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The Best of Ernie and Bert is a direct-to-video Sesame Street compilation in the My Sesame Street Home Video series, collecting sketches starring Ernie and Bert. Released on VHS in 1988, this was the first "Best of" video from Sesame Street to focus on specific characters.

The framing sequence involves Gina and Big Bird babysitting Ernie's cousin Ernestine, while they go through Ernie and Bert's photo album.

Segments

Image	First Appearance	Segment
	Framing material	Gina babysits Ernestine with help from Big Bird.
	Episode 0538	Ernie and Bert go to the movies, where the lady who sits in front of Ernie wears a hat so tall that it blocks his vision.
	Episode 1808	Ernie and Bert go camping. (Beginning edited)
	Episode 0137	Ernie calls a doctor over. The doctor checks up on Ernie, not letting Ernie explain why he had called him over until after the doctor sees that Ernie is fine and asks why he called him over.
	Episode 1910	"I Don't Want to Live on the Moon"
	Episode 1621	Ernie and Bert explore an Egyptian pyramid. Bert enjoys the place but Ernie is afraid. They see statues that look like them. Bert then explores a tunnel while Ernie stays and looks at the statues. Whenever Bert isn't around, the statue who resembles Ernie taps, talks to, and dances with Ernie.
	Episode 0366	"The National Association of W Lovers"
	Episode 1227	Bert teaches Bernice the pigeon how to play checkers.
	Episode 1814	"That's What Friends are For"

Releases

Booklet

Cast

Muppet Performers

Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
Jim Henson as Ernie
Frank Oz as Bert
Jerry Nelson as Lady with a Tall Hat, the Doctor and Ernie Statue
Richard Hunt
Martin P. Robinson

Cast

Alison Bartlett as Gina

Credits

Executive Producer: Jon Stone
Producer: Sonia Rosario
Written and Directed by: Jon Stone
Segment Writers: Judy Freudberg, Tony Geiss, Jerry Juhl, Emily Kingsley, Jeff Moss
Segment Directors: Jim Henson, David Heeley, Lisa Simon
Songs by: Dave Conner, Tony Geiss, Jeff Moss, Sam Pottle, Joe Raposo

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 '''''The Best of Ernie and Bert''''' is a direct-to-video ''[[Sesame Street]]'' compilation in the [[My Sesame Street Home Video]] series, collecting sketches starring [[Ernie]] and [[Bert]]. Released on VHS in [[1988]], this was the first "[[Sesame Street "Best of" character videos and albums|Best of]]" video from ''Sesame Street'' to focus on specific characters.

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Contents

Segments

Releases

Booklet

Cast

Credits

See also