Postcards from Buster — Season 1, Episode 3: A Sense of Direction (Chicago, IL)

Episode synopsis

At the Sears Tower, Buster meets Farah, a 10-year-old Muslim girl who tells Buster about wearing hijabs, praying towards Mecca, and shopping at her favorite neighborhood Pakistani shops. Buster is intrigued with how Farah's Muslim parochial school is both different and the same as his own.

About Postcards from Buster

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Postcards From Buster
• E2Meet Me at the Fair (Knox, Indiana)
• E4Buster and Beatrice (San Antonio, Texas)
• E5The Giant Pumpkins (Mt. Hood and Canby, Oregon)
• E6Among the Hmong (Madison, Wisconsin)
• E7Sleepy in Seattle (Seattle, Washington)
• E8Up the River (Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota)
• E9Rodeo Cowgirl (Houston, Texas)
• E10Buster's Buffalo Round-Up (Rapid City, South Dakota)
• E11Moose on the Loose (Jackson Hole, Wyoming)
• E12Rock and Roll (Boulder, Colorado)
• E13Hoops and Drums (Lander, Wyoming)