Ernie Catches All the Fish

A transcript of Ernie and Bert: Ernie Catches All the Fish.
Following the death of Jim Henson, the producers of Sesame Street had no intention of removing his characters, especially Ernie (despite rumors circulating of them killing the character off). The character continued to appear in library material and made non-speaking appearances in specials. 
While Steve Whitmire had taken over the role of Kermit the Frog the fall after Henson's death, he had not taken over the role of Ernie until three years later. His first televised performance was a brief line in the 1993 New Year's special, Sesame Street Stays Up Late. Whitmire's first taped "Ernie and Bert" sketch premiered on the February 17, 1994 broadcast in the show's 25th season., erroneously describing a different "fishing" sketch of the duo's
In the sketch, Ernie and Bert go fishing, but Ernie seems to have all the luck...
==Transcript==
 	Ernie and Bert sit in a boat on a lake with their fishing rods.
Ernie	Hoo-oo.
Bert 	Well, this looks like a great spot to fish, huh, Ernie?
Ernie	Mm-hmm. I'm all ready, Bert. I got my pole and my line and my big fat juicy worm on my hook.
Bert 	Me too. Here we go. Let's fish!
Ernie	Okay. Woo!
 	Ernie and Bert places their lines in the water. Ernie's misses briefly.
Ernie	Oops, oh. Hmmm.
Bert 	Ahh.
Ernie	Um, hm, ah, ugh, ah... oh, look at that, Bert!
 	Ernie catches a fish and reels it in.
Bert 	Wow!
Ernie	How about that? A nice big fishy.
Bert 	Way to go, Ernie. That's terrific. Now, now, now, take them off the hook. That's it, and let's try it again.
Ernie	Okay.
 	Ernie unhooks the fish and drops his line in again.
Bert 	Very good. Very good.
Ernie	Thank you!
Bert 	Oh. Okay.
Ernie	Huh. Hmm. Well, whoa. Mmmgh. Oh, look at that, Bert! Another fishy. Wow. Hmm.
 	Ernie reels in another fish.
Bert 	I see. I see.
Ernie	Wow. You know, you're not having much luck over there, are you, Bert?
Bert 	Well.
Ernie	Um. I tell you what, how about if you and I change places? You know, the fish seem to be biting better over here.
Bert 	Well, oh, what a pal. Okay, Ernie.
Ernie	Okay.
Bert 	Careful now. just kind of crawl. Okay?
Ernie	Okay.
Bert 	Crawl. Careful. You okay?
 	Ernie and Bert switch positions in the boat
Ernie	Yep, I think so.
Bert 	Okay.
Ernie	Okay.
Bert 	Well, I'll try... Thanks a lot, Ern.
Ernie	Hmm.
Bert 	Appreciate it.
Ernie	You're welcome.
Bert 	Okay.
Ernie	Okay.
Bert 	Here we...
Bert 	...we go.
 	The two drop their lines in again.
Ernie	Hmm.
Bert 	Hahh.
 	Ernie catches yet another fish.
Ernie	Ugh. Whoa. Whoa. Wow. Oh, look at that, Bert. Wow. Ah. Hmm. Um. Uh, Uh I-I tell you what, Bert. Uh, I'll fish without any bait on my hook.
Uh, that way the fishies will bite on your line. Okay?
Bert 	What a buddy?
Ernie	Mm-hmm.
Bert 	What a buddy? Okay. Okay, here we go. No bait on your hook. And a big fat worm on mine.
Ernie	Okay.
Bert 	Let's fish.
Ernie	Okay. Hmm.
Bert 	Ah.
Ernie	Oh!
 	Ernie begins to reel in another fish.
Bert 	Oh no.
Ernie	Oh, um. Gee. Uh. I-I don't believe this, Bert. Uh.
Bert 	Ernie?! I don't believe this either. You have all the fish and I have zero. None! I have zero fish. No fish. None.
Ernie	Um, uh, look, Bert, how about if I don't even fish at all? I'll just sit here and watch you fish. I'll just put my line over here out of the way. And I'll watch you fish.
 	Ernie sets down his fishing pole.
Bert 	Oh, gosh. If you insist, Ernie.
Ernie	Sure.
Bert 	Okay, well. Okay. Okay. Hey, I think I feel something. Hey, Ernie?
Ernie	Oh! You got one, Bert.
Bert 	Yeah, I think so.
Ernie	Pull it in, Bert. Pull it in, Bert.
Bert 	It must be a really big one!
Ernie	You can do it, Bert!
 	Bert reels in his line with something heavy at the end.
Bert 	What a battle he's giving me. Ugh.
Ernie	Yeah!
Bert 	Here it comes. Here it...
Ernie	Oh, wow. Uh?
 	Bert lifts his hook to find a piece of paper attached the the end of his line.
Bert 	What's this? What is this? It's not a fish.
Ernie	Well it looks like a note, Bert.
Bert 	Well would you, would you read it?
 	Ernie takes the letter and reads it outloud
Ernie	Well, sure. It says, um, it says, "what happened to your friend?"
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