Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 2, Episode 12 - The Dog Story - full transcript
Arnold saves a dog from being hit by a car, but when the dog bites him, Mr. Drummond thinks the dog might have rabies.
♪ 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 ♪♪
Hey, guys, what do you think of
this picture I did for my art class?
Oh. Let's see.
I'd say it looks like a bowl of
spaghetti that just got hit by a truck.
Well, you just don't understand
abstract design, Willis.
[Scoffs] Oh, you have
to look at the colors.
It's a design. It has
a meaning. Mm-hmm.
Well, what does it
look like to you, Dad?
A bowl of spaghetti
got hit by a truck.
So now I know why
Van Gogh cut off his ear.
Hey, guess what! Guess what!
What? Guess what just happened?
I saved a dog
from being run over.
You're kidding.
Tell us about it.
Well, I was staring at some
cupcakes in a bakery window,
when this dog ran
out into the street.
So I ran after it and
carried him back to the curb.
What? I've always told you
never to run out into the traffic.
Well, yeah, but nobody
ever told the dog.
Hey, Arnold, you
could have been hurt.
But that dumb dog was standing
in the middle of the street so frozen,
he looked like a
Popsicle with a tail.
Well, Arnold, you're a hero.
Just like when Superman saved
Lois Lane from the killer eggplant.
Well, I'll bet the owner of that
dog was very grateful, Arnold.
I never saw the owner. The dog ran
away when everyone picked me up...
and kissed me and
pinched my cheeks.
See how swollen they are?
I look like Miss
Piggy with mumps.
Well, thank goodness you weren't
hurt, and we're very, very proud of you.
- We sure are, Arnold.
- Nice going, Arnold.
Thanks. Think I'll go upstairs
and tell my goldfish, Abraham.
He'll be happy to hear
I saved a fellow pet.
[Chattering]
Kimberly, aren't you
done in there yet?
Come on. Give
someone else a shot at it.
Now what's the big deal? I've
only been in there for a few minutes.
Yeah, a few minutes
short of a week.
[Knocking] I just wanted
to say good night, kids.
Listen, I'm going downstairs
to the tenants' meeting.
Dad, please be careful
you don't embarrass me.
Embarrass you? What
are you talking about?
Oh, you know. Dad will tell
everyone that I saved a dog,
and what a big hero I am.
And pretty soon people will be stopping me
in the halls, asking me for my autograph.
Arnold, I'm sure nobody's
gonna ask you for your autograph.
And they'll put my picture
up all over the building,
and I won't be able to step outside
the apartment without being mobbed.
Arnold... And they'll probably
name the building after me...
Château Arnold.
And, before you know it, there'll be
a book about me, and then a movie.
I hope Richard
Pryor's available.
Talk about a wild imagination.
And he only saved a dog. Think
what he'd be like if he saved a horse.
Arnold, listen. To save you
any possible embarrassment,
I promise you that
when I go to that meeting,
I won't say one word
about your heroic act.
Well, you can say a few words.
Just don't let it get outta hand.
Have a good night's
sleep, kids. [All] Good night.
Wait a minute, Kimberly. Before
you renew your lease on the bathroom,
I need a Band-Aid.
What do you need
one for, Arnold?
Well, it's turning red where
the dog scratched me.
Let me see that.
Hey, Arnold, that's
not a scratch. It's a bite.
Well, he didn't really bite me. He just
wrapped his mouth around my hand...
and pressed down with his teeth.
Oh, Arnold, he broke the skin. I
better have Daddy look at that.
- You know, that dog
could have had rabies.
- What's rabies?
It's a disease you can get when a
dog bites you. I'm gonna go get Daddy.
What kind of
disease is it, Willis?
A dog disease. People hardly
ever get it. Don't worry Arnold.
That's easy for you to say.
While you were here watching TV,
I was out in the
street with Jaws 3.
- What are you doing?
- I'm looking up rabies
in the encyclopedia.
Oh. Rabies. Rabies. Rabies.
Ah, here it is, rabies.
"The official leader of
a Jewish congregation."
Getting rabies makes you Jewish?
Let me see that.
That's not rabies.
That's rabbis.
Here it is, rabies.
"An acute virus."
I don't care how cute
it is, I don't want it.
"Rabies is a very serious
disease, often found in dogs."
- You sure you wanna hear this?
- Yeah.
If something terrible's gonna
happen, I wanna know in advance.
I'd hate to die with a
dumb look on my face.
You're not gonna die.
"A dog that has rabies
grows nervous and restless,
and it begins to snarl and
growl at imaginary objects."
[Growls]
"Soon the dog begins to
froth at the mouth and go crazy.
At this stage it is
called a mad dog."
[Growling]
[Barking, Panting]
Arnold, what are you doing?
I suddenly feel like
a cocker spaniel.
Sit down.
"If a dog carrying rabies bites a
human being, it can be very dangerous,
'causing a serious
illness and possibly"...
[Laughs] Well, you don't need
to hear any more of this, Arnold.
Wait a minute. Hold it.
Hold it. Hold it. Hold it.
Let me see that.
Oh, no. This
thing could kill me.
Oh, no way, Arnold.
Yes, it could.
We're talking dead.
Gone. Finished. Rest in peace.
Don't worry about
it. You'll be fine.
I will? I promise you.
Now why don't you go get ready
for bed and go brush your teeth.
Okay, Willis.
Maybe a shot of toothpaste
will help calm me down.
Hey, Willis. Where's
Arnold? In the bathroom.
Okay. Arnold!
Oh, no, it's too late!
- What's too late?
- He's foaming at the mouth.
Kimberly, that's toothpaste.
Not just toothpaste. It has a magic
ingredient that makes my teeth sexy.
Arnold, why didn't you tell
me about this dog bit before?
Well, I didn't think
it was important.
Arnold, you go in and wash it,
and I'll give Dr. Padnick a ring, okay?
Dr. Padnick? Does that
mean I've got rabies?
Don't worry.
You're fine, Arnold.
Yeah, there's nothing to worry
about. Not a thing, little brother.
You better have a leash handy in case
I start acting funny around fire hydrants.
Dr. Padnick? Phil Drummond.
Listen, I'm sorry to
bother you at home,
but Arnold was bitten by a dog.
It got away, and I thought
I'd better check with you.
No, the bite doesn't
look bad at all.
Yeah. I see. Mm-hmm.
Poor Arnold. Just
doing a good deed,
and then having to
worry about being bitten.
Yeah. Too bad he didn't
save an old lady with no teeth.
Yeah, I understand.
Well, I'll give you a
call tomorrow then.
Thank you,
Dr. Padnick. Good-bye.
- What'd he say, Dad?
- He wants to see Arnold
in the morning.
And I want us to find
the dog that bit Arnold...
so we're sure that
it had its rabies shot.
What if we can't find it?
Well, in that case, I'm afraid Arnold
may have to start a series of shots...
- 20 of them.
- Twenty?
His little butt's not
big enough for 20.
He won't be getting
the shots there.
For rabies, they give
them in the stomach.
His stomach?
Oh, man, we gotta find that dog.
Now listen, you two.
Let's not say a word
about this to Arnold.
Now this is really one time where what
he doesn't know won't hurt him, okay?
Okay.
Ah, my hands are so
clean, I could eat off of 'em.
Hmm. Not a bad idea.
I think I'll go down to the
refrigerator to feel the merchandise.
Hold it, Arnold. Listen,
Dr. Padnick wants
to take a look at your
bite in the morning.
- I'll send him a snapshot.
- He just wants to
have a look at it.
I wonder if the dog
lives in the neighborhood.
If he does, Arnold could
spot him right away.
Yeah, his owners have to take
it out sometime to do his thing.
Unless they've
got an indoor tree.
Let's get a good night's sleep so we
can make a fresh start in the morning.
Good night, guys.
[All] Good night.
Good night, Arnold. Sleep tight.
Don't let the monkeys
get you in the night.
All right. Bye. [Grunts]
Good night, Willis.
Good night, brother.
[Giggles, Sighing]
[Barks]
[Growls, Barks]
Arnold, quit clowning around.
I'm not clowning, Willis.
I suddenly got
this urge to bark.
I must have rabies.
I told you, you
haven't got rabies.
Your tongue hangs out a lot,
but it's not rabies. I guarantee it.
I hope you're right, Willis.
'Cause if not, it'll
say on my tombstone,
"Here lies Arnold Jackson.
His guarantee ran out."
Well, good night, honey.
Oh, good night, Daddy.
I'm just gonna go
to the kitchen to get a
glass of milk, and then
I'm going off to bed.
Okay. If you need me, call me
down at the tenants' meeting.
The number's right
there on my desk. Okay.
Okay. [Phone Rings]
Hello. Oh, hello, Dr. Padnick.
Oh?
Well, I'm very glad you called.
Yes, thank you.
Good night, Doctor.
What is it, Daddy?
Well, it's more important than ever
that we find the dog that bit Arnold.
Why?
Well, I wouldn't want Arnold to
hear this, because it'll only upset him.
But Dr. Padnick said that when he reported
the dog bite to the department of health,
they told him that there
was a stray dog in this area...
that is suspected
of having rabies.
Oh, no. Poor Arnold.
Oh, that was the best time
I ever had at the doctor's.
No shots, no pills
and two lollipops.
Now I told you
everything would be okay.
Here. You two can have them...
'cause you both were so worried about
me and tried to make me feel better.
And I insist that you take them.
And I won't take no for an answer.
- You keep them.
- Okay!
Now, we still have to find
that dog that bit you, Arnold.
Yeah, you wanna find out if that
dog you saved is okay, right, Arnold?
Yeah, I guess. Let me
go put these suckers away.
I'm laying in a supply in
case we hit hard times.
Uh, later, Arnold.
Right now we have to know
what that dog that bit you looks like.
- Do you think
you can describe it?
- Yeah, it was your usual dog.
Four legs, one tail, two
ears and a wet tongue.
- That's a dog, all right.
- What about the dog's size?
- Was it small, medium or large?
- I don't know.
I was saving his life.
Not buying him a shirt.
Arnold, he couldn't have been too big.
You said you carried him back to the curb.
Yeah, well, he was
pretty heavy though.
I think he had a double chin.
Arnold, could you show us
with your hands how big he was?
Oh, let me see.
Mm.
This is it. This size.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, 'cause when
I held him like this,
his tail went up my nose.
Arnold, could you be a little
more specific? It's very important.
It's hard to remember, 'cause
everything happened so fast.
Arnold, maybe it would help if you
cleared everything from your mind,
and we help you reconstruct
what actually happened yesterday.
Come on, Arnold, concentrate, and
try to picture the scene in your mind.
Okay.
Are you concentrating?
Well, my right eye is, but my
left eye has a mind of its own.
Concentrate harder, Arnold.
Okay. I'm concentrating.
Not so hard, Arnold. You look
like you're trying to lay an egg.
It feels like it too.
All right. I'm tunin'
in. Ah, I see it now.
- Where are you, Arnold?
- I'm walking down the street,
and I'm stopping in front
of the bakery window.
- What do you see?
- Paradise.
Chocolate éclairs.
Strawberry shortcake.
Not that. Arnold, what
do you see in the street?
In the street I see
a blue convertible,
but I can't remember
the license plate.
The dog, Arnold. Think
about the dog. Got it!
- You do?
- Yes!
The license plate
number was 987YIB.
Arnold, please.
Concentrate on the dog.
Now I'm getting to it.
Now I gotta do this my way.
- Okay. Aha! There he is.
- The dog?
Yes! What kind of a
dog is it? Is it a poodle?
No, it's one of them mixed-up
dogs. You mean a mutt.
Yeah. The kind that looks like
he's been hanging out in a poolroom.
- What color
was the dog, Arnold?
- Well, he was dog color.
Sort of a cross between
my earmuffs and a meat loaf.
Hey, well, that's brownish.
Good job, Arnold. We're looking for
a medium-size, brownish meat loaf...
I mean, mutt.
All right, look, gang.
Here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna split up, and
everybody's gonna look for the dog...
that Arnold has just described, and we
will meet back here in exactly two hours.
Okay. Me and
Arnold will be a team.
Right. I'll be B.J.
You be the Bear.
And listen. If you come across
a stray dog, don't go near him.
You don't wanna risk being bitten.
Call the pound or call the police... 911.
Well, let's get going. This is
prime time for dog walking.
Right. And we can
walk faster than they do,
because we don't have
to carry pooper-scoopers.
And remember what I
told you kids now. 911.
If you see a stray dog... You
have to look at the color. Right.
Oh, man. Whew!
I'm tired. I looked so
close at those dogs,
I feel like I'm on a first-name
basis with their fleas.
You know what I think, Arnold?
You wouldn't know the dog that
bit you if it came up and bit you.
Well, maybe I wouldn't. But what's
the difference if we don't find the dog?
- There's a big difference.
- Why?
I've already been to the doctor, and he
didn't even shoot me in my rear bumper.
No. Well, not yet.
Would you run that
"not yet" by me again?
- Never mind.
- What do you mean, never mind?
You can't drop a "not yet" on a
person, then hit 'em with a "never mind."
[Sighs] Sit down, Arnold.
Listen, I wasn't supposed
to tell you this, but...
you're not taking
this serious enough.
If we don't find that dog,
you're gonna get a lot of shots.
What you talkin' about, Willis?
I'm talking about Dr. Padnick
giving you 20 shots.
Twenty? There'll be more holes
in my butt than in a golf course.
They won't be in your butt,
Arnold. They'll be in your stomach.
In my stomach? All
the food will leak out.
Well... Well, Arnold, the
shots won't be that bad.
They probably won't even hurt.
Willis, you're pretty
brave with my belly.
Come on, Arnold.
You can handle it.
Oh, no, Willis, I ain't going.
I'll be too busy looking for
a dog. The one that bit you?
No, Greyhound. I'm hopping
a bus and leaving town.
Look, Arnold, you stay here in
case Dad and Kimberly find the dog.
- I'm gonna go look some more.
- Okay, Willis.
Hey, come on, don't
worry. You'll be fine.
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You hear that, Abraham?
Twenty shots in my stomach.
I know. I'm gonna make
sure we find that dog.
If Dad brings any home, I'll just pick
one and say, "That's the dog that bit me."
[Scoffs] Boy, Abraham,
you're lucky you're a fish.
Nobody ever sticks
a needle in you.
They only fry you or bake you.
Willis! Arnold! Are you here?
Hi. Willis is still
out looking. Hi.
Uh-huh. We've found some
dogs for you to look at, Arnold.
- I hope it's one of them.
- Oh, it will be.
I mean, uh, it
could be if it is.
But if it isn't, it won't be.
But, on the other
hand, who knows?
Would you folks mind coming
in now, please? Oh, of course.
Thank you. Hello. Hi, honey.
Arnold, these people were nice
enough to come up here and help us.
Now, do you recognize
any of these dogs?
Well, now, let me see.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm... Aha!
Now then, I think
that this dog...
Oh, I'm afraid I forgot to
get him his rabies shot.
I think this dog isn't the one.
Moving right along.
Uh, sir, you're sure your dog was
loose in this area yesterday, right?
Right, loose. And you
had your rabies shot, right?
Me? No. The dog, yes.
Well, Arnold, what do you think?
Now don't rush
me. I wanna be sure.
Now then, this
one looks familiar.
Let's see. Mm-hmm.
- Yep, this is the dog
that bit me.
- Are you sure?
- Positive.
- Oh, that's great.
My dog couldn't
bite you. Why not?
He's got no teeth.
Well, then that couldn't be him.
[Chuckles] Maybe he gummed me?
Good day, sir. Thank you, sir.
What about this other dog, Arnold?
Let's see. Come on,
boy. Feed-o! Come on.
Oh, let me see.
Mm-hmm.
Now this one looks familiar.
Arnold, is this the one
that bit you yesterday?
Well, now that I take a good look
at him, she sure looks like the one.
I was afraid of that.
My sister walked her yesterday,
and she could have gotten away.
The dog or your sister?
Yep, this is the
dog that bit me.
- Are you positive this time?
- Positive.
Definitely. No doubt about it.
This is the dog that bit me.
Well, then that settles it. I'm
certainly glad we found him.
You said she's had
all her shots. Oh, yes.
Well, thank you very much for
coming up and bringing your dogs.
We appreciate it very much. Sorry
for the inconvenience. That's all right.
I'm sorry. And I think
you have the cutest dogs.
Oh, thank you very much.
Well, I'll just call Dr. Padnick
and tell him everything's all right.
You know, Arnold, we're very
lucky we got him on the first try.
Hey, everybody, I found him.
That's him. That's the little
darling that saved my Sidney.
Uh-oh.
My son saved your dog?
Yes, he did. But he ran
off before I could thank him.
Well, now that's strange. He just
identified another dog that he saved.
Oh, well, she's
got me mixed up...
with another short, black
kid with a winning smile.
No, no, no, it was
you, young man.
And I'm going to
give you a $25 reward.
Twenty-five dollars? I'll have to
add a new wing to my piggy bank.
Wait a minute, Arnold.
You can't accept that reward.
This isn't the dog you saved.
Well, now that I think about it,
maybe it is.
He's got the same breath.
Arnold, you've been sniffing
all those dogs too long.
I think it loosened your brain.
But, Arnold, you had positively
identified that other dog.
Oh, well, that other
dog was an impostor.
He was pretending that
he was the dog I saved.
Now, Arnold,
let's have the truth.
Is this the dog you saved?
Yeah, this is the one.
Then why did you tell
us it was the other one?
Well, because I was afraid
of getting all those 20 shots.
How did you know about that?
I told him, Dad.
Boy, Willis, telling
you a secret...
is like putting it
on the 6:00 news.
I'm sorry I disobeyed
you, Dad. But I
thought Arnold had a
right to know about it.
You know, Willis,
maybe you're right.
Well, you don't have to worry about
Sidney. He's had his rabies shots.
Well, that's a great
relief. [Chuckles]
And I really do wanna
give Arnold his reward.
Oh, Arnold accepts.
Uh, I think Arnold would
rather give the money...
to the shelter for
animals, wouldn't Arnold?
I guess Arnold would.
Give it to some
orphan Chihuahua.
Thank you very much for coming up
and helping us and bringing Sidney.
You're more than welcome.
All right, Sid. It's
time for din-din.
Good night. Good
night and thank you.
I guess I almost made
a big mistake, didn't I?
I guess you did, Arnold.
Rabies is a very
serious disease.
That's nothing to
fool around with.
Mm. I'm sorry.
But you still saved
a dog's life, Arnold.
So you're still a hero.
Well, in that case, let's go out to
lunch and buy me a big hero sandwich.
You got it!
♪ 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 ♪♪
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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 ♪♪
Hey, guys, what do you think of
this picture I did for my art class?
Oh. Let's see.
I'd say it looks like a bowl of
spaghetti that just got hit by a truck.
Well, you just don't understand
abstract design, Willis.
[Scoffs] Oh, you have
to look at the colors.
It's a design. It has
a meaning. Mm-hmm.
Well, what does it
look like to you, Dad?
A bowl of spaghetti
got hit by a truck.
So now I know why
Van Gogh cut off his ear.
Hey, guess what! Guess what!
What? Guess what just happened?
I saved a dog
from being run over.
You're kidding.
Tell us about it.
Well, I was staring at some
cupcakes in a bakery window,
when this dog ran
out into the street.
So I ran after it and
carried him back to the curb.
What? I've always told you
never to run out into the traffic.
Well, yeah, but nobody
ever told the dog.
Hey, Arnold, you
could have been hurt.
But that dumb dog was standing
in the middle of the street so frozen,
he looked like a
Popsicle with a tail.
Well, Arnold, you're a hero.
Just like when Superman saved
Lois Lane from the killer eggplant.
Well, I'll bet the owner of that
dog was very grateful, Arnold.
I never saw the owner. The dog ran
away when everyone picked me up...
and kissed me and
pinched my cheeks.
See how swollen they are?
I look like Miss
Piggy with mumps.
Well, thank goodness you weren't
hurt, and we're very, very proud of you.
- We sure are, Arnold.
- Nice going, Arnold.
Thanks. Think I'll go upstairs
and tell my goldfish, Abraham.
He'll be happy to hear
I saved a fellow pet.
[Chattering]
Kimberly, aren't you
done in there yet?
Come on. Give
someone else a shot at it.
Now what's the big deal? I've
only been in there for a few minutes.
Yeah, a few minutes
short of a week.
[Knocking] I just wanted
to say good night, kids.
Listen, I'm going downstairs
to the tenants' meeting.
Dad, please be careful
you don't embarrass me.
Embarrass you? What
are you talking about?
Oh, you know. Dad will tell
everyone that I saved a dog,
and what a big hero I am.
And pretty soon people will be stopping me
in the halls, asking me for my autograph.
Arnold, I'm sure nobody's
gonna ask you for your autograph.
And they'll put my picture
up all over the building,
and I won't be able to step outside
the apartment without being mobbed.
Arnold... And they'll probably
name the building after me...
Château Arnold.
And, before you know it, there'll be
a book about me, and then a movie.
I hope Richard
Pryor's available.
Talk about a wild imagination.
And he only saved a dog. Think
what he'd be like if he saved a horse.
Arnold, listen. To save you
any possible embarrassment,
I promise you that
when I go to that meeting,
I won't say one word
about your heroic act.
Well, you can say a few words.
Just don't let it get outta hand.
Have a good night's
sleep, kids. [All] Good night.
Wait a minute, Kimberly. Before
you renew your lease on the bathroom,
I need a Band-Aid.
What do you need
one for, Arnold?
Well, it's turning red where
the dog scratched me.
Let me see that.
Hey, Arnold, that's
not a scratch. It's a bite.
Well, he didn't really bite me. He just
wrapped his mouth around my hand...
and pressed down with his teeth.
Oh, Arnold, he broke the skin. I
better have Daddy look at that.
- You know, that dog
could have had rabies.
- What's rabies?
It's a disease you can get when a
dog bites you. I'm gonna go get Daddy.
What kind of
disease is it, Willis?
A dog disease. People hardly
ever get it. Don't worry Arnold.
That's easy for you to say.
While you were here watching TV,
I was out in the
street with Jaws 3.
- What are you doing?
- I'm looking up rabies
in the encyclopedia.
Oh. Rabies. Rabies. Rabies.
Ah, here it is, rabies.
"The official leader of
a Jewish congregation."
Getting rabies makes you Jewish?
Let me see that.
That's not rabies.
That's rabbis.
Here it is, rabies.
"An acute virus."
I don't care how cute
it is, I don't want it.
"Rabies is a very serious
disease, often found in dogs."
- You sure you wanna hear this?
- Yeah.
If something terrible's gonna
happen, I wanna know in advance.
I'd hate to die with a
dumb look on my face.
You're not gonna die.
"A dog that has rabies
grows nervous and restless,
and it begins to snarl and
growl at imaginary objects."
[Growls]
"Soon the dog begins to
froth at the mouth and go crazy.
At this stage it is
called a mad dog."
[Growling]
[Barking, Panting]
Arnold, what are you doing?
I suddenly feel like
a cocker spaniel.
Sit down.
"If a dog carrying rabies bites a
human being, it can be very dangerous,
'causing a serious
illness and possibly"...
[Laughs] Well, you don't need
to hear any more of this, Arnold.
Wait a minute. Hold it.
Hold it. Hold it. Hold it.
Let me see that.
Oh, no. This
thing could kill me.
Oh, no way, Arnold.
Yes, it could.
We're talking dead.
Gone. Finished. Rest in peace.
Don't worry about
it. You'll be fine.
I will? I promise you.
Now why don't you go get ready
for bed and go brush your teeth.
Okay, Willis.
Maybe a shot of toothpaste
will help calm me down.
Hey, Willis. Where's
Arnold? In the bathroom.
Okay. Arnold!
Oh, no, it's too late!
- What's too late?
- He's foaming at the mouth.
Kimberly, that's toothpaste.
Not just toothpaste. It has a magic
ingredient that makes my teeth sexy.
Arnold, why didn't you tell
me about this dog bit before?
Well, I didn't think
it was important.
Arnold, you go in and wash it,
and I'll give Dr. Padnick a ring, okay?
Dr. Padnick? Does that
mean I've got rabies?
Don't worry.
You're fine, Arnold.
Yeah, there's nothing to worry
about. Not a thing, little brother.
You better have a leash handy in case
I start acting funny around fire hydrants.
Dr. Padnick? Phil Drummond.
Listen, I'm sorry to
bother you at home,
but Arnold was bitten by a dog.
It got away, and I thought
I'd better check with you.
No, the bite doesn't
look bad at all.
Yeah. I see. Mm-hmm.
Poor Arnold. Just
doing a good deed,
and then having to
worry about being bitten.
Yeah. Too bad he didn't
save an old lady with no teeth.
Yeah, I understand.
Well, I'll give you a
call tomorrow then.
Thank you,
Dr. Padnick. Good-bye.
- What'd he say, Dad?
- He wants to see Arnold
in the morning.
And I want us to find
the dog that bit Arnold...
so we're sure that
it had its rabies shot.
What if we can't find it?
Well, in that case, I'm afraid Arnold
may have to start a series of shots...
- 20 of them.
- Twenty?
His little butt's not
big enough for 20.
He won't be getting
the shots there.
For rabies, they give
them in the stomach.
His stomach?
Oh, man, we gotta find that dog.
Now listen, you two.
Let's not say a word
about this to Arnold.
Now this is really one time where what
he doesn't know won't hurt him, okay?
Okay.
Ah, my hands are so
clean, I could eat off of 'em.
Hmm. Not a bad idea.
I think I'll go down to the
refrigerator to feel the merchandise.
Hold it, Arnold. Listen,
Dr. Padnick wants
to take a look at your
bite in the morning.
- I'll send him a snapshot.
- He just wants to
have a look at it.
I wonder if the dog
lives in the neighborhood.
If he does, Arnold could
spot him right away.
Yeah, his owners have to take
it out sometime to do his thing.
Unless they've
got an indoor tree.
Let's get a good night's sleep so we
can make a fresh start in the morning.
Good night, guys.
[All] Good night.
Good night, Arnold. Sleep tight.
Don't let the monkeys
get you in the night.
All right. Bye. [Grunts]
Good night, Willis.
Good night, brother.
[Giggles, Sighing]
[Barks]
[Growls, Barks]
Arnold, quit clowning around.
I'm not clowning, Willis.
I suddenly got
this urge to bark.
I must have rabies.
I told you, you
haven't got rabies.
Your tongue hangs out a lot,
but it's not rabies. I guarantee it.
I hope you're right, Willis.
'Cause if not, it'll
say on my tombstone,
"Here lies Arnold Jackson.
His guarantee ran out."
Well, good night, honey.
Oh, good night, Daddy.
I'm just gonna go
to the kitchen to get a
glass of milk, and then
I'm going off to bed.
Okay. If you need me, call me
down at the tenants' meeting.
The number's right
there on my desk. Okay.
Okay. [Phone Rings]
Hello. Oh, hello, Dr. Padnick.
Oh?
Well, I'm very glad you called.
Yes, thank you.
Good night, Doctor.
What is it, Daddy?
Well, it's more important than ever
that we find the dog that bit Arnold.
Why?
Well, I wouldn't want Arnold to
hear this, because it'll only upset him.
But Dr. Padnick said that when he reported
the dog bite to the department of health,
they told him that there
was a stray dog in this area...
that is suspected
of having rabies.
Oh, no. Poor Arnold.
Oh, that was the best time
I ever had at the doctor's.
No shots, no pills
and two lollipops.
Now I told you
everything would be okay.
Here. You two can have them...
'cause you both were so worried about
me and tried to make me feel better.
And I insist that you take them.
And I won't take no for an answer.
- You keep them.
- Okay!
Now, we still have to find
that dog that bit you, Arnold.
Yeah, you wanna find out if that
dog you saved is okay, right, Arnold?
Yeah, I guess. Let me
go put these suckers away.
I'm laying in a supply in
case we hit hard times.
Uh, later, Arnold.
Right now we have to know
what that dog that bit you looks like.
- Do you think
you can describe it?
- Yeah, it was your usual dog.
Four legs, one tail, two
ears and a wet tongue.
- That's a dog, all right.
- What about the dog's size?
- Was it small, medium or large?
- I don't know.
I was saving his life.
Not buying him a shirt.
Arnold, he couldn't have been too big.
You said you carried him back to the curb.
Yeah, well, he was
pretty heavy though.
I think he had a double chin.
Arnold, could you show us
with your hands how big he was?
Oh, let me see.
Mm.
This is it. This size.
- Are you sure?
- Yeah, 'cause when
I held him like this,
his tail went up my nose.
Arnold, could you be a little
more specific? It's very important.
It's hard to remember, 'cause
everything happened so fast.
Arnold, maybe it would help if you
cleared everything from your mind,
and we help you reconstruct
what actually happened yesterday.
Come on, Arnold, concentrate, and
try to picture the scene in your mind.
Okay.
Are you concentrating?
Well, my right eye is, but my
left eye has a mind of its own.
Concentrate harder, Arnold.
Okay. I'm concentrating.
Not so hard, Arnold. You look
like you're trying to lay an egg.
It feels like it too.
All right. I'm tunin'
in. Ah, I see it now.
- Where are you, Arnold?
- I'm walking down the street,
and I'm stopping in front
of the bakery window.
- What do you see?
- Paradise.
Chocolate éclairs.
Strawberry shortcake.
Not that. Arnold, what
do you see in the street?
In the street I see
a blue convertible,
but I can't remember
the license plate.
The dog, Arnold. Think
about the dog. Got it!
- You do?
- Yes!
The license plate
number was 987YIB.
Arnold, please.
Concentrate on the dog.
Now I'm getting to it.
Now I gotta do this my way.
- Okay. Aha! There he is.
- The dog?
Yes! What kind of a
dog is it? Is it a poodle?
No, it's one of them mixed-up
dogs. You mean a mutt.
Yeah. The kind that looks like
he's been hanging out in a poolroom.
- What color
was the dog, Arnold?
- Well, he was dog color.
Sort of a cross between
my earmuffs and a meat loaf.
Hey, well, that's brownish.
Good job, Arnold. We're looking for
a medium-size, brownish meat loaf...
I mean, mutt.
All right, look, gang.
Here's what we're gonna do.
We're gonna split up, and
everybody's gonna look for the dog...
that Arnold has just described, and we
will meet back here in exactly two hours.
Okay. Me and
Arnold will be a team.
Right. I'll be B.J.
You be the Bear.
And listen. If you come across
a stray dog, don't go near him.
You don't wanna risk being bitten.
Call the pound or call the police... 911.
Well, let's get going. This is
prime time for dog walking.
Right. And we can
walk faster than they do,
because we don't have
to carry pooper-scoopers.
And remember what I
told you kids now. 911.
If you see a stray dog... You
have to look at the color. Right.
Oh, man. Whew!
I'm tired. I looked so
close at those dogs,
I feel like I'm on a first-name
basis with their fleas.
You know what I think, Arnold?
You wouldn't know the dog that
bit you if it came up and bit you.
Well, maybe I wouldn't. But what's
the difference if we don't find the dog?
- There's a big difference.
- Why?
I've already been to the doctor, and he
didn't even shoot me in my rear bumper.
No. Well, not yet.
Would you run that
"not yet" by me again?
- Never mind.
- What do you mean, never mind?
You can't drop a "not yet" on a
person, then hit 'em with a "never mind."
[Sighs] Sit down, Arnold.
Listen, I wasn't supposed
to tell you this, but...
you're not taking
this serious enough.
If we don't find that dog,
you're gonna get a lot of shots.
What you talkin' about, Willis?
I'm talking about Dr. Padnick
giving you 20 shots.
Twenty? There'll be more holes
in my butt than in a golf course.
They won't be in your butt,
Arnold. They'll be in your stomach.
In my stomach? All
the food will leak out.
Well... Well, Arnold, the
shots won't be that bad.
They probably won't even hurt.
Willis, you're pretty
brave with my belly.
Come on, Arnold.
You can handle it.
Oh, no, Willis, I ain't going.
I'll be too busy looking for
a dog. The one that bit you?
No, Greyhound. I'm hopping
a bus and leaving town.
Look, Arnold, you stay here in
case Dad and Kimberly find the dog.
- I'm gonna go look some more.
- Okay, Willis.
Hey, come on, don't
worry. You'll be fine.
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You hear that, Abraham?
Twenty shots in my stomach.
I know. I'm gonna make
sure we find that dog.
If Dad brings any home, I'll just pick
one and say, "That's the dog that bit me."
[Scoffs] Boy, Abraham,
you're lucky you're a fish.
Nobody ever sticks
a needle in you.
They only fry you or bake you.
Willis! Arnold! Are you here?
Hi. Willis is still
out looking. Hi.
Uh-huh. We've found some
dogs for you to look at, Arnold.
- I hope it's one of them.
- Oh, it will be.
I mean, uh, it
could be if it is.
But if it isn't, it won't be.
But, on the other
hand, who knows?
Would you folks mind coming
in now, please? Oh, of course.
Thank you. Hello. Hi, honey.
Arnold, these people were nice
enough to come up here and help us.
Now, do you recognize
any of these dogs?
Well, now, let me see.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
Mm... Aha!
Now then, I think
that this dog...
Oh, I'm afraid I forgot to
get him his rabies shot.
I think this dog isn't the one.
Moving right along.
Uh, sir, you're sure your dog was
loose in this area yesterday, right?
Right, loose. And you
had your rabies shot, right?
Me? No. The dog, yes.
Well, Arnold, what do you think?
Now don't rush
me. I wanna be sure.
Now then, this
one looks familiar.
Let's see. Mm-hmm.
- Yep, this is the dog
that bit me.
- Are you sure?
- Positive.
- Oh, that's great.
My dog couldn't
bite you. Why not?
He's got no teeth.
Well, then that couldn't be him.
[Chuckles] Maybe he gummed me?
Good day, sir. Thank you, sir.
What about this other dog, Arnold?
Let's see. Come on,
boy. Feed-o! Come on.
Oh, let me see.
Mm-hmm.
Now this one looks familiar.
Arnold, is this the one
that bit you yesterday?
Well, now that I take a good look
at him, she sure looks like the one.
I was afraid of that.
My sister walked her yesterday,
and she could have gotten away.
The dog or your sister?
Yep, this is the
dog that bit me.
- Are you positive this time?
- Positive.
Definitely. No doubt about it.
This is the dog that bit me.
Well, then that settles it. I'm
certainly glad we found him.
You said she's had
all her shots. Oh, yes.
Well, thank you very much for
coming up and bringing your dogs.
We appreciate it very much. Sorry
for the inconvenience. That's all right.
I'm sorry. And I think
you have the cutest dogs.
Oh, thank you very much.
Well, I'll just call Dr. Padnick
and tell him everything's all right.
You know, Arnold, we're very
lucky we got him on the first try.
Hey, everybody, I found him.
That's him. That's the little
darling that saved my Sidney.
Uh-oh.
My son saved your dog?
Yes, he did. But he ran
off before I could thank him.
Well, now that's strange. He just
identified another dog that he saved.
Oh, well, she's
got me mixed up...
with another short, black
kid with a winning smile.
No, no, no, it was
you, young man.
And I'm going to
give you a $25 reward.
Twenty-five dollars? I'll have to
add a new wing to my piggy bank.
Wait a minute, Arnold.
You can't accept that reward.
This isn't the dog you saved.
Well, now that I think about it,
maybe it is.
He's got the same breath.
Arnold, you've been sniffing
all those dogs too long.
I think it loosened your brain.
But, Arnold, you had positively
identified that other dog.
Oh, well, that other
dog was an impostor.
He was pretending that
he was the dog I saved.
Now, Arnold,
let's have the truth.
Is this the dog you saved?
Yeah, this is the one.
Then why did you tell
us it was the other one?
Well, because I was afraid
of getting all those 20 shots.
How did you know about that?
I told him, Dad.
Boy, Willis, telling
you a secret...
is like putting it
on the 6:00 news.
I'm sorry I disobeyed
you, Dad. But I
thought Arnold had a
right to know about it.
You know, Willis,
maybe you're right.
Well, you don't have to worry about
Sidney. He's had his rabies shots.
Well, that's a great
relief. [Chuckles]
And I really do wanna
give Arnold his reward.
Oh, Arnold accepts.
Uh, I think Arnold would
rather give the money...
to the shelter for
animals, wouldn't Arnold?
I guess Arnold would.
Give it to some
orphan Chihuahua.
Thank you very much for coming up
and helping us and bringing Sidney.
You're more than welcome.
All right, Sid. It's
time for din-din.
Good night. Good
night and thank you.
I guess I almost made
a big mistake, didn't I?
I guess you did, Arnold.
Rabies is a very
serious disease.
That's nothing to
fool around with.
Mm. I'm sorry.
But you still saved
a dog's life, Arnold.
So you're still a hero.
Well, in that case, let's go out to
lunch and buy me a big hero sandwich.
You got it!
♪ 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 ♪♪
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