The Ballad of Buster Baxter

Summary
Buster has returned to Elwood City. He's surprised by how much has changed and feels left out because of the things he didn't get to experience while he was away.

Plot
The show begins with Arthur and Buster playing checkers when the Brain arrives and they play checkers with Buster watching. The next day, Buster was surprised that Arthur and the Brain are remaking their spin-off series. So he suggests pirates on dinosaurs, but it backfires. Later, Buster was at the movies when he saw Arthur and his friends. He was disappointed. Buster felt more left out. So his friends decide to give him a party, but forgot to invite Buster. So they invite Buster. Buster felt happy, and the episode ends.

Characters

 * Buster
 * Arthur
 * Binky
 * Francine
 * Muffy
 * Brain
 * Art Garfunkel
 * Bitzi

Trivia

 * This episode features extra parts to the song "The Ballad of Buster Baxter." The previously mentioned song is available on the album Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape).

Episode connections

 * The key that Buster found is the same one from Finders Key-pers.
 * The kids practice square dancing like in "Arthur and the Square Dance".
 * Buster sees a bag of the cookies from "How the Cookie Crumbles".

Production Notes

 * This is the first episode to use the Magnifying Glass as a title card.

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