Talk about Extreme Makeover. A before-and-after comparison of Sally Squirrel versus Britney Beaver.

As for his beloved wife, Sally Squirrel, she has been revamped as a beaver named Britney Beaver, the lead singer in an extreme-sporting loving, all-girl pop band, the Animal Girls, along with newly created characters — rebellious Lil’ Lizard and cute and lovable Busty Chicken. She is no longer married to Sid in a move to highlight her girl-power independence. The idea for the change came from a 1949 short titled, Bombshelter Beavers, where Sally dressed up like a female beaver to get a part in a USO show.

“After catching that episode on late-night cable, our chief character designer [Rekkin Itall] in Kuala Lumpur felt that Sally worked better as a beaver anyway. It also inspired the formation of the band. With bold new names, I think these free-spirited women will be attractive to girls as well as young boys… And because the changes are based on material from the original series, I think fans will embrace the new look.”

“As well, the formation of the band will allow us to seamlessly weave pop singles into each episode. The first Animal Girls CD will be released in conjunction with the launch of the series at MIP-TV. Songs like ‘Do It Like I Do It, Baby’ and ‘Beaver Bop’ will encourage young girls to be more aggressive in attaining their goals.”

The Abbott and Costello-like duo Abbie Albatross and Telly the Turtle will also be joining the Franchise Force team. Abbie has been renamed Double AA and recast as a Bond-like secret agent who has been investigating supernatural cases for the FBI with the help of modern forensic science like retinal scanning portable game players that detect if a person has committed any kind of crime in their entire lives and a magic pairs of pliers that can get the truth out of any prisoner. Telly the Turtle has been transformed into a teenage robot named 3-TX, who was created by the leader of the alien demons after his own son was killed in a freak genetic enhancement experiment.

A storyboard from The Franchise Follies.

“Abbie Albatross is more suave than ever and, with added backstory, Telly the Turtle has more to worry about now than who’s moved his favorite log in the pond. Kids will quickly figure out that these characters are new and edgy. After all, Telly’s new name has a X in it,” commented Kane-Jeeves.

But FEFCSI couldn’t forget its other classic characters like little precocious 4-year-old canary Baby Birdy and her wise, doting Grandma Goose. Baby Birdy has been aged up to 11 years old and renamed Tweeny. Grandma Goose has been aged down and renamed G-Baby Gosling.

Kane-Jeeves said, “Tweeny will have to balance the issues of a typical middle school student with the added pressure of being part of an international team of heroes given the task of saving the planet from raping and pillaging alien demons. As well, she’s the only 4-foot 5-inch canary at her school, which adds another level of drama in that she has a hard time making new friends. I think kids will be able to identify with these same issues… Because Grandma Goose was an old bird, we felt that she needed to be age modified to fit the new feel of the series. We felt that an octogenarian waterfowl could not be a realistic member of a superhero team. She’s now a cross between Jack Jack from The Incredibles and Stewie from Family Guy with a little dash of former U.S. attorney general Janet Reno to add a touch of femininity to the character. Additionally, she’s changed from wise to wisecracking.