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* '''Harvey P. Dull''' (performed by [[Mak Wilson]]) - A Fat Blue Anything Muppet who is a long-term occupant of the Furchester Hotel. In similar fashion to Mr. Johnson, Harvey P. Dull frequently bears the brunt of the poor service. He cites the one positive of the hotel is his favorite, comfy chair. He claims the only reason he resides there is a lack of availability in any other nearby hotel. |
* '''Harvey P. Dull''' (performed by [[Mak Wilson]]) - A Fat Blue Anything Muppet who is a long-term occupant of the Furchester Hotel. In similar fashion to Mr. Johnson, Harvey P. Dull frequently bears the brunt of the poor service. He cites the one positive of the hotel is his favorite, comfy chair. He claims the only reason he resides there is a lack of availability in any other nearby hotel. |
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* '''The Tea Time Monsters''' - The Tea Time Monsters are a quintet of colorful monsters that appear whenever Monster Tea Time occurs (signified by |
* '''The Tea Time Monsters''' - The Tea Time Monsters are a quintet of colorful monsters that appear whenever Monster Tea Time occurs (signified by Gonger banging a gong). The monsters plow their way through the hotel to get to their tea, while chanting "Ugga wugga tea time, ugga wugge clink. Ugga wugga tea time, ugga wugga drink!" While one of the puppets for the Tea Time Monsters was recycled from Narf, another monster resembles a modified version of Herry Monster. |
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* '''Gonger''' (performed by [[Mak Wilson]] in the first appearance, [[Colin Purves]] in "Very Important Porcupine") - A small monster who would bang the gong whenever it's Monster Tea Time. |
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* [[Andrew Spooner]] - Furgus Fuzz |
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* [[Neil Sterenberg]] - Mr. Crumb (ep. 2), Pierce the [[Porcupine]] (ep. 3) |
* [[Neil Sterenberg]] - Mr. Crumb (ep. 2), Pierce the [[Porcupine]] (ep. 3) |
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* [[Mak Wilson]] - Harvey P. Dull, Pink Monster (ep. 3) |
* [[Mak Wilson]] - Harvey P. Dull, Gonger (ep. 1), Pink Monster (ep. 3) |
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Revision as of 02:00, 14 October 2014
| The Furchester Hotel | |
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| Genre | Educational |
| Starring | Sarah Burgess Ryan Dillon Louise Gold David Rudman Andrew Spooner Mak Wilson |
| Opening theme | Welcome to the Furchester |
| Country of origin | Vereinigtes Königreich |
| No. of seasons | 2 (Created) |
| No. of episodes | 54 (Created) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production company | Sesame Workshop |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBeebies |
| Release | September 26, 2014 – present |
The Furchester Hotel is a Sesame Street co-production for CBeebies (BBC's preschool network).[1]
Premise
The series will promote problem-solving as the monsters try to figure out issues developed by their unique Muppet guests. Fifty-two, 11-minute episodes (for two seasons) were produced beginning in February 2014 MediaCityUK in Salford.
Plot
The Furchester Hotel is a hotel that is owned by a monster family called the Furchester-Fuzz Family.
Characters
- Funella Furchester (performed by Louise Gold) - A monster who is the husband of Furgus, the mother of Phoebe, and the aunt of Elmo. Funella is the main proprietor of the Furchester Hotel, welcoming guests and making sure their stay is wonderful in any way she can.
- Furgus Fuzz (performed by Andrew Spooner) - A monster who is the wife of Funella, the father of Phoebe, and the uncle of Elmo. He serves the hotel's jack-of-all-trades at the Furchester Hotel. Furgus specializes in the hotel's repair needs, but (similar to Grover) he takes on several other jobs around the hotel as needed.
- Phoebe Furchester-Fuzz (performed by Sarah Burgess) - A 7-year-old monster who is the daughter of Furgus and Funella and the cousin of Elmo. Phoebe's main duty at the Furchester Hotel is answering the phone. When she gets a monster idea, her pigtail raises. She often cries "Fuzzawubba!" after getting an idea.
- Elmo (performed by Ryan Dillon) - Elmo appears as the cousin of Phoebe and the nephew of Furgus and Funella. He is taking an extended stay at the Furchester due to his fascination with it. Elmo's father Louie is the brother of Funella.
- Cookie Monster (performed by David Rudman) - Cookie Monster appears as the room service worker and a waiter in the Furchester Hotel's dining room.
- Isabell - A pink furry service bell monster that the guests ring. Similar to the Dinger, Isabell can only communicate through a series of rings. She notifies Funella Furchester whenever an incoming guest is arriving and has a general knowledge of what's happening in the hotel at all times. She also cues the musical breaks during the episodes.
- Harvey P. Dull (performed by Mak Wilson) - A Fat Blue Anything Muppet who is a long-term occupant of the Furchester Hotel. In similar fashion to Mr. Johnson, Harvey P. Dull frequently bears the brunt of the poor service. He cites the one positive of the hotel is his favorite, comfy chair. He claims the only reason he resides there is a lack of availability in any other nearby hotel.
- The Tea Time Monsters - The Tea Time Monsters are a quintet of colorful monsters that appear whenever Monster Tea Time occurs (signified by Gonger banging a gong). The monsters plow their way through the hotel to get to their tea, while chanting "Ugga wugga tea time, ugga wugge clink. Ugga wugga tea time, ugga wugga drink!" While one of the puppets for the Tea Time Monsters was recycled from Narf, another monster resembles a modified version of Herry Monster.
- Gonger (performed by Mak Wilson in the first appearance, Colin Purves in "Very Important Porcupine") - A small monster who would bang the gong whenever it's Monster Tea Time.
Opening sequence
The show opens with a various character's faces shaped as the river and zooms down into where the hotel is and all the Furchester Family can be seen singing. At the end all the guests are singing with the Furchester Family.
Episodes
The Furchester Hotel will have 52 episodes span over two seasons (as currently known) and will premiere Fridays and Saturdays in the United Kingdom.
Season One
| No. in series |
Titel | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The Furchester Hotel" | September 26, 2014 | |
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Mr. Director and his assistant Carol are visiting the Furchester Hotel to shoot a video to promote the establishment. During the filming, the Furchesters solve some problems along the way like the living arrangements for a penguin named Mrs. Iceberger and a lion named Mr. Mainbrie. Note #1: This is the first episode of The Furchester Hotel. Note #2: Cookie Monster and Elmo have previously been in other shows all other characters are new. Note #3: Mr. Mainbrie is a recycled version of Chicago the Lion from Sesame Street. | |||
| 2 | "Don't Eat the Guests" | September 27, 2014 | |
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When the Furchester Hotel runs out of cookies, Cookie Monster gets hungry and a new guest named Mr. Crumb (who is a cookie) arrives. Can the Furchesters stop Cookie Monster from eating Mr. Crumb? Note: This episode premiered as part of the New Shows month on CBeebies | |||
| 3 | "Very Important Porcupine" | October 3, 2014 | |
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Funella welcomes the incoming guests with furry arms....until one guest named Pierce the Porcupine arrives. Note: It is confirmed in this episode that every time a guest arrives, they are always welcomed with "Furry Arms" (a reference to the Furry Arms Hotel from the "Around the Corner" expansion of Sesame Street). | |||
| 4 | "Yodel-ay-hee-hoo!" | October 4, 2014 | |
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When the telephone line breaks at The Furchester Hotel, the Furchesters have no way to communicate. Then, a yodeler tells them to Yodel it. In the end, the telephones weren't working because the phone was not plugged in and they are back in business. Then they miss yodeling and yodel over the telephone. Note: Every Yodel in the episode has the word yodel somewhere in it. | |||
| 5 | "Count your chickens" | October 10, 2014 | |
| 6 | "The Veggietones" | October 11, 2014 | |
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Funella hires a group of singing vegetables to make the guests happy, but they cause chaos and the Furchesters need a creative solution. | |||
| 8 | "Toast with a Smile" | TBA | |
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TBA | |||
| 9 | "Isabel Gets the Ding-Ups" | TBA | |
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TBA | |||
Cast
Muppet performers
- Warrick Brownlow-Pike - Gold Tea Time Monster, Green Tea Time Monster, Mr. Mainbrie (ep. 1), Cactus (ep. 3)
- Sarah Burgess - Phoebe Furchester-Fuzz
- Sheila Clark -
- Ryan Dillon - Elmo
- Lesa Gillespie - Cookie Delivery Girl (ep. 2)
- Louise Gold - Funella Furchester
- Andy Heath - Mr. Director (ep. 1)
- Rebecca Nagan - Carol (ep. 1)
- Colin Purves - Gonger (ep. 3)
- David Rudman - Cookie Monster, Commercial Announcer (ep. 1)
- Katherine Smee - Mrs. Iceberger (ep. 1)
- Andrew Spooner - Furgus Fuzz
- Neil Sterenberg - Mr. Crumb (ep. 2), Pierce the Porcupine (ep. 3)
- Mak Wilson - Harvey P. Dull, Gonger (ep. 1), Pink Monster (ep. 3)
- Toby Wilson -
References
External links
- The Furchester Hotel at Internet Movie Database
- The Furchester Hotel at Muppet Wiki
