John Bates

Franklin, the wise owl, has gathered the Chucklewood gang to his classroom for their annual training sessions and Freddie, the feisty raccoon, convinces Buttons and Rusty to explore the lower tunnels that are under the caves. Their adventure leads the cubs to being captured by some wild creatures underground. The cubs are able to befriend a couple of the creatures and in the end learn some valuable lessons.

It is Thanksgiving at Chucklewood Park and Buttons and Rusty are worried. They desire to rescue their friends, the wild turkeys of the forest who have been captured. Every turkey is rescued with the support of Ranger Jones. Buttons and Rusty enjoy a grand holiday celebration with their family.

When a new and adorable bear cub named Bearbette comes to Chucklewood Forest on Valentine's Day, Buttons gets a real case of Spring Fever. With the help of Jonesy discussing about the holiday, Buttons decides he wants to present Bearbette with a very special Valentine...honey from her home town of Crystal Bayou! Using the Adventure Machine, Buttons and Rusty, with the help of Turner travel on a long journey with twists, turns, and bumps on the road. Can Buttons' spring fever be cured?

Buttons and Rusty in a Christmas Special

Rusty and Buttons are put on trial for stealing eggs after invading the secret home of the Easter Bunny in this entertaining half-hour and fourth in a series of Chucklewood Critters specials.

Bridgette is sad because she thinks everyone has forgotten her on Mother's Day. Jonesy explains the holiday to Buttons and Rusty and they decide they should do something special. Venturing into the forest, they chance upon Mother Nature who's being finicky with weather. After the cubs present her with a gift, she makes the day beautiful for all of Chucklewood Forest. A Mother's Day feast follows and everyone celebrates the occasion.

It's a high flyin', springtime adventure when Buttons and Rusty borrow a broken model car and miraculously turn it into a flying adventure machine. Traveling out of Chucklewood, the cubs arrive in a far off forest facing all sorts of adventures...and causing a few problems, too!

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