Postcards from Buster is a live-action/animated children's television series that originally aired on PBS. It is a spin-off of the Arthur TV series. The show stars Arthur's best friend, 8-year-old anthropomorphic rabbit Buster Baxter. Based by a backdoor pilot episode of Arthur entitled "Postcards from Buster", the television series was created by Cookie Jar Group (now known as WildBrain), WGBH Boston, and Marc Brown Studios. The pilot was aired on December 22, 2003 as an episode of Arthur. The official series aired from October 11, 2004 to February 20, 2012 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 aliens are real. Buster's parents are divorced; in this series, Buster is seen with his father, Bo Baxter. Arthur 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. The series went on hiatus between November 2008 and February 2012. Overview Postcards from Buster centered on Buster traveling to different places around North America and worldwide, usually in the United States but also in the Caribbean, Canada, and other places, with his father, who is a pilot for a band of musicians. In each episode, Buster meets children in the location, who show him views of their real-life families and global culture. The sequences with Buster are animated, while the portions featuring the children are live-action (viewed from the viewpoint of Buster's video camcorder). After each location, Buster sends Arthur a "video postcard" videotape summarizing what he's done and who he's met in each location. The children and their families who appeared in the series are meant to be multicultural and diverse and include a Muslim family in Illinois, a Mormon family in Utah, and a Mestizo family in Texas. Episodes Cast Daniel Brochu as Buster Baxter Ellen David as Bitzi Baxter Marcel Jeannin as Bo Baxter Elyzabeth Diaga (season 1) and Stephanie Martin (seasons 2–3) as Mora of Los Viajeros Norman Groulx (season 1) and Glenn Coulson (seasons 2–3) as Carlos of Los Viajeros Cameron Ansell (seasons 1–2) and Dallas Jokic (season 3) as Arthur Read Jason Szwimmer (seasons 1–2) and Robert Naylor (season 3) as D. W. Read Melissa Altro as Muffy Crosswire Jodie Resther as Francine