The Substitute Arthur

Summary
With Arthur out of town, Buster is on the hunt for a new best friend. Problem is, Buster only wants to play games HIS way. Will Buster learn to compromise? Or is he destined to play alone?

Characters

 * Arthur Read
 * Buster Baxter
 * Fern Walters
 * George Lundgren
 * David Read
 * Ladonna Compson
 * Madison Compson
 * "Teenage Male Aardvark (Dear Adil)"
 * Maria
 * Francine Frensky

Episode connections

 * Arthur mentions the Buster's Trip with his dad, which started in "Arthur's Faraway Friend".
 * The title for the official preview clip on YouTube is "Buster's Faraway Friend".
 * When Buster imagines everything being gloomy, it resembles what D.W. thought life would be like without Mary Moo Cow in "The Last of Mary Moo Cow".
 * At the swimming pool, Buster wears his swimming cap, which he first wore in "".
 * Buster mentions he was thinking of inventing a "Mud Sled", which Binky had already completely built in "The Short, Quick Summer".
 * On the TV, the show Buster was watching was "Turbo Troopers", which is similar to the Terrific Turbo-Trooper Toy T-Bot Team from "Attack of the Turbo Tibbles".