Kids TV on DVD Review: Postcards from Buster: The Case of the Coin Purloined
Postcards from Buster is a great spin-off from Arthur, but unfortunately due to some controversial episodes it is not shown much on PBS anymore. The Case of the Coin Purloined DVD is an okay way to get a Postcards from Buster fix. The DVD only has two episodes of the show, but at least the first one is among the best ones in the series.
The first episode is called “The Case of the Coin Purloined.” This episode contains footage of Buster visiting Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. It is interesting in that it shows kids dealing with their fathers off in Iraq and Buster making the video to send to their fathers. In this episode the kids help Buster find out what happened to the special coin of excellence he was holding on to for the band he travels with.
The second episode is called “Buster’s Baseball Merengue.” This episode is okay and somewhat interesting showing culture in Puerto Rice. It, however, annoyed me a lot because it was full of errors in how it referred to baseball plays. This includes Buster several times calling the plays says things like the player is going to steal second when the clip shows the runner already on second. Basically, kids might not notice, but me being a big baseball fan I just cannot say this is a great episode with several errors.
Overall this DVD is only worthwhile because the show is rarely on television nowadays and this is a good show. However, it has a poorly done episode and no special features. The first episode on the DVD is one of the best episodes, though.
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