George's Uncommon Head Cold/The Darkness Transcript

Prologue: The Read family's house
Brain: "Wow......great looking microscope, George."

George: "Thanks, Brain........."

Arthur: "Isn't it amazing that George has got the most incredible microscope in the entire universe? well......I'll tell you all about what a microscope is used for."

Arthur: "A microscope is used for seeing tiny little things up close when you look into it........everything tiny and little become much bigger."

Buster: "Wow.........everything looks bigger in here."

Fade to a black screen........

Francine: (reading the title card) 'George's Uncommon Head Cold'

[Pal Barking]

[Kate Crying]

[Camera Clicks]

Scene 1: The Read family's living room
Binky: "What should we look at now, you guys?"

Buster: "Hmmm........"

Buster: "Hey, you guys? I think I know what we can look at next........."

A ladybug lands on Buster's right finger............

Sue Ellen: "Wow.......it's a ladybug."

Carl: "Don't move around, Buster........it'll fly away."

Fern: "Slowly............"

Muffy: "Easy now, Buster..........."

Arthur: "Alright, Buster.........now put your right finger underneath the microscope."

Francine: "Oh.......gross."

Buster: "Let me see........"

Buster looks into the microscope........

Buster: "Whoa........that's pure cosmic."

Imagination World # 1: Giant Insect Showdown

Buster: "Alright, you big insect.......I'm gonna saddle break you.......they don't call me Buster the Insect Slayer for nothin'!"

Giant Insect: [Gibberish Sounds]

Buster: "Oh boy........here we go again."

Buster: [Grunting Sounds]

Buster: "Easy, boy.......easy."

Buster: "Whoa!"

Buster: [Panting Sounds]

Buster: "Ta-da!"

Fern: "Welcome, rodeo fan club members, to the greatest wild west insect slayin' competition you'll ever see.......our very 1st contestant ridng the meanest bronco insect this size of a real grand.......Rodeo Buster!"

Buster: "Whoa........whoa......whoa!"

End dream sequence..........

George: [Sneezing Sounds]

[Crashing Sounds]

Mrs. Read enters the living room........

Mrs. Read: "Oh my goodness.......I just heard a crash......is everybody alright?"

Muffy: "Yes, Mrs. Read........"

Francine: "We're alright now..........."

George: "I'm not............not........[More Sneezing Sounds] feeling very well."

Mrs. Read: "Oh..........you're feeling hot, George........I'm gonna take your temperature........."

Mrs. Read puts the thermometer in George's mouth.........

Mrs. Read: "Now, George........you keep your mouth closed over that thermometer."

George: "Mmmmmmmm hmmmmmm........"

Prunella: "He's been sneezing a lot today........"

Brain: "Yeah right........"

Mrs. Read: "Hmmm........George........you got a temperature of 103."

Carl: "Will George be alright, Mrs. Read?"

Mrs. Read: "Well........he will if he gets plenty of rest."

Fern: "How will rest make him get better, Mrs. Read?"

Mrs. Read: "Well........rest helps George use his energy to battle his uncommon head cold, while his body makes the white blood cells to fight off the terrible germs."

Binky + Sue Ellen: "Germs?"

Mrs. Read: "Uh huh........they're like little tiny insects."

Arthur + Buster + Other Children: "Insects? inside out?"

Francine: "Yucko........"

Muffy: "Vomitrocious........"

Mrs. Read: "It's not as bad as the chicken pox.......the body's natural defense mechanism can fight them off........but only if you rest and take care of yourself."

Fern: "Gee whiz.........."

Sue Ellen: "Oh......"

Buster: "Wow........that's a bit weird."

Arthur: "Gosh........"

Mrs. Read: "Now you guys try to be silent and let George get some rest...........I'll check back in a little while."

D.W. and Mrs. Read exit the living room.............

George: "Don't worry about it, you guys........my natural defense um….whatchamacallit? can take care of everything."

Binky: "I don't know, George......if there's plenty as you are...you could be in very big trouble."

George: "Wow.......I never even thought about that."

George: [Sneezes Again]

Fern: "There must be something we can do to help George fight off the germs......."

Arthur: "Hey...I know.......remember how Buster said the microscope make things look smaller when you look in this end?"

Carl: "So what?"

Arthur: "So.......all we need to do is go into this side of the microscope....and we’ll all be tiny and little when we come out the other side."

Brain: "Yeah right........"

Binky: "That way we can go inside George and help him fight off the Germans......."

Sue Ellen: "That's germs, Binky............"

Binky: "That's exactly what I said........"

Arthur: "There's no time to waste........Albert.......you and D.W. stay right here and take good care of George."

Albert: "Alright, Arthur........"

D.W.: "You can count on us........"

Arthur is looking for the human skeleton book to use as a road map.......

Fern: "What are you looking for, Arthur?"

Arthur: "This 1........we can use it like a road map."

Fern: "Yeah right......but how are we gonna get around 1ce we're inside George's body?"

Albert: "I know....I know."

Arthur: "Come on.........follow Albert."

Arthur and the gang follow Albert to the bathroom upstairs........

Binky: "Albert......where are you?"

Arthur: "He disappeared........."

Albert: "We can use this blue submarine......."

Arthur: "That's perfect, Albert......this'll work great.....come on.......let's go."

Arthur and the gang exit the bathroom and go back downstairs to the living room.......

Muffy: "Hey.....where do we get into George's body when we're tiny and little?"

Buster: "Well.....there's only 1 place that I know......up his nose."

Binky: "Huh, what?"

Albert: "Are you sure about it, Buster?"

Buster: "Of course, Albert......."

Buster puts the microscope up George's nose........

George: [Chuckling] "Hey........that's cold."

George: [More Sneezing Sounds]

Arthur: "Alright, you guys........let's do it."

Scene 2: Traveling inside George's body (imaginary universe)
Arthur: [Voice Off Screen] "Alright.......here we go."

Binky: [Voice Off Screen] "Wow........look at that."

Meanwhile back in the living room.........

D.W.: "Wow......."

Albert: "Ooooh........"

Meanwhile back inside George's body........

Muffy: "Isn't this the most wonderful voyage we're taking, Arthur?"

Arthur: "Yes......it's fantastic, Muffy........"

Arthur: "Have you seen anything on the scope, Binky?"

Binky: "Oh my goodness........there's something out there alright."

Binky: "Oh dear...........it's.......it's..........vampire blood!"

Sue Ellen: "What? let me see, Binky......."

Sue Ellen: "That's not vampire blood, silly.........they're red blood cells."

Binky: "Man.........I thought I was gone forever."

Arthur: "What's our heading, Navigator Buster?"

Buster: "Give me 1 single minute, Arthur........"

Buster: "I think we're heading for George's head......I think."

Arthur: "Good grief........"

[Heart Thumping Sounds]

Muffy: "What's that thumping sound?"

Arthur: "Gosh, Muffy...........I think I'm feeling my heart beating."

Muffy: "Oh, Arthur.........my heart's beating for you too."

Brain: "That's not Arthur's heart........."

Carl: "Look over there......."

[All Children Exclaiming In Amazement]

Arthur: "Wow........we're going into George's heart."

Binky: "Whoa......far out, dude."

Brain: "We can hear George's heart..........."

Arthur: "I wonder if he can hear us........"

Meanwhile...........

Carl: [Voice Off Screen] "Are you sick and tired of being in bed?"

Arthur: [Voice Off Screen] "Feeling real lousy from your toes to your head?"

Muffy: [Voice Off Screen] "If your tongue gets fuzzy.........then some polka dots begin to spread."

Brain: [Voice Off Screen] "Here's our message to you, George........"

Buster: [Voice Off Screen] "Get well soon, George........"

Cut back to inside George's body..............

Buster: "Arthur.........I see some germs approaching."

Arthur: "Oh........you're right, Buster........they're coming this way."

Germ # 1: "Alright........now we got you right where we want you."

Germ # 2: "It's time for you to get real terribly ill........."

D.W.: [Voice Off Screen] "Not if I can help it!"

D.W. gives a sip fun cup of strawberry orange banana juice to George......

George: [Sipping Sounds]

A tidal wave of strawberry orange banana juice floods over inside George's entire body........

Germ # 3: "Oh no.........a strawberry orange banana juice flood!"

Germ # 4: "It's coming this way!"

Germ # 5: "We're done for!"

The strawberry orange banana juice tidal wave destroys all of the germs.........

Binky: "Alright.........we did it!"

Buster: "We won!"

Arthur: "Our adventure is over.........we're getting outta here."

Arthur and the gang fly right outta George's mouth.......

End imaginary universe.........

Scene 3: Back in the living room
Mrs. Read: "Is everything okay in here?"

Arthur: "Yes, Mom........we helped George get rid of his uncommon head cold."

Buster: "We fought off his germs.........."

George: "And I'm feeling better already........"

D.W.: "Albert and I were his dr. and nurse......."

Carl: "You know what they say.............always stay healthy and sparkly clean."

Buster: "Keep the bad germs from getting to all of us........."

Fade to a black screen.........

A Word From Us Kids Segment
All 3rd Grade Students: [Voices Off Screen]: "And now........'A Word From Us Kids'."

Trevor: "1 time...........George had an uncommon head cold........and Arthur and his close friends had to travel inside him to help him get rid of it."

Jake: "When you get an uncommon head cold........you need to rest and take plenty of liquids all day and night."

Katie: "And it's best to stay in bed to catch up on your rest........"

Madison: "You can't go play outside.......or go to school or any place you dreamed about going to."

Jimmy: "You can read comic books in bed..........."

All 3rd Grade Students: "Always stay healthy and safe........"

All 3rd Grade Students: [Voices Off Screen] "And now..........back to Arthur."

Prologue: Buster's house
George: "Wow, Buster.......you got a really awesome virtual computer screen."

Buster: "I know, George.......you can draw anything you want on here......and it comes to life."

Carl: "Let me draw a railroad train caboose........"

Carl draws a railroad train caboose and it comes to life.......

[Train Whistle Sounds]

Arthur: "Have you ever wondered what life would be like in the darkness? for example......Buster's got a new virtual computer screen."

Brain: "Great looking dragon, Buster......."

Buster: "Thanks, Brain......."

Arthur: "There's only a few good things that happen in the darkness.......except for 1 thing."

Arthur: "Can you take a guess?"

D.W. walks around nervously in fear......and takes out a math chart.

D.W.: "Arthur......haven't you been paying attention? alright.......here we go......house + darkness = 1 freaked out little innocent girl!"

Francine: "Uh oh........here we go again."

Fade to a black screen............

Francine: [Bangs On Gong Symbol]

Arthur: AAAAAAAAH!

Buster: (reading the title card) The Darkness.............

Scene 1: The living room at Buster's house
Binky: "Hey.........what should I draw, you guys?"

Buster: "I know.........draw a duck crossing the road."

Buster draws a duck crossing the road and it comes to life............

Buster: "That's hilarious..........very hilarious."

George: "No way.......you wanna see hilarious.......draw a diner manager's cap on him."

George draws a diner manager's cap on the duck.......

George: "Now draw a great big pie plate.........and have the duck put everything in it.......and bake it for 57 degrees in 1 hour."

Muffy: "George........what the heck is that supposed to be?"

George: "Duck pot pie.........."

Buster: "Duck pot pie? that sounds like something I don't wanna eat."

Carl: "Hey........wouldn't it be incredible if you could draw anything with Buster's life pen?"

Buster: "That's impossible, Carl........."

Buster tries to draw a butterfly on Sue Ellen's right hand......

Sue Ellen: "Cut it out, Buster.......that's not gonna work when you do that."

Buster: "See?"

Francine: "Well.......we can forget about it.......can't we?"

Binky: "Hey.........I wonder if it can draw on mid-air."

Buster: "It won't, Binky............."

Binky draws an army tank.............

Buster: "Huh, what?"

Binky: "Look out, army troops.........Sgt. Barnes is up ahead!"

All of the drawings cause a lot of craziness.........

Muffy: "Hurry up, you guys......Mrs. Baxter will be here any 2nd now!"

Mrs. Baxter enters the living room...........

Mrs. Baxter: "Hi there, children........what's going on around here?"

Brain: "We were just playing with Buster's new virtual computer screen, Mrs. Baxter..........."

Mrs. Baxter: "That's good........'cause Arthur and D.W. have come over to play."

D.W. runs around in fear...........

D.W.: [Screaming And Whimpering In Fear]

D.W.: [In Fear] "Stop.......stop.......I don't wanna see anymore of this!"

D.W. pulls the window curtain up.........

Fern: "Gosh.......I wonder what's going on with D.W..........."

Binky: "Maybe she's trying to get a sun tan........"

Arthur: "Hi there, Buster........hi there, Binky.......hi there, Carl."

Carl: "Hi there, Arthur......what's going on?"

Arthur: "Please........you guys just need to help me out here."

Buster: "Why sure, Arthur........what can we do for you?'

Arthur: "You gotta let me sleep over here tonight........you just gotta."

Binky: "Hey........no problem, Arthur."

Binky: "Mrs. Baxter..........can Arthur and D.W. sleep over here tonight?"

Arthur: "No........no.....please.......not D.W........"

Mrs. Baxter: "Why sure, Binky........just try to stay outta trouble."

Sue Ellen: "Alright, Mrs. Baxter......."

Mrs. Baxter exits the living room........

George: "Hey........wait 1 single minute.......what's more fun than causing trouble?"

Arthur: [Snoring Lightly]

Buster: "Uh........Arthur? Arthur."

Arthur: "What?"

Sue Ellen: "Why are you falling asleep, Arthur? it won't be dark for 9 hours."

Arthur: "9 hours? I can't wait 9 hours.........I haven't slept in 6 days."

Binky: "6 days?!? why not?"

Arthur: "It's all because of her......"

D.W.: "Me?"

Arthur: "The other night.........D.W. mistakenly watched a cgi horror movie called The Sewer Slime Monster that Attacked in the Darkness.........and since then she hadn't slept 1 single wink......[Sighs Heavilly] neither have I."

D.W.: "The darkness terrifies me!"

Francine: "You mean........now you're terrified of the darkness, D.W.?"

D.W.: "That's right, Francine........"

Carl: "Wow......there must be something we can do to help her out."

Arthur: "No, Carl..........I tried everything.........hypnotizing, hot warm soups, hilarious bedtime stories........nothing works."

Buster: "Hey.......don't give up, D.W........we'll try to help you out here..........we're not terrified of the darkness.....are we, guys?"

Binky: "No........of course not."

Buster: "Well.......in that case........maybe somebody better come and help the rest of us solve this problem."

Tiffany: "So just what is it that you're terrified of, D.W.?"

D.W.: "I'll tell you guys what I'm terrified of.........it's terrible horrible."

D.W. draws a picture of her bed and it comes to life...........

George: "I don't get it.........why would D.W. be terrified of her own bed?"

Sewer Slime Monster: [Growling Off Screen]

George: "Yikes!"

Carl: "AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

D.W.: "It's just what I keep telling you guys!"

Arthur: "You see? that's why I haven't slept in the last 6 nights........"

D.W.: "This is hopeless.......I'm never getting outta this nightmare!"

Sue Ellen: "It's not hopeless, D.W.........every single problem can find the solution."

D.W.: "It does?"

Buster: "Why sure, D.W.........all you need to do is get used to the darkness 1 little bit at a time."

Binky: "Maybe we can start her off in a shadow show or something........."

Fern: "That's a good idea, Binky........"

Fern: "Come on, D.W.........I know a very nice shadow.........over in the corner.........I'm sure she would like to meet you."

D.W.: [Nervously In Fear] "I'm not so sure about this......"

Buster: "Take it easy, D.W..........shadows can't torture you."

Buster leaps into the shadow zone.........

Buster: "See? there's nothing to be terrified of.........."

Muffy: "Now you try, D.W........."

D.W.: "Me?"

Fern: "Of course......."

D.W. steps into the shadow zone as well........

Binky: "See? that wasn't so bad.......was it?"

D.W.: [Screaming And Whimpering In Fear Again]

Carl: "So much for that idea........."

Sue Ellen: "If you ask me........the only way to conquer D.W.'s fear of the darkness......is to show her how much fun the darkness can be."

Binky: "Right.........uh.......how much fun can it be, Sue Ellen?"

Sue Ellen: "Lots of fun, Binky.........watch this."

Sue Ellen: "1st we pull down the window curtain......."

D.W.: "Wait.......stop!"

Sue Ellen: "D.W..........there's a lot of good things about the darkness.......like......trick or treating on Halloween night."

Imaginary Sequence: Trick or treating on Halloween night...........

Fern: "Isn't this fun, D.W.?"