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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 MEANS ♪

♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪

♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN' BUT THEIR JEANS ♪

♪ BUT THEY GOT DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES TO MOVE THE WORLD ♪

♪ EVERYBODY'S GOT A SPECIAL KIND OF STORY ♪

♪ EVERYBODY FINDS A WAY TO SHINE ♪

♪ IT DON'T MATTER THAT YOU GOT ♪

♪ NOT A LOT... SO WHAT? ♪

♪ THEY'LL HAVE THEIRS ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL HAVE YOURS ♪

♪ AND I'LL HAVE MINE ♪

♪ AND TOGETHER WE'LL BE FINE ♪

♪ 'CAUSE IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ TO MOVE THE WORLD, YES, IT DOES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES TO MOVE THE WORLD ♪

MAN, THESE SCHOOL COMPOSITIONS ARE REALLY TOUGH.

HEY, ARNOLD, HOW ABOUT ABRAHAM LINCOLN

FOR YOUR FAVORITE AMERICAN? HE'S FAMOUS.

NAH. EVERYBODY KNOWS HE'S A FAMOUS AMERICAN.

I WANT TO WRITE ABOUT A REALLY FAMOUS AMERICAN

THAT NOBODY'S EVER HEARD OF.

SAY, HOW ABOUT ULYSSES S. GRANT?

HE WAS A CIGAR SMOKER AND A BOOZER,

BUT HE WAS A GREAT DANCER.

WHERE'D YOU READ THAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN READ?

I WAS HIS DATE FOR THE INAUGURAL BALL.

ARNOLD, WHY AMERICAN MEN?

WHY DON'T YOU WRITE ABOUT A GREAT AMERICAN WOMAN?

WOMAN?

SURE. LIKE SUSAN B. ANTHONY OR AMELIA EARHART?

WHO WERE THEY?

I SHOULD'VE GUESSED.

THE ONLY AMERICAN WOMEN YOU'D RECOGNIZE

ARE SARA LEE AND BETTY CROCKER.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH ME?

THE GREATEST AMERICAN I KNOW IS LIVING RIGHT HERE IN THIS HOUSE.

OH, COME ON, ARNOLD. I'M NOT THAT GREAT.

I'M TALKING ABOUT DAD.

THAT'S A TERRIFIC IDEA, ARNOLD.

HE'S AMERICAN, AND HE'S GREAT.

YEAH, BUT DON'T THEY WANT SOMEONE HISTORICAL?

DAD'S HISTORICAL. HE'S OVER 50.

I GUESS THAT MAKES ME PRE-HISTORICAL.

THE ONLY THING IS, I DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT DAD.

WELL, GO TALK TO HIM.

I'M SURE HE'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW.

YEAH, BUT I BETTER NOT SAY WHAT I'M DOING IT FOR.

WHY NOT, ARNOLD? DADDY WOULD BE FLATTERED.

I BETTER WAIT AND SEE WHAT KIND OF GRADE I GET FIRST.

HE WON'T BE SO FLATTERED IF HIS LIFE GETS AN "F."

HI, DAD.

HI, ARNOLD.

DAD, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT YOU.

WELL, IT'S NICE TO BE THOUGHT OF BY A CLOSE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY.

YEP. I THINK ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.

OF COURSE, I'D THINK ABOUT YOU EVEN MORE THAN I DO THINK ABOUT YOU

IF I KNEW MORE ABOUT YOU TO THINK ABOUT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

I THINK YOU BETTER RUN THAT BY ME AGAIN.

WELL, SEE, YOU KNOW ALL ABOUT ME

AND I'D JUST LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOU,

LIKE SOME OF THE BIG THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE.

BIG THINGS, HUH?

YEAH. LIKE, DID YOU EVER CHOP DOWN A CHERRY TREE?

ARNOLD, I CANNOT TELL A LIE. I NEVER DID.

BUT I'VE TRIMMED A FEW HEDGES IN MY TIME.

UH... YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO BE BORN IN A LOG CABIN, DID YOU?

NO, BUT WE MOVED INTO ONE AS SOON AS WE COULD AFFORD IT.

DAD, HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING REALLY GREAT IN YOUR LIFE?

LIKE, CROSS THE ATLANTIC TO DISCOVER AMERICA?

ARE YOU KIDDING? AND SAIL RIGHT OFF THE EDGE OF THE WORLD?

COME ON, DAD. I'M SERIOUS.

NO, ARNOLD, I'M AFRAID I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING THAT IMPORTANT.

I DID WIN A MEDAL ONCE.

A MEDAL?! NOW WE'RE TALKING.

WHAT WAS THE MEDAL FOR?

FOR HAVING THE NEATEST BUNK

AT CAMP WICHIMACLACHEY.

THAT'S IT? THAT'S THE BIGGIE IN YOUR LIFE?

A NEAT BUNK?!

HOP RIGHT UP HERE, ARNOLD.

I'LL TELL YOU THE WHOLE DRUMMOND STORY.

"AND MY DAD'S GIVEN ME A..."

HEY, DUDLEY, AREN'T YOU LISTENING?

OH, SURE. GO ON, ARNOLD.

"AND MY DAD'S GIVEN ME A REALLY GREAT LIFE.

"WE HAVE A LIMOUSINE THAT'S SO BIG

"WHEN YOU WANT TO PHONE THE CHAUFFEUR FROM THE BACK SEAT,

IT'S A LONG-DISTANCE CALL."

MAN, YOUR FATHER REALLY IS TERRIFIC.

THAT'S WHY HE'S MY FAVORITE AMERICAN.

WHO DID YOU WRITE YOUR COMPOSITION ON?

SUPERMAN.

SUPERMAN? HE CAN'T BE A FAMOUS AMERICAN.

HE'S AN ILLEGAL ALIEN.

WELL, ANYWAY, I GOT A NICE DAD, TOO.

ONLY HE'S NOT MY REAL DAD. HE'S MY FOSTER FATHER.

MY DAD'S NOT MY REAL DAD, EITHER.

HE'S ADOPTED.

THAT'S ALMOST THE SAME THING.

NO, IT'S NOT. ADOPTED MEANS YOU GET TO STAY.

BUT FOSTER PARENTS, YOU CAN JUST BE PASSING THROUGH.

THAT ALREADY HAPPENED TO ME A COUPLE OF TIMES.

HOW COME?

WELL, THE FIRST TIME THE GUY WAS REALLY MEAN.

AND THE NEXT TIME, THE MAN AND WOMAN GOT DIVORCED.

I'M SURE GLAD YOU GOT A GOOD HOME NOW.

SO AM I. I'D LIKE TO STAY THERE FOREVER.

MY FOSTER FATHER'S BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR A WHILE.

IF HE DOESN'T GET A JOB,

THEN THEY'LL PROBABLY SEND ME BACK TO ANOTHER FOSTER HOME.

IS THAT HOW IT WORKS?

I THINK SO.

BOY, I SURE HOPE THIS ONE WORKS OUT.

[HORN HONKS]

OH, I GOT TO GO. THERE'S MY LIMO.

THAT BIG BLACK LIMO'S YOURS?

SO'S THE BIG WHITE CHAUFFEUR.

MAN, I AIN'T THINK PEOPLE RODE IN THOSE WHILE THEY'RE STILL ALIVE.

YOU CAN RIDE IN IT ANYTIME, DUDLEY.

WANT A LIFT HOME?

NO, THANKS. NOW THAT MY DAD'S NOT WORKING,

HE COMES BY AND WE WALK HOME TOGETHER.

OKAY. AND CHEER UP, DUDLEY.

I'M SURE YOUR DADDY GET A JOB SOON.

WHAT IF HE DOESN'T?

Y-YOU COULD GET ON A TV GAME SHOW

AND WIN $100,000.

NOT WITH MY LUCK.

WELL, EVEN IF YOU LOSE, YOU GET A SET OF MATCHING LUGGAGE.

GREAT. I CAN GO TO THE NEXT FOSTER HOME IN STYLE.

[HORN HONKS]

HEY, ARNOLD, YOUR LIMO'S WAITING.

AW, LIMOS AREN'T SO HOT.

I ONLY RIDE IN IT TO SAVE SHOE LEATHER.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW, DUDLEY.

SEE YA.

HI, SON.

HI, DAD. ANY LUCK FINDING A JOB?

NO, BUT I GOT A LEAD ON ONE.

I'LL KNOW IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. YOU CAN'T KEEP A GOOD MAN DOWN.

YOU THINK WE'LL EVER LIVE IN A PENTHOUSE AND HAVE A LIMOUSINE?

OF COURSE, AS SOON AS THEY MAKE ME PRESIDENT OF ZIMBABWE.

ANYONE WANT SECONDS ON DESSERT?

EXCEPT FOR ARNOLD, WHO'S UP TO FOURTHS?

NO, THANK YOU, ADELAIDE. THANK YOU, ADELAIDE.

CONGRATULATIONS, ADELAIDE,

ON ANOTHER CULINARY TOUR DE FORCE.

RIGHT. AND THE FOOD WASN'T BAD EITHER.

HEY, KIMBERLY, WHAT'S ALL THAT FANCY TOUR DE FORCE JAZZ?

IT'S FRENCH, MY PETITE CHOU-FLEUR.

DAD, YOU GOING TO LET HER USE THAT KIND OF LANGUAGE IN THIS HOUSE?

ARNOLD, THAT'S A KIND OF A TERM OF ENDEARMENT IN FRENCH.

RIGHT. LITERALLY, I WAS CALLING WILLIS MY LITTLE CAULIFLOWER.

[FRENCH ACCENT] YOUR LITTLE CAULIFLOWER THANKS YOU...

MY LITTLE CABBAGE HEAD.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

WOULD ONE OF YOU VEGETABLES PLEASE GET LE DOOR?

I'LL GET IT. [CHUCKLES]

MERCI.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

HI, ARNOLD.

DUDLEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME.

I JUST CAME TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

RUNNING AWAY?

YEAH, I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

ARE YOU IN SOME KIND OF TROUBLE?

NO. MY DAD STILL DIDN'T FIND A JOB TODAY,

SO I'M GETTING OUT BEFORE THE SOCIAL WORKER

COMES AND SENDS ME OFF TO ANOTHER FOSTER HOME.

BUT YOUR FOLKS LOVE YOU.

I'M SURE THEY'LL WORRY ABOUT YOU.

BUT I GOT A PLAN.

I'LL HIDE OUT TILL MY DAD GETS A JOB,

THEN I'LL COME BACK.

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KNOW IF HE GETS A JOB?

'CAUSE YOU'LL TELL ME. YOU'LL BE MY SECRET CONTACT.

THAT'S JUST LIKE IN WATERGATE.

I'LL BE DEEP ARNOLD?

YEAH.

[SNIFFS]

BOY, SOMETHING SURE SMELLS GOOD.

[SNIFFS] I'LL BET YOU HAD ROAST BEEF FOR DINNER.

YEAH. HOW'D YOU KNOW?

I CAN SMELL IT ON YOUR BREATH.

DO YOU WANT ME TO BREATHE ON YOU A LITTLE?

WOULD YOU? WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME, YOU HAVEN'T EATEN DINNER YET TONIGHT?

NO. I RAN AWAY BEFORE DINNER.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

NOBODY RUNS AWAY BEFORE DINNER.

COME ON IN. I'LL GET YOU SOME FOOD.

BUT IF YOUR DAD SEES ME, HE'LL CALL MY DAD.

THEN I'LL BE RIGHT BACK WHERE I STARTED FROM.

WAIT A MINUTE. TELL YOU WHAT,

YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND GET IN MY CLOSET,

AND I'LL SNEAK SOME FOOD UP TO YOU.

YOU MEAN LIKE SOME ROAST BEEF

AND ANY DESSERT THAT HAPPEN TO COME WITH IT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THANKS, ARNOLD. YOU'RE A REAL FRIEND.

Mr. Drummond: ARNOLD!

WAIT HERE.

ARNOLD, WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG?

WHO WAS THAT?

OH, THAT WAS JUST THE AVON LADY.

SHE WOULDN'T STOP TALKING.

SHE, UH... TRIED TO SELL ME SOME BUBBLE BATH.

OH, WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SAID VERY POLITELY,

WE'RE HAVING DINNER, SO, PLEASE, TAKE YOUR BUBBLES AND BLOW.

THAT'S FUNNY, DAD. HA HA HA HA!

UP THE STAIRS, FIRST ROOM ON YOUR LEFT.

MAN, THAT WAS CLOSE.

WHAT'D YOU TELL HIM?

NEVER MIND, BUT IF HE SEES YOU, JUST TELL HIM YOU'RE THE AVON LADY.

DUDLEY, WHERE ARE YOU?

[WHISPERING] I'm here.

HERE. YOU MUST BE STARVED.

YEAH, BUT DID YOU COME TO FEED ME OR GIVE ME YOUR LAUNDRY?

I NEEDED SOMETHING TO STASH ALL THE FOOD IN.

THERE YOU GO. WHAT A SPREAD!

I GOT YOU SOME ROAST BEEF,

A BAG OF MASHED POTATOES...

THIS CUPCAKE...

AND THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER FOOD IN HERE.

HEY, DUDLEY, YOU'RE MY KIND OF EATER.

DESSERT FIRST.

LISTEN, WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO SLEEP TONIGHT?

OH, I'LL JUST WANDER AROUND

LOOKING FOR A PARK BENCH OR A CLEAN GUTTER.

YOU'RE NOT SLEEPING IN ANY GUTTER.

I'LL HIDE YOU HERE TONIGHT,

BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TOMORROW?

I DON'T KNOW.

BOY, WHAT A PROBLEM.

I SURE HOPE YOU GET LUCKY SOMEDAY

AND GET SOMEBODY TO LEGALLY ADOPT YOU LIKE I DID.

THEN YOU CAN STOP RUNNING.

YEAH.

HEY, ARNOLD, THAT'S A TERRIFIC IDEA.

WHAT IS?

TO GET YOUR DAD TO ADOPT ME.

WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT, DUDLEY?

I DON'T MEAN FOREVER.

IF AN IMPORTANT PERSON LIKE YOUR DAD ADOPTS ME,

THE SOCIAL WORKERS WILL LEAVE ME ALONE.

THEY WILL?

YEAH. THEN WHEN MY DAD

GETS HIS JOB AND SAVES SOME MONEY,

I'LL MOVE BACK IN WITH HIM. WOULDN'T THAT BE TERRIFIC?

YEAH, BUT WAIT A MINUTE, DUDLEY.

WHAT IF I ASK MY DAD AND HE SAYS NO?

BUT YOU WROTE IN YOUR COMPOSITION LETTER

HE WAS A GREAT GUY WITH A BIG HEART.

WELL, YEAH, BUT THAT...

OH, I GET IT.

THAT WAS JUST A CROCK, HUH?

NO, IT WASN'T.

YES, IT WAS, BECAUSE IF HE'S SO GREAT,

WHY YOU AFRAID TO ASK HIM?

I'M NOT AFRAID. YES, YOU ARE.

NO, I'M NOT, AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING,

IF I ASK HIM TO ADOPT YOU, HE WILL.

SO, TERRIFIC.

NOW I'M GOING TO BE YOUR BROTHER,

CAN I USE YOUR BATHROOM?

YEAH, I-IT'S OVER THERE.

THANKS, ARNOLD. YOU'RE REALLY MY BEST FRIEND.

AND YOU'RE MINE, TOO.

IT'S RIGHT THROUGH THAT DOOR.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT I JUST DID, ABRAHAM?

I'M TRYIN' TO ASK MY DAD TO ADOPT ANOTHER KID!

BOY! I SURE HOPE ONE DAY,

MY BODY'LL GET TO BE AS BIG AS MY MOUTH.

ME AND MY BIG MOUTH, ABRAHAM.

LET'S SEE. HOW AM I GOING TO ASK MY DAD ABOUT DUDLEY?

WELCOME HOME FROM WORK, DAD.

HERE'S YOUR PAPER, HERE'S YOUR SLIPPERS,

HERE'S ANOTHER KID TO ADOPT.

I'M READY TO SEE YOUR DAD.

I WASHED MY HANDS AND FACE,

AND I EVEN GARGLED WITH SOME OF THAT AWFUL GREEN MOUTHWASH.

GREEN? THAT'S NOT MOUTHWASH.

THAT'S WILLIS' AFTERSHAVE LOTION.

YUCK. SINCE WHEN DID HE START SHAVING?

SINCE THOSE 2 HAIRS GREW ON HIS CHIN.

WELL, YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT EVERYTHING IS AFTER I MOVE IN.

YEAH. LISTEN, UH...

DUDLEY, I JUST THOUGHT OF A LITTLE PROBLEM.

IF I ASK MY DAD TO ADOPT YOU,

HE'LL CALL YOUR DAD.

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

HEY, NOT IF YOU TELL YOUR DAD THAT MY FOSTER FATHER BEATS ME.

HE DOESN'T BEAT YOU.

YEAH, BUT NOBODY KNOWS THAT.

THAT'S TRUE.

ONLY YOU AND ME AND YOUR BUTT.

SO TELL YOUR DAD THAT MY FOSTER FATHER BEATS ME.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL EVEN THROW IN THAT HE'S A BOOZER, TOO.

RIGHT! TELL HIM I NEVER KNOW WHO HE'S GOING TO HIT FIRST...

ME OR THE BOTTLE.

[WILLIS LAUGHING]

HI, WILLIS.

HEY, GET YOUR SWEATER.

DAD'S TAKING US TO THE MOVIES.

NAW. I THINK I'LL JUST HANG OUT HERE.

SAY WHAT?

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES?

MAN, THAT'S LIKE CHRYSLER TURNING DOWN A LOAN.

UH... WILLIS, THE MOVIE'S THAT WAY.

YEAH, BUT MY GRAY SWEATER'S THIS WAY.

DON'T DO IT, WILLIS! WHY NOT?

BECAUSE THAT GRAY SWEATER LOOKS JUST TERRIBLE ON YOU.

YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD-LOOKING DUDE,

IT'LL SPOIL YOUR COOL IMAGE.

HEY, YEAH, LITTLE BROTHER.

YOU KNOW, YOU'RE RIGHT.

I MEAN, I GOT TO BE FAIR TO MY PUBLIC.

GUESS I'LL WEAR THE BLUE ONE.

I MEAN, IT FITS TIGHT AND GIVES ME THAT LONG, SLIM LOOK.

LIKE A PIPE CLEANER.

I'LL GET YOUR BLUE SWEATER FOR YOU.

THE BLUE ONE!

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THIS?

BLOW MY NOSE?

WHOOPS. HA HA. MUST BE MY EYES.

ADELAIDE MUST BE SLIPPING ME SOME WEAK CARROTS.

THE BLUE SWEATER I MEANT TO GET YOU

IS HANGING ON THE FIRST HOOK!

GO GET 'EM, HOT LIPS.

DAD, ARNOLD DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIES.

OH, SURE, AND THE POPE DOESN'T WANT TO GO TO MASS.

YOU GUYS GO AHEAD.

I'LL JUST HIT THE SACK.

WHAT? RIGHT AFTER DINNER?

SURE. THAT WAY I'LL BE RESTED UP FOR BREAKFAST.

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE FEELING ALL RIGHT?

I'M FINE.

Dudley: AH-CHOO!

AH-CHOO!

EXCEPT FOR A LITTLE COLD?

Dudley: AH-CHOO!

THAT'S AN INTERESTING SNEEZE YOU GOT THERE.

IT HAS AN ECHO.

IT MUST BE THAT NEW ONE THAT'S GOING AROUND.

THE HONG KONG SNEEZE.

I GUESS I CAUGHT IT.

[CRASH]

YOU MUST HAVE CAUGHT A CRASH, TOO.

EXCUSE ME, ARNOLD.

HI. AVON CALLING.

DAD, YOU KNOW MY FRIEND DUDLEY JOHNSON.

OH, SURE. DUDLEY WAS AT THE BIRTHDAY PARTY.

HE WAS ALSO ON THE PEEWEE FOOTBALL TEAM, RIGHT?

YEAH!

WE BOTH PLAYED THE SAME POSITION: BENCH.

HEY, DUDLEY, WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE CLOSET?

HAVING DINNER.

LITTLE BROTHER, HOW COME YOUR DINNER SMELLS LIKE MY AFTERSHAVE LOTION?

ARNOLD, WHAT IS GOING ON?

DAD, LET ME PUT IT THIS WAY.

CONGRATULATIONS! YOU'RE ABOUT TO BECOME THE FATHER...

OF A BOUNCING BOY WHO'S ALREADY HOUSE-BROKEN.

ARNOLD, I'M SURE DUDLEY'S A FINE BOY,

BUT ADOPTION ISN'T THE KIND OF THING YOU DECIDE TO DO

ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT.

I'M NOT TRYING TO PRESSURE YOU, DAD.

GOOD. WHAT'S THE ANSWER?

ARNOLD, DUDLEY ALREADY HAS PARENTS.

BUT HIS FOSTER FATHER IS A TERRIBLE GUY.

HE BEATS HIM!

HE BEATS HIM?

OH, THAT'S HORRIBLE.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, ARNOLD.

IF DUDLEY'S FATHER IS SO BAD,

HOW COME EVERY TIME I PICK YOU UP AT SCHOOL,

DUDLEY'S FATHER IS THERE PICKING HIM UP?

I... GUESS HE JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE

DUDLEY GETS HOME IN TIME FOR HIS BEATING.

A MAN LIKE THAT SHOULD BE THROWN IN JAIL.

DAD, IF YOU ADOPT DUDLEY,

HE WON'T BE ANY TROUBLE.

INSTEAD OF A DOUBLE BUNK, WE'LL HAVE A TRIPLE BUNK.

SURE. I CAN KEEP ADOPTING KIDS TILL THE BUNKS HIT THE CEILING.

NO, LOOK, GANG,

OF COURSE WE CAN DO IT. WE HAVE ENOUGH ROOM,

BUT ADOPTING A CHILD IS A VERY BIG COMMITMENT.

I GUESS SO.

AND WHEN YOU ADOPTED US,

YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT YOU WERE COMMITTING.

OF COURSE HE DID, ARNOLD.

YOU KNOW, YOUR MOTHER WORKED FOR DADDY FOR A LONG TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT, AND I WAS VERY FOND OF HER.

SO WHEN SHE ASKED ME TO TAKE CARE OF YOU,

I PROMISED THAT I WOULD.

NOW, I HADN'T EXACTLY PLANNED ANYTHING LIKE THAT,

BUT THEN EVENTUALLY I GOT TO KNOW YOU AND I GOT TO LOVE YOU,

AND THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO ADOPT YOU.

BOY, IT'S LUCKY WE'RE LOVEABLE.

YEAH. AND ANOTHER THING, I'M NOT AT ALL SURE

THAT A LARGER FAMILY'S WHAT I WANT AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE.

BUT DAD, I PROMISED DUDLEY THAT YOU'D ADOPT HIM.

HOW COULD YOU SAY THAT?

I JUST OPENED MY MOUTH, AND OUT IT CAME.

MOVE OVER, ARNOLD.

THERE'S A NEW EATING CHAMP.

I DON'T KNOW HOW HE DID IT,

BUT HE GOT 80 POUNDS OF FOOD INTO A 40-POUND STOMACH.

WELL, I'LL BE IN WHAT'S LEFT OF THE KITCHEN.

MR. DRUMMOND, IF YOU ADOPT ME,

I WON'T ALWAYS EAT THIS MUCH.

DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT, DUDLEY.

NOW, LISTEN, ARNOLD HAS BEEN TELLING ME

ABOUT YOUR FOSTER FATHER.

CHILD BEATING IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER.

IT SURE IS.

THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO DO

IS WE'RE GOING TO REPORT THAT FOSTER FATHER OF YOURS TO THE POLICE.

WHAT?

OH, PLEASE, DON'T CALL THE POLICE, MR. DRUMMOND.

I MEAN, MY FATHER'S LIABLE TO GO OVER THE WALL AND BEAT ME UP WORSE.

Y-YEAH, DAD.

DON'T CALL THE POLICE.

IT'LL JUST UPSET HIS FATHER.

UP UNTIL NOW WHEN HE BEAT UP DUDLEY,

HE WAS IN A GOOD MOOD.

DON'T YOU WORRY.

HE'S NOT GOING TO BEAT YOU ANYMORE.

BOY, APPEARANCES ARE VERY DECEIVING.

I MET YOUR FATHER. HE SEEMED LIKE A PLEASANT, HAPPY MAN.

WHY SHOULDN'T HE BE HAPPY?

HE'S DOING WHAT HE LOVES, BEATING UP PEOPLE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

HOLD IT, KIDS. I'LL GET THAT.

THANKS.

EVENING, DRUMMOND. DAD!

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

RAMSEY, I AM JUST ABOUT TO REPORT YOU TO THE POLICE.

JUST FOR RINGING YOUR BELL?

I'D LIKE TO RING YOUR BELL.

DUDLEY HERE HAS JUST TOLD US THE WHOLE STORY.

STORY? WHAT STORY?

DUDLEY, I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.

DON'T YOU COME NEAR HIM.

DUDLEY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

YOU KNOW YOUR MOTHER AND I HAVE BEEN WORRIED SICK?

I'VE EVEN BEEN TO THE POLICE.

I GUESS THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD JACK THE RIPPER UNDER THEIR NOSE.

RAMSEY, HOW DID YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW THAT DUDLEY WAS HERE?

WELL, I KNOW THAT ARNOLD'S HIS BEST FRIEND,

SO I TOOK A CHANCE AND CAME OVER.

COME HERE, SON.

DUDLEY, WHY DID YOU RUN AWAY?

NOW, DUDLEY, ARE YOU SURE YOU TOLD US THE TRUTH,

THAT YOU RAN AWAY BECAUSE YOUR FATHER BEAT YOU?

BEAT YOU? SON, I'VE NEVER LAID A HAND ON YOU,

EXCEPT TO HUG YOU.

WHY WOULD YOU MAKE UP A LIE LIKE THAT?

I'M SORRY, DAD.

I LOVE YOU AND MOM,

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB,

AND IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD ME, THEY'LL SEND ME TO ANOTHER FOSTER HOME.

NO, SON. THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS.

AND NOBODY'S EVER GOING TO TAKE YOU AWAY FROM YOUR MOTHER AND ME.

IN FACT, AS SOON AS I CAN,

I'M GOING TO LEGALLY ADOPT YOU.

YEAH? REALLY?

REALLY!

OH, THAT'S GREAT, DAD.

LOOK...

I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS, DRUMMOND.

SO AM I. BY THE WAY, WHAT KIND OF WORK DO YOU DO?

I'M A SALESMAN.

WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME A CALL SOMETIME TOMORROW?

WE JUST MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING WOULD INTEREST YOU.

THANKS. THAT'S A LOT BETTER THAN YOU RINGING MY BELL.

YEAH.

THAT WAS TERRIBLE.

HEY, ARNOLD, THANKS FOR HELPING ME OUT.

THAT'S OK. YOU CAN HIDE IN MY CLOSET ANYTIME.

AND IF YOU'RE EVER HUNGRY, COME OVER HERE AND I'LL BREATHE ON YOU.

BOY, MR. DRUMMOND, ARNOLD WAS RIGHT

WHAT HE WROTE IN HIS COMPOSITION.

YOU REALLY ARE A TERRIFIC GUY,

JUST LIKE MY DAD.

THANK YOU, DUDLEY.

LET'S GO HOME, SON.

Arnold: I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW, DUDLEY.

BYE-BYE. WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

OK. BYE, DUDLEY.

NOW... WHAT'S THIS ABOUT A COMPOSITION?

OH, IT'S SOMETHING ARNOLD HAD TO WRITE FOR HIS SCHOOL ABOUT HIS FAVORITE AMERICAN.

YEAH, AND HE CHOSE YOU, DAD, OVER BETTY CROCKER AND SARA LEE.

REALLY? AND HE'S NEVER EVEN TASTED MY FUDGE BROWNIES.

ARNOLD, I'M VERY TOUCHED THAT YOU CHOSE ME.

I'D LIKE TO HEAR YOUR COMPOSITION.

WELL, I WANTED TO WAIT TILL I GOT A GOOD GRADE ON IT FIRST, BUT OK.

"MY FAVORITE AMERICAN IS MY DAD PHILIP DRUMMOND.

"HE'S A REALLY SMART GUY.

"HE WENT TO COLLEGE,

AND HE DOESN'T SAY A LOT OF DUMB THINGS LIKE MOST GROWN-UPS."

THAT OUGHT TO WIN YOUR TEACHER OVER IN A HURRY.

"MY DAD'S VERY KIND AND HE NEVER PUNISHES US FOR BEING BAD,

UNLESS WE GET CAUGHT."

"HE'S ALSO VERY GENEROUS, AND BECAUSE OF INFLATION,

"I'M SURE HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME

AND MY BROTHER AND SISTER A RAISE IN ALLOWANCE."

I'LL PRETEND I DIDN'T HEAR THAT PART.

I HEARD THAT.

SO DID I.

"MY DAD IS THE GREATEST, COOLEST, NEATEST,

"MOST THOUGHTFUL, UNDERSTANDING GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

MY DAD IS ALSO..."

ARNOLD, HOW LONG IS THIS COMPOSITION?

A COUPLE MORE PAGES.

WELL, LISTEN, WHY DON'T WE ALL SIT DOWN?

YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

WE'LL ENJOY IT.

WHERE WAS I? OH, RIGHT HERE, RIGHT HERE.

"MY DAD..."

NO, START FROM THE PART THAT GOES...

"MY DAD IS THE GREATEST, COOLEST, NEATEST...

MOST UNDERSTANDING GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

OH, DADDY, YOU MEAN EXACTLY LIKE THAT.

"MY DAD IS THE GREATEST, COOLEST,

"NEATEST, MOST THOUGHTFUL,

UNDERSTANDING GUY IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

♪ 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 MEANS ♪

♪ THEN ALONG COME TWO ♪

♪ THEY GOT NOTHIN' BUT THEIR JEANS ♪

♪ BUT THEY GOT DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES ♪

♪ TO MOVE THE WORLD, YES, IT DOES ♪

♪ IT TAKES DIFF'RENT STROKES TO MOVE THE WORLD, MMM ♪