Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Hold on to something, kids, 'cause just like 2020, Bert is outta here! He's had it with Ernie's foolishness and he's moving out. Oh, where will he live? Who will take him in?! The tension mounts in Episode 359, first aired on March 9, 1972 (Season 3). Big hugs and mucho thanks to Ingeborg Nordén aka @Just Looking!. Posted for cool retro Instagrammer @treasure_chamber (instagram.com/treasure_chamber/).
NOTES: Ernie and Bert would later consider going their separate ways in a dream scenario (Episode 672). Bert tries to move out in Episode 4810 and Ernie tries to move out in the 1981 book, "Ernie's Big Mess", later released on cassette and videotape (linked below).
I never tire of the Kermit "taxi" sketch (4:05). Jim Henson may as well have been standing up on-screen, lol! You can see the top of his head and Kermit's ... ahem ... bottom, for lack of a better term, for most of the clip. Delightful.
On a similar note, Oscar's looking unusually tall (15:46). Gotta dig that old-school perspective.
Also notable for the debuts of "The Zizzy Zoomers" and Bud Luckey's "Candy Man" (performed by Turk Murphy's Jazz Band).
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The Monster at the End of This Book (Hardcover, Paperback, Board Book, Kindle) amzn.to/2fWQ5I3
Another Monster at the End of This Book (Hardcover, Paperback, Board Book, Kindle) amzn.to/2fWKUYm
Jim Henson: The Biography (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audible) amzn.to/2fhew5g
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audible) amzn.to/2ehtAfU
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Hold on to something, kids, 'cause just like 2020, Bert is outta here! He's had it with Ernie's foolishness and he's moving out. Oh, where will he live? Who will take him in?! The tension mounts in Episode 359, first aired on March 9, 1972 (Season 3). Big hugs and mucho thanks to Ingeborg Nordén aka @Just Looking!. Posted for cool retro Instagrammer @treasure_chamber (instagram.com/treasure_chamber/).
NOTES: Ernie and Bert would later consider going their separate ways in a dream scenario (Episode 672). Bert tries to move out in Episode 4810 and Ernie tries to move out in the 1981 book, "Ernie's Big Mess", later released on cassette and videotape (linked below).
I never tire of the Kermit "taxi" sketch (4:05). Jim Henson may as well have been standing up on-screen, lol! You can see the top of his head and Kermit's ... ahem ... bottom, for lack of a better term, for most of the clip. Delightful.
On a similar note, Oscar's looking unusually tall (15:46). Gotta dig that old-school perspective.
Also notable for the debuts of "The Zizzy Zoomers" and Bud Luckey's "Candy Man" (performed by Turk Murphy's Jazz Band).
BONUS VIDEO (Ernie's Big Mess): bit.ly/3rGn2xO
BONUS VIDEO (Cassette Version): bit.ly/37XUvvV
PLAYLISTS: bit.ly/Sesame_Street_FULL_Episodes, bit.ly/Sesame_Street_Specials
Shameless Amazon Plugs! Books and stuff!
Ernie's Big Mess (Hardcover) amzn.to/3mXRK2a (VHS) amzn.to/37YsYL6
Please Do Not Open this Book! (Hardcover) amzn.to/2fWOCBs
The Monster at the End of This Book (Hardcover, Paperback, Board Book, Kindle) amzn.to/2fWQ5I3
Another Monster at the End of This Book (Hardcover, Paperback, Board Book, Kindle) amzn.to/2fWKUYm
Jim Henson: The Biography (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audible) amzn.to/2fhew5g
Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street (Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audible) amzn.to/2ehtAfU
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_0359
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_0672
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_4810
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Candy_Man
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Ernie's_Big_Mess
muppet.fandom.com/wiki/The_Zizzy_Zoomers
muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Sesame_Street_Books
muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Sesame_Street_Start-to-Read_Books
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