Sesame Street (TV Series)

627 (1974)

Jim Henson: Ernie, Kermit the Frog

Quotes 

• Ernie : Hey, Bert?

  Bert : Eh?

  Ernie : This is a- this is a- This is a scary movie, Bert.

  Bert : Yeah, yeah. Shh, shh. Ernie.

  Ernie : [whimpers]  Oh, Bert. Did you see that, Bert-Bert there?

  Bert : Yeah, yeah. Shh. Come on, Ernie.

  Green Moviegoer : Please be quiet.

  Ernie : This is pretty scary.

  Lavender Moviegoer : Would you please be quiet?

  Bert : Yeah, yeah. He's scared.

  [Ernie whimpers] 

  Bert : Ernie, it's only a movie.

  Ernie : [screams]  Bert! Look!

  Bert : Ernie, get offa my lap!

  Blue Moviegoer : Do you mind? We're trying to watch this movie!

  Bert : He's scared. He's scared, he'll calm down.

  Blue Moviegoer : I don't care, tell him to be quiet!

  Bert : He will, he will.

  [to Ernie] 

  Bert : Ernie, come on, you're getting us in trouble now. Now be quiet. Just tell yourself it's only a movie. Just keep telling yourself

  Yellow Moviegoer : Do you mind?

  Bert : All right, all right. He's scared.

  Ernie : It's only a movie. It's only a movie. It's only a movie. It's only a movie. It worked, Bert. I'm not scared anymore, Bert.

  [Bert shushes him] 

  Ernie : I'm sad, Bert.

  Green Moviegoer : Please!

  [sighs] 

  Ernie : [whimpers]  This is a very sad movie, Bert.

  Bert : Shh. Ernie, come on now, will ya?

  Ernie : [crying]  Oh, Bert, did you see?

  Blue Moviegoer : Will you please be quiet!

  Bert : He's sad. You don't understand, he's sad.

  Blue Moviegoer : I don't care.

  Ernie : [hysterical]  Very sad, but it's part of the movie!

  Bert : Look, if you knew what was happening. Come on now, he's sad.

  [to Ernie] 

  Bert : Now you be quiet now, okay?

  [the music changes into a happy mood] 

  Ernie : [gasp]  You see that, Bert?

  Bert : [laughs]  Yeah.

  Ernie : Now it's a funny movie, Bert.

  [Bert and the other moviegoers laugh] 

  Ernie : Wasn't that funny? Did you see that part?

  Bert : It was funny. Don't hit me though, okay?

  Blue Moviegoer : Will you be quiet? I'm getting sick and tired of trying to tell you to be quiet!

  Bert : He's hitting me!

  Blue Moviegoer : Now that's enough of this.

  Bert : Look, I'm sorry.

  Blue Moviegoer : Just a minute, I know how to deal with your side, fella. Come here now! I wanna talk to you. Look, we've been trying to see this movie. I don't care what's happening. It's not the little one that's doing all the talking!

  Lavender Moviegoer : Tell him, dear, tell him!

  Blue Moviegoer : Yeah, and I don't care what you think. I'm gonna have to throw you out.

  Bert : You're throwing me out? I'd like to see that.

• Ernie : Hello? Hello?

  Count von Count : Five glorious rings!

  [thunder claps] 

  Count von Count : Ah, ah, ah, ah.

  Ernie : Hello! Hello? Hello! Hoot.

  [hangs up the phone] 

  Ernie : They hung up.

  Count von Count : Of course, you took so long to answer.

  Ernie : But you wouldn't let me answer it.

  Count von Count : I told you, it wouldn't be easy.