♪ 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 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... (crash) BINKY: Ugh!

What's that?

Roasted butternut squash, with a dash of maple syrup.

Try it, it's delicious.

(sniffs) Do you have any green beans?

Sorry.

We're trying to only serve vegetables that are in season from local farms.

It's better for the environment.

Hey!

There are no tomatoes either.

No tomatoes?

What will I have with my fresh burrata?

How could a vegetable be better for the environment?

Everyone, hold the line.

Do you know where this avocado is from?

A tree?

A tree over 2,000 miles away.

And it probably arrived on a truck which put 2,000 miles worth of pollution in the air.

Yeah, but a little pollution never hurt anyone, right?

Wrong.

Air pollution has been linked to lots of diseases, like asthma.

(gasps) And all that pollution also contributes to climate change.

See, the pollution acts like a lid, trapping the heat.

Which is fine for this pasta primavera, but not so good for our planet.

We all have to do something.

This is the only planet we have.

Want some carrots with that?

♪ ♪ Mrs. MacGrady is right.

We should all be doing something to help the environment.

And we have to do it now.

If helping the environment means more food like this, I'm in!

FRANCINE: "Muffy's Car Campaign."

♪ ♪ FRANCINE: I hereby call this session of the Lakewood Elementary Eco-Kids to order.

Can we be the Eco-Ninjas instead?

It sounds cooler.

How about the Eco-Squad?

Ooh, yeah.

Yeah.

Love it.

Guys!

It doesn't matter what we're called.

It matters what we do.

That's what we're here to decide.

I've got it!

Let's invent cars that run on seltzer instead of gasoline.

That would never work.

Where would we get all that seltzer?

Buster, we need ideas that are actually doable.

♪ ♪ MUFFY: Look at all the exhaust.

Yuck!

Hey, why don't we ask parents to turn off their engines while they're waiting.

That would cut down on air pollution, right?

Yep.

It says here that for every ten minutes a car idles, a pound of carbon goes into the air.

How's this for a slogan?

"Don't make us cough, turn your engine off."

I like it.

Let the campaign begin!

♪ ♪ (engine stops idling) ♪ ♪ (engine stops idling) ARTHUR: Buster, that was a great idea to ask Ms. Tingley for a permanent sign.

I wanted it to be 20-foot-high with flashing purple lights, but she thought it might cause accidents.

FRANCINE: Guys!

Listen up.

I've been working on our next campaign.

We're doing another one?

Oh, I've got a slogan.

"If you care, don't cut your hair."

What is that for?

I don't know.

But it's catchy, right?

Getting people to turn off their engines is great.

But wouldn't it be even better for the environment if everyone just biked to school?

But what about kids who live too far away to bike or walk?

BUSTER: Well, we do have a school bus.

BRAIN: One school bus isn't big enough for every student.

But if the school could get more buses, then everyone who needed a ride could get one.

That would reduce the number of cars on the road by a lot.

Maybe one day, we could make all of Elwood City totally car-free.

Totally car-free?

So are we all in?

I'm in.

Me too.

Let's do it!

Muffy?

(forced): Oh, yes, sounds great.

Yay.

(car horns honking) (sniffing) (bell ringing) Ah.

♪ ♪ (gasps) ♪ ♪ Cars here!

Any model, any make at rock-bottom prices.

You, sir, want a car?

How's five dollars?

Two dollars?

A quarter?

Any car for a quarter!

And I'll throw in this free bowl of soup!

(sadly): Oh.

My life's work, down the drain.

Why?

Why did they ban cars from Elwood City?

(sobbing, crow cawing) (door opens) Oh, hey, Muffin.

Hi, Daddy.

Daddy, what would you do if you couldn't sell cars?

Well, that's easy.

(moving objects) I'd be a dog groomer.

Always loved the way those fancy poodles looked.

Too bad I'm allergic to dogs.

Why do you ask?

No reason.

I wouldn't worry, creampuff.

Business is great.

And it's about to get even better.

We're branching out into new cars.

Say hello to the four-door Mallard.

Isn't she a beaut?

And very affordable.

One day, I hope everyone in Elwood City is driving one of these.

♪ ♪ First, we should get signatures from our parents saying our school needs more buses...

I made up a pamphlet we can hand out, explaining how this will help the environment.

And then we'll present the petition to the principal.

Who should do that?

I'll do it!

Look, I have hypnotizing glasses.

There's no way she can say no.

Maybe we should go with someone else this time.

Muffy.

Me?

Of course!

Who's more persuasive than you?

You do have a point.

In fact, I've been thinking about this whole campaign.

We should be going after bigger fish than a few cars.

And you know what that bigger fish is?

Whales?

This.

People, we must abstain from flying planes!

Air travel does burn a lot of fuel, which isn't good for the environment, but...

It has nothing to do with our school.

Let's stick with our "Get on the Bus" campaign.

Try to get as many signatures as you can.

Plus, your slogan needs work.

It just doesn't have that Binky zing.

♪ ♪ I got 12 signatures.

I got 15.

But one was Pal's.

How many did you get?

(laughing nervously): I lost count after 30.

I've been thinking, maybe we should all see the principal to show how committed we are.

What?

No!

It'll be too confusing.

Our message will get lost.

Plus, Buster will probably start talking about seltzer.

It's the bubbles.

That's what moves the cars.

Trust me, I've got this.

Meet you outside after the meeting.

♪ ♪ Hmm.

♪ ♪ (gasps) ♪ ♪ (grumbling) (door opens) Well?

Are we getting more buses?

What'd she say?

I begged, I pleaded.

But she just wouldn't budge.

She said the school just didn't have the money.

Then we'll raise the money.

Let's go talk to her!

Wait!

It, um, wasn't just the money.

She said she looked into it, and... there are no more buses.

How can that be?

There's a shortage.

No one can explain it.

I can explain it.

You didn't talk to the principal at all.

Look what I found in the trash.

ARTHUR: What?

How could you?

You have to understand that my dad is a car salesman.

It's his life!

Fewer cars on the road could ruin his business.

This is the environment we're talking about.

It's the air we breathe.

It's bigger than just you and your dad.

Don't you get that?

You are hereby kicked out of the Eco-Compadres Club.

I thought we were the Eco-Squad?

Eco-Compadres sounds better.

It has that Binky zing.

Wait!

Maybe we can compromise?

♪ ♪ (blender whirring) Pumpkin smoothie for my pumpkin?

No thanks.

What's wrong?

I saved the family business.

But I think I lost my friends in the process.

Huh?

Here.

♪ ♪ Tell me everything.

MUFFY: And if we get more buses, then there'll be fewer cars, and you can't be a dog groomer, 'cause you're allergic to dogs.

(Muffy crying) Honeybun, part of being a good businessman is learning to change with the times.

That's why I'm so excited about the Mallard.

It's an electric car.

It is?

Well, why does that matter?

It doesn't use gasoline, which is better for the air.

It's not a perfect solution, but it's a start.

A healthy environment is important to me too.

It's the world I'm protecting for my muffin.

Oh!

I should've take those signatures to the principal.

You can talk to her tomorrow.

In the meantime, I might be just able to help.

I am so proud of you kids.

This is really going to make a difference.

Thanks, Mrs. MacGrady.

And it would've never happened if I hadn't asked for green beans.

I have to hand it to you, Muffy.

This solution is even better than the one we were planning.

It was really Daddy's idea.

I should've thought about how our campaign would affect him.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

If you had, then Daddy wouldn't have asked the Mallard Car Company for their help.

(bus honking) (all marveling) (brakes hissing) All aboard for the maiden voyage of Lakewood Elementary's new fleet of electric school buses.

(kids marveling) BUSTER: Look at the fancy cup holders.

ARTHUR: These seats are so comfy.

MRS. MacGRADY: Let's crank some tunes.

KIDS: And now, a word from us kids!

BOY: Today is our day without paper.

GIRL: It means we don't use paper today.

BOY: Francine and her friends tried to get use cars less.

We're trying to use paper less.

GIRL: Yesterday, we used 95 pieces of paper.

BOY 2: There was paper on everybody's desk, Here, here, here, here, here, here.

But today, I don't even have paper in my sight.

GIRL 2: Usually, for morning work, we do something on a piece of paper, but today we're having a talking morning work.

Johann, what is your favorite snack?

GIRL 2: We asked three friends about their favorite snack.

Fig bars.

Cheesy crackers.

Cherries.

BOY 1: We're also doing math workshop.

Today, we're going to play Close to 20.

But we're not going to use paper recording sheets.

We're going to use... dry-erase boards.

(cheers and applause) This is basically a math activity.

GIRL 3: Dry-erase boards work very, very well.

BOY 1: We're doing acrostic poems.

BOY 3: Yesterday, we made this piece of paper.

BOY 1: And today, we're writing it on the table.

GIRL 4: It's dry-erase, so you can just erase it.

GIRL 1: This is my acrostic poem.

My downward is "Shell."

"Smooth, hard, elegant, light, little."

(applause) GIRL 2: We did a presentation for Ms. Heidi.

She's our principal.

Do you think we can do this for the whole school?

I think we can.

We'll help the other classes, because we know how to do it.

It's saving the trees, so it's not ridiculous, because we need the trees in order to breathe.

KIDS: And now, back to "Arthur."

♪ ♪ BINKY (thinking): If a meteor is traveling at a speed of 40 miles per second, how long will it travel in one hour?

Aw, man!

I barely understand the question.

Ah!

♪ ♪ (screaming) RATBURN: One minute remaining.

One minute remaining.

Uh... uh... 42!

3,000?

One?

Ah!

Oh, no!

Ten seconds... nine... eight... seven... (screaming) Time's up.

Pencils down.

♪ ♪ (word catching in throat) Any extra credit for creativity?

(sighs) ♪ ♪ BUSTER: "Truth or Poll."

BINKY: Man, that math test was a killer, right?

Actually, I thought it was pretty easy.

Well, of course you thought it was easy.

But for regular kids, it was impossible.

Right, Arthur?

I got a B-plus.

I guess it wasn't too bad.

If you did the homework.

Homework-shmomework.

That test was like being belly-slammed by Uncle Slam.

I bet everyone thinks so.

Except you two.

Too bad you can't know what everyone thinks.

You could if you took a poll.

Yeah, smarty pants.

I'll just take a poll.

What's a poll?

It's when you ask people the same question to find out what a group thinks about something.

But I think you'll find that most kids thought the test was fair.

BINKY: Oh, yeah?

Well, we'll just see about that.

♪ ♪ BINKY: There.

I was right.

What's this?

My poll.

"Was the test too hard?"

"Yes, yes, yes."

This proves nothing.

What?

Why not?

(basketball bouncing, hitting hoop) I asked three people, and they all said yes.

You need to ask more people than that to get an accurate result.

(grunts) (basket hits hoop) Wait here.

♪ ♪ BINKY: There!

That's ten yesses.

See?

I was right.

The test was too difficult.

Although, to be fair, Mei Lin didn't say it was too hard, she just stuck out her tongue.

♪ ♪ Wait, Mei Lin?

Your baby sister?

Who else did you ask?

My mom, my dad, the tough customers...

But they aren't even in our class.

You have to ask people who actually took the test.

(grumbles): Well, you could've told me that earlier.

♪ ♪ (sighs) ♪ ♪ (kids cheering) Over here!

Come on, Arthur.

Shoot it, shoot it.

Yay!

(whistle blowing) (cheers and applause) (gasps) ♪ ♪ Great, you've asked everyone in our class.

This will make for an excellent sample size.

Thanks.

Now, for the results of your poll.

♪ ♪ What's this?

A pie chart.

Ooh!

Are you making pie?

What kind?

I'm not making pie; this is just a way to visually present your data.

See this red section?

Yeah.

That represents all the students who thought the test was too hard.

35%.

Woohoo!

Go red!

Uh, what's that blue stuff?

The students who didn't think the test was too hard.

65%.

So, I was right.

Most kids in the class did disagree with you.

The end.

Well, I'm going to ask them again.

Some of them might change their minds.

(doorbell ringing) Hey, remember that poll I gave you yesterday?

Yeah.

I'm going to ask you the same question again.

But this time... with donuts.

(gasps) (munching) Now, did you think that math test we took was too hard?

(mouth full): No.

What?

Gimme that!

You're supposed to say yes.

I can't help it.

I really didn't think it was too hard.

Well, I still think it could've been a lot easier.

Well, if you had asked me that, I would've said yes.

Really?

Yes.

Yes, yes, yes.

Thank you for your valuable input.

Have a nice day!

♪ ♪ Wow.

99% of students agree.

I wonder who that one percent is?

That's Brain.

Right.

Of course.

BRAIN: What is this?

The results of my latest poll.

Read it and weep.

Oh, by the way, this represents you.

"Could the math test have been easier?"

Well, of course it could've been easier.

You agree too?

Woohoo!

Hey, everybody, we've got a 100%!

But that's a ridiculous question.

Saying the test could've been easier isn't the same as saying it was too hard.

You say, "tomato," I say, "potato."

It's all the same.

No, it isn't.

The wording of your question is misleading.

And your percentages don't even make sense.

It seems clear to me.

I certainly wish that math test had been easier.

Me too.

I think you might just be making up these rules to get the results you want.

Ah!

♪ ♪ BINKY: Hey, you took the last strawberry ice cream.

Sorry, I was ahead of you.

Mrs. MacGrady, is there any more strawberry?

'Fraid not.

I don't order a lot of it.

Chocolate and vanilla are the most popular.

How do you know?

Just experience, I suppose.

Would you like me to do a poll?

That way you'd know for sure what the most popular flavor is.

Well, now, that would be very helpful.

Thank you, Binky.

Don't mention it.

♪ ♪ (yelps) ♪ ♪ Well, butter my toes and call me a biscuit.

I would never have guessed.

♪ ♪ What is this flavor?

Rhubarb.

Isn't it delicious?

It's my favorite.

I like it even better than strawberry.

It is intriguing.

But why is there only rhubarb ice cream now?

I took a poll.

It's what everyone wanted.

Oh.

Was I in that poll?

Yup.

I asked you if you'd rather have a new flavor or no ice cream it all.

"New flavor" won by a landslide.

Oh, right.

BRAIN: You're behind this, aren't you?

Hey, I don't make the results.

I just report them.

Muffy, be honest.

Do you really like that rhubarb ice cream?

Meh.

But it's trending.

The people have spoken.

(groans): This stops now.

You're not the only one who can take a poll.

♪ ♪ Hi there!

Do you have time for a quick poll about the playground?

(gasps) BINKY: What happened to the Tower of Pain?

I took a poll.

87% of the students wanted to see it replaced with a flower garden.

But...

Sorry.

I don't make the results.

I just report them.

♪ ♪ Uh... (gasps) What happened to my chess club?

(music playing on speakers) BINKY: Sorry.

75% of the members felt that chess should be replaced with video games.

The facts don't lie.

♪ ♪ Huh.

99% of kids want our school to be "academically challenging."

Yeah, of course.

But 99% of kids also want less homework.

Wait, can both those things be true?

BINKY: (sleepily): 75% think the school week should be three days.

82% want watching TV to become a sport.

(groans): Too many numbers.

ARTHUR: Hey, Binky.

Come see the results of the latest poll.

♪ ♪ (murmuring) MUFFY: It is a great idea.

Wow, 100%, who knew?

♪ ♪ BINKY: "Do you think Binky should be baked into a pie?"

What?!

Sorry.

The people have spoken.

No!

Stop!

There must be some mistake.

(murmuring) Wait, how could 100% of kids have said yes?

I didn't vote to put me in a pie.

BRAIN: Yes, you did.

The question was, "Would you rather have no pie ever again, or a different-flavored pie?"

Oh, right.

I sure would miss pie... Now, who wants that à la mode?

ALL: Me, me!

Ah!

(screaming) (gasps) (shivering) Binky, I thought your poll said that rhubarb was the most popular flavor.

Why isn't anyone taking it?

Uh, maybe they changed their minds?

Binky's polls are biased, Mrs. MacGrady.

If you want a fair one, I'll do it for you.

No, don't let him.

I'll redo mine.

Your polls are misleading.

Well, at least I'm not putting kids in pies!

Huh?

Please, no more polls.

I don't even know what I like anymore.

Today, I put ketchup on my pancakes, because 72% of people said it was their favorite condiment.

(clanging) Everyone who wants Brain and Binky to stop taking polls, raise their hands.

Well, I haven't counted yet, but I think that's over 90%.

Make it a hundred.

Polls are very valuable tools.

But the questions you ask are just as important as the results.

I guess I got a little carried away.

Me too.

You were right.

I should've studied more for that math test.

Yeah, and kids didn't actually want the jungle gym redecorated.

I just asked them if they liked flowers.

Truce?

Truce.

Actually, they really brighten up the Tower of Pain.

I took a poll, and we're going to keep them.

BUSTER: 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.

♪ ♪