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|writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | |writers = [[Peter K. Hirsch]] | ||
|idea = [[Catherine Lieuwen]] | |idea = [[Catherine Lieuwen]] | ||
|storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]|number = 4A|titlecard = Buster's Green Thumb title card.jpg|us = December | |storyboarders = [[Jeremy O'Neill]]|number = 4A|titlecard = Buster's Green Thumb title card.jpg|us = December 23, 2004}}{{EpisodeHeader|1|4|9}} | ||
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
''Buster discovers gardening, composting, and the thrill of having fresh veggies to give away.''<ref | ''Buster discovers gardening, composting, and the thrill of having fresh veggies to give away.''<ref>http://www.ket.org/episode/ARUR%20%20000904/</ref> | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
In Buster’s food collection various old bits of food are quarreling when Mrs. Baxter enters. | |||
Title Card | |||
Mrs. Baxter throws the old food in the trash (“When I can smell it, it goes in the trash”) and tells Buster to take it to Mr. Langley at the community garden as compost. | |||
Mr. Langley is an older man who talks like a drill sergeant. He tells Buster to check the trash for man made things like bottle caps before putting it on the compost. He also gives Buster fresh tomatoes to give to his mom. | |||
Buster brings tomatoes not just to his mom, but also to Arthur, Mr. Ratburn and Brain. All agree that they are the best tomatoes they have ever tasted. Muffy offers Buster to start a business selling tomato products. | |||
That night Buster has a dream in which he is a Santa-like superhero (“Captain Pomodoro”) bringing tomatoes to hungry children (Arthur and Brain). | |||
The next morning Buster gets more tomatoes from the community garden and Mr. Langley chews him out for taking too many. Buster decides not to go there anymore so Arthur suggests growing his own tomato plant. | |||
Buster buys a tomato plant, which he names Tom, and plants it in the garden behind the Baxters’ condo. After five days the plant appears to have died, so Buster takes the plant to Mr. Langley who diagnoses hornworms and over-watering but believes the plant is still alive. Together they plant it in the community garden and they become friends. | |||
At the pool Muffy asks for more tomatoes for her business. She has already sold a bottle of tomato suntan lotion to Emily (who seems less than thrilled). Buster tells her that tomatoes need time to grow and asks his friends for a favor. | |||
A few days later Buster’s friends and Mr. Ratburn are tending the community garden under the command of Mr. Langley. They have pasta with homemade tomato sauce and garlic bread. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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*[[Beulah McInnerny]] | *[[Beulah McInnerny]] | ||
*[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]] | *[[3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)]] | ||
*[[Jessica | *[[Jessica Simmons|Jessica]] | ||
*[[Jane Read]] | *[[Jane Read]] | ||
*[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4)]] | *[[Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4)]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*First appearance of the [[Community Gardens]]. | *First appearance of the [[Community Gardens]]. | ||
* | *'''Timeline:''' The banana mentions being part of Buster's collection since [[Baxter Day]], which was celebrated in ''[[Arthur's Perfect Christmas]]''. | ||
===Episode Connections=== | |||
*Ray (the pizza slice kept in Buster's collection) might've been part of the same pizza previously seen in ''[[Castles in the Sky]]''. | |||
*Captain Pomodoro is mistaken for Buster's other alter egos "Cat Saver" and "Piano Tamer" from ''[[Buster Baxter, Cat Saver (episode)|Buster Baxter, Cat Saver]]''. | |||
===Cultural references=== | ===Cultural references=== | ||
* ''Pomodoro'' is Italian for "tomato". Ragù is an Italian meat-based sauce which may contain tomatoes. Plum, Cherry, Beefsteak, Vine-Ripe, Heirloom and Jersey are various kinds of tomatoes. | |||
*Fritz's tomato plants were named Douglas, George, Dwight and Mamie. These are likely references to {{W|Douglas MacArthur}}, {{W|George Marshall}}, {{W|Dwight D. Eisenhower}} and {{W|Mamie Eisenhower}}. | *Fritz's tomato plants were named Douglas, George, Dwight and Mamie. These are likely references to {{W|Douglas MacArthur}}, {{W|George Marshall}}, {{W|Dwight D. Eisenhower}} and {{W|Mamie Eisenhower}}. | ||
===Errors=== | |||
*When Buster buys a tomato plant, there are a couple of young green fruits growing on the plant, but when the plant dies, Buster says "It's been five days and there isn't even a sign of a tomato." | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
{{Main|Buster's Green Thumb/Gallery}} | |||
Buster's Green Thumb | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Season 9 episodes]] | [[Category:Season 9 episodes]] | ||
[[Category:Episode pages without home video]] | [[Category:Episode pages without home video]] | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Arthur episodes]] | [[Category:Arthur episodes]] | ||
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[[Category:2004]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 30 June 2022
| "Buster's Green Thumb" | |
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| Season/Series: | 9 |
| Number in season: | 4A |
| Original Airdate: |  December 23, 2004 |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Peter K. Hirsch |
| Idea by: | Catherine Lieuwen |
| Storyboard by: | Jeremy O'Neill |
| Episodes | |
| Previous "The Law of the Jungle Gym" |
Next "My Fair Tommy" |
| Read transcript | |
Summary[edit]
Buster discovers gardening, composting, and the thrill of having fresh veggies to give away.[1]
Plot[edit]
In Buster’s food collection various old bits of food are quarreling when Mrs. Baxter enters.
Title Card
Mrs. Baxter throws the old food in the trash (“When I can smell it, it goes in the trash”) and tells Buster to take it to Mr. Langley at the community garden as compost.
Mr. Langley is an older man who talks like a drill sergeant. He tells Buster to check the trash for man made things like bottle caps before putting it on the compost. He also gives Buster fresh tomatoes to give to his mom.
Buster brings tomatoes not just to his mom, but also to Arthur, Mr. Ratburn and Brain. All agree that they are the best tomatoes they have ever tasted. Muffy offers Buster to start a business selling tomato products.
That night Buster has a dream in which he is a Santa-like superhero (“Captain Pomodoro”) bringing tomatoes to hungry children (Arthur and Brain).
The next morning Buster gets more tomatoes from the community garden and Mr. Langley chews him out for taking too many. Buster decides not to go there anymore so Arthur suggests growing his own tomato plant.
Buster buys a tomato plant, which he names Tom, and plants it in the garden behind the Baxters’ condo. After five days the plant appears to have died, so Buster takes the plant to Mr. Langley who diagnoses hornworms and over-watering but believes the plant is still alive. Together they plant it in the community garden and they become friends.
At the pool Muffy asks for more tomatoes for her business. She has already sold a bottle of tomato suntan lotion to Emily (who seems less than thrilled). Buster tells her that tomatoes need time to grow and asks his friends for a favor.
A few days later Buster’s friends and Mr. Ratburn are tending the community garden under the command of Mr. Langley. They have pasta with homemade tomato sauce and garlic bread.
Characters[edit]
Major[edit]
Minor[edit]
Cameo[edit]
- Bailey
- D.W. Read
- Binky Barnes
- Ms. Albright
- Pal
- Emily
- Marie-Hélène
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Beulah McInnerny
- 3rd Grade Male Dog (Number 3)
- Jessica
- Jane Read
- Unknown Female Adult Rabbit (Number 4)
Trivia[edit]
- First appearance of the Community Gardens.
- Timeline: The banana mentions being part of Buster's collection since Baxter Day, which was celebrated in Arthur's Perfect Christmas.
Episode Connections[edit]
- Ray (the pizza slice kept in Buster's collection) might've been part of the same pizza previously seen in Castles in the Sky.
- Captain Pomodoro is mistaken for Buster's other alter egos "Cat Saver" and "Piano Tamer" from Buster Baxter, Cat Saver.
Cultural references[edit]
- Pomodoro is Italian for "tomato". Ragù is an Italian meat-based sauce which may contain tomatoes. Plum, Cherry, Beefsteak, Vine-Ripe, Heirloom and Jersey are various kinds of tomatoes.
- Fritz's tomato plants were named Douglas, George, Dwight and Mamie. These are likely references to Douglas MacArthur, George Marshall, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Mamie Eisenhower.
Errors[edit]
- When Buster buys a tomato plant, there are a couple of young green fruits growing on the plant, but when the plant dies, Buster says "It's been five days and there isn't even a sign of a tomato."
Gallery[edit]
:Main article: Buster's Green Thumb/Gallery
