 The big city beckons to the country cousins. From their flashy entrance flinging fistfuls of cash into the audience, it's crystal clear: the country cousins have totally embraced their nouveau riche status! The erstwhile hicks, in their quest for "the good life," are fixin' to move to a mansion in the city, just in time for Christmas -- all but Fester, that is. He's content to stay in his humble cabin (think cars on cement blocks in the front yard), away from all the busyness, bright lights and bling-bling. A housewarming surprise awaits them in the city: Santa bearing expensive gifts. The contrast on the split stage of Fester's simple Nativity re-enactment with the materialistic madness at the mansion says it all. Have the cousins morally sold out to the "almighty dollar"? The ending reminds us to rethink our priorities at Christmas and proves that y'all can take the cousins out of Cricket County, but y'all can't take Cricket County out of the cousins.
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