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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!

( bell ringing )

Harold: THIS WILL BE GREAT.

Stinky: HE'LL SURE BE SURPRISED.

HEY, GUYS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

( giggling )

WE'RE ALL GOING TO MOON PRINCIPAL WARTZ.

Stinky: HAROLD'S IDEA.

WANT TO DO IT?

I DON'T THINK SO.

AW, COME ON, IT'S FUN.

IT'S ALL THE RAGE.

ALL THE JUNIOR HIGH KIDS ARE DOING IT.

IT SOUNDS, UH, GREAT, GUYS, BUT I THINK I'LL PASS.

YOU'RE JUST A CHICKEN.

I'M NOT. I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD IDEA.

BECAUSE YOU'RE A WEENIE.

YOU DON'T HAVE THE GUTS.

YOU JUST DON'T HAVE THE GUTS.

NO GUTS AT ALL.

IT'S NOT THAT, I JUST...

SHH, SHH!

HERE HE COMES, GET READY.

ON THREE.

ONE...

YOU'RE REALLY GOING THROUGH WITH THIS?

SHH!

TWO...

( unzipping )

( humming to himself )

( humming )

THREE!

WHAT THE... WHAT IS THIS?

( gasps )

OH, MY!

( laughing wildly )

COME BACK HERE, YOU HOOLIGANS!

( still laughing... )

( panting )

YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS.

YOU THERE.

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING?

Arnold: BUT PRINCIPAL WARTZ, I TOLD YOU.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

MAYBE, BUT YOU SAW THE HOOLIGANS WHO DID.

YEAH.

AHA! NOW WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

JUST GIVE ME THEIR NAMES.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

THIS ISN'T A JOKE, YOUNG MAN.

YOU THINK EXPOSING PORTIONS OF YOUR ANATOMY

TO YOUR PRINCIPAL IS FUNNY?

WELL, I GUESS IT DEPENDS.

ON WHAT?!

THE SITUATION.

MOONING IS NOT FUNNY!

IT'S NOT A GAME.

YOU MAY THINK IT'S A HARMLESS SCHOOLYARD PRANK

BUT IT IS NOT--

SOMEONE COULD LOSE AN EYE.

BECAUSE OF MOONING?

I'LL ASK THE QUESTIONS HERE.

NOW, TELL ME THE NAMES OF

THE BOYS WHO EXPOSED THEMSELVES.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

SURE YOU CAN; IT'S EASY.

IF I TOLD, I'D BE RATTING ON THE OTHER GUYS.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

I'M ASSIGNING YOU DETENTION.

DETENTION?

BUT WHY?

FAILURE TO COOPERATE.

I'LL SEE YOU EVERY DAY

AFTER SCHOOL FOR FOUR WEEKS.

FOUR WEEKS? BUT...

THAT IS ALL.

ANNA, WHO'S OUR ART TEACHER?

MRS. FLUNK, YES.

ASK HER TO COME HERE

AND BRING HER SKETCH PAD.

HEY, ARNOLD, YOU

DIDN'T TELL ON US?

NO, I DIDN'T TELL.

WHEW.

OH, BOY.

WHAT DID WARTZ DO TO YOU?

HE GAVE ME FOUR WEEKS' DETENTION.

FOUR WEEKS?

BUT YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

I KNOW, STINKY.

BETTER NOT RAT ON US.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DO!

( sighs ) I WON'T TELL.

THINK MAYBE IT AIN'T FAIR

FOR ARNOLD TO TAKE THE BLAME FOR WHAT WE DID?

YOU MEAN, TELL WARTZ WE'RE THE ONES WHO MOONED HIM

AND GET ARNOLD OFF THE HOOK?

NO, NO, NO!

ARNOLD GOT CAUGHT.

THAT'S HIS FAULT.

WE GOT AWAY WITH IT

THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS.

NOBODY GOES INTO WARTZ'S OFFICE

AND TELLS HIM WHAT WE DID.

NOBODY! YOU GOT IT?

I GUESS THERE'S NO SENSE

IN ALL THREE OF US GETTING DETENTION.

HMM, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU FIGURE HE'LL CRACK AND SPILL THE BEANS?

Gerald: Four weeks?

That's hard time, Bubba.

HE'LL LET ME OFF THE HOOK IF I SAY WHO MOONED HIM.

Going to do it?

NO.

WHY NOT? AFTER ALL, YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

IF HAROLD, SID AND STINKY WANT TO TELL WARTZ

THAT'S THEIR DECISION.

BUT I'M NOT GOING TO TELL HIM.

I'M NOT A RAT.

MAN, THAT'S SOLID.

I MEAN, IT'S STUPID, BUT IT'S SOLID.

SEE YOU, GERALD.

( Arnold sighs heavily )

Wartz ( over P.A. ): Students, yesterday at approximately 3:38 P.M.

a heinous crime was committed here in P.S. 118.

Three pupils engaged in a flagrant violation of district rules--

dropping their trousers

and exposing their fleshy unmentionables

to a respected and beloved school official.

Some of you may know this despicable practice as "mooning."

Well, let me assure you

the culprits will be uncovered.

I will get to the bottom of this.

WHAT IF HE FINDS OUT WE DID IT?

HE WON'T FIND OUT IF NOBODY TELLS HIM.

Wartz: NO, THE THIRD MOONER

HAD A ROUNDER POSTERIOR

WITH A MOLE ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK.

VERY NICE.

MUCH BETTER, MRS. FLUNK.

NOW, ALBERT...

IT'S ARNOLD.

RIGHT. LOOK, ARNOLD, I KNOW

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A, A BAD KID.

YOU KEEP SAYING YOU DIDN'T ACTUALLY

DISPLAY YOUR END REGION TO ME

BUT THOSE OTHER THREE BOYS DID.

CAN WE AGREE ON THAT?

OKAY.

NOW THAT WE SEE EYE-TO-EYE

ON THAT POINT

LET ME POSE THIS QUESTION.

WHAT'S THE HARM IN TELLING ME

THE BOYS' NAMES?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT...

YOU COULD LET THEM SLIP OUT

OR WHISPER THEM

OR I COULD GUESS...

UNTIL I GOT THE ANSWERS.

NO, I CAN'T TELL YOU.

WHY?

I'M NOT A RAT.

YOUNG MAN, I MUST WARN YOU

THAT UNLESS YOU PLAY BALL

AND TELL ME THE NAMES OF THE HOOLIGANS

I WILL NOTE YOUR LACK OF COOPERATION

AND WRITE IT DOWN FOR ALL EYES AND EARS

TO SEE ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD.

Stinky: THIS COULD GO ON HIS PERMANENT RECORD.

I COULDN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE.

WHAT DO YOU BET HE CRACKS AND RATS US ALL OUT?

DON'T WORRY, ARNOLD'S NOT A SNITCH-- HE WON'T.

I DON'T KNOW, HAROLD.

I'M TELLING YOU, HE WON'T RAT!

DID YOU RAT?

NO, HAROLD, I DIDN'T RAT.

IF YOU DO, YOU KNOW WHAT'LL HAPPEN.

YOU'LL POUND ME.

THAT'S RIGHT, I'LL POUND YOU!

YEAH, RIGHT.

I WILL, ARNOLD, BELIEVE IT!

YOU KNOW WHAT, I'LL POUND YOU SO GOOD THAT YOU'LL BE SORRY!

SO, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE ARCADE?

I CAN'T. I STILL HAVE DETENTION.

OH, YEAH, I FORGOT.

FOUR WEEKS?

MAN, YOU REALLY TOOK THE FALL

FOR THOSE GUYS, DIDN'T YOU?

YUP.

Wartz: DON'T THINK OF IT AS BEING A SNITCH.

JUST THINK OF IT AS... BEING A GOOD CITIZEN.

CHOCOLATE CREAM?

YOU KNOW, ALBERT...

ARNOLD.

YOU KNOW, ARNOLD

IT'S NOT EASY TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

HE'S GOING TO RAT.

HE'S GOING TO RAT.

WHEN I WAS A BOY, I FOUND MYSELF

IN A SITUATION VERY SIMILAR TO YOURS.

REALLY?

MM-HMM. YOU SEE

I WITNESSED SEVERAL OF MY FELLOW CLASSMATES

PLACING A FROG IN OUR TEACHER'S DESK.

WHEN SHE CAME BACK

AND DISCOVERED THE FROG

SHE SINGLED ME OUT AND DEMANDED

I TELL WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

I DID THE RIGHT THING.

I SANG LIKE A CANARY.

I TATTLED ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

WHAT HAPPENED?

THE CULPRITS WERE SEVERELY PUNISHED

AND I WAS REWARDED WITH A GOLD STAR!

OH, SURE, MY CLASSMATES WERE MAD AT FIRST.

THEY CALLED ME A WEASEL

REFUSED TO EAT LUNCH WITH ME

BEAT ME UP REGULARLY.

MY REPUTATION AS A WEASEL FOLLOWED ME

TO HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE.

I WAS STUFFED INTO LOCKERS

HAD "KICK ME" SIGNS TAPED TO MY BACK...

I CAN'T TELL YOU THE ABUSE I SUFFERED

FROM PRACTICALLY EVERYONE I EVER CAME I CONTACT WITH.

I DIDN'T HAVE A DATE TILL I WAS 23.

BUT I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THAT

BECAUSE I KNEW THAT I HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING.

AND IN THE END

I OVERCAME ALL THAT ABUSE

AND I GREW UP TO BECOME

AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE TO BECOME AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL?

NOT REALLY.

YOU TOLD HIM, DIDN'T YOU?

NO, HAROLD.

YOU'RE LYING!

I SAW YOU TWO TALKING.

YOU TOLD HIM IT WAS ME, STINKY AND SID

DIDN'T YOU?

DIDN'T YOU?!

NO, HAROLD... I DIDN'T.

WELL, WHY NOT?!

BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT.

BUT YOU GOT FOUR WEEKS' DETENTION

AND DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!

IF I WAS YOU, I WOULD HAVE CRACKED

THE FIRST DAY AND RATTED YOU OUT!

WELL, MAYBE YOU WOULD HAVE, HAROLD, BUT I DIDN'T

AND I'M NOT GOING TO.

I GOT TO GO.

Wartz: YOUNG MAN?

HUH?! OH!

HELLO, PRINCIPAL WARTZ.

HELLO. DO YOU RECOGNIZE ANYONE IN THIS SKETCH?

NO, SIR, I DON'T.

I REALLY DON'T-- NOT AT ALL.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, KEEP UP

THE GOOD WORK, SON.

I SURE WILL, PRINCIPAL WARTZ.

Arnold: HE GAVE ME FOUR WEEKS' DETENTION.

Stinky: YOU DIDN'T EVEN DO ANYTHING.

YOU BETTER NOT TELL OR I'LL POUND YOU!

Wartz: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, SON.

( bell rings )

Gerald: MAN, ARNOLD

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

YOUR LAST DAY OF DETENTION

AND YOU'RE INNOCENT.

IF YOU FINISH OUT THE DAY WITHOUT SNITCHING

THIS WILL GO ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING I'VE GOT TO DO.

Wartz: YOUNG MAN, I HOLD HERE

YOUR PERMANENT RECORD.

NOW YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SAVE YOURSELF.

JUST TELL ME WHO THE REAL MOONERS ARE.

TELL ME THEIR NAMES

AND I WON'T HAVE TO ENTER

THIS TERRIBLE BLACK MARK ON YOUR RECORD.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR PERMANENT RECORD

WILL FOLLOW YOU ALL THE WAY TO JUNIOR HIGH?

I UNDERSTAND.

AND YOU STILL WON'T TELL.

NO.

THEN YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE.

( door opens )

Harold: I DID IT!

IT WAS ME!

I'M SORRY!

ARNOLD IS COMPLETELY INNOCENT!

I'M THE MOONER!

I'M THE MOONER!

( sobbing )

I'M GUILTY, TOO!

Sid: AND ME!

WE ALL DID IT TOGETHER!

Stinky: ARNOLD HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!

HE WAS JUST A PAWN IN OUR HORRIBLE, TWISTED PRANK!

Stinky, Harold: HE'S A SAINT.

WELL, YOUNG MAN

I SUPPOSE THIS LETS YOU

OFF THE HOOK...

FOR NOW.

Harold: I HAD TO DO IT.

I COULDN'T TAKE THE GUILT.

IT'S GOING ON YOUR RECORD.

I KNOW, BUT I NEVER FIGURED

I'D MAKE IT TO JUNIOR HIGH ANYWAYS.

I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW THAT WE FESSED UP.

ME, TOO. WE DIDN'T REALIZE IT

BUT DEEP DOWN, GUILT WAS DRIVING US CRAZY ALL ALONG--

YOU KNOW, SUBCONSCIOUSLY.

REMEMBER WHEN I SAID YOU HAD NO GUTS BECAUSE

YOU WOULDN'T MOON WARTZ?

YEAH.

YOU HAD NO GUTS THEN, BUT

AFTER YOU STOOD UP TO WARTZ

AND DIDN'T RAT US OUT

WELL, I FIGURE THAT TOOK A LOT OF GUTS.

MORE GUTS THAN ME AND STINKY AND SID GOT PUT TOGETHER.

YEAH, ARNOLD... ( snaps fingers ) YOU GOT GUTS.

JUST CHOCKFULL OF GUTS.

THANKS.

HEY, GUYS, HOW ABOUT TOMORROW

WE MAKE A BIG OLD SIGN THAT SAYS "KICK ME"

AND TAPE IT TO MR. SIMMONS' BACK?

WHAT A GREAT IDEA!

Stinky: EVERYBODY WILL BE KICKING HIM ALL DAY!

Arnold: I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S SUCH A GREAT IDEA.

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, MIRIAM.

OH, IT'S JUST SO EXCITING.

SEVEN WHOLE DAYS OF OLGA.

THIS IS GOING TO BE GREAT.

THIS STINKS.

WHY COULDN'T OLGA GO TO FORT LAUDERDALE

LIKE A NORMAL COLLEGE STUDENT?

IT'S THE SAME THING EVERY YEAR.

OLGA COMES HOME FOR A WEEK, SHE'S THE CENTER OF ATTENTION

AND I'M SHOVED INTO THE BACKGROUND

LIKE I'M INVISIBLE OR SOMETHING.

SOME SISTER-- ALL SHE EVER THINKS ABOUT IS HERSELF.

SHE'S NEVER CARED ABOUT ME.

NO WONDER WE DON'T GET ALONG.

( sighs ) OH, WELL.

OLGA AND I WILL NEVER BE CLOSE.

MOMMY! DADDY!

WELCOME HOME, OLGA.

WE MISSED YOU, DEAR.

IS THAT YOU HIDING BACK THERE, BABY SISTER?

IT SURE IS.

NOTHING GETS BY YOU, OLGA.

YOU'RE SUCH A SILLY.

NOW, GIVE US A HUG.

THAT'S SUCH A PRETTY BOW.

IS IT NEW?

I'VE ONLY WORN IT SINCE I WAS FOUR.

OH, HELGA, I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH.

REALLY, I HAVE.

I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU

EVER SINCE MY DEVELOPMENTAL CHILD PSYCHOLOGY CLASS

WHICH ABSOLUTELY CHANGED MY LIFE.

I LEARNED SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS

ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIPS

WE AS HUMAN BEINGS CAN EVER FORM.

I'VE DECIDED THAT I WANT TO USE

MY VACATION TO BOND WITH YOU.

HUH?

I WANT US TO SPEND EVERY WAKING MOMENT TOGETHER

GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER, SHARING SECRETS.

YOU KNOW, HELGA, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN VERY CLOSE.

I WANT THAT ALL TO CHANGE.

YOU DO?

OH, YES, HELGA.

THAT'S WHY I PLANNED A SPECIAL SURPRISE

ONLY I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT IS UNTIL TOMORROW.

Helga: IT'S BAD ENOUGH

THAT OLGA HAS TO BE

SO DARN TOUCHY-FEELY

BUT THEN BUSTS OUT THIS

"LET'S GET CLOSER TOGETHER" CRAPOLA ON TOP OF IT.

REALLY, PHOEB, SHE GIVES ME THE CREEPS.

AT LEAST SHE'LL ONLY BE HERE A WEEK.

I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE HAVE

A SPECIAL NEW ADDITION

TO OUR ACADEMIC FAMILY, A STUDENT TEACHER.

ANOTHER TEACHER?

ONE IS BAD ENOUGH.

PLEASE WELCOME OUR NEW INSTRUCTOR...

MISS OLGA PATAKI.

GOOD MORNING, BOYS AND GIRLS.

AND SURPRISE TO YOU, BABY SISTER.

I'M NOT REALLY HOME FOR SPRING BREAK.

I'M SPENDING THE ENTIRE SEMESTER HERE AT P.S. 118

PURSUING MY TRUE PASSION

THE TEACHING OF LITTLE CHILDREN.

I WAS GOING TO GO TO ALASKA TO TEACH INUIT STUDENTS

BUT THEN I HAD A BRILLIANT IDEA.

IF I CAME HERE INSTEAD

I GET TO TEACH AND SPEND TIME WITH YOU, GETTING CLOSER.

ISN'T IT FANTASTIC?

Helga: SO SINCE YOU'LL BE

HANGING AROUND

AND WE'LL BE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER

I THOUGHT WE BETTER SET UP

A FEW HEALTHY BOUNDARIES.

BOUNDARIES?

YOU DON'T WANT

TO BOSS ME AROUND TOO MUCH

OR MEDDLE IN MY PERSONAL AFFAIRS.

IT WOULDN'T LOOK GOOD.

STEER CLEAR OF ANY EMBARRASSING FAMILY STORIES.

IT MIGHT MAKE PEOPLE UNCOMFORTABLE.

WOULDN'T YOU AGREE?

DON'T BE SUCH A SILLY.

I'D NEVER DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS.

NO, REALLY, OLGA, I'M SERIOUS.

I'VE GOT A REPUTATION

AND A LOT OF YEARS PUT IN AT P.S. 118.

I DON'T WANT TO LOSE THAT.

YOU KNOW THINGS ABOUT ME

THAT CAN BLOW ALL THAT WORK.

HELGA, DON'T WORRY.

I ASSURE YOU, YOUR CONCERNS ARE MY CONCERNS.

THE ONE, SOLE, ALL- ENCOMPASSING PURPOSE OF MY BEING HERE

MY PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SIMPLY GET CLOSER TO YOU, BABY SISTER.

OH, COME ON, OLGA.

YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT.

NO, HELGA, IT'S TRUE.

I REALIZED

ALL THOSE SPRING BREAKS PAST

WEREN'T EXACTLY WONDERFUL BETWEEN US.

I SUPPOSE MUCH OF IT WAS

MY FAULT FOR BEING A LITTLE BIT SELFISH.

I WANT THIS YEAR TO BE DIFFERENT.

I WANT US TO GET ALONG.

YOU'RE REALLY SERIOUS?

OH, YES, BABY SISTER.

WILL YOU GIVE ME THAT CHANCE?

WILL YOU GIVE US THAT CHANCE?

OH, ANOTHER "F".

I ALWAYS FAIL.

I MIGHT AS WELL JUST GIVE UP

ON BOOK LEARNING ALL TOGETHER.

DON'T GIVE UP, STINKY.

IF AT FIRST YOU

DON'T SUCCEED, TRY AGAIN.

CLASS, THIS REMINDS ME

OF AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY

ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO COULDN'T

OVERCOME HER PROBLEM.

WAS SHE A FAILURE AT BOOK LEARNING, TOO?

NO, STINKY.

THIS LITTLE GIRL

HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM.

YOU SEE, SHE WAS A BED WETTER.

HARD AS SHE TRIED

SHE JUST COULDN'T STOP WETTING THE BED.

SHE WENT TO SLEEP

WITH RUBBER PANTS AND SHEETS.

AND THE TRAGIC THING IS THAT THIS BED-WETTING WENT ON

UNTIL SHE WAS SEVEN YEARS OLD.

THAT'S PATHETIC!

( jeering )

BUT ONE DAY SHE DECIDED "ENOUGH!"

THAT BRAVE GIRL THREW AWAY HER RUBBER PANTS

AND WENT TO BED DETERMINED

TO OVERCOME HER PROBLEM.

AND SHE DID.

AFTER THAT NIGHT, SHE NEVER

WET THE BED AGAIN

EXCEPT FOR ONE OR TWO LITTLE ACCIDENTS.

DO YOU KNOW WHO SHE GREW UP TO BE?

LOOK, IT'S HELGA, THE BED WETTER!

( all laughing, jeering )

LISTEN, YOU BIG TUB OF LARD.

IF YOU EVER CALL ME THAT AGAIN, I SWEAR, I'LL...

HELGA! THAT'S NOT A NICE WAY TO PLAY

WITH YOUR FRIEND.

BUT...

"BUT" NOTHING, BABY SISTER.

I HAVE TO ASSIGN YOU DETENTION

FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

I'M TRULY CONNECTING WITH THE CHILDREN.

OH, WONDERFUL, HONEY.

THAT'S GREAT.

PASS ME MORE OF YOUR DUMPLINGS.

( doorbell rings )

ARNOLD!

HEY, HELGA.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, FOOTBALL HEAD?

ARNOLD'S HERE FOR HIS TUTORING SESSION WITH ME.

THAT TEARS IT.

SHE'S EMBARRASSED ME

GIVEN ME DETENTION, AND NOW

SHE'S STEALING THE AFFECTIONS OF THE BOY

FOR YEARS I'VE TORMENTED

BUT WHOM I SECRETLY, PASSIONATELY

LOVE IN MY OWN TWISTED WAY.

SHE WANTS TO DESTROY ME!

I'VE GOT TO GET RID OF OLGA

BEFORE SHE COMPLETELY WRECKS MY LIFE!

IF OLGA CAN'T DRIVE HER CAR

THEN SHE CAN'T GET TO WORK TOMORROW.

A DAY WITHOUT OLGA.

THIS IS GOING TO BE SWEET.

OH, HELGA! THERE YOU ARE.

I HAD A FLAT TIRE THIS MORNING.

ISN'T THAT FANTASTIC?

FIRST, I THOUGHT IT WAS TERRIBLE

THEN I REALIZED

IT WAS LUCKY.

I THOUGHT, "WHY DRIVE TO SCHOOL

"WHEN I COULD TAKE THE BUS AND BE WITH MY BABY SISTER?"

ISN'T IT WONDERFUL?

( whimpers )

WHEN OLGA BITES INTO THIS

SHE'LL FREAK OUT, AND HAVE TO GO HOME.

LOOK, SOMEONE LEFT ME

A SHINY, RED APPLE!

MMM...

( chewing noisily...

THERE'S A WORM IN IT!

MISS PATAKI, I THINK I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LIE DOWN.

DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE THE CLASS

FOR THE REST OF THE DAY BY YOURSELF?

OLGA'S LESSON PLAN.

IF SHE'S UNPREPARED FOR CLASS, MAYBE SHE'LL GET FIRED.

HMM, THAT'S SO STRANGE.

I HAVE MISPLACED MY LESSON PLAN.

WELL, THAT'S OKAY

BUT, GOSH, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO

WITHOUT A LESSON PLAN?

WELL, I DON'T WANT TO OVERSTEP MY BOUNDARIES

BUT WE COULD TAKE THE CHILDREN TO THE PARK

AND ORGANIZE A NATURE STUDY.

( cheering )

A WONDERFUL IDEA! THANK YOU.

SO, THIS IS ABOUT YOUR SISTER?

DOI! IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, ARNALDO

OLGA IS MAKING ME MISERABLE.

HAVE YOU TALKED TO HER?

A THOUSAND TIMES!

BUT SHE'S TOO BUSY BLABBING

ABOUT HOW WONDERFUL EVERYTHING IS

TO LISTEN TO ME.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE HER LISTEN.

LIKE, WITH A CLUB

OR A BASEBALL BAT OR SOMETHING?

NO, WITH JUST PLAIN, HONEST TALK.

SIT HER DOWN AND TELL HER

HOW YOU REALLY, REALLY FEEL, EVEN IF IT HURTS.

IF OLGA REALLY CARES ABOUT YOU

LIKE SHE SAYS SHE DOES

THEN SHE WILL LISTEN TO YOU.

WHAT IS IT, HELGA?

DID YOU NEED HELP WITH YOUR HOMEWORK?

GOSH, I CAN HELP YOU AND WE CAN GET

CLOSER AT THE SAME TIME?

IT'S PERFECT.

NO, OLGA, IT'S NOT PERFECT.

IT'S NOT?

NO, IT'S NOT. IT'S ROTTEN.

ROTTEN? HOW COULD IT BE?

WE'RE SPENDING TIME GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER.

THAT'S THE ROTTEN PART.

YOU THINK YOU'RE GETTING TO KNOW ME

BUT YOU DON'T.

YOU THINK SPENDING TIME TOGETHER IS

MAKING US CLOSER, BUT IT'S NOT.

THE TRUTH IS

I CAN'T STAND YOU.

YOU CAN'T STAND ME?

BUT ALL I EVER WANTED IS TO BE CLOSE TO YOU, HELGA.

I TRIED, I REALLY DID.

BUT I GUESS I JUST DIDN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT

AND NOW YOU HATE ME, BABY SISTER.

HATE ME, AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.

( sobbing )

WELL, THERE IS ONE THING.

WHAT, HELGA? WHAT CAN I DO?

HOW CAN I SHOW YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE AND CARE ABOUT YOU?

I'LL DO ANYTHING, JUST NAME IT.

JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO.

BUT, HELGA, I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND.

IF I GO TO ALASKA TO TEACH

DESPERATE AND UNDERPRIVILEGED INUIT CHILDREN

HOW WILL THAT EVER MAKE US CLOSER TO EACH OTHER?

IT MAY NOT MAKE SENSE TO YOU, BUT TRUST ME.

THE FURTHER AWAY YOU ARE, THE CLOSER WE'LL BE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND, HELGA, BUT I DO TRUST YOU, BABY SISTER.

THEN GET ON THAT PLANE.

IF YOU DON'T, YOU AND I WILL BOTH

REGRET IT, TODAY, TOMORROW

THE REST OF OUR LIVES.

BUT, HELGA, I MAY NOT SEE YOU FOR A YEAR.

THINK OF ALL THE INUITS WHO NEED

YOUR TEACHING SKILLS.

IN YOUR SPARE TIME, THINK OF ME.

OKAY. YES, I WILL.

( sniffling )

( sobbing )

GET ON THE PLANE, OLGA.

( wind howling )

Olga: "DEAR HELGA, ALASKA IS WONDERFUL.

"I'M REALLY CONNECTING WITH THE INUIT CHILDREN.

"I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED BETWEEN US

"BUT ALL I KNOW IS

"I MISS YOU TERRIBLY, BABY SISTER.

WRITE SOON. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE..."

( wind howling... )

"MORE LOVE, OLGA."

Helga: "DEAR OLGA, GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE DOING WELL.

EVERYTHING HERE IS FINE.

"MOST OF THE KIDS HAVE EVEN FORGOTTEN ABOUT THE... INCIDENT.

FROM HELGA."

"LOVE, HELGA."

and NICKELODEON