Postcards from Buster — Season 1, Episode 31: Buster's Lucky Year (San Francisco, California)

Episode synopsis

Buster is exhausted and hungry after a long trip to San Francisco. He then has a streak of bad luck that puts him in low spirits. After a visit to Chinatown, he hooks with Hayley Cu and Carrie, two girls from Chinese families. They inroduce him to the Chinese New Year Celebration and show him how to turn his luck around. He learns all about the traditional Chinese New Year's meal and the big parade held in San Francisco.

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)
• E3A Sense of Direction (Chicago, IL)
• 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)