Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978 TV Movie)

Frank Oz: Bert, Cookie Monster, Grover

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Quotes 

• Cookie Monster : [At the end of the movie, Susan and Gordon come home and see that Cookie Monster has eaten their Christmas tree]  Ohhh, ohh, oh, Scotch pine delicious, but Douglas fir give me heartburn. Burp! Excuse me, ohhh, oh!

  [Susan and Gordon look perplexed] 

  Cookie Monster : Burp! Oh sorry, oh!

  [Credits roll] 

  Cookie Monster : Burp! Buuuuuuurrrp! Oh that a long one, buuuuurrp, buuuurrp, oh!

  [Movie ends] 

• Cookie Monster : Let's play snap the whip! Here we go!

  The Count : Oh, one time around!

  Cookie Monster : Whoa!

  The Count : Ho ho, two times around!

  Cookie Monster : WHOA!

  The Count : Three times around, I love it! Ah ah.

  Ernie : I'm next, can I play?

  The Count : Oh yes.

  Cookie Monster : Yeah, yeah, yeah.

  Ernie : Oh-hoo.

  Cookie Monster : Aaah.

  Ernie : Everybody!

  The Count : Go!

  Bert : Here i come!

  Ernie : Come on, Bert.

  Bert : Oh! Oh! Ernie, not so fast!

  The Count : Whoa!

  Bert : Wha! Ah, ah. Ah. Ernie!

  Ernie : Look, there's Oscar. Hang on, Bert!

  Oscar : Hey, take your hands off the hardware! Whoa!

  The Count : Whoa!

  Oscar : Take it easy!

  Bert : Oh, Ernie!

  Oscar : We're going too fast!

  Bert : Uh oh.

  Oscar : Hey!

  Ernie : Whoa.

  Oscar : Whoa!

  Bert : What? Oh!

• Bert : Merry Christmas Ernie.

  Ernie : Merry Christmas to you too Bert.

• Santa Claus : Whoa ho ho ho ho ho, hello!

  Cookie Monster : Oh, boy. Hello? Hello?

  Santa Claus : Hello.

  Cookie Monster : Op-operator? Hello, hello, anybod- hello? Hello? Yip, yip, HELLO!-ghft! Me better send telegram.

• Bert : Okay, now, here we're gonna do barrel jumping. Yeah, I'll go first, okay? This is gonna be whizz bang fun, guys.

  Ernie : I'm seeing it, Bert.

  Bert : Hi-YAH!

  Ernie : Oh, wow!

  The Count : Ah, wonderful.

  Cookie Monster : Oh, terrific!

  The Count : Now I, I the Count.

  Ernie : Okay, go, Count!

  The Count : Yes, jump the barrels.

  Ernie : Oh, what a good skater he is, there he goes.

  The Count : One, two, three! Ah ah ah ah ah.

  Bert : No, uh uh uh uh.

  Ernie : Okay, Bert, me next, huh?

  Cookie Monster : Okay.

  Ernie : Here we go. Okay, Bert, watch the left foot, Bert. Whoo-hoo, hoo hoo, HERE I COME!

  The Count : Whoa!

  Ernie : Ha!

  The Count : Oh, ha ha ha ha ha.

  Bert : Uh uh uh uh!

  Ernie : Bert.

  Cookie Monster : Aaah!

  Ernie : Okay, Cookie Monster!

  Cookie Monster : Yeah, me, me me me!

  Ernie : Okay, Cookie Monster!

  Cookie Monster : Here Me go!

  Ernie : Okay.

  Cookie Monster : Ho, ho ho, ha ha ha, WHOA!

  Bert : Oh! Huh?

  The Count : Oooh, he's all right, wonderful!

  Ernie : Cookie Monster?

  Cookie Monster : That terrific fun. More barrels! More barrels!

• The Count : Here comes Bert.

  Ernie : Mm-hmm?

  Cookie Monster : Yep.

  Ernie : Okay, I'll give the signal.

  Bert : H-hey, come on you guys, be careful!

  Ernie : What?

  Bert : Ernie, Ernie, you're gonna get hurt sitting on the barrel.

  Cookie Monster : Whoa!

  Bert : Ernie, don't sit on the side of the barrel!

  Ernie : I'm okay, Bert.

  The Count : Ah, ah, ah, ah.

  Bert : Don't sit on the side of the barrel!

  Ernie : Oh, sorry, Bert.

  Bert : You'll get hurt!

  Cookie Monster : WHOA!

  Ernie : Here we go, and let!

  Bert : Hey, be careful, you're gonna get HURRRRRRRRRRT!

  Ernie : Whoo-hoo. Hee. Oh, Bert? Bert? Are you okay, Bert? Bert, are you all right?

  Bert : Uh-huh.

• Cookie Monster : [groans]  Gordon, Me tried to write letter to Santa Claus, but Me got hungry and Me ate pencil.

  Gordon : Oh, don't worry, Cookie Monster.

  Cookie Monster : But Me not write letter! Me eat typewriter too.

  Gordon : Well, Santa knows all about you, Cookie Monster, he'll bring you some cookies.

  Cookie Monster : Wait-wait, Gordon, Me tried to call Santa, but telephone looked like cuppycakes and Me ate it. Oh, Santa never bring Cookie Monster cookies now!

  [groans in frustration] 

  Gordon : Yes he will, Cookie Monster, but you know, it might be a good idea if you left him something too.

  Cookie Monster : [brightens up]  Well, that terrific idea! Yeah yeah yeah yeah. Yeah, Santa Claus bring me cookies and me leave Santa necktie!

  Gordon : Well, yeah, you could.

  Cookie Monster : Yeah, yeah, or shaving cream!

  Gordon : Well, you see, most people leave him, uh.

  Cookie Monster : Oh, what, what? Tell me what.

  Gordon : Cookies!

  [Cookie Monster looks shocked and the sound of a gong is heard]