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'''Postcards from Buster''' is a spin-off of ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]''. Inspired by a 2003 ''Arthur'' episode called "[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]", it was produced by Cinar (now [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]]) and [[Marc Brown Studios]]. | '''''Postcards from Buster''''' is a spin-off of ''[[Arthur (TV series)|Arthur]]''. Inspired by a 2003 ''Arthur'' episode called "[[Postcards from Buster (episode)|Postcards from Buster]]", it was produced by Cinar (now [[Cookie Jar Entertainment]]) and [[Marc Brown Studios]]. | ||
The series premiered on October 11, 2004 during the new [[PBS Kids Go!|PBS KIDS GO!]] block on PBS.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040820064750/http://pbskids.org/buster/</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040922001537/http://pbskids.org/go/</ref> A second season began in November 2006 and a third in November 2008.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20081209022627/http://pbskids.org/arthur/promo/sneak/index.html</ref> The series went through a hiatus between 2008 and 2012. In February 2012, two new episodes were released online and are still available on streaming services, but they are not known to have ever aired on television, as most local PBS stations had already stopped airing the show. The show has ceased production since. | The series premiered on October 11, 2004 during the new [[PBS Kids Go!|PBS KIDS GO!]] block on PBS.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040820064750/http://pbskids.org/buster/</ref><ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20040922001537/http://pbskids.org/go/</ref> A second season began in November 2006 and a third in November 2008.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20081209022627/http://pbskids.org/arthur/promo/sneak/index.html</ref> The series went through a hiatus between 2008 and 2012. In February 2012, two new episodes were released online and are still available on streaming services, but they are not known to have ever aired on television, as most local PBS stations had already stopped airing the show. The show has ceased production since. | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The series centers on [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] traveling to various places around | The series centers on [[Buster Baxter|Buster]] traveling to various places around [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North America], usually in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] but also in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean Caribbean], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada Canada], and other places, with [[Bo Baxter|his father]], who is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/aviator pilot] for a [[Los Viajeros|group of musicians]]. This was during the time in the ''Arthur'' series when he left [[Elwood City]] for some time to travel with his dad. In each episode, he meets children in the location, who show him aspects of their family's lives and local culture. The sequences with him are animated, while the portions featuring the children are live action (viewed from the viewpoint of his video camera). After each trip, he sends Arthur a "video postcard" videotape summarizing what he's done and who he's met in each location. The children and their families that are presented on the series are meant to be multicultural and diverse, and range from a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormon Mormon] family in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah Utah] to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mestizo Mestizo] family in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas Texas]. | ||
==Thanksgiving Special== | ==Thanksgiving Special== | ||
''[[Arthur and Buster Thanksgiving Spectacular]]'' aired on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005. It featured several ''Arthur'' stories and two complete episodes of ''Postcards from Buster'', as well as interstitial postcard segments from the latter, segments with kids from the show | ''[[Arthur and Buster Thanksgiving Spectacular]]'' aired on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2005. It featured several ''Arthur'' stories and two complete episodes of ''Postcards from Buster'', as well as interstitial postcard segments from the latter, segments with kids from the show [[Zoom]] and a small additional factoid regarding Arthur and Buster. The ''Arthur'' stories shown were: "[[Buster's Green Thumb]]", "[[Dad's Dessert Dilemma]]", "[[Thanks a Lot, Binky]]" and "[[The Ballad of Buster Baxter]]". The ''Postcards from Buster'' episodes shown were: "[[Best Friends]]" and "[[Among the Hmong]]". At the end, a secret password for a new game at the official [[PBS Kids]] ''Arthur'' website was revealed. | ||
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==DVD releases== | ==DVD releases== | ||
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On October 12, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD in Region 1. For some unknown reason, the cover art for it states that this is "the complete series", when in fact it is not as there are 13 more episodes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Buster#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> | On October 12, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released the complete first season on DVD in Region 1. For some unknown reason, the cover art for it states that this is "the complete series", when in fact it is not as there are 13 more episodes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcards_from_Buster#cite_note-4 [5]]</sup> | ||
==Seasons== | ==Seasons== | ||
*[[Season 1 (Postcards from Buster)|Season 1]] | *[[Season 1 (Postcards from Buster)|Season 1]] | ||
*[[Season 2 (Postcards from Buster)|Season 2]] | *[[Season 2 (Postcards from Buster)|Season 2]] | ||
*[[Season 3 (Postcards from Buster)|Season 3]] | *[[Season 3 (Postcards from Buster)|Season 3]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20171223231915/http://pbskids.org/buster/ Archived web page from PBS Kids] (live link now redirects to ''Arthur'' page) | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20171223231915/http://pbskids.org/buster/ Archived web page from PBS Kids] (live link now redirects to ''Arthur'' page) | ||
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