Zitate und Sprüche von Ernie & Bert

[Ernie] I can't hear you, I have a banana in my ear.

Bert: "Ernie... did I make a complete fool of myself?"
Ernie: "Absolutely, Bert."

[Asked why he lives in a trash can] Well, the rent is cheap and I love trash, so I figured I would be close to it if I lived in a trash can myself.

Oh, I love trash!
Anything dirty or dingy or dusty
Anything ragged or rotten or rusty
Yes, I love trash!

Elmo thinks it's important to be kind because if you're kind to somebody, then they'll be kind to somebody, and it goes on and on and on.

Home is where heart is. Heart where cookie is. Math clear: home is cookie.

Ernie: "You know, whenever I'm not sleepy, Bert tells me to count sheep."
Count: "‘Count Sheep?’ Who's that?"

Bad days happen to everyone, but when one happens to you, just keep doing your best and never let a bad day make you feel bad about yourself.

Early bird gets the worm. But cookie taste better than worm. So me sleep in.

Cookie is like high five for stomach.

Where there is life, there is hope.

Everyone makes mistakes, so why can't you?

It is I, your furry pal, Grover!

Statler: "Mit den Jahren gefällt mir die Show immer besser."
Waldorf: "Weil die Witze immer besser werden?"
Statler: "Nein, weil mein Gehör immer schlechter wird!"

Statler: "Do you think this show is educational?"
Waldorf: "Yes. It'll drive people to read books."

Waldorf: "Statler isn't here tonight, Kermit. He's sick."
Kermit: "Oh, that's too bad. The flu?"
Waldorf: "No, the show. He's sick of it."

Me love to eat cookies. Sometimes eat whole, sometimes me chew it.

Today me will live in the moment, unless it's unpleasant in which case me will eat a cookie.

Sometimes me think, "What is a friend?" And then me say, "a friend is someone to share the last cookie with."

Yes, that was banana. No one expects the banana.

The tribe said their farewells. Kevin had given them something they hadn't had in a very long time. Hope. Kevin felt pride. He was going to be the one to save his tribe. Stuart felt hungry mostly. He was going to be the one to eat this banana. And Bob, Bob was frightened of the journey ahead. And they were Off. Off to find their new boss.

Nathan: "[got to hold grip on a bar] All right, eh, come on, admit it. You're impressed."
Chloe: "I am. I'll throw you a banana."

If you keep practicing, you can do anything.

It's incredible where you can go with your imagination.

You'd be a grouch, too, if you lived in a trash can.

Greetings it is I the Count. They call me the Count because I love to count things.

Waldorf: "Just when you think the show is terrible, something wonderful happens."
Statler: "What?"
Waldorf: "It ends."

Statler: "I know what is wrong, with this show, it's the theater."
Waldorf: "What's wrong with it?"
Statler: "The seats face the stage."

Waldorf: "How should we know how to get to Sesame Street?"
Statler: "We don't even know how to get out of this stupid theater box!"

Changes happen as time passes by. Soon enough, you'll be grown.

You are what you eat, which I guess makes me part mosquito.

Listen everybody, we've got nothing to be ashamed of. And you know why? Well because, thanks to Walter here we tried. And if we failed, we failed together and to me that's not failing at all.

Nurse Piggy: "It's too late, Dr. Bob. We've lost him."
Doctor Bob: "Well, he couldn't have gone so far. He was under the sheet just a second ago."