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Helga: ARNOLD!

( barking )

HEY, ARNOLD!

( glass shatters )

( girl shrieks )

Helga: HEY, ARNOLD!

ARNOLD!

ARNOLD!

ARNOLD!

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and NICKELODEON]

AR-NOLD!

MOVE IT, FOOTBALL HEAD!

Kids: HEY, ARNOLD!

( sirens and traffic in distance )

Eugene: ...AND ALL MY FRIENDS WILL BE THERE.

AFTER I OPEN MY PRESENTS

WE'LL EAT A HUGE CHOCOLATE CAKE!

SOUNDS LIKE FUN, EUGENE.

BUT IT WON'T BE PERFECT.

IT WON'T?

SEE, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED A SURPRISE PARTY.

I LOVE SURPRISES-- WHOA!

I'M OKAY.

ANYWAY, IT'S ON SATURDAY.

CAN YOU MAKE IT?

ARE YOU KIDDING? I WOULDN'T MISS IT.

GREAT, I'M INVITING THE WHOLE CLASS--

( yelling... )

EUGENE, PICK THEM UP!

SORRY ABOUT THE ORANGES.

PUT THEM ON MY BILL, OKAY?

GO ON. GO, GO.

THERE'S ONE LAST DETAIL TO TAKE CARE OF.

I'VE GOT TO MAIL THE INVITATIONS, AND I'VE GOT--

WHOA!

EUGENE!

I'M OKAY.

TAKE THESE, WOULD YOU?

GOOD THING I DIDN'T DROP THEM.

WHY DON'T I KEEP

THESE INVITATIONS, EUGENE?

( barking )

I COULD MAIL THEM FOR YOU.

GEE, WHAT FOR, ARNOLD?

WELL... IT JUST MIGHT BE BETTER IF I DID IT.

THERE'S A MAILBOX

RIGHT BY MY HOUSE.

OKAY THEN.

I'LL SEE YOU SATURDAY.

BYE, EUGENE.

BYE, ARNOLD.

WHAT A GUY.

( crashes )

OW.

Harvey: THANKS FOR THE COLD CUTS.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

OOH!

OOH!

OOH!

SORRY, HARVEY.

WHERE'S THE FIRE?

I, UH... WAS JUST IN A HURRY

TO MAIL SOMETHING.

YEAH, RIGHT.

LISTEN, NEXT TIME

GET ME TO DO IT.

IT'S SAFER THAT WAY.

RIGHT. SEE YOU, HARVEY.

OKAY, BUD, CATCH YOU LATER.

( whining )

( ringing )

Alarm clock: Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold!

( ringing )

Alarm clock: Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold!

Hey Arnold! Hey Arnold--

( yawns )

( speed dialing )

HEY, GERALD.

Ready for Eugene's?

EUGENE'S?

Yeah, Eugene's.

HIS BIRTHDAY PARTY.

BIRTHDAY PARTY?

YOU DIDN'T GET YOUR INVITATION?

BUT YOU'LL STILL COME?

I CAN'T. I GOT TO GO TO A BRIS.

EVERYBODY ELSE IS GOING.

RELAX, MAN.

HELLO?

Sid? Did you get

an invitation to Eugene's party?

YOUR COOKING CLASS?

OKAY, BYE.

HELLO?

HELGA?

PHOEBE?

MAN! WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED

TO THE INVITATIONS?

WHAT THE...

EUGENE'S HAVING A BIRTHDAY?

WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR?

( tooting )

YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE.

SOME PEOPLE AREN'T GOING TO MAKE IT TODAY, EUGENE.

REALLY? WHO?

EVERYBODY.

I CALLED EVERYONE

ABOUT THE PARTY THIS MORNING

AND NO ONE GOT AN INVITATION.

I THINK IT'S KIND OF MY FAULT.

OH, SOMEBODY'S BOUND TO SHOW UP.

MEANWHILE, LET'S JUST ENJOY THE PARTY.

WE COULD PLAY MUSICAL CHAIRS.

( honking )

( toots )

( sloshing... )

( air escaping )

WE BETTER EAT THIS ICE CREAM BEFORE IT MELTS.

EUGENE, I'M REALLY, REALLY SORRY.

DON'T BE SORRY.

IT WAS A GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTY.

WE HAD CAKE, ICE CREAM

AND LOOK AT ALL THESE PRESENTS!

YOU GAVE ME ONE

AND MY MOM AND DAD GAVE ME ONE.

THAT MAKES TWO PRESENTS!

I MUST BE THE LUCKIEST KID

IN THE WORLD.

Gerald: WHY, ARNOLD?

WHY THROW HIM ANOTHER BIRTHDAY PARTY?

YOU SHOULD STOP TRYING TO FIX EUGENE.

HE'S THE UNLUCKIEST KID IN THE WORLD.

HE'D PROBABLY JUST JINX UP THAT PARTY, TOO.

THE ROOF WOULD CAVE IN AND CRUSH EVERYONE.

THE CAKE WOULD PROBABLY EXPLODE OR SOMETHING.

EUGENE IS AN ALL-FIRED JINX.

Gerald: THE BROTHER'S A JINX.

LOOK, YOU GUYS.

IT'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO.

HE'S MY FRIEND, I CAN'T LET HIM DOWN.

NOW HELP ME THINK OF A GOOD PLACE FOR A PARTY.

All: AAH... HMM...

THE ARCADE?

THE ROLLER RINK?

HOW ABOUT THE AQUARIUM?

HE LOVES THE AQUARIUM.

THAT'S PERFECT.

SID, STINKY, TELL EVERYONE

TO MEET ME AND GERALD THERE AT 4:00, OKAY?

4:00.

GOT IT.

Stinky: THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA

THROWING A SURPRISE PARTY AT THE ROLLER RINK.

( shouting... )

I KNOW. GLAD I THOUGHT OF IT.

JUST ONE LITTLE DETAIL, BRAINIACS--

WHERE'S FOOTBALL HEAD AND BIRTHDAY BOY?

I TOLD YOU HE SAID THE ARCADE.

( kids shouting )

Eugene: HI, ANGEL. REMEMBER ME?

YOUR OLD PAL, EUGENE.

YOO-HOO.

SEE, ARNOLD?

HE WAVED AT ME.

UH, EUGENE...

I BLEW IT AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE PARTY.

NO ONE SHOWED UP, EXCEPT ME AND GERALD

AND IT'S BEEN HOURS.

YOU WERE THROWING ME A SURPRISE PARTY?

OH, THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU, ARNOLD.

EUGENE, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?

NO ONE SHOWED UP.

THIS PARTY IS A BUST.

DON'T BE SILLY.

THIS IS EVEN BETTER THAN MY OTHER PARTY.

I GOT TO LOOK AT THE FISH

WHILE WE WAITED!

I'M THE LUCKIEST KID

IN THE WORLD!

IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY?

YEAH?

WE'RE CLOSING, BEAT IT.

EUGENE, I AM SO SORRY.

FOR WHAT, ARNOLD?

FOR EVERY BAD THING I'VE EVER SOMEHOW DONE TO YOU.

THE GOLDFISH I KILLED, THE BIKE I WRECKED

THE PAINT, THE CRAB, THE CAR DOOR, BOTH BIRTHDAY PARTIES...

I NEVER STOPPED AND COUNTED.

THAT IS A LOT OF THINGS.

I'LL THROW A THIRD, FOOL-PROOF BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR YOU.

THE BEST EVER!

IN MY BACKYARD. TOMORROW.

I'LL INVITE EVERYBODY.

I'LL PERSONALLY DELIVER

THE INVITATIONS TO EVERY KID

SO NOTHING GOES WRONG, OKAY?

ALL THOSE BAD THINGS THAT HAPPENED TO ME, DID HAPPEN

WHEN I WAS AROUND YOU.

WHEN MY BIKE FELL APART

WHEN YOU KILLED MY GOLDFISH

WHEN WE BOTH GOT STUCK ON THAT ROLLER COASTER.

YOU KNOW, ARNOLD, I HATE TO SAY THIS

BUT I'M COMING TO THE CONCLUSION

THAT PERHAPS YOU'RE SOME KIND OF A...

A JINX.

WHAT!?

THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT

YOU THROWING ME ANOTHER PARTY WOULD BE A BIG MISTAKE.

YOU THINK I'M A JINX?

YOU SHOULDN'T DO IT, WITH YOU BEING

A JINX AND ALL.

I'M NOT A JINX.

I'M THROWING YOU

A BIRTHDAY PARTY

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

IT'S GOING TO BE A SURPRISE PARTY.

GEE, HOW CAN IT BE A SURPRISE PARTY--

LOOK, YOU'LL SHOW UP

AND YOU'LL BE SURPRISED, GOT IT?

TOMORROW, IN MY BACKYARD.

IT'S GOING TO BE PERFECT.

AND NOTHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG.

SURE, ARNOLD.

SOUNDS LIKE A, A GOOD PLAN.

WELL, I'VE GOT TO GO.

BE CAREFUL ON THE WAY HOME.

I AM NOT A JINX!

YOU BETTER BE THERE.

TOMORROW! MY BACKYARD!

( Gerald laughing )

OH, MAN.

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE.

HE THINKS YOU'RE THE JINX? ( laughing )

IT'S NOT FUNNY, GERALD.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

IT'S, IT'S NOT FUNNY AT ALL.

( laughs )

I MEAN IT, GERALD.

I AM NOT A JINX.

AND TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE PERFECT.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, ARNOLD.

( laughing )

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

( music and chattering... )

I RECKON IT WAS RIGHT DECENT OF YOU

TO THROW EUGENE

A THIRD SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY, ARNOLD.

YEAH, EXCEPT FOR ONE LITTLE THING.

WHERE'S EUGENE?

OH, HE'S COMING.

THIS PARTY WILL BE PERFECT.

I MADE THIS BACKYARD JINX-PROOF.

IS THAT WHY THERE'S BUBBLE WRAP ON EVERYTHING?

YEAH, NO SHARP OBJECTS.

NO WAY TO TRIP OR FALL OR SLIP OR ANYTHING.

NOTHING CAN GO WRONG.

EVERYTHING'S GOING TO BE PERFECT.

( thunder crashing )

YEAH, PERFECT, FOOTBALL HEAD.

( growling )

( sighs )

POOR ARNOLD.

IT'S RAINING ON HIS PARTY.

IT MUST BE HARD TO BE SUCH A JINX.

ARNOLD'S SURPRISE PARTY, YEAH.

BIG CHOCOLATE CAKE-- ARE YOU GOING?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE PARTY'S FOR ME.

BUT I JUST KNOW SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN.

MAYBE I SHOULD JUST GO HOME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S A CHOCOLATE CAKE, YEAH.

BIG CHOCOLATE CAKE!

HEY, COULD I HAVE ONE OF THOSE?

NO, I, UH... I NEED THESE.

( thundering... )

Stinky: MAYBE WE SHOULD

CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF

ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN, ARNOLD.

NO, WE'RE NOT CALLING IT OFF.

EUGENE IS COMING

AND I'M GIVING HIM A SURPRISE PARTY.

WELL, I'M GIVING HIM TILL THE COUNT OF THREE

BEFORE I START INTO THAT CAKE.

YOU'RE TOO LATE.

GIVE ME THAT.

NOBODY EATS CAKE TILL EUGENE GETS HERE.

AND EUGENE IS COMING!

THAT'S IT.

I'M DEFINITELY NOT GOING.

SOMETHING BAD WILL HAPPEN.

BUT ON THE OTHER HAND

ARNOLD DID GO TO AN AWFUL LOT OF TROUBLE

INVITING EVERYONE, MAKING DECORATIONS.

CHOCOLATE CAKE.

EVEN IF HE IS A JINX

HE'S MY FRIEND, AND I CAN'T LET HIM DOWN.

I'VE GOT TO GO TO THAT PARTY.

COME ON, CHOCOLATE BOY.

YEAH, YEAH. CAKE, CHOCOLATE CAKE.

THAT'S IT!

I'M NOT HANGING AROUND.

SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS.

NO! NOBODY IS LEAVING

TILL EUGENE GETS HERE.

HELLO, EVERYONE!

EUGENE, YOU'RE HERE.

OH, I MEAN...

SURPRISE!

EVERYTHING LOOKS... PERFECT!

THE SUN IS SHINING, ALL MY FRIENDS ARE HERE.

THERE'S A BEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY CAKE.

AND TO TOP IT OFF

WE CHIPPED IN AND PURCHASED YOU

THIS BRAND NEW SCOOTER.

( gasps ) A SCOOTER!

OH! YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

YOU GUYS ARE THE GREATEST.

SEE, EUGENE, I TOLD YOU

THIS WAS GOING TO BE A PERFECT PARTY.

NOTHING BAD HAPPENED.

( shouting... )

HEY, CAKE, CHOCOLATE CAKE.

Helga: I DON'T KNOW

ABOUT THE REST OF YOU CLODS

BUT I'M SPENDING WHAT'S LEFT OF MY WEEKEND

AS FAR AWAY FROM THESE TWO LOSERS AS POSSIBLE.

All: YEAH.

SEE YA, ARNOLD.

Gerald: TOLD YOU.

( air blowing... )

EUGENE, I AM SO--

NO, ARNOLD, DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY.

THAT MAKES THREE PARTIES THAT I'VE GOOFED UP.

ARNOLD, THIS PARTY HAD EVERYTHING I WANTED.

A CAKE, ALL MY FRIENDS, AND THERE WAS EVEN A SURPRISE.

I NEVER EXPECTED ALL THAT WATER.

I NEARLY DROWNED!

WHAT A GAG!

YOU THREW ME A GREAT BIRTHDAY PARTY

ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT, WELL...

YOU'RE A JINX.

SURE, EUGENE.

I'M THE JINX.

WHATEVER YOU SAY.

WELL, I HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.

I'M GOING TO TRY OUT MY NEW SCOOTER RIGHT NOW!

GREAT PARTY, ARNOLD.

I AM NOT A JINX.

YEAH, SURE THING, BUDDY.

GERALD. YOU'RE BUGGING ME.

STOP IT.

LOOK, I'M KING OF THE WORLD!

( screaming happily )

OW!

( sadly ): I'M OKAY.

( kids shouting inside )

( bell rings )

( shouting and talking )

Stinky: I'M TELLING YOU

I'M NOT GOOD AT NOTHING.

I ALWAYS FAIL.

AREN'T YOU OVERREACTING, STINKY?

IT'S JUST ONE BAD GRADE ON ONE BOOK REPORT.

NO, SIR, NO HOW.

I AIN'T THE OVERREACTING TYPE.

IT'S A PLAIN-AS-DAY FACT.

I GOT NO NATURAL ABILITIES

TOWARD DOING ANYTHING

THAT STANDS OUT FROM THE CROWD.

COME ON, EVERYBODY'S GOOD AT SOMETHING.

REMEMBER THE TIME YOU--

DON'T TRY YOUR CHEERING-UP SPEECH ON ME, ARNOLD.

I JUST KNOW THAT I AIN'T GOOD AT NOTHING.

HOWDY, PA.

HEY, UNCLE STINKY.

( rusty squeaking )

YOUR UNCLE'S NAMED STINKY, TOO?

YUP. MY FAMILY'S FULL OF STINKYS.

EVERY WHICH WAY YOU TURN

A STINKY'S COMING AT YOU.

LOOK, SON, WE DONE FINISHED STUFFING THE GOAT.

PA AND UNCLE STINKY

ARE EXPERT AT WHAT THEY DO.

IT'S CALLED TAXI-DERMY.

I TRIED MY HAND AT STUFFING A SQUIRREL ONCE

BUT I WEREN'T NO GOOD AT THAT, NEITHER.

THE SQUIRREL'S GOT TO BE DEAD FIRST, BOY, I TOLD YOU.

YOUR AUNT STINKY MIXED UP A FRESH BATCH OF LEMON FISH JUICE.

WHY DON'T YOU OFFER YOUR FRIEND A CUP?

AIN'T NO ACTUAL FISH IN IT, ARNOLD.

IT'S SIMPLE OLD LEMONADE.

BUT YOU GOT TO FISH THE BITS OF LEMON OUT OF IT.

THAT'S WHY WE CALL IT LEMON FISH JUICE.

IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD.

HEY, IS THAT YOU?

NOPE, THAT'S MY PA AS A YOUNG'UN.

HE'S WITH HIS FAMILY PET

LURKY THE TURKEY.

AND THIS HERE'S THE WHOLE FAMILY

AT THANKSGIVING DINNER THAT YEAR.

THEY HAD LURKY WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS.

THEY... HAD LURKY?

THAT'S RIGHT, ARNOLD.

LURKY THE TURKEY.

THAT'S MY POP.

HE'S ON THAT BIG OLD FARM IN ARKANSAS.

TIMES WERE GOOD THEN.

MY GRANDPA AND GRANDMA WERE MIGHTY GOOD FARMERS.

THEY HAD 40 ACRES WITH ALL KIND OF ANIMALS

AND A REAL MONEY-MAKING PRODUCE BUSINESS.

SNAP PEAS, RHUBARB, TOMATOES

AND LETTUCE AS BIG AS YOUR HEAD.

THEN TIMES GOT BAD.

THE FARM COMMENCED TO FAIL.

SO THEY DECIDED TO MOVE THE FAMILY

TO THIS HERE NORTHERN CITY

AND THAT'S THE STORY

OF HOW COME WE LIVE HERE.

SO, YOUR FAMILY

GAVE UP FARMING?

YUP.

I RECKON IT'S NEAR IMPOSSIBLE

TO FARM HERE, SURROUNDED BY

ALL THIS CONCRETE AND CINDER BLOCK

AND CITY.

Man: HEY, ARNOLD.

HEY, STINKY, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY NEW WRECKING BALL, HUH?

CHECK OUT THE ACTION ON THIS BABY.

( gears grinding, engine revving )

( creaking )

( crashing )

YOU DIDN'T SEE NOTHING.

WELL, CLASS, IT'S OFFICIALLY SPRING

AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?

LOVE IS IN THE AIR?

UH, NO, HAROLD-- IT MEANS THAT

IT'S TIME TO PLANT SOMETHING FOR THE CITY FARMING FAIR.

THERE ARE PRIZES FOR

THE THREE LARGEST LOCALLY GROWN VEGETABLES.

I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU

TO PLANT SOMETHING AND ENTER THE COMPETITION.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD ENTER, STINKY.

( sighs ) I SURE WOULD LOVE TO, ARNOLD

BUT YOU GOT THE WRONG CUSTOMER.

I'M A CITY BOY, BORN AND BRED.

PLUS, REMEMBER

I AIN'T NO GOOD AT NOTHING.

( crickets chirping... )

TAIN'T WORTH IT.

NOTHING WILL EVER GROW IN THIS FORSAKEN PLACE.

ONLY THING THAT'LL GROW

IS US GROWING OLDER AND POORER

TILL WE WITHER AWAY.

( sighs )

( wind whistling )

Deep voice: IF YOU PLANT THEM, THEY WILL GROW.

COME AGAIN?

IF YOU PLANT THEM, THEY WILL GROW.

WHAT'S "THEM" AND WHO'S "THEY"?

OH, FETCH A PENCIL AND A PIECE OF PAPER.

I'LL GO SLOW.

IF YOU PLANT SEEDS

THEY WILL GROW INTO VEGETABLES.

VEGETABLES?

IS THERE AN ECHO IN HERE?

YES, VEGETABLES, VEGETABLES

VEGETABLES.

PLANT THEM, THEY WILL GROW.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

( sighs impatiently )

BECAUSE I'M A MYSTICAL DISEMBODIED VOICE.

TRUST ME.

PLANT THEM, AND THEY WILL GROW.

OKEY-DOKEY.

( rooster crowing... )

( grunts )

HEY, STINKY, WANT TO PLAY BALL?

I'M POSSESSED NOW, ARNOLD.

I HAD A VISION

THAT CAME TO ME IN A DREAM.

A VISION?

YUP.

I'M GOING TO GET MY HANDS DIRTY...

JUST LIKE MY FOREFATHERS BEFORE ME.

I'LL PLANT ME A GARDEN AND SEE WHAT COMES OF IT.

OF COURSE, I DON'T KNOW

WHAT THE HECK I'M DOING, FARMING-WISE.

WELL, GOOD LUCK.

( creaking )

STINKY.

YEAH, PA?

I'VE BEEN WATCHING YOU

OUT HERE ALL DAY, SON

AND I WANT TO SAY--

YOU'RE PROUD OF ME, PA?

NO, THAT I THINK YOU'RE A DANG FOOL

TRYING TO GROW SOMETHING IN THIS FORSAKEN PATCH OF DIRT.

( moans softly )

"RID THE AREA OF PLANTING OF ALL WEEDS AND FOREIGN-LIKE MATTER."

I DONE THAT.

"BREAK UP THE CLODS OF DIRT AND OLD SOIL."

HOT DOG! I DID THAT, TOO.

"ADD MULCH AND MANURE TO THE DIRT."

WHOOPS, I AIN'T DONE THAT.

P.U.!

UH, STINKY, I KNOW I SAID

YOU WAS A DANG FOOL TRYING TO GROW SOMETHING

IN THIS FORSAKEN DIRT PATCH--

AND I'M STILL AGIN' IT--

BUT SINCE YOU'RE SO DANG SET ON DOING IT, WELL, HERE.

WHAT ARE THEY, PA?

THEY'RE THE FAMILY PUMPKIN SEEDS, SON.

PASSED DOWN TO ME FROM MY PA

FROM THE FARM BACK IN ARKANSAS.

I DOUBT IF THEY GOT ANY LIFE IN THEM

BUT YOU COULD GIVE THEM A TRY.

PLANT AND WATER THEM GOOD.

IT'S CALLED CULTIVATING, SON.

"CULT-I-VATING."

THAT'S A TWO-DOLLAR WORD.

PA, YOU'RE SMART.

ONE DAY I HOPE TO BE AS SMART AS YOU.

REACH FOR THE STARS, SON.

( siren blaring in distance )

WAKE UP, SON.

COME ON OUT AND SEE

WHAT ALL YOUR HARD WORK HAS DONE.

YOU MEAN, MY PUMPKIN?

HOW BIG IS IT?

OH, BUT IT'S JUST A TINY LITTLE LEAF.

BUT IT'S YOUR TINY LITTLE LEAF, SON.

YOU DEFIED THE ODDS AND PROVED ME WRONG.

YOU MADE SOMETHING GROW IN THIS OLD YARD.

THIS HERE'S A MAGICAL TIME.

THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE LIFE OF YOUR VEGETABLE.

GRANDPA'S MAGIC HOE.

HE WORKED WONDERS WITH IT.

NOW YOU CAN HAVE IT, SON.

PA, WHY DIDN'T YOU GIVE IT TO ME

WHEN I WAS PLOWING THE WHOLE BACKYARD WITH A DANG SOUP LADLE?

I NEEDED IT TO PROP UP THE KITCHEN TABLE.

OH.

( thunder crashing )

STRANGE WEATHER WE'RE HAVING.

RAIN AND DROUGHT AND SNOW.

AND ALL IN THE SAME DANG WEEK.

( people murmuring )

NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL A PUMPKIN, SON.

NOW ALLS I GOT TO DO IS FIGURE OUT

HOW TO MOVE IT TO TOMORROW'S FARMING FAIR COMPETITION.

YEP, GOOD LUCK, SON.

( door creaks closed )

( both grunting )

WELL, WE TRIED JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.

I GUESS WE WON'T GET MY PUMPKIN TO THAT FAIR.

I'M SORRY, STINKY.

I RECKON IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE I TRY TO DO, ARNOLD.

NOTHING EVER WORKS OUT.

( sighs )

WAIT A MINUTE.

STINKY, WHAT TIME IS IT?

SUNDIAL SAYS 20 MINUTES TO 5:00.

I GOT AN IDEA. DON'T MOVE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Woman over P.A.: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HAVING SEEN ALL THE ENTRIES

IN THE LARGEST VEGETABLE CATEGORY

I'M PREPARED TO HAND OUT THE RIBBONS.

FIRST PRIZE GOES TO...

Arnold: WAIT!

THERE'S ONE MORE ENTRY.

I'M SORRY, YOUNG MAN, BUT THE DEADLINE HAS PASSED

AND YOU'RE TOO LATE.

( horn honking )

( timber cracking )

( gasping )

OH, I GOT YOUR LARGEST VEGETABLE, BABY.

RIGHT HERE, HERE YOU GO.

MY WORD.

THAT IS THE LARGEST VEGETABLE I'VE EVER SEEN.

FIRST PRIZE GOES TO...

STINKY PETERSON, MA'AM.

( all cheering )

THANK YOU, YOUR MAYORSHIP.

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT MY PA

MY CRAZY PROPHETIC DREAMS, AND OF COURSE

THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF MY FRIEND, ARNOLD.

( cheering and applause )

THANKS AGAIN FOR BELIEVING IN ME, ARNOLD.

I FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING I GOT NATURAL ABILITIES TOWARD.

SOMETHING I'M GOOD AT.

Stinky: HOT DANG.

I WON AGAIN!

AW, YOU WON EVERY HAND!

THAT'S ON ACCOUNT OF I'VE BECOME A WINNER, HAROLD.

THE NAME OF THE GAME

IS SEVEN-CARD STUD, GENTLEMEN.

Harold: I WANTED TO PLAY OLD MAID.

MY PUMPKIN, MY RULES.

Arnold: STINKY, I DON'T THINK

WE SHOULD PLAY CARDS IN HERE ANYMORE.

IT'S STARTING TO ROT.

Harold: OH, IT STINKS!

Stinky: I DON'T CARE.

IT'S MY LUCKY CARD-PLAYING PUMPKIN CLUB HOUSE.

NOW, ANTE UP.

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