[Bright music plays]

A person says, WHEE!

Text reads, tvokids + Apartmnet 11 Productions, Original.

[Giggling]

A boy with brown hair wears a black shirt at a dinner table.

A narrator says, MEET ARTHUR.

[Giggling]

Arthur carries a baseball bat onto a baseball field.

The narrator says, HE LOVES TO PLAY CUBA'S
FAVOURITE GAME.
HE LIKES CATCHING PIKE IN THE
ST-LAWRENCE RIVER.

Beside a river, Arthur says, IT WAS THIS BIG.

He holds his hands apart.

The narrator says, AND HE HAS THE COOLEST
SPORTS ROOM ON THE BLOCK.

Indoors, Arthur plays floor hockey with two other boys. Arthur scores on the one playing goalie.

[Cheering]

The narrator says, LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE READY.
LET'S GO!

[Upbeat music plays]

An animated sun waves. Over colourful art on a brick wall are different pictures of children. Under the animated sun, text reads, Sunny’s Quest.

On a bleacher, Arthur says, HELLO, HOLA,
MY NAME IS ARTHUR.
I AM 11 YEARS OLD.
I LIVE IN SAINT JULIE, QUEBEC.
MY MOM IS FRENCH CANADIAN AND MY
DAD IS AFRO-CUBAN.

Saint-Julie is marked on a map. A dotted line connects Saint-Julie to Cuba, which is then marked on the map.

Arthur says, WHICH MAKES ME A PROUD
AFRO-CUBAN CANADIAN.

Indoors, Arthur holds a globe ball.

He says, THIS IS AFRICA…

He points to Africa on the globe. Africa is shown on the map.

Arthur says, …AND HERE IS CUBA.

Cuba is shown on the map.

Arthur says, MY DAD'S ANCESTORS
CAME FROM AFRICA.
LOTS OF PEOPLE IN CUBA CAME FROM
AFRICA BECAUSE THEY WERE BROUGHT
OVER AS SLAVES.

A flag is displayed.

Arthur says, THIS IS THE CUBAN FLAG.
THE STAR IS A SYMBOL THAT MEANS
INDEPENDENCE.

Players walk into the baseball field.

Arthur says, THE CUBANS LOVE TO PLAY BASEBALL
AND I LOVE TO PLAY BASEBALL WITH
MY FRIENDS.
THIS IS MY FRIENDS WILLIAM.

William smiles and waves from his seat beside Arthur.

He says, HI.

Arthur says, ELOI.

Eloi leans past William and waves.

He says, HI.

Arthur says, GABRIEL.

Gabriel leans past Eloi and waves.

He says, HI.

Arthur says, AND MY COACH GUILLAUME.

Guillaume leans past the friends and waves.

He says, HI.

Arthur says, BASEBALL STARTED IN AMERICA BUT
THE CUBANS HAVE BEEN PLAYING IT
FOR 150 YEARS.
JUST LIKE ME IT'S PART OF MY
CUBAN HERITAGE.

He stands at the field’s home plate.

Arthur says, I AM BORN WITH A CONDITION
CALLED CEREBRAL PALSY.

He swings his baseball bat and hits a ball.

He says, BUT THAT
DOESN'T STOP ME FROM PLAYING
MANY SPORTS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO KEEP
PRACTISING.
DON'T GIVE UP.

Arthur runs across the bases.

He says, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR 8 YEARS
SO I'VE GOTTEN PRETTY GOOD.

Arthur catches a ball.

He says, MY FAVOURITE POSITIONS ARE FIRST
BASE AND PITCHER.

Arthur pitches a ball. At home plate, he repeatedly hits pitches.

[Chimes]

Arthur stands outside a house.

He says, THIS IS WHERE I LIVE WITH MY
MOM.
COME IN AND CHECK OUT MY ROOM.

In a timelapse, Arthur runs inside. He walks into a bedroom to a dresser with trophies.

Arthur says, THESE ARE MY SPORTS TROPHIES.
I WON THIS TROPHY AT THE AGE OF
9 YEARS OLD.
IT IS MY FAVOURITE TROPHY AND
THIS IS MY FIRST MEDAL.

He holds up a medal that reads, rally cap. Arthur grabs a picture frame.

He says, THIS IS ME AT THE SHRINER'S
HOSPITAL.
THAT'S WHERE THE DOCTOR'S TREAT
ME FOR MY CONDITION.
THEY'RE AMAZING.

Arthur points to a bookcase.

He says, I HAVE A LOT OF BOOKS.
THESE ARE MY SCIENCE BOOKS.

Arthur stands by a telescope.

He says, THIS IS MY TELESCOPE TO LOOK AT
STARS BECAUSE I LOVE LOOKING AT
THEM.
MARS IS AT THE RIGHT OF THE
EARTH.
I LIKE SATURN TOO BECAUSE THEY
HAVE BIG RINGS.
IT'S VERY BEAUTIFUL.

A person says, ARTHUR, YOUR
FRIENDS ARE HERE.

Arthur says, OH COOL.

In an Arthur Cam, Arthur says, MY FRIENDS THINK MY HOUSE IS
VERY COOL BECAUSE WE HAVE A ROOM
ONLY FOR THE SPORTS.

Arthur plays ping pong with one of his friends. In the Arthur Cam, they play floor hockey. Arthur scores a goal on his friend playing goalie.

[Cheering]

The friends stumble onto the floor.

[Laughing]

Arthur smiles.

[Chimes]

Arthur opens a bird cage.

He says, THIS IS MY BIRD JAZZ.

He reaches into the cage.

Arthur says, HELLO.
COME, COME, COME.

Jazz walks across a rope in his cage.

Arthur says, HE'S 7 YEARS OLD.
HE LIKES THE CHEESE AND HE LIKES
THE BIRD FOOD.

Jazz pecks at Arthur’s hand.

Arthur says, HE LIKES TO FLY AROUND.
IN THE NIGHT HE STAYS IN HIS
CAGE FOR SLEEPING.

In the cage, Jazz’s eyes close. Arthur stands by another cage.

He says, AND I HAVE 2 GUINEA PIGS.
THIS IS BOB AND HERE IS ALVIN.

Arthur greets Bob and Alvin.

He says, BOB AND ALVIN ARE BROTHERS.

Arthur stands in a kitchen wearing with a bald man. They both wear aprons.

Arthur says, AND NOW WE ARE COOKING
A CUBAN DISH.
WE DO MOJO WITH GREEN ONION,
ONION, BAY LEAF, OIL AND
VINEGAR.

He adds various ingredients to a bowl.

The man speaks in French.

Text reads, AND?

Arthur says, AND GARLIC.

The man says, SUPER.

An arrow points to a container of garlic. Arthur smells the ingredients in the bowl.

He says, IT SMELLS GOOD.

He mixes the ingredients together with his hands.

He says, IT'S PORK.
WE MARINADE IT FIRST AND
THEN WE COOK IT.

Arthur and the man cook the pork in a pan. Arthur places the finished meal on a table.

The man says, BUEN PROVECHO.

Arthur says, THAT MEANS,
BON APPÉTIT.

He takes a bite of pork.

He says, IT'S SO GOOD.

Arthur gives a thumbs up. The animated sun appears and smiles.

[Arthur giggling]

At the table when it is cleared, Arthur lays out dominos. He picks one up.

He says, THIS IS THE CUBAN DOMINOES.
WE PLAY DOMINOES WITH MY DAD'S
FRIENDS SYLVIE.

Sylvie has long brown hair.

He says, HELLO.

Arthur says, AND JEAN-RENÉ.

Jean-René has short grey hair and glasses.

He says, HELLO.

Arthur stands his dominos up horizontally.

He says, THE DOTS ON THE TILES GO UP TO
9.
YOU HAVE TO MATCH THE DOTS WHEN
YOU PUT THE TILES DOWN.
IT MAKES ME PROUD TO PLAY GAMES
LIKE THIS FROM MY CUBAN
HERITAGE.

Arthur smiles as he plays dominos.

Sylvie says, YOU'RE GETTING TOO GOOD.

Arthur says, THANK YOU!

Outside, he wears a blue winter coat.

He says, ME GUSTA PRESCAR.
THAT MEANS, IN SPANISH,
I LIKE FISHING.

Arthur’s dad, the bald man, opens the back of a car.

Arthur says, MY DAD'S FROM CUBA SO
WE SPEAK SPANISH.

He grabs a tackle box and pulls on a toque.

His dad says, VAMOS.

Arthur says, THAT MEANS,
LET’S GO.

He walks to a river with his dad. He wears a life vest as he casts a fishing line.

Arthur says, SOMETIMES WE CAUGHT FISHES AND
SOMETIMES WE DON'T BUT IT'S
OKAY.
WE STILL HAVE FUN.
FISHING IS A BIT LIKE PLAYING
BASEBALL SO I AM GOOD AT
CASTING.

He casts another line.

He says, THE BIGGEST FISH I CAUGHT IS A
BLACK BASS.
IT WAS THIS BIG AND I WAS VERY
PROUD TO CAUGHT THIS FISH.
ALWAYS BE CAREFUL NEAR THE
WATER.

Arthur’s dad fishes beside him wearing a life vest.

On a couch, Arthur says, MY ROLE MODEL ARE WOODY
BELFORT.

A video plays of Woody Belfort rock climbing in a wheelchair.

Arthur says, HE PLAYED WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL
AND HE HAS CEREBRAL PALSY LIKE
ME.

[Cheerful music plays]

The animated sun bursts out of a gift box and blows a party horn. Text reads, Sunny’s Surprise!

A woman with curly brown hair says, I'M ARTHUR'S MOM AND I'M SO
PROUD OF WHAT ARTHUR
ACCOMPLISHED WITH HIS CONDITION
SO I'M SURE HE'LL BE SO HAPPY TO
RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.

Arthur plays a video on a tablet.

A person says, HEY,
IT'S WOODY BELFORT.
I JUST WANNA SAY I'M
SO, SO, PROUD OF YOU.

In the video, Woody has short black hair and glasses. He has a neatly trimmed beard and wears a black shirt.

He says, WHEN I LEARNED THAT YOU PLAY
SPORTS DESPITE YOUR DISABILITY
IT PROVES TO ME THAT YOU LIKE TO
HAVE FUN AND YOU LIKE TO PUSH
YOURSELF AND THAT MAKES ME SO
PROUD.

Arthur says, THIS VIDEO MADE ME SO HAPPY AND
GAVE ME LOTS OF CONFIDENCE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH WOODY.

Arthur stands on the baseball field with his coach and friends.

He says, IT WAS FUN TO SHOW YOU AROUND
SAINT JULIE.

He, his coach and friends say, BYE.

They, and the animated sun wave.

[Cheerful music plays]

End credits.

Narrator Catherine Verdon.
Producer Sabine Daniel.
Written and Directed by Leo Singer, Sabine Daniel.

An Apartment 11 production.

Produced in association with tvokids.

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A person says, WHEE!

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[Giggling]

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