The episode begins with Peg and Cat getting ready to perform their first gig with the Three Bears as the Fabulous Four. She asks Cat to be the drummer, but he declines, wanting to be a dancer instead. While Peg talks to herself, Cat brings Pig, who is a good drummer, and so they sing the Problem Solved song, but hear a shout from outside.
It turns out that Pig's two brothers wanted to sing with him as the Terrific Three but now they can't (and they can't be the Terrific Two as they need a baritone). They point out that Cat has a deep voice, but he's only interested in dancing. Cat finds a singer in one of the the Billy Goats Gruff. The amplifier breaks, but Ramone fixes it and adds an eleventh volume setting. They once again sing Problem Solved but are interrupted by a shout.
It's the other two Billy Goats Gruff. Peg assumes they also want their brother to sing, but it turns out that they want him for their ballet group. Cat jumps at the chance, and it turns out that the shows take place at the same stage, so they decide to team up, with the Giants arriving to watch the stage.
However, Peg freaks out, this time because she cannot remember the number eleven and doesn't know what to name the band but remembers the number by seeing Cat play with the amplifier. They perform as the Electric Eleven.
This episode provides examples of
- Accessory-Wearing Cartoon Animal:
- The Pig is seen wearing sunglasses, and his two brothers wear bow ties.
- Papa Bear wears a hat and tie.
- One of the Billy Goats wears only shoes.
- Adaptation Personality Change:
- The Three Bears are "jazzier" than in the fairy tale.
- The Billy Goats Gruff like ballet and (in one of them's case) singing.
- The Three Little Pigs like to sing, and one of them is the Pig (so one of the three pigs is a Cloudcuckoolander who likes triangles, apparently).
- Alliterative Name: Baby Bear.
- Barefoot Cartoon Animal: Played straight with Mama Bear, who wears a dress and no shoes, but inverted with the singing Billy Goat Gruff, who wears only shoes.
- Catchphrase: Peg says her catchphrases about big problems and "totally freaking out". Ramone also says, "I do what I can!".
- Character Tics: When Peg "totally freaks out", she flails her limbs as usual.
- Chewing the Scenery:
- The Three Bears play dramatic music on their saxophones at every problem.
- Cat acts dramatic when he talks about his dancing ambition.
- Department of Redundancy Department: Cat once talks about how it's his dream "to dance, to dance, to dance".
- A Dog Named "Dog": Played straight for Cat and Pig, downplayed for the Billy Goats Gruff.
- Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Two of the billy goats wear full ballet outfits, and when Cat subs for the third, he wears one too.
- Funny Animal: All of the animals in this episode walk around on two legs and speak English.
- Furry Reminder: The Billy Goats Gruff bleat occasionally.
- Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Baby Bear wears only a shirt.
- The Klutz: Cat is clumsy, so when he's filling in for a member of the Graceful Three, they call themselves the Usually Graceful Three.
- Left the Background Music On: The Three Bears play the "big problem" theme on their saxophones.
- Leitmotif: Peg's theme for the big problem features, this time played by the Three Bears.
- Meaningful Name: The Billy Goats Gruff have deep voices, and Mama Bear, Papa Bear, and Baby Bear are named because of their positions in the family.
- Musicalis Interruptus: Several times, the Problem Solved song is interrupted by someone shouting or by a loud noise.
- Shout-Out: This episode features characters from The Three Bears, The Three Little Pigs, Three Billy Goats Gruff, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk.
- Species Surname: The Three Bears all have "Bear" for a last name.
- Tertiary Sexual Characteristics: Played straight for Papa Bear who wears a tie, Mama Bear who wears a dress and a flower, and Pig's brothers, who wear bow ties. Inverted, however, for the Three Billy Goats Gruff (and briefly Cat) who wear tutus but are male.
- Totally Radical: Peg talks about "totally rocking", and Baby Bear tells her to "chill".
- Wholesome Crossdresser: Of course, protagonists of a PBS Kids show can't be unwholesome, and two of the Billy Goats, plus Cat at one point, wear tutus.
