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Now the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for

you may not be right for some.

A man is born, he's a man of need.

Then along come two, they got nothing but the genes. But they got different

strokes to take, different strokes to take, different strokes to move the

Everybody's got a special kind of story.

Everybody finds a way to shine.

It don't matter that you got my life.

So what? Don't have theirs.

You'll have yours and I'll have mine.

And together we'll be fine. Different strokes to move the world. Different

strokes to move the world.

Did you get lucky and get thrown out of class?

I got unlucky and had to bring my dumb brother to lunch. He forgot.

Gee, thanks, Willis, but I've already had a hot lunch.

What'd you eat?

Popcorn.

You're supposed to eat what Mr. Garrett made for you. A chicken sandwich, a hard

-boiled egg, and an apple.

Willis, that's junk food.

What you eat is junk food, like they say you are what you eat.

Come to think of it, you do eat a lot of turkey.

Well, I better get going because I'm on my own lunch period, too, and I don't

want to miss girl watch.

Mind if I join you, handsome?

I mean, you, Arnold Jackson.

How do you know my name?

Because I've been hearing things about you.

Well, whatever it is, I didn't do it.

that you were very nice.

Aww.

And that you were a lot of fun.

Aww.

And that all the girls think you're a real fox.

Well, I never thought of myself as being a fox, but I've been wrong before.

Would you like half a chicken sandwich?

Thanks, but I already ate.

Wasn't that your brother you were just talking to?

Yeah. He's my bag man.

I've been wanting to meet you for a long time, Arnie.

You have?

But you're a sixth grader.

You mean you've noticed me? Yeah. I was standing next to you in the cafeteria.

You rested your tray on my head.

What are you doing after school?

You got anything in mind?

Don't you have any homework?

Does President Carter have tea?

school and help you with your homework, if you want.

You will?

Anything for you, Arnie Parney.

Hi,

everybody. Hi, Arnold. Hi, Arnold.

How'd everything go at school today?

Fine. Uh, do you think it's all right for a younger man to go out with an

woman?

Yes. As long as I'm the younger man and the older woman is Suzanne Somers.

And what are you asking a question like that for, Arnold?

How old is the older woman, Arnold? Real old. She's 11.

My little brother got himself a chick.

And the chick got herself a bantam rooster.

Did you kiss her, Arnold?

Now, why would I want to slobber all over somebody I like?

How long have you known her, Arnold?

Since lunch.

But it seems like all...

Do you hear bells when she looks at you? I thought I did, but it turned out to

be the ice cream man.

Well, who's this girl, Arnold?

She's in the sixth grade at my school, and she's really pretty.

She's got all her second teeth.

Now, that's what I call mature.

Now, what is this young lady's name?

Well, her name is... I don't even know her name.

I know love is blind, but I didn't think it gave you amnesia.

What do you call her, Arnold, to whom it may concern?

Well, I'll know her name in a minute. She's coming over to do my homework.

Doing your homework?

Oh, dear, fast worker.

Move over, Billy D. Williams.

He'll be here in a minute. Easy, Arnold.

Should I save for something?

Hey, Arnold, wait up.

I'll be right back with you. Okay.

Hold it, lover.

I gotta have a talk with you.

You don't know how to act around a woman, so I'm going to show you the

moves. Would you?

Just between you and I, I don't have much experience with women.

Well, you're going to be filled in by Dr.

Cool.

All right, lay it on me, Doc. What do I say to her? I'll tell you what you say.

Nothing.

Nothing? Not a word.

What you talking about, Willis?

I said ignore her.

If I ignore her, she knows I like her. That's it.

I got a better idea. I'll ignore you.

Wait a minute.

I'll show you what I mean. You see, when she comes in here, you glide by her

like this.

And then you say...

What's happening, Mama?

Try it.

Okay.

What's happening, Mama?

You got it.

See, the whole secret is you drive them crazy and make them come to you.

Well, if she's coming over to do my homework, I already drove her crazy.

No, she ain't crazy yet. She's just confused.

Now, would you just listen to me and ignore her? The more you ignore her, the

more she'll like you.

How long do I keep ignoring her?

Three times.

Three times?

You sure it works?

That's the magic number for me.

All right, I'll remember that. I'll ignore her three times.

I'm gonna make...

Dr. Kool II.

She's there! She's there! Arnold, you call back Kool? I think your thermostat

broken. Hold it, little brother.

Well, I got it, little hen.

Arnold, what did I tell you?

Oh, yes.

Ignore her. I'll let the doorbell ring three times.

Okay.

Why isn't anyone answering the door here?

It only rang twice.

What is that supposed to mean?

Yes? Hi.

Is Arnie home?

Arnie? Oh, that Arnie.

Yeah, he's here. Won't you come in? Thank you.

Uh, I'm Arnie's father.

Who shall I say is calling?

Lurleen. Lurleen. Arno, Lurleen is here.

Lurleen?

I'm busy right now, but I'll try to fit you in.

Take your cell phone up to my room and wait.

I think I better have a little talk with Arnold.

Oh, Lurleen, this is Willis. Will you two excuse me, please?

Hi. Hi.

You must be Arnie's brother.

Oh, yeah, I must be. We had the same mom and papa.

That'll do it. Want to show me up to Arnie's room?

Oh, sure. Just follow me.

Anywhere.

Arnold, what in the world has gotten into you?

You were very rude to Lurleen.

That wasn't rude, Mr. D. That was plain and cool.

Arnold, plain and cool doesn't always work with girls. If it did, we'd be

out with frosty snowmen.

Women like attention, honey.

Oh, I just love it when the doorman blows his whistle at me.

and calls me a high -rise honey.

But, Mr. D, it's not right to give in to a woman right away, is it?

Don't ask me. I always give in.

I better get up to my room and ignore her again.

I don't want to be up in a minute.

That's okay.

Mind if I turn this on?

Oh, no. Go right ahead.

So I hear you're a real good dancer.

Oh. I wouldn't say that.

Willis, you've just got to teach me how to dance.

Oh, sure. Come on.

Oh, it's you, Arnie Party.

Well, I guess you two better get on with your homework.

Willis, you'll have to give me another lesson real soon.

Sure.

Anytime.

arithmetic. You work out the problems, and I'll check them over when you're

through. I'll wait downstairs.

Wait a minute. Why do you want to go downstairs?

Uh, so it won't disturb you while you're working out those problems.

Oh, you won't disturb me.

Well, I like to work with a lot of pencils. You got any? Sure, in here.

Uh, what about a sharpener? Uh, it's in my sister Kimberly's room.

Here, go sharpen these.

Oh, through with your homework already?

No, just taking a break.

Gee, you got music in every room, just like a department store.

Oh, well, you know, I like music wherever I go, because I never know when

beat's going to hit my feet.

Well, Willis, would you show me that step again, please?

Sure.

I sharpened all the pencils.

Just in case you're looking for me, here I am.

Oh, Arnold, your brother's such a great dancer.

You got some pretty fast food yourself.

I sharpened all the pencils.

That's nice.

Well, I guess you two better get back to doing your homework. Yeah, let's get in

the gear.

Oh, gee, Arnie, it's gotten so late.

I really better get home and do my own homework now. Can I use some of these?

Thank you.

Bye, Willis. We gotta do this again.

Bye, Ernest.

Bye.

But how come she kisses you and all I get is a pat on the head?

Now, how should I know? I didn't want her to kiss me.

I didn't see you ducking out of the way.

I didn't even see it coming.

You dance.

with until she was under your spell.

Crazy.

Look, I may be crazy, but I'm not blind. I'm not going to let you get away with

it. Get away with what?

My own brother's trying to steal my woman.

Better keep a sharp eye out, Abraham.

If Willis would steal my girl, he'd grab the rocks right out of your bowl.

like a baby.

Oh, Abraham, I think I better close the window.

There's a lot of hot air blowing around in here.

Arnold, I wasn't trying to steal your girl. Oh, yeah?

Then who was it that told me to cool it and make like I don't know she's around?

While I'm in the kitchen being cool, you're upstairs cooking.

No, I wasn't.

Oh, yeah? You had her too busy ignoring me to notice that I was ignoring her.

Listen, Arnold.

Just a little kid.

I'm almost to be her older brother.

Look, Willis, Lurleen is the first girl I really like, and I don't want nobody

wrecking it. Well, who's wrecking it? I'm not the least bit interested in

Lurleen.

Hello.

Oh, hi, Lurleen.

How you doing?

Oh, well, you're talking to your main man.

He has a different girl for each day of the week. Once he dances with him, he

dumps him. Knock it off, Arnold. Goodbye, Loneen.

Arnold,

if someone wants to talk to me, you got no right to do that.

Talk to you?

Why did she want to talk to Mr.

Wrong when she was talking to Mr.

Right?

Hello?

Oh, hi, Lurleen.

Oh, that was just Arnold jiving you.

Oh, that's just Arnold goofing around again.

Huh?

Well, come on over here.

Oh, Lurleen, that's not such a good idea.

Hello?

Lurleen?

She hung up.

There, that proves it. That proves what?

You're asking my woman. You're asking...

She invited herself.

I don't want to steal her.

Oh, yeah? Well, if you're not trying to steal her, you're sure trying to borrow

her indefinitely.

Oh, you're making a big thing out of nothing.

Come on, you're getting me mad.

You call that mad?

This is mad.

Come on, don't do this.

You know I love you.

You're the most important guy in my life.

Now, why would I want to hurt you?

Come on, Arnold.

Let's be friends. What do you think?

I say this.

All

right.

So you think I'm going to steal your woman, huh?

Yeah, well, I'm going to show you some big -time girl -stealing.

You're not going to have a chance.

Small stuff.

Well, don't blow away. I ain't through yet, Mom.

I brought you a new record called The Slip Disco.

Thank you, little mama.

Hey, hey.

What'd you say, big mama?

Hi, Arnold.

Oh, Willis, would you play some of that terrific backflip again?

Anything for you, sweet stuff.

Hey, hey, I brought you a present, sugar face.

Go ahead, Willis.

Hold this, little mama.

That's fantastic.

Yeah, well, you know, I get bored walking the regular way.

Thank you, little mama.

Hey, Lali, that candy cost me three weeks of loans.

I was going to buy a book.

but I blew it on you instead.

We got some fancy dancing to do.

What's wrong, Arnold?

I'll tell you what's wrong.

I just got mugged by my own blood.

Oh, now listen, Willis wouldn't do that.

Do you think it's possible that you were just being used by Lurleen?

So she could meet your brother?

You think so?

Could be.

How do you like that?

I buy her candy and she turns me into a sucker.

Don't you feel badly, honey?

You're gonna have your choice of a lot of girls.

Because you got a lot going for you.

Whatever I got, it sure went fast.

No, it didn't, Arnold.

Anyway, she's too old for you.

That's right.

Do you realize when you're 79, she'll be 81?

Yeah, you're right.

What I need with an old woman.

Sure. You miss one bus, you catch another.

You won't have any trouble, Arnold.

You know, there are plenty of fish in the sea.

You're bright and charming.

And handsome and smart.

Yes, and you're... Wait a minute. Jimmy didn't get a chance.

You're a terrific guy and you've got a great sense of humor.

Yeah? Yeah.

Well, I'll just...

Don't be too hard on her.

A chicken sandwich, some sharpened pencils, a few laughs.

But I got a flash for you, Lily.

There's plenty more fishes on the bus.

You know, your beginnings bug me.

So why don't you just blow away before we step on the shrimp?

Hey, now, wait a minute.

That's my brother you're talking to.

You shouldn't talk that way to him or anybody.

You know, people have feelings, and you can hurt them. But Arnold's being a

pest. And don't call him a pest either.

I'm the only one that can insult him.

Right, Blood?

Right. And you do a darn good job at it, too.

What's the matter with you, Lurleen?

I thought you liked Arnold.

Not as much as I like his big brother.

Oh, yeah, I get it now.

You mean you sweet -talked Arnold to that homework stuff just to meet me?

I thought you'd like that, Willis. Yeah, well, you better think again.

That's terrible taking advantage of an innocent kid.

Yeah. You stumped all of my little heart.

Well, Willis, you go to a different school.

How else is a girl going to get to her man?

Well, if you think that, you're barking up the wrong man.

Woolish Jack.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, I'm sorry, too.

But when you said I was trying to steal your girl... That's all right.

I was just putting it in the hands of an experienced woman.

Well, it won't happen again, because now you're an experienced man.

Looks that way, don't it?

I'm sorry you blew your allowance on that box of candy.

give it to somebody I really love.

They got nothing but the dream, but they got different strokes to take,

different strokes to take, different strokes to move the world.