All language subtitles for family_affair_s02e04_arthur_the_invisible_bear

Allow me, sir. Thank you.

Everything all right?

Yes, sir.

The children have been asleep for hours.

That's good. I'll see them in the
morning.

Yes, sir, but be prepared to meet a new
member of the household, sir, a large

and somewhat ferocious invisible bear.

Invisible bear?

Yes, sir, except to Master Jody.

I've been gone one day, and he's seeing
a bear.

This afternoon, Master Jody returned
from school with his new pet, sir. I

it somewhat alarming.

Well, I guess that's not serious.

Buffy talks to Mrs. Beasley, so now Jody
sees a bear.

Now, his name is Arthur.

Arthur. Well, kids get crazy ideas, they
pass.

We hope so, sir.

I bet he doesn't show up for breakfast.
You know how it is with invisible bears?

Can't depend on them at all.

Hi.

Well, is that for something special?

I don't know, just because you're here.

Hi. Thank you, Bill.

What's that chair for?

Arthur. A glass of milk, please, Mr.
French.

When you've finished your orange juice,
Jody.

Can't. Gave my juice to Arthur.

He likes it.

You will finish your orange juice,
Master Jody.

Oh, no, don't, Arthur. Mr.

French isn't being mean to me.

Don't be afraid, Mr.

French. Arthur won't hurt you.

Excuse me. I have to go early.

Bye. Au revoir.

Master Jody, the

spoon, please.

Arthur doesn't use a spoon.

Arthur is not my concern. You will eat
properly.

Don't get too close. He may eat you. Eat
me?

He'd be very sorry afterwards.

He's very nice for a bear.

Jody, we are ready to go to school.

I'm ready, Mr. French.

Oh?

Without these?

Arthur doesn't like me to wear shoes.

Put them on immediately.

Yes, sir.

And I told you to put away your toy
cars.

I left them out for Arthur to play with
until I get back.

Arthur or no Arthur, you may put them in
the cupboard.

At once.

Excuse me, but Arthur and me can't get
past you.

Arthur, you'll like Mr.

French after you get to know him.

Stand still.

Jody, that's my hairspray.

Yeah, I was just putting a little on
Arthur's first.

He wants to look pretty.

You used a whole can, and I bought it
myself.

Don't be mad, Sissy.

Arthur doesn't know about money yet.

Next, you'll be doing his claws with my
manicure set.

Give me your paws, Arthur.

Arthur, your claws are too long.

I'll have to get the scissors.

Something the matter, Buffy?

Jody won't play with me.

Why not?

He can't until spring. He and Arthur are
hibernating.

I hope invisible bears only eat
invisible children.

Open my door at once.

Jody?

Just what are we doing in my room with
the door locked?

Arthur did it, Mr. French. Jody, you
know very well that my room is out of

bounds for playing games.

Games? Shh.

Arthur's taking a nap.

In my bed?

He likes it best.

Uncle Bill's was too hard.

Sissy's was too soft.

But yours is just right.

Most discerning bed.

However, rules are rules.

He likes your room too, Mr. French. He
says it reminds him of his favorite

I think Arthur should return to his
favorite cave.

A New York apartment is hardly suitable
for an enormous bear, even if he is

invisible.

He doesn't want to go. He wants to stay
with me.

Jody, I suppose you enjoyed playing, but
you and I both know there is no Arthur

the Invisible Bear.

Oh, yes, there is, Mr.

French. He's right here in your bed.

But if there is a bear, why can't I see
him?

Arthur says, if you can't see him, then
how do you know he isn't there?

Come on, Arthur.

Mr. French doesn't like bears in his
bed.

Let's go find some honey in the
refrigerator.

Please open your readers to page 32.

Sue Evelyn, will you read, please?

Johnny and Mary go to the zoo. One day,
Mr.

Jones said to his wife, Let us take
Johnny and Mary to the zoo.

Mrs. Jones smiled.

They were like that. She called Johnny,
Mary, Mother's taking us to the zoo.

Jody, will you get up, please?

I can't, Miss Ainsley.

Why not?

You can't, because Arthur's sitting
there.

That'll be enough, Howard.

Jody, get back in your seat.

Excuse me, Miss Ainsley, but Arthur is
sitting there.

This is no time for games, Buffy.

Jody, sit down.

I'll try.

Arthur, move over.

You're not supposed to be here in the
first place.

Go on, Sue Evelyn.

Oh, good, said Josh.

You'll see all the animals at the...
Just a moment, Sue Evelyn.

Buffy, why are you standing?

Arthur's sitting in my...

just about enough of this invisible
bear.

Buffy, sit down.

Arthur, you'll have to stand in the
aisle.

Jody, would you read, please, from where
Sue Evelyn stopped?

We will see the animals at the zoo.

Will there be giraffes? Yes, there will
be giraffes. Will there be elephants?

Yes, there will be elephants. Will there
be bears?

Go on, Jody.

I can't. Arthur doesn't like stories
about bears in cages.

Children! Children!

Jody, what are you staring at?

Arthur's drawing a picture on the
blackboard of you, Miss Ainsley.

There is nothing on the blackboard.

Arthur uses invisible chalk.

Fluffy, Jody, come up here, please. The
rest of you put your heads down on your

desks.

Now, I'm sending you home from school.

You're both welcome to return tomorrow
morning, but without the invisible bear.

You understand?

Yes, Miss Ainsley. We're sorry about
Arthur.

It wasn't a funny picture of you.

Arthur thinks you look real pretty.

I'll call your home now. You may go to
the office and wait.

Excuse me.

Arthur's picture.

How are you, Mr. Davis? Fine. Thank you
for bringing Jody today.

I've been thinking about his condition,
and I'd like to talk to you about him.

Jody, you may read a magazine to Arthur.

Arthur would rather I told him about the
three bears.

They're the good guys.

Come on, Arthur.

Sit right here.

I see these cases every day, Mr. Davis.

Well, sure, I'm sure that you know more
about it than I do, but... I'm sure that

Jody is a polite, well -mannered little
boy.

Oh, he is.

Perfectly normal.

Mr. Davis, he's too well -behaved. He's
repressed all of his natural hatreds,

aggressions, and hostilities.

I didn't think he repressed anything.

All children have such impulses. And
from what you've told me of Jody's

background...

Losing his parents, being separated from
his sisters, and living with a

disagreeable aunt before he came to you.

He must have far more than his fair
share.

Well, yeah, but... Now, what's Arthur
got to do with that?

Arthur is Jody's externalization of his
hostilities.

Arthur does what Jody's too polite to
do. Arthur is mischievous, destructive.

And he's powerful.

He's bigger than the adult authority
figures that Jody secretly resents.

Well, that sounds pretty grim.

Arthur's been real friendly up to now.

I'm sure that we caught this in the very
early stages.

Okay, how are we going to get rid of
Arthur?

Oh, we don't.

The most damaging move you could make
would be to arbitrarily banish the bear.

It would force Jody to submerge his
destructive impulses again, and they

come out later in a far more destructive
manner.

Oh.

What are we going to do?

Well, in other such cases, I found that
the best plan is to reassure the child.

Except Arthur.

Arthur is...

Jody's rebellious, hostile alter ego.

Once Jody has a thorough outlet for his
hostilities, there'll be no need for the

disguised externalization, and Arthur
will simply disappear or go wherever

invisible bears go.

Doctor, I'm sure you've had a lot of
experience in this field, but it just

to me... Mr. Davis...

If you don't follow my advice, you and
Jody will suffer for it later.

These childhood repressions can severely
damage the adult ego.

Okay, okay, gee, you're the expert.
Well, I'll see Jody again on Monday and

at least once a week.

And my advice to you...

is that the entire family show Jody that
you accept Arthur.

It might even be a good idea if you
could see Arthur, too.

Oh, excuse me, sir.

But Arthur insists on hot dogs and
chocolate fudge sundaes for everyone.

Okay, we'll have hot dogs and chocolate
fudge sundaes. The doctor says we've got

to go along.

Well, sir, in my inexpert opinion, I
think we've gone too far. Perhaps a firm

hand... The doctor says no.

Sir, Arthur also insists on his own bed.

Tired of sleeping on the floor, is he?

Yes, sir, but he required a very large
bed.

Well, do the best you can.

I hear bears like to sleep curled up.

Very good, sir.

Oh, but... May we also purchase an
invisible gun, sir, and turn Arthur into

invisible bear rug?

Uncle Bill.

Okay, what'd Arthur do now?

Nothing. He's a very nice bear.

Once you get to know him.

He's there with you now, is he?

Can you see him?

Uh -huh. You said we should try to.

So I did, and now I can.

We're ready for you to take us to the
park.

Well, I can't take you to the park
today. I'm sorry.

Arthur said you promised him this
morning.

And you know how mad Arthur gets when
you go back on your promise.

Yeah.

Okay, wait.

I just remembered. Come on, get Jody.

I'm

taking the

three of them to the park.

Miss Sissy?

Nope. Oh, actually... They're gonna bear
by his invisible tail.

The doctor keeps talking about all this
hostility and repressed aggression and

rebellious alter ego.

Don't sound ominous, sir.

What's all this hostility? Who would it
be directed against, huh?

I don't know, sir. Until the unhappy
arrival of Arthur, Master Jody appeared

be a most happy, well -mannered little
boy.

Too well -mannered, do you think?

Oh, no, sir, no, sir. Well, I mean, he
had his moments, you know.

Quarrels with Buffy, his friends.

Sudden flashes of temper and forgotten.

Like any other small boy, sir.

French, I don't see any harm in trying a
little good old common sense before we

get any more involved.

Yes, sir.

Hi. You and Mrs. Beasley ready for bed?

No, but we'll go anyway.

Okay. That's a pretty good deal.

I wouldn't want to be a bear like
Arthur.

You'd have to go to bed for the whole
winter.

Yeah, that's right.

Hey, listen.

I'm going to ask you something, and I
want you to tell me 100 % truth, okay?

Okay.

Can you really see, Arthur?

No, Uncle Bill.

Fine.

But it was fun while it lasted.

Anyway, I like Mrs. Beasley better than
a big old bear.

So do I.

Good night.

Good night, Uncle Bill.

I still have nothing but his big soft
ears.

Pick, pick, pick.

Um, it's bedtime.

Sorry, Uncle Bill.

We can't go to bed yet.

Arthur doesn't get sleepy until the
first snow.

I'll just read to him some more for a
while.

No, listen, um, I'll tell you what.

Could you, as a favor to me, just ask
Arthur if he could curl up in the corner

just while you go to sleep, okay?

He says okay.

That's good.

Hey, listen.

How do you feel about Sissy?

What do you mean, Uncle Bill?

Well, you know, you like her.

I love her.

And Buffy, too?

I love her, too.

Mr. French?

I love him.

How about Miss, uh, your teacher, Miss
Ainsley?

Even when she gets mad at me, I like
her.

Well, um, how about me?

Any more questions?

Nope.

Goodnight.

Goodnight, Aunt Sophia.

That little kid is full of hate and
hostility. I'm Sigmund Freud.

Which is unlikely, sir.

Now, Jody is not a classic case of
anything. He just invented a bear named

Arthur for the fun of it.

My feelings exactly, sir.

If he's willing to give Arthur up, then
Arthur isn't very important to him, eh?

Now, that's what we have to find out.

Precisely, sir.

How?

Well... For his own good, a bear ought
to be running around in the forest,

right?

Mm -hmm.

Now, an invisible bear... An invisible
forest, of

course.

Okay, Jody.

There's the invisible forest.

Jody, it stands to reason that a bear
would be much happier in a forest than

a big city, all cooped up in an
apartment.

Well, sure.

I bet in this invisible forest, there's
a whole bunch of invisible friends.

Okay, Arthur said he liked living with
us very much, but he was getting

for his friends.

Hey, Arthur, if you're ever in the
neighborhood, drop by and say hello.

Goodbye, Arthur.

Bye, Arthur.

Bye. Well, anybody want a hamburger and
a milkshake?

Oh, yeah.

Oh, I love hamburgers and milkshakes.

Okay,

French.

Oh, I beg your pardon, sir, but for a
moment I thought I saw a

bear.