- They were best of pigeons,
they were the worst of pigeons.
- Hi there, Bert!
- Hm?
- Hi Bert.
- No, whatever it is, no.
I am trying to read by myself,
all me, myself, alone, okay Ernie?
Please?
- Right, Bert.
You know, Bert, there's
something real interesting
that I've been thinking about Bert.
- Please do not disturb me,
Ernie, I'm trying to read!
- I've been thinking about adding numbers,
you know, addition?
Let me tell you about it!
♪ Oh the number one is
not my favorite number ♪
- Why Zydeco?
♪ Cause one means only
me and there's no you ♪
- Don't poke me!
♪ But just add one more you'll see ♪
♪ That makes two that's you and me ♪
♪ Adding makes things fun
when one and one are two ♪
- You're out of your mind.
♪ Adding, adding, adding's
such a nifty thing to do ♪
♪ It's such fun to add
when one and one make two ♪
- Ernie, this is not normal
you singing like this.
Do you understand?
- Yeah, but you know something, Bert,
the number two is not
my favorite number Bert.
- It's not?
- Nope.
- Oh, huzzah.
♪ Oh, the number two is
not my favorite number ♪
- Okay fine, you made your point.
Can I read now please?
♪ Though two is fine I
love to add some more ♪
- Sure.
♪ So let's add another two ♪
♪ That's the perfect thing to do ♪
♪ Adding makes things fun
when two and two are four ♪
- Grover and Cookie?
♪ Adding adding adding
it's a thing that I adore ♪
♪ It's such fun to add when
two and two make four ♪
- I don't believe this Ernie.
Ernie all I'm trying to do
is read quietly in my chair.
- Yeah but you know something Bert,
four is not my favorite
number either, Bert.
♪ The number four is
not my favorite number ♪
♪ Come on let's add some
more I just can't wait ♪
♪ 'Cause right now we have four ♪
♪ I say why not add four more ♪
♪ Adding makes things fun
when four and four are eight ♪
- Four cows?
♪ Adding adding adding boy
oh boy is adding great ♪
- Watch my chair!
♪ Its so fun to add ♪
♪ When four and four make eight ♪
- Ernie, I don't believe this.
(elephant trumpeting)
Ernie!
- Come on in!
♪ Now four and four are eight ♪
♪ And that's really kinda great ♪
♪ Eight and one is nine ♪
♪ and that's one more friend of mine ♪
♪ Now if you add one more ♪
♪ You know what happens then ♪
♪ Nine and one makes 10 of
us and so let's sing, again ♪
♪ Yep, yep, yep ♪
♪ Adding, adding, adding
boy oh boy is adding fun ♪
♪ But now our little adding song is done ♪
♪ Yep, yep, yep, yeah ♪
♪ Yes now our little adding song is done ♪
♪ We added up together song is done ♪
- Well that was great, huh?
(elephant trumpeting)
Yeah, see how great adding is, Bert?
- Yeah, yeah, adding's really great Ernie.
All I wanted to do was read by myself
in peace and quiet and now
there's a ton of us here!
You know what I think?
I think that you should try subtraction!
Try subtraction!
Try subtraction!
Yes!
- Okay, okay, okay!
(Bert screaming)
- Bert, Bert, Bert!
I'll be happy to try subtraction.
I'm gonna go play in the
park so I'll subtract me!
Let's see, 10 minus one?
That leaves nine.
(Ernie laughs)
- Wait, wait, Ernie wait!
(elephant trumpeting)
- Ya know Bert, nine is a great number.
(Ernie laughs)
(animal braying)
- Stop it, get away, get away!
Come on, no, stop it!
No, no what are you doing?
(upbeat accordion music)
