Buster's Special Delivery/Transcript

Arthur Read: Have you ever noticed how people who are really good at something make it look so easy? I even have trouble skating backwards. (screaming) Agh!

Skater: A few more hours of practice and you'll get it.

Arthur: It's very important not to give up on something you love to do. (voice-over) For instance take the Wright brothers. They've failed so many times before they succeeded, but they kept trying, and they kept on crashing. It wasn't easy making the first successful airplane flight ever.

(Back at the skating rink)

Arthur: Sometimes it takes a lot of work before you can make it look easy.

D.W. Read: I wouldn't say you made it look easy.

Arthur: Whoa! Ouch! Stop showing off, D.W.!

(Buzzer)

(Title card)

BUSTER'S SPECIAL DELIVERY

Written by: Cusi Cram --- Storyboard by: Elie Klimos

Francine Frensky: (V.O.) Buster's Special Delivery.

(We now return to the story)

Mr. Haney: May I have everyone's attention please? There's a new volunteer job available to a qualified 3rd grader.

Buster: Does volunteer mean you don't get paid?

Mr. Haney: Ms Tingley will no longer be delivering the faculty mail we would like to have a student take over this responsibility it will be a rotating job so that everyone who's really interested has a chance to try it out.

Buster: Who would want to do that?

Mr. Haney: Well unfortunately the job will require one of you missing ten minutes of homeroom every morning now who would like to be our first student mail carrier?

Buster: Me pick me I love mail.

Mr. Haney: Alright Muffy which skills do you possess that would make you qualified to be our first student mail career?

Muffy: Well as you can see in my resume and my references Mr. Haney I have extensive experience opening the mail I subscribe to ten magazines in at least 50 catalogs.

Mr. Haney: Okay George what are the three adjectives that describe the real you?

George: Uh I'm quiet shy and afraid of beetles.

Mr. Haney: Arthur why would you be interested in being the first student mail carrier?

Arthur: Because I'm organized punctual and I think that I could do a pretty good job too.

Mr. Haney: So you think you could? Alright Buster why do you want to be interested in being our first student mail carrier?

Buster: Let me talk about mail Mr. Haney, mail and I me and mail and you want to know what the most important day of my life was?

Mr. Haney: No but.

Buster: The day that I got my very first letter actually it was a coupon for a manicure and I didn't really know what that was but I was so touched.

Mr. Haney: I never knew how strongly you felt about mail Buster so I'm making you the first official student mail carrier.

Buster: Oh thanks Mr. Haney.

Mr. Haney: This is a wonderful opportunity for you to take on some responsibility. Buster?

Ms. Tingley: Alright Buster I've broken this job down into three easy steps.

Buster: So Mr. Haney really meant what he said about me missing 10 minutes of homeroom every morning?

Ms. Tingley: Yes now the three steps are stacking it alphabetizing it and delivering it to the right faculty mailbox.

Buster: And that hat is really mine?

Ms. Tingley: Yes but if you forget one of the steps just think sad that's short for stacking alphabetizing and delivering.

Buster: Hi Mr. Higgins.

Mr. Higgins: Hi Buster what's that you're wearing on your head?

Buster: It's a student mail carriers cap. It's my new job at school.

Mr. Higgins: Congratulations Buster that's quite an honor.

Buster: Wow you did that really fast.

Mr. Higgins: Yep I make it look easy but it takes hard work and dedication.

Buster: It seemed pretty easy when Ms. Tingley was showing me this afternoon.

Mr. Higgins: Are you aware of a huge responsibility that comes with being a mail carrier?

Buster: Well kind of I know it comes with a hat.

Mr. Higgins: Can I impart some words of wisdom to you? From one mail carrier to another?

Buster: Why sure.

Mr. Higgins: This is the creed we all live by neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Buster: What does that mean?

Mr. Higgins: It means that nothing stops us from delivering the mail.

Buster: Snow heat gloom? Whew it sure is hot thank God this street is done well on to the next one oh what's a little rain and gloom? I've got mail to deliver. What noooooo.

Mr. Haney: Buster it's about time for you to return to your homeroom.

Buster: But Mr. Haney I can't go back until the job is done.

Mr. Haney: Well I appreciate your commitment but you need to pick up the pace a little.

Buster: Oh right okay I've got to work faster just be swift.