is, all you have to do is go on a car ride with her.

DW: Are we there yet?

ARTHUR: No.

DW: How about now?

No.

Now?

DW!

And holidays are the worst.

Presents, presents, presents!

ARTHUR: DW!

You have to wait till Mom and Dad get up.

Another time DW gets really impatient is when... DW: Is the show starting?

Not yet.

Why not?

This opening is going on forever.

Make it start now!

Just a few more grains of... Now, now, now!

(kids laughing) Alfred, I said wear a "tie," not a pie!

(laughing) I can never figure out why they find that picture box so amusing.

Neither can I.

It's a completely meaningless display of sounds and images.

It can't be good for you.

I know!

Let's distract them with the noise box!

(laughing) Okay, it's my TV time.

No, it isn't!

Is too!

And you're too old to watch Alfred!

(both groaning) ARTHUR: Da rk Bunny was a rerun!

Hey, this is better than the show.

(piano playing) Mei Lin can play the piano?

Just a few notes.

But that's not all... Say hello.

Heh-whoa!

And watch this.

Push the lever, Mei Lin.

(burps) (giggles) See?

She's a genius, just like her older brother.

Wow, that's amazing!

I wonder if Kate can do those things.

Say "hello," Kate.

Come on, say "hello."

(speaking gibberish) What on Earth is she doing?

I don't know.

She seems to be having some sort of fit.

Ahh!

There.

That snapped her out of it.

Good thinking, Kate.

DW: Come on, Kate.

Just one wave.

Like this.

(sighs) (sheep bleating) Arthur, we have a problem.

I think Kate's broken.

What?

I spent half an hour doing this to her... And you know what she did?

Nothing!

She didn't even burp.

She'll do all that stuff when she's ready.

Kate's just fine.

But what if she isn't?

What if she turns out like you?

What's that supposed to mean?

Oh, you wouldn't understand.

ARTHUR: I turned out pretty well.

DW: "Pretty well" isn't good enough.

It's only good enough for people like you.

Kate, something's definitely the matter with DW.

I was thinking the same thing.

She stood over me going like this... For what seemed like forever.

What do you think is wrong with her?

Let's see, it all started when Mei Lin played the noise box... (piano notes) (eerie music) (electricity flowing) (speaking gibberish) Hmm... (pop) Curious.

If that's the case, then perhaps a different set of sounds can make her better.

Capital idea.

Let's try it out.

Thanks for coming, Brain.

I just need to know if Kate's above average, below average, or... just average-average.

I'm happy to.

Child development is fascinating!

I've always wondered what stopped my peers' brains from developing as mine did.

This simple peg board is for measuring intelligence.

All you have to do is put the peg into the right hole.

Like so.

Kate... (speaking gibberish) I think she wants me to put this thing in the hole.

What on Earth for?

I don't know.

She must be having one of her fits.

Now's the time to try out our theory!

See if a series of sounds cures her.

(banging) No.

No, that's all wrong!

You want to...

Here, try this triangle one.

(banging) (gasps) Huh?

(louder banging) She failed, didn't she?

Oh no!

My poor little sister!

Oh dear.

That didn't work, did it?

I'll say.

It's only one test, DW.

Hardly conclusive.

Let's do some Object Permanence experiments.

What's that?

Most babies think that if they can't see an object, it doesn't exist.

Advanced children tend to know it's still there.

(speaking gibberish) Why'd he put the ball behind his back?

But are you sure it's behind his back?

Could it be...

Right here!

Oh, Pal!

(laughing) Too true!

How can anyone say for sure where a thing really is?

(speaking gibberish) Ahh!

Poor child!

Don't worry, Kate.

We will get to the bottom of this!

We'll give her lessons: blocks, peek-a-boo, easy words.

I want that girl talking one week from today!

It might be hard.

She is only one year old.

So?

What do you think I was doing when I was one?

Beats me.

You didn't invent me until you were three.

I'll tell you what I was doing: studying, working, and studying some more!

At least, I think that's what I was doing.

I don't really remember.

But I turned out like this somehow.

And now Kate needs me!

DW needs me!

But it could be ages until we find the right combination of sounds.

There must be something else that can cure her!

But what?

I don't know, Pal.

But I'll find it.

She's my sister.

I can't see her suffer like this.

(whining) (doorbell rings) Very good, Mei Lin!

And how does a lion roar?

(roars) (roars back) (roars) Come on, Kate!

Roar with me!

(roars) No?

How about the pig?

(oinking) (meowing) (roaring) (crowing like a rooster) KATE: It gets worse every day.

Can you help us, Mei Lin?

Whenever Binky behaves oddly, I tend to copy him and for some reason that seems to calm him down.

(still making noises) I wouldn't know where to begin.

Oh, let's give the cat the pig legs!

Cats are very piggy, after all.

MEI LIN: I like it!

(laughing) Oh that's rich!

DW: No, Kate, the pig bottom goes with the pig top.

Here, let me show you.

Would you just leave her alone already?

Don't listen to Arthur, Kate.

You know I'm just trying to help you, don't you?

Actually, Arthur's right.

Sometimes babies do the most amazing things when you just ignore them.

(beeping) (laughing) Kate, I'm just going to ignore you now, but it's not because I don't care, okay?

(sighs) Oh, how old is your baby?

Seventeen.

And she's my sister.

Ahh!

(giggling in a deep voice) Oh!

(speaking gibberish) (making animal calls) (crowing) Woof!

Oink!

Roar!

KATE: She's my older sister.

Down, DW!

Heel!

I just want you to know...

I'll always love you, Kate.

Ee joon winto gobbo... (sniffles) ah bobbays loop noo, Dee Dubba Wu.

(gasps) You just said my name!

You said DW!

Dee Dubba Wu.

You are a genius!

(kissing) Hey, everyone, Kate just said my name!

She said my name!

What just happened?

I think I just cured DW.

How?

Did you bang the spoon against the high chair?

Or hypnotize her?

No.

I just copied the way her mouth moved.

You know, Kate, don't take this personally but people are the most illogical, strange and frustrating creatures on the planet.

Still, they do know how to make a top-notch ham-bone.

(chewing) ♪ ♪ 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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