Episode 3139

Picture	Segment	Description
	SCENE 1	Gordon and Susan have a problem, which makes Big Bird happy; since they're often helping him, he can try and help them for a change. The couple's apartment is being painted and they had planned on staying the night at Jamal and Angela's apartment, but their baby Kayla just came down with a case of the chicken pox. Miles is staying at a friend's house so he's taken care of, but Susan and Gordon still need a place to stay. Big Bird suggests they go to Hawaii, though he realizes it's too far away just to spend one night. He then imagines giving his nest or the park a try, but pictures both having disastrous results: he thinks that a pet shop truck could hit a bump and pelt the two with flying (stuffed) cats and dogs at his nest, while a freak storm can bury them in snow at the park. He finally realizes the perfect place: the Furry Arms Hotel! Susan is very much against the idea, but Gordon notes that it's their best option. "What's the worst thing that could happen - we'd have to share a room with a flock of basketball-playing chickens?" Gordon jokes, and he and Susan grab their luggage and leave.
	SCENE 1 cont'd	Big Bird feels proud that he was able to help his friends when a chicken in a jersey and whistle shows up asking where the Furry Arms Hotel is. Big Bird points them around the corner, and the chicken and her team make their way there.
	Cartoon	The letter X appears on-screen. (First: Episode 2779)
	Muppets	Muppet & Kid Moment — Ernie, Bert and Shola talk about the letter X. (First: Episode 0560)
	Film	The letter X in various typefaces. (First: Episode 2862)
	Muppets / Celebrity	Jim Carrey shows Elmo and Telly how he expresses his emotions - with his feet (in speed-induced footage, no less). (First: Episode 3023) cut from the Max version
	Film	A zydeco band plays "Bayou Pon Pon" while people dance and the townspeople of New Orleans wave at the camera. (First: Episode 2502)
	Cartoon	Counting to 10 (Latin rhythm) (Spanish version) (First: Episode 3045)
	SCENE 2	Gordon and Susan arrive at the Furry Arms Hotel, though they have a rough time entering through the Muppet-sized revolving door. Susan finds the accommodations bizarre (she spots some livestock on the upper balcony) when Miss Netherland reveals they have five rooms left. Managers Humphrey and Ingrid remind her of the chicken basketball team who made reservations; said team enters the hotel and general chaos ensues. Humphrey and Ingrid begin to panic until Gordon points out that there are only four chickens and five rooms, so Humphrey and Ingrid count them to make sure. They have trouble at first with the chickens running around until the team's whistle is blown and they line up. After counting four chickens, everyone begins to relax until a fifth chicken comes out of the team's egg-shaped suitcase, requesting a room near the ice machine.
	Cartoon	Rubber Stamp #9 (First: Episode 2876) cut from the Noggin version
	Muppets	Count von Count: Elevator Operator — Kermit tries to get to the seventh floor on The Count's first day as an elevator operator. (First: Episode 1970)
	Song	"It's Easy" / "I Can Do It By Myself" (First: Episode 1727) cut from the Noggin version, cut from the Max version
	Animation	A Navajo blanket appears in a black background. (First: Episode 2963)
	SCENE 3	Gordon asks Susan to stay at the hotel as he goes to see whether they can stay over at Maria and Luis' apartment. Humphrey and Ingrid then inform Susan that the chickens are having a party, and Susan is roped into working at the front desk while they spread the lounge with gravel. Henny Drummschtick, a rooster comedian who was hired for the party, shows up and introduces himself. He gives Susan a taste of one of his latest "jokes," which just turns out to be the process of how chickens produce eggs. Susan doesn't find it funny, and Henny realizes he forgot something: he dons a pair of Groucho glasses and repeats his routine, which sends the other hotel residents into hysterics.
	Cartoon	"The Room Is Full of Chickens" (First: Episode 2971)
	Film	A child narrates a film of him and his brother, Andrew, taking a ride on the ferry. (First: Episode 2951) cut from the Noggin version
	Cartoon	A snake is on, in, under and stuck in a tree branch. (First: Episode 2967)
	Muppets	Maya Angelou sings "My Name" with Lexine, Carlo and Elmo.
	Animation	Lillian recalls the time she joined her parents and baby sister on a hike up the hill. She hiked to the top herself, and is proud of the fact. Artist: Craig Bartlett (First: Episode 2749)
	Muppets	Grover: Dog Walker — Grover takes several dogs for a walk. (First: Episode 2734)
	Cartoon	Rap #9 (First: Episode 2509)
	SCENE 4	Gordon returns to the hotel with some bad news for Susan: Maria and Luis aren't at home, and Bob and Mr. Handford are also unable to help them. Humphrey and Ingrid show up with suggestions as to where they can stay: Hawaii, Big Bird's nest, and the park. They end up coming to the same conclusions as Big Bird had before (including the wild fantasies Big Bird had about cats and dogs and snowstorms). While they ponder another option, a pig (Brian Muehl) complains to Humphrey and Ingrid about the maid service - his room gets cleaned every day, so he's checking out of the hotel. Susan and Gordon become excited that there's finally a vacant room, but first bellhop Benny has to move the pig's many, many bags of luggage out of the room.
	Animation	Several cards form an H.
	Film	A child voice-over talks about a Hawaiian party that her family has.
	Muppets	Beat the Time: Cookie Monster — Cookie Monster competes to win a cookie. (First: Episode 0446)
	Cartoon	Two hippie kids wonder how to make their droopy plant grow. (First: Episode 1484)
	SCENE 5	Benny is still moving the pig's luggage out of the room when Miss Netherland gives Susan and Gordon a suggestion on how they can speed things up: they can say the alphabet. The couple doesn't see how this could help when a sheep (Fran Brill) shows up and asks where she can get a taxi. Susan sarcastically suggests that the sheep can say the alphabet. The sheep says it, and a taxi driver (Jim Kroupa) arrives in no time. Miss Netherland then gets a flash of inspiration of how Susan and Gordon can get a room right away, and tells Humphrey and Ingrid that they have to prepare it.
	Film	A variety of H's are grown in a garden. (First: Episode 3016)
	Cartoon	A man (Jim Thurman) is told that his dog looks thirsty, and says that his dog is a hot dog. Artist: Paul Fierlinger (First: Episode 1180)
	Muppets	"Bert's Blanket" (First: Episode 2391)
	Cartoon	A kid voice-over says, "Ocean," as a fish is seen swimming in the ocean. (First: Episode 2670)
	Cartoon	Little Red Riding Hood uses a map to get to Grandma's house. (First: Episode 2686)
	SCENE 6	While Benny continues to remove the pig's luggage, Susan and Gordon argue with Miss Netherland that the hotel lobby is not the ideal place to stay. Miss Netherland, Humphrey, and Ingrid point out how the lobby is a space with walls, a ceiling, and a floor, so technically it is a room. As Susan and Gordon prepare for a long night on the lobby floor, Henny Drummschtick begins his act in the lounge to an uproarious crowd. To add insult, after Henny announces the sponsors, Benny returns for his break and joins Gordon and Susan in sleeping on the floor.

Notes[]

Additional performers include Carmen Osbahr (as chicken #2) and Jim Martin (as chicken #5), with David Rudman (as Humphrey, chicken in scene 1, and a sheep).
Among the din of various noises heard at the hotel is the happy song of the Fluter-tooters and the Looney Tunes Road Runner.