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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!

Wartz: Henceforth and forever

all lunch activities will be conducted

during the lunchtime period.

Gerald: THE BELL RINGS AND ECHOES IN EMPTY HALLS.

THEN COMES THE BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCING OF THE RED DODGE BALL.

THE CAFETERIA TRAYS AND SILVERWARE ENDLESSLY CLATTER.

I STAND ALONE IN THE CROWD AND ASK MYSELF

"DOES ANYTHING REALLY MATTER?"

YEAH.

( applause )

THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL.

AGAIN, I WANT TO WELCOME EVERYONE

TO THE OPENING OF P.S. 118's AFTER-SCHOOL STUDENT LOUNGE

THE COCOA HUT.

YOU'VE ALL BEEN SO AMBITIOUS

IN COMING UP WITH ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE COCOA HUT STAGE

I'M JUST... WELL, I'M FRANKLY OVERWHELMED.

NEXT, OUR OWN HELGA G. PATAKI

WILL DO SOME VERY SPECIAL IMPRESSIONS.

HELGA? DOING IMPRESSIONS?

THIS I GOT TO SEE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH AN IMPRESSION

OF SOMEONE WE ALL KNOW.

IT'S THE FIRST VOICE

WE HEAR IN THE MORNING COMING OVER THE P.A. SYSTEM

AND IT GOES LIKE THIS:

"STUDENTS OF P.S. 118

"I HAVE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT.

"HENCEFORTH, ALL LUNCH ACTIVITIES

WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING THE LUNCHTIME PERIOD."

( laughing )

SHE'S DOING PRINCIPAL WARTZ.

THANKS FOR CLEARING THAT ONE UP, PRINCIPAL WARTZ.

THEN THERE'S STINKY PETERSON:

IS THIS GUY ALWAYS A STEP BEHIND?

"I DON'T GET IT!

"WHAT'S PRINCIPAL WARTZ GOING ON ABOUT?

"I'M ALL CONFUSED.

"ALL I KNOW IS, I'M HAVING LEMON PUDDING

ON ACCOUNT OF LEMON PUDDING IS MY FAVORITE PUDDING."

WHAT'S SO FUNNY?

IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE ME OR SOMETHING?

AND THEN THERE'S MISS RHONDA WELLINGTON LLOYD.

THE SCHOOL GOSSIP

AND THE SELF-ELECTED QUEEN OF FASHION.

"YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE

"WHAT PATSY WORE TO SCHOOL TODAY--

"A GREEN AND BLUE PLAID JUMPER WITH PINK LEGGINGS.

"COULDN'T YOU JUST DIE?

DID SHE GET DRESSED IN THE DARK?"

( kids laughing )

SHE GOT YOU, RHONDA!

THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE ME.

YES, IT DOES!

LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS WHO THIS IS.

"AAH, MOMMY!

I'M SCARED!"

THAT'S HAROLD!

HEY!

AND HERE'S EUGENE

WALKING INTO CLASS EVERY MORNING.

"HI, EVERYONE!

"IT'S A BRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL PERFECT MORN...

"OH! ( thud )

I'M OKAY."

( all laughing )

WHAT A WONDERFUL MIMIC.

SHE SOUNDS JUST LIKE ME!

"NOW, CLASS, SETTLE DOWN

"BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING 'VERY SPECIAL.'

"WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING 'SPECIAL'

"TO SHOW HOW EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU

IS 'SPECIAL' IN HIS OR HER OWN 'SPECIAL' WAY."

WHO IS THAT?

IS IT MR. PACKENHAM?

WHO IS SHE DOING?

CAN YOU BELIEVE HELGA?

HOW COULD SHE MAKE FUN OF US LIKE THAT?

SHE WASN'T SO FUNNY

WHEN SHE SAID I WENT AROUND ALL THE TIME SCREAMING

"I'M SCARED, I'M SCARED, HELP ME, MOMMY!"

( laughs ) THAT WAS FUNNY.

BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS SO FUNNY

WHEN SHE SAID I'M ALWAYS GOING ON ABOUT HOW LEMON PUDDING'S

MY FAVORITE KIND OF PUDDING.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS FUNNY.

WEREN'T YOU OFFENDED BY WHAT HELGA SAID?

I LIKED THE PART WHEN SHE SAID

YOU'RE OBSESSED WITH WHAT EVERYBODY'S WEARING.

OH, SO I'M OBSESSED WITH FASHION AND STYLE

AND CONSTANTLY TALKING ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE IS WEARING.

WELL, YEAH.

OF COURSE YOU THINK IT WAS FUNNY, ARNOLD.

SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING MEAN ABOUT YOU.

All: YEAH!

HELGA THINKS SHE'S SO FUNNY.

WELL, IF THAT'S HER IDEA OF FUN

THEN SHE HAS SOMETHING ELSE COMING TO HER.

YEAH! SHE HAS SOMETHING ELSE COMING TO HER!

YEAH, SHE HAS SOMETHING ELSE COMING TO HER!

HEY, FELLAS?

WHAT DOES SHE HAVE COMING TO HER?

I KNOCKED THEM DEAD OUT THERE

DIDN'T I, PHOEBES?

WELL... I SUPPOSE

YOU CAPTURED CERTAIN ASPECTS

OF OUR CLASSMATES IN A UNIQUE WAY.

YEAH, I KNOCKED THEM DEAD.

MAYBE I'LL GO PROFESSIONAL

PLAY THOSE COMEDY CLUBS

LIKE HEE-HEES AND HOO-HAS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK, PHOEBES?

WELL, I SUPPOSE IT'S POSSIBLE.

( bell rings )

I GUESS I'LL BE PRETTY POPULAR

AROUND SCHOOL FROM NOW ON.

HEY, STINKMEISTER, HOW'S IT GOING?

I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU, HELGA G. PATAKI.

WHAT'S WITH YOU?

HIYA, RHONDA, HOW'S TRICKS?

OH, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO TALK TO YOU.

I'M TOO BUSY WORRYING ABOUT WHAT EVERYONE

IS WEARING.

I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER THOUGHTS

OR IDEAS IN MY HEAD.

YEAH, SO WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

( disgusted sigh )

HEY, IT'S A JOKE, RHONDA!

HEY, PINK BOY

PULL UP A DESK, TAKE A LOAD OFF.

I CAN'T SIT NEXT TO YOU, HELGA.

I MIGHT GET SCARED AND SCREAM

AND CALL MY MOMMY.

HUH?

HEY, HELGA, HAVE YOU HEARD

ABOUT MY LOVE FOR LEMON PUDDING?

LEMON PUDDING, LEMON PUDDING, LEMON PUDDING.

OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT IT.

ON ACCOUNT OF YOU WAS MAKING FUN OF MY LOVE FOR LEMON PUDDING

WHEN YOU WAS UP THERE ON STAGE

MAKING ME LOOK LIKE A DANG FOOL!

HEY, LOOK, LEMON PUDDING.

( kids laughing, silence )

I DON'T GET IT, PHOEBE.

I THOUGHT I WAS SUCH A BIG HIT AT THE COCOA HUT.

BUT NOW IT'S LIKE THEY'RE MAD OR SOMETHING.

WHAT DID I DO?

PERHAPS YOUR HUMOR

HAD A LITTLE TOO MUCH TRUTH TO IT.

SO? THEY WERE ALL LAUGHING.

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

THEY WERE LAUGHING.

BUT THEIR FEELINGS WERE HURT BY YOUR IMPRESSIONS.

I WAS JUST TELLING IT LIKE IT IS.

WHERE'S THEIR SENSE OF HUMOR?

CAN'T THEY LAUGH AT THEMSELVES?

PERHAPS NOT.

TRY TO THINK HOW IT WOULD FEEL

IF IT WERE YOU

BEING MADE FUN OF, HELGA.

NO ONE WOULD DARE TRY THAT.

"OUT OF MY WAY, GEEK BAIT."

RHONDA'S DOING HELGA!

"YOU CLOWNS TRY TO MAKE FUN OF ME

YOU'LL ANSWER TO OLD BETSY."

YOU SOUND JUST LIKE HER, RHONDA.

( laughs ) THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT!

DO I?

SEE, HELGA?

Rhonda: "OUT OF MY WAY, GEEK BAIT!"

OH, BROTHER!

I MAKE A FEW JOKES AND NOW EVERYBODY HATES ME.

PERHAPS A PUBLIC APOLOGY.

ARE YOU CRAZY?!

I THINK THAT MAYBE YOU NEED

TO ASK THEIR FORGIVENESS

PERHAPS IN A LONG-FORM POEM OF A MORE POSITIVE NATURE.

HUH?

SHOWING EACH OF OUR CLASSMATES

IN A MORE OPTIMISTIC LIGHT.

EMPHASIZING THEIR GOOD ATTRIBUTES

SOMETHING MORE... PROACTIVE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT COMEDY.

THOSE GUYS DON'T WANT ME TO BE PROACTIVE

THEY WANT LAUGHS!

THEY WANT EUGENE SLIPPING ON A BANANA PEEL

AND FALLING DOWN AN OPEN MANHOLE!

I'M SERIOUS, HELGA.

YOU NEED TO MAKE A SINCERE APOLOGY.

AND I CAN HELP YOU.

I HAVE SOME IDEAS.

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

( sighs )

WELL, NO ONE'S EVEN SPEAKING TO ME AT THIS POINT.

WHAT HAVE I GOT TO LOSE?

Phoebe: STINKY-- NOW, WHAT GOOD QUALITIES

CAN WE POINT OUT ABOUT HIM?

UH, HE FLOATS?

DO YOU WANT EVERYONE SNUBBING YOU

AND BEING MAD AT YOU FOREVER?

( sighs )

OKAY, OKAY.

"CURLY, NOW THERE'S AN ORIGINAL KID."

I DON'T KNOW, PHOEBES.

DO YOU REALLY THINK

THEY'RE GOING TO GO FOR THIS STUFF?

I'M POSITIVE, HELGA.

IT'S FLATTERING, AND ENTERTAINING.

WHEN YOU RECITE THIS POEM

YOU'LL BE A HUGE HIT.

JUST ONE MORE COCOACCINO.

IT'S MY LAST ONE, I PROMISE.

I'M SORRY, CHOCOLATE BOY, BUT I HAVE TO CUT YOU OFF.

( moans quietly )

CAN YOU BELIEVE

HELGA IS ACTUALLY GOING TO PERFORM AGAIN?

IF SHE MAKES FUN OF ME, I'M GOING TO POUND HER!

IF SHE STARTS JAWING ABOUT ME

AND MY LOVE FOR LEMON PUDDING AGAIN

I'M GOING TO TAKE HER DOWNTOWN.

AND NOW, PLEASE WELCOME HELGA G. PATAKI

FOR ANOTHER UNIQUE AND SPECIAL PERFORMANCE.

ARE YOU DOING YOUR IMPRESSION

OF THAT SPECIAL GUY?

YOU KNOW, THE ONE WHO SAYS SPECIAL ALL THE TIME?

WHO IS THAT?

GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

I'M NOT GOING TO BE DOING ANY IMPRESSIONS TODAY.

INSTEAD, I'M GOING TO READ A POEM ABOUT ALL OF YOU

WHICH EMPHASIZES YOUR POSITIVE ATTRIBUTES.

AND I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.

"WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT MY FRIENDS

"WHO ARE PLEASANT AND LOYAL TO THE END?

"THERE'S HAROLD, RHONDA, STINKY AND NATE

AND SID AND NADINE, GOSH, THEY'RE ALL GREAT!"

WHO'S NATE?

( Phoebe clears throat )

"TAKE RHONDA-- SHE'S A STYLISH GIRL

"ONE OF THE NICEST IN THE WORLD.

"AND ARNOLD IS A THOUGHTFUL FELLOW

"AS SMART AND KIND AS HIS HAIR IS YELLOW.

"STINKY IS A LIKABLE SORT

HE'S CERTAINLY TALL AND HIS HAIR IS SHORT..."

WHAT'S SHE DOING?

IT'S NOT FUNNY.

WORSE THAN THAT, IT'S BORING.

SHE'S JUST SAYING NICE THINGS ABOUT EVERYBODY

TO BE, WELL, NICE.

WHERE'S THE COMEDY?

"HAROLD IS A FRIEND TO ALL

HE'S A KID WHO IS REALLY ON THE BALL."

NOT FUNNY!

"AND CHOCOLATE BOY-- HEY, WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE MUST LOVE CHOCOLATE AS MUCH AS WE LOVE HIM."

JUST ONE MORE COCOACCINO!

( all jeering, hooting )

NICE GOING, PHOEBE.

I'M GOING OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON!

I'M AS PERPLEXED AS YOU ARE.

IT'S BECAUSE IT ISN'T FUNNY.

EVERYONE COULD TELL YOU WERE SAYING

MADE-UP NICE THINGS ABOUT EVERYBODY.

BUT THEY HATED ME WHEN I WAS FUNNY.

DO THE OLD STUFF, THE FUNNY STUFF.

GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GERMS!

DID YOU MISS ME?

ARE YOU AN AUDIENCE OR AN OIL PAINTING?

( feedback screeches )

WHO'S OUT THERE?

IS THAT STINKY?

I CAN TELL BY THE DAZED LOOK ON HIS FACE.

( kids chuckle )

PROBABLY DREAMING ABOUT LEMON PUDDING AGAIN.

"GOSH ALMIGHTY, I SURE DO LOVE LEMON PUDDING!"

( all laughing )

THAT SOUNDS JUST LIKE ME.

AND PHOEBE: "I'D LOVE TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH YOU.

"HOWEVER, I FIND I MUST STUDY, STUDY, STUDY

"AS ALARMINGLY, MY AVERAGE GRADE

HAS DROPPED TO AN A-MINUS."

( giggling ) OH!

WHAT ABOUT ARNOLD?

I MEAN, HAVE YOU NOTICED

THE SHAPE OF HIS HEAD?

HOW DOES THAT KID GET THROUGH DOORS, ANYWAY?

WHAT'S WITH THAT LITTLE BLUE HAT?

HEY, ARNOLD, THIS JUST IN--

IT'S ABOUT A MILLION SIZES TOO SMALL.

( all laughing )

AND HE ALWAYS WEARS IT

ON ONE SIDE OF HIS HEAD, LIKE A FASHION STATEMENT.

AND SPEAKING OF FASHION STATEMENTS, ARNOLD

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THAT KILT?

I WASN'T EVEN AWARE THAT WE WERE IN SCOTLAND.

RHONDA, BETTER WRITE ARNOLD A FASHION TICKET.

ALWAYS SO CLEVER AND OPTIMISTIC, ISN'T HE?

I MEAN, HAVEN'T YOU ALL HEARD THIS?

"COME ON, GUYS, IF WE ALL PULL TOGETHER

"AND POOL OUR RESOURCES

"I JUST KNOW WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR GOAL!

"WE REALLY, REALLY SHOULD DO IT

BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO."

( chuckling )

( kids cheering )

THANK YOU, YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL AUDIENCE!

( wind howling )

( kids talking excitedly )

I'M TAKING THE GARTER SNAKE HOME FOR SPRING BREAK

AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME.

Sid: NO FAIR!

BOYS, HORSEPLAY LEADS TO TEARS.

WE HAVE TO SHARE OUR REPTILE FRIEND.

( bell rings, kids cheer )

CLASS, BACK TO YOUR SEATS, PLEASE.

TESTING WEEK HAS BEEN VERY HARD ON EVERYONE

AND WE'RE ALL ANXIOUS

FOR SPRING BREAK TO BEGIN.

BUT IN THIS CLASSROOM, WE ARE A TRIBE.

THAT MEANS WORKING TOGETHER.

SO LET'S SPEND THE NEXT TEN MINUTES REMINDING OURSELVES

HOW VERY SPECIAL OUR TRIBE REALLY IS.

( yells )

( class moans )

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, MR. SIMMONS.

TEN MINUTES WON'T MATTER IN YOUR VACATION.

WE'LL BE OUT THE DOOR

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

( thundering )

Wartz ( on p.a. ): A flash flood warning is now in effect.

Remain with your teachers.

I'll contact your parents.

WE WON'T BE STUCK HERE, WILL WE?

Because of the excessive rains we'll be here all night.

To reiterate, we will be in the building tonight, staying here.

That is all.

( thundering )

Grandpa: HELLO? OH, PRINCIPAL WARTZ.

YES. OH, YES, IT IS A HECK OF A STORM.

REMINDS ME OF THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1916.

MY DADDY BUILT HIMSELF AN ARK.

FOLKS SAID HE WAS CRAZY

BUT, HECK, STARTED THE WHOLE DANG WORLD OVER AGAIN

TWO BY TWO.

OH, WAIT, I'M CONFUSED.

MAYBE THAT WAS NOAH.

( dial tone )

HE HUNG UP.

THE SHORT MAN IS STUCK AT SCHOOL.

CAN I HAVE HIS ROOM TONIGHT?

MY CEILING LEAKS AND IT MAKES ME SAD

TO WATCH SUZY SLEEP IN THE PUDDLE.

NOT ON YOUR LIFE.

I WILL RESCUE ARNOLD.

SOON AS I COME UP WITH A PLAN.

I'M SO CLOSE TO THE FOOD.

SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR AWAY.

PUT A SOCK IN IT.

THE REST OF US CAN'T LIVE OFF OUR BULK LIKE YOU.

I'M WARNING YOU...

WHAT WILL YOU DO, MAKE ME STAY AFTER SCHOOL?

HELGA, YOU'RE JUST TOO DANG ORNERY.

HERE'S HOW MUCH I CARE WHAT YOU THINK.

HELGA, AS LONG AS WE'RE STUCK HERE

WE'D BETTER GET ALONG.

YOU'RE RIGHT, ARNOLD.

HEY, STINKY, WOULD YOU LIKE SOME DESSERT?

( groans )

( kids laughing )

Radio announcer: We're back with the weather.

Five more inches of rain will fall before dawn

as our fair city slowly becomes

the western Venice.

Citizens are stranded...

HEY, I WAS LISTENING TO THAT.

DON'T, IT'S DEPRESSING.

LOOK, I BROUGHT YOU SOME HOT MILK.

YOU'RE WORKING TOO HARD.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE██ NAP?

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YOU CHISELING LOWLIFE?

I'M MOVED BY THIS TRAGEDY.

WE MUST ALL PULL TOGETHER IN TIMES LIKE THESE.

( blows noisily )

OH, LOOK AT ME.

I'M HUFFING AND PUFFING

BUT I FEEL GOOD INSIDE

BECAUSE I'M HELPING OTHER PEOPLE.

( chuckles )

( mimics chuckles )

( sirens wailing, horns blowing )

I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY UNDERWEAR IN FIVE WEEKS.

9:17, IT'S OFFICIAL.

MY LIFE IS OVER.

GIVE DADDY SOME SUGAR.

( yells )

HOW ABOUT A SONG?

♪ WE'RE RATS, WE'RE RATS ♪

♪ WE'RE FURRY AND FORLORN ♪

♪ WE LOVE IN SEWERS, LOVE IN SEWERS ♪

♪ AND OUR HEARTS ARE TORN... ♪

I'VE HAD IT WITH THIS PACK OF DINGBATS.

I'M BUSTING OUT OF THIS JOINT.

TURN THE LIGHTS OFF.

Kids: ON, ON, ON!

Other kids: OFF!

ON!

OFF!

♪ LA CUCARACHA, LA CUCARACHA ♪

♪ AI, AI, AI, AI! ♪

( continues singing... )

FREE AT LAST.

( grunts, gasps )

CRIMINY.

( rattling )

I'M DOOMED.

I'M STUCK IN A FLOOD WITH A SHIP OF FOOLS.

( continues singing "La Cucaracha"... )

♪ BA-BA-BA-BA-BA-BA, BA! ♪

OLE!

ARE YOU ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE WITHOUT PERMISSION, MISS PATAKI?

ARE YOU ATTEMPTING TO DANCE THE FLAMENCO?

THIS MOMENT NEVER HAPPENED.

GOTCHA.

( kids screaming )

A SNAKE.

I SAW IT OVER THERE.

CALM DOWN. GEORGIE IS OUR FRIEND.

NO, HE'S HUNGRY AND WANTS TO EAT US.

NICE GEORGIE.

OH, YOU'RE MORE SCARED

THAN WE ARE, AREN'T YOU?

NADINE, WILL YOU

TAKE HIM, PLEASE?

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIS EYES?

CURLY SAID THEY TURNED INTO FIREBALLS.

WHERE'S HIS SECOND HEAD?

YOU SAID HE GREW ANOTHER HEAD, CURLY.

( laughing )

SUCKERS!

LET'S GET HIM!

( kids chanting ): GET HIM, GET HIM.

STOP IT, STOP THIS FIGHTING RIGHT NOW.

BAG IT, SIMMONS.

WE'RE NOT LISTENING TO YOU ANYMORE.

IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT

WE'RE STUCK HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE.

UH-OH. MY SHOES ARE WET.

THAT CAN'T BE GOOD.

I'M OKAY.

LOOK, WE'RE ALL GOING TO DROWN!

STUDENTS, WE MUST HEAD FOR HIGH GROUND.

I'M SURE THERE'S A CLASSROOM UPSTAIRS THAT'S STILL OPEN.

OH, SAVE IT, CREAM PUFF.

WE DON'T NEED YOU ANYMORE.

( kids shouting )

PLEASE, CHILDREN. PLEASE.

REMEMBER, WE'RE A TRIBE.

OH. OH, DEAR.

THIS IS TERRIBLE.

I'VE LOST CONTROL OF MY CLASS.

THIS CAN ONLY LEAD TO SERIOUS TROUBLE.

UNLESS I TAKE ACTION.

BOYS AND GIRLS!

I MEAN ARNOLD.

I'LL GO UP TO THE ROOF

AND SIGNAL FOR HELP.

WILL YOU PLEASE GO

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR CLASSMATES?

THEY WON'T LISTEN TO ME.

YES, THEY WILL.

I, I HAVE FAITH IN YOU, ARNOLD.

"PROFESSIONAL RESCUE, NO WAITING."

I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!

( Grandpa snores )

( glass shatters )

OH, DAG NABIT.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT.

OH, THAT'S GOOD.

IT'S JUST A FLOOD.

THE FLOOD!

THAT'S BAD. I'VE GOT TO SAVE ARNOLD.

NO, GO BACK TO SLEEP, GRANDPA.

YOU'RE DREAMING.

YOU THINK YOU CAN STEAL

A FELLOW'S BOAT, YOU LITTLE WEASEL!

I WASN'T STEALING.

YES, YOU WERE...

HELP ME, I CAN'T SWIM.

YOU'RE A LIAR AND A THIEF, KOKOSHKA.

BUT IF YOU'RE AN OARSMAN, GET IN THE BOAT.

THANK YOU, GRANDPA.

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

SOAKING WET.

( kids screaming, shouting )

TRY THIS ON, RHONDA.

STOP, LISTEN TO ME.

AH, PIPE DOWN, LITTLE MR. SIMMONS JUNIOR.

WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO, ACT LIKE A TRIBE?

( chanting )

LISTEN, MR. SIMMONS IS GONE.

HE'S BEEN GONE A REALLY LONG TIME.

I THINK MAYBE HE'S IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE.

GOSH, I FORGOT ALL ABOUT MR. SIMMONS.

SO DID EVERYBODY.

WE'VE BEEN TOO BUSY FIGHTING.

WHERE COULD HE BE?

YOU THINK SOMETHING

REALLY BAD HAPPENED TO HIM?

Simmons: ♪ MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY ♪

♪ OF THE COMING... ♪

MR. SIMMONS.

♪ HE HAS LOOSED ... ♪

SOUNDS FAR AWAY.

♪ ...HIS TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD... ♪

IT'S COMING FROM IN HERE.

♪ ...WHERE THE GRAPES OF WRATH... ♪

MR. SIMMONS!

ARNOLD!

OH, I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.

THE LADDER BROKE, I DROPPED MY FLASHLIGHT, AND...

Stinky: I ALWAYS LIKED HIM.

WHO WILL OUR NEW TEACHER BE?

WE'VE GOT TO WORK TOGETHER.

LIKE A TRIBE, OR WE'LL NEVER MAKE IT.

HOW CAN WE GET HIM INSIDE?

FIND SOME ROPE.

THE JANITOR'S ROOM IS LOCKED.

I'VE GOT IT, THE SCHOOL FLAG.

WE THROW HIM THE FLAG.

HE TIES IT AROUND HIS WAIST...

AND WE REEL HIM IN, LIKE A FISH.

I THINK IT'LL WORK. COME ON.

THROW IT A LITTLE HARDER, HELGA.

STINKY, YOU CAN THROW FARTHER.

YOU DO IT.

GOSH, HELGA.

DON'T GET SOFT ON ME, MISTER.

JUST THROW IT.

( thundering )

( kids cheering him on )

MR. SIMMONS

ON THREE

JUMP AS CLOSE AS YOU CAN TO THE WINDOW.

WE'LL PULL YOU IN.

ONE...

TWO...

THREE.

( groans )

OKAY, EVERYBODY TOGETHER.

WE CAN DO IT.

PULL.

( kids grunting... )

( screams )

NO!

ARNOLD!

PULL THEM IN, GUYS. NOW!

( all grunting... )

( thumping )

THANK YOU.

( cheering )

OH, THANK YOU, CLASS.

YOU WORKED TOGETHER, AND BECAME A TRIBE.

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU ALL.

HEY, THERE'S A BOAT COMING TO RESCUE US.

( kids cheering )

THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S ONLY 50 CENTS FOR A ONE-WAY TRIP.

OH, WATCH YOUR STEP.

ONE AT A TIME NOW.

GOOD-BYE, AUF WIEDERSEHEN, FAREWELL, MY DEAR FRIENDS.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

I'M FINE HERE.

I'LL JUST STAND HERE ON THE ROOF

AND GO DOWN WITH MY SCHOOL.

GOOD-BYE.

♪ WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS ♪

♪ IN THE LAND OF THE DREAMY SCHEMES... ♪

( kids laughing )

Curly: SUCKERS.

( Curly chanting )

Arnold: KNOCK IT OFF, CURLY.

Simmons: REMEMBER, WE'RE A TRIBE

AND A TRIBE ALWAYS WORKS TOGETHER.

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

and NICKELODEON

Captioned by The Caption Center WGBH Educational Foundation]

UH-OH. MY SHOES ARE WET.

Stinky: CLIMB ON, GIRLS.

Arnold: SIMMONS IS GONE.

Helga: WHAT DO YOU WANT US TO DO?

Wartz: THIS MOMENT NEVER HAPPENED.

Helga: ACT LIKE A TRIBE?