Changes: The R Machine

Written by	Jim Henson
Date	1971

Revision as of 16:12, 14 March 2016

"The R Machine" is a Sesame Street sketch performed by Ernie and Bert. Bert has made a machine that rings a bell any time somebody says a word which starts with the letter "R". Ernie promptly starts reciting "R" riddles, while Bert protests that he will break the machine. Although the machine eventually explodes, it still responds to the letter R.

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-"'''The R Machine'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch written by [[Jim Henson]] and performed by [[Bert]] and [[Ernie]].  Bert has made a machine that rings a bell any time somebody says a word which starts with the letter "[[R]]".  Ernie promptly starts reciting "R" riddles, while Bert protests that he will break the machine.  Although the machine eventually explodes, it still responds to the letter R.
+"'''The R Machine'''" is a ''[[Sesame Street]]'' sketch performed by [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]].  Bert has made a machine that rings a bell any time somebody says a word which starts with the letter "[[R]]".  Ernie promptly starts reciting "R" riddles, while Bert protests that he will break the machine.  Although the machine eventually explodes, it still responds to the letter R.
-==Audio Releases==
-*[[At Home with Ernie and Bert]]
-*[[Bert's Blockbusters]]
-*[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]
-*[[Sing the Alphabet]]
+==Releases==
-[[Category: Sesame Street Audio Sketches|R Machine, The]]
+;Audio
+*''[[The Muppet Alphabet Album]]'' (1971)
+*[[Sesame Street Singles#1971qrst|Muppet QRST]] (single, 1971)
+*''[[Bert's Blockbusters]]'' (1974)
+*[[Sesame Street Singles#1976qrst|Muppet QRST]] (single, 1976)
+* [[Letters, Numbers and Signs]] (1977)
+*''[[At Home with Ernie and Bert]]'' (1979)
+* [[Sesame Street Treasury (album)]] (1980)
+*''[[Sing the Alphabet]]'' (1996)
+==See also==
+* [[Ernie and Bert Sketches]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:R Machine, The}}
+[[Category:Audio Sketches]]
+[[Category:Alphabet]]


Written by	Jim Henson
Date	1971