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Postcards from Buster

2004–2012 · 4 seasons

A gentle, curious travelogue that blends cartoon antics with real kids sharing their lives, making the world feel friendly and small.

Genres
Animation, Kids
Overview
Postcards from Buster is a children's television series for children aged 6–12, containing both animation and live-action that originally aired on Public Broadcasting Service. It is a spin-off of the Arthur cartoon series. The show stars Arthur's best friend, 8-year-old rabbit Buster Baxter. Inspired by a 2003 episode of Arthur entitled "Postcards from Buster", the television series was produced by Cinar and Marc Brown Studios. It first aired October 11, 2004, on PBS Kids Go!. Buster's interests include eating anything, reading comic books, and playing video games. Buster's personality is that of a fairly intelligent and curious child. He also believes that extraterrestrials are real. Buster's parents are divorced; in this series, Buster is seen with his father, Bo Baxter.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • family
  • exploration
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • mockumentary
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism6
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
animation, kids
Created by
Marc Brown, Natatcha Estébanez
Written by
Cydne Clark, Gentry Menzel, Glen Berger, Joe Purdy
Starring
Daniel Brochu, Marcel Jeannin, Ellen David, Stephanie Martin, Elyzabeth Diaga, Pearce Coulson, Norman Groulx, Cameron Ansell
Length
4 seasons, 57 episodes, 27 min each
Network
PBS
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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