Episode 12: On Strike

On Strike is the 12th episode of Puppet Hour, it first aired on 22 November 2002 in the UK, and 1 August 2003 in the US.

Plot
Mort Mongoose (performed by Melvin Miller) wants to go on strike due to not being paid, but Quackers doesn't have the money to pay him, so Mort decides to start a mob consisting of Mort, an opera singer (performed by Arlene Discsak), and a mop (performed by David McConnel), Quakers decides to let the mob in the next night with 20 dollars and a half eaten bag of Gummi Worms.

Skits

 * Opening Number: Sh-Boom
 * Soap Opera: Who Killed Dr. Living?
 * Vaudeville Bear: Lion Tamer
 * Porker's Comedy: George W. Bush Walked Into A Bar
 * Chodo's Fortune Teller: Astronaut
 * Hillbilly Dogs: Nebraska
 * Icicle's Stunts: Freezing In The Freezer
 * Hoo-Hoo: Earth Lecture
 * Closing Number: YMCA!

Censorship

 * On all US airings before 2009, Porker's Comedy routine was cut because of the mocking of then US president George W. Bush. And instead, Porker poked fun at rapper, Eminiem.

Puppeteers

 * Mike Chied - Quakers, Crow Singer, Growley Monster, Polar Bear
 * Marsk Maskellian - Hoo-Hoo, Old Lady, Lion, Joey, Baxter Barker
 * Arlene Discsak - Chodo, Opera Singer, Puppy Perry
 * Derek Larmenisico - Porker, YMCA Singer, Butch Bulldog
 * Mike Yunchodi - Icicle, Zombie
 * Melvin Miller - Vaudeville Bear, Old Man, Mort Mongoose
 * David McConnel - Mop, Grumpy Crowd Monster