Looking for Bonnie

Summary
Famous rock musician Dean Lomax visits Elwood City and calls on George's dad to fix his equally famous guitar, named Bonnie. Legend says that Bonnie is magical, and Buster and George are convinced that just one strum will give them special powers.

Characters

 * George Lundgren
 * Buster Baxter
 * Neal Lundgren
 * Dean Lomax
 * Bonnie (guitar)
 * Arthur Read
 * Wally
 * Francine Frensky (fantasy)
 * Prunella Deegan (fantasy)
 * Yertzel (fantasy)
 * Yertzel's mother (fantasy)
 * D.W. Read (fantasy)
 * Molly MacDonald (fantasy)

Songs

 * "I'd Play this Tree to Grow"
 * "People All Over the World"
 * "Buster and Yertzel's song"
 * "I Found Magic in the Music"

Trivia

 * Dean Lomax traveled from the Mojave Desert to the East Coast, and he says they will be there to night fall meaning. He either takes a day to travel from the southwestern U.S. to Elwood City or he was speeding most of the way.

Production notes

 * This is the last episode where Samantha Reynolds voices George. Eleanor Noble, who had voiced George from Seasons 9-11, would take back over from Reynolds starting with Season 14.

Episode connections

 * Buster's line “Aliens from outer space, land, but not on me” likely refers to Buster's story in the “The Contest” in which a UFO does land on him.
 * George had another musical fantasy in “Big Horns George.” In the same episode, Mr. Lundgren made a guitar for him.
 * Arthur, Buster and George play marbles, which is a major plot point in "Arthur Loses His Marbles."

Cultural references

 * Dean quotes ’s poem The Voice of the Rain. ("And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower.")