Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow Page #3

My fence!

He busted his way

onto my property

And set a whole pen

full of my best turkeys loose!

Is this true?

I... I didn't mean

to let the turkeys out.

I didn't even know

they were turkeys.

I thought I'd found the hoodoo.

My whole premium-Grade stock

is gone.

My biggest, juiciest turkeys.

Yeah, big and juicy

and performance-Enhanced.

All my turkeys are all-Natural,

Ethically raised,

the most organic...

oh, give me a break.

Those birds have more hormones

than a high-School drama club.

I'd like to see you

prove that, woman.

Believe me, if I could,

You'd be put out of

business in a heartbeat.

Please, everybody,

just calm down.

Mr. Sump,

Exactly how many turkeys

are we talking about here?

Exactly 175,

Averaging 30 pounds each!

What kind of turkeys

weigh 30 pounds?

I'll tell you what kind...

the kind that have

toxic steroids

Pumped up their little...

Can you prove those figures,

Mr. Sump?

Heck, I got documentation

right here!

I got witnesses

seen the whole thing!

And I got surveillance footage

of that little hoodlum

Setting 'em free!

175 turkeys,

Averaging 30 pounds each,

At the market value

of $1.89 a pound...

that's $9,922.50!

And I'm holding her responsible

For every penny!

I'm sorry, Cly, but...

given the circumstances,

You'll have to reimburse him

for his loss.

What?

Sheriff, that's almost $10,000!

Did you see a damn money tree

growing out there

When you came in?

Well, maybe we could set up

Some kind of payment program...

now, wait a minute!

I'm not gonna stand

for no payment plan.

I know my rights!

Read the town charter!

Any landowner who abstracts

another landowner's livestock

Is bound by law

to settle that debt

Within two days by 12 noon,

Or they forfeit their own land

and all their holdings

As compensation!

This is ridiculous!

Mr. Sump,

let's be reasonable here.

Sheriff,

You expect us

to come up with $10,000

Two days before thanksgiving?

I'm afraid the law

is pretty clear on this.

There was a lot of poaching

back in the old days.

The thing is,

Turkeys are big business

in turkey hollow.

You should've thought of that

Before you sent

this little nosepicker

Out to make trouble.

You got two days, Emmerson.

You don't cough up

ten grand by then,

I got no problem taking

this farm off your hands.

All right, that's enough!

Get out of here.

And you, in there.

Cly...

I sincerely wish there

was something I could do.

Sheriff...

I know

you're just doing your job.

I'm the one taking the bath.

Believe me,

I'd be right there

in that bath with you

If I could.

Uh...

I'm... I'm sorry.

Eldridge sump and I have been

locking horns for years.

I run a respectable farm here,

Everything organic

and sustainable,

The way it should be.

Sump, on the other hand,

runs his farm like a sweatshop.

He pollutes the earth,

he poisons his livestock...

and he's crafty about it.

He covers his tracks

every step of the way.

I would shut him down

if I could,

And he knows it,

And he's out

to shut me down first.

I'm afraid this time,

He might actually have

the means to do it.

Well, maybe we can

talk to the bank,

You know,

refinance, or get you a loan...

yeah, the banks

aren't too fond of me

Ever since I spearheaded

The occupy turkey hollow

movement

Back in '09.

Man, I can't believe

That we could lose

the whole farm over turkeys.

Well, like the sheriff said,

Turkeys are big business

around here.

I know

this is a little off-Topic,

But does anyone else think

That the sheriff has the hots

for aunt Cly?

What?

He's too square for me.

Anyway...

what good's fooling around

with a lawman

If he can't even get you

out of trouble?

Aunt Cly?

I can't even tell you

how sorry I am.

I heard the noise,

And I just wanted to follow

on uncle Ned's footsteps.

Oh, well,

I think your uncle Ned

would be very proud of you.

Sneaking out after dark,

chasing after monsters...

you might as well be

Ned's reincarnation.

Thanks.

I'm so sorry.

Yeah, I'm not a hugger.

Yeah, kids,

Why don't you get back to bed?

It's late, okay?

We've had enough excitement.

Why don't you let the

grownups handle this?

Hoodoos!

My god...

hey!

Hey!

Not so fast, Dora the explorer!

Just let me go, Annie.

I have to find the hoodoo.

Again with the hoodoo!

Please explain to me

Why this idea

is any less stupid today

Than it was yesterday!

That's your big plan?

They're offering $10,000.

For one picture!

Okay, first of all,

This so-Called reward

Is from, like, 10 years ago...

yeah, that means it's

probably worth more by now.

Also, this isn't even

from a real magazine.

This is from

a supermarket tabloid.

Real news publications

Don't use so many

exclamation points.

And...

what's this thing?

Don't!

It's extremely important,

And it's the only one

of its kind.

It's a weapon uncle Ned invented

To defend against the hoodoo.

See?

Right. Okay.

And do you have a license

to operate this thing,

Or did you make yourself one

out of crayons and glitter?

See, this is why

I prefer to work alone.

Hey!

You already made

a big enough mess of things

Last night.

Can't you just come home?

And do what?

You want to sit by

and do nothing

While aunt Cly loses her farm?

Because of me?

I know it's a long shot, okay?

But it's a chance for me

to make up for what I did.

Now I'm going.

Rrgh!

Ugh!

Tim!

Come on!

This is ridiculous.

Tim, stop!

What was that?

I don't know.

Is that the same thing

you heard last night?

Nope...

that's a new one.

Don't let your eyes deceive you.

The siempre verde forest,

On the outskirts

of turkey hollow,

Might seem peaceful

and picturesque...

ah-Hah!

But these dense,

moss-Covered woods

Hold many secrets.

And it was in this very forest,

two days before thanksgiving,

That Tim and Annie Emmerson

were tragically slayed by the...

wait, I'm sorry,

Does that... Does that say

"tragically slayed"

Or "magically saved"?

I can barely see the cue cards

in this piece.

You know what?

Let's just pan over

to Tim and Annie

And hope they're still alive,

all right?

Fingers crossed!

We've got to get out of here...

one picture, then we'll run.

I can hear something

gnashing its teeth in there,

And you want to snap

a camera in its face?

It's for $10,000.

We can save the farm.

We'll be famous...

world-Famous...

No. I'm not dying

for a picture.

Instagram famous.

Twitter famous!

Fine.

One picture,

and then we run for it.

So turn on... whatever

that contraption is,

And cover me.

'Kay, it's moving.

It's getting closer!

Do something, Timmy!

I'm trying!

It's working!

It's not a weapon,

it's some kind of noisemaker!

Squonk.

What the fridge?

Is that the hoodoo?

It can't be...

you saw the statue.

The hoodoo's 10 feet tall and...

and scary.

Well, then, what is it?

I don't know...

its baby?

It looks like some kind of...

overgrown, inbred weasel!

Yeah, I watch

a lot of animal planet.

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