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Postcards from Buster

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Postcards from Buster is a children's television series for children aged 6–12, containing both animation and live-action that originally aired on Public Broadcasting Service. It is a spin-off of the Arthur cartoon series. The show stars Arthur's best friend, 8-year-old rabbit Buster Baxter. Inspired by a 2003 episode of Arthur entitled "Postcards from Buster", the television series was produced by Cinar and Marc Brown Studios. It first aired October 11, 2004, on PBS Kids Go!. Buster's interests include eating anything, reading comic books, and playing video games. Buster's personality is that of a fairly intelligent and curious child. He also believes that extraterrestrials are real. Buster's parents are divorced; in this series, Buster is seen with his father, Bo Baxter.

Oct 11, 20044 seasons57 episodesEndedEN

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Daniel Brochu

Buster Baxter (voice)

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Marcel Jeannin

Bo Baxter (voice)

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Ellen David

Bitzi Baxter (voice)

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Robert Naylor

D.W. Read (voice)

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Jodie Resther

Francine Frensky (voice)

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Melissa Altro

Muffy Crosswire (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

42 episodes

Premiered Dec 23, 2003

Season 2

10 episodes

Premiered Nov 27, 2006

Season 3

3 episodes

Premiered Nov 7, 2008

Season 4

2 episodes

Premiered Feb 18, 2012

Episodes

1–6 of 42

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Ep 1

Postcards From Buster

Dec 23, 2003

Arthur's family has set up a trip to the big apple (New York City) they are taking Buster along so Buster can spend time with his dad. So when they get there (NYC) Busters dad is waiting there for Buster. So the next day Arthur ,Busters Dad & Buster aer planing to go to the Point to meet a band that Busters dad is planning on flying but on there way the Point they get lost all over New York. They visited many shops and they walk all over China Town and the Bronx. But later they find there way. Meanwhile DW is so excited about a broadway show and she wants to save money because she got the feeling that the show cost alot. So she starts to save money and other things but she got to the play just fine. But before thay went to the show they had tea in a nice hotel and DW imagned of living at the hotel.

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Ep 2

Meet Me at the Fair (Knox, Indiana)

Oct 11, 2004

Feed the cows, take out the garbage, clean the house, all before breakfast?! That's part of life on the farm for sister and brother Lauren and Nathan. But as they show Buster, there's more to living on a farm than chores-like riding horses, driving tractors, and showing off their pigs at the County Fair!

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Ep 3

A Sense of Direction (Chicago, IL)

Oct 12, 2004

At the Sears Tower, Buster meets Farah, a 10-year-old Muslim girl who tells Buster about wearing hijabs, praying towards Mecca, and shopping at her favorite neighborhood Pakistani shops. Buster is intrigued with how Farah's Muslim parochial school is both different and the same as his own.

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Ep 4

Buster and Beatrice (San Antonio, Texas)

Oct 13, 2004

Buster meets 12-year-old Robert who has been playing Conjunto music on his accordion since he was five with grown ups who share this traditional Mexican-American musical form. In between jam sessions, Buster gets a lesson in real Mexican cooking and learns what makes a perfect taco.

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Ep 5

The Giant Pumpkins (Mt. Hood and Canby, Oregon)

Oct 14, 2004

Near Mt. Hood, Buster meets some regular-sized kids who grow giant pumpkins for competition. He also goes mountain biking, extreme, Oregon-style with siblings Jordan and Ashley.

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Ep 6

Among the Hmong (Madison, Wisconsin)

Oct 15, 2004

At a Southeast Asian festival, Buster meets Diana, Caitlin, and Rosie, who share the same last name and Hmong heritage-AND they all live on the same street! Buster cheers on the girls in a traditional dance competition and joins in on a family barbecue that includes Hmong foods and one of Buster's favorites, hot dogs.

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