Cow Buses

**Cow Buses** is the 5th episode of Season 4 of California City and the 145th episode of the entire series overall. It premiered on CCTV Network on February 1, 2021.

## Synopsis

David is at his house looking for a girl to meet up with when he is bombarded by Junichiro when he bangs on his door to get catalytic converters, the second time in the show Junichiro has done this. Junichiro invites David to go see a movie, in which he accepts, though in actuality, they are going to get catalytic converters for Junichiro to make money off of. Junichiro informs them that they need popcorn, so he calls the converters "popcorn makers" and hides that fact from David, Lapis, and Leon Lapis. They cut out a catalytic converter out of several cars (including a police car), and they eventually try to cut one out of the Cow Bus that is parked. However though, it starts groaning in pain when Lapis starts to cut it's exhaust pipe, which is actually the bus's intestine that acts as an exhaust pipe. Lapis asks why it's screaming in pain, the bus replies that it hurts and commands them to put it back or he would pull his hidden camera that shows the gang cutting every catalytic converter in the parking lot. David becomes furious in that he was bought into this by Junichiro considering that he does not like stealing catalytic converters.

Some hours later, the bus arrives at Junichiro's house, questioning him as to if they're trying to kill him in which Junichiro replies that he's not alive he's a bus. The cow bus however replies that he lives just like any other person despite being a bus, as he was made from a cross between a cow and a bus. David runs to Lamar's house and shows him the bus's exhaust pipe that was cut out. He and Junichiro try to explain the situation and they ask if Lamar can try to repair the bus, but warns them that it would have to be a genetic match in order for this to work. The bus however replies that he has a twin just like him, except that he is tan with brown spots and is wheelchair accessible. Lamar eventually ventures off to find his brother who the cow bus calls "an imbecile".

While there, Junichiro and David begin arguing about the situation and Lamar explains that he will be able to fix the bus, only to be interrupted by the cow train, the cow bus's brother, who is a very good fellow to the five. David warns Lamar not to board it since that's how buses eat people that way. The cow train questions them how and eventually figures out that the five know his brother, who is eating people again. He explains to them that he has handicap access, board games for the kids, as well as helpful information as he shuttles people and gives out comical city facts, stating that they have a lot of fun. The cow train also provides his service free of charge, while his brother charges. He also shuttles teens to parks, old people to casinos, families to the pier park, and homeless people to places they love going crazy. He finds out however that they are after his exhaust pipe and says that he will give it to them, though Lamar does not want to risk killing the good bus, so he goes to a nearby pier to think about this. Lamar then finds out that the cow train is the good bus while the cow bus Junichiro found is the bad one, so Lamar convinces all of them to just not risk it if he's a good bus.

Back home, Lamar brings the exhaust pipe even though it is actually a stick of TNT to kill the bad bus. Lamar proceeds to stick the TNT stick inside the bus's exhaust pipe and ignites it, which kills the bus instantly.

## Trivia

* This episode is an allusion to the 2015 ATHF episode "The Hairy Bus", which is one of David Burkins's favorite episodes of that series.
* Both the cow bus and cow train are based on the Sunliner Tram by Chance Rides from the 1990's, only being enclosed like buses.
* This is one of David Burkins's favorite episodes of Season 4 of the show so far, the others are Jackpipe Wrestler and Rushing To Save.