Meet Me at the Fair

Summary
Buster goes to a farm and learns the major chores Lauren and Nathan have to do every day which include feeding the cows, taking out the garbage, and cleaning the house. He also learns that some of them include riding horses, driving forklift tractors, and showing their pigs off when the County Fair is in town.

Major

 * Buster Baxter
 * Lauren Jernas
 * Nathan Jernas

Minor

 * Bo Baxter
 * Carlos Velasquez
 * Mora Velasquez
 * Larry Jernas
 * Mrs. Jernas
 * Francine (pig)
 * Penny
 * Daniel Daniel
 * Alan Selvidge
 * Jerry Hoffman
 * Jim McAllister
 * Stub
 * Bea

Mentioned characters

 * Francine Frensky

Trivia

 * Within the continuity of the show, Buster's mom went to college with Mrs. Jernas. It's unknown if Mrs. Jernas went to college in real life.
 * Buster refers to his friend Francine when Lauren shows her pig also named Francine.
 * Nathan states that the old car in the barn is a 1949 Plymouth, but it is in fact a 1941.
 * All of the family look up at the cameraman, instead of down at where Buster would be.
 * This episode was adapted into book by Marc Brown as Buster on the Farm in 2005.

Episode connections

 * Bo mentions that Buster had discovered a comet, which happened in "The Boy Who Cried Comet".

Production notes

 * Although this episode aired in 2004, it was actually filmed at least a year before in 2003 (the same year the original Arthur episode aired) due to the year that's shown on the award Nathan gets.
 * After the Jernas family had been scouted, Deep Fried Pickle Project were chosen to appear in the episode after Natatcha Estebanez, WGBH series producer, saw them perform at the Box Factory in Indiana.

Songs

 * "Meet Me at the Fair"

Home video
DVD: VHS:
 * Buster's Outdoor Journeys
 * Postcards From Buster: The Complete Series
 * Buster's Outdoor Journeys