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Transcript: Arthur and the Haunted Tree House -Part #1
The show opens with a clip of Arthur and his dog walking down a street. Arthur is an 8-year-old aardvark. He has a round head with small round ears and short brown hair, and he wears glasses.
The scene continues when Arthur jumps into the cover of a book that a little girl reads on her bed.
The book is called "Arthur." It makes the girl laugh.
A song plays on as all this takes place.
The lyrics say
EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'RE
WALKING DOWN THE STREET
EVERYBODY THAT YOU MEET
HAS AN ORIGINAL
POINT OF VIEW
AND I SAY HEY!
Arthur opens the bedroom door and says HEY!
The song goes on, and a bunch of smiling animal faces sing
WHAT A
WONDERFUL KIND OF DAY
IF WE COULD LEARN
TO WORK AND PLAY
Later, Arthur and a friend ride their bikes wearing helmets and the song goes on
AND GET ALONG
WITH EACH OTHER
Now Arthur takes a family picture as his parents, grandparents, sisters, and dog sit on the family couch.
The song keeps playing
YOU GOTTA 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
Arthur looks at the family album. He hugs his mum and jumps out to the city. He sees bikes, cars, and shops. He high-fives a friend that cycles by.
The song goes on
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
FOR THAT'S
THE PLACE TO START
AND I SAY
Now Arthur falls into a swimming pool and plays with friends.
The song continues
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
Now Arthur's sister closes her "Arthur" book and sees Arthur on the living room TV.
Arthur says HEY, DW!
She says HEY!
Arthur falls backwards and says WHOA! OOF!
It’s Halloween and the kids wear costumes collecting treats.
Ladonna tells a story inside a tree house. She is wearing a spider costume.
Ladonna says AND, THEY NEVER FOUND DOC.
SOME SAY HE'S STILL OUT THERE,
HIDING IN THE SWAPS,
LIVING OFF FROGS AND LEECHES.
HIS SKIN SHRIVELLED AND YELLOW
WITH AN EVIL SMILE PLASTERED
ON HIS FACE,
She lights her face using a flashlight and says LIKE THIS!
(shrieking)
Arthur and Buster get scared.
Ladonna laughs.
Arthur says CAN WE TURN THE LANTERN
BACK ON NOW?
Ladonna says OH, COME ON.
IT WASN'T THAT SCARY.
Buster says WAIT, YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A
COUSIN NAMED DOC, DO YOU?
Ladonna says SURE I DO, BUT HE LIVES IN
MIAMI, NOT A SWAMP
HE'S A NUTRITIONIST.
Arthur turns on the lantern.
Ladonna says UM, WHAT ARE YOU
SUPPOSED TO BE AGAIN?
Buster says CANDY BOY.
CANDY BOY GET ANGRY WHEN HE NO
GET CANDY.
ROAR!
BUT DON'T WORRY, CANDY BOY IS
VERY HAPPY THIS YEAR.
HE BEAT LAST HALLOWEEN'S
CANDY QUOTA.
OH YEAH!
(wind howling)
Arthur says SHH.
DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
Ladonna says UH OH. MAYBE IT WAS ANGRY
VILLAGERS,
FRANKENSTEIN.
(laughing)
Arthur says I'M NOT FRANKENSTEIN,
I'M FRANKEN-TIST.
Buster says THAT'S A COMBINATION OF
FRANKENSTEIN AND A DENTIST.
(wind howling)
Arthur says THERE IS IS AGAIN.
Ladonna says THAT'S JUST THE WIND.
YOU SURE ARE JUMPY.
Buster says YOU DIDN'T MIX
THE SOUR GUMMIED WORMS
WITH THE PEANUT CLUSTERS,
DID YOU?
THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME JUMPY.
Arthur says NO.
Ladonna says SO, WHAT'S UP?
Arthur says YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME
IF I TOLD YOU.
Buster says YES I WOULD.
Ladonna says ME TOO. IF IT WERE ME I MIGHT
NOT BELIEVE ME,
BUT YOU, TELL US.
Arthur says IT'S THIS TREEHOUSE,
IT'S...
IT'S HAUNTED.
Buster and Ladonna laugh.
Buster says WHAT? NO WAY.
Ladonna says COME ON. THIS OLD THING?
Arthur says I'M SERIOUS.
THERE'S A GHOST HERE.
SHE'S ANGRY
AND I THINK SHE'S COMING FOR US.
A blue dotted slate appears. It reads "Arthur and the haunted tree house. Part 1."
A caption under it reads "written by Peter Hirsch-Storyboard by Al Jeffery. Clirbur Rocha and Dev Ramsaran."
(owl hooting)
Ladonna says WAIT, BACK UP.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S
A GHOST HERE?
Buster says DID YOU REALLY
SEE IT?
Arthur says KIND OF.
Buster says WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
OH MAN, YOU'RE SO LUCKY,
I WANT TO SEE A GHOST.
Arthur says NO, YOU DON'T.
ANYWAY, I'M NOT SURE
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
Ladonna says OH, COME ON!
YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU'VE SEEN
A GHOST
AND THEN NOT TELL US ABOUT IT.
Arthur sighs deeply and says OKAY.
I GUESS IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A
WEEK AGO.
I HAD JUST TOLD MOM I WANTED TO
HAVE A HALLOWEEN SLEEPOVER
IN THE TREEHOUSE.
In his memory, his mom prepares to go to work in the morning.
Jane says I DON'T KNOW, ARTHUR.
I'M NOT SURE IT'S SAFE
TO SLEEP UP THERE.
WHAT IF SOMEONE
ROLLS OVER AND...
Arthur says WE'RE GOING TO PUT A CRATE UP
THERE TO BLOCK THE OPENING.
Jane says OKAY. BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
GET YOUR SLEEPING BAGS
AND STUFF UP THERE?
Arthur says ALREADY THOUGHT OF THAT TOO.
WE HOOKED UP A PULLEY.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
YOU CAN COME OUT
AND SEE IT LATER.
DW says DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY
SLEEPING BAGS?
ARE WE GOING CAMPING?
Jane says NO, SWEETIE.
ARTHUR JUST WANTS TO HAVE
A HALLOWEEN PARTY AT
THE TREEHOUSE.
DW says I WANT TO COME TOO!
Arthur says YOU CAN'T, D.W.
IT'D BE TOO SCARY FOR YOU.
HERE,
LOOKING FOR THE CEREAL?
DW says TOO SCARY? HA!
THE ONLY THING THAT SCARES ME
ARE OCTO-POTTY'S,
AND THEY'RE ONLY AT THE BEACH.
SO...
She opens the cereal box and party serpentines pops up.
She says AH!
Arthur laughs and says I REST MY CASE.
DW says THAT WAS A DIRTY, ROTTEN TRICK.
Jane says ARTHUR.
Arthur says SORRY.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO PREPARE HER
FOR HALLOWEEN.
SO, MOM, PLEASE.
CAN I HAVE THE SLEEPOVER?
Jane says WELL, I HAVE TO CHECK WITH YOUR
FATHER, BUT I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
Arthur says YES!
DW says I WASN'T REALLY SCARED
BY THAT CEREAL SNAKE.
Jane says I WAS JUST ACTING.
YOU'LL HAVE A MUCH BETTER TIME
AT HOME ANYWAY.
YOU'RE FATHER AND I ARE GOING
OUT THAT NIGHT,
BUT GRANDMA WILL BE HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU INVITE BUD OVER?
Arthur says OKAY.
Jane leaves.
DW says BUT I'M 10 TIMES BRAVER
THAN YOU.
Arthur says SURE YOU ARE.
DW says HA! LET'S JUST SEE WHO'S BRAVER,
ARTHUR READ.
Arthur says THE NEXT DAY AFTER SCHOOL,
I WENT UP TO THE ATTIC TO GET
SOME SCARY DECORATIONS
FOR THE TREEHOUSE.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT.
Arthur finds an old doll in the attic.
Arthur says AH!
WHERE ON EARTH DID THIS
COME FROM?
ZELDA.
Arthur spots the name of the doll on the back of its head.
Arthur says I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE DOLL
HAD BELONG TO MOM OR DAD,
OR MAYBE EVEN GRANDMA THORA.
Now, Arthur talks to his dad.
Arthur says IT'S REALLY OLD AND SPOOKY.
IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LOVE TO USE IT
FOR MY SLEEPOVER.
HUH?
BUT IT WAS JUST HERE
A MINUTE AGO.
MAYBE PAL RAN OFF WITH IT.
IT'LL TURN UP.
THE NEXT DAY, AFTER SCHOOL,
I TOOK THE DECORATIONS OVER TO
THE TREEHOUSE.
Ominously, a female voice says ARTHUR.
Arthur says WHO'S THERE?
(leafs rustling)
JUST THE WIND.
Arthur climbs to the tree house and finds a message.
Back in the tree house, Arthur says IT SAID,
"THIS IS MY TREEHOUSE."
RIGHT THERE,
WRITTEN IN CHALK.
I WIPED IT AWAY.
Ladonna says MAYBE IT WAS JUST D.W. PLAYING
A TRICK ON YOU.
Arthur says SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO COME UP
HERE ALONE.
AND ANYWAY,
SHE CAN'T WRITE.
Ladonna says WELL,
NEITHER CAN DOLLS.
Buster says UNLESS OF COURSE,
THAT DOLL ISN'T REALLY A DOLL.
Ladonna says OH, PHONEY-BALONEY.
YOU GUYS ARE JUMPING TO
CONCLUSIONS.
Arthur says WAIT, IT GETS WORSE.
AFTER I FINISHED DECORATING,
I DIDN'T COME BACK
UNTIL EARLIER TODAY.
I WANTED TO DROP OFF SOME STUFF
BEFORE GETTING IN COSTUME
AND TRICK OR TREATING.
I ALSO THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT BE
PLAYING A TRICK ON ME,
BUT I WASN'T GOING TO LET IT
RUIN MY SLEEPOVER.
Arthur stands by the treehouse and says IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SCARE ME,
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK,
SO YOU CAN JUST GIVE UP NOW!
He climbs back in and screams AH!
Arthur points to a spot and says SHE WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE.
Buster says NO WAY.
Ladonna says COME ON.
YOU'RE MAKING THIS UP.
Arthur says I'M NOT,
I SWEAR.
Buster says WHAT DID YOU DO?
Arthur says I DUG A HOLE A BURIED HER
OVER BY THAT ROCK.
They approach the tree house window.
Arthur says BUT WHAT IF SHE
COMES BACK?
Ladonna says GUYS, RELAX. I'M SURE THERE'S
A RATIONAL EXPLANATION.
Buster says THAT'S TRUE.
MAYBE ZELDA'S AN ALIEN.
Ladonna says THAT'S A RATIONAL EXPLANATION?
Arthur says WELL, WHATEVER IT IS,
I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THIS
SLEEPOVER WAS A REALLY BAD IDEA.
(knocking)
A woman says ARTHUR.
All scream AH!
Francine says HA! I KNEW THIS PROM DRESS
COSTUME WAS SCARY.
Arthur says PHEW.
IT'S JUST YOU.
Francine says WHO WERE YOU EXPECTING?
MUFFY'S NOT HERE YET?
OH, MAN.
SHE'S GOING TO BE
SO ANGRY AT ME.
Buster says WHY?
Francine says I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HER
AT HER PLACE
AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO TRICK
OR TREAT AT THE FANCY HOUSES,
BUT I GOT STUCK AT THIS ONE
APARTMENT IN OUR BUILDING.
IT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF FREAKY.
Arthur says WAS THERE A DOLL THERE?
WITH A BIG HEAD AND ONE EYE?
Francine pulls up a pulley to lift a tray with objects into the tree house.
Francine says HUH? NO.
IT WAS EVEN SCARIER THAN THAT.
Francine says EVERY YEAR, THE TENANTS IN OUR
BUILDING PUT UP A LIST
OF APARTMENTS YOU TRICK OR
TREAT AT.
I KNOW THEM ALL BY HEART.
At her building, Francine rings a bell and says THERE IS MRS. PARISO.
SHE ALWAYS GIVES FRUIT.
TRICK OR TREAT!
Mrs. Pariso says THERE YOU GO.
PRUNES, SWEETHEART.
THAT'S NATURE'S CANDY.
Francine says UH, THANKS.
THERE'S MR. BELLAMY.
HE ALWAYS DOES THE OLD "HAND IN
A BOWL OF CANDY" TRICK.
TRICK OR TREAT.
OH, NO! IT'S A LIVE HAND IN
A BOWL OF CANDY!
AND THEN MR. BELLAMY FORGETS
THAT HIS HAND IS IN THE BOWL.
Mr. Bellamy says OH!
YOU DROPPED SOME. OH.
Francine sighs. They kneel down to pick up the candies.
Francine says THEN THERE ARE THE LANCASTERS.
THEY ALWAYS TRY TO GUESS YOUR
COSTUME AND FAIL.
Mr. Lancaster says YOU'RE A FAIRY GODMOTHER?
Mrs. Lancaster says A FANCY LAMPSHADE?
Mr. Lancaster says QUEEN ISABELLA OF SPAIN?
Mrs. Lancaster says OH, OH! THE FEUDAL SYSTEM?
Francine says I'M A PROM QUEEN.
THANKS.
I ONLY HAD ONE MORE APARTMENT
TO HIT,
SOMEONE I HAD NEVER MET BEFORE.
Francine knocks on a door.
Ethel says YES?
Ethel is a goat. She wears a gray dress and glasses.
Francine says TRICK OR TREAT.
Ethel says OH, IS IT HALLOWEEN ALREADY?
I COMPLETELY FORGOT.
COME IN, COME IN.
EXCUSE THE MESS, I WAS JUST
GOING THROUGH SOME OLD PHOTOS.
SIT, SIT.
I HAVE CANDY HERE SOMEWHERE.
Francine grabs a strange picture and says WHAT IS THAT?
Ethel says THAT, MY DEAR, IS A GOLEM.
Francine says WHAT'S A GOLEM?
Ethel says A MONSTER MADE FROM CLAY
AND THEN BROUGHT TO LIFE
BY A MAGIC SPELL
Francine laughs.
Ethel says OH, YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
I TOOK THAT PICTURE MYSELF.
BUT EVEN WITHOUT A PHOTO,
I WOULD NEVER FORGET THE FACE
OF THAT HIDEOUS CREATURE.
I'D TELL YOU THE STORY,
BUT I SHOULDN'T BE FRIGHTENING
CHILDREN LIKE THIS.
I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE.
WE LIVED IN SMALL TOWN CALLED
MINDELPLATZ,
NOT FAR FROM PRAGUE.
(trolley bell dinging)
Ethel says THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN IN THE
TOWN WHO WAS A GREAT VIOLINIST.
Ethel remembers a man playing violin in the street.
Ethel says HIS MUSIC WAS SO BEAUTIFUL,
IT WAS SAID IT COULD MAKE DEAD
PLANTS GROW.
(clapping)
THEN ONE DAY, THE VIOLINIST WAS
IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS HIT BY A TROLLEY CAR
AND ALL HIS FINGERS WERE
BROKEN.
THEY EVENTUALLY HEALED,
BUT HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO
PLAY THE VIOLIN.
PEOPLE RARELY SAW THE VIOLINIST
AFTER THAT.
HE STAYED IN HIS ROOM, READING
ANCIENT BOOKS ABOUT MAGIC.
(cat meowing)
(camera clicking)
A young Ethel takes a picture of a cat in the street. The violinist watches her from his window. She waves at him but he closes the window.
Ethel says HE GREW BITTER,
ANGRY AT THE WORLD.
IN ONE OF HIS BOOKS HE LEARNED
HOW TO MAKE THE GOLEM.
AND HE BROUGHT HIM TO LIFE.
In a basement, a giant golem wakes up.
Ethel says BUT THE GOLEM TURNED
AGAINST HIM.
HE COULDN'T CONTROL
THE CREATURE.
NO ONE COULD.
(townsfolk screaming)
The Golem scares people around the city.
(boy screaming)
Ethel falls backwards as the Golem approaches her.
She says OH!
She takes a picture of the Golem.
Francine says WOW! THAT'S SOME STORY.
HOW'D YOU ESCAPE?
Ethel says WHO'S TO SAY I DID?
Francine says HUH?
Ethel says ANYWAY, LOOK WHAT I FOUND
FOR YOU.
IT'S MARZIPAN.
A DELICIOUS ALMOND PASTE.
Ethel hands Francine a violin-shaped marzipan.
Ethel says HAPPY HALLOWEEN,
MY DEAR.
Francine says RIGHT AFTER I LEFT
THE APARTMENT,
I NOTICED THAT SOMEHOW ONE OF
THE WOMAN'S PHOTOGRAPHS
HAD FALLEN INTO
MY HALLOWEEN BAG.
SO I WENT TO RETURN IT.
BUT THIS TIME,
A MAN ANSWERED THE DOOR.
Back in the building, Francine says OH. HI.
YOU MUST BE MR. SAPERSTEIN.
SOMEHOW THIS FELL IN MY BAG.
Francine hands Mr. Saperstein a picture.
Mr. Saperstein says THAT'S MY LITTLE SISTER.
SHE DISAPPEARED WHEN
WE WERE CHILDREN.
Francine gasps.
Ladonna says SO, THAT WAS HER GHOST?
Francine says I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE.
Buster says WHY DOES EVERYONE GET TO SEE A
GHOST EXCEPT FOR ME?
NO OFFENSE, BUT I THINK HER
STORY WAS SCARIER
THAN BOTH OF YOURS.
Arthur says IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.
Ladonna says CAN I BORROW YOUR PHONE?
I HAVE TO CALL MUFFY.
SHE'D ALREADY LEFT BY THE TIME
I GOT TO HER HOUSE.
(phone ringing)
On the phone, Muffy says I WAITED FOR 45 MINUTES.
Francine says I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I GOT HELD UP AT MY BUILDING.
Muffy says WELL, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
Francine says THE TREEHOUSE.
ARE YOU COMING?
Muffy says I'LL BE THERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
I STILL HAVE TO HIT
THE MCNEIL MANSION.
Francine says WELL, HURRY UP.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU WHAT
HAPPENED TO ME.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO
BELI...
(phone beeping)
Muffy says HELLO?
FRANCINE?
ARE YOU THERE?
(beeping)
OH! I'M OUT OF JUICE.
The battery of Muffy’s phone shuts down.
Bailey rides a tandem bike. Muffy sits on the back.
Muffy says BAILEY, CAN I BORROW YOUR PHONE?
Dresses as the Mad Hatter, Bailey says ALAS, I DIDN'T BRING MINE,
MS. MUFFY.
IT DIDN'T FEEL APPROPRIATE THAT
THE MAD HATTER
WOULD BE CARRYING ONE.
(thudding)
OH DEAR!
Muffy says WHAT HAPPENED?
Bailey says WE SEEM TO HAVE BLOWN A TIRE.
Muffy says CAN YOU FIX IT?
Bailey says PERHAPS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CHEWING GUM?
Muffy says CHEWING GUM? ME?
REALLY, BAILEY?
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT.
Bailey says MM. I DIDN'T THINK SO.
THEN I'M AFRAID WE'RE IN A BIT
OF A PICKLE.
Muffy says WELL, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
THE MCNEILS GIVE OUT CHOCOLATE
TRUFFLES AND PRALINES.
IT'S THE BEST HOUSE ON MY LIST.
Bailey says MIGHT I SUGGEST WALKING,
MS. MUFFY?
Muffy says OH, I WAS AFRAID YOU WERE GOING
TO SAY THAT.
THESE SHOES ARE VERY PINCHY.
WELL, IF WE'RE GOING
TO WALK WE MIGHT AS WELL
TAKE THE SHORTCUT.
Bailey says YOU MEAN,
THROUGH THE CEMETERY?
Muffy says SURE. WHY NOT?
(gate creaking)
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE AFRAID.
Bailey says BAILEY CARSON BELVEDERE THE THIRD,
AFRAID?
I THINK NOT.
Muffy says GOOD. THEN WE'LL BE THERE
IN A JIFFY.
(racoon chattering)
They walk into the cemetery.
Bailey says AH!
Muffy says AND WHEN WE GET TO THE MCNEILS,
WE'LL CALL A TAXI.
(bird cawing)
Bailey says EGADS, WHAT WAS THAT?
Muffy says PROBABLY ANOTHER RACOON.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FINE IF
YOU'RE SCARED.
Bailey says AHEM. YES, WELL, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONCERN, MS. MUFFY,
BUT AS I SAID, I'M ABSOLUTELY...
AH! GADZOOKS!
THAT LOOKED LIKE
A FLYING BADGER.
(hooting)
Muffy says IT'S JUST AN OWL, BAILEY.
Bailey says WELL, OWLS ARE VERY DANGEROUS
IF YOU'RE A SMALL RODENT.
UH, PERHAPS I AM A LITTLE EDGY,
BUT WHY AREN'T YOU, MS. MUFFY?
Muffy says LAST HALLOWEEN,
BEFORE FRANCINE AND I WENT
TRICK OR TREATING,
WE DARED EACH OTHER TO RUN
THROUGH THE CEMETERY.
(gate creaking)
(wind howling)
Muffy remembers standing at the cemetery gate next to Francine.
Francine says YOU SURE YOU WANT TO
DO THIS?
Muffy says CROSSWIRES NEVER BACK DOWN
FROM A DARE.
Francine says WELL,
NEITHER DO FRENSKY'S
(owl hooting)
Muffy says WE WERE BOTH TERRIFIED
BUT WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY.
After running, Muffy says AND, WELL,
IT WAS SUPER EXCITING.
(laughing and panting)
LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
Back with Bailey, Muffy says AFTER THAT,
WE DID IT FOUR MORE TIMES,
SO NOW THIS PLACE DOESN'T
SCARE ME ANYMORE.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I ACTUALLY MISS BEING
A LITTLE SCARED.
IT MADE HALLOWEEN MORE FUN.
(thunder cracking)
It starts to rain.
Muffy says OH NO! THIS DRESS IS
GOING TO GET RUINED.
NOW THAT'S SCARY.
COME ON.
AH! I CAN BARELY SEE WHERE
I'M GOING.
Bailey says WE'D BEST TAKE SHELTER,
MS. MUFFY.
OVER HERE.
(cat yowling)
Muffy says MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY.
THIS EVENING IS RUINED.
Bailey says I BEG YOUR PARDON, MS. MUFFY,
BUT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
Muffy says YOU DIDN'T?
THEN WHO...
(hissing)
They turn and see two scary eyes looking at them in the dark.
They scream AH!
Arthur says DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GO TO MY HOUSE?
EVEN IF THERE AREN'T ANY GHOSTS,
THIS ROOF CAN LEAK.
Ladonna says WHAT? NO.
WE HAVE TO STAY.
I MEAN,
JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
AT LEAST UNTIL THE RAIN LETS UP.
(panting)
Francine says HUH?
AH! WHAT'S THAT?
They approach the door and see someone running towards the tree house.
Buster says I BET IT'S THE GOLEM.
Binky says HEY! SORRY I'M LATE.
Kids sigh.
Buster says WHAT A NIGHT.
Francine says WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?
A COUCH?
Binky says I'M PUFFY MCPUFFMEISTER.
HE'S A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER.
HE PINS PEOPLE WITH
HIS SQUISHY BODY.
Binky squishes Buster against a wall.
Buster says YOU WIN. UNCLE.
Binky says SHEESH.
HAVE I HAD A STRANGE NIGHT.
Arthur says YOU TOO? WE WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT ALL THE SPOOKY THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED TONIGHT.
Buster says NOTHING SPOOKY HAPPENED TO ME,
EXCEPT SOMEBODY GAVE ME SOME
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
WANT SOME?
THEY'RE ACTUALLY DELICIOUS.
Buster eats a Brussels sprout.
Kids say EW!
Binky says WELL,
MY STORY IS THE SPOOKIEST.
IT ALL STARTED WHEN
I WENT OVER
TO TOILET PAPER
MR. RATBURN'S HOUSE.
Arthur says YOU WHAT?
Buster says OH, YOU'RE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE.
Francine says ARE YOU NUTS?
Binky says CALM DOWN.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO IT.
IN FACT,
I NEVER EVEN WANTED TO DO IT,
BUT THE TOUGH CUSTOMERS ALWAYS
DO A PRANK ON HALLOWEEN.
Binky remembers being at the playground with Slink, Molly and Rattles.
Binky says IT'S A TRADITION.
AND I DREW THE SHORT STRAW.
OH MAN.
Slink, Molly and Rattles say HUH.
Binky says I MEAN, YIPPEE!
BUT WHEN I GOT TO HIS HOUSE,
I KNEW I COULDN'T GO THROUGH
WITH IT.
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO TURN AROUND
WHEN...
Wearing his costume, Binky stands outside a house.
A raven at the front door says NEVERMORE.
Binky says WAS THAT YOU?
Raven says NEVERMORE.
Binky says NEVERMORE, WHAT?
Raven says NEVERMORE!
Binky says IF YOU SAY "NEVERMORE."
ONE MORE TIME,
I'M GOING TO PLUCK
YOUR FEATHERS.
Raven says AH!
In a magic explosion, a red ghost puppet appears.
The ghost puppet says IF YOU SOLVE THE PUZZLES WITHIN,
COUNTLESS TREASURES
YOU SHALL WIN.
BUT IF YOU ENTER AND YOU FAIL,
ETERNAL DOOM SHALL PREVAIL.
SO, MORTAL, DO YOU DARE TO ENTER
MR. RATBURN'S TERRIBLE LAIR?
(LAUGHING)
Binky says THE DOOM PART
DIDN'T SOUND SO GOOD,
BUT I DID LIKE THE IDEA OF
COUNTLESS TREASURES.
Binky says EHN. IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
Binky walks into a dark room.
Raven says NEVERMORE.
A pendulum clock dings.
Binky says UH, MR. RATBURN?
THAT CLOCK IS WRONG.
IT'S ONLY 8:15.
A fake spider hanging from the ceiling shows Binky a note.
Binky says THE NOTE SAID TO
"TURN THE LANTERN ON."
SO, THAT'S WHAT I DID.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I NOTICED THIS
PUPPET IN THE CORNER,
AND IT OPENED ONE EYE.
Arthur says WAIT. DID THIS PUPPET HAVE
A BABY'S HEAD?
WAS IT CALLED ZELDA?
Binky says UM, NO, IT WAS SOME OLD GUY.
AND I DIDN'T ASK HIM HIS NAME.
BUT THAT CREEPY EYE.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY CREEPY.
(banging)
AND THEN I HEARD THIS
BEATING SOUND,
LIKE A HEART.
IT WOULDN'T STOP.
AND IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER
UNTIL FINALLY...
Back at the house, Binky runs away and says THAT'S IT!
YOU CAN KEEP THE TREASURE!
I'M OUT OF HERE!
At the tree house, Binky says IT WAS THE SCARIEST ROOM
I'D EVER BEEN IN,
EXCEPT MAYBE FOR MATH CLASS.
Francine says WAIT A MINUTE,
THAT SCENE YOU JUST DESCRIBED,
THAT'S FROM
THE TELL-TALE HEART.
Binky says THE WHA?
Arthur says YOU KNOW,
THE SHORT STORY
BY EDGAR ALLEN POE.
Francine says BINKY, WE'VE BEEN STUDYING THEM
IN CLASS FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
HAVEN'T YOU BEEN PAYING
ATTENTION?
Binky says UM. NO COMMENT.
Arthur says I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FUN TO
READ ONE ALOUD TONIGHT.
Arthur takes a book out of his backpack and hands it to Binky.
Buster says HEY, I BET THE TREASURE WAS
UNDER A FLOORBOARD.
THAT'S WHERE THE THUMP-THUMP WAS
COMING FROM IN THE STORY.
Binky says YOU MEAN I WAS STANDING ON TOP
OF CANDY ALL THAT TIME?
OH MAN.
Ladonna says WELL, LOOK AT IT THIS WAY,
AT LEAST NOTHING ACTUALLY SCARY
WAS GOING ON.
Binky says YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
AH!
Buster says WHAT IS IT?
Binky says I LEFT MY BACKPACK WITH THE
TOILET PAPER IN IT
AT MR. RATBURN'S HOUSE!
NOW HE'LL KNOW WHAT I WAS
PLANNING.
HE COULD GIVE ME DETENTION
FOR LIFE!
I'VE GOT TO GET IT BACK.
Buster says YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A VERY WEIRD HALLOWEEN.
Binky climbs down the tree house and leaves in the rain.
Francine says I'LL SAY.
BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I'M NOT AFRAID.
GHOSTS-SHMOSTS.
Arthur says NEITHER AM I.
IF WE ALL STICK TOGETHER
WE'LL BE JUST FINE.
LET'S GET INTO OUR SLEEPING
BAGS.
(distant laughing)
(kids gasping)
DID YOU GIGGLE?
Buster says I DIDN'T GIGGLE.
YOU?
Ladonna says UH-UN.
Francine says IT WASN'T ME.
Arthur says MAYBE IT WAS A FROG.
Buster says DO FROGS GIGGLE?
Arthur says I DON'T KNOW.
(distant laughing)
Buster screams OKAY! THAT WASN'T A FROG!
A spooky voice says THIS TREEHOUSE IS MINE!
("mine" echoing)
(kids screaming)
(thunder cracking)
(Buster whimpering)
(Francine shrieking)
(screaming)
Scared, they all climb down and run away.
Ladonna stands by the tree house laughing.
Ladonna says THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES.
The end credits roll as the theme song plays.
The scene continues when Arthur jumps into the cover of a book that a little girl reads on her bed.
The book is called "Arthur." It makes the girl laugh.
A song plays on as all this takes place.
The lyrics say
EVERY DAY WHEN YOU'RE
WALKING DOWN THE STREET
EVERYBODY THAT YOU MEET
HAS AN ORIGINAL
POINT OF VIEW
AND I SAY HEY!
Arthur opens the bedroom door and says HEY!
The song goes on, and a bunch of smiling animal faces sing
WHAT A
WONDERFUL KIND OF DAY
IF WE COULD LEARN
TO WORK AND PLAY
Later, Arthur and a friend ride their bikes wearing helmets and the song goes on
AND GET ALONG
WITH EACH OTHER
Now Arthur takes a family picture as his parents, grandparents, sisters, and dog sit on the family couch.
The song keeps playing
YOU GOTTA 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
Arthur looks at the family album. He hugs his mum and jumps out to the city. He sees bikes, cars, and shops. He high-fives a friend that cycles by.
The song goes on
BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
FOR THAT'S
THE PLACE TO START
AND I SAY
Now Arthur falls into a swimming pool and plays with friends.
The song continues
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
Now Arthur's sister closes her "Arthur" book and sees Arthur on the living room TV.
Arthur says HEY, DW!
She says HEY!
Arthur falls backwards and says WHOA! OOF!
It’s Halloween and the kids wear costumes collecting treats.
Ladonna tells a story inside a tree house. She is wearing a spider costume.
Ladonna says AND, THEY NEVER FOUND DOC.
SOME SAY HE'S STILL OUT THERE,
HIDING IN THE SWAPS,
LIVING OFF FROGS AND LEECHES.
HIS SKIN SHRIVELLED AND YELLOW
WITH AN EVIL SMILE PLASTERED
ON HIS FACE,
She lights her face using a flashlight and says LIKE THIS!
(shrieking)
Arthur and Buster get scared.
Ladonna laughs.
Arthur says CAN WE TURN THE LANTERN
BACK ON NOW?
Ladonna says OH, COME ON.
IT WASN'T THAT SCARY.
Buster says WAIT, YOU DON'T REALLY HAVE A
COUSIN NAMED DOC, DO YOU?
Ladonna says SURE I DO, BUT HE LIVES IN
MIAMI, NOT A SWAMP
HE'S A NUTRITIONIST.
Arthur turns on the lantern.
Ladonna says UM, WHAT ARE YOU
SUPPOSED TO BE AGAIN?
Buster says CANDY BOY.
CANDY BOY GET ANGRY WHEN HE NO
GET CANDY.
ROAR!
BUT DON'T WORRY, CANDY BOY IS
VERY HAPPY THIS YEAR.
HE BEAT LAST HALLOWEEN'S
CANDY QUOTA.
OH YEAH!
(wind howling)
Arthur says SHH.
DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
Ladonna says UH OH. MAYBE IT WAS ANGRY
VILLAGERS,
FRANKENSTEIN.
(laughing)
Arthur says I'M NOT FRANKENSTEIN,
I'M FRANKEN-TIST.
Buster says THAT'S A COMBINATION OF
FRANKENSTEIN AND A DENTIST.
(wind howling)
Arthur says THERE IS IS AGAIN.
Ladonna says THAT'S JUST THE WIND.
YOU SURE ARE JUMPY.
Buster says YOU DIDN'T MIX
THE SOUR GUMMIED WORMS
WITH THE PEANUT CLUSTERS,
DID YOU?
THAT ALWAYS MAKES ME JUMPY.
Arthur says NO.
Ladonna says SO, WHAT'S UP?
Arthur says YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME
IF I TOLD YOU.
Buster says YES I WOULD.
Ladonna says ME TOO. IF IT WERE ME I MIGHT
NOT BELIEVE ME,
BUT YOU, TELL US.
Arthur says IT'S THIS TREEHOUSE,
IT'S...
IT'S HAUNTED.
Buster and Ladonna laugh.
Buster says WHAT? NO WAY.
Ladonna says COME ON. THIS OLD THING?
Arthur says I'M SERIOUS.
THERE'S A GHOST HERE.
SHE'S ANGRY
AND I THINK SHE'S COMING FOR US.
A blue dotted slate appears. It reads "Arthur and the haunted tree house. Part 1."
A caption under it reads "written by Peter Hirsch-Storyboard by Al Jeffery. Clirbur Rocha and Dev Ramsaran."
(owl hooting)
Ladonna says WAIT, BACK UP.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE'S
A GHOST HERE?
Buster says DID YOU REALLY
SEE IT?
Arthur says KIND OF.
Buster says WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?
OH MAN, YOU'RE SO LUCKY,
I WANT TO SEE A GHOST.
Arthur says NO, YOU DON'T.
ANYWAY, I'M NOT SURE
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT.
Ladonna says OH, COME ON!
YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU'VE SEEN
A GHOST
AND THEN NOT TELL US ABOUT IT.
Arthur sighs deeply and says OKAY.
I GUESS IT ALL STARTED ABOUT A
WEEK AGO.
I HAD JUST TOLD MOM I WANTED TO
HAVE A HALLOWEEN SLEEPOVER
IN THE TREEHOUSE.
In his memory, his mom prepares to go to work in the morning.
Jane says I DON'T KNOW, ARTHUR.
I'M NOT SURE IT'S SAFE
TO SLEEP UP THERE.
WHAT IF SOMEONE
ROLLS OVER AND...
Arthur says WE'RE GOING TO PUT A CRATE UP
THERE TO BLOCK THE OPENING.
Jane says OKAY. BUT HOW ARE YOU GOING TO
GET YOUR SLEEPING BAGS
AND STUFF UP THERE?
Arthur says ALREADY THOUGHT OF THAT TOO.
WE HOOKED UP A PULLEY.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
YOU CAN COME OUT
AND SEE IT LATER.
DW says DID I HEAR SOMEONE SAY
SLEEPING BAGS?
ARE WE GOING CAMPING?
Jane says NO, SWEETIE.
ARTHUR JUST WANTS TO HAVE
A HALLOWEEN PARTY AT
THE TREEHOUSE.
DW says I WANT TO COME TOO!
Arthur says YOU CAN'T, D.W.
IT'D BE TOO SCARY FOR YOU.
HERE,
LOOKING FOR THE CEREAL?
DW says TOO SCARY? HA!
THE ONLY THING THAT SCARES ME
ARE OCTO-POTTY'S,
AND THEY'RE ONLY AT THE BEACH.
SO...
She opens the cereal box and party serpentines pops up.
She says AH!
Arthur laughs and says I REST MY CASE.
DW says THAT WAS A DIRTY, ROTTEN TRICK.
Jane says ARTHUR.
Arthur says SORRY.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO PREPARE HER
FOR HALLOWEEN.
SO, MOM, PLEASE.
CAN I HAVE THE SLEEPOVER?
Jane says WELL, I HAVE TO CHECK WITH YOUR
FATHER, BUT I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
Arthur says YES!
DW says I WASN'T REALLY SCARED
BY THAT CEREAL SNAKE.
Jane says I WAS JUST ACTING.
YOU'LL HAVE A MUCH BETTER TIME
AT HOME ANYWAY.
YOU'RE FATHER AND I ARE GOING
OUT THAT NIGHT,
BUT GRANDMA WILL BE HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU INVITE BUD OVER?
Arthur says OKAY.
Jane leaves.
DW says BUT I'M 10 TIMES BRAVER
THAN YOU.
Arthur says SURE YOU ARE.
DW says HA! LET'S JUST SEE WHO'S BRAVER,
ARTHUR READ.
Arthur says THE NEXT DAY AFTER SCHOOL,
I WENT UP TO THE ATTIC TO GET
SOME SCARY DECORATIONS
FOR THE TREEHOUSE.
THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT.
Arthur finds an old doll in the attic.
Arthur says AH!
WHERE ON EARTH DID THIS
COME FROM?
ZELDA.
Arthur spots the name of the doll on the back of its head.
Arthur says I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE THE DOLL
HAD BELONG TO MOM OR DAD,
OR MAYBE EVEN GRANDMA THORA.
Now, Arthur talks to his dad.
Arthur says IT'S REALLY OLD AND SPOOKY.
IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LOVE TO USE IT
FOR MY SLEEPOVER.
HUH?
BUT IT WAS JUST HERE
A MINUTE AGO.
MAYBE PAL RAN OFF WITH IT.
IT'LL TURN UP.
THE NEXT DAY, AFTER SCHOOL,
I TOOK THE DECORATIONS OVER TO
THE TREEHOUSE.
Ominously, a female voice says ARTHUR.
Arthur says WHO'S THERE?
(leafs rustling)
JUST THE WIND.
Arthur climbs to the tree house and finds a message.
Back in the tree house, Arthur says IT SAID,
"THIS IS MY TREEHOUSE."
RIGHT THERE,
WRITTEN IN CHALK.
I WIPED IT AWAY.
Ladonna says MAYBE IT WAS JUST D.W. PLAYING
A TRICK ON YOU.
Arthur says SHE'S NOT ALLOWED TO COME UP
HERE ALONE.
AND ANYWAY,
SHE CAN'T WRITE.
Ladonna says WELL,
NEITHER CAN DOLLS.
Buster says UNLESS OF COURSE,
THAT DOLL ISN'T REALLY A DOLL.
Ladonna says OH, PHONEY-BALONEY.
YOU GUYS ARE JUMPING TO
CONCLUSIONS.
Arthur says WAIT, IT GETS WORSE.
AFTER I FINISHED DECORATING,
I DIDN'T COME BACK
UNTIL EARLIER TODAY.
I WANTED TO DROP OFF SOME STUFF
BEFORE GETTING IN COSTUME
AND TRICK OR TREATING.
I ALSO THOUGHT SOMEONE MIGHT BE
PLAYING A TRICK ON ME,
BUT I WASN'T GOING TO LET IT
RUIN MY SLEEPOVER.
Arthur stands by the treehouse and says IF YOU'RE TRYING TO SCARE ME,
IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK,
SO YOU CAN JUST GIVE UP NOW!
He climbs back in and screams AH!
Arthur points to a spot and says SHE WAS SITTING RIGHT THERE.
Buster says NO WAY.
Ladonna says COME ON.
YOU'RE MAKING THIS UP.
Arthur says I'M NOT,
I SWEAR.
Buster says WHAT DID YOU DO?
Arthur says I DUG A HOLE A BURIED HER
OVER BY THAT ROCK.
They approach the tree house window.
Arthur says BUT WHAT IF SHE
COMES BACK?
Ladonna says GUYS, RELAX. I'M SURE THERE'S
A RATIONAL EXPLANATION.
Buster says THAT'S TRUE.
MAYBE ZELDA'S AN ALIEN.
Ladonna says THAT'S A RATIONAL EXPLANATION?
Arthur says WELL, WHATEVER IT IS,
I'M STARTING TO THINK THAT THIS
SLEEPOVER WAS A REALLY BAD IDEA.
(knocking)
A woman says ARTHUR.
All scream AH!
Francine says HA! I KNEW THIS PROM DRESS
COSTUME WAS SCARY.
Arthur says PHEW.
IT'S JUST YOU.
Francine says WHO WERE YOU EXPECTING?
MUFFY'S NOT HERE YET?
OH, MAN.
SHE'S GOING TO BE
SO ANGRY AT ME.
Buster says WHY?
Francine says I WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET HER
AT HER PLACE
AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO TRICK
OR TREAT AT THE FANCY HOUSES,
BUT I GOT STUCK AT THIS ONE
APARTMENT IN OUR BUILDING.
IT WAS ACTUALLY KIND OF FREAKY.
Arthur says WAS THERE A DOLL THERE?
WITH A BIG HEAD AND ONE EYE?
Francine pulls up a pulley to lift a tray with objects into the tree house.
Francine says HUH? NO.
IT WAS EVEN SCARIER THAN THAT.
Francine says EVERY YEAR, THE TENANTS IN OUR
BUILDING PUT UP A LIST
OF APARTMENTS YOU TRICK OR
TREAT AT.
I KNOW THEM ALL BY HEART.
At her building, Francine rings a bell and says THERE IS MRS. PARISO.
SHE ALWAYS GIVES FRUIT.
TRICK OR TREAT!
Mrs. Pariso says THERE YOU GO.
PRUNES, SWEETHEART.
THAT'S NATURE'S CANDY.
Francine says UH, THANKS.
THERE'S MR. BELLAMY.
HE ALWAYS DOES THE OLD "HAND IN
A BOWL OF CANDY" TRICK.
TRICK OR TREAT.
OH, NO! IT'S A LIVE HAND IN
A BOWL OF CANDY!
AND THEN MR. BELLAMY FORGETS
THAT HIS HAND IS IN THE BOWL.
Mr. Bellamy says OH!
YOU DROPPED SOME. OH.
Francine sighs. They kneel down to pick up the candies.
Francine says THEN THERE ARE THE LANCASTERS.
THEY ALWAYS TRY TO GUESS YOUR
COSTUME AND FAIL.
Mr. Lancaster says YOU'RE A FAIRY GODMOTHER?
Mrs. Lancaster says A FANCY LAMPSHADE?
Mr. Lancaster says QUEEN ISABELLA OF SPAIN?
Mrs. Lancaster says OH, OH! THE FEUDAL SYSTEM?
Francine says I'M A PROM QUEEN.
THANKS.
I ONLY HAD ONE MORE APARTMENT
TO HIT,
SOMEONE I HAD NEVER MET BEFORE.
Francine knocks on a door.
Ethel says YES?
Ethel is a goat. She wears a gray dress and glasses.
Francine says TRICK OR TREAT.
Ethel says OH, IS IT HALLOWEEN ALREADY?
I COMPLETELY FORGOT.
COME IN, COME IN.
EXCUSE THE MESS, I WAS JUST
GOING THROUGH SOME OLD PHOTOS.
SIT, SIT.
I HAVE CANDY HERE SOMEWHERE.
Francine grabs a strange picture and says WHAT IS THAT?
Ethel says THAT, MY DEAR, IS A GOLEM.
Francine says WHAT'S A GOLEM?
Ethel says A MONSTER MADE FROM CLAY
AND THEN BROUGHT TO LIFE
BY A MAGIC SPELL
Francine laughs.
Ethel says OH, YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME?
I TOOK THAT PICTURE MYSELF.
BUT EVEN WITHOUT A PHOTO,
I WOULD NEVER FORGET THE FACE
OF THAT HIDEOUS CREATURE.
I'D TELL YOU THE STORY,
BUT I SHOULDN'T BE FRIGHTENING
CHILDREN LIKE THIS.
I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE.
WE LIVED IN SMALL TOWN CALLED
MINDELPLATZ,
NOT FAR FROM PRAGUE.
(trolley bell dinging)
Ethel says THERE WAS A YOUNG MAN IN THE
TOWN WHO WAS A GREAT VIOLINIST.
Ethel remembers a man playing violin in the street.
Ethel says HIS MUSIC WAS SO BEAUTIFUL,
IT WAS SAID IT COULD MAKE DEAD
PLANTS GROW.
(clapping)
THEN ONE DAY, THE VIOLINIST WAS
IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
HE WAS HIT BY A TROLLEY CAR
AND ALL HIS FINGERS WERE
BROKEN.
THEY EVENTUALLY HEALED,
BUT HE WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO
PLAY THE VIOLIN.
PEOPLE RARELY SAW THE VIOLINIST
AFTER THAT.
HE STAYED IN HIS ROOM, READING
ANCIENT BOOKS ABOUT MAGIC.
(cat meowing)
(camera clicking)
A young Ethel takes a picture of a cat in the street. The violinist watches her from his window. She waves at him but he closes the window.
Ethel says HE GREW BITTER,
ANGRY AT THE WORLD.
IN ONE OF HIS BOOKS HE LEARNED
HOW TO MAKE THE GOLEM.
AND HE BROUGHT HIM TO LIFE.
In a basement, a giant golem wakes up.
Ethel says BUT THE GOLEM TURNED
AGAINST HIM.
HE COULDN'T CONTROL
THE CREATURE.
NO ONE COULD.
(townsfolk screaming)
The Golem scares people around the city.
(boy screaming)
Ethel falls backwards as the Golem approaches her.
She says OH!
She takes a picture of the Golem.
Francine says WOW! THAT'S SOME STORY.
HOW'D YOU ESCAPE?
Ethel says WHO'S TO SAY I DID?
Francine says HUH?
Ethel says ANYWAY, LOOK WHAT I FOUND
FOR YOU.
IT'S MARZIPAN.
A DELICIOUS ALMOND PASTE.
Ethel hands Francine a violin-shaped marzipan.
Ethel says HAPPY HALLOWEEN,
MY DEAR.
Francine says RIGHT AFTER I LEFT
THE APARTMENT,
I NOTICED THAT SOMEHOW ONE OF
THE WOMAN'S PHOTOGRAPHS
HAD FALLEN INTO
MY HALLOWEEN BAG.
SO I WENT TO RETURN IT.
BUT THIS TIME,
A MAN ANSWERED THE DOOR.
Back in the building, Francine says OH. HI.
YOU MUST BE MR. SAPERSTEIN.
SOMEHOW THIS FELL IN MY BAG.
Francine hands Mr. Saperstein a picture.
Mr. Saperstein says THAT'S MY LITTLE SISTER.
SHE DISAPPEARED WHEN
WE WERE CHILDREN.
Francine gasps.
Ladonna says SO, THAT WAS HER GHOST?
Francine says I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE.
Buster says WHY DOES EVERYONE GET TO SEE A
GHOST EXCEPT FOR ME?
NO OFFENSE, BUT I THINK HER
STORY WAS SCARIER
THAN BOTH OF YOURS.
Arthur says IT'S NOT A COMPETITION.
Ladonna says CAN I BORROW YOUR PHONE?
I HAVE TO CALL MUFFY.
SHE'D ALREADY LEFT BY THE TIME
I GOT TO HER HOUSE.
(phone ringing)
On the phone, Muffy says I WAITED FOR 45 MINUTES.
Francine says I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I GOT HELD UP AT MY BUILDING.
Muffy says WELL, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?
Francine says THE TREEHOUSE.
ARE YOU COMING?
Muffy says I'LL BE THERE IN A LITTLE BIT.
I STILL HAVE TO HIT
THE MCNEIL MANSION.
Francine says WELL, HURRY UP.
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL YOU WHAT
HAPPENED TO ME.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO
BELI...
(phone beeping)
Muffy says HELLO?
FRANCINE?
ARE YOU THERE?
(beeping)
OH! I'M OUT OF JUICE.
The battery of Muffy’s phone shuts down.
Bailey rides a tandem bike. Muffy sits on the back.
Muffy says BAILEY, CAN I BORROW YOUR PHONE?
Dresses as the Mad Hatter, Bailey says ALAS, I DIDN'T BRING MINE,
MS. MUFFY.
IT DIDN'T FEEL APPROPRIATE THAT
THE MAD HATTER
WOULD BE CARRYING ONE.
(thudding)
OH DEAR!
Muffy says WHAT HAPPENED?
Bailey says WE SEEM TO HAVE BLOWN A TIRE.
Muffy says CAN YOU FIX IT?
Bailey says PERHAPS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY CHEWING GUM?
Muffy says CHEWING GUM? ME?
REALLY, BAILEY?
YOU KNOW ME BETTER THAN THAT.
Bailey says MM. I DIDN'T THINK SO.
THEN I'M AFRAID WE'RE IN A BIT
OF A PICKLE.
Muffy says WELL, WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
THE MCNEILS GIVE OUT CHOCOLATE
TRUFFLES AND PRALINES.
IT'S THE BEST HOUSE ON MY LIST.
Bailey says MIGHT I SUGGEST WALKING,
MS. MUFFY?
Muffy says OH, I WAS AFRAID YOU WERE GOING
TO SAY THAT.
THESE SHOES ARE VERY PINCHY.
WELL, IF WE'RE GOING
TO WALK WE MIGHT AS WELL
TAKE THE SHORTCUT.
Bailey says YOU MEAN,
THROUGH THE CEMETERY?
Muffy says SURE. WHY NOT?
(gate creaking)
DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE AFRAID.
Bailey says BAILEY CARSON BELVEDERE THE THIRD,
AFRAID?
I THINK NOT.
Muffy says GOOD. THEN WE'LL BE THERE
IN A JIFFY.
(racoon chattering)
They walk into the cemetery.
Bailey says AH!
Muffy says AND WHEN WE GET TO THE MCNEILS,
WE'LL CALL A TAXI.
(bird cawing)
Bailey says EGADS, WHAT WAS THAT?
Muffy says PROBABLY ANOTHER RACOON.
YOU KNOW, IT'S FINE IF
YOU'RE SCARED.
Bailey says AHEM. YES, WELL, THANK YOU FOR
YOUR CONCERN, MS. MUFFY,
BUT AS I SAID, I'M ABSOLUTELY...
AH! GADZOOKS!
THAT LOOKED LIKE
A FLYING BADGER.
(hooting)
Muffy says IT'S JUST AN OWL, BAILEY.
Bailey says WELL, OWLS ARE VERY DANGEROUS
IF YOU'RE A SMALL RODENT.
UH, PERHAPS I AM A LITTLE EDGY,
BUT WHY AREN'T YOU, MS. MUFFY?
Muffy says LAST HALLOWEEN,
BEFORE FRANCINE AND I WENT
TRICK OR TREATING,
WE DARED EACH OTHER TO RUN
THROUGH THE CEMETERY.
(gate creaking)
(wind howling)
Muffy remembers standing at the cemetery gate next to Francine.
Francine says YOU SURE YOU WANT TO
DO THIS?
Muffy says CROSSWIRES NEVER BACK DOWN
FROM A DARE.
Francine says WELL,
NEITHER DO FRENSKY'S
(owl hooting)
Muffy says WE WERE BOTH TERRIFIED
BUT WE MADE IT ALL THE WAY.
After running, Muffy says AND, WELL,
IT WAS SUPER EXCITING.
(laughing and panting)
LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
Back with Bailey, Muffy says AFTER THAT,
WE DID IT FOUR MORE TIMES,
SO NOW THIS PLACE DOESN'T
SCARE ME ANYMORE.
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH,
I ACTUALLY MISS BEING
A LITTLE SCARED.
IT MADE HALLOWEEN MORE FUN.
(thunder cracking)
It starts to rain.
Muffy says OH NO! THIS DRESS IS
GOING TO GET RUINED.
NOW THAT'S SCARY.
COME ON.
AH! I CAN BARELY SEE WHERE
I'M GOING.
Bailey says WE'D BEST TAKE SHELTER,
MS. MUFFY.
OVER HERE.
(cat yowling)
Muffy says MY SENTIMENTS EXACTLY.
THIS EVENING IS RUINED.
Bailey says I BEG YOUR PARDON, MS. MUFFY,
BUT I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.
Muffy says YOU DIDN'T?
THEN WHO...
(hissing)
They turn and see two scary eyes looking at them in the dark.
They scream AH!
Arthur says DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD
GO TO MY HOUSE?
EVEN IF THERE AREN'T ANY GHOSTS,
THIS ROOF CAN LEAK.
Ladonna says WHAT? NO.
WE HAVE TO STAY.
I MEAN,
JUST FOR A LITTLE BIT LONGER.
AT LEAST UNTIL THE RAIN LETS UP.
(panting)
Francine says HUH?
AH! WHAT'S THAT?
They approach the door and see someone running towards the tree house.
Buster says I BET IT'S THE GOLEM.
Binky says HEY! SORRY I'M LATE.
Kids sigh.
Buster says WHAT A NIGHT.
Francine says WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE?
A COUCH?
Binky says I'M PUFFY MCPUFFMEISTER.
HE'S A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER.
HE PINS PEOPLE WITH
HIS SQUISHY BODY.
Binky squishes Buster against a wall.
Buster says YOU WIN. UNCLE.
Binky says SHEESH.
HAVE I HAD A STRANGE NIGHT.
Arthur says YOU TOO? WE WERE JUST TALKING
ABOUT ALL THE SPOOKY THINGS
THAT HAVE HAPPENED TONIGHT.
Buster says NOTHING SPOOKY HAPPENED TO ME,
EXCEPT SOMEBODY GAVE ME SOME
BRUSSELS SPROUTS.
WANT SOME?
THEY'RE ACTUALLY DELICIOUS.
Buster eats a Brussels sprout.
Kids say EW!
Binky says WELL,
MY STORY IS THE SPOOKIEST.
IT ALL STARTED WHEN
I WENT OVER
TO TOILET PAPER
MR. RATBURN'S HOUSE.
Arthur says YOU WHAT?
Buster says OH, YOU'RE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE.
Francine says ARE YOU NUTS?
Binky says CALM DOWN.
I DIDN'T ACTUALLY DO IT.
IN FACT,
I NEVER EVEN WANTED TO DO IT,
BUT THE TOUGH CUSTOMERS ALWAYS
DO A PRANK ON HALLOWEEN.
Binky remembers being at the playground with Slink, Molly and Rattles.
Binky says IT'S A TRADITION.
AND I DREW THE SHORT STRAW.
OH MAN.
Slink, Molly and Rattles say HUH.
Binky says I MEAN, YIPPEE!
BUT WHEN I GOT TO HIS HOUSE,
I KNEW I COULDN'T GO THROUGH
WITH IT.
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO TURN AROUND
WHEN...
Wearing his costume, Binky stands outside a house.
A raven at the front door says NEVERMORE.
Binky says WAS THAT YOU?
Raven says NEVERMORE.
Binky says NEVERMORE, WHAT?
Raven says NEVERMORE!
Binky says IF YOU SAY "NEVERMORE."
ONE MORE TIME,
I'M GOING TO PLUCK
YOUR FEATHERS.
Raven says AH!
In a magic explosion, a red ghost puppet appears.
The ghost puppet says IF YOU SOLVE THE PUZZLES WITHIN,
COUNTLESS TREASURES
YOU SHALL WIN.
BUT IF YOU ENTER AND YOU FAIL,
ETERNAL DOOM SHALL PREVAIL.
SO, MORTAL, DO YOU DARE TO ENTER
MR. RATBURN'S TERRIBLE LAIR?
(LAUGHING)
Binky says THE DOOM PART
DIDN'T SOUND SO GOOD,
BUT I DID LIKE THE IDEA OF
COUNTLESS TREASURES.
Binky says EHN. IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
Binky walks into a dark room.
Raven says NEVERMORE.
A pendulum clock dings.
Binky says UH, MR. RATBURN?
THAT CLOCK IS WRONG.
IT'S ONLY 8:15.
A fake spider hanging from the ceiling shows Binky a note.
Binky says THE NOTE SAID TO
"TURN THE LANTERN ON."
SO, THAT'S WHAT I DID.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, I NOTICED THIS
PUPPET IN THE CORNER,
AND IT OPENED ONE EYE.
Arthur says WAIT. DID THIS PUPPET HAVE
A BABY'S HEAD?
WAS IT CALLED ZELDA?
Binky says UM, NO, IT WAS SOME OLD GUY.
AND I DIDN'T ASK HIM HIS NAME.
BUT THAT CREEPY EYE.
IT WAS REALLY, REALLY CREEPY.
(banging)
AND THEN I HEARD THIS
BEATING SOUND,
LIKE A HEART.
IT WOULDN'T STOP.
AND IT KEPT GETTING LOUDER
UNTIL FINALLY...
Back at the house, Binky runs away and says THAT'S IT!
YOU CAN KEEP THE TREASURE!
I'M OUT OF HERE!
At the tree house, Binky says IT WAS THE SCARIEST ROOM
I'D EVER BEEN IN,
EXCEPT MAYBE FOR MATH CLASS.
Francine says WAIT A MINUTE,
THAT SCENE YOU JUST DESCRIBED,
THAT'S FROM
THE TELL-TALE HEART.
Binky says THE WHA?
Arthur says YOU KNOW,
THE SHORT STORY
BY EDGAR ALLEN POE.
Francine says BINKY, WE'VE BEEN STUDYING THEM
IN CLASS FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
HAVEN'T YOU BEEN PAYING
ATTENTION?
Binky says UM. NO COMMENT.
Arthur says I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FUN TO
READ ONE ALOUD TONIGHT.
Arthur takes a book out of his backpack and hands it to Binky.
Buster says HEY, I BET THE TREASURE WAS
UNDER A FLOORBOARD.
THAT'S WHERE THE THUMP-THUMP WAS
COMING FROM IN THE STORY.
Binky says YOU MEAN I WAS STANDING ON TOP
OF CANDY ALL THAT TIME?
OH MAN.
Ladonna says WELL, LOOK AT IT THIS WAY,
AT LEAST NOTHING ACTUALLY SCARY
WAS GOING ON.
Binky says YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
AH!
Buster says WHAT IS IT?
Binky says I LEFT MY BACKPACK WITH THE
TOILET PAPER IN IT
AT MR. RATBURN'S HOUSE!
NOW HE'LL KNOW WHAT I WAS
PLANNING.
HE COULD GIVE ME DETENTION
FOR LIFE!
I'VE GOT TO GET IT BACK.
Buster says YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A VERY WEIRD HALLOWEEN.
Binky climbs down the tree house and leaves in the rain.
Francine says I'LL SAY.
BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
I'M NOT AFRAID.
GHOSTS-SHMOSTS.
Arthur says NEITHER AM I.
IF WE ALL STICK TOGETHER
WE'LL BE JUST FINE.
LET'S GET INTO OUR SLEEPING
BAGS.
(distant laughing)
(kids gasping)
DID YOU GIGGLE?
Buster says I DIDN'T GIGGLE.
YOU?
Ladonna says UH-UN.
Francine says IT WASN'T ME.
Arthur says MAYBE IT WAS A FROG.
Buster says DO FROGS GIGGLE?
Arthur says I DON'T KNOW.
(distant laughing)
Buster screams OKAY! THAT WASN'T A FROG!
A spooky voice says THIS TREEHOUSE IS MINE!
("mine" echoing)
(kids screaming)
(thunder cracking)
(Buster whimpering)
(Francine shrieking)
(screaming)
Scared, they all climb down and run away.
Ladonna stands by the tree house laughing.
Ladonna says THE LOOKS ON THEIR FACES.
The end credits roll as the theme song plays.
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