Buttons and Rusty: Growing Up

***Buttons and Rusty: Growing Up*** is an animated television mini-series produced by Chucklewood Productions. It is a continuation of *Welcome to Chucklewood**.*

## Plot

This series will focus on serious life changing topics. Some of the topics include...

* Baby's First Steps
* Daycare
* Puberty
* Starting School
* Divorce
* Death
* Marriage
* Starting a New Job
* Graduation
* Adulthood
* Getting Your Drivers License

Most of the episodes will consist of discussion episodes related to the topics where Miss Love talks to real-life people.

## Episodes

1. **Miss Love Talks With Parents About School (Discussion Episode)-** Miss Love talks to parents with children about their first day of school experiences. This includes clips from the first episode of [School Days|*Sarah's School Days*] as well as a preview of the series itself which centers around Sarah attending school at the Little Critter School.
2. **Vixey's Firsts** - The episode begins with the words "One year ago..." appear. A replay of the final scene of *The Villains Club's Last Stand* is shown. This is followed by the boy cubs returning to the cave with Vixey. Upon arriving they see a newspaper headline reading "RUSTY: BIG BROTHER" with a picture of him holding Vixey, and a few congratulations cards from all the good critters such as Frisky, Skeeter and Freddie. After showing Vixey the cave, Rosie teaches Rusty the lessons of a baby such as how to feed, bath time, changing diapers, and walking in a crib. Six months later, Lester invites the family over to Crystal Bayou for Vixey's baptism where a friend of Lester's named Omar (a possum, voiced by Dana Snyder) who is a minister will be officiating. Along the way, Quacker then tells the news that "Zak Vaderman, Galton Gourmad, Delilah Denara, Patty Parker, Dario, Reg, Zazzy Zeke and Wescott have died!" This spreads the joy of all the Chucklewood and suburb population. The baptism ceremony is attended by Rusty's family and the good critters whom also celebrate the death of the Villains Club. Six months later, Vixey took her first steps and the rest of the family celebrates her first birthday.
3. **Miss Love Talks With Parents About Daycare (Discussion Episode) -** Miss Love, George and Rosie talk to parents about raising a baby as well as daycare.
4. **Growing Up: From A Cub To An Adult** - Miss Love and Dave Coonier talk to viewers about puberty; how Buttons, Rusty, Bearbette, Frisky, Turner, Skeeter and Freddie transition from young critters to adult critters.
5. **Moving Out Is Hard To Do** -
6. **Miss Love Talks With Parents About Divorce** **(Discussion Episode)** - Miss Love and Rosie offer parents insight and advice regarding young children dealing with and understanding divorce.
7. **Homecoming Episode TBA** -
8. **Robin's First Job** -
9. **Freddie Boy** -
10. **Miss Love Talks With Parents About Death (Discussion Episode)** - Miss Love, Lester and Medora talk to parents about death. This includes clips from Mirror, Mirror On The Wall... and the previous episode. [**NOTE:** *Due to subject matter, parental discretion is recommended.*]
11. **Will You Marry Me?** **(Prom Episode)** -
12. **Miss Love Talks With Parents About Adulthood (Discussion Episode)** - Miss Love talks to parents of seniors in High School about getting ready for Adulthood which includes previews of the next three episodes.
13. **The Long and Winding Road**
	1. **Graduation** -
	2. **Retirement** -
	3. **Marriage** -
14. **Series Finale: Goodbye, Chucklewood** -