The Kids in the Hall – “Episode 5.1”

Original Air Date: May 13, 2022

Directed by: Kelly Makin, Aleysa Young

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode!

Synopsis: The popular sketch comedy show returns with all new material including skits about a bizarre gender reveal, a man who adopts two cats who aren’t as sweet as he may think, and couples counseling.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): A man named Parker (Kevin McDonald) is sitting in his living room welcoming his two newly adopted calico Persian cats, Cookie and Mr. Sparks, to his home.

Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - calico Persian cats Cookie and Mr. Sparks

Parker jokes with the cats and ask if they want to play but the cats just give him a nasty look. “Keep eating!” Parker suggests.

Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - calico Persian cats Cookie and Mr. Sparks

That night Parker finds the railing to his stairway cut, a taperecorder with cat meows luring him to a spot where a knife drops down, as well as a crudely drawn master plan to kill him. Not to mention a doctored copy of his will crossing out his original beneficiary and changing it to Mr. Sparks. The cats are watching him make these discoveries.

Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - drawing of cats killing man
Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - calico Persian cats Cookie and Mr. Sparks

Parker hires a private eye (Mark McKinney) and asks him to follow his cats. The private eye draws a sketch of the cats who are nearby. The cats don’t appear again but the sketch is definitely worth checking out.

Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - private eye Mark McKinney holding up sketches of cats
Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - calico Persian cats Cookie and Mr. Sparks

Cat Credit: A brown tabby cat is among the home movie style footage under the end credits.

Kids in the Hall - Episode 5.1 - brown tabby cat under closing credits

Final Mewsings: Felonious felines can be hazardous to your health.

Many thanks to Fritz for letting us know about the cats in this episode.

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