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Helga: Arnold!

( barking )

Hey, arnold!

( glass shatters )

( girl shrieks )

Helga: Hey, arnold!

Arnold!

Arnold!

Arnold!

[captioning sponsored by the U.S. Department of education

And nickelodeon]

Ar-nold!

Move it, Football head!

Kids: Hey, arnold!

( can clanking )

Well, that's The end of that can.

Hey, I know.

Let's play catch.

Can't, my mitt's messed up.

I know, let's go Rollerblading.

Can't. Broke a wheel.

Those things aren't cheap, You know.

Man, I wish There was some way

To get some money!

Yeah, but how?

( bell on door rings )

Now, the petunias get watered Every afternoon--

Three fingers of water, no more.

Roses need water daily, They get very thirsty.

Don't be stingy.

Mums like A healthy drink.

Daisies also, But they're delicate.

Be careful-- Like the ferns...

Have I mentioned the ferns?

Then violets, irises, Ladyfingers and...

Am I going too fast?

( gasps )

( bell rings )

Here you go, boys.

Your first payday.

Wow!

Thanks a lot, Mrs. V.

You boys deserve every penny.

Well, see you monday, Mrs. Vitello.

( cat screeches )

( crashing, mrs. Vitello Shrieks )

My back!

Mrs. Vitello, Are you all right?!

Yeah, yeah, I think I'm...

( cries out in pain )

Oh!

Oh! Give me a hand, boys.

( groaning, joints creaking )

Don't worry.

By tomorrow morning

I'll be good as new.

Vitello: according to dr. Necropolis

I have to rest my back At least a week.

Now that means

I'm really going To need you boys

To help me Run the store.

You can depend On us, mrs. V.

I know I can.

Now, I've been thinking, Arnold--

You're good with plants And making arrangements

So, you'll take care Of the flowers.

Gerald, you're organized and Deal well with the customers, so

I want you To be in charge Of the store.

We'll take care Of everything, mrs. V.

You're still working On that same one?

There's lots more To do, arnold.

( bell on door rings )

I'll take care Of this man.

You got your hands full.

Good afternoon, sir!

How may I help you?

( bell on door ringing )

Well, that was fine

If I do say so myself.

Yeah, I guess.

Come on, let's go home.

Not yet. I want to Get a head start

On tomorrow's business.

Arnold, you have No idea

How huge a job it is To be boss.

Yeah, that must be Really something.

Well, see you In the morning.

( calculator clicking )

( bell on door rings )

( dog barking in distance )

Hey, gerald.

You're late!

I have a ton of stuff For you to do here.

Still busy with the calculator, Huh?

Wait, I'm just Getting started.

I bought a copy of big business Magazine last night.

And it gave me some great ideas.

The way I figure it

We can double the Shop's productivity!

I've taken The liberty

Of drawing up A business plan.

As you can see

I'll handle the Difficult tasks--

Interfacing with The customers

Developing a better Advertising strategy

Designing more Colorful aprons.

And I do Everything else--

Sweeping up, Watering all The plants

Delivering all The orders?

Look, mrs. Vitello Put me in charge, okay?

I'm just trying to

Make this place Run better.

Do you have A problem with that?

Okay, good, Let's get to work.

We got a flower Shop to run.

If we charge two dollars a rose

We make $24 a dozen.

If we charge six dollars A rose, we'll make $72 a dozen!

If we charge $30 a rose

We'd make $360!

Man, what a great plan.

( siren wailing in distance )

Yes, sir, yes, I understand.

Don't worry-- I'll get on this right away.

Arnold, I just got a call From the d'amato family.

Yeah. I just Delivered

Their arrangement To them.

"Good luck," Written in carnations.

The d'amatos ordered A sympathy wreath.

Oh. That explains That guy chasing me.

Arnold, you've messed up

The entire Customer-client continuum.

If you delivered the d'amatos The good luck wreath

Then who got the flowers they ordered?

Honey, I swear, I didn't send this!

You never loved me, you bum!

Don't blame Everything on me!

You're the one Marching around

Giving orders like You're napoleon!

Well, if you Had your way

You'd work on one flower Arrangement all week!

So?

So... Look at this, man.

this is art.

Arnold, you're Wasting flowers

You're wasting time, And most of all

You're wasting money.

If you're so perfect, Gerald

Why not just run the store By yourself?

What do you mean?

Listen, do you feel I'm out of line?

I do, and I quit!

You can't quit.

'cause you're fired!

Too late. I quit!

( slams )

Ahh, you just can't find Good help anymore.

I don't get this.

Do they know they're Not eating together?

( kids yelling and shouting )

Hey, gerald

Are you going to play

With these losers or not?

Gerald can't play

Because gerald is too busy Being the boss.

I don't know what arnold means.

He's probably jealous 'cause I'm the boss.

What's up with you And gerald?

Gerald? Gerald who?

I knew Something was wrong

I knew it!

Hey, there, short man.

Where's gerald?

Isn't this your checkers night?

Maybe, I can't remember.

You can't remember?

Friday night's been Your boys' checkers night

Every week since youse Was seven years old!

Oh, I get it.

Having a little Tiff, eh?

Far as I'm concerned

If I never talk to gerald again, It'll be too soon.

Arnold, let me Tell you a story.

when I was a boy

my best friend was a kid Named jimmy kafka.

jimmy and I started working For bobby the lip

owner of this city's Largest pay toilet business.

one day our boss was hauled off

in the great port-o-doody Scandal of 1926.

Jimmy kafka, You're in charge of my business!

( fading ): You have a head for management!

jimmy and I tried To work together

but I couldn't cotton To him being boss.

we ended up having a fight

and then not talking to each Other... First for a few days

then for a few months...

and then for a few years.

And one day You made up, right?

Nope, I never saw Jimmy kafka again.

But I think of him every time I go to the bathroom.

So my point is

I lost the best Friend I ever had

'cause of a stupid Misunderstanding

And my stubbornness.

Well, that's not A very happy ending.

What do you know, it isn't.

Well, they hardly ever are.

I'm getting sleepy, My bones hurt.

Night-night, short man.

Oh, big deal.

So I won't be friends With gerald.

( sleepily ): Or jimmy kafka, or gerald kafka.

( yawning )

Or... Whatever.

( clears throat )

Uh, this seat's Pretty crowded.

Tell me about it.

Sitting next to you Is my worst nightmare.

Just the thought of you Makes me so mad

I could, uh...

Do you remember

Why we stopped talking To each other?

No, I don't.

Well, me, neither.

It was something About school.

No, it wasn't, it was about Some stupid baseball game.

It was school!

Baseball!

You're an old stubborn fool And you're losing your mind.

You smell.

You hardly have Any of your own teeth

And I never liked you.

Happiest day of my life

Is when we stopped talking To each other.

Well, what did

I tell you, short man?

( chortling )

( screams )

Whoa! I can't let that Happen to gerald and me.

I got to go see him.

( people clamoring )

Woman: The floral design I ordered

Looks like a sick dog

Not a happy wedding couple.

This store used to be Known for quality.

What's happened here?

I'm sorry. I'm doing everything I can.

The flowers are wilted, They're wilted!

Woman 2: I've been waiting An hour!

Man, I-I-I don't know What to do.

I need some help.

Need some help?

Arnold?

Sorry I was such a jerk, gerald.

You're not such a bad boss.

I just wanted to be creative.

You know, have some fun.

Well, I-I guess I was Sort of a jerk, too.

You know, we Could've not talked

To each other for... Years-- forever!

That would've been Really stupid.

Can I get some service... Today?

Let's get going.

Friends?

Friends to the very end.

( clamoring continues )

( school bell rings )

For our science fair experiment, Stinky and I determined

The effects Of a conditioned stimulus

And an unconditioned stimulus To get a conditioned response.

What that means is:

She rang a bell

Held a mr. Nutty candy bar

Up to my nose

And measured my drool.

Yes, it was In honor of my hero

I.P. Pavlov.

The mr. Nutty part Was my favorite part.

Yes, stinky, thank you.

Next, we're going to hear From arnold and helga.

Arnold?

Helga?

Well, I guess we should move on.

Arnold: Wait, we're here!

( class gasps )

What happened to them?

Our hypothesis was:

What's the effect Of a controlled

Ecologically-balanced Environment

On two scientists Working

And living together For 24 hours?

I called it "Biosquare."

All we had to do Was get along for 24 hours

Locked in a greenhouse.

Right, but little Did we know

That harmony would So quickly

Turn into treachery...

Paranoia...

And disaster.

Nice dramatic touch.

It all started sunday morning At 8:00 a.M.

Well, good luck In your glass bubble, kids.

Just think, 24 hours Without cable, whew.

Don't worry, I should be okay 'cause I'll be watching

You little monkeys' Science show.

Got my lawn chair And my spittoon; I'm all set.

I'm excited, grandpa.

24 hours of scientific Experiments in our biosquare

Using only natural resources And products.

Just think: Our own little walden.

Think of what we'll learn.

Not to fast, Madame curie!

Enough with the brainiac stuff.

I feel like I'm talking to phoebe.

I'm here to get an easy "A".

You know, Lie in a hammock

Eat junk food, Catch some rays

Watch some tv...

( birds chirping )

( crashing )

Helga, what are you doing

With all this stuff?

I can't watch tv Without popcorn.

You can't bring Manmade products into...

Don't worry About me, arnold.

Worry about yourself.

Where are the outlets In this bio-dump?

This is a natural environment.

There's no electricity.

What? No electricity!

No tv, no popcorn

No deal!

I'm out of here.

If you can't tough it out, Maybe you should leave!

Oh, so you don't think I'm tough enough.

Is that it, bio-boy?

Well, I'll show you!

I can stand being anywhere For 24 hours.

Even locked in a controlled Environment with you!

"Biosquare," I'm really scared.

Okay, First experiment:

A potato With cucumber seeds in it.

We'll see if the seeds flower.

Whew, that jughead sure gets Into some crazy mix-ups.

( yawns )

So, how long's it been?

Must be almost time To get out.

It's been 45 minutes.

What?! That's impossible!

I've eaten all my food!

Well, you should Have thought ahead

And rationed your portions Like I did.

Hmm, that potato looks good.

With a little sour cream And chives I could...

Don't get ideas About that potato.

It's an experiment.

I've got freeze-dried kelp, Powdered trail mix

Organic celery juice... Want some?

Eww! Get it away from me!

I only eat Human food.

I'm going out for pizza!

Hey, old guys!

Let me out of here!

Ah, look.

The little girl is waving.

Hey, hi, little girl.

Hi!

Hello!

I'm waving Back at you.

( slurping )

Next, two different plants Growing in the same pot.

Most importantly

Two different species of ants

Living in the same ant farm.

I've got my black ant Right here.

Did you bring Your red ant?

Yeah, found it This morning.

Here's your ant.

Okay, I'm done.

Wake me in 23 hours.

This is the exciting part: Their first encounter.

We've got to record it In our biosquare journals.

Look, the black ant Is inspecting the red ant.

How do you think the red ant's Reacting, helga?

I think that red ant Wants the black ant

To clam up and Quit bugging her.

The black ant Is getting the red ant

To help it move grass.

If that black ant Knows what's good for him

He'll go over to his corner Of the ant farm and stay

Because the red ant's Annoyed and hungry!

Helga, you have to see What the black ant did.

Remember it moved that grass?

Now it's constructing An entire...

Arnold, get it through Your weird-shaped head.

I don't want to hear About stupid ants

Those plants, Or any other bio-nerd stuff.

Hey, the sun's going down.

Where are the lights In this joint?

There aren't any lights In the biosquare.

We've got the moon And stars.

No lights!

I don't like that!

I do not like that at all!

( helga mumbling angrily )

( helga laughing )

Nice p.J.S, junior.

Get out of the way.

I got to spit.

So do I.

Hey, watch it!

For a girl

You're not very dainty.

Well, you're no prince charming Yourself, bucko!

Helga: Stupid faucet.

Hey, fireman, Give me a hand here.

( squeaks )

It will be fine.

That's what you're Going to sleep on?

That thin little Piece of nothing?

Ooh, looks really comfy.

At least I was smart enough

To bring a huge, Luxurious, real bed.

( growling )

Good night, helga.

( growls )

( water dripping )

( water dripping )

( yawns )

Morning, want some?

Helga, no, my potato, My experiment!

What are you doing?

That's science, helga!

No, it's breakfast, arnold.

I needed that potato!

I've been testing it For weeks now.

I can't believe you!

And I can't believe I'm stuck in a bio-zone

With the world's Biggest bio-nerd.

What are you doing?

I'm making a line.

You will not cross.

This is my side And that is your side.

Helga, I'm the one Who should be mad.

You've wrecked my experiments, Eaten all the food...

Then stay on your own side.

I'll talk to you In six hours-- maybe.

Arnold: biosquare, hour 20:

helga and I have been Uncomfortably silent

for the past two hours now.

I've been busy making Observations...

Stop watching me like one Of your bonehead experiments.

( growling )

Oh, no!

The ants are gone!

Arnold, you're on my side.

We had an agreement.

Get out of here!

Hey, you already ate One of the experiments!

I'm not letting the ants Get away!

Don't!

I'm sick of science

And I'm sick of starving

And that dripping...

Dripping faucet.

And... I'm sick

Of being stuck...

With you...

In this bio-nerd bubble.

Hey, look, Arnold and his friend

Are dancing In the hothouse.

Oh, so that's What they're doing.

Helga, get ahold Of yourself.

We have four hours.

I still want biosquare To be a success.

Face it, football head.

There's nothing either of us Can learn about cooperation

From being cooped up In this bio-prison together.

And...

I'm going to stop...

That annoying dripping...

For the last time.

Helga, no, stop, You're going to break it!

Now the kids are going For a refreshing swim.

Those crazy kids.

( oskar laughing )

Turn it up?

Well... More water's just Going to drown those plants.

Well, okay, It's your experiment.

No!

( arnold groaning )

( both panting )

Are you all right?

I think so.

( ants squeaking )

In conclusion

I guess we did end up Learning something

From our Science project.

The ants cooperated And survived.

Even though The red ant

Thought the black ant Was a dweeb.

And the black ant Thought the red ant

Had a bad attitude

They helped each other Float to safety.

Okay, kids, Thanks for your report.

( school bell ringing )

Oh, bell, time's up!

The bell, I heard the bell again.

Where's my mr. Nutty candy bar?

Stinky, The experiment's over.

No more mr. Nuttys.

This really bites!

I'm drooling for nothing!

Hey, anyone got a candy bar?

I got a powerful hankering For a candy bar.

( squeaking )

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And nickelodeon]