Sarah & Duck: Hotel Remorse

You probably remember my encounter with that lost episode of Sarah & Duck, right? Well this one was insane, and unusual. Like with those Teletubbies crossover episodes, this one was also another crossover. It involved a survival game known as Hotel Remorse.

Anyways, I'm going to tell you how I encountered this insane episode of Sarah & Duck.

It was November 28th, 2022 and I was visiting the library. I was using one of the computers playing some Papa's Pizzeria while listening to Fury of The Storm by DragonForce. After checking out the items I wanted to get from the library, I proceeded to head home.

Suddenly, my foot stepped on, you guessed it, a cardboard box with a package. Instead of just leaving it, I decided to bring the box home to see what this is. As soon as I got home, I took a steak knife and proceeded to open the box. Inside of it was another Sarah & Duck DVD.

The cover consisted of the main 2 standing in front of a large hotel hallway that looked really old fashioned. The DVD was titled "Planetarium Aquarium And Other Stories". The huge problem I had with the cover was that Sarah and Duck were not in an aquarium. But I shrugged it off and looked at the back of the episode list.

The episodes were "Planetarium Aquarium", "Lots of Shallots", "Umbrella and the Rain", "The Play" and yet again, another episode I've never seen in my life. Apparently, there was an episode titled "Hotel Remorse".

Somehow, thoughts were coming back to me, as the hotel on the front cover was the same one from the game itself.

In all curiousity, I wondered how the 5th episode would play out, so I grabbed myself a plate of Hostess cupcakes and a glass of milk, inserted the DVD into my portable DVD player which I got for my 19th birthday and sat back.

It first opened with the BBC DVD logo from 2017 like on the last DVD, and then it went to the menu.

The menu in my opinion was very strange, as it depicted of a very dark hotel hallway with a piece of paper on the floor. Sarah and Duck were nowhere to be seen in the menu.

The options were the exact same as the last Sarah & Duck episode I came across.

I selected Play All and sat through the first 4 episodes. They were pretty good, but the last one wasn't though. It showed a warning like always.

"The following episode of Sarah & Duck you're about to see was made by Timothy Dweller who was fired from BBC in 2015. The reason he was fired is because the episode contains sequences of disturbing nature, blood and scary images. Do not let any children view this episode for any reason. You have been warned."

I didn't mutter anything, as I was doing some box breathing while looking at the warning.

The intro was entirely normal with no changes made whatsoever. It then went to the beginning of the episode. It started with Sarah and Duck in the living room listening to a radio.

The narrator spoke, "Sarah and Duck are listening to the radio, it's kind of better than having to watch TV."

Sarah then looked at the screen and waved hello. Before the narrator could say anything, an announcer on the radio said, "Attention all you radio listeners, we are giving away a paid hotel trip for anyone who can guess this song! If you can name it while this song plays, call 253 545 4309!"

The song came on and it sounded very catchy. It was definitely a salsa beat from my point of perspective.

"Ooh ooh! Me and Duck know this one! I'm going to give them a call!" Sarah said.

Sarah reached for the telephone and dialed the number. When the radio person answered, he asked Sarah to stay on the line since the song was still playing.

A time card popped up and it read "1 Minute Later". The song ended and here's how the conversation went:

DJ Buckingham: Caller, you're now on the air, what's your name?

Sarah: Sarah, sir.

DJ Buckingham: Sarah, can you name the song that was just on the radio?

Sarah: The England Mariachi Dance!

DJ Buckingham: You are correct! Congratulations Sarah, you've won a paid vacation to the big Exeter hotel!

Sarah: Yes, thank you so much! I'm gonna pack my bags. Do I get paid too?

DJ Buckingham: Don't worry, we will cover your expenses for you!

Sarah: I appreciate you all!

Suddenly, the DJ asked Sarah for her address since she and Duck would be getting picked up in a limousine. Sarah gave the DJ her address and she ended the call right there.

"Duck, we did it! We're going on vacation!" Sarah shouted.

Sarah and Duck then packed their bags and waited for the limousine. The next scene showed the main two outside the house. The limousine then pulled up and they got in.

The driver, who looked around 22-24 said, "Great job on guessing the song, but aren't you a little girl?"

"Yes, but my good friend Duck and I have been willing to go on this vacation!" Sarah replied.

"About the duck, he's not dangerous is he?" The driver asked.

"No no no! He's not dangerous!" Sarah replied once more.

"OK." The driver replied.

The limousine then drove off.

(More to come)