![]() Elyzabeth Diaga – Mora of Los Viajeros (season 1).The children and their families that are presented on the series are meant to be multicultural and diverse, and range from a Mormon family in Utah to a Mestizo family in Texas. After each trip, Buster sends to Arthur a "video postcard" videotape summarizing what he's done and who he's met in each location. ![]() The sequences with Buster are animated, while the portions featuring the children are live action (viewed from the viewpoint of Buster's video camcorder). In each episode Buster meets children in the location, who show him aspects of their family lives and local culture. ![]() Postcards from Buster centers on Buster traveling to various places around North America, usually in the United States but also in the Caribbean, Canada – and other places – with his father, who is a pilot for a group of musicians. The series went on hiatus between November 2008 and February 2012. Buster's parents are divorced in this series, Buster is seen with his father, Bo Baxter.Īrthur Read and many other characters from the PBS Kids animated television series Arthur make cameo appearances in this series, and most episodes have an Arthur character playing a minor role. He also believes that extraterrestrials are real. Buster's personality is that of a fairly intelligent and curious child. Buster's interests include eating anything, reading comic books, and playing video games. It aired from Octoto February 24, 2012, on PBS Kids and PBS Kids Go!. Inspired by a 2003 episode of Arthur entitled "Postcards from Buster", the television series was created by Cookie Jar Group (now known as DHX Media), WGBH Boston and Marc Brown Studios. The show stars Arthur's best friend, 8-year-old rabbit Buster Baxter. It is a spin-off of the Arthur cartoon series. Click on the image below to download the complete activity pack from Buster’s India trip, where he meets Nandan, Shruti and Amruta.Postcards from Buster is a children's television series containing both animation and live-action that originally aired on PBS. Details below:īelow is a wonderful activity kit for this episode. If you are in the Boston area, it is screening this Saturday as well. To watch the entire episode of Postcards from Buster (trip to India), select the 2nd and 3rd options on right side for Buster’s Family Tree Nightmare and Finding Family in Chennai. I really love that the blog complements the episode with several online activities like make chevda (a snack from India) ![]() I spoke to Carol Greenwald, executive producer and producer Ann Kim, who actually went to India for the episode “Finding Family in Chennai”. Postcards From Buster has visited several cities in USA and now has been exploring other countries too. Buster, if you don’t know, is a kid’s show that was a spin-off from the popular, and equally lovable, show Arthur on PBS Kids. Recently, well not too recently to be honest – let’s just say the calendar is kind of packed, I went in to the meet the lovely folks at PBS to talk about Buster. This may also be why I am also proud to be a PBS Kids VIP ambassador. There is something about being there that makes the geek in me feel proud that Boston is home to such a wonderful treasure. I honestly feel very fortunate to live not too far away from PBS station office and being a natural fan I seriously could visit everyday.
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