Open Sesame/Ernie's Drum (from Ernie's Hits)

Cast

 * Grover's Orange Book as Ernie
 * Big Bird's Yellow Book as Bert

Transcript
Big Bird's Yellow Book: Hey, Grover's Orange Book. I'm going out to mail this letter now.

Grover's Orange Book: Okay, Big Bird's Yellow Book. I'm gonna practice my drums.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Oh, Grover's Orange Book. Hey, Grover's Orange Book. Grover's Orange Book! Hey, Grover's Orange Book! GROVER'S ORANGE BOOK! GROVER'S ORANGE BOOK! Grover's Orange Book!

Grover's Orange Book: Rubber duckie! Yes, Big Bird's Yellow Book?

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (sighs) I just wanted to tell you that I'm going out without my key. So...

Grover's Orange Book: Going out without your key, Big Bird's Yellow Book? Without your key.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Right, right. Grover's Orange Book. So when I get back, I'll knock on the door, all right?

Grover's Orange Book: Okay.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: All right.

Grover's Orange Book: Sure, Big Bird's Yellow Book. That's fine. (scatting)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: I'll be right back.

Grover's Orange Book: Uh, you're right. I'll play you up. (scatting) Mmm hmm. He's gone. Oh, I love playing my drum. I can do the grooviest rhythms. I can do rhythms like boop, boop, ba do boop. Boom, boom, ba do boop. Isn't that neat? And I can do a rhythm like, uh, beep beep beep beep beep beep. Bum bum bum. Beep beep dee dee dee bum bum. Oh, boy. I tell you I've had rhythm in my bones. Hey, hear that sound? That was neat. It sounded like this...Hmm...Oh, again. (scatting) Ba ba ba bum. Oh, cool. (scatting) How was that? (scatting) Swing it! Wow! (scatting) I think I missed one there, but...Gee, you know that groovy sound sort of sounds like someone knocking at the door. I'll go over and see. Why, Big Bird's Yellow Book, was that you knocking on the door?

Big Bird's Yellow Book: OF COURSE IT WAS ME! I'VE BEEN WAITING OUT THERE KNOCKING WITH MY KNUCKLES GETTING SORE! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!! (sighs)

Grover's Orange Book: Oh, wow, Big Bird's Yellow Book. You knock out the coolest rhythms. You played the best rhythms on the door I have ever heard of, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Who cares?! I've been out there all this time!

Grover's Orange Book: We could make a great team, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: What are you talking about?!

Grover's Orange Book: I mean you can play the door and I'll play the drums, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: What do you mean I'll play the door?

Grover's Orange Book: Look, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Go back outside.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Oh, no!

Grover's Orange Book: Okay, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Now let's start. That's it. ( Big Bird's Yellow Book screaming inaudibly) Way to go, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Keep it up, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Good, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Swing it, Big Bird's Yellow Book. (scatting) Take it, Big Bird's Yellow Book. A solo! Okay, here we go. ( Big Bird's Yellow Book: Hey, come on, let me in there! Big finish now, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Ta-da! Bum, bum! Wonderful, Big Bird's Yellow Book.