Scene: A Rather Elaborate Room, Wallpapered And Rather Cluttered, A Grandfather Clock Stands In The Corner. In Fact The Cluttered Room Was Only In A Few Skits, Was It An Early Attempt At Redecorating? Bert Walks In On Ernie, Who's Basically Fiddling Around.

Bert: "Ernie--look At This! Ernie, When Are You Going To Clean Your Room?" [Does This Explain Why Ernie And Bert Share A Bedroom? That Said Bedroom Is Actually Bert's Room--it's Tidy Enough--and Ernie Sleeps There Because There Is No Room In His Own? Makes Sense To Me.]

Ernie: "Tuesday After Next, I Think. Tuesday After Next Is When I Was Planning To Clean The Room."

Bert: "Anyway, Ernie, It's Your Turn To Go To The Laundromat. Take The Clothes Basket And Go On Down."

Ernie: "Okay, No Trouble." (He Picks Up The Basket, Which Is Empty, And Heads Off)

Bert: "Ernie, Wait A Minute! Aren't You Forgetting Something?"

Ernie: "Oh Yeah, I Forgot! (gets Something) Rubber Ducky! (squeaks Him) Okay, Off We Go!" (starts Off Again)

Bert: "Wait A Minute, Ernie, Are You Forgetting Something Else? Something Important?"

Ernie: (pauses To Think) "Oh Yeah ... A Radio! (puts One In The Basket) Have To Have A Radio, You Know, Play Music Down There. Okay, We're Off!" (tries Again To Leave)

Bert: "Aren't You Forgetting Something Else?"

Ernie: (thinks Again) "Oh Yeah, Books! (puts Them In The Basket. In Fact Ernie Keeps Piling More And More Stuff Into The Laundry Basket As He Speaks.) Books, So I Can Read A Story To Rubber Ducky While We Wait! Oh Yeah, And A Basketball, In Case Someone Starts A Game While We're Down There! And I'll Take An Umbrella, Just In Case It Starts Raining! Coloring Books And A Box Of Crayons, So Rubber Ducky And I Can Color While We Wait For The Laundry To Get Done! And--"

Bert: "ERNIE!!"

Ernie: "Did I Forget Something Else, Bert?"

Bert: "Ernie, You Forgot To Put The LAUNDRY In The Laundry Basket!"

Ernie: "Oh No!"

Bert: "Yes, And Now The Laundry Basket Is So Full Of Junk, There's No Room To Put The Laundry In!"

Ernie: "Oh No! That Means There's Only One Thing I Can Do!" (he Goes Off Briefly)

Bert: "Yes, And That Is ..."

Ernie: (reappears With Ball And Mitt) "That Means I'll Just Have To Go And Play Baseball! Bye-bye! Kkehehehehe!"