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• Sugartime

  [28 minutes]

• Meet Me at the Fair (Knox, Indiana) (#101)

  A brother and sister ride horses, drive tractors, show pigs at the County Fair and do farm chores. [28 minutes]

• A Sense of Direction (Chicago, Il) (#102)

  Farah, a 10 year-old Muslim girl, tells Buster about praying to Mecca and her parochial school. [28 minutes]

• Buster and Beatrice (San Antonio, Texas) (#103)

  Buster learns about Cunjunto, a traditional Mexican-American musical form, from a boy named Robert. [28 minutes]

• The Giant Pumpkins (Mt. Hood and Canby, Oregon) (#104)

  Buster meets kids who grow giant pumpkins for competition and goes extreme mountain biking. [28 minutes]

• Among The Hmong (Madison, Wisconsin) (#105)

  At a Southeast Asian festival, Buster meets Diana, Caitlin and Rosie, who share the same heritage. [28 minutes]

• Sleepy In Seattle (Seattle, Washington) (#106)

  Two new friends teach Buster Tai Chi to sooth his mind and body and help his insomnia. [28 minutes]

• Up The River (Mandan and Bismarck, North Dakota) (#107)

  He takes a canoe trip, learns about Norwegian music, language and dance and also motocross racing. [28 minutes]

• Rodeo Cowgirl (Houston, Texas) (#108)

  Buster goes on an adventure into the heart of and the history of cowboy country with "rodeo rat." [28 minutes]

• Buster's Buffalo Round-Up (Rapid City, South Dakota) (#109)

  Buster visits the Crazy Horse Memorial and goes on a buffalo round up full of cowboy adventures. [28 minutes]

• Moose on the Loose (Jackson Hole, Wyoming) (#110)

  Some nature lovers help Buster discover fly fishing, bird watching and maybe even the elusive moose. [28 minutes]

• Rock and Roll (Boulder, Colorado) (#111)

  A group of enthusiastic rock climbers show Buster how to overcome a challenge, one step at a time. [28 minutes]

• Hoops and Drums (Lander, Wyoming) (#112)

  On the Wind River Reservation, Buster meets kids from the Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. [28 minutes]

• Swimming in the Desert (Phoenix, Arizona) (#113)

  IHe checks out the Brophy Sports Campus and learns training tips from Deni, an accomplished swimmer. [28 minutes]

• Good Ol' Tyme (Whitesburg, Kentucky) (#114)

  Buster and Binky do a report on fiddling, square dancing and traditional Old Timey music for class. [28 minutes]

• Buster's Road Rules (Tucson, Arizona) (#115)

  Buster visits a Latin American grocery store & meets Ariana, who plays in a Mariachi band. [28 minutes]

• Bayou, By Me (Slidell and Larose, Louisiana) (#116)

  Buster chases a swamp monster while enjoying bayou perks of crab dinners, catfishing and hotdogs! [28 minutes]

• Best Friends (Winchester, Kentucky) (#117)

  Buster and Arthur get in a terrible argument over the latest Bionic Bunny comic book. [28 minutes]

• Winter Gold (Park City, Utah) (#118)

  Buster's new friend Squirt introduces him to the world of speed skaters, luge racers & ski jumpers. [28 minutes]

• Star Search (Charleston, South Carolina) (#119)

  Buster meets a talented 10 year-old actor, musician and athlete and decides to make a documentary. [28 minutes]

• We Are Family (Salt Lake City, Utah) (#120)

  Buster spends time with a Mormon family and learns what it takes to run a family of seven children. [28 minutes]

• Buster's League of Champions (Virginia Beach, Virginia) (#121)

  He enlists the help of kids from Trailer City to create action-adventure superheroes for his video. [28 minutes]

• A Bridge Back Home (Brooklyn, New York) (#122)

  Buster helps Carlos search for his family's Middle Eastern guitar with help from a Lebanese boy. [28 minutes]

• Lost and Found (Guanajuato, Mexico) (#123)

  Mora guides Buster through his travels in this picturesque and historic city in her native country. [28 minutes]

• The Music Mystery (New Orleans, Louisiana) (#124)

  Buster investigates New Orleans's music and dance history to help Fern with her writing contest. [28 minutes]

• The Low Riders (East Los Angeles, California) (#125)

  Buster meets R.J. and his cousins in east L.A. who introduce him to the world of lowrider bikes. [28 minutes]

• Beats by the Bay (San Francisco, California) (#126)

  Buster directs a video featuring hip hop dancers while Carlos and Mora finish their hip hop song. [28 minutes]

• A City View (Manhattan, New York) (#127)

  His new friends help him understand more about city life and their traditions as Orthodox Jews. [28 minutes]

• Homes Sweet Homes (Miami, Florida) (#128)

  He helps his mom write a newspaper column with cooking tips from his new friend's two grandmothers. [28 minutes]

• Riding The Wave (Cocoa Beach, Florida) (#129)

  Buster goes surfing with two siblings, Forrest and Coral, and learns how the beach is home for them. [28 minutes]

• Buster's Lucky Year (San Francisco, California) (#130)

  Two young Chinese American girls share a big family meal before the Chinese New Year parade! [28 minutes]

• Spring Break (Iqaluit, Canada) (#131)

  Buster does some sledding down hills near the North Pole, while Arthur is at the beach. [28 minutes]

• Buster Gets On Board (Los Angeles, California) (#132)

  Buster directs an action flick featuring Sue Ellen's pen pal Brandon and his skateboarding team. [28 minutes]

• Buster's Sweet Song (Leiper's Fork, Tennessee) (#134)

  He gets help writing a country-themed commercial jingle from musician Billy Dean and his daughter. [28 minutes]

• Family Reunion (Nashville, Tennessee) (#135)

  D.W. helps a Kurdish girl make a video postcard for her dad who works in Iraq as a translator. [28 minutes]

• Alien Adventure (Roswell, New Mexico) (#136)

  He swears he's seen an alien crash landing and sets out to find the truth with help from local kids. [28 minutes]

• Coming Together (Seattle, WA) (#137)

  Buster's new friend DeShe shows him how he helps others through his family's gospel ensemble. [28 minutes]

• Treasure Island (San Juan, Puerto Rico) (#138)

  Buster and Bo help uncover Carlos' childhood memories to stimulate his songwriting. [28 minutes]

• Step By Step (Hartford, Connecticut) (#139)

  He learns Puerto Rican dancing like the bomba and modern salsa from a girl who is hearing impaired. [28 minutes]

• Buster's Big Goal (Boston, Massachusetts) (#140)

  His new Brazilian friends and soccer experts help Buster practice for soccer season. [28 minutes]

• Mykala, Pono & Buster's Big Hawaii Show (Hawaii) (#201)

  Buster and Mykala learn about the science of volcanoes and the myth of the volcano goddess Pele. [28 minutes]

• The Mitten of Mackinac Island (Michigan) (#202)

  Buster and his new friends shoot a comedy about a ghost mitten that haunts the island. [28 minutes]

• Buster's Baseball Merengue (Dominican Republic) (#203)

  Buster meets a promising young baseball player and learns about merengue music and eats pasteles. [28 minutes]

• The Case of the Coin Purloined (Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri) (#204)

  Buster solves a mystery and helps two sisters make a video postcard for their dad who is in Iraq. [28 minutes]

• Philadelphia Masala (Pennsylvania) (#205)

  Buster explores a vibrant South Asian community, makes new friends and learns yoga and Rajbinder. [28 minutes]

• A Capital Egg Hunt (Washington, D.C.) (#206)

  Buster is invited to an egg hunt, Easter Dinner and a celebration of African animals at the zoo. [28 minutes]

• La Belle Poutine (Montreal, Canada) (#207)

  Buster creates a romantic postcard of the honeymoon destination for Carlos and Mora's anniversary. [28 minutes]

• Your Friend, My Friend (San Diego, Ca/Tijuana, Mexico) (#208)

  Buster meets his class's pen pals in California, and then travels to meet their pen pals in Mexico. [28 minutes]

• This Just In! (Alabama) (#209)

  When he's given an assignment to do a news story, Buster goes to the Alabama School for the Blind. [28 minutes]

• Return to Louisiana (New Orleans & Slidell - Atlanta) (#210)

  After Hurricane Katrina, Buster and Bo take supplies for relief efforts and check in on friends. [28 minutes]

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