He's the traveling bunny Buster, star of "Postcards From Buster," and he is back on PBS. So what? Who's Buster?Buster caused a ruckus in 2005 when he paid a visit to a family in Vermont that had two mommies. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings took issue, and that set off some Christian coalitions.
Buster went away for awile and the attention the coalitions was diverted. His return begs the question, whill he behave this time?
After the "Sugartime!" episode, in which Buster visited that Vermont family during maple sugar season, the American Family Association, a conservative Christian group organized by the Rev. Donald Wildmon, started an e-mail campaign. To make matters worse for the show's producers, funding dried up and production went on hiatus. But now WGBH has managed to raise money for 10 new episodes.
When the producers pitched the new season, they did not assure their potential benefactors that there wouldn't be another episode that might raise eyebrows. Nor do the show's producers worry about potential reaction from the American Family Association.
Careful Buster, they are watching you.
ABC News
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