Buster & Knuckles/Buster Gets Tricked

Buster and Knuckles, retitled Buster Gets Tricked for American audiences, is the first episode of Buster the Bunny and Friends. It is a parody of the Thomas and Friends episode Thomas and Gordon/Thomas Gets Tricked.

Cast

 * Buster Bunny as Thomas
 * Knuckles the Echidna (From Sonic the Hedgehog) as Gordon
 * Perfecto Prep Swans as Coaches
 * An Animator as Buster's Driver
 * Rotor the Walrus (From Sonic the Hedgehog) as Henry (Cameo Role)
 * Plucky Duck as James (Cameo Role)

Transcript
Narrator: "Buster is a rabbit who lives in a burrow on Acme Acres. He is a cheeky little rabbit, with six big toes, a short, stumpy tail, two long ears, and a small pink nose.

He's a fussy little rabbit, too. Always bringing swans for the bigger animals to take on long journeys.

And when animals come in, he brings the swans back home so that the animals can go and rest.

Buster thinks no animal works as hard as he does. He loves playing tricks on them, including Knuckles, the biggest and proudest echidna of them all. Buster likes whistling rudely at him."

Buster: "Wake up, lazy bones! Why don't you work hard, like me?"

Narrator: "One day, after taking the swans on a journey, Knuckles arrived back at the altar, very tired. He was just going to sleep when Buster came up in his cheeky way.

Buster: "Wake up, lazy bones, do some hard work for a change!" You can't catch me!"

Narrator: "And off he ran, laughing.

Instead of going to sleep again, Knuckles thought how he could get back at Buster.

One Morning, Buster wouldn't wake up. His animator couldn't make him start. His stamina was low and there was not enough strength. It was nearly time for the express. People were waiting, but the swans weren't ready.

At last, Buster started."

Buster: "Oh, dear, oh, dear!"

Narrator: "He yawned.

He fussed into the station, where Knuckles was waiting."

Knuckles: "Hurry up, you."

Narrator: "Said Knuckles."

Buster: "Hurry yourself!"

Narrator: "Replied Buster."

Narrator: "Knuckles began making his plan."

Knuckles: "Yes,"

Narrator: "Said Knuckles,"

Knuckles: "I will."

Narrator: "And almost before the swans stopped moving, Knuckles reversed quickly and held the first one's hand."

Knuckles: "Get in quickly, please."

Narrator: "He whistled.

Buster usually pushed behind the swans to help them start, but they always let go of him first. This time, Knuckles started so quickly, they forgot to let go of Buster. Knuckles' chance had come."

Knuckles: "Come on, come on,"

Narrator: "Puffed Knuckles to the swans.

The line went faster and faster. Too fast for Buster. He wanted to stop, but he couldn't!"

Buster: "Hey, hey! Stop, stop!"

Knuckles: "Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Narrator: "Laughed Knuckles."

Swans: "You can't get away, you can't get away!"

Narrator: "Laughed the swans.

Poor Buster was going faster than he had ever gone before. He was out of breath, and his feet hurt him, but he had to go on."

Buster: "I shall never be the same again."

Narrator: "He thought sadly."

Buster: "My feet will be quite worn out."

Narrator: "At last, they stopped at a station.

Buster let go, and he felt very silly and exhausted.

Next, he sat on a turntable, thinking of everyone laughing at him.

And then he ran onto a path, out of the way."

Knuckles: "Well, little Buster,"

Narrator: "Chuckled Knuckles."

Knuckles: "Now you know what hard work means, don't you?"

Narrator: "Poor Buster couldn't answer. He had no breath. He just puffed slowly away to rest, and had a long, long drink.

He went home very slowly, and was careful afterwards never to be cheeky to Knuckles again."

Next episode
Sonic & Knuckles/Sonic Helps Out (Coming Soon)