Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear

Part 1: Ernie is holding a banana in his ear. Bert tries to tell Ernie that he has a banana in his ear, but Ernie can't hear him because he has a banana in his ear.
Part 2: Ernie reveals that he has a banana in his ear in order to keep the alligators away. He uses Bert's denial of any alligators on Sesame Street as proof that his method works.
Part 3: Ernie, having seen an alligator in the previous cartoon, thinks he'll probably need a fresh banana, figuring the one he already has doesn't seem to work anymore.
==Notes==
* For a complete list of references to this sketch, see Banana in the ear.
* The script for part 2 plays without continuity from part 1 and specifies that Ernie has the banana behind his ear.
* In all subsequent repeats of part 3, Ernie is reacting to a Fred Crippen cartoon about an alligator, with the exception of Episode 0445 where it follows a Jim Simon cartoon about Bosco taking a bath (which lacks any alligators in the first place).
==Releases==
;Video
* 40 Years of Sunny Days (part 1)
;Books
* Sesame Street Unpaved, page 21 (part 1)
;Online
* Sesame Street Fan YouTube Channel (parts 1 and 2)
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Category:Ernie and Bert Sketches: Apartment
Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 1 — Bert asks Ernie if he's aware of the fact that he's got a banana in his ear.
Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 2 — Ernie claims he still has the banana in his ear to keep the alligators away.
Ernie and Bert: Banana in the Ear Part 3 — Ernie announces that he just saw an alligator, so he'd better get a new banana.