The Banana Sketch, Part I
(Ernie is standing in the aprtment humming to himself. He?s holding a banana in his ear. Bert approaches.)
Bert: Hey Ernie? Hey, uh, Ernie?
Ernie: (Notices Bert) Oh! Hi Bert!
Bert: Uh yeah. Hey Ernie, uh, you know that you have a banana in your ear?
Ernie: (Loudly) What was that, Bert?
Bert: I said, you have a banana in your ear, Ernie. Uh, bananas are food. They are to eat, not to put in your ear, Ernie.
Ernie: (Loudly) Whatdya say, Bert?
Bert: (Yelling) WILL YOU JUST TAKE THAT BANANA OUTTA YOUR EAR!
Ernie: I?M SORRY - YOU?LL HAVE TO SPEAK A LITTLE LOUDER, BERT! I CAN?T HEAR YOU! I HAVE A BANANA IN MY EAR!
Bert: Ernie, why do you have that banana in your ear?
Ernie: To keep the alligators away.
Bert: Er-nie - there aren?t on alligators on Sesame Street!
Ernie: Works pretty good, doesn?t it, Bert?