Buster’s Second Chance

According to Brain, the past cannot be changed, but Buster still tries to do so when he’s thrown back to preschool by a time vortex.

— Tony Carr

Buster: What’s the square root of 49? [Buster thinks] I don’t know. I don’t know!. . . I’m baaaaack!

Arthur (s20e01a), “Buster’s Second Chance” (PBS-TV, USA, 10 October 2016).

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Themes

Fix Your Own Past!: Buster wants to change the result of his preschool admission test so that he’ll become a genius.
Fix Your Time Travel Screw-Up!: Buster wants his old life back again!
Travels into Yourself
Young Again!

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TIME TRAVEL ITINERARY (SPOILERS!)

From Buster’s bedroom, an uspecified night ⋙ to a preschool admissions test, several years earlier. Round trip. Note: Buster goes back to preschool to make himself a genius.
From the comic book shop, an unspecified time after Buster returns as a genius ⋙ to the same preschool admissions test at an unknown time. Round trip. Note: Buster goes back a second time to undo his genius.