Open Sesame/Life Without Bert (from At Home with Ernie and Bert)

Cast

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

Transcript
Grover's Orange Book: Oh, hi, there. Oh, wow. Isn't this terrific? You know, Big Bird's Yellow Book's away. And uh, so I can sit back in his chair and watch my favorite TV show. (laughing)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Grover's Orange Book, I'm home.

Grover's Orange Book: Oh.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Hey, Grover's Orange Book...

Grover's Orange Book: Hi, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Big Bird's Yellow Book, what is going on here? This place is a mess. Look, your toys are everywhere.

Grover's Orange Book: Yeah, well, I was just about to pick them up, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Well, good. Grover's Orange Book.

Grover's Orange Book: Hm?

Big Bird's Yellow Book: What is that? Is that a banana peel I see?

Grover's Orange Book: Uh, yes, it is, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Did you eat the last banana?

Grover's Orange Book: Well, uh...

Big Bird's Yellow Book: And Grover's Orange Book, what, what are you doing sitting on the favorite chair, huh? We agreed we were going to take turns. And tonight is my night for sitting and watching television on the favorite chair.

Grover's Orange Book: Ah, you're right, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: All right. Now, look, Grover's Orange Book, I'll be right back. And when I come back, now, I want to sit in the chair, okay?

Grover's Orange Book: Sure, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Boy, oh, boy.

Grover's Orange Book: Wow. Well, at least Big Bird's Yellow Book's out of the room. Now, just imagine what it would be like if Big Bird's Yellow Book wasn't around at all and I lived here all by myself. It'd be wonderful. I'd have everything to myself. (laughing) And I wouldn't have to pick up my toys all the time. And I could sit in Big Bird's Yellow Book's chair and watch my television shows. And I could play with his bottle cap and paper clip collection and take care of his pigeons and play my drums as loud as I wanted to. But, uh, but gee, without Big Bird's Yellow Book around, well, I might not have anybody to talk to when I felt like talking to somebody. In fact, well, it might be kind of lonely. Because, well, I'd be all alone at night. And when I hear strange noises, well, Big Bird's Yellow Book wouldn't be there to go find out what they are. And what if I get sick? Ooh. Why, without Big Bird's Yellow Book, it'd be terrible around here.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Okay, Grover's Orange Book. Now it's my turn to sit in the chair, remember?

Grover's Orange Book: Big Bird's Yellow Book!

Big Bird's Yellow Book: No arguments.

Grover's Orange Book: You're here! Oh, Big Bird's Yellow Book, you're back. Wonderful, Big Bird's Yellow Book. Sit down in your chair here.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Oh, well.

Grover's Orange Book: Turn on your favorite television show there, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: All right. Good.

Grover's Orange Book: Listen, Big Bird's Yellow Book, I'm going to pick up all my toys now. And then, I'm going to feed your pigeons and help arrange your bottle cap collection. And Big Bird's Yellow Book, right now I'm going to go in the other room and bathe your guppies. Okay?

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Wha.