Everyone is born.
But not everyone is born the same.
Some will grow to be butchers,
or bakers or candlestick makers.
Some will only be good
at making Jell-O salad.
But every human being is unique,
for better or for worse.
Most parents think their children
are the most beautiful things alive.
- Others are less emotional.
- What a waste of time.
- $9.25 for a bar of soap!
- I had to take a shower.
$5,000! I'm not paying it!
They can't repossess the kid!
- There's no way out.
- Make a U-turn.
Harry!
Harry and Zinnia Wormwood
lived in a very nice neighborhood.
But they were not nice people.
Get out of the street, you dodos!
The Wormwoods were so busy,
they forgot they had a daughter.
If they had paid her any attention,
they'd have seen she was special.
Oh, my gosh! Matilda!
Now look what you did!
You're supposed to eat the spinach!
Babies...
You're better off raising tomatoes!
At two, Matilda had already
learned how to take care of herself.
As time went by,
she developed a sense of style.
Every morning,
Matilda's brother went to school.
Her father went to work.
selling used cars for unfair prices.
- Her mother took off to play Bingo.
- Soup's on the stove...
Matilda was left alone.
That was how she liked it.

Everyone is born. But not everyone is born the same. Some will grow to be butchers, or bakers or candlestick makers. Some will only be good at making Jell-O salad. But every human being is unique, for better or for worse. Most parents think their children are the most beautiful things alive. - Others are less emotional. - What a waste of time. - $9.25 for a bar of soap! - I had to take a shower. $5,000! I'm not paying it! They can't repossess the kid! - There's no way out. - Make a U-turn. Harry! Harry and Zinnia Wormwood lived in a very nice neighborhood. But they were not nice people. Get out of the street, you dodos! The Wormwoods were so busy, they forgot they had a daughter. If they had paid her any attention, they'd have seen she was special. Oh, my gosh! Matilda! Now look what you did! You're supposed to eat the spinach! Babies... You're better off raising tomatoes! At two, Matilda had already learned how to take care of herself. As time went by, she developed a sense of style. Every morning, Matilda's brother went to school. Her father went to work. selling used cars for unfair prices. - Her mother took off to play Bingo. - Soup's on the stove... Matilda was left alone. That was how she liked it.