Buster's Green Thumb/Transcript

BUSTER'S GREEN THUMB

Written by: Peter K. Hirsch

Idea by: Catherine Lieuwen

Storyboard by: Jeremy O'Neill

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Buster has given a tomato to Mr. Ratburn in the park.

Mr. Ratburn: Mmm. This is the best tomato I've ever had!

Buster has given a tomato to Brain at the ice-cream shop.

Brain: Mmm. The most delectable Lycopersicon esculentum I've ever ingested!

Buster: Huh?

Brain: It's the best tomato I've ever had!    Buster nods.

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After giving some homegrown tomatoes to his friends, Buster has a dream in which Arthur and Brain are begging in the streets.

Arthur: Spare some change, sir?

Brain: Our stomachs our seized with peristaltic contractions, and our mouths are filled with an excess of saliva.

Arthur: We're hungry!    Arthur holds out a can. A man drops a coin in it and walks on. A penny?? We can't buy anything with this! Oh, we're doomed!

Brain: Wait! Look! Up in the sky! It's Cat Saver!       Buster arrives in a tomato-themed Santa-like sled.    No, I mean, Piano Tamer. No, it's...

Arthur+Brain: Captain Pomodoro!

Arthur: And his dog, Ragù!     Buster lands. The dog carries a bag of tomatoes.

Buster: Here you go, boys. They're made from my own secret compost mixture. That's why they're so big and juicy.    Arthur and Brain eat.

Arthur+Brain: Thanks…  eat    …Captain Pomodoro.

Buster: Come, Ragù. We mustn't tarry. As long as there is hunger and bland salads in this world, I shall not rest! 

Arthur+Brain: Bye, Captain Pomodoro!

Buster: On, Plum! On, Cherry! On, Beefsteak! On, Vine-Ripe, Heirloom and Jersey... !

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Bitzi Baxter: I dunno, honey, but I think Tom may be gone. Do you want to keep him in your cabinet for a few days?

Buster Baxter: (sighs) No.

(Back at the Community Gardens)