♪ 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) ED CROSSWIRE: Welcome to the annual community picnic!

We've got games, crafts, food, and fun all day long!

D.W., stop wasting my balloons.

This isn't a waste.

It's an alien tadpole.

Thanks.

(blows raspberry) Welcome to Prunella's Tent of Portent.

I predict you want me to tell your fortune.

I do.

Amazing!

Do another one.

Okay.

I predict that... Arthur will pop a balloon.

It's not a prediction if it already happened.

I didn't mean that one.

I meant one in the future.

Step inside and prepare to be amazed.

(gasps) (cheering) What else do you see?

I predict that...

The lost one will join the line, and the final bite will taste sublime.

Oh, that's so wise.

Wait, what does it mean?

I merely relate what I see.

It is for you to interpret.

Thanks for visiting the Tent of Portent.

Have a mystical day.

Marina.

I'm so excited for our sleepover tonight!

Me too.

I have something for you.

It's a friendship necklace.

Each friend wears half the heart charm.

Aw, thanks.

Hey, I've got something for you, too.

Come with me.

Prunella, you don't have to tell my fortune.

I want to.

It'll be fun.

Madame Prunella is sensing something.

A sound.

The roar of a lion!

(faint whirring) (laughing) Pretty sure that's the generator from the ice cream truck.

(whirring stops) Marina, come on.

It's like you don't even believe my predictions.

Of course I don't.

I mean, you're just making stuff up, right?

I can't believe my best friend thinks I'm a faker.

I didn't say that.

I just... think you're a creative story maker-upper.

Oh, yeah?

I bet I can make three predictions and all of them will come true by tonight.

All three?

No way.

Yes way.

If they don't come true, I'll give up fortune-telling.

But if they do, you have to do the "I'm sorry" dance in front of everyone.

Deal.

Deal.

Is "the lost one" in your prediction my shoe?

Buster, I don't know.

Okay.

Unrelated question: have you seen my shoe?

We're kind of busy right now.

Let us begin.

Prediction one.

Madame Prunella never lies.

Today, I say you'll get a prize.

A prize for what?

You'll find out when it comes true.

If it comes true.

Woo-hoo!

Sometime today, before sunset, I predict that you'll be dripping wet.

It's not supposed to rain today.

I'm not worried.

And the final prediction is... Something special, safe, and sound, first it gets lost and then is found.

Well, I predict one thing I'm not going to lose today: this bet.

Oh, really?

That's funny, because I have a very clear vision of you doing the "I'm sorry" dance.

(cheering) (laughing) Congratulations to our first place team.

You each win a box of cookies.

Wait, there was a prize?

Aw, I would have gone faster.

Guess that first prediction didn't come true, huh?

Hey, Marina, want my cookies?

I'm allergic to nuts.

Sure.

Aha!

It did come true.

What?

This doesn't count.

We didn't win it.

Jessica just gave it to me.

I never said you had to win it.

I just said you'd get one.

All right, fine.

I'll give you this one.

But you still have two more to go.

D.W.: This one's a melon.

We're supposed to be making balloon animals.

Fine.

It's a toad that swallowed a melon.

PRUNELLA: You've got corn at 12:00, carrots at 2:00, and green stuff at 8:00.

What's the green stuff?

Creamed spinach, maybe?

Or alien brains.

Either way, you can have mine.

Mine, too.

Oops.

Sorry, Marina.

That's okay.

It's just water.

And prediction number two comes true.

The crowd goes wild!

(imitates cheering) You said I'd be "dripping wet."

This is hardly dripping wet.

There are drips and you're wet.

Sounds like dripping wet to me.

(sighs) All right, if you insist on being so literal.

But there's no way that third prediction is coming true.

We'll just have to wait and see.

(doorbell rings) Perfect timing.

I just made popcorn.

You'll be sorry to hear that I haven't lost anything, Madame Prunella.

The day isn't over yet.

So, want to watch a Henry Skreever movie?

Um... yeah, sure.

Hey, before we do that, let's connect our necklace charms.

Why?

Because we're best friends.

Huh.

I put it right here.

Oh, I hope you didn't lose it.

I haven't taken mine off since you gave it to me.

(necklace jingling) Maybe it fell off in your bed or something?

Wonder how that could have happened?

Yay, you found it!

Hey, something special was lost and found!

That was the third prediction.

Okay, Prunella, you win.

Happy?

Well, at least I don't have to give up fortune-telling.

(laughing) Aren't you going to put it on?

Nope.

You know, you don't really have to do an "I'm sorry" dance.

I just said that to be funny.

Thanks.

So, how about that movie?

BOY (on TV): I should never have lied to you, Persephone.

GIRL (on TV): Be ing right matters more to you than being my friend.

Actually, I've seen this movie too many times.

Can we play cards instead?

(TV turns off) Go fish.

Any nines?

I win.

Good.

Now we both won something tonight.

I won the bet and you won the card game, so we're even.

No, we're not.

Why would you even say that?

It's just... You seemed kind of upset, so I thought...

I'm not upset because you won.

I'm upset because...

I'm just tired, okay?

Let's go to bed.

Marina?

You asleep?

(night birds hooting) Um... What is it?!

Are you seeing my future?

Your past.

A most unkind friend you have been because you always have to win.

Will winning still be worth the cost when your best friend you find you've lost?

No!

It's not worth it!

I never meant to hurt Marina.

She's my...

Looking for this?

Best friends for never!

No!

No... Prunella, wake up.

Are you okay?

Huh?

I just... had a bad dream.

I'm fine.

I've been thinking, and I really need to talk to you about something.

You know how yesterday...

I hid your necklace.

I know.

I'm so sorry.

I...

Wait, you knew?

Yeah.

That's what I wanted to talk to you about.

But how?

(necklace jingling) You heard it!

How come you pretended not to know?

You just wanted me to believe you so badly.

But I'm pretty mad, so I decided I had to tell you.

I'm really sorry.

You should give this to someone who deserves it.

Here.

(laughs) I'm not giving it to someone else, you goofball.

Really?

The charms say "best friends."

It takes more than a little fight to change that.

(panting): Hi.

Your mom told me you were here.

It's an emergency!

What is it?

You said, "The last bite will taste sublime."

The last bite of what?

It's driving me nuts!

Sorry, but I'm not telling any more fortunes.

What?!

You don't have to stop fortune telling for me.

I don't?

No, you love it.

Besides, your third prediction wasn't totally wrong.

It wasn't?

What did you almost lose and get back?

My best friend.

This is all very nice, but what does my prediction mean?

You're no longer worried about predictions of old.

From now on, you'll stop wanting your fortune told.

You're right!

I don't need to know what that prediction meant.

(sighs with relief) I feel better already.

Thanks, Madame Prunella.

I predict you want eggs for breakfast.

(gasps) How did you know?

It's what you eat every time you sleep over here.

Actually, today I'm having cereal.

I don't want to be too predictable.

And now a word from us kids.

Second grade, the day is here.

We're finally ready to make our carnival booths.

KIDS: Yay!

GIRL: Prunella's carnival booth was a fortune-telling booth.

We are making our own carnival booths.

We're painting and designing our own signs and boxes.

The challenge of making these booths was coming up with an idea that was really astonishing.

The Hair-o Machine.

So you walk through the booth and then when you come out, your hair will be all off.

Hey, you want to come feed talking animals?

Talking bunnies.

They only talk if you feed them carrots.

Yum, yum.

Thank you.

Come get an automatic swish at my amazing basketball booth.

Every ball goes in guaranteed.

Come get a free golden retriever.

They're puppies.

The amazing flying guinea pig of terror.

So you go inside the booth through a tunnel to the flying guinea pig.

Ever since I was in second grade, I loved guinea pigs.

They're very intelligent.

Come and get your all-mountain roller coaster tickets.

It's an all-mountain roller coaster.

Welcome to the mirror photo booth.

You get your picture taken.

When you go to bed at night, your picture comes to life.

It copies everything you do.

Step right up to take a miraculous journey by hot air balloon into outer space.

My booth is a carousel, and it's called the Night-O-Sel because it's the colors of night.

The horses come alive, and some have wings.

They fly.

GIRL: I like this kind of art project because it's really using your imagination.

(cheering) And now, back to Arthur.

ARTHUR: The truth is, nobody likes being told what to do.

Stop!

ARTHUR: Although sometimes, it's for a good reason.

But way too often, it's for no reason at all.

Wait.

Put this on right away.

There's a horrible outbreak of Amazonian Capybara Flu going around.

Huh?

Where?

In the Amazon.

But you can never be too safe.

ARTHUR: And it's really annoying when it isn't even people telling you what to do.

DOLL: Squeeze me!

Hug me!

Squeeze me!

(muffled): Hug me!

D.W.: Hey, Arthur, have you seen my Chatty Sally Doll?

Doll?

Nope.

No doll here.

Hm...

But worst of all is when it's one of your best friends always telling you what to do.

BINKY: Mutiny on the Pitch.

Crisper passes, Fern!

Just 30 seconds left, and it's a tie score.

Give it your all!

Go hard, Muffy.

Those shoes aren't even dirty.

(crowd cheering) Pass it, Arthur, pass it!

(gasps) (grunts) Goal!

(whistle blows) (crowd cheering) We beat 'em!

Mighty Mountain's the best team in the league.

Nice assist, Arthur.

What's wrong with everyone?

We're on a four-game winning streak.

It's just... Well, we're not having any fun.

You keep bossing us around.

You're a control freak.

Who, me?

Binky, tie those laces.

Okay, okay, I'm a little demanding.

But I'm team captain.

I'm supposed to tell you what to do.

That's the coach's job.

I want a truckload of sand and 30 beach umbrellas.

Great win, kids!

Trust me, this "Beach-ya Can't Beat These Deals" sale is going to move a ton of cars.

Okay, as captain, you may have some added responsibilities.

But you're too bossy.

I don't have to be in charge.

I could let anybody be captain.

Prove it.

Fine.

I will.

BUSTER: Check it out.

No hands.

(slurping) Buster, you're captain.

Congratulations.

BUSTER: Me?

Captain?

This is going to be a disaster!

ARTHUR: You'll be fine.

There are four games left, and we only need to win two to make the playoffs.

Of all people, you picked Buster?!

You should be happy.

He's not bossy at all.

ED CROSSWIRE: That's it.

Pedal to the metal!

(cell phone ringing) What?

Of course it's a crisis.

Take over, Captain.

Somebody needs to blow the beach balls up.

Okay, Captain, what stations should we be in?

Who's on offense?

Well, uh...

I think that's an open question.

What do you guys want to do?

Nobody's ever asked our opinion before.

Why don't we go home and watch cartoons?

I like it.

(inhales) (whistle blowing) Okay.

See everybody tomorrow for the game.

(phone ringing) Hello?

Oh, hi.

He's right here.

How are you feeling?

Ready for your first big game?

Got your scouting report ready?

Uh... it's in progress.

Having a good breakfast?

You need stamina to be captain.

(nervously): Mm-hmm.

FRANCINE: Go od, because I was so nervous, I threw up before my first game as captain.

(moans) Of course, if you're not up to it, I can step in.

(dial tone) Hello?

(whistle blows) (faint talking) Hey, Captain, you may want to tell Muffy and Fern they're out of position.

They are?

Only 14 seconds left.

Ow!

Huh?

Score!

(cheering) (whistle blows) Yes!

Hmph.

Let's have a big cheer for our new captain Buster and his game-winning goal.

TEAM: Yay, Buster!

(flatly): Yay, Buster.

If you ask me, the whole thing was a fluke.

It was a lucky win.

BUSTER: Everybody warmed up?

Ready to dominate?

(team cheering) I was just wondering if I could play forward.

I've never had a chance to score.

Fern, you're better at defense.

You should stick to...

I think that's a great idea.

Hmph.

(gasps) ARTHUR: Way to go, Fern!

You tied it up.

Nice move, Fern!

Hey, can I play forward, too?

Sure.

Go get us another goal.

(whistle blows) Wait.

Who's playing... ...goalie?

(whistle blows) FRANCINE: Okay, everybody, the little experiment is over, and we can all see how that worked out.

Yeah.

It was fun!

But... do I have to spell it out?

We lost.

Yeah, but it was close.

And we only need one more win.

But... but... Hm...

I can't believe you don't see it.

Buster's a terrible captain!

We'll never make the playoffs.

Why did you pick him?

Well, because I thought after one day, everyone would realize you needed me to be captain.

Well, you really blew it on that one.

Like it or not, you have to listen to Buster now.

You're right.

I'll just do exactly what he says.

I realized what our problem was.

We're not passing enough.

So I want everybody to pass more before taking a shot.

How much more, exactly?

Uh... hmm... Four times before any shots.

BRAIN: You're wide open.

Take the shot!

What are you doing?

You could have scored.

Just following your directions.

You said to pass four times before shooting.

But how could you pass up an open shot?

Well, how could you give such bad directions, Captain?

That's it.

Go to the penalty box.

Um, there's no penalty box in soccer.

Well, there should be.

Brain, go build one.

Meanwhile, you're benched!

(gasps) This is ridiculous.

I should be captain and now I'm not even in the game.

Are you sure about benching Francine?

She's our best scorer.

Not today, she isn't.

(whistle blows) BRAIN: Lost again.

Our chances of making the playoffs just took a nosedive.

Now we have to beat Mighty Mountain again.

Scary.

You blew it!

We didn't make the playoffs.

It's all your fault.

TEAM (chanting): Bossy!

Bossy!

Bossy!

We want to have fun.

But don't you want to win?

I just want to win.

What are you doing here?

First you take over my team and now you're taking over my nightmare?

What are you talking about?

This is my nightmare.

(growling) (screaming) (both gasp) ARTHUR: Everything's riding on today's game.

But who do we want leading us?

Let's review.

Under Buster, "No boring practices."

Under Francine, "Better play."

Buster: "No loud yelling."

Francine: "Always well prepared."

You forgot "great snacks" under Buster.

And for Francine: "Winning."

I think we have our answer.

(doorbell rings) We need your "C," Buster.

Take it.

The pressure's killing me.

That went well.

Yeah, but who gets the job of begging Francine to come back?

You know she's going to hold it over us forever.

What are you doing here?

Arthur has something to ask you.

Um... Fine.

But I have something to say first.

Please, you gotta let me be captain!

I've changed, you'll see.

I'll listen to suggestions.

I'll let everybody switch positions... ...when we're more than four goals ahead.

I'll even let you be my assistant captain.

I have to admit, putting Fern in as a forward was a good idea.

Hey.

If you haven't noticed, I'm groveling here.

Huh?

(crowd cheering) (whistle blows) Who's in the playoffs now?!

If we want to win the championship, we're going to have to buckle down.

That means extra practices, more drills, paying attention to every detail.

Uh... what do you think, assistant?

Great idea, Captain.

(gasps) Tie those laces, Barnes!

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.

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