Original subtitles

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!

( horn honking in distance )

Arnold: OKAY, LET'S RUN THE STATUE OF LIBERTY

DOUBLE REVERSE, FLEA FLICKER

RAZZLE-DAZZLE, FUMBLE-ROOSKI. READY?

All: BREAK!

HEADS UP, GANG. HERE COMES

ANOTHER ONE OF ARNOLD'S LOOPY PLAYS.

42, 33...

HUT, HUT, HUT!

( shouting... )

( grunts )

NICE TRY, TALL HAIR.

JUST GIVE ME THE BALL, WOLFGANG.

THIS IS OUR FIELD, AMATEUR.

SO CLEAR OUT

AND LET THE FIFTH GRADERS PLAY.

HEY, WE'VE GOT AS MUCH RIGHT

YEAH.

TO PLAY HERE AS YOU.

YEAH.

TO PLAY HERE AS YOU.

HEY, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

IF YOU WANT TO PLAY SO BAD, WHY DON'T YOU PLAY US?

PLAY YOU GUYS IN FOOTBALL?

YEAH, SATURDAY.

RIGHT HERE.

I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!

HOW ABOUT A GAME OF CHESS?

WE'LL HAVE A TOURNAMENT...

FOOTBALL. FOOT-BALL, HERE!

SATURDAY.

WE'LL BE HERE SATURDAY.

( all gasp ) WE WILL?

YEAH, AND WE'LL BEAT 'EM, TOO.

YOU PUNKS ARE GOING TO BEAT US?

NOW YOU GOT ME ALL NERVOUS.

( chuckling )

SO, NEXT SATURDAY THEN.

2:00, RIGHT HERE.

LET'S GO, EDMUND.

( grunts )

NICE HEAD STRUCTURE.

WE'RE GOING TO BEAT THEM?

SORRY. I GOT CARRIED AWAY.

NICE GOING, HEAD BOY.

NOW WE'RE ALL GOING TO GET CARRIED AWAY--

ON STRETCHERS.

THEY'RE FIFTH GRADERS!

THEY'RE OLDER, BIGGER, MORE BRUTAL...

SIZE ISN'T EVERYTHING, HELGA.

MAYBE WE'RE SMARTER.

SMARTER?

SMARTER HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOTBALL.

WELL, WE'VE GOT TILL SATURDAY.

LET'S PRACTICE AND SEE WHAT WE COME UP WITH.

Arnold: THEN HAND IT TO STINKY

THEN HOOK BACK TO THE FENCE-- GOT IT?

OKAY, DOUBLE SWITCHEROO AGAIN.

AGAIN?

I KNOW WE CAN GET IT.

( blowing )

Helga: WAY TOO COMPLICATED!

WE HAVE TO BEAT THEM AT THEIR OWN GAME.

WE HAVE TO START BULKING UP!

WHAT ARE THESE?

POWER PROTEIN DRINKS!

ALL OF YOU DRINK TEN OF THESE A DAY

EVERY DAY UNTIL THE GAME.

OKAY, MOVE-- EVERYBODY ON THE LINE!

IT'S SIMPLE: SID GETS THE BALL.

HAROLD, PUSH YOUR BULKY FRAME IN FRONT.

WE'LL ALL FOLLOW.

BUT, HELGA...

BUT NOTHING! YOU'RE PLAYING CENTER.

DOWN, SET

HIKE!

( shouting )

( grunting )

( blowing )

( groaning )

THAT WAS PATHETIC!

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN.

HEY, HELGA, WHO DIED AND MADE YOU QUARTERBACK?

I HAD SOME GOOD PLAYS GOING TILL NOW.

FORGET IT! WE DON'T HAVE TIME

TO WORK YOUR STUPID PLAYS.

IF WE TRIED THEM AGAINST THE FIFTH GRADERS

THEY'D SEND US HOME IN A GUM WRAPPER.

I'M IN CHARGE HERE.

I'M CALLING PLAYS.

ANYBODY GOT A PROBLEM?

( groaning )

OKAY, TIME FOR BUSINESS.

LET'S RUN SOME DRILLS!

( panting )

( blowing )

( grunts )

( blowing )

Helga: DRINK, DRINK, DRINK!

NINETY-SEVEN...

NINETY-EIGHT...

( groaning )

NINETY-NINE...

( all grunting )

COME ON!

NOW GET UP!

WALK IT OFF! LET'S GO!

( groaning )

WE'RE PRACTICING EVERY DAY

UNTIL I SEE IMPROVEMENT.

AND LET'S START THINKING POSITIVELY!

THINK LIKE WINNERS, YOU LOSERS!

ANY QUESTIONS?

( retching )

ANY QUESTIONS?

( retching )

UGH! I JUST THREW UP MY PROTEIN DRINK.

( vomits again )

Sid: I'M SO EXHAUSTED I CAN HARDLY THINK.

Gerald: IT'S YOUR FAULT, ARNOLD.

YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER CHALLENGED WOLFGANG.

WE'RE GOING TO GET KILLED!

AW, COME ON, GERALD

WE'RE STARTING TO GET PRETTY GOOD.

HEY, LOOK OVER YONDER.

( laughs )

YEAH! TOUCHDOWN!

YOU FOURTH GRADERS

ARE DEAD MEAT!

( screeches to halt )

WE'RE DEAD, MAN.

( bell rings )

( general conversation )

OKAY, HERE YOU GO.

MORE PROTEIN DRINKS.

BOTTOMS UP!

Wolfgang: WELL, WELL...

IT'S THE LITTLE VICTIMS

EATING THEIR LAST MEAL BEFORE WE CRUSH THEM.

UH, MR. WOLFGANG, SIR

PLEASE DON'T MAKE US PLAY AGAINST YOU SATURDAY.

OH, TRYING TO CHICKEN OUT, HUH?

NO, WE'RE NOT.

ACTUALLY, I HAVE

A DENTIST APPOINTMENT ON SATURDAY.

I'M GETTING STITCHES REMOVED.

I'M GETTING MY HAIR WAXED.

I HAVE TO FEED MY DOG.

HAROLD, YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A DOG!

OKAY, OKAY! THEN I'M JUST SCARED AND COLD

AND SORT OF NAUSEOUS.

HERE'S THE DEAL:

YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW UP

SATURDAY-- ALL OF YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY FOOTBALL, YOU'LL LOSE

AND YOU'LL LIKE IT.

GOT IT?

WE'LL SHOW UP.

BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LOSE.

WE'RE GOING TO BEAT YOU, FAIR AND SQUARE.

WOW! INSPIRATIONAL!

SEE YOU PUNKS ON THE GRIDIRON.

Edmund: WHAT'S A GRIDIRON?

SHUT UP.

ARNOLD, "WE'RE GOING TO BEAT YOU FAIR AND SQUARE"?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO US, MAN?

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU CLODS TRIED TO WIMP OUT.

BUT, HELGA, IT'LL TAKE AN ALL-FIRED MIRACLE

FOR US TO WIN AGAINST THEM FIFTH GRADE JUGGERNAUTS.

STINKY'S RIGHT.

WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GET A MIRACLE?

ARNOLD, ARE YOU THINKING...

WHAT I'M THINKING?

Both: TORVALD!

HEY, WHO'S THAT GUY?

WOLFGANG, MEET TORVALD.

HE'S NOT A FOURTH GRADER!

YES, HE'S BEEN HELD BACK THREE YEARS.

COME ON, THAT'S NO FAIR!

LOOK, THIS IS FOURTH GRADERS AGAINST FIFTH GRADERS, RIGHT?

TORVALD IS OFFICIALLY A FOURTH GRADER.

HERE'S OUR CLASS PICTURE.

OKAY, BUT ONE KID ISN'T GOING TO MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

WE'RE STILL GOING TO CREAM YOU.

WE'LL SEE.

OKAY, OUR STRATEGY IS

EVERY PLAY, WE GIVE THE BALL TO TORVALD.

UH, RIGHT.

READY?!

All: BREAK!

DOWN...

SET... HIKE!

( grunting, shouting )

OW!

MY ANKLE!

( gasps in pain )

GO, FOURTH GRADERS!

YAY! OW!

OKAY, TIME FOR A NEW STRATEGY.

HAROLD TAKES THE BALL UP THE MIDDLE. READY?

All: BREAK!

28, 64... HIKE!

( shouting... )

I GOT IT!

( thudding )

( grunting )

Eugene: OW.

HEY, THIS IS TOUCH FOOTBALL!

OOPS, WE FORGOT.

HIKE!

( shrieks )

OOF!

( shouting... )

HIKE!

OH!

( murmuring )

EXCUSE ME.

AT HALF TIME, IT'S FIFTH GRADERS, 42

FOURTH GRADERS, ZERO.

( kids groaning )

MAN, I THINK WE NEED A NEW PLAN.

I HAVE A PLAN: I QUIT.

I ALREADY RUINED MY CAPRINI SWEATS.

HELGA, WE'VE GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE.

WHY DON'T WE TRY SOME OF MY PLAYS?

OH, NO, NOT YOUR LOOPY

FOOTBALL-HEADED PLAYS, ARNOLD.

Phoebe: HELGA, I BELIEVE

ARNOLD MAY BE RIGHT.

THE ODDS OF OVERPOWERING THE OPPOSITION ARE VERY LONG

BUT THE ODDS OF OUTSMARTING THEM ARE QUITE GOOD.

YEAH, WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

PERHAPS WE SHOULD LET ARNOLD QUARTERBACK AWHILE.

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!

LOOK, IF WE DON'T RUN ARNOLD'S PLAYS, THEN I QUIT.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

( all clamoring )

Stinky: I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS.

JUST TRY IT, HELGA.

OKAY, FINE, YOU CHUCKLEHEADS

GO AHEAD AND RUN ARNOLD'S LOOPY PLAYS.

OKAY, LISTEN UP.

READY?

BREAK!

READY?

BREAK!

FORTY-TWO...

HUT!

( crunch )

( shouting... )

( cheering )

( growls )

HUT!

( cheering )

HUT, HUT...

HUT!

HUT, HUT!

( cheering )

HUT!

( grunts )

Phoebe: EXCUSE ME?

THE SCORE IS 42 TO 42.

THIS IS WONDERFUL!

EVERYTHING IS GOING OUR WAY, NOTHING CAN STOP US, PLUS

IT'S A LOVELY FALL DAY.

( thunderclap )

HEY, IT'S STARTING TO RAIN.

YOU GUYS WANT TO CALL IT A TIE?

WE ARE NOT CALLING IT A TIE!

WE DO NOT TIE WITH FOURTH GRADERS!

WE ARE FIFTH GRADERS

AND WE WILL KICK THE FOURTH GRADE BEHIND!

ALL RIGHT. NEXT TOUCHDOWN WINS.

( murmuring )

OKAY, IT'S ONLY RAIN, THEY'RE ONLY FIFTH GRADERS

AND WE HAVE THE SMARTS.

LET'S SHOW THESE GUYS HOW TO PLAY FOOTBALL

( all exclaim )

THE STATUE OF LIBERTY, DOUBLE REVERSE

FLEA FLICKER, RAZZLE-DAZZLE, FUMBLE-ROOSKI.

GERALD SCORES, LEFT CORNER.

READY?

BREAK!

READY?

BREAK!

( thunderclap in distance )

OH, MY LOVE

SUCH BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF OVERWHELMING ODDS.

SUCH PLUCK, SUCH COMPLICATED, IMPOSSIBLE, LOOPY IDEAS!

OH!

( breathing loudly )

( grunts )

( thud )

HEADS UP, YOU GUYS.

42, 33...

HUT, HUT...

HUT!

( grunting )

( shouting... )

( screams )

( cheering wildly )

CAN'T YOU BLOCK?

YEAH, I CAN BLOCK.

I THOUGHT YOU COULD PLAY FOOTBALL!

IT WAS TOO MUDDY OUT.

YEAH, RIGHT.

I DIDN'T SEE YOU TRYING.

HEY, I DID BETTER THAN YOU!

( alarm clock ringing )

( yawning )

( rattles knob )

JAMIE-O, I HAVE TO GO!

Jamie: SORRY, I GOT A MEET TODAY.

GOT TO BUFF THE BOD.

THAT'S NOT FAIR.

THIS IS OUR BATHROOM.

IF YOU DON'T OPEN THE DOOR...

WHAT'LL YOU DO, SQUIRT?

WANT THIS?

( joints cracking )

OW!

BATHROOM'S ALL YOURS, DORK.

THANKS FOR THE WARM-UP.

( laughs )

TIMBERLY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THAT'S MY CASSETTE.

I TIED THE BOOKS SO THEY WON'T GET LOST.

SEE? I FOUND THIS SHINY RIBBON.

MOM!

JAMIE-O HAMMERED ME ON MY WAY TO THE BATHROOM.

THAT'S GREAT, HONEY.

I NEED TO DROP TIMBERLY OFF FOR HER PLAY DATE.

DON'T FORGET, LAUNDRY NIGHT.

SORT YOUR DIRTY CLOTHES FOR THE BIN.

BUT M-MOM!

BYE, BABY.

GERALD, LOOK AT THIS ELECTRIC BILL.

IN ORDER TO CONSERVE ENERGY

I'M ALLOWING YOU TO PLAY TWO SONGS A DAY ON YOUR STEREO.

DON'T FORGET TO FULLY DIGEST THOSE STEWED PRUNES.

LAST WEEK

HE MADE ME CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE

WHILE JAMIE-O JUST LIFTED WEIGHTS.

WHOA, WHOA, THAT'S IT.

LITTLE HIGHER.

NOW A LITTLE LOWER.

AND... PERFECT.

ARNOLD, I FEEL LIKE A PRISONER IN MY OWN HOME.

TIME TO REEL IT IN.

FISHING WITH FELIX FORTENPHLEM

STARTS IN FIVE MINUTES.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU WOKE UP

ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE BED THIS MORNING.

MAN, IF I HAD MY OWN PLACE, THINGS WOULD BE SO DIFFERENT.

EVERY DAY, THE DOORMAN WOULD GREET ME.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. JOHANSSEN.

NICE WEATHER WE'RE HAVING.

I WOULD HAVE A MAID AND A BUTLER.

AND A PERSONAL CHEF.

I WOULD EAT ONLY MY FAVORITE FOOD.

AND I'D NEVER HAVE TO PICK UP AFTER MYSELF.

( slurping )

( dinosaur roars )

( rings bell )

I WOULD DEFINITELY LIVE THE GOOD LIFE.

AW, YOU DO HAVE A GOOD LIFE, GERALD.

YOU JUST HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH FOUR OTHER PEOPLE.

Mom: GERALD, DON'T YOU HAVE SOMETHING BETTER TO DO?

Dad: LOOK AT THIS ELECTRIC BILL...

Jamie: WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, SQUIRT?

Timberly: I COLORED IN YOUR GEE-GOGRAPHY BOOK!

Mom: AND DON'T FORGET LAUNDRY NIGHT...

HIGH-FIBER OATMEAL AND PRUNES!

( Jamie laughing )

Arnold: YOU HAVE A GOOD LIFE.

YOU JUST HAVE TO SHARE IT WITH FOUR OTHER PEOPLE.

HEY, GERALD.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK

TO THE LANDLORD.

HUH?

SO... YOU'RE INTERESTED IN RENTING A ROOM?

THAT'S CORRECT, GRANDPA... UH, I MEAN SIR.

MY CURRENT RESIDENCE, WHERE I'M LIVING NOW, IS

TOO SMALL, THERE'S...

NO PLACE FOR ME.

IS THAT SO?

HOW MUCH FOR A ROOM?

HMM...

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

HELLO, MRS. JOHANSSEN?

THIS IS ARNOLD'S GRANDPA.

YOUR SON GERALD IS HERE AND HE WANTS TO RENT A ROOM.

MY SON? RENTING A ROOM?

I'M SORRY, BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND...

NEITHER DO I, BUT THEN THERE'S LOTS OF THINGS IN THIS WORLD

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

LIKE LIQUID SOAP, FOR EXAMPLE.

BUT YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS ISN'T SUCH A BAD IDEA.

Gerald seems to have a problem to work through.

Who knows?

MAYBE WE'LL ALL LEARN

A WARM-HEARTED, SENTIMENTAL LESSON

out of this

TURN OF EVENTS.

( fire siren wailing )

( clock ticking )

THAT'S RIGHT.

YES, EXACTLY.

BYE-BYE.

NOW...

IT SEEMS WE DO HAVE

A SMALL ROOM AVAILABLE.

SINCE YOU'RE SHORT MAN'S BEST FRIEND...

HOW ABOUT A RENTAL FEE OF, OH, SAY, UH, A QUARTER A DAY?

I'LL TAKE IT.

ARNOLD WILL HELP YOU GET SETTLED.

I'M SUCH A WILY OLD COOT.

NO NINE-YEAR-OLD RENTS A ROOM

IN A BOARDINGHOUSE!

COME ON, RELAX.

MAYBE WE NEED TO GIVE GERALD A DAY OR SO....

HE'LL COME AROUND.

I'M GOING TO GO OVER THERE

AND BRING HIM AROUND!

GIVE HIM SOME TIME.

WHERE'S GERALD?

HE'S RENTED A ROOM

IN ARNOLD'S BOARDINGHOUSE!

WE CAN TURN HIS ROOM INTO A WEIGHT ROOM.

WE'LL GO OVER THERE IN A DAY OR TWO

AND SEE HOW HE'S DOING.

I BET RIGHT NOW HE'S ALREADY THINKING

HE WANTS TO GO HOME.

I NEVER WANT TO GO HOME!

( springs creaking )

THIS IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'LL MISS YOUR FAMILY?

HAH! MISS MY LITTLE SISTER RUINING EVERYTHING I OWN?

MISS MY MANIAC BROTHER AND HIS SNEAK WRESTLING ATTACKS?

NO WAY.

THE ONLY THING I MISS

WAS NOT THINKING ABOUT THIS SOONER.

PLUS, I LOVE THIS COOL LITTLE BED.

UH, ARNOLD... I NEED SOME HELP.

( laughing )

( whistling )

HEY, ARNOLD.

WHERE DO I DROP OFF MY LAUNDRY?

UM, THE LAUNDRY ROOM'S DOWNSTAIRS.

THE RULES SAY TENANTS MUST CLEAN OUT LINT FILTER.

AND I'M TELLING YOU

THAT FILTER WAS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE

WHEN I WAS THROUGH.

THEN WHY DID I FIND ALL OF THIS?

IS LINT-- YOUR LINT!

IF I DROP LAUNDRY OFF NOW

WHEN WILL I GET IT BACK?

UH, THAT DEPENDS.

ON WHAT?

HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU.

I HAVE TO DO

MY OWN LAUNDRY?

YES, ALL THE TENANTS MUST DO

THEIR OWN LAUNDRY.

AND THEY MUST FOLLOW THE RULES.

( sighs heavily )

( yawning )

( siren wailing )

( cat meowing )

( glass shattering )

( cat meowing )

( cats howling, glass breaking )

( people shouting )

( auto horns blowing )

( police sirens wailing )

( water running )

Grandpa: ♪ OH, MY DARLIN' ♪

♪ OH, MY DARLIN' ♪

♪ OH, MY DARLIN' CLEMENTINE ♪

( yawning )

GOOD MORNING.

THE TICKETS ARE BACK THERE.

TICKETS? FOR WHAT?

NEW BOARDERS NEED TO TAKE A NUMBER.

( cats meowing, dog panting )

GO AWAY. MEOW SOMEONE ELSE.

GERALD, WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

NOTHING, NOBODY.

IS SOMETHING WRONG?

WHY WOULD ANYTHING BE WRONG?

I HAVE MY OWN PLACE.

I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT.

EVERYTHING'S GREAT.

YOU WANT TO GO HOME, DON'T YOU?

I'M SORRY, ARNOLD.

THIS LIFESTYLE IS NOT WHAT I THOUGHT IT'D BE.

I NEED A TICKET FOR THE BATHROOM.

I CAN'T EAT GRANDMA'S COOKING... NO OFFENSE.

I EVEN HAVE TO DO MY OWN LAUNDRY.

LOOK, I LOOK LIKE

AN EXTRA IN A HIPPIE MOVIE.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO HOME?

I MADE SUCH A BIG DEAL

OUT OF MOVING OUT

I CAN'T JUST GO CRAWLING BACK...

UNLESS THEY ASK ME TO COME HOME.

NOW WHEN WE SEE GERALD

DO NOT ASK HIM TO COME HOME.

All: RIGHT.

JAMIE-O, NO HALF-NELSONS.

TIMBERLY, KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF...

( knocking on door )

GERALD. HI, HONEY.

MOMMY, HI!

I MEAN, UH, WHAT A SURPRISE.

WE'RE JUST STOPPING BY.

I PROMISED NOT

TO TOUCH A THING.

WHAT'S THIS?

( crashing )

THIS LIGHT SHOULDN'T BE ON.

IT'S A WASTE OF ELEC...

I MEAN, THIS LIGHT DOESN'T NEED

TO BE ON THIS TABLE.

BUT THEN, IT'S YOUR ROOM, SON

AND IT SURE IS A NICE ROOM.

VERY UM, UH, WELL LIT.

YEAH, I, UH, DECORATED IT MYSELF.

DON'T YOU MISS BEING HOME, GERALD?

NO, I... I DON'T MISS IT, REALLY.

I, UH, I MEAN, I GOT

THIS GREAT ROOM ALL TO MYSELF

AND PEACE AND QUIET.

AFTER LIVING ON MY OWN

IT'D BE REALLY TOUGH

TO GO BACK HOME TO THAT OLD LIFE.

I KNOW IT'S PROBABLY NOT

THE SAME FOR YOU GUYS WITHOUT ME AROUND.

YOU PROBABLY WISH I'D COME BACK HOME

AND UH, WELL, YOU KNOW... COME BACK HOME?

THE IMPORTANT THING IS

YOU'RE HAPPY, GERALD.

WELL, WE SHOULD GO.

WE DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP TOO MUCH TIME, SON.

TAKE CARE.

BYE-BYE, GERALD.

MOMMY, CAN I PUT MY TOYS

IN GERALD'S ROOM?

Jamie: NOT IF MY WEIGHTS GO IN FIRST.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU NEED...

WE'RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY.

BYE, SWEETHEART.

YEAH, BYE, MOM.

WHEN THEY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVITE ME BACK

THEY DIDN'T.

YOU'RE THE ONE

THAT WANTED TO MOVE OUT.

YOU WANTED A LITTLE RESPECT

AND PRIVACY AND INDEPENDENCE.

I GUESS YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED.

( knocking on door )

YOUNG MAN, I HAVE

A PROBLEM WITH YOU.

THIS LINT, YOUR LINT.

YOU'RE NOT FOLLOWING THE RULES.

I'M SORRY, MR. HYUNH.

I'LL REMEMBER NEXT TIME.

YOU BETTER.

I CAN'T CLEAN UP AFTER YOU.

I AM NOT YOUR MOTHER.

( sighs )

I NEED TO TAKE A WALK.

I NOT HIS MOTHER.

( chuckling )

I'M SUCH A WILY OLD COOT.

( dog barking, can clattering )

( can clattering )

HI, GERALD.

( growling )

I'M GOING TO BUST YOU UP.

( bangs door )

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I CAN'T LIVE BY MYSELF

IN A BOARDINGHOUSE.

I'M ONLY NINE.

THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME.

DON'T YOU CARE?

WE'LL ALWAYS CARE ABOUT YOU.

WE DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE YOU COME HOME.

YOU DECIDED TO GO ON YOUR OWN.

WE HOPED YOU'D COME BACK ON YOUR OWN.

OKAY.

I, I'VE DECIDED

I WANT TO COME HOME.

GERALD... YOU ARE HOME.

( dog barking )

[Captioning sponsored by THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

and NICKELODEON]