D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose

Summary
D.W. and Bud can't wait to ride "The Buzzard", Wonder World's newest rollercoaster. Will they make it past the persnickety ticket taker...or will they come up short?

Plot
Arthur talks about some times D.W. has thought of strange schemes to get what the wants, such as selling tissues for money and pretending to be French so her parents will take her to France. As Arthur observes D.W. and Bud playing as pirates in the backyard, he says that her plans have gotten even stranger since she met Bud.

D.W. & Bud's Higher Purpose

While walking to Wonderworld]], Arthur and Ladonna are excited about a ride called The Buzzard. When D.W. and Bud get their ride tickets, they ask David to take them on The Buzzard. While walking to the ride, D.W. and Bud make a promise to go on the ride and not chicken out.

Major

 * D.W. Read
 * Bud Compson

Minor

 * David Read
 * Ticket taker
 * Arthur Read
 * Ladonna Compson
 * Emily
 * James MacDonald
 * Rapty
 * Nadine Flumberghast
 * Ed Crosswire
 * Francis Haney

Cameo

 * Marie-Hélène
 * Big Kid 2
 * Nancy
 * Slink
 * Mr. Bevel
 * Rattles
 * Helen
 * Mrs. Barnes
 * Big Kid 1
 * Phil
 * Mr. Morris
 * 3rd Grade Female Bear (Number 3)
 * Mr. Armstrong
 * Madison Compson
 * 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 5)
 * Ramón Molina
 * Steve
 * Maria Pappas
 * Chip Crosswire
 * Catherine Frensky
 * Lucy's mother
 * Molly MacDonald
 * Slink
 * Prunella Deegan
 * Brain
 * Sue Ellen Armstrong
 * Bailey

Trivia

 * Bud's middle name is revealed to be Tucker.

Episode connections

 * The Hurl-A-Whirl from "D.W.'s Imaginary Friend" is mentioned.

Errors

 * Big Kid 2 is seen in the line at the same time he is on the roller coaster.
 * The title card spells D.W.'s name without periods.
 * Its possible they wrote the periods and scribbled them out.
 * That means D.W.s name is incomplete

Production notes

 * This episode was first announced in May 2014 when a fan sent and email to 9 Story Entertainment, asking for Season 18 episode titles, and received four of them.