Gift Hoarse

Gift Hoarse
Season	1
Airdate	April 27, 1997
Staff
Written by	Mitchell Schauer
Storyboard by	Joel Seibel
Director(s)	Robert Hughes

Envy rears its ugly head when Norb seemingly gets a better Arbor Day present of a killer train set. Dag sets out to sabotage it when all he gets is an air freshener. However, will Daggett remember the true meaning of Arbor Day before he does something he'll regret?

Episode Summary

It's Arbor Day, and according to Dag, Christmas for beavers. After Dag drags Norb out of bed, they go to the door when the postman delivers the presents from their parents. Norb gets a giant train set, but Dag gets a little tree air freshener. Dag tries not to admit that he is jealous, even though Norb offers him to play with his train set.

Dag tries to make best of his little tree such as by dressing up as Muscular Beaver and using it as weapon. When he goes too far trying to sabotage Norb's train set, he ends up destroying the whole thing. Dag gives Norb his little tree in compensation, but then they receive another gift that apparently goes with the tree since it was too big to send together. It's revealed to be a giant remote controlled truck, and Dag just gives Norb his gift.

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Background Information

• Norbert's model train set makes realistic railroad sound effects (such as diesel horns, wheel clicks, squealing brakes, etc.).
• First time where Dag is dressed up as Muscular Beaver.
• First time where a thought balloon visual (in this case, Dag's) shows everything like kindergarten drawings, colored roughly with crayons.
• First time a music box version of The Angry Beavers theme is heard.

Allusions

• Gift Horse - The episode title is based on the saying "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth".

Cast

• Richard Horvitz as Daggett
• Nick Bakay as Norbert
• Mitchell Schauer as Mailman

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