(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)
NARRATOR: The holiday season,
what should be the busiest time of year for toymakers.
Yet here in Penny's Toy and Curiosity Shop,
customers are few and far between.
Hey, now. You know how it is with boutique shops.
We just need to land one big fish,
a star to buy one of our pieces, and then we'll be set.
NARRATOR: So true. A single phone call could forever change her fortune.
-Maybe try that again? -(NARRATOR CLEARING THROAT)
-I said a single phone call... -(TELEPHONE RINGING)
Penny's Toy and Curiosity Shop.
-Penny! -PENNY: Gonzo! How are you?
Oh, I can't complain. How are you? How's biz?
-It's Gonzo! -NARRATOR: I know. I'm omniscient.
What can I do for you, Mr. Gonzo?
Well, tomorrow is my favorite day, Chicken Day,
the greatest poultry-based holiday in the whole world.
-(CHUCKLES) -GONZO: And I just came across
-this magnificent ornament. -Uh-huh?
It reminds me of all my most cherished Chicken Day memories,
but it has this teensy little, almost imperceptible crack in it
that I was hoping you could fix.
It would make this Chicken Day the absolute...
-(CHICKEN CLUCKING) -Whoa!
-NARRATOR: Uh-oh. -Oh, boy. That didn't sound good.
GONZO: Why did this have to happen? Chicken Day is ruined.
Oh, no, no, not to worry, I can make you a new one.
GONZO: What? Are you sure?
You know, it'll need to have all the classic Chicken Day makings.
-A Chicken Day tree, a Chicken Day hearth. -PENNY: Oh...
-A Chicken Day nutcracker. -PENNY: Okay...
-Uh, well, that is a lot. -And I need it by tomorrow.
Thank you so much, Penny, you are the best.
-I love you, Penny. -Go... Go... Gonzo!
Man! That is a lot of work!
-(SIGHS) -(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
You, uh, think you can help me out?
NARRATOR: Won't be easy, but I know some people
who specialize in not-easy. And they'll be able save Chicken Day.
Three teams of exceptional food artists,
chosen for their unique skills to return to the Foodtastic stage.
Reintroducing, Monster Sculptors.
Their story continues after winning the Pirates of the Caribbean challenge.
-Monster Sculptors! -(ALL CHEER)
The Lucky Charms.
NARRATOR: Their story continues after a heartbreaking loss
in the Lion King challenge.
(CROWD CLAPPING)
NARRATOR: And the Weirdoughs.
Their story continues after winning the Beauty and the Beast challenge.
-Weirdoughs! -(ALL CHEER)
NARRATOR: The team with the best Chicken Day creation
will win the rarest prize of all,
the Disney Foodtastic Champion Holiday pin.
A pin so stunning, it would make Miss Piggy karate chop jealous.
And it's all happening on Chicken Day Eve.
(FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING)
Ah! The holidays! A time of wonder. A time of joy.
-A time of chickens? -(CROWD LAUGH)
The Muppets have been making audiences smile for decades.
And today, it's your turn to return the favor
for one of the most beloved Muppets, Gonzo!
-Oh, yeah! -(CHUCKLES)
This is Foodtastic.
(CROWD CHEER, APPLAUD)
A world where food artists come together to put on a sensational, inspirational,
celebrational, muppetational show!
-(GIRLS CHUCKLE) -Now, someone special wants to say hello.
-Hello, everybody! -(GIRLS GASPS)
-Kermie! -Sorry I couldn't be there, Keke,
but I just wanted to thank you all
for helping Gonzo make this the best Chicken Day ever.
-Who are you talking to? Who's Cakey? -It's Keke.
-Kermit, who's Cakey? -No, no, it's Keke.
-(CROWD LAUGH) -And she's the host of Foodtastic. See?
Foodtastic? I love Foodtastic! That’s that art and food show!
Wait. Why are they talking to you and not moi? You don’t even like food.
-What? I... I like food. -If it flies.
(ALL LAUGH)
I just wanted to wish you all the best of luck and have a great time.
But... but I wanna see what they're making.
No, no. We gotta get back to set. Come on,
-let's go, let's go. -But I just... Ugh!
I'll call you later, Cakey.
-It's Keke. -(TEAMS CHUCKLE)
Now, if there's one thing we know about the Muppets,
it's that they seldom get up to their crazy antics alone.
Kinda like us here, where we're never without our amazing,
and talented food art experts. Benny Rivera and Amirah Kassem.
(CROWD CHEER, APPLAUD)
-BENNY: What's up, guys? -Hi.
Happy Chicken Day. (CHUCKLES)
-(GIRLS LAUGH) -Now, every winter,
Gonzo celebrates the holiday to end all holidays, Chicken Day.
This year, Gonzo has broken his most cherished Chicken Day ornament,
and that’s where you all come in.
Your task is to help Gonzo create an all-new Chicken Day ornament.
Monster Sculptors, you have the Chicken Day nutcracker.
-(GASPS) Oh! -(CHUCKLES)
-Lucky Charms, you have the hearth. -Nice.
-Perfect. -Nice.
And Weirdoughs, you have the Chicken Day tree.
-Yeah! -The three scenes will join together
to become Gonzo’s all new favorite Chicken Day ornament. But that's not all.
We didn't invite you all back to the show for nothin'.
Not only are you incredible food artists, but also gifted ice sculptors.
Which means your foodscapes must feature some top-notch Foodtastic ice sculpting.
(CROWD CHEER, APPLAUD)
Benny and Amirah, what would you be looking for in these foodscapes.
We want to see the fine lines in your ice sculpture.
Work fast, and those lines remain.
Work slow, and they are the first thing to melt away.
We'll also be looking for creativity.
We want you to blow us away with your use of materials in your build.
We want to see that Muppet fun the entire world knows and loves.
KEKE: And please know that any food you do not use in your builds
will be donated to charity.
The Muppets stay up day and night putting on a show against all odds.
Unfortunately, you just don't have that luxury.
Once the sun sets in the winter sky,
-you are out of cluck. -Wow.
All right. Go play with your food.
-All right. -Awesome, let's do it.
So, in order to help Gonzo get this, uh, ornament back in track,
we're basically making a pretty awesome fireplace out of food.
Trey, you're gonna make the stone and the brick.
-TREY: Let's make it a whole theme. -TATOR: Yeah!
Let's do a coffee table and chair, maybe?
-Where's the ice come in? Oh... -CHRIS: Fire and ice, baby.
CHRIS: Let's just make the fire out of it.
-Done! Got it, baby! -(CHUCKLES)
-I'm so excited... -Hey.
-...to see you guys. What up, Tator?
-What up, Trey? What up, Chris? -BENNY: What's up, guys?
We love Lucky Charms, and you guys did such a beautiful job last time.
-As much as you loved it... -AMIRAH: I loved it. Yeah.
...we didn't catch that pin, and that's what we're out here for.
What we're really kinda going into this time
is what we learned from the last time, to do actual sculpture this time,
and get it as real as possible.
Last time, we came in here with baguettes and pasta,
mediums that we couldn't bring to the level of detail that we needed to.
TREY: We have a better plan, and it'll work out a lot better this time.
Trey, last time... This is your first time in a big competition
-with your dad. -Yeah.
-(CHUCKLES) -How do you feel coming into this
-the second time around? -I feel good about it this time.
He's gonna take charge.
-JUDGES: Oh! -How are you gonna be doing that, Trey?
-I'll show you what's going on here. -All right.
-Let's go, man. -All right. We'll show you.
All right. So obviously, we got the hearth here.
We're gonna use cereal treats for the brickwork here.
We're gonna use some buttercream to color 'em.
And then we're going to use our world-champion ice carver here.
-KEKE: Now, wait a minute, Chris? -What?
CHRIS: I just got back from the World Ice Carving Championships
and ended up winning.
-Congratulations! -Thanks!
He's gonna go in and carve flames out of ice.
-Whoa! -Right, right, right, yeah!
I'm not playing any favorites, but I got my eyes on y'all.
-It's okay, you can play favorites. -(CHUCKLES)
-Yeah, we're okay with that. -Yeah. We're not complaining.
Since Keke gave us the tree...
-A piece of the ornament. -...for Gonzo.
ALL: Let's make a tree!
So, I'd say that the tree is made out of broccoli, kale, Romanesco.
Well, I think no matter what, we gotta go big or go home.
-Yeah. -(CHUCKLES)
RYSE: I wanna have bulbs covered with mealworms.
ERIN: I think it needs a tree skirt.
RYSE: We're gonna have a nest and some gifts under the tree out of ice,
and what does Gonzo love
absolutely more than anything in the world?
-LINDSEY: Camilla. -ERIN: Camilla.
RYSE: Camilla. So, the top of our tree is our ice-carved Camilla.
-What's happening, Weirdoughs? -Hi!
-You guys, I'm so excited.
You have the Chicken Day tree, and this is a big feat.
-GIRLS: Yeah. -So, are we going large, large, large?
-You know, we're not going smaller. -(CHUCKLES)
All right. And so who has the most experience
when it comes to ice carving?
-These ladies. -KEKE: You guys?
We were the first-ever all-female team to win the national collegiate
-Ice Carving Competition, so... -Wow, okay.
-So, we got some ice sculpting champions? -LINDSEY: Yeah, I mean...
-Yeah, that was in college. -Yes. That was...
-All right. Well, I'm excited. Have fun. -All right. Thank you guys.
We really need to bring our A game. We're going animal.
(ROARS, CHUCKLES)
Get it out of there. Get it out of there.
We need to build a new ornament for Gonzo.
I think we should do a play on Nutcracker ballet. What do you think?
-I like that. -Nutcracker. Right?
We could do the nutcracker as Camilla.
VIVIAN: In the front, it should look like a stage,
and I think the whole floor should look like a sugar dream cake.
-MATTHEW: Just powdery, really cool. -VIVIAN: Yes. Yes.
DEAN: And Matt can do an ice backdrop.
MATTHEW: Put some ballerinas right in here in the center?
-DEAN: Oh, yeah. -(ALL CHUCKLES)
I'm gonna do the best I can with all of the knowledge that I've gained
in my 12 years of sculpting ice, and I'm gonna put it
all into this build for you guys.
Chris Foltz is a world champion ice sculptor.
And growing up in the ice sculpting world, I was competing against Lindsey and Reese,
so the caliber of competition here is huge.
Let's put fine details
-in everything we do. -Right.
DEAN: Last time, the judges loved the details in our build.
You know me. I'm a little crazy,
and I'm known for my Rococo style artwork.
So, it's all gonna be about the deets, guys.
I think it'll be cool. Monster Sculptors.
(ROARS, CHUCKLES)
-Okay, let's go. -Let's go, let's go. Go, go, go.
DEAN: I need some vegetables.
-Matt, I need your help carrying them. -VIVIAN: Okay.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
-Matt, I need these... -Come on. Got 'em.
-RYSE: Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh. -I think that's all I can hold.
DEAN: That'll be a start. Let's go.
-GIRLS: Yeah! -DEAN: Yeah, let's go!
-Come on, guys. -We have poppy seed, poppy seed.
I got some birdseed. Mealworms. I'm taking the whole thing.
-Crispies. This place is amazing. -Is that it?
-That's all I can carry. -TREY: You want some snacks?
-(GIRLS CHUCKLE) -TREY: I love it.
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES)
VIVIAN: Dean, what's your game plan?
DEAN: So, I gonna start working on the nutcracker.
I'm gonna try to find the biggest butternut I can find
to start making the legs coming up.
-VIVIAN: I'm making some pasta. -DEAN: You got this.
Come on, let's go. Let's do this.
TATOR: Hey, Trey. Is this enough bricks for you, bro?
TREY: Yeah. That'll do it.
CHRIS: Hey, Trey, you mind holding onto this for a second?
So, I don't dump a gallon of red food coloring on me?
TREY: This looks like a giant candy cane, dude.
Yeah, it's good. Just a little bit of that texture coming through.
And see that. When I do, like, when I finish, just take this and then,
like, straight-edge the bad boy like that.
-Cool, cool, cool. -You know what I'm saying? Just...
-To get that to come through? -Yeah.
I'm helping out Gonzo with the hearth here.
I'm using cereal treats for the brickwork,
buttercream to give it that nice grout look,
-Gingerbread for cobblestone. -CHRIS: Okay. Are you ready?
TREY: And I'm gonna put chocolate for the mantel,
and do that a nice, solid piece.
-Okay, you got it? -Yup.
And then we're gonna airbrush them just to kinda make it
a more complete piece.
So, I'm pretty confident with having Trey take more of a leadership role
and just keeping us kinda on track. I think it's gonna pay off.
-What are you guys doing down there? -We're bird seed beading our tree skirt.
VIVIAN: Wow.
Oh! Hot.
-What are you guys cookin' over there? -Uh, you know, Vivian, pasta.
-(CHUCKLES) -VIVIAN: Look all the pastabilities.
I'm gonna be shaping pasta, and then we're making a dead dough
right now 'cause it has no leavener, so once you throw this into the oven,
it will keep its shape.
We're using that to cover the front panel of our stage.
Ooh, hot.
It's a dying art right now, so I'm trying to bring it back.
We're looking for details this time,
and this is definitely one of my specialties.
DEAN: I just need a little marinara, and we're good.
(CHUCKLES)
I'm gonna get started on this ice, all right, guys?
-VIVIAN: Go for it. -DEAN: Make it nice.
I'm going to be taking this slab of ice,
and silhouetting a ballerina dancing for us.
(HOLIDAY MUSIC PLAYING)
TREY: I'm doing a lot of hand precision carving.
Ice is a very temporal medium,
so as soon as you pull it out of the freezer, it starts to melt.
But Benny's looking for some detail in the ice,
so that detail's gotta be really deep into the ice.
MATTHEW: Hey, Vivian, check this out.
All of these different angles are gonna refract light
in every single direction. It's gonna be killer.
Why are you so cool?
(BOTH CHUCKLE)
-TATOR: Like my chair, Chris? -CHRIS: I do.
It's a good spot for you.
Yeah. Ah! This is relaxing. Trey, you are working way too hard, man.
Come on, tell me what you want for Chicken Day.
(TREY CHUCKLING)
Well, what I would like for Chicken Day...
-(CHUCKLES) Yeah. -...is a Foodtastic Championship pin.
-(CLICKS TONGUE) -Here's the thing though.
If you're sitting on the job,
-we're not gonna get anything done. -Oh, you're right. I better get to work.
Sorry.
I'm working on this chair made out of rice cereal treats,
royal icing and chocolate, and I'm puttin' patches of fondant on it,
and I'm trying to get this antique, '70s-style vibe.
-TREY: I think it looks good. -TATOR: Yeah? Okay.
-DEAN: I'm working on the nutcracker. -MATTHEW: Man, look at that precision.
I've carved a few radishes in my life.
First off, I roughed out a whole bunch of shapes
out of butternut squash, eggplant, Korean radish, regular everyday turnips.
Now, I'm refining the shapes better.
The nutcracker is the centerpiece to our piece,
so I have to make a big, incredible veggie piece
that people will look at and say, "Wow, that's really vegetable."
Wait till you see my idea here.
What's your idea... (GASPS)
-You're gonna make it work? -MATTHEW: Fantastic job, Dean.
DEAN: You don't do this as long as I've been doing it without learning
a few things along the way.
Okay. Slowly, but surely, we're making progress.
Let's talk about our teams. I feel like when it comes
to the Monster Sculptors and their nutcracker centerpiece,
to me, it looks a little small. Is that something that worries you?
It does worry me. It's the whole centerpiece of their build,
and it's very, very small,
and I'm just hoping they can shine a light on it.
If they decide to stay on that scale,
they better bring all those amazing details
into that particular piece.
Is this one butter creamed or not?
RYSE: Which one?
-Oh! -BENNY: Hello, hello.
-Hi, Benny. Hi, Amirah. -AMIRAH: Hi, Weirdoughs!
We have some major gingerbread paneling going on.
-LINDSEY: Yes! -Looks like the pattern's working out,
but I wanna make sure that your ground is level.
Yeah. The tree is gonna be screwed right into the base.
And the skirt will cover that feet,
so we know that it's gonna stay where we put it.
We trust the gingerbread a lot,
-but not quite that much. (CHUCKLES) -RYSE: Not that much.
And it's not just trusting the gingerbread,
it's also, you want it to be level 'cause you're going to be putting
-a lot of heavy things on it. -Yeah.
BENNY: Now, how are you guys feeling time wise?
So, we have this delicate dance of trying to make sure that we leave ourselves
enough time to cover the tree in produce,
-but not have it dry out and get soggy. -It's a delicate balance.
All right. Well, it seems like you have a little more puzzling to do
with the gingerbread. I can't wait to see when you start your tree.
-Yeah! (CHUCKLES) -Awesome.
-Bye. -Bye.
I feel like this is too easy right now.
-(VIVIAN SIGHS) Don't... -You think there's gonna be...
-...don't say that. -...some kind of a twist?
NARRATOR: Oh, it wouldn't be an epic holiday tale without a twist.
Now, I wonder how our toymaker Penny is doing this Chicken Day Eve.
-Penny? How's it going? -Oh, it's... Darling, you'll love it!
This will be the most beautiful Chicken Day ornament Camilla's ever seen.
We've toiled non-stop to make sure you get it by tomorrow too.
-Oh, thank you so much. -PENNY: You're welcome.
I really wanna make this the best Chicken Day ever for Camilla,
so I was thinking maybe you could add some of our friends, like Kermit or Miss Piggy,
-or anyone of the gang to the ornament. -Oh, well,
adding friends would really mean
-twice as much work and half as much time. -Oh, Camilla won't mind.
-I knew you could do it. You are the best. -Oh, well, look, G... Gonzo, Gonzo...
Can you do it?
NARRATOR: One Chicken Day miracle headed your way.
(SIGHS)
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
-Artists! -Uh-oh!
The plot has thickened.
-Oh! -Boy, here we go.
(MATTHEW CHUCKLES)
We just heard from Gonzo.
And not only do you have to give him an amazing Chicken Day ornament.
Now, you've gotta add two Muppets to your foodscape.
-Holy smokes. -Two?
That's right. This ornament just turned into a full-blown party.
Now, get going because the sun has no plans of staying in the sky.
-Oh, I have goosebumps. -(CHUCKLES)
-Yeah. -And glitter.
(CHUCKLES)
VIVIAN: Okay. Gonzo wants two Muppets.
So, what's the first thing that comes into your mind?
Okay. I've watched Muppets all my life. My favorite characters
are Waldorf and Statler, you know, the crotchety, old guys in the balcony.
-Yes. -And I modeled myself after them.
VIVIAN: We should dress them up like ballerinas, kind of spinning around.
DEAN: If we've time, I really wanna throw Rizzo in there,
who better to play the Mouse King?
MATTHEW: That would be awesome.
I don't think I can do all three characters 'cause...
If I get our nutcracker built, I can take on Rizzo.
-MATTHEW: Sounds good to me. -(ALL CHEER)
Get that ice done.
For our Chicken Day ornament,
what if Bunsen is teaching Beaker how to do the dance of the chicken?
-RYSE: That you... -ERIN: Oh, my God. Yeah.
...traditionally do around the Chicken Day tree?
-LINDSEY: Yes. -RYSE: He's Dr. Bunsen Honeydew?
-LINDSEY: Honeydew. -ERIN: Yup.
LINDSEY: I think that Gonzo is going to be very happy with Bunsen and Beaker.
RYSE: Uh, we still have yet to finish with Chicken tree.
-ERIN: And Beaker is kind of all panicked. -That's true.
-I feel this is accurate right now. -LINDSEY: Yeah.
-RYSE: You know, what? Meep, meep, meep. -ALL: Meep, meep, meep.
-CHRIS: What do you think, Trey? -I say we keep it classic.
Kermit and Piggy. I think we gotta do Kermit and Piggy.
-Okay. -TATOR: So, how do we bring 'em in?
-TREY: Throw Kermit in his house chair. -CHRIS: Yeah?
Well, we need to bring Piggy in somehow.
TATOR: Bring her in, like, down the stairs?
CHRIS: Right. We got the two most iconic Muppets of all time.
We need to focus on details, we need to keep it clean.
And I know we've gotta nail the characters.
-Let's do it. -TREY: Kermit and Miss Piggy.
I feel crunched for time.
-We have to start the characters. -Oh!
-Oh, yeah! -There is a pretty great chance
that we will have to turn on animal mode
-to the... (ROARS) ...extent. -(CHUCKLES) Okay.
RYSE: Let's do it.
LINDSEY: We are using flowering kale, broccoli, and Romanesco
to build our Chicken Day tree.
-LINDSEY: I'll take a dowel. -Here. We need so much kale.
LINDSEY: How are we looking on ornaments out front? Are we close to starting that?
For the garland on our tree, we strung together noodles,
and dipped pasta in gold. Oh, you're going the wrong way.
RYSE: No, I'm not.
-Put it... Give it to me. -I'm... I'm sorry.
RYSE: More ornaments.
LINDSEY: This tree is totally kale-in' it.
RYSE: Good one, Lindsey.
Okay. We did that. Let's, uh, let's move on to something else now.
Okay.
VIVIAN: I mustache you a question, but I'll shave it for later.
(CHUCKLES)
VIVIAN: I'm working on Statler and Waldorf, and I feel stressed out.
Before, we only had one character. Now, we have three.
Also, Dean wanted to take on the task of Rizzo.
That's a lot of Muppets.
-What do you think so far? -They're looking good.
Very, very classy, guys.
VIVIAN: The next step is to paint them with our mixture of shortening
and a powder-based color.
(TENSE MUSIC PLAYING)
VIVIAN: Uh, it's not looking as nice as I'd like.
It's definitely having a reaction.
There's a chemical reaction with the first layer of color
that I added on.
-Vivian, how are you doing? -VIVIAN: Something's oxidizing.
Right now, I'm acting like I'm calm but really inside, I'm freaking out.
I'm adding shortening to it, and another layer, and hopefully,
it will solve the issue.
But if the shortening doesn't work, then I don't know yet.
So, I'm a little bit nervous. If we don't nail it on the color,
it definitely wouldn't be the Muppet.
(SIGHS)
ERIN: I can't believe they have so much of their characters done already.
RYSE: We have the two science Muppets,
Beaker and then Dr. Bunsen Honeydew over here.
He will have a honeydew melon head.
Yeah. I mean, when your name's Dr. Bunsen Honeydew,
you have to carve a honeydew.
And Beaker is made with a butternut squash,
-and he's got this wild orange hair. -(RYSE GRUNTS)
Dr. Bunsen is a properly, well-dressed melon man.
We are making his shirt out of a tortilla,
and his vest is made with perfectly lined up asparagus,
finish him off with some licorice glasses. So he has a nice vegetarian,
vegan clothing line coming out soon.
SWEDISH CHEF: (GASPS) Ooh, ooh!
-Hey there, Keke. -Hey, hey! It's the Swedish Chef!
-What? -DEAN: Whoo!
ALL: Oh! Whoa!
KEKE: Hey, Chef!
-(MUMBLES) -(ALL LAUGH)
KEKE: You know, we're getting ready for Chicken Day,
and do you have any helpful tips you might try to give our teams?
(GASPS) Oh!
(SPEAKING GIBBERISH)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Well, thank you for that and good luck with whatever it is you're making.
(MACHINE WHIRRING)
(CROWD LAUGHING)
I'm sure that was very helpful.
(ALL CHUCKLE)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
I don't wanna go home again without a pin. And I mean what better way to show
our skills than making Kermit, one of the most iconic Muppets.
-Does this look too big? -It's just... it's too high.
That's a thing. If you just push that...
-that plane. -Yeah.
We really wanna make sure these Muppets really look like Kermit and Miss Piggy.
Yeah, make sure that the nose isn't too pointy.
-TATOR: Okay. -You know what I mean?
-TATOR: Yeah, I couldn't tell. -Push that little bridge in.
Yeah. That's looking good, dude.
-TATOR: Yeah? -CHRIS: Just clean it up.
LINDSEY: I'm about to chainsaw. (SIGHS)
No pressure, no pressure.
I think it's been five years...
-Yeah. -...since I carved ice. So we...
We're definitely knocking some rust off.
-We know that our tools aren't rusty. -Yeah.
(GIRLS CHUCKLE)
LINDSEY: We're looking forward to getting our hands on the ice.
(MACHINE WHIRRING)
RYSE: With the ice, we're combining both the holiday theme and the chicken theme.
LINDSEY: Splash it, 'cause a lot of your cuts are lower in the back.
-I... I... I... -LINDSEY: I've just never seen a chicken
-with a turkey waddle. -I'm lifting the chainsaw.
-It's so much higher than I normally do. -LINDSEY: I hear you.
LINDSEY: It's harder because we know that the ice is melting.
It's not the style that we're used to carving,
having to make sure that our lines go deeper.
It's starting to look more like a chicken, right?
RYSE: Though fine line details are everything,
and that's especially what Benny was specifically looking for.
So, I have to both nail the character, and make sure that every line pops
that I've carved in here. All right.
So, how's that shortening technique working out? (CHUCKLES)
VIVIAN: I might add the third coat just to seal the deal,
but I think it's working really nicely.
So, what do you got done, what do you need to do yet?
I want to pinstripe Statler, and that'll be fun.
-MATTHEW: Cool. -VIVIAN: Statler's suit
has a lot of pinstripes, and I'm such a perfectionist. So, if it's not perfect,
I'm just gonna work on it until it is perfect.
DEAN: We're relying on our food techniques to set us apart,
but the sun is setting, and I still have a list on my plate.
Vivian's got a longer list on her plate. We need to move.
Oh, no, I think, I am regretting this, that's for sure.
Oh!
CHRIS: I'm building Miss Piggy, and it's stressful
'cause, uh, I gotta nail that face.
-Am I good to be right here, Trey? -Yeah, do whatever you need to do.
We are comin' on to a pretty difficult part
doing the facial features and things like that.
So we definitely have a lot to do.
This is the hairline there.
Tator, do you have, like, a light gold color I could use?
-I can find it, yeah. -CHRIS: This is too yellow.
Look at the Lucky Charm.
They are struggling creating the hair from Miss Piggy.
I'm doing something with the hair. (SIGHS) She's got, like, a really light gold.
They have to nail it, because Miss Piggy is one of the most popular Muppets.
It's difficult to hit that color, but even though it takes more time
-it's definitely worth it. -He's a world champion ice carver,
but they haven't even started the ice portion of the build yet.
I'm actually worried about that because is he that fast?
(IN SPANISH)
CHRIS: It's almost like ivory.
(IN SPANISH)
-DEAN: Vivian, you got to get that done. -This is very time-consuming.
Vivian is spending so much time painting.
And I have to say, that is detail at its best.
But how much time are you're gonna spend developing that technique.
They have an entire sugar land Nutcracker ballet
that they still have to build, and I don't see much out there.
-BENNY: I mean, they... -AMIRAH: The sun is setting.
-Vivian. -(SIGHS)
Compared to the other teams, we're going quite small,
and if we don't have all these details, what do we have?
KEKE: All right, artists.
-Time is just about... -(DINGS)
Oh! Oh, there's this chef. Hey, Chef! Are you all right?
(SNEEZES)
-KEKE: Oh! -Oh, no! (CHUCKLES)
-(INDISTINCT) -KEKE: Oh, bless you.
We really wanna see what you created for Chicken Day.
Okay, okay. (GRUNTS)
ALL: Oh, wow!
KEKE: Is that a meatball? It looks delicious and heavy.
-(CHEF GRUNTS) -(ICE SHATTERING)
-Oh, no! (CHUCKLES) -Oh, no! (CHUCKLES)
-Well, it was heavy! -FEMALE VOICE: Oh, no!
The meatball came down hard on the chef.
Well, don't let the sun come down hard on you.
There's only one hour left to make Gonzo's Chicken Day dreams come true.
Let's give that furry, blue sweetheart the ornament of a lifetime.
Oh, God! All right, ladies, turn on that animal mode.
CHRIS: Guys, time to get it together.
TATOR: Dude, her hair's looking really killer, bro.
I hope so, it's taking a while.
I have to get Miss Piggy done really quick.
Yay, Miss Piggy has hair.
Because I'm watching the sun go down, I got to get started on this ice carving.
TREY: Chris is freaking me out.
Guys, what am I doing with this? I've never put make up on anything.
What was I thinking?
RYSE: Okay. (SIGHS)
LINDSEY: Is that the last piece of clothing
that he needs or it is just the tie?
-Sleeve, lapel, pockets. -RYSE: Whoa.
After that I'm gonna get Bunsen's head on.
And can you start on Beaker? And we...
Lindsey and I can tag team the lapels and stuff? You know what I mean?
Just give me a chance here to work on him.
RYSE: You got an hour left to do another jacket.
LINDSEY: We're anxious, Erin, we're not tryna make you more anxious.
-VIVIAN: All right. It's go time. -DEAN: The Muppets need to be done.
-I've finished him. -He looks so awesome.
-Not out of the woods yet. -All right, V, can I paint anything?
-Do white on there, white shirt. -Okay.
And then do white on his eyes.
I have so much left to do. I have to finish our stage,
and we have nothing on our sugar land floor.
-We don't have any feathered tutu. -It's like magic.
So, in comes Matthew.
What better way to learn than under the gun.
I can't believe I gave up control,
and letting Matt handle the rest of the characters
-just because I'm such a perfectionist. -All of this is brand new to me.
Vivian is usually the character person,
but I'm excited to be working on another key aspect of our build.
(CHUCKLES) So, hopefully I do them justice.
-ERIN: Where's Beaker's hands? -RYSE: Oh!
We gotta finish as fast as we possibly can here...
LINDSEY: We got to get that chicken up there.
-RYSE: And then we're going animal. -(GRUNTS)
-(RYSE ROARING) -(ERIN CHUCKLING)
MATTHEW: I'm done with the tutu, guys, I'm gonna head to ice.
I need to get our ice in place, and then assembled.
We have to nail them. I have to make sure all of our details are popping.
-Waldorf on the left. -Oh!
-Yes, always on the left. -DEAN: Okay.
I'm like Picasso right now. It's crazy.
Now I just got to let it dry and harden back up,
and it'll be crystal clear.
LINDSEY: Get way closer to the tree on this side.
-KEKE: Whoa! -The ladder is kind of far away
from the tree.
-That is a lot of weight. -That's insane.
-Put your foot on the bottom of my ladder. -Yup.
But I'm just wondering if that's gonna hold.
Whoa!
LINDSEY: Ryse, not yet, not yet. Oh, my God, Ryse.
Oh, oh, oh, oh!
-Ta-da! -(GIRLS CHEER)
-ERIN: Happy Chicken Day! -RYSE: Happy Chicken Day!
Gotta get this done!
TATOR: Just letting you know, world champion everybody.
-Woo-hoo! -(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
Thanks, Tator.
-TREY: Get it. -CHRIS: I haven't started my ice yet
like everybody else has. It's a little bit risky,
waiting until the end. We could get pinched on time.
Especially if something bad happens. If something crashes, something breaks.
I'm gonna get really in a bad position. But I've got a lot of experience with it,
and I'm banking that I'm gonna be okay.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
All right, artists, one minute until the sun is Gone-zo.
Get it? (CHUCKLES) Like, it's his name but... Yeah, you get it.
DEAN: Just do this, I'll get 'em,
-I'll get 'em. -VIVIAN: Okay.
CHRIS: Keep going, keep going with it.
-RYSE: We're goin'. -Whoa, holy cannoli.
I'm gonna sugar the floor, and get Rizzo in.
Get the tubs of sugar, get tubs of sugar rolling here.
-Is it leaning any way? Is it level? -VIVIAN: I think it's good.
MATTHEW: What can I help you guys with?
The small gum drops, all over here to blend in with the blue.
LINDSEY: Well, I don't have time for cold fondant.
RYSE: Meep, meep, meep.
-Five seconds, teams, five seconds. -CHRIS: Coming in, Tator.
-TATOR: Help him, please. -TREY: Viv, right here.
-No, no. -TREY: Got it, got it.
-RYSE: Come on. -Three.
-We just gotta get it up. -It's good. It's good.
-Two. -Come on.
Okay, I think we're good.
-KEKE: One! That is it. -FEMALE VOICE: Yes!
-(CROWD CHEER, APPLAUD) -Time is up and tools down.
That was nice!
-Trey? We killed it. -I feel so good.
Way to pull it together.
(CHEERS) We did it.
All right, hugs. Yeah. I love you, guys.
-Hi. -(SCREAMS)
Piggy! Please, Piggy, I cannot keep searching for you.
-Not now. -Oh, hi, Keke.
-It's Cakey. -No, I don't think it is.
Look we've got a show to do, and so do they, Piggy,
-so come on, let's go. -Okay. In a minute, I just wanna see.
No, no, you're coming with me. Let's go. (GRUNTS)
Okay. Well... (GRUNTS)
All right, fine.
(ALL LAUGH)
Good luck, everyone.
-KEKE: Aw! -PIGGY: Wrong way.
-(KERMIT GROANING) -(CHUCKLES)
You heard it from the frog first.
He's wished you all the luck, and we don't wanna see anyone
go home empty-handed, especially on Chicken Day,
But unfortunately, there can only be one winner.
Monster Sculptors, you're up first.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
KEKE: Well, Monster Sculptors, Gonzo had this three-piece ornament
he needed to fix for Chicken Day, and that's where you guys came in
with the nutcracker. How are you feeling about the designs?
I'm relieved, because there's, you know,
always in a build, there's a point in the middle where you're like,
"I don't think this is gonna come together."
I mean, it takes a while to pinstripe a suit in modeling chocolate.
-I have no clue what I was thinking. -(ALL CHUCKLE)
Please walk me through what your story is.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
DEAN: When we got the nutcracker, I said let's make it like Camilla,
but we decided to put it into The Nutcracker sweet ballet.
Obviously one of the main components is the Mouse King.
So, Rizzo the Rat, he becomes
-the Mouse King. -KEKE: Wow!
DEAN: When it comes to a Muppet ballet, what better characters
than the two critics that are always up in the balcony
looking down on the stage.
And I had the best model for us, Statler and Waldorf.
(ALL CHUCKLE)
VIVIAN: We added the pink feathered tutus made out of wafer paper.
DEAN: With the nutcracker, it's all vegetables,
starting with their hat made out of radish and eggplant.
She has a Korean radish head and body.
There's butternut legs, and it's a working nutcracker.
Wow!
-(SQUEALS) -KEKE: Wow!
You guys, this is so cute.
-(CROWD CHUCKLING) -It's amazing.
DEAN: I did Rizzo out of modeling chocolate,
a four-layered paint job to make him look like
that molted, matted fur that is the Muppet.
The sword and the crown are made out of isomalt.
VIVIAN: The centerpiece is made of dead dough
and pasta colored in luster dust and gold.
The floor is all sanding sugar.
We have sprinkles, disco dust, rock candy, cotton candy.
Things that would be fun on Chicken Day.
MATTHEW: With the ice sculpture,
I went with the first style of ice sculpting I was ever taught
by my father, which was component carving,
so pretty much taking a block of ice, breaking it down into a bunch
of different pieces, and reshaping, and putting that puzzle back together.
I did cascading chicken feathers instead of snowflakes,
and then at the top, we have our cuckoo clock
that is... (CLUCKS) ...five minutes to midnight.
I was going to do some typical ballerinas in the back,
but then Dean and I were thinking like, "How do we make these unique?"
So, on the left, I carved Amirah, and on the right, I carved Keke.
-(GASPS) -Oh!
-(CHUCKLES) This is amazing. -KEKE: Matthew.
Now, that is insane.
-I could do that. Right? -(ALL CHUCKLE)
I think you guy did an incredible job in bringing the Muppets to life
and really capturing their magic.
Just the creativity of actually having them wear party hats
because it's Chicken Day, it's not just the nutcracker,
I think that you guys did such a good job in capturing not only their character,
but the magic that Muppets creates. And when the plot thickened,
you were so specific on who you wanted to be in the theater.
I mean, these two guys are in the theater, they belong in the theater,
they're hecklers. It was just such a perfect choice.
Going into the actual nutcracker, the amount of details
that are in just that piece, I can tell that you guys took the time
to sculpt each feather one by one, and then place them one by one.
And I know the legs were built using several pieces of squash.
You can't even tell that
because the lines kinda like blend the entire piece as one, and that's magic.
The characters, Vivian, I was worried because you were spending so much time
painting those lines, but it works out because it looks beautiful.
The only thing that is not pleasant is just the gumballs.
You guys, should have controlled a little bit more,
spreading so much sugar or candies. Sometimes, less is more.
KEKE: Mm-hmm.
But overall, for details, I mean, it just blow my mind.
This is one of the best foodscape displays that we have seen in Foodtastic.
-VIVIAN: Oh. -MATTHEW: Thank you.
Beautiful job, you guys, but as you know,
you're comin' up against some of the best teams we've had this season.
-Wishing you the best. -Thank you.
Thank you.
My Lucky Charms, Lucky Charms.
You guys had to create another part of Gonzo's broken ornament.
You got the hearth. So, set the scene, tell me what's happening here.
TATOR: Chicken Day to us, it's a lot like any holiday.
We wanted to bring families together,
and bring people together to enjoy each other.
And we wanted to tie Gonzo and Camilla in, so we did a painting over the hearth.
Once we got that twist, and we had to throw in the Muppets,
we're like "Okay, we've got to, like, create a whole atmosphere.
"It's not just about the hearth anymore."
Miss Piggy's coming downstairs in her gown and she's ready to have a good time.
And Kermit is just sitting there waiting because he didn't have to get ready,
-Kermit is always ready to party, right? -(ALL LAUGH)
TREY: We bricked it up with rice cereal treats.
Buttercreamed them between to give that grout look.
Up top, those gray pieces are all gingerbread.
That mantel is all chocolate.
For the coffee table, we covered it in chocolate,
and then also we have some fondant on top that we marbled.
And of course, the ice right in the middle to make it a fireplace.
TATOR: The chair is actually made out of rice cereal treat and chocolate.
-Got a little isomalt lever on the side. -KEKE: Mm-hmm.
TATOR: Kermit was built out of rice cereal treats,
gum paste and fondant in two different shades of green.
CHRIS: When we got Miss Piggy, we used a lot of fondant,
a little gum paste and modeling chocolate in the eyes and the jewelry.
You know Miss Piggy needs that bling. She's gonna be very happy with this.
-She needs a lot of bling. -(ALL CHUCKLE)
I wanna dive into creativity first.
There's so many really, really creative things here.
Lighting sets the mood to a room so much, and you didn't just light up the fire,
I mean, it's flickering, so it's giving me that effect with true fire.
The painting, it really looks like a true lacquered piece of art
that someone would have in their home.
And I think that it really brought this pop of creativity to the top.
The only thing that I think could've been done a little better
is just the color for Kermit.
He should've been a little bit more lime green.
I know you guys were also worried about Miss Piggy,
wishing the right color shade.
And I have to say, guys, that...
you guys nailed it. It's great, she looks amazing.
-Thank you. -BENNY: You guys have moved definitely
to another level.
I am really impressed with you, Trey. I mean,
the very first time that you kind of, like, take the lead.
The gray stone effect using gingerbread. Beautiful technique.
And I'm in love with that hearth, well executed. Awesome job.
-Thank you. -And Mister Champion Ice Carving here,
the ice work on the stairs.
-Impressive, no? -KEKE: Absolutely incredible, yes.
I was expecting something really cool and you delivered.
I mean, the details are amazing.
You created very organic movement into the flames.
-KEKE: Absolutely, in the logs. -BENNY: Yes, correct.
AMIRAH: You're also crazy fast at it, which is...
-BENNY: Oh, yeah. -(CHUCKLES)
I've never seen someone work that fast in pretty much anything.
Beautiful. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
I'm usually the one giving him a hard time,
so it's nice to hear somebody giving him some positive.
(ALL LAUGH)
-I'm proud of him. -Aw, that's so sweet.
-All right, you guys, see you in a bit. -Thank you.
-Hello, hello, hello, Weirdoughs. -GIRLS: Hello. Hi!
-AMIRAH: Hello. -You had the Chicken Day tree.
How do you feel this time around?
So, when we started, we thought that would be great.
Halfway through, the plot thickened,
we were like, "Well, there's a lot more on the plate."
-The plot straight up congealed, okay? -Congealed?
(ALL LAUGH)
Please walk me through the story of your ornament foodscape.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
RYSE: So, our piece of the ornament is the Chicken Day tree.
Since it is tradition to do the dance of the chicken.
-Yeah. See, she does it. -(ALL CHUCKLE)
RYSE: We thought that it would be really fun having Dr. Bunsen
very dramatically teaching Beaker...
-Melonsplaining. -Melonsplaining...
(ALL LAUGH)
RYSE: ...how to do the dance of the chicken the scientific way.
Dr. Bunsen Honeydew kind of right there in the name.
We made him out of a honeydew. He's got a tortilla shirt, a licorice tie.
-KEKE: Wow. -RYSE: Nori pants,
loaf-ers as we're calling them.
-Bread, bread loaf. -I love it.
-Love it! -(ALL LAUGH)
RYSE: And I've carved his textbook out of cheese.
Moving over to Beaker, his shirt is also made out of tortilla.
His tie is eggplant, his head, and nose are butternut,
and that hairdo, that I think is my favorite part, is all peppers.
-BENNY: Oh, wow. -And for our ice,
we made our Chicken Day topper of Camilla sitting high up on her perch
up above, as Erin likes to put it, the crudi-tree.
-Oh! -Yes.
RYSE: Covered it with broccoli, Romanesco, cauliflower.
But we put lots of chicken treats and chicken-themed items.
Popcorn balls and mealworm balls, complete with a tree skirt
lined with golden mealworms, orange slices, goji berries,
some lovely Chicken Day gifts, complete with leek and celery bows.
And our little chicken nest with birdseed eggs.
I absolutely love the spirit of taking these two Muppet characters
outside of the lab, but they're still in character.
Dr. Bunsen is still teaching, and then Beaker is like,
"Okay, I'll do meep, meep." Like, "I'll do the chicken dance."
The fact that you have created all of these textures
that are so Muppet-like from using different vegetables
is just so amazing to me.
You didn't even have to dye any of these heads,
which is blowing my mind.
That is so creative, and I could tell that you guys had so much fun.
-You should be so proud. -Yeah.
-Thank you. -This is one of the best carved characters
we have had in this competition,
I love it. Actually, I wanna take him home with me.
-Yeah, he's very cute. -Yeah, he's so cute, both of them.
I love Camilla. She looks stunning over there.
-She's giving me attitude. -(GIRLS CHUCKLE)
In the beginning, when I saw you guys placing the broccoli here and there,
I wasn't sure how your vision was gonna be, but it looks beautiful.
-GIRLS: Thank you. -BENNY: But I feel like
the tip of the tree is kind of, like, missing.
Like, it looks a little too flat on the top.
I wish Camilla was bigger or you should have built the tree
a little bit taller, so. But, I mean, the final look, it's just stunning.
Beautiful job and it's gonna be a perfect addition to Gonzo's ornament.
-Thank you. -All right, you guys. See you soon.
Yay.
Talk about a finale.
-I mean... -Man, come on.
-KEKE: Really giving it to us. -Showstoppers.
Oh, my gosh. And I love all of these teams.
So, it's even added a layer because we've come to know them
-as artists. -BENNY: Yes.
And this is some of the best work
-we have seen in this competition. -AMIRAH: By far.
Oh, my gosh. You guys have a very, very hard decision to make. You're ready?
-I think so. -All right.
BENNY: Yeah.
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
(TEAMS CHUCKLE)
-RYSE: It's snowing. -Look at that, I have goosebumps!
-(CHUCKLES) -More, more, more, more.
-(CHUCKLES) -I feel like a little kid again.
The team that created the most Foodtastic Muppet Celebration is...
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
Monster Sculptors! Please come to receive your Foodtastic holiday pins.
(FIREWORKS CRACKLING)
-You guys, it's really, really incredible. -MATTHEW: Thank you so much.
-This is... this means so much. -Seriously, incredible work.
-Wonderful job. -We still did a great piece.
-Yes. -That is awesome.
-I love you. -I love you too.
-Congratulations. -Congratulations.
(CROWD APPLAUD)
-And go ahead, put your pins on. -Oh!
MATTHEW: The fact that we won and pretty much put our heart
and souls into our structure,
and it's exactly what we wanted. I can't imagine anything better.
DEAN: We're ecstatic to be the team walking away with this pin.
VIVIAN: We're Monster Sculptors and we are Foodtastic champions.
-Times two. -Times two.
Amazing, you guys, you all did such a fabulous, fabulous job.
And remember, you guys, never stop playing with your food.
(ALL CHEER, APPLAUD)
NARRATOR: Now that Gonzo's Chicken Day ornament has been restored,
let's see how Gonzo will be celebrating his favorite holiday.
GONZO OVER THE PHONE: I should be there in about half an hour.
Brilliant.
Oh, by the way, I've been telling everybody about you and your shop.
Don't be surprised if you get a mad rush today.
Oh, I'm so glad this worked out.
What are you going to be doing to celebrate the big day?
GONZO: Well, we're throwing a Chicken Day bash, of course.
PENNY: Oh, gosh. Well, please don't get too wild and break anything else.
Good point. I better chicken-proof this place
before everyone starts dipping their beaks in eggnog.
GONZO: I'll see you soon. Oh... oh... oh... hey, Penny?
-Yes? -You're the best.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
NARRATOR: Wow, online orders are already coming in.
I hope you didn't have any New Year's plans.
Let's get to work.
(UPBEAT MUSIC CONCLUDES)
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)
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