And let’s assume I’ve already griped about them, in a scathing, witty, yet loving fashion. While we’re here, let’s just assume right at the outset that The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street, by definition, suffers from the same selection problems. But A Small Sample of Some Uniformly Good Bert and Ernie Sketches, Interrupted by Unnecessary and Annoying Exposition isn’t quite as catchy a title, is it? Jim and Frank really gave us all uniformly good stuff, and that’s what we’ve been served up in this tape. (Maybe that was self-evident.) I mean, it’d be hard to find the worst of Ernie and Bert. This tape is the curds and whey of Ernie and Bert. Picture, if you will, the cr?®me de la cr?®me of Ernie and Bert. Rubber Duckie gets a brief a-capella rendition in the Pyramid sketch, and That’s What Friends Are For is so cute that nearly all my crankiness had melted away by the time I started writing up my notes, but thankfully, I still have enough left to say the following: This is tape is so obviously NOT the best of Ernie and Bert that it almost hurts. Bert and Ernie explore a pyramid and find Bert and Ernie shaped mummies. A doctor visits and examines Ernie before Ernie can explain that he called the doctor for Bert. Bert and Ernie go camping and identify animals. So, for those of you who were wondering, here’s the official, Sesame Workshop authorized, all-time Best of Ernie and Bert: Bert and Ernie go to the movies and sit behind a lady with a big hat. Play with me sesame ernie says feelings movie#Before we cut to the first sketch, Gina tells us, “This is a photo of the time Ernie and Bert went to the movies,” as if that wasn’t apparent from the movie theater seats, the projector in the background, the movie-atmosphere soundtrack and the heavy reliance on movie-theater-oriented dialogue, such as, “I’m trying to watch the movie, Ernie.”īy the way, sorry for making you pay attention back there - turns out, the babysitting context wasn’t important after all. This is taking up valuable B&E time, I’m thinking.Īnd honestly, the explanation they provide isn’t particularly essential. Every time we cut back to the street, where - and pay attention to the context here, folks, it might be important - where Gina is babysitting Ernestine and reminiscing over Bert and Ernie’s photo album, I start glancing at my watch. I just don’t think they’re strictly necessary here. Play with me sesame ernie says feelings tv#Evidently, perfectly simple sketches which require no explanation on TV call for elaborate setups when part of a compilation video - and, for some reason, those setups have to be as irrelevant, labored and dull as possible.ĭon’t get me wrong - I like Gina just fine, I couldn’t speak more highly of Big Bird, and Ernestine has never failed to please. The Best of Ernie and Bert has some good stuff mixed up with some medium good stuff, inexplicably interrupted by Gina, Big Bird, and Ernie’s niece Ernestine, who are all looking at a photo album. But it’s still nice to have the tapes.)Īnd, of course, having someone else choose “The Best” of our favorite Muppets is the reason we have Muppet Fan Geek websites like this which are devoted to being cranky about their choices. (Actually, you could have, until Sesame 2.0 and Play With Me Sesame came along and instantly quadrupled our Recommended Muppet Allowance. You could watch the show every day for a year without seeing this much of your favorite Muppets. This is the reason for Sesame Street home video - The Best of Ernie and Bert and The Best of Kermit on Sesame Street.
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