Ernie and Bert Sketches: Sesamstrasse

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In 2003 Sesamstrasse, the German co-production of Sesame Street, was given the permission to use Ernie and Bert in locally produced segments. Kevin Clash trained Martin Paas (Ernie) and Carsten Haffke (Bert) for the parts. Most of the sketches that have been made are small outdoor sketches lasting 10-20 seconds. During 2006 these sketches were used after the credits of each episode. In 2007 they were moved to the front of the episodes as a cold opening.

In 2009, they got their own apartment with a balcony on Sesamstrasse above Frau Kowalski and made remarks about the street story. They also appeared in newly taped segments where they are on vacation in a caravan, which are remakes of various classic American sketches.

Picture	Episode	Description
	2334	Ernie shows Bert a Pustekuchen (Puff cake).
	2339	Ernie has Bert ride on a skateboard.
	2348	Ernie asks Bert if he would like a chocolate ice cream, and describes it in details, and Bert really wants a ice cream like that. Ernie then tells him that theres a ice cream vendor behind them and to bring one for him as well.
	2368	Bert can not believe that Ernie is using a banana as a mobile phone
	2376	Ernie asks Bert if he wants to collect mushrooms. Bert informs Ernie that they are in a city and mushrooms only grow in a forest. Ernie then empties his paper bag of mushrooms on the street and asks Bert again.
	2378	Ernie plans on communicating with the ships in a harbor with his trumpet. Bert scoffs, until Ernie blares his trumpet and the ships respond with their foghorns.
	2385	Ernie talks with the elephants in the Zoo, the elephants asks him who is the yellow egghead with the striped pullover.
	2390	Ernie is impressed by Bert's sunglasses, because they make everything darker. Ernie has second thoughts about giving them back to Bert, since Bert is afraid of the dark.
	2391	Ernie are singing while Bert tries to read his book. Bert tells Ernie that he "auf den Keks gehen" (gets on his nerves, "keks" also means cookies), Ernie then asks what kind of cookies it is. Bert tries to explain, but with no luck.
	2392	Bert wonders what the ship's cargo is. Ernie says, "That's easy", and when he is about to tell Bert what the cargo is, the ship's horn blows, deafening them.
	2393	Ernie sings a lullaby for the owls in the zoo. After all owls must sleep during the daytime since they are night creatures. However Bert does not think singing will help the owl to sleep. At first Ernie does not know what to do, then he decides to count sheep for the owls.
	2396	Bert explains to Ernie that he should look both ways while crossing the street. However, as he looks both ways, he doesn't notice the pole he walks into.
	2399	Ernie asks Bert what the arrow means, and Bert tells Ernie that it's a sign that shows you the way. Ernie then asks the sign to show him the way to the toy store.
	2400	Ernie stops Bert from eating an apple, since it could be a magic apple. So Ernie is going to eat it for him, by tasting it. After eating the apple Ernie comes to the conclusion that it was not a magic apple.
	2401	Bert tells Ernie that elephants notice everything around them. Ernie then asks the elephants if they have seen the umbrella he lost. Shortly after an umbrella is thrown to him by the elephants.
	2404	Ernie notices that Bert has his own cellphone. Ernie calls him to say that he thinks it's good Bert has his own phone so he can call him.
	2406	Bert enjoys the tranquility of the forest. He thinks it's nice that you can stand still and listen to the birds. Ernie comes and says that he thinks forests are great since you can yell as loud as you can without disturbing anyone.
	2407	Bert is about to sneeze, so Ernie hands him a "tütetuch" (bag-kerchief). Bert informs Ernie that the right word is "taschentuch" (handkerchief). Ernie tells him that that would be correct, but it doesn't come from his "tasche" (handbag), but from his "tüte" (paper bag) and therefore it's a "tütetuch".
	2408	Bert arrives just as Ernie is ready to predict that there will be some bad weather in 10 seconds. As Ernie starts the countdown Bert tells him that he could not possibly tell how the weather will be in 10 seconds. It turns out that Bert is correct: the bad weather started 3 seconds too early.
	2409	Bert wants to know why Ernie has a silly hat.
	2410	Ernie has a bag full of various candies, and he asks Bert if he would like one. After Bert says yes, Ernie then asks him what kind and starts to name all the different candies he has in the bag. Bert says that he would like a regular one, to which Ernie replies that he does not have any regular ones, and leaves.
	2412	Ernie tells Bert there's a snake standing behind him. At first Bert doesn't believe him, since a snake can't stand because it doesn't have any legs. Ernie continues to tell Bert about the snake behind him, until Bert turns around and runs away scared. Ernie then offers the snake one of his jelly beans.
	2413	Bert likes the forest because it's so quiet that you can hear the wind. Then Ernie comes bursting in with a radio saying that the forest is great because you can play loud music. Bert insists that Ernie turn down the volume; however, Ernie can't hear due to the loud music. Just as Bert is shouting, Ernie turns the music down, and asks him why he is shouting.
	2414	Ernie asks Bert if the letter Z is on display at the zoo. Bert tells Ernie that of course it isn't. They then see the letter Z in the cage they are standing next to.
	2418	Ernie has gotten some lemon ice creams, and wants to give Bert one of them. Bert tells him he doesn't like lemon flavored ice, so Ernie says that he will just have to eat both of them then.
	2416	Ernie claims that he is able to do a weather forecast, and proves it by saying that in the spring there will be rain, in the summer it will be sunny, in autumn there will be storms and in winter there will be snow.
	2419	Ernie asks Bert if he realizes that their balloons are different. Bert's are small and green and his are big and red. Just as Ernie says the last part he lets go of the balloon by accident. Bert then tells Ernie that he knows what else makes their balloons different: Ernie's flies away and Bert's stays.
	2444	Ernie and Bert go fishing in the harbor, but Bert catches a boot instead.
	2481	Ernie asks Bert what he is thinking about. Bert tells him that he does not think about any thing in particular. Ernie thinks that is funny, and Bert asks him why. Ernie replies that he was thinking the same thing.
	2493	Ernie tries to blow in his trumpet but no sound are coming out. Bert tells him to blow harder, and then all of a sudden a the trumpet makes a high noise that shakes Bert.
	2495	Ernie thinks it's nice to have a picnic, Bert agrees. Ernie starts to mention what they have in the picnic basket, when he gets to cookies he takes them and then eats them.
	2502	Ernie are making noises at the monkeys in the zoo, Bert arrives and asks what he are doing. Ernie tells Bert that he are talking to them, Bert are impressed that Ernie knows how to speak with them and asks what they are saying. Ernie tells Bert that they says that Bert should give his ice to Ernie, and Bert hands the ice over and then asks what they are saying now. Ernie says that they just said "Thank you Bert" and then starts to eat the ice.
	2503	Ernie and Bert are playing a "looking down and looking up" game. Ernie are looking down and Bert are looking up as the walk. When they get close to a trash bin, Ernie tries to talk Bert into looking down as well, ut he refuses as his job is to look up.

American Remakes

Picture	Episode	Description
	2467	Bert is reading in his ducks joke book, and is enjoying himself. He tells Ernie some of the jokes from the book, however, Ernie doesn't think it's funny and doesn't think a duck would find it funny. So Bert tells one of the jokes to some ducks on the pond, and they end up quacking and Bert and Ernie interpret it as the ducks find the joke funny.
	2468	Bert is tired, after being out in the fresh air all day. Ernie arrives, but is unsure if Bert is really asleep. Bert is lying down, which he normally does when he's asleep. His eyes are closed and Ernie can yell without Bert reacting to it. It really does seems like he is sleeping but to be on the safe side, Ernie pokes Bert. If he was awake, he would have been angry at Ernie for doing that. But there's more: Bert's legs are so relaxed that Ernie can manipulate them with ease. Ernie finally concludes that Bert is sleeping. Just then Bert wakes up, and Ernie then proceeds to make sure that Bert really is awake. So Ernie pokes Bert, and he concludes that Bert is awake since he is angry at Ernie. Bert asks why Ernie woke him up, Ernie then says that he has something important to tell Bert: the time is ten o'clock and it's time to go to bed.
	2473	Bert is reading a comic book about pigeons. Ernie finds Bert with his magnifying glass and decides to observe him while he is reading his comic book. Bert is having problems concentrating on reading his book and suggests that Ernie should try how it feels to have someone watching over you while you are reading. However Ernie does not have a problem with Bert looking at him while reading the comic book; Ernie thinks the comic is very good and thanks Bert for letting him read it.
	2477	Bert is making noises inside the caravan. Ernie informs the viewer that his good friend Bert has dyed his hair red by mistake and that he refuses to come out. Ernie then helps Bert to hide the red hair. Bert ends up getting covered in green hair, so that way no one will notice the red hair. The Wolf vom Wörtersee comes by and thinks Bert is his brother and takes him out for a swim.
	2490	Ernie are listening to his cd-player and he turns the volume up and down. Bert asks Ernie to keep the volume down so he can concentrate on writing a post card. However Ernie keeps the loud music. As Bert keeps yelling, Ernie decides to try and see if he can use the volume knob on Bert, and it turns out that Ernie are able to turn Berts volume up and down as well. Bert leaves and Ernie realizes that he can't listen to the music since he are missing the knob, so he hurries after Bert.
	2492	Ernie has just enjoyed a nice strawberry ice cream, when Bert arrives telling Ernie that he are looking forward to eating the two strawberry ice creams he has ordered. Ernie tries to deny that he ate the ice cream. Ernie tells Bert that a green wolf came by and ate the ice, placed the napkin and the spoon in Ernie's hand, but Bert don't believe that story.Bert leaves and Ernie says that of course his story are not true, wolfs don't eat strawberry ice cream and don't use napkins and spoons. Then a green wolf arrives and dose exactly what Ernie just told Bert. After the wolf leaves Bert returns and Ernie tells him the story again. Bert tells Ernie that he could might as well confess, his story is as likely to have happend as a chicken with a red apron would come and tell them that they have to wash the glasses them selfs. Then a chicken with a red apron arrives to tell them that they should wash their glasses them self. (YouTube)
	2496	At the mobile home, Ernie wants to show Bert a magic trick with his magical folding ruler. Ernie makes it into a "T" and a "E". Bert are not impressed by it, anyone can do that. Ernie then asks Bert to say what he should turn the ruler into. Bert says that he wants the ruler to turn into a pizza slice. After a puff of smoke, the ruler turns into a plate with a slice of pizza on.
	2498	Ernie asks Bert if know were the soup bowl would fit, Bert are not sure whats going on. Ernie tells Bert that he dropped their glass with sweets, and now the sweets are in the breadbox, the bread are in the umbrella stand, and the umbrellas are in the trash can and the trash are in Bert's straw hat. As Bert starts to yell at Ernie about what he should wear on his head when he takes his walk, Ernie suggest him to use the soup bowl and places it on Berts head. As it drops from Berts head Bert chases Ernie off screen.
	2501	Bert thinks it's hot and wants something to drink, to cool him off a little. Ernie just happens to have a glass of apple juice next to him, but apple juice are not good enough for his best friend.But before Bert gets a chance to tell Ernie that all he wanted was some apple juice, Ernie has mixed him a that among other things contain lemon ice cream and chocolate. After Ernie has mixed the drink, he hands it to Bert, who starts to scream at Ernie that he does not want it, Ernie then takes the drink and says then you won't mind I drink it.