George Blows His Top

"George Blows His Top"
Season/Series:	9
Original Airdate:	December 28, 2004
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'George Blows His Top' is the second half of the 2nd episode of Season 9. It first aired on December 28, 2004 with Francine's Big Top Trouble.

Summary

George becomes increasingly annoyed when Buster begins to take advantage of his kindness.

Plot

George sits on his porch with a tape recorder and microphone. He speaks into the microphone saying how he sometimes feels like Buster's taking advantage of him and how it makes him feel kind of mad he plays the tape back and thinks he sounds whiny. Buster pulls up on his bicycle and George tries to hide the tape recorder behind him, but Buster sees it, and asks if he can see it. George hands it to Buster and Buster starts singing his "Baxter Day" song into the mike Buster asks if he can borrow it sometime and George was about to say no, but then he agreed. Buster seems surprised that George is letting him take it -- he figured he wasn't going to be loaned the equipment now... but he loads it into his backpack Buster doesn't notice George is sad. Buster beams a big smile and rides off.

Back in his room, George imagines he'll eventually give Buster everything he has even Wally. George stops imagining as he hears from below Buster at the door asking George's Mom if George is at home George and Wally look out the window to see Buster down there, and the two of them duck down hoping Buster hasn't seen them. They think about climbing out the window to escape but decide that's a bad idea George and Wally see Buster has his backpack and figure he's here to take Wally away. George blocks the door with a chair pushed up against the handle. Buster knocks on the door he wants to talk. George lets him in, and hands Wally to Buster, saying "try not to lose him" but Buster isn't here for Wally. Buster came to give George his stuff back.

Buster unpacks George's stuff and Buster plays the tape on the tape recorder for George. We hear Buster apologizing for borrowing all George's stuff, saying that he didn't know how it would make George feel bad. If he'd have known, he wouldn't have done it. Then he says on the tape that George is a good friend. George realizes that Buster must have heard what George had recorded on the tape. Buster says he had. No hard feelings though. The two shake hands, and Buster asks George for a favor. But it's not another loan of something! Buster says that in future, George should tell him if something is bothering him it will save a lot of time. George asks if Buster still wants to go to Muffy's to play Virtual Goose. Buster does. George says he'll meet him downstairs. Buster leaves, and George puts Wally in the closet. As he does so, Wally comments that Buster isn't such a bad guy, and wants to know if he can borrow the stuff Buster returned, like the pencil, which Wally wants to use to clean his ears out with George isn't going to make any trades right now though. he closes the door on the closet.