The “Postcards from Buster” episode deemed too hot for a national PBS audience will air at 4:30 p.m. Friday on KCTS, Channel 9.
The animated traveling bunny in the show visits real kids and records his visits to teach young viewers about the continent’s different cultures.
An upcoming episode, “Sugartime,” was yanked from PBS’s national schedule after some people complained about it. On a visit to Vermont, Buster meets a couple of kids who have two moms.
“The producers included this family in the series because various census reports conclude that at least 700,000 children in the United States live in a similar family structure,” KCTS general manager Randy Brinson said in a press release.
WGBH in Boston, which produced the program, offered it to public television stations across the country for their use independent of PBS.
KCTS, after watching the episode, opted to air the program. Its sister station, KYVE in Yakima, will air it at the same time.
“Ultimately, however, the decision to air the program was rooted in our belief that KCTS and KYVE serve diverse communities that are comprised of many different kinds of families, and that it is healthy for children to learn about that diversity in appropriate ways,” Brinson said. “We encourage our viewers to watch the program, and then to tell us what they think about it.”
Viewers who have comments they would like to share with KCTS may write to KCTS Viewer Services, 401 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109; call 206-443-6677; or e-mail Start@KCTS.org.
Victor Balta
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