The Best of Ernie and Bert is a 1988 direct-to-video Sesame Street compilation, collecting sketches starring Ernie and Bert.
The framing sequence involves Gina and Big Bird babysitting Ernie's cousin Ernestine, while they go through Ernie and Bert's photo album.
Segments
Image | Earliest Known Appearance | Segment |
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Gina babysits Ernestine with help from Big Bird. | ||
Ernie and Bert go to the movies, where the lady who sits in front of Ernie wears a hat so tall that it blocks his vision. | ||
Ernie and Bert go camping. (Beginning edited) | ||
Ernie calls a doctor over. The doctor checks up on Ernie, not letting Ernie explain why he had called him over until after the doctor sees that Ernie is fine and asks why he called him over. | ||
"I Don't Want to Live on the Moon" | ||
Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. Bert enjoys the place but Ernie is afraid. They see statues that look like them. Bert then explores a tunnel while Ernie stays and looks at the statues. Whenever Bert isn't around, the statue who resembles Ernie taps, talks to, and dances with Ernie. | ||
"The National Association of W Lovers" | ||
Bert teaches Bernice the pigeon how to play checkers. | ||
"That's What Friends are For" |
Releases
Notes
- This was the first of many Sesame Street videos to focus on the best skits starring certain characters.
Cast
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- Allison Bartlett as Gina
Credits
- Executive Producer: Jon Stone
- Producer: Sonia Rosario
- Written and Directed by: Jon Stone
- Segment Writers: Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Jerry Juhl, Emily Kingsley, Jeff Moss
- Segment Directors: Jim Henson, David Heeley, Lisa Simon
- Songs by: Dave Conner, Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo
See also
- Bert and Ernie's Greatest Hits
- Page through our real "Ernie and Bert book."