Open Sesame/Fish In the Cowboy Hat (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 walks in with a cooking pot and plops it on Big Bird's Yellow Book 's head)

Grover's Orange Book: Here Big Bird's Yellow Book, try this on!

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Hey, hey, Grover's Orange Book, what are you doing? Get that pot off my head! Why?

Grover's Orange Book: Well haa, ya see Big Bird's Yellow Book, a little while ago, I dropped and broke the cookie jar.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Oh, Grover's Orange Book, you didn't!

Grover's Orange Book: Mmm hmmm.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Oh well, all right, so you broke the cookie jar, but what's it gotta do with that pot there, huh?

Grover's Orange Book: Well you see, I had to put the cookies somewhere...

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Yeah?

Grover's Orange Book: Big Bird's Yellow Book, um... just a second. I... I... I'll show you, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (looks at camera) I don't understand.

Grover's Orange Book: (brings in sugar bowl full of cookies) See, I broke the cookie jar and so I had to put the cookies in the sugar bowl, see? (takes a taste of one)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Well... yeah, Grover's Orange Book, but ... but if you put the cookies in the sugar bowl, then where'd ya put the sugar?

Grover's Orange Book: Well, I'll show you, Big Bird's Yellow Book! (famous Grover's Orange Book hmm) Hmm hmm hmm (leaves with bowl and Big Bird's Yellow Book looks at camera)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Yeah, show me. (does the famous head tilt)

Grover's Orange Book: Ok, well you see, I put the sugar in the flower pot here.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: In the flower pot?! Oh great ... just great. Well WHERE'D you put the flower that was growing there, huh?

Grover's Orange Book: Oh I'll show you, Big Bird's Yellow Book! (takes away the pot)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Ya gonna show me again ... I don't get this.

Grover's Orange Book: (brings in milk bottle and flower) Ya see, I had to plant this flower here into this milk bottle, see ... nicely planted, I watered it and everything.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (Looking very stunned) ( Grover's Orange Book looks straight into camera all proud, shaking his head about his nose) GROVER'S ORANGE BOOK!!!! (Shaking head)

Grover's Orange Book: (Calmly) Hmm?

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Well now WHERE is the milk?!

Grover's Orange Book: Oh, I'll show you, Big Bird's Yellow Book.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: ( Grover's Orange Book leaves) Ya gonna show me where the milk is too. Oh Grover's Orange Book, I... (looks at Grover's Orange Book returning with a root beer bottle.. stunned)

Grover's Orange Book: See I put the milk into the, uh, soda bottle.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (Gets close to Grover's Orange Book in quiet voice gradually getting louder) Grover's Orange Book... I'm trying to be patient, but WHERE is the soda??

Grover's Orange Book: Oh just a second, Big Bird's Yellow Book, I'll show you... (calmly as usual, Big Bird's Yellow Book getting more stunned and irritated gives out his famous ... )

Big Bird's Yellow Book: Aaaaaaahhhh!

Grover's Orange Book: (Brings in the soda-filled fishbowl) It wasn't easy, but I put the soda in the (straining) mmm fishbowl.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: In the fishbowl?! Grover's Orange Book, this is CRAZY!! Now where are the fish?!?

Grover's Orange Book: Oh... well, I'll show you, Big Bird's Yellow Book. (even calmer than before)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (stares into camera as Grover's Orange Book leaves for a few seconds and ...) Ooohhhh, Grover's Orange Book, what are you doing now? (Mouth wider than ever in shock)

Grover's Orange Book: Oh, I gotta carry it out here, Big Bird's Yellow Book ... I put the fish in ... to ... the cowboy hat, ya see.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (looks down into hat as fish squirts water in Big Bird's Yellow Book's face) Oh, no... Eeeyah! (wipes face and stands there with mouth firmly closed very angry)

Grover's Orange Book: (points calmly at fish in hat) Take it easy there, fella.

Big Bird's Yellow Book: (angrily) Grover's Orange Book, Grover's Orange Book, that is MY cowboy hat ...

Grover's Orange Book: Yeah, so? (VERY calmly)

Big Bird's Yellow Book: But ya, you but the fish in it, now what am I gonna do when I wanna play cowboy?

Grover's Orange Book: Oh, umm, well (reaches for pot and puts it on Big Bird's Yellow Book 's head) Ride em cowboy, Big Bird's Yellow Book! (pats Big Bird's Yellow Book on back) (Grover's Orange Book's patented laugh) Keheeheeheehee.

(End music begins with Big Bird's Yellow Book standing there as usual, and Grover's Orange Book leaving.)