¶ 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 ¶ ¶ Believe in yourself ¶
¶ For that's the place to start ¶ ¶ Place to start ¶
¶ And I say, 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!
ARTHUR (on TV): Hey, D.W.!
Hey!
Whoa! (loud thud)
(letters shattering)
MAN (on TV): If it don't rain soon, we're plum out of luck.
MARY MOO COW: ¶ Three, three, three is fun ¶
¶ It's more than one or two. ¶
ASTRONAUT: Straight down.
Just to the right a little.
Whoa!
BUSTER: Hey, Mom, I just found this great sci-fi movie.
Have you seen it before?
BITZI: That's not a movie.
It's one of the moon landings.
It really happened.
That's real?
Wow.
I wonder if I'll be able to go to the moon someday.
I think you'd be a fantastic astronaut.
That's it!
I know what I'm doing this summer.
But first I'll need all the money I've been saving.
(squeaks)
With these 16 dollars and 57 cents,
I'm going to journey to a place
where no Baxter has ever gone before!
Can I get a ride to the mall?
(chuckles)
BUSTER: If I start building model rockets now,
by the time I'm older
I'll be able to build a real one to take me to the moon.
Or Mars...
Which one do you think has better weather?
Come over in about an hour.
I'm sure I'll be ready to launch it by then.
See you, Arthur.
Okay.
An hour and a half, tops.
Did you launch it already?
This place is a wreck.
No, just give me another 15 minutes.
Or 20 if I can't get this unglued from my finger.
This is a skill level five kit.
Maybe you should've started with something easier.
I bet that's what they told the astronauts.
"Oh, the moon's too hard!
Why don't you just go to Seattle?"
But they didn't give up, and neither will I.
Well, do you at least want my help?
Nah, I'm good.
There's an order to my disorder.
Right.
Well, I've got to get home for dinner.
Call me if you change your mind.
Okay, I'll postpone the launch until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow
so you can see it, too.
But don't be late.
(snoring)
BUSTER: Good-bye, Earth.
Mmm!
Hey, it's the moon!
We're here already.
I missed it.
How do I turn this thing around?
(computer sings Mary Moo Cow's tune)
Mission Control!
Come in, Mission Control!
Mayday, mayday!
Is anybody there?
Bring back more cheese.
BUSTER: Where is everybody?
I can't do this by myself.
I need help.
I need lots of help!
(gasping)
BUSTER: I've gathered you all to be a part
of a very important mission.
Arthur, you're calm, cool and organized.
George, you're great at building things.
And... wait, who's with you?
This is my friend Carl.
Trust me, you want him on the team.
He knows a ton about rocket ships.
Multistage rockets use two or more stages.
Each stage has its own engine and propellant.
My favorite book is on rockets.
I've read it 35 times.
Great!
Glad to have you aboard, Carl.
Francine, you're a born leader.
And Muffy, you've got a really big yard
that's perfect for our launch site.
You just want me for my yard?
Uh... and...
your impeccable sense of style.
Huh, that's better.
What about Brain?
Shouldn't he be here?
Just because Brain is a genius
doesn't mean we should ask for his help
every time something is hard.
We can do this on our own, people!
He's in Texas visiting family.
He said he'd check in every now and then.
Separately we're just six kids who happen to be friends.
But together we're Rocket Team Buster.
Now let's build this rocket!
(cheering)
I need that. Huh?
Let me see that.
Hey! I was in the middle of using that!
So was I.
Give it back.
BOTH: I need that.
(struggling)
Wait, I need that, too.
(arguing)
I need that!
(all talking at once)
BUSTER: Stop!
This isn't working.
We need a plan.
And sandwiches.
I'll be right back.
Mom!
The rocket will be broken down into three parts.
Arthur and Buster, you take the body.
George, Carl and Muffy will handle the engine mount.
And I'll do the recovery.
The recovery?
That's the part with the big parachute.
I wanted to do that!
BUSTER: I've appointed Francine
to be in charge of organizing this project.
What she says goes.
But I had plans for a big pink-and-saffron parachute.
I had designs and everything.
GEORGE: Now, it says to glue the engine mount ring
into the tube where it touches the engine hook.
The engine stuff is boring.
They won't let me decorate it.
Muffy, it's really important.
Without the engine the rocket won't get off the ground.
But I'd be much better working on the parachute.
Look at it, it's so drab.
Muffy!
Oopsie.
What if we just launched the rocket without a parachute?
The rocket would fall rapidly from a height of 500 meters
and shatter into thousands of pieces.
It would be really hard to put it back together.
And all of our work would be for nothing.
I tried to buy you another rocket kit,
but that was the last one at the hobby store.
Aw, I'll never go into space.
Maybe I should just give up.
MIKE: Why would you do that?
I wouldn't give up the time I've spent in space
for anything in the world.
Wait, you mean you're an astronaut?
MIKE: Yes, sir.
Mike Fincke's my name
and I've spent over 365 days in space.
For a while I was the commander
of the International Space Station.
It was amazing.
Of course, the pumpkin pie wasn't as good as it is here.
BUSTER: We were just trying to get a model rocket
off the ground and we've already messed it up.
You can't let a mistake get in the way.
When I was doing my very first space walk,
I had left the spacecraft and was about to do some repairs
when, all of a sudden, I got a message
from the ground crew back on Earth.
There was a defect in my suit
and I was losing oxygen rapidly.
I only had a few minutes to get back to the ship.
It was scary, but I made it back.
Whew.
And you know something?
We put our minds to it, fixed the problem,
and I was back in space in a jiffy.
So don't give up.
Every problem has a solution.
You've just got to be willing to work together to find it.
ALL: Bye! So long! Thank you!
He's right.
We can't abandon the mission.
But what's the solution?
What if we coat the rocket in something soft,
like mashed potatoes?
That way it'd be protected when it hit the ground.
It's a good idea,
but how would the potatoes stay on the rocket?
BUSTER: And it would be a shame
to waste something so delicious.
It's the right size...
and it's perfectly stylish.
I've got it!
Would you like to be part
of our Accessories in Space program?
BUSTER: Okay, people, we've got a rocket to launch.
So stay focused.
Now who needs some snacks?
ALL: Yeah! I do!
It's okay, Buster.
We can launch the rocket some other time.
But it's the last weekend before school.
I don't want summer to end with the rocket still on the ground.
MUFFY: Bailey is putting
a movie on for us in the home theater.
You coming?
No.
(sighs)
The rain stopped.
It's time!
It's cleared up!
FRANCINE: But look over there.
Those are more storm clouds coming in.
So? We have a small window.
We have to take it.
Who's with me?
It only takes seconds
for the rocket to reach its peak altitude,
then only a few minutes for it to descend.
I'm in.
Woo-hoo! Let's launch this baby!
This is it.
Ten, nine...
I hope the parachute opens.
I hope the parachute works.
The clouds are almost here!
They're about five minutes away.
Now, Buster! Now!
One... ignition!
The parachute! It's not opening!
Wait for it...
BUSTER: Here it comes!
(cheering)
And there it goes!
Who's in charge of recovery?
That's me!
I completely forgot!
MIKE: I'm telling you, Sweetie,
it's the best pie I've ever had.
I'm bringing you home some.
(gasps)
I'll call you back!
Touchdown.
Cheer up, Sweetie.
At least you got it off the ground.
I'm so proud of you.
MIKE: Could I get an umbrella over here?
You found it!
And I found you.
Fortunately, there's not too many long-eared kids
launching rockets around Elwood City today.
I'm fine, son. Protect the pie.
Mom, this is Mike Fincke.
He was the commander of
the International Space Station.
I'm glad to see you didn't give up.
It's a very pretty parachute, too.
BUSTER: Mr. Fincke,
I've been thinking about making Venus my first destination
when I'm an astronaut, instead of Mars or the moon.
Maybe you'd like to join me.
MIKE: You mind if I get a towel and some coffee first?
I'd like to stay on Earth long enough to get dry.
And now...
Welcome to science club.
STUDENT: Science club for girls
is a chance for girls to learn science.
Today we are going to be doing rockets in science club.
STUDENT: We're learning how balloons can become rockets.
STUDENTS: Three, two, one...
STUDENT: The balloons went
all over the place.
TEACHER: How do you think we make
these balloons go in a straight line?
We could, like, attach a straw with tape to it
and put the straw on string.
Mine is ready.
Then we're going to see how fast they went.
ALL: Three, two, one...
TEACHER: Which balloon went farther?
STUDENTS: The blue one.
TEACHER: The blue balloon went farther.
Why do you think it went farther?
STUDENT: Because the green one
ran out of air faster.
TEACHER: The green one ran out of air faster.
ALL: Three, two, one...
STUDENT: Yellow spun around
and white went straight.
TEACHER: If we have
the yellow balloon and it's taped, let's say, to the side,
all the force, which is the air being pushed out of the balloon,
the air is pushing it to the side.
If you put it like this,
it can go forward.
We're making film canister rockets.
We have to put on our safety glasses.
We have the toilet paper rolls, the antacid,
we have the film canisters,
and it is all going to go on this plate.
This is our launching pad.
The antacid and the vinegar are going to react.
That's called a reaction.
And basically it's going to cause pressure,
it's going to force the cap up.
(pop) (girls exclaim)
Oh! Oh!
STUDENT: The air has no place to go,
so it pushes with force up into the air.
I like science because I have a chance to learn things
that I never knew before.
And now...
(ship horns blowing)
(object whistling through air)
Arthur, you're never going to believe
what fell out of the sky.
What? A meteor or something?
Close, but no, a soccer ball.
Seriously, it fell right out of the sky.
Want to see it?
It's signed by someone named "El Boomerang."
No! It can't be!
Can't be what?
A friend of mine lost a soccer ball a few months ago
that was signed "El Boomerang"!
I wonder...
Adil, could I ask you a favor?
Hey, Arthur, I have something for you.
And I have something for you!
It's an invitation to my birthday party,
a week from Saturday.
Just a few close friends.
Think you can make it?
Yeah, of course.
Thanks a lot.
You said you had something for me?
Huh?
Oh, yeah, it's a... comic book.
I'll give it to you later.
This isn't it.
This is just a box, from Turkey.
It's a meteor or something.
See you!
(to himself): This is going to be the best birthday gift ever.
(blows whistle)
Get ready, George!
You're going to bring us home.
FRANCINE: All right!
There's no way we can lose now.
(kids cheering)
(panting)
Did we win? Did we win?
No, we didn't win.
You call that running?
I was going as fast as I could.
Oh, really?
I've seen sick turtles run faster than that.
You just gave up, that's all.
I did not give up!
Are you sure it's the same ball?
Uh-huh.
Brain examined Alberto's soccer ball when Francine had it,
and I showed him this one the other day.
BRAIN: There are more scuffmarks,
but see this elliptical smudge pattern
one centimeter from the seam?
It's identical.
I'm 99% sure it's a match.
How do you think "El Boomerang" got all the way to Turkey?
That's easy.
It sailed to South America,
then made its way to Europe, China, India and Africa.
Then maybe it went into space, and...
(sighs)
Why do I even bother to ask you these things?
There's George!
Hey, George.
Come in here for a second.
I thought you hated running.
(panting)
I do, but I thought I should practice.
Here-- I haven't touched my water.
Thanks.
I feel really bad about losing yesterday's race.
I didn't give up, I swear!
I'm just slow.
We know, George.
It's no big deal if you aren't fast.
Yeah, my Uncle Stu is in great shape
and he just walks everywhere.
Once, he almost walked from Crown City back to Elwood City.
Wow, that's really far!
It took him seven hours.
But at the very end,
he twisted his ankle on a tree root and couldn't finish.
I wonder if anybody has ever done that walk since.
Well, maybe someone will!
(laughing)
You can't be serious.
You're going to walk from Crown City to Elwood City?
That would take, like, a gazillion hours.
(grunting): A gazillion and a half,
because I'm going to use back roads and bike paths.
I've got it all mapped out.
And you're going to do this all on your own?
No, my dad's coming with me.
And Wally.
Would you like to sponsor me?
I'm raising money for autism research.
A dollar for every hour I walk.
A dollar for every hour?
Sure. Why not?
I've got 50 cents I can spare.
(laughs)
Walking to Elwood City from Crown City!
(snorts)
(groans)
This Saturday at 8:00 a.m.,
I'm going to walk from City Hall in Crown City
back to Elwood City, and I was wondering if you...
Yes, yes, by all means.
Excellent idea!
Now take your seat, please.
(laughing)
Sure, I'll give you a dollar for every hour,
if you carry this.
(grunting): Twenty-eight, twenty-nine...
Thirty.
Is that all you can do?
Come on, give me ten more!
And put some socks on.
I feel like I'm lying next to two wedges of old cheddar.
Thirty-one, thirty-two...
(wind blowing)
You found "El Boomerang"!
But how?
I have friends all over the world, Alberto.
I got a lead from my contact in Istanbul.
This is the best present I got.
It's even better
than the helicopter.
Arthur, from this day forward,
we are officially ketchup brothers.
(wind blowing)
ROBOT: Destroy, destroy.
Destroy, destroy, destroy...
(alarm beeps)
Today is the day you show the world
that George Lundgren does not give up.
(rain pattering down)
WALLY: We can't walk in the rain.
I'll get moldy.
We're doing it, Wally.
Here. You can wear this.
I'm not wearing that thing, but I'll use it as a pillow.
Let me know when we get there.
(snoring)
Good-bye, Mom!
I'll see you back in Elwood City.
Lucky for us the rain stopped for our hike.
MR. RATBURN: Ah, there you are!
I was beginning to think I had come to the wrong place.
Um, I think you misunderstood, Mr. Ratburn.
I was just asking you to sponsor me, not to walk with me.
Oh, dear.
And I brought such delightful trail mix.
Well, as long as you're here,
you might as well join us.
Splendid!
You won't be disappointed.
I memorized the prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales
to entertain us.
And the rain has stopped.
Oh, this fine day is just getting finer!
"Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote
The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote..."
"...to Caunterbury-ward, I mene it so,
"And homward he shal tellen othere two
Of aventures that..."
Wait. We're going west.
We should be heading east.
I think we're on the wrong path.
Hmm.
If we cut through this forest, it looks like we'll hit a road.
But first,
a little rest and refreshment.
K-ration?
Thanks, but I don't want to stop.
I want to keep going.
All righty.
Now, who wants to hear madrigals?
ALBERTO: "Dark Bunny vs. The Crouton Creature."
Huh. I don't have this one.
So, he fights an evil piece of bread?
I had something much better to give you.
Something you really, really wanted.
But I can't find it.
It just disappeared.
I'm just glad you're here.
Have some empanadas.
(sighs)
(bushes rustling)
This way.
And my great-great-grandfather Obadiah Ratburn,
he was the black sheep of the family.
George, you're two-thirds of the way there.
Keep going.
I'm not stopping.
How much do I owe you so far?
Eight dollars and 27 cents.
That much?
Then you can stop now.
(laughing)
Just kidding.
See you at the finish line!
Legend has it, P.T. Barnum wanted her for his sideshow.
Hey, did you hear?
Some kid is walking from Crown City
all the way back here.
You mean George?
I don't know his name,
but we want to see him when he comes down Main Street.
You coming?
Yeah! I'll go get my camera.
I'm not giving up.
I'm not giving up...
¶ Your foot bone's connected to your ankle bone... ¶
I see it!
I can see the clock tower!
We're almost there!
Oh, dear!
Sweet Cicero!
I think I twisted my ankle.
I'll call for help.
Don't be silly.
Go on without me.
Just leave me your portable telephone
and I'll call for help.
(beeping)
VOICE: Please check the number...
GEORGE: No. We'll wait with you until someone comes.
It's not like this is a race.
ARTHUR: He should have been here by now.
I hope he's okay.
I suppose there is the possibility that he gave up.
There he is!
Here, can you take Wally?
(crowd cheering)
El Boomerang!
You returned!
Woo! That was amazing! Way to go!
I did it!
I actually did it!
(laughing)
George, you're not the fastest kid I know,
but you just might be the toughest.
Congratulations.
You have so many new scars, El Boomerang.
Where on Earth have you been?
Well, I can tell you where it was last-- Turkey.
That's where my friend found it.
Happy Birthday, Alberto.
RATBURN: That nice paramedic fellow who gave me the crutches
looked just like my Uncle Cyril.
Now, he was the real fascinating one in the family.
Owned an emu farm in Sedona,
but his real passion was the accordion.
To watch more Arthur
and play games with all of the Elwood City friends,
visit pbskidsgo.org.
You can find Arthur books
and lots of other books, too,
at your local library.
¶ What a wonderful kind of day ¶
¶ Hey! What a wonderful kind of day ¶
¶ Hey! ¶