Meanwhile, back at the cooking area, the neighbors wait patiently for Coop's arrival. Suddenly, the helicopter from earlier(Which was somehow rebuilt by Old Lady Munson and the others) lands in the middle of the grounds. "Burtonburger ran away, and he stole the hot dog water!" Mrs. Munson exclaims angrily as she disembarks the plane. The crowd gasps in shock, save for Burt. "There must be some misunderstanding, Mrs. Munson. Coop would never steal a thing."

"But I saw it with my own two eyes!" Old Lady Munson lies. "Let's banish him right HERE and NOW!"

"But honestly, Mrs. Munson," Burt replies, still vehemently endeavoring to defend his son. "I'm sure he'll be right here at any moment."

"Well, if he's not here soon, we'll banish him and the whole Burtonburger clan-except for Millie, of course." Old Lady Munson says as she claps a pair of tongs threateningly behind an apprehensive Burt's head.

Just then, Millie motions toward the sky. "Hey, what's that?" At once, the crowd looks up to see Coop and his friends gently floating down on what looks like a giant hot dog shaped balloon with ears and paws. The crowd cheers happily as the group gently touch down, carefully holding onto the water without spilling one drop; Mrs. Munson snarls angrily and snaps the tongs she holds in two. As they make their way toward the crowd, the four let go of Eeks, who goes flying off into a nearby tree like a deflating balloon. "Oof," he groans. "Where am I?"

The festivities soon begin as Coop stands by a table housing the boiling pot of hot dogs, picking out one for each guest, while Dennis, Fiona, and Mr. Kat stand nearby, distributing mustard, ketchup, and relish, respectively. "Abso-rificest, Marvelo-spectaculest, Fabulou-rificest, Mega-funtabulest.." the neighbors sing as they happily collect their hot dogs then gather to eat them. No sooner do they take one bite, however, than they begin spitting them out with disgust. "Ptooie! Pattooie! Oh yuck!" they all exclaim. "These hot dogs taste like wet hamster hair!"

Coop and his friends exchange worried looks; suddenly, Coop is hit with another idea. "Well say," he notes, turning to the crowd. "Maybe we could barbecue our hot dogs." The crowd's faces quickly light up. "Why, son, that's brilliant!"

"Congratulations, Coop Burtonburger," the water keeper says as he traipses up to the little boy. "You have forever left your mark on Hot Dog Day!" Upon this the crowd quickly scoops Coop up and carries him away, cheering, "BAR-BE-CUE! BAR-BE-CUE!"

"Well, whaddaya know," Coop notes in amazement. "Apparently it was about the water after all!"

Moments later, the crowd gathers by a large barbecue as Coop serves them and happily enjoy their hot dogs. Mr. Kat stands nearby, eating a hot dog topped with extra tuna, with a contented look on his face.

In the tree nearby, Eeks suddenly returns to normal and topples to the ground below. "WHOOOOOOOAAAA! OOF!" Growler then traipses up to him and begins licking his face. "Ohh, why me? Why always me?" the evil hamster groans.

That evening, Kat lies in his cat bed, writing down his report for the day. "Well, Hot Dog Day is certainly a very interesting holiday," he writes. "It's a very special day when Earthlings gather together to celebrate friendship, harmony, goodwill toward others, and very delicious food! Certainly very admirable things. Like most other holidays, the spirit of Hot Dog Day can also change even the meanest heart." Once he's written the note, he seals it up in a miniature space craft, which then goes flying through the chimney and disappears into the sky.

From many galaxies away, Kat's boss receives the note and pores over it with great interest. "Hmm, Hot Dog Day," he muses. "Perhaps we should begin celebrating it."

THE END.

Voice Cast

Coop Burtonburger/Lorne-Erin Matthews

Mr. Kat/Neighbors-Peter New

Millie Burtonburger/Neighbors-Kathleen Barr

Burt Burtonburger/Alex Trueblood/Neighbors-Trevor Devall

Mrs. Munson/Neighbors-Linda Sorenson

Dennis Lawrence Chan/Neighbors-Cathy Weseluck

Fiona-Chiara Zanni

Eeks/Neighbors-Christopher Gaze

Growler-Sam Vincent

Harley/Water Keeper-Brian Drummond

Neighbors-Andrea Libman, Kyle Rideout, Terry Klassen, Tabitha St. Germain