Cluk-itis!

[Saironi]

I remember as soon as a few penguins came offstage after "Alabama Bound" one of them sneezed and became a chicken. I forget just who explained why a simple sneeze had such an effect, but I remember I was shocked, and a bit unnerved, whenever a regular character became a hen after an explosion.

Just one thing bothers me; only Gonzo seemed immune to the illness. Is it possible creatures like Gonzo are immune to Cluk-itis? His obsession with chickens didn't seem to keep him from commenting Kermit after he transformed.

How did the cast look as chickens, by the way? I vaugely recall the "Swedish Chicken" retained his eyebrows, but that's it...

 

[David French]

From memory it was mainly their eyes and eyebrows that stayed the same. Scooter kept his glasses and didn't Kermit keep his collar?

 

[Mickey Moose]

And Robin turned into a yellow chick.

 

[Saironi]

It often botherd me that it was always the white poultry that were called chickens. It gave me a complex because it struck me that roosters were a different bird.

I guess what I'm asking is why didn't the male characters turn into roosters and female characters turn into hens?

 

[Giar Fraggle]

Maybe Jim thought hens were funnier than roosters.

And maybe aliens are immune to Earth diseases.

 

[Blue Weirdo]

From memory it was mainly their eyes and eyebrows that stayed the same. Scooter kept his glasses and didn't Kermit keep his collar?

I remember Janice's eyes stayed the same.

It's also possible Gonzo had cluckitus before as I seem to remember the guest saying you can only get it once then you're immune.