The Furchester Hotel is a British-American-Canadian puppet series for CBeebies (BBC's preschool network). It is the British co-production of Sesame Street.
Elmo and Cookie Monster travel to England to help Elmo's aunt and uncle run a "half-star" hotel whose staff is good at solving problems.
Plot
- "Join Elmo, Cookie Monster, and Phoebe at the Furchester Hotel (an almost world class hotel) where problem-solving is all part of the service!" (link)
What Kids Learn About
- "Problem Solving, Teamwork, Perseverance"
History on Sprout
The show premiered on Sprout on September 28, 2016, long after Sesame Workshop lost interest in the channel, during Sprout's Back to New campaign, which focused on new programming, and aired on weekdays. To promote the show's arrival, Elmo and Cookie Monster guested together on Sunny Side Up.
The series made it past the launch of Universal Kids on September 9th, 2017, but stopped airing on March 2, 2019.
Connections
- Ron Holsey served as a writer for the series.
Notes
- The series premiered in the United Kingdom on Sprout's ninth anniversary.
Episodes
See List of The Furchester Hotel episodes