In Een Uur de Wereld Rond

This soundtrack album for Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street, was released by WSP in 1984.

In Een Uur De Wereld Rond (Around The World In One Hour) features Bert and Ernie travelling all around the world. The album was only released on cassette, and never on LP or CD.

Tracklist

Side A:

• Sketch: Op Weg (On The Way)
• Song: Fijn In De Trein (Fun On The Train)
• Sketch: Brestunnelweg 5 (5 Brestunnel Road)
• Sketch: Oom Rudolf (Uncle Rudolf)
• Song: Eens Was Ik Niet Alleen (Once I Was Not Alone)
• Sketch: Wie Belt Daar? (Who's On The Phone?)

Side B:

• Sketch: Lekker In De Auto (Nicely In The Car)
• Song: De Wielen-Boogie (The Wheel Boogie)
• Sketch: De Wegenwacht (The AA patrol)
• Sketch: Is Vliegen Leuk? (Is Flying Fun?)
• Song: De Wereld Rond (Around The World)
• Sketch: Avonturen In Huis (Adventures Around The House)
• Song: Hela Hieperdepieperdebibabobu Ho!

Cast

• Dree Andrea as Mrs. Karperzooi
• Paul Haenen as Bert, Mr. Van Der Gijp and the AA-man
• J.P. Clous Van Mechelen as Uncle Rudolf and the Conductor
• Wim T. Schippers as Ernie and Mrs. Van Der Gijp

Album Summary

Bert and Ernie are visiting Uncle Rudolf by train. Bert wants to finish his Zippy and Zoppy book, because he hopes Uncle Rudolf will give him the latest issue; but he is disturbed by Ernie singing. Two other passengers named Mr. and Mrs. Van De Gijp enjoy their arguing. They want to sing along, and Ernie finally convinces Bert to sing with them.

Uncle Rudolf lives on 5, Brestunnel Road, but Bert and Ernie can't find the right doorbell. They ask one of his neighbors, Mrs. Karperzooi, who knows exactly whom they're talking about: "There's a man on the third floor who's always playing Sesamstraat records; enough to drive a person crazy!" Uncle Rudolf arrives a little later: he had to wait for an open bridge. While they're enjoying a cup of tea, Bert asks Uncle Rudolf why he lives by himself. Rudolf walks over to the grand piano and explains that sometimes, you need music to get your emotions across. He sings a sentimental song about how his wife left him, and how he learned to enjoy life on his own. When Uncle Rudolf makes some suggestions to spend the day, his girlfriend calls: he totally forgot about their date tonight. Bert and Ernie are very disappointed to hear that their day out is cancelled.

Bert and Ernie are swinging to the "Wheel Boogie" when Uncle Rudolf's car breaks down. Bert and Ernie finally get to see the AA patrol at work.

Back home, Bert and Ernie imagine they travel all over the world: flying to New Zealand, skiing down a hill, running away from tigers in the jungle and being on a ship in the storm. They even imagine they go back to Uncle Rudolf, who seems to be happy with his girlfriend.

Trivia

• This is the sixth Bert and Ernie album, and the fifth album for which Wim T. Schippers and Paul Haenen wrote their own material. It's also the only album with several new characters, such as Mr and Mrs Van Der Gijp and Mrs Karperzooi.

• Although this album was not released on CD, parts of it were featured on compilation albums.

• J.P. Clous Van Mechelen, who plays Uncle Rudolf on this album and a few others, is also responsible for the music. He leads the Guimbarde Ensemble. This is Uncle Rudolf's first appearance, although his name was mentioned on previous albums. Bert gets all his books about Zippy and Zoppy from Uncle Rudolf. It's not certain whether he is Ernie's uncle too.

• Rudolf's wife is named Aunt Coleta. She comes back to Rudolf on a future album. Dree Andrea performs her voice.

• Bert and Ernie previously mentioned the AA patrol on Een Uur Niet Zeuren.