Postcards from Buster is a television show on the PBS network. The show is a spinoff of the popular, long-running show Arthur, which is about a young aardvark, his family, and their friends, who are all different kinds of animals. In "Postcards," Buster Baxter travels around the country with his dad and his video camera, and sends video postcards of his adventures to his mom (his parents are divorced). The videos are live-action, but Buster is a cartoon character. Each week, the 8 year-old bunny and his dad go to a different place, where Buster meets non-animated people, who introduce him to the local scene and to people from varying cultural backgrounds.

Controversy has been brewing this year, since the news came out that in one episode, called "Sugartime!," Buster goes to Vermont and learns about making maple syrup. Buster is visiting Karen, who used to work with his mom. Karen's partner is a woman named Gillian, and they have kids. In most of the show, Buster plays with the kids and watches syrup being made (and eaten). Margaret Spellings, the new U.S. Secretary of Education, wrote a letter on her second day on the job to PBS CEO Pat Mitchell to state her "strong and very serious concerns" about the episode. One commentator said of the episode, "There's no making out on the couch, no stolen kisses while Buster's not looking. Other than Buster's comment about having a lot of moms, the kids don't even mention their parents."

The show has been broadcast, despite the decision by PBS and the majority of public TV stations that it would intrude into "parents' prerogative to supervise the moral instruction of their children." Pat Mitchell announced this week that she would not seek another term in her position. Last week PBS announced that there will be a review of program and content policies. The process, which was recommended by Mitchell, will include a "review of the editorial standards that guide PBS in its programming and content development decisions."

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