| "Buster's Special Delivery" | |
| Season/Series: | 10 |
|---|---|
| Number in season: | 10b |
| Original Airdate: |  May 26, 2006[1] September 27, 2006[2] May 7, 2008[3] |
| Credits | |
| Written by: | Cusi Cram |
| Storyboard by: | Elie Klimos |
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"Buster's Special Delivery" is the second half of the tenth episode in the tenth season of Arthur.
Summary[]
Buster volunteers to deliver the school mail.
Plot[]
In the introduction, Arthur uses ice-skating as an example for something that looks easy when someone is good at it.
Mr. Haney announces to the class that volunteer third-graders will take turns delivering the mail for the faculty. Since this means missing ten minutes of homeroom each morning, Buster volunteers.
Mr. Haney holds job interviews. Buster claims that the most important day of his life was getting a mail coupon. He gets the job.
Ms. Tingley, who handled the mail until then, explains Buster's job to him using the acronym SAD: stacking, alphabetizing and delivering. Buster is more interested in the mailman's hat that comes with the job.
On the way home, Buster chats with Mr. Higgins, the mailman. He tells Buster that it is a responsible job and that nothing should stop a mailman from delivering the mail. Buster has a fantasy in which he delivers mail in a blizzard.
The next day, Buster has barely started sorting the mail when Mr. Haney tells him to pick up the pace. Buster puts letters in random pigeonholes.
The next day, several class activities do not go as planned, because the teachers’ written requests were not delivered, e.g. a field trip has to be cancelled because no bus was ordered.
In the afternoon, Buster talks to Mr. Higgins again, who tells him of his own training on the job and teaches him a new acronym, GLAD: gather, look at each letter, alphabetize and deliver.
The next day, Buster arrives early at school and sorts the mail perfectly, although Mr. Ratburn criticizes Buster for reading the mail. In the cafeteria, Buster complains about the stress and embarrasses Ms. Tingley when he talks to her about a personal letter from Francis (Mr. Haney).
The next morning, Buster impresses Mr. Haney by noticing that Mr. Haney accidentally threw a cafeteria menu in the trash. However, because of the stress, Buster feels too tired for watching Bionic Bunny or eating.
After a week, Mr. Haney congratulates Buster on his good work and appoints the next mail carrier, Arthur. Buster is hurt, but is mollified when he learns that he gets to train his successor. On his first day, Arthur cares more about the hat then the work, just like Buster did a week before.
Characters[]
Major[]
Minor[]
- D.W. Read
- Mrs. Grimslid
- Bitzi Baxter
- Mr. Ratburn
- Muffy Crosswire
- Mrs. MacGrady
- Francine Frensky
- George Lundgren
- Mr. Higgin's mentor (in flashback)
Cameo[]
- Binky Barnes
- Helen
- Alex Davidson
- Brain
- Nancy
- Norman Hedgehog
- Sue Ellen Armstrong
- Steve Pappas
- Maria Pappas
- Jack Weasel
- Fern Walters
Trivia[]
Cultural references[]
- Mr. Higgins recites the United States Postal Service creed (he leaves out "of night").
Production notes[]
- This is the last episode where D.W. is voiced by Jason Szwimer.
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