and her parents get off a horse-drawn carriage in Central Park.īo Baxter and the boys end up in El Barrio after their train breaks down. They take the subway and watch some people break-dancing at Grand Central Station.ĭ.W. keeps forgetting things and needs to use the bathroom.īo Baxter and the boys find that the car has been towed because it stood in a no-parking zone. and the Read parents take a long time to leave the hotel, because D.W. They are supposed to meet at a place called “The Point”.Īrthur, Buster and Bo Baxter stop in Chinatown where Buster visits a Chinese bakery. proudly shows the hospitality gifts she got from the hotel room, Buster invites Arthur to come with him and his dad to meet the Latin Rock band that has hired Bo Baxter to fly them on their tour. The next morning, the Reads and Baxters meet in the hotel breakfast room. He gets his first footage of New York City. He was unable to rent a minivan, so the Reads take a taxi, while Buster rides in his dad's car. Everything seen through the camera is live action footage rather than the usual cartoon.īo Baxter greets the Reads at the airport. She gives him a video camera so he can send her tapes of his adventures.īuster tries out the camera in the plane. say goodbye to Thora, Kate, Pal, and Nadine. Buster takes tissues for her, though she claims she only has dust in her eye.Īt the airport, Mr. is delighted, Arthur less so.īuster and his mom get ready to leave. On the morning of the journey, Grandma Thora tell the kids that she won at Bingo and bought them all tickets for Unicornicopia. She tells him that she will miss him no matter what but wants him to have the experience. She also searches the couch with Nadine for coins and finds Snooter, her imaginary flying pig.īuster tries the opposite strategy and makes a mess so that his mom will be glad when he is gone. reduces Pal's allotment of dog food, squeezes the last bit of toothpaste out of Arthur's tube, tries to feed Kate peas that had fallen to the floor, and cuts out coupons for her mom. scrapes the sprinkles off Arthur's sundae and asks Mr. He talks to Arthur in the The Sugar Bowl and has a fantasy of his mom flooding the airport with her tears. She wonders what she will do without him which makes him even more worried. The tickets are expensive so she tells Arthur to save money.īuster does the dishes for his mom. sees an ad for a Broadway musical called "Unicornicopia" and wants to go. Arthur suggests being extra nice to her.ĭ.W. He is excited, but Buster is worried that his mom will miss him. Read announces that the Reads will be going to New York with Buster, so that Buster can see his dad.Īrthur packs for the trip. Baxter on the phone, while Buster eavesdrops on his mom. 4.1 Cultural references / Real life locationsīuster and the Reads go on a trip to New York City to meet Buster's dad. Overall, it's a great learning experience for both Francine and Buster. Still, she's curious about how that family celebrates the Jewish holiday Shabbas and is surprised to learn that they completely abstain from using any electricity for an entire day. She also sets Buster straight on why she eats things like cheeseburgers, explaining that the family Buster is visiting practices strict Orthodox Judaism, while her family practices a more relaxed form. Francine is a bit embarrassed when she finds out about this because she knows plenty of Hebrew and is largely up-to-date on her Jewish traditions. As a girl named Mattie helps him to learn about Hebrew and Jewish traditions, he urges her to go slow, worried that Francine might be way behind. He learns about high-rising apartments and rising taxis, but also learns that aside from prayer services, the school that his new friends attend is a lot like his own. Buster meets up with a Jewish family who he hopes can be a big help, since Francine is Jewish. When a magazine quiz helps Francine discover that her lifestyle is perfect for the hustle and bustle of New York, she asks Buster to get her as much information as he can when he pays a visit there.
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