Hotel Merl Endangered Species

# Let's go on an adventure!

# That isn't very wise

# I love you guys! #

-Waaaaah!

-Aaaaaah!

# This is getting crazier

# Feels like we're endangered...

# Species! #

MERL SIGHS

Hey, I know this move.

Uh-huh, uh-huh.

Those acorns sure can dance.

This? She is no dance programme. It is the Acorn Auctioneers.

El acorno magnifico.

I don't get it, it looks like every other acorn I've ever seen.

Any collector worth his cheek pockets would recognise

one of the greatest and rarest...

-And best dancing.

-..acorns in the world.

So why don't you have one for your collection, Merl?

Because she is so expensive.

I do not have the money, deniro, cash

-to make this acorn part of the collection that is mine.

-Hmmm.

Don't worry, Merl, we'll help you raise that money, deniro, cash

with a good old-fashioned fundraiser.

Oh, yeah, hey, we can invite Merl and Pickle

and don't forget Merl and Pickle

and what about Merl and Pickle?

We're going to make tonnes!

No, we do not have any money.

We need other creatures' money.

Aww, but there are no other creatures living with us.

True, there are no other creatures living here now, but there could be.

Remember that old cot in the basement?

Who would want to sleep there, yes? The basement.

She is dark, she is scary, she is filled with the toxic gases.

Details. You see a stinky old cot,

I see a luxury hotel. Cue the commercial.

-What commercial?

-Club Merl.

At Club Merl, you'll be greeted by concierge Pickle

and have your luggage delivered to your room by bellhop Gull.

Yum, luggage.

At Club Merl, we operate the most fun facility in the forest,

all managed by Merl,

who prides himself on cleanliness and appearance.

The commercial, she is ridiculouso.

No-one would fall for this, yes?

DOORBELL RINGS

MERL GASPS

-Is this Club Merl? I need a room.

-What? But how...?

I was just passing by and I got hit in the head by your TV commercial.

'Tired from a long hibernation...?' COMMERCIAL STOPS PLAYING

-Do you have the money?

-Yeah, I think so.

ELEGANT PIANO MUSIC PLAYS

What are you doing, man?

I am, how you say, greeting the guest with the smile.

Creepy.

-We have the room for you.

-OK, is it nice?

Well, yes, it comes with, erm, sheets.

Er, yeah...

I was kind of looking for something nicer and less poisonous.

I just need a comfy place to hide out from the onslaught

of Bigfoot photographers.

I am sorry, the basement, she is the only room available.

Other than this room over here.

What? Pickle, what is this you do?

The only room there is our bedroom.

Yeah, you want money for el acorno magnormo or not?

-And this here is the Merl Master Suite.

-Oh, I'll take that.

An excellent choice.

No, no, no, I'm sorry, but the Merl Suite, she is taken by me,

the Merl.

Merl, don't you know the first rule of the hospitality industry?

-Yeah, Merl.

-I don't know, the guest, he is always right?

-Oh, hey, that's a good one. Let's go with that.

-Yup.

-This will be just fine.

-Ay-ay!

Certainly, you cannot want the bed that is this. It is too small.

Oh, and she has not had the cleaning.

Someone need their room cleaned?

Enjoy your room.

MERL SHOUTS

Whoa there, Merl. You can't just go barging into that hotel room.

The sign says "Do not disturb."

But my bed, she is not safe.

Sorry, Merl, like you said, the guest is always right.

-I must know.

-MERL YELPS

-Oh....

-HE SCREAMS

Remember, Merl, all this, she is for el acorno magnifico.

Huh?

No, no, no, no way!

BIGFOOT CHUCKLES

MERL SHOUTS OUT IN SPANISH

The do not disturb, she is about to be disturbed.

-BELL RINGS

-Dinner time.

-HE MUTTERS

-Evening, Merl.

Now it's time for the guest's spa treatment.

Eh? The spa?

Hang in there, Merl.

El acorno magnifico, she will be soon yours.

Could you push a little harder there?

Yeah, Merl, work out those knots and he'll give you a big tip.

A scared photographer threw that at me once.

MERL SCREAMS

Mmm, body massage.

PHONE RINGS

-Front desk?

-Hey, Merl, our guest would like breakfast in bed.

No, it was just dinner, how can he want the breakfast too?

Come on, don't you want to earn money for el acorno magnifico?

Si. Fine, I will bring him the breakfast in bed.

CRASHING

Oh, and a new bed.

-I'm real sorry, I'm happy to pay for the damages.

-Oh, yes, you will pay.

Enough for a new bed and acorno magnifico. Now!

That should cover it.

-What? What is this?

-It's money.

Yeah, what you call "deniro".

This is not the deniro, this is the dinner.

Oh, sorry, I was never quite clear on what money was.

All this, the massage, the customer service, all this for nothing!

Don't forget about the bad mouthing.

That is it, the hotel, she is closed!

MERL SCREAMS

Wow, that little guy seemed really mad.

Nah, don't worry, Merl will calm down.

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

Ah!

SQUEAKING

Here's Merly!

THEY SCREAM

MERL LAUGHS

THEY SCREAM

Yes, I will show you now. The guest, she is not always right.

I am, the Merl is right.

Ha!

THEY SCREAM

Please, I'll give you everything I've got.

-I do not need your stinking food, Bigfoot.

-Er, Merl?

-Not now, Pickle.

-Boy, that acorn sure can dance.

El acorno magnifico!

Must've been loosened up by that massage.

Guess it wasn't a knot, it was a nut!

Sorry again about the bed.

Oh, I am sorry as well.

You are welcome to stay at Club Merl any time.

Oh, thanks.

See you next year.

So, Merl, ain't you glad we played hotel?

Si, maybe now we can play hospital?

My insides, I think they are broken.

-KNOCKING

-Right this way, folks.

-Oh, I heard that's the best bed in the hotel.

-What?

No, the bed, she is broken and so am I.

Sorry, Merl, but I heard the guest is always right.

MERL SCREAMS