03x02 - Buster in Beijing

[bunniefuu]

♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪

♪ What you up to? ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to now? ♪

♪ Where you gonna be? Who you gonna see there? ♪

♪ Let's find out whose hands we'll shake ♪

♪ See the things you've done, we could have some fun there ♪

♪ Let's find out what friends we'll make ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to? ♪

♪ What you up to? ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to now? ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Ring around the globe from North Pole to South Pole ♪

♪ Ridin' on horses, ferries, trains and planes ♪

♪ Hikin', bikin', swimmin' at the seashore ♪

♪ He's got his camera and he's gonna explore ♪

♪ All the new things he's never done before ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪

♪ Yeah, oh ♪

♪ What you up to? ♪

♪ Buster, where you off to now, now, now, now? ♪

♪ Hey, Buster, where you off to? ♪

BUSTER: "Buster in Beijing."

♪ Yeah! ♪

FRANCINE: I can't believe you're going to miss Muffy's party

while you're in China.

Don't worry.

I'll be back just in time.

MUFFY: You'd better be.

It's going to be my best party ever,

thanks to this Super Deluxe Birthday Party Planning System.

It breaks down all the steps to throwing the perfect party.

Plus, it's got the cutest stickers.

How many steps can there possibly be?

"Step one: write down your personal party goals."

I wrote that I want my party

to be unique, unforgettable and wow.

"Step two: identify people

who can help you reach your goals."

I've identified you

as my party research assistant.

But I'm going to be in China.

I know.

I want you to film crafts, decorations, food,

anything to up the wow factor

at my party.

I can do that.

Binky said it was a long flight, but this is taking forever.

Well, look at the map, Buster.

China's halfway around the world.

Let's rehearse

one of the songs for Yiyi's skating fund-raiser.

What's that?

It's a figure skating competition

to raise money for the Dreams Come True foundation.

It's organized by a girl named Yiyi

who's not much older than you.

She raises money for kids who are sick

and need special medical care.

(Carlos strums pretty melody)

♪ Mountains surround it ♪

♪ Rivers flow through it ♪

♪ China's built of ancient stone ♪

CARLOS: ♪ And glass and steel reaching up to the sky ♪

MORA: ♪ Follow old pathways ♪

♪ Travel new highways ♪

♪ Beijing is lit by candlelight ♪

CARLOS: ♪ And flashing neon signs go all night ♪

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Children are playing ♪

♪ People are dancing ♪

♪ Beijing is made of old and new ♪

♪ The young and the old and all in between ♪

♪ The young and the old and all in between ♪

♪ The young and the old and all in between. ♪

(gasps)

(sighs happily)

BO: Oh, you can't go to sleep yet.

We need to stay awake and get ourselves

on Beijing time.

But I thought we were in China.

We are.

Beijing's the capital.

And right now, people are just getting up.

Let's go take a look.

BUSTER: This park is beautiful.

Everyone's so awake.

There's ribbon dancing.

BO: Ballroom dancing.

(spinning top humming) BUSTER: Whoa!

That looks hard!

And doesn't it make a beautiful sound?

And that looks like a cool game.

Excuse me.

Um, do you mind if I ask what you're doing?

Oh, we're doing a morning exercise

called kicking the jianzi.

Oh, wait. Sorry.

I didn't introduce myself.

My name's Buster.

My name is Chen Xi.

Hi, Chen Xi.

CHEN XI: This is my father. Hello, Buster.

Hi. Nice to meet you.

This is my mom.

Hi, Buster.

And this is my brother.

Hi, Buster.

Hi, guys.

Oh, and this is my father, Bo.

BO: Hi, there! Nice to meet you.

BUSTER: So, could you tell me how to play this game?

Just kick it with your feet like this

and pass it to someone else.

Do you want to join?

BUSTER: Sure!

Okay.

BUSTER: Oops.

I'll have to practice at this.

(laughs)

Can I use my hands or just my feet?

Sometimes you can use your hands or knees

if the jianzi is very high.

Have you ever used your head?

Uh, no, not yet.

Would you have time to show me some of these other things?

CHEN XI: Okay. This is called Tai Chi ball.

They are going to have a dance.

(woman singing pretty song)

BUSTER: Are you sure those paddles don't have glue on them?

BO: No, you can see they're not attached.

Then how does the ball stick?

I'm sure they practiced a lot.

BUSTER: Look, now they're passing it to each other.

BO: Bravo!

(excited crowd chatter)

CHEN XI: This is called hua g*n.

It means flower stick.

BUSTER: Boy, Muffy's going to love this!

The teacher is so good.

Talk about wow factor.

I've got to get someone to do that hua g*n thing at my party.

That could be hard to find in Elwood City.

Hey, Buster, do you want a rickshaw ride?

BUSTER: Is it easier to do than hua g*n?

Yeah. You'll just have to sit on the seats,

and the drivers will ride you.

BUSTER: Well, I'm great at sitting! Okay, come on.

CHEN XI: Is this your first time to Beijing?

BUSTER: Yes, it is.

There's so much to see.

Is there anything I absolutely shouldn't miss?

Um, climbing the Great Wall.

BUSTER: Oh, we flew over that.

Mora promised she'd take me.

Ni zai Mei Guo xue de?

A, zai Mei Guo xue de?

BUSTER: What did she say?

Um, she says that my English is so good.

BUSTER: She's right.

I can't believe you speak English and Chinese.

Would you teach me how to say a few things in Chinese? Okay.

How do you say, "Good morning"?

Zao shan hao.

Uh, could you say it slower?

What's the first word?

Zao. Zao.

Shan. Shan.

Hao. Hao.

Zao shan hao.

And how do you say thank you?

Xie xie.

Xie xie.

So, do you give tours

to a lot of people who visit Beijing?

Not really.

It's kind of like my first one.

Well, you're really good at it.

Another great party idea-- rickshaw rides for everyone!

It could be quite a challenge to find a rickshaw, Miss Muffy.

I love a challenge!

Bailey, find me a rickshaw!

And if you can't find one, build it!

Yes, Miss Muffy.

BUSTER: I'm getting a little hungry, Chen Xi.

Do you know any good lunch spots with some wow factor?

Yeah.

BUSTER: Noodles!

Perfect!

I've never seen them actually made!

Those are all different kinds of ways to make noodles.

Those are cutting, chopping noodles,

and some are cooling noodles and slicing noodles.

BUSTER: Noodles, Muffy!

The wowiest lunch I've ever had.

They pull them,

twist them,

slice them,

and they taste wowalicious!

Oh, and those are the cutting, chopping noodles.

Mmm.

Thanks for bringing me here, Chen Xi.

Xie xie!

BUSTER: After lunch, Chen Xi invited me over

to hang out with her friends.

Tomorrow we have a recycle group,

and I'm going-- we invite all the friends in the compound,

and we collect recycled things and sell it,

and money will be sent to the orphanage.

BUSTER: Did you say a recycling group

that raises money for an orphanage?

Yeah, would you like to come?

Sure, I'd love to.

And thanks for the great day--

Oh, I mean, xie xie!

Hamburgers and hot dogs are so last year.

This year's party plate is all about noodles!

I can't wait to see Chen Xi's recycling group.

Really? You know,

I think finding a noodle-maker with pizzazz

gets a party priority sticker.

Here are the directions.

Ooh!

To the Great Wall?

No, these are to the skating rink

where we're going to perform

for Yiyi's fundraiser in a few days.

Can she speak English like Chen Xi?

She does pretty well,

but you'll also get to meet my friend Shiyi,

who speaks even better.

BUSTER: There it is, Dad.

Let's find Shiyi.

Excuse me?

Are you Mora's friend, Shiyi?

Yeah, I am.

Hey, you must be Buster.

Nice to see you. Hi.

Nice to meet you. How are you doing?

I'm fine, thanks.

Come here. Hi.

Let me introduce you.

Yiyi, this is Buster.

This is Yiyi. Hello, Buster.

BUSTER: Hi! I've heard a lot

about you from Mora.

What are you doing out there?

YIYI: Training for skating.

That must be fun on the ice.

Oh, yes.

I like figure skating very much.

And you're figure-skating

to raise money for sick kids?

Oh, yes.

Wow!

How long have you been figure-skating?

I have been figure-skating

for five years.

For five years?! Yeah.

Can I see you skate?

BO: Which one's Yiyi?

She's the one in the black and brown.

That's a beautiful jump!

Shiyi said that's the key to her routine.

Wow, that was perfect!

The coach doesn't seem to think she's got it yet.

FRANCINE: I can't believe she can do those jumps!

Well, I can't believe

she got Los Viajeros to perform

at her skating party!

(cheering and applause)

We'd like to dedicate this concert to...

The birthday girl!

AUDIENCE (chanting): Muffy! Muffy! Muffy!

FRANCINE: Muffy.

Muffy!

It's not a skating party,

it's a skating fundraiser.

Los Viajeros is singing for Yiyi

to help raise money for her foundation.

It's a really special event.

So is my party, Francine.

Ha!

BUSTER: I'm excited to find out

about Chen Xi's recycling group today.

BO: According to the GPS, we're almost there.

What's GPS?

Global Positioning System.

It gives directions and keeps you

from getting lost.

Too bad we didn't have it

when we got lost in Venice.

Here's Chen Xi's house.

BUSTER: Oh, no, I don't know how to say "Hi."

(doorbell rings)

Hi, Buster.

Welcome. Mom, Buster's here!

Hi, Buster.

Hi. Please come in.

You wear the slippers.

Thanks.

I mean, xie xie!

Chen Xi, Buster is here.

Hello, Buster.

Hi, Buster.

Welcome to my home.

Do you want some tea?

BUSTER: Thanks, that would be great!

Hey, would you teach me how to say "hi"?

Okay. It's ni hao.

Ni hao?

Yeah, ni hao.

What are these?

Oh, these are our uniforms

for our group.

CHEN XI'S FATHER: We got one for you here.

There you go.

It's so cool!

You guys get to wear uniforms.

BUSTER: Is this the name of your group?

Our name is Ai Xin Xiao Zu,

and in English it's pronounced like Love Heart Group.

Love Heart Group.

What a great name!

What does the orphanage use the money to buy?

Um, they just buy their food

because there's a little market in the orphanage.

So they just buy food because if they don't have any money,

they can't eat anymore.

So what happens on a day

when you get sick or something,

and you can't meet with everybody?

Oh, my brother will lead the group.

So you're the leader of the group?

Yeah.

Muffy, the leader of the Love Heart Group

has to do a lot of planning.

Chen Xi doesn't have a party planner like yours,

but she makes a lot of lists.

Um, Chen Xi, what's that list for?

Oh, I'm calling all the kids.

And when Chen Xi calls, people answer.

Here's how it works.

We collect cardboard, um,

empty bottles, empty cans and newspapers.

BUSTER: This reminds me of working

with Habitat for Humanity back in Louisiana.

I love pitching in for a good cause.

Does everybody in the neighborhood help out?

Some people don't want to give it to us

just because they want to sell it theirselves.

What's your favorite part about doing this?

I can make lots of new friends

and, um, communicate with lots of people

and learn how to be responsible.

Kuai dian lai ba.

Bye-bye.

Who's on the phone?

The recycle collector.

He's going to collect all these and then give us the money.

Oh!

I was wondering about that big pile.

So then you give the money to the orphanage.

Yeah.

That must be the recycling collector.

Wait a minute.

He's on a bike!

I thought he'd have a truck!

Now he's going

to collect all these garbage.

He sorts the things out

like putting the newspaper in the white bag

and using the rope to get the cardboard.

BUSTER: I'll believe he can get all this

on a bike when I see it!

Yeah.

So how long have you

and your friends been doing this?

Um, for, like, one year or so.

And how much money have you raised so far?

About, like, ,.

That must feel good.

What's he doing with that scale?

He's calculating.

Cai si shi wu kuai si.

What's he saying?

How much is it worth?

. RMB.

I think that's a little over six dollars.

That's great, Chen Xi!

Another list.

What are you writing down now?

Today's is...

..

Wo gei ni xi shi liu.

What's going on?

Wo gei ni shi ba xian.

Oh, he-- sometimes he's very nice.

He gives us, um, wu jia more

'cause he doesn't have wu jia, so...

so now it's going to be .

Oh, like keep the change!

That is nice.

He's helping, too.

And he did get it all on the bike!

Bye-bye.

Chen Xi, thanks for inviting me today.

Xie xie!

So, what's the takeaway here?

Uniforms?

Is Buster suggesting I have party uniforms?

I don't get the "wow" here.

I think Buster was thinking

about something other than your party--

like kids helping other kids.

Time to finish up, Buster.

Shiyi's going to show us around

one of the ancient neighborhoods in Beijing.

They're called hutongs.

Do people still live there?

Oh, yes.

Shiyi wants you to meet a boy named Youzhou.

He and his family raise racing pigeons.

I didn't know pigeons could race.

Let's go!

We're in hutong.

Hutong is the ancient alleyway.

MORA: Hutongs are alleys formed by these rows of traditional

courtyard houses all joined together.

Beijing's known for them.

I know a boy you should meet.

Come in here.

(knocking on door)

Hello, Youzhou.

This is Youzhou.

This is Buster. Hello, Buster.

Hi, Youzhou.

This is so cool, having a house

with an open courtyard.

And pigeons!

YOUZHOU: This is my grandpa.

SHIYI: He's feeding the pigeons.

He has lot of pigeons, right?

Zi ge... zi ge chan chia bi sai.

They go to competitions.

Mora told me!

Have any of your pigeons ever won a race?

This one. This one.

That's a champion.

Do you want to see this... this fly?

BUSTER: You just lost your champion!

MORA: Don't worry, Buster.

He'll come back.

BUSTER: How do they know how to get back?

MORA: It's instinct. They're called "homing pigeons"

because they have a sort of built-in radar

so they know where they're going.

BUSTER: Hey, my dad calls that GPS.

They have their own global positioning system.

MORA (chuckles): That's right.

Sometimes they're called "carrier pigeons,"

because they can carry messages.

BUSTER: Something tells me this is going to make Muffy say "wowee!"

I think Muffy should have a pigeon race

at her birthday party.

Isn't that a great idea?

Uh, that might be a little hard to pull off,

even for Muffy.

Now finish up.

Mora will be here any minute

to take us to the Great Wall.

Finally!

MORA: This wall stretches over , miles.

BUSTER: Wow!

MORA: It was built to protect the border of China

more that , years ago.

BO: And it's still the longest wall ever built.

BUSTER: Just think of all the big construction equipment.

MORA: No, stuff like that didn't exist then.

This was built by hand.

BUSTER: Wow!

BO: Buster, you sure have been saying "wow" a lot lately.

BUSTER: It's all part of my job, Dad.

BO: I certainly hope you're not going to suggest

the Crosswires build a great wall

in their yard for Muffy's party.

BUSTER: Ooh! Good idea, Dad.

Buster has had so many "wow" ideas

that I'm completely out of party priority stickers.

Maybe you need to get some new priorities.

What?

Did you find someone who can juggle noodles?

I only have a few more days

to figure this all out.

This Web site has a list of ways

that kids can help out in their communities.

So what?

I'm on the brink of a disaster here!

It's just a party.

It's supposed to be fun.

Fun?! It's supposed to be

unique, unforgettable and wow!

I can't find a noodle chef who can juggle.

There's no hua g*n performer in this town.

Los Viajeros hasn't answered my e-mail.

And I haven't gotten to use a single

smiley face, party-task-completed sticker.

You know, Muffy, you and your party

are not the center of the universe.

What are you talking about?

What's more important than my party?

BUSTER: Hi, Muffy.

Shiyi is taking me to Yiyi's house.

to see how she makes stamps.

Hello, Buster!

Welcome to my home.

Come in, please. Go with me.

MUFFY: Ooh, maybe I could set up

a stamp-making table at my party.

I will show you two Chinese stamps.

This one is about my name.

"Yiyi yin," it says.

Press it.

BUSTER: You have to press

really hard. Okay.

So if I wanted to make a stamp with my name on it,

what would be my Chinese name?

Your Chinese name is Buster.

Ba Si Te yin.

Yes, and that's the design for your stamp.

BUSTER: Hey!

My name in Chinese!

BUSTER: Are you excited about the competition tomorrow?

Yeah.

BUSTER: How many skating medals have you won?

This is a bronze medal.

This is a gold medal.

BUSTER: A gold medal!

I skate very well, and I got a gold medal.

BUSTER: And you still have time to work on your foundation.

What's the name of it again?

It's called Dream Kids Foundation.

In Chinese, it's Meng Xian Er Ton Zi Jin Hui.

Dream Kids.

Means "Dream Come True" Foundation.

BUSTER: And what gave you the idea to raise money for kids

who are sick and need help?

I don't need to buy a lot of things,

so I... so I... I want to help more... more children.

BUSTER: So see, Muffy, Yiyi helps children

with her Dreams Come True Foundation,

and she also sells their paintings.

This is hua hua in China.

SHIYI: It's called "scratch painting."

Yiyi sell the paintings to raise money for the foundation.

I like this.

It says, "Small hands holding big hands.

Let's work hard together."

BUSTER: Maybe my friends in Elwood City

could help your foundation.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Miss Muffy,

I believe I've located a rickshaw.

Bailey, you and Buster just saved my party.

Forget pigeons, forget noodles,

let somebody else build a great wall.

What do you think of this?

The Love Heart Dreams Come True Foundation,

Elwood City chapter.

Now, this is more like it.

BUSTER: This is it.

I don't know about Yiyi,

but, boy, am I nervous.

BO: Yiyi looks a little nervous, too.

BUSTER: I'll bet her coach

is giving her last-minute tips.

Wow, that skater is going to be very hard to beat.

(cheering and applause)

♪ ♪

MORA: ♪ Make a place in your heart ♪

♪ Where dreams come true... ♪

BUSTER: What a beautiful song.

BO: They wrote it especially for Yiyi.

MORA: ♪ Make a wish on a star... ♪

BUSTER: Here comes the big jump.

♪ Where dreams come true... ♪

BUSTER: She did it!

Great job! Whoo-hoo!

CARLOS & MORA: ♪ Together you and me ♪

♪ Together we can be ♪

♪ The change we want to see ♪

♪ Together you and me ♪

♪ Together we can be ♪

♪ You and me. ♪

(cheering and applause)

BO: Now it's all up to the judges.

BUSTER: She got the highest score.

Another gold medal!

And look!

That's the first time I've seen her coach smile.

Your video of Yiyi and Chen Xi

really inspired Muffy.

Thanks for donating your stuff

to Muffy's Birthday Boutique.

All the money we raise at the sale today

will go to the Love Heart Group

and the Dreams Come True Foundation.

This party is unique, unforgettable and...

Wow! Wow! Wow!

♪ Together we can be ♪

♪ The change we want to see ♪

♪ Mm, mm ♪

♪ Together you and me ♪

♪ Together we can be ♪

♪ The change we want to see ♪

♪ Oh... ♪

♪ La-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La-la-la, oh ♪

♪ La-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La-la, la, la, la ♪

♪ La ♪

♪ You and me ♪

♪ You and me. ♪