Wally and Ralph

Wally and Ralph debuted on Sesame Street in Season 3. Many of their skits were similar in style to the Buddy and Jim sketches. At least one segment was a remake of a Buddy and Jim skit. The theme music was composed by Joe Raposo.

Sketches

 * Suitcase: Wally and Ralph are about to go on a trip. They attempt to carry off an empty suitcase and a pile of stuff (shirts, pants, socks, tennis rackets, baseball gloves). They finally get the idea that it would be easier if they put the stuff in the suitcase.


 * Rug: Wally and Ralhp try to unroll a rug, but a chair in the way presents a problem.


 * Umbrella: The duo is outside in the rain. With access to a pushcart full of umbrellas, they open one after another and throw them aside on the ground. They are consequently puzzled as to how umbrellas keep you dry.  Finally, when one of them suggests "taking the wrapping off" of it first (i.e., the cloth part), they reduce an umbrella down to the ribs just as the rain stops.  It works!


 * Baseball Cap:


 * Glue: The duo buys a large jar of glue. The jar was unlabeled, so they get a label reading "Glue".  But they cannot figure out how to get the label to stick to the jar.  At one point, they accidentally spill some glue on the table; they use the label to wipe it up. Still with no solution, they decide to go out to dinner. So they put the label somewhere (on the jar!) and leave.


 * Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich: This was a remake of a Buddy and Jim skit. However, when they attempt to "collide" the sandwich together, one of them runs off-screen, followed by a lengthy crashing sound.


 * Wastepaper Basket: Wally and Ralph proudly bring home a brand-new wastepaper basket. But when they attempt to debut it with the paper bag the basket came in, they discover that the wastebasket is defective -- the hole is in the bottom of the can, not the top.


 * Windy newspaper: Wally or Ralph is trying to read a newspaper next to an open window, but high winds are constantly blowing the pages around. Putting a rock on the paper doesn't work, and while having the other guy sit on the newspaper seems to be effective, only now he can't read it.  Finally, they decide to grab a wooden stick (which was holding the window open in the first place) to hold it down, and it works!