Undeniably the best comedy tandem on the show. It's a classic working formula in which you pair up a tall, worrisome, cranky person with a short, fun-loving, mischievous person. Hilarity ensues.
Click to view... Pizza party.
Ernie seemingly always gets the best of the situation, but Bert is actually holding all the cards in the friendship. It's always Ernie coming over to HIM with some kind of prank, scheme, or game. Never the other way around. Bert would probably be content to have his own apartment. Spend a quiet evening at home with his paperclips and his bottlecaps. Ernie would go stir crazy in a situation like that. He needs constant interaction. Rubber Duckie serves as a good example.
While Bert is mostly fond of collecting inanimate objects, Ernie has a toy duck that he talks to when Bert's not around. The duck is yellow with an orange bill. Bert is yellow with an orange nose. Coincidence? Possibly, but some believe there ARE no coincidences. and while Bert does have his pigeons that he talks to, he doesn't bring them into the house. Visiting the pigeons is his social life. It's like going out to a bar.
So why does Bert put up with Ernie? He can't even get a good night's sleep.
Click to view... Insomnia.
No one knows for sure, but I imagine it has to do with his propensity for neatness and order. He is a creature of habit that is used to the routine. He's accustomed to the "abuse" and doesn't question it. Things are just never going to be any other way.
Plus, some people just like to complain.
Click to view... Wild night.
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